One of the good things about ageing is that you no long give a ... care as much as you used to what people think. Thirty years ago I went to see Neil Diamond twice, just outside Melbourne, and I have always adored I'm a Believer. But I, like most people, had dismissed him as a writer and performer. I thought his time had passed.
I am so wrong.
12 Songs is possibly his best album yet. This man can still write. Boy, can he still write.
Had I an mp3 player, I would not be able to put this on to it. I just know if I was sat on the bus and listening I would miss my stop. Life suspends when it is on. It's real.
And fucking brilliant.
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