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Thank You Australia Concert: Live 1976 | 
 enlarge | Actor: Neil Diamond
Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 5989
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Live, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 177
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 30256
UPC: 801213025695
EAN: 0801213025695
ASIN: B0018TLRVS
Theatrical Release Date: July 1, 2008
Release Date: July 1, 2008
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Description
Neil Diamond is an American legend. He is one of the finest and most successful songwriters of the last forty years as well as being a multi-platinum selling recording artist and one of the most dynamic and consummate live performers of his generation. This concert from the Sydney Sports Stadium was the culmination of his Australia & New Zealand tour in 1976, an event that marked his comeback to the live stage after a creatively fruitful four year sabbatical from live performance. The vast crowd was typical of this record-breaking tour, still one of the most memorable in Australian history, and Neil Diamond delivered the enthralling performance of a true showman. TRACK LISTING 1) Missa 2)Soolaimon 3) Play Me 4) Solitary Man 5) Cherry Cherry 6) Sweet Caroline 7) The Last Picasso 8) Longfellow Serenade 9) Song Sung Blue 10) Cracklin' Rosie 11) Holly Holy 12) I Am...I Said 13) Anthem 14) Be 15) Dear Father 16) Skybird 17) Lonely Looking Sky 18) Anthem (reprise) 19) Be (reprise) 20) Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show 21) I've Been This Way Before Bonus Features * Restored version of "Morningside", a track that was partly cut due to a commercial break in the original live broadcast. * 50-minute interview with Neil Diamond filmed during the Australian tour. * Neil Diamond's on stage commercial breaks. * Behind The Scenes: David Frost's original build-up to the concert for Channel 9 TV. * Photo Gallery. * English Closed Captioning throughout the performance.
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 Nice memento of concert. November 30, 2008
Excellent seller. DVD arrived in fine condition. Very pleased. A+ and thanks.
Get it! November 24, 2008
I remember this concert as a teenager growing up just north of Sydney. Diamond's Australian tour had been a sellout around the nation and this concert was televised live on Channel 9 from the old Sydney Sports Ground which has since been demolished and replaced by the Sydney Football Stadium.
Colour television had only been introduced into Australia the year before and this was one of the first major concerts televised in colour which made the experience even more memorable. I especially liked reliving the live ads he read on stage so that the television coverage didn't have to cut away for commercial breaks!
38,000 people in the ground and Diamond at his best. Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and his wife in the front row says plenty about the event.
A great trip down memory lane for those who remember the concert - a must have addition to the Record / CD / DVD collection for any Diamond fan.
Great DVD from 1976, never released before. November 4, 2008
This is a DVD made from his trip to Australia in 1976, it was put on national TV all over Australia because all his concerts where sold out and the rest of the people in Australia still wanted to see him.
Rich
 1976... The Final Frontier for Neil Diamond October 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can't believe the negative reviews! This is by far the best Neil Diamond DVD out there! Sure, if you like all that Heartlight/Coming-to-America/Bring-me-no-flowers crap, and if you like his glittery costumes and Vegas schtick, then you'll hate this DVD. Mainly because ND was still a great songwriter/performer at this point. After 1976, Neil slowly moved into the realm of shlocky muzak balladeer, down there with Lionel Richie & Leo Sayer. Some reviewers complain about the sound. If you have a decent stereo TV, this sounds fine. Just turn it up. Those with 5.1 surround sound and a pristine home theater will hate this and most 60's & '70's DVD's. Such people wouldn't be happy unless Neil played in their freaking living room! Yes, I think Hot August Night is his undisputed peak, but until that is released on DVD, this Australian show stands as classic Neil Diamond. I subtract one star for the cheesy '70's synthesizer that replaces counter-melody guitar lines on Cracklin' Rosie & a few others. Thankfully, there are no disco songs to cringe over.
 Nostalgia but with terrible sound September 10, 2008
To tell you the truth I was looking forward to getting the Neil Diamond Live DVD from Australia. But the sound quality is bad and because of that I haven't watched it right though. I will one day.
The audience sounds like they are in a tunnel and that becomes distracting. The original production was not particularly good. It is from 1976 and was a TV concert but this DVD release seems without any enhancement and is a wasted opportunity.
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