Neil Diamond: September Morn (CBS)
Phil Sutcliffe, Sounds, 2 February 1980
THAT SLIGHT tremor in his voice tells you that Neil Diamond is emotional and vulnerable. Those bass notes tell you he's manly and he can take it. That yearning quality tells you he's searching for something fine. In sum, Neil Diamond is a right naus. He gnaws at me anyway.
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