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Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC - Live from Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray]

Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC - Live from Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray]

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Director: Hamish Hamilton
Actor: Neil Diamond
Studio: Columbia
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 14 reviews
Sales Rank: 14,990

Format: Color, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 143 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5

MPN: 886976271299
UPC: 886976271299
EAN: 0886976271299
ASIN: B0030BOCKU

Theatrical Release Date: 2010
Release Date: February 23, 2010
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Diamond returns to his home town to perform his hits.

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5 out of 5 stars Diamond sparkles ----what a beautiful noise !   April 10, 2010
Chhan Thuan Kiat (Brunei Darussalam)
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First off, let me say this, never mind what else you've read, this blu ray disc's surround audio is very good, not perfect but say a 4 or a 4 1/2 out of 5. I played it on a PS 3 connected HDMI to a digital amp with ability to decode the usual and the more recent audio formats and have this to report. The LPCM 2.0 output played through the stereo mode of the amp is satisfactory but nothing to shout about -- stable sound imaging, but congested with slightly boomy bass at higher volume. The Dolby True HD 5.1 output when I perversely played it through the 2 channel mode of the amp sounded worse. The sound was muffled with poor stereo image and sounded awful enough for me to switch off in a hurry. But this same True HD 5.1.output when properly decoded and played through the 5.1. mode of the amp brought back the smile to my face. The differential output through the various speakers varies of course with the track played but generally is about 20-25% each from R and L front, 15-20% subwoofer, 10-15% each from R and L rear speakers and only 10-15% from the central speaker. Despite this timid output from the centre however, the stereo imaging from the 2 front speakers is excellent and the vocals from Diamond and the backup singers are easily discernible even with the full band playing, down to the last p's and t's and sibilants. This type of mix is much preferable to one with a strong centre speaker output which overwhelms and destroys the stereo illusion (for audiophiles getting a centre speaker is akin to getting the bubonic plague). The interesting thing about this particular 5.1 mix is that whilst it uses the centre sparingly as an in between "filler", it uses it more as an ambience channel. Listen to tracks with strong audience noise like claps and whistles and sing-alongs and you'll notice strong ambient noise coming from the centre. This, I think is to convey the illusion of sitting in the front row facing the stage in the gold fish bowl that is Madison Square Garden where of course the ambient noise surrounds you 360 degrees ! Good sound then and not a bad sound stage either.
The video quality is more of a mixed bag. When the lighting is just right you get the high def picture you expect from a blu ray but oftentimes when Diamond moves to a darker area the picture is noticeably softer and some long shots of the audience in poor light show up fuzzy and grainy. A 4 out of 5 perhaps.
But nitpicking aside it is the performance that matters most, and man can this guy perform ! Whether it is in the all out sock-it-to-'em numbers such as Holly Holly, Cherry Cherry, Crunchy Granola Suite and Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show, or in the declamatory I am...I Said, or the syrupy Sweet Caroline or the intimate You Don't Bring Me Flowers, Neil Diamond sizzles, the band is hot and the audience laps everything up clamoring for more, more. What a night. Diamond seldom ever disappoints in a live concert, and this performance is a real gem, 5 carats and all of flawless.


5 out of 5 stars Hot August Night - as good as the origional   April 9, 2010
Mr. Harold E. Protter (Burbank, CA)
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Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC - Live from Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray]

Many years ago Neil Diamond recorded a CD, Hot August Night at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. May of his fans feel that this was his best preformance ever.

This new Blu-Ray captures the magic of the original and presents in with great HDTV and 5.1 Sound.

For Neil Diamond fans this is as good as it gets.



5 out of 5 stars Diamond is Outstanding, Makes you want to get up and dance.   April 15, 2010
Lawrence C. Dupont
I have seen Neil Diamond twice in concert. This blu-ray is almost like being there. I watched it on my 65" Mitsubushi DLP TV and listened to the great music through my 7.1 sound system. This concert rocks. I recommend this Blu-ray disc to anyone who is a fan or has seen him in person. You won't be sorry.


5 out of 5 stars Excellent performance and great video and sound.   May 26, 2010
Bargain Hunter (Longmont Colorado)
This is the first time I've seen a Blu Ray DVD in a concert environment with surround sound. I was blown away. I hope more performers consider doing it. I've been a big fan of Mr. Diamond for years so I may be a tad bias. I have a Samsung full HD LCD TV and a Panasonic Blu Ray player. MY surround sound configuration has separate components as apposed to the out of the box home theater system.


5 out of 5 stars Amazing Diamond!   August 25, 2010
Only Rock and Roll (Costa Rica)
WOW..... I have been a Diamond fan for years and the only video I had was the Neil Diamond - Greatest Hits Live, from a concert at the Aquarius Theatre in Los Angeles (1989).

What can I say about this performance? Superb, amazing and breathtaking... This guy is almost 70 years old but he moves and sings like a 20 year old. Thank you Neil, thank you... And yes... you are a man of GOD, amen.

What a Beautiful Noise!

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