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Three Chord Opera | 
 enlarge | Artist: Neil Diamond
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  68 reviews
Sales Rank: 120510
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 85500
UPC: 696998550025
EAN: 0696998550025
ASIN: B00005MKDL
Release Date: July 24, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | I Haven't Played This Song In Years | | • | Don't Look Down | | • | I Believe In Happy Endings | | • | At The Movies | | • | Midnight Dream | | • | You Are The Best Part Of Me | | • | Baby Let's Drive | | • | My Special Someone | | • | A Mission Of Love | | • | Elijah's Song | | • | Leave A Little Room For God | | • | Turn Down The Lights |
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The title of Three Chord Opera is a close analog to that of Beautiful Noise, Neil Diamond's 1976 concept album about the pre-Beatles Brill Building pop-rock era. Lacking much of that record's bombast, Opera instead finds the veteran singer-songwriter and megastar in a ruminative mood. While no single song here equals the best of Diamond's '60s and '70s work, the disc is often touching in its sincerity and impressive in the subtlety of its orchestral arrangements. Diamond clearly continues to identify with many of the classic rock themes he and his write-to-order role models helped shape; he celebrates nights spent at the movies and driving past the city limits. But the record's real heart and best melodies lie in its final songs, which include a thumping lullaby for a Diamond grandchild ("Elijah's Song"), a near-Springsteenian ode to romance ("A Mission of Love"), and the genuinely sweet "Turn Down the Lights," which quotes Alan Freed's old signoff: "It's good night and not goodbye." --Rickey Wright
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good music August 6, 2008
B. Bates (Santa Fe, NM USA)
Good music for the N. Diamond fan. Like any album, some songs can be thrown away, others you will like.
Three Chord Opera Rocks! December 7, 2005
10 Dollar Dreamer (Boston)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
if 12 Songs is the unplugged Neil,then Three Chord Opera is the whole Neil Diamond band (including his concert horn section)having a good time celebrating an early style rock n roll that Neil was a big part of.But as feel good as songs like "Mission of Love",Baby Lets Drive" and "Dont Look Down" are,Neil Diamond the introspective singer/songwriter is well represented too.Ballads like "I Haven't Played This Song In Years" and "Midnight Dream" remind one more of Neil's early 70's gems then post-Streisand duet fluff.Richly orchestrated and deeply personal,the slower songs are some of Neil's strongest in years too.
12 Songs is mildy uneven.This is probably due to the fact that the Saving Silverman soundtrack was never released,and those songs ended up on Three Chord Opera.But other then that,Three Chord Opera is a strong collection,and has something for everybody.
"I Wish I Could Play This Like A Love Song" October 23, 2005
Larry from Jersey (New Jersey)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love that line from the opening track,"I Haven't Played This Song In Years" because it sounds like Neil Diamond the pop-romantic battling the darker Solitary Man of his youth,and the Solitary Man winning."I Haven't Played This Song In Years" is the type of song Neil wrote in the early 70's-cynical of human beings,cynical of true love.Being alone in the house watching
his ex "in the company of strangers,laughing just a little bit too loud/i can see the smiling faces,but not me among the crowd".
Then the next track,"Dont Look Down" is a rocker with a blazing horn section.In the lyrics,Diamond is advising new rockers
how to make it in the music business:"Don't Look Down or contemplate...fix both your eyes and concentrate...".
Then we get the beautiful closing song from the Saving Silverman movie "I Believe in Happy Endings".Think an Elton John disney song without the cheese.
next is my favorite song on the album "Midnight Dream".A beautiful tear jerker about a lonely man dreaming of the perfect girl.The acoustic parts,and the harmonies by Linda Press are beautiful.But it is Diamond's voice at its strongest.Lyrics like "All Alone in my despair,I call you there my midnight dream" are
some of Neil's saddest and most moving.
next is the ballad "You Are The Best Part Of Me".To be honest,this is my least favorite song on the album.
but things really pick up with the rocker "Baby Lets Drive".Here the horn section is in great use.The song simply rocks!
another fine song is "Leave A Little Room For God".a truly beautiful love song to God with a catchy guitar hook,and a choir
section that doesnt get in the way.The lyrics again are strong and personal:"Leave A Little Room For God,Just In Case You Need A Friend/Everyone's got rainy days,It isnt so much if,but when"
the album ends with the haunting "Turn Down The Light".It is amazing that this song wasnt the show closer for the Three Chord Opera tour.
Three Chord Opera is a true masterpiece from one of our greatest singer/songriters.It shows that Neil is best when he writes the songs alone.And he doesnt need over-production to drown out his one-of-a-kind voice.5 stars is not enough.His best album since 1989's equally rocking and introspective The Best Years Of Our Lives.
 Three good songs; Give him an editor! February 27, 2004
Stephen C. Peifer (Kenya)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I haven't played this song in years; just amazing. Fire and anger makes you think he is going for it. I believe in happy endings perfect neil diamond. And the song for his grandson is wonderful.But the last song is so bad I can't believe no one said pull it. His saving grace has always been his melodies, even when his words are stupid and he oversings. His melodies fail him on this one. But three out of ten with so many great songs behind him; I will give him 20 more cd's before i give up on him.
neil is more mellow then his classics December 8, 2003
anne P burch (Richmond, Va. United States)
Neils syle may have changed a bit but this album is still on of my favorites. 3 cheers for Elijah"s song
that by far is the most played song on the cd. but I do like all of the songs I have been a neil Diamond fan ever since the late 60s we all change over the years as well as neil. anne
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