Neil Diamond
The Arena at
Buffalo, NY
November 16, 1993

Well here is the second Neil Diamond I recorded. This one weas on the tour for Up On The Roof, the album of Brill Building songs that Neil did. Unfortunately it was also the tour where Neil put out a Christmas album, and a good portion of the set was given over to that. Now I'm not like most people. I fucking HATE Christmas music. I avoid going out of the house or watching TV during November and December just so I can avoid hearing any sort of Christmas music. If I can get through a year without hearing any Christmas music I consider it a very good year, even if my dog died, my wife left me and I discovered I had terminal cancer. Imagine my abhorrent shock when Neil decided to bombard me with Christmas music. Well anyway. Other than that it was a pretty good show.
This recording was done on one of the crappier tape recorders I had, and has very little fidelity. It's clear and all, but there's no bottom end at all. Very midrangey throughout. This also, like the other ND show, has had a problem with the second tape aging badly, so the sound quality changes part way through and loses some high end.

101 Cherry Cherry
102 Thank The Lord For The Nighttime
103 I'm A Believer
104 Sweet Caroline
105 Love On The Rocks
106 Lady Oh
107 Beautiful Noise
108 Up On The Roof
109 River Deep, Mountain High
110 I (Who Have Nothing)
111 You've Lost That Loving Feeling
112 Save The Last Dance For Me
113 Christmas Intro
114 Silent Night
115 O Come O Come Emmanuel
116 The Little Drummer Boy
117 White Christmas
118 Morning Has Broken
119 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

201 You Make It Feel Like Christmas
202 O Holy Night
203 Neil's Choir solo
204 Soolaimon
205 Holly Holy
206 And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind
208 You Don't Bring Me Flowers
209 Havah Nagilah
210 Song Sung Blue
211 Forever In Blue Jeans
212 Heartlight
213 Cracklin Rosie
214 I Am...I Said
215 Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show