Sunday, October 13, 2013

What Sort Of Set Should A Neil Diamond Cover Band Be Performing

By Catalina Nielsen


Hiring a Neil Diamond cover band remains a very popular way of marking celebrations across the world. Few singers and songwriters have enjoyed as much success as Diamond over the years, and many of his songs have become known as standards. Anyone playing in this type of groups has an enormous choice of songs that they can perform.

In terms of the adult contemporary genre of popular music, Neil Diamond has few peers. The New York-born star has sold over 125 million records globally, a massive total which testifies to his enduring popularity. This means that any cover group looking for songs to include in their own set lists have a huge range from which to choose.

Many covers groups end up playing at wedding receptions, for example, an environment where people love to hear music that they know well. The audience does not expect to be challenged with less well-known songs. This means that the group should be looking to choose some of the singer's biggest hits.

There is a still a massive choice of songs from the singer's repertoire which musicians can use in their own set lists, though. The singer's career was given a huge boost in the late 1960s, although it started a few years earlier, when 'Sweet Caroline' was released. This song remains a great favorite for audiences across the world, and makes a great option for bands looking for popular covers.

The 1970s marked a massive upsurge in the singer's popularity, and the 1972 hit 'Song Sung Blue' remains one of his better known works. Any group looking for material for their set list should also make sure that they listen to the live album 'Hot August Night', which captures the singer at the peak of his powers. There are a number of great songs on the album which would make great inclusions.

It is also a good idea to closely examine the singer's 1970s career, which included some massive hits, many of which would make great additions to a set list. The 1970s saw the singer do a new version of his 1960s hit 'I'm a Believer', which had proved so popular when covered by the Monkees in the 1960s. Another hit from the 1970s was 'You Don't Bring Me Flowers', which has been successfully covered by Barbara Streisand, among other artists.

Almost everyone knows the hit song 'Red Red Wine', though few people will know that Diamond wrote it, if you ask them. It was a song which was made very famous by British reggae act UB40 in the 1980s, though it was Tony Tribe in the 60s who first gave the number a reggae arrangement. The song retains its ability to grab audiences, and should be considered by any covers group.

Anyone playing in a Neil Diamond cover band has a huge choice of material they can perform. Solid gold hits decorate the singer-songwriter's career. Any one of these can thrill and entertain audiences at a variety of events.




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