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Tulsa World - Concert review
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Paul Maclauchlan
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Oct 23, 2008 12:40 PDT
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Neil played the BOK Center in Tulsa on Tuesday night.
The Tulsa World paper published this review at
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20081022_11_A11_NeilDi
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Songwriter still going strong
By JARREL WADE
Merchandise sales from the sold-out show went to benefit Hurricane Ike
relief efforts.
Neil Diamond is completely resigned to one point in his more than 40 years
of performing: Women love him.
"I love you, Neil," women yelled Tuesday night at the BOK Center, which was
filled to the brim with fans of most ages, 30 and older.
"Go ahead. Get it out," he replied. "Me too."
Diamond, 67, played a two-hour set with no intermission and no opening band.
He played all his biggest hits, including "Sweet Caroline" twice, because he
spotted two people not singing, he said.
He also played several songs from his new album, "Home Before Dark," which
came out in 2008, according to his official Web site.
The title track from his new album, which has less production than most Neil
Diamond fans are used to, featured Diamond with little more than a spotlight
on him and his acoustic guitar.
It was a somber ballad that settled well with the crowd between dancing hits
such as "Forever in Blue Jeans" and "Cherry, Cherry," which nearly
splintered the newly built arena.
The crowd wrapped around Diamond's signature slanted stage with moving
platforms,
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and several times he would play to them, remarking that he heard a terrible
rumor that they actually paid for those tickets.
But they turned out to be some of the most valuable tickets in the house
when Diamond sung "Play Me" exclusively to them.
All of the proceeds from Diamond's merchandise sales Tuesday night would go
to Hurricane Ike relief efforts, his official Web site says.
Recent concerts in Dallas and Oklahoma City raised $332,000, which was
donated to the relief fund.
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.../Paul Maclauchlan
Whizzo Chocolate Company, Oakville ON Canada
paul-@sympatico.ca http://whizzo.ca <http://whizzo.ca/>
http://whizzo.blogspot.com <http://whizzo.blogspot.com/>
In Neil's Words:
"It weaves its way through my dreams
And I do believe
I'm gonna get one ..."
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