Just wondering which side of the fence you come down on. Figuratively speaking that is.

Crap, forgot the poll.

I took the precaution of bringing a pole with me, I just can't decide which of the two I'd rather see impaled on it, although I'm leaning toward Manilow, at least Diamond wrote tunes for The Monkees. Lesser of two evils and all that.

Just wondering which side of the fence you come down on. Figuratively speaking that is.

Crap, forgot the poll.


Don't belong in the same sentence.

Have a listen to "Hot August Night" on MFSL vinyl. You 'll get it.

Neil was cool at one time long ago, Barry never was.

Neil

Yup, Neil.

I guarantee you that a reversal of gender demographics, in the survey sample, would result in a reversal of opinions.

<Thanks, wajobu.>

Neil was cool at one time long ago, Barry never was.
Exactly.

Notwithstanding that he is not MY cup of tea, Barry is selling out the Las Vegas Hilton (The Elvis Theatre), five nights a week, at $100/seat, and more, week after week, and is booked through the end of 2007.

Not bad money for someone who was never cool. Oh, and packing the audience with women of all ages. Check out one of the concert DVD's if you don't believe me. (My wife is the fan.)

And Ernie isn't. Honest.

Don't belong in the same sentence.

Have a listen to "Hot August Night" on MFSL vinyl. You 'll get it.

Yepper.

Compare "Cherry, Cherry", "Brother Love's", and "Kentucky Woman" to "Mandy", "I Write the Songs" and that Copa song and you'll know what I mean. I'll listen to some stuff from Neil and like it. Can't say that about Barry; heck, I don't even think I can name or recognize 5 of his songs if you included the Coke jingle :lmao:

Heck, Deep Purple didn't cover any of Manilows' songs, now did they.........

Notwithstanding that he is not MY cup of tea, Barry is selling out the Las Vegas Hilton (The Elvis Theatre), five nights a week, at $100/seat, and more, week after week, and is booked through the end of 2007.

Not bad money for someone who was never cool. Oh, and packing the audience with women of all ages. Check out one of the concert DVD's if you don't believe me. (My wife is the fan.)

Neil was doing much the same at one time, or so I thought. At least Neil appeals to both sexes, where as Barry seems to get only ladies attention.

Both, for different reasons. They each have their place and purpose.

Early Neil :thmbsp: ... the Bang material ...

No, thank you.

Now you're talking, Rich.

Neil. Barry might be a fine, upstanding fellow, but he's just a tad too "Eeeeeeuuuuuuuwwww!" for me.

Neil is the lesser of these two evils to me.

Neil livingston Diamond of course

I'm gonna have to go with Barry. I like Neil, but in 1975 when I was parked with a young lady on a late, wintery evening, Barry helped me get all the way home. Thanks, Barry :D

Neil Diamond. Inasmuch as I'm near the fence. Heck, I don't think I'm in the right neighborhood, much less the right yard.

Neil by a L O N G way. Just listened to Hot August Night.....

Barry's equivalent would be "God its hot... whats wrong with the air conditioning?"

Barry had a couple of decent ones- "Weekend in New England", & "Can't Smile Without You" come to mind, but on the debit side, we have the way-too-flamboyant "Copa", the cloying "Mandy", and the just-plain-awful "I Write the Songs"..

Neil's early stuff (Solitary Man being my fav). :thmbsp:

Neil is the lesser of these two evils to me.

What he said.

Can I take the sharp stick in the eye option, Alex? lol

Neil, without a doubt, the above mentioned Hot August Nights. :yes:

Well, Manilow has some talent, but he is just not my cup of tea. Problem was he could not decide whether he was Tony Bennet or Tom Jones and having Top 40 singles in the 70s brought him into direct clash with the R&R crowd, whom I guess is us.

Now...as for Neil Diamond, I gotta throw him a bone, at least as a songwriter. Wrote Red, Red Wine done well by UB40 as well as Girl You'll be a Woman Soon done superbly by Urge Overkill in Pulp Fiction. And who does not like hearing old Neil singing Sweet Caroline or Solitary Man?

Whatever we think, they both are crying all the way to the bank.

i mean come on if you were a woman who would you rather sleep with? this is a nobrainer neil diamond is way cooler thand manilow ever was. and i think we all need to check neil's latest disc "12 songs" all acoustic with rick rubin producing. it has to be l least half ass good right?


vegaman

i mean come on if you were a woman who would you rather sleep with? this is a nobrainer neil diamond is way cooler thand manilow ever was. and i think we all need to check neil's latest disc "12 songs" all acoustic with rick rubin producing. it has to be l least half ass good right?


vegaman


I haven't heard it, but have heard it is quite good.

On that note, I'm off to spend Christmas Skiing with the wife & kids. Hope Y'all have a merry one.

Barry Manilow, Neil Diamond, in a concert with a whole herd of likker'd up women.............could have possibilities!

I think Johnny Mathis had the same effect for some of us old farts.

Neil Diamond. Can't stand Barry. But like the early Diamond better. Going downstairs to throw on Beautiful Noise lp.

Alright I listened to both "back in the day". Now however just seems a little strange listening to " jump shout boogie".... hey, I'm old...might even be a little grumpy....





However PEACE and LOVE to ALL:banana: :banana: :banana:



And those bananas still killl me......

Neil!

I really never could stand Neil DIamond, so if I had to choose, it would be Barry....

They're both horrible, but Barry wrote the American Bandstand Theme, which kicks major ass, and Neil managed to get himself invited to "The Last Waltz". I have just offered the sonic highlight of both their careers.

I can't believe this thread is on it's third page! What'samatter with you guys!

cubdog

and i think we all need to check neil's latest disc "12 songs" all acoustic with rick rubin producing. it has to be l least half ass good right?


vegaman

Well, I bit and picked it up from the library. It's quite similar in overall production to the Rick Rubin produced Johnny Cash in that it's a bit sparse and lean, but unlike the JC LP, it overall really didn't do a lot for me.

FWIW, I like "Cherry, Cherry" and Kentucky Woman" better, but YMMV :dunno:

Cracklin Rose . . say no more :D

he's like Brry Manilow's cooler 2nd cousin

Dentist or proctologist?

Neil - there are not many better pop songs than "I'm a Believer." But I had a dream about riding somewhere in a convertible with Barry!

Neil Diamond. He's the Jewish Elvis.

I remember a hot August Night in the back seat of my friend's car with a girl named Mandy back in '76. Fortunately the Fleetwood Mac song Warm Ways was playing.

I always liked the idea of "Forever in Blue Jeans" so it it's Neil for me.

Neil of course. This really isn't a fair poll, since Neil was actually talented and Barry was just a good jingle writer. A better poll would be Barry Manilow vs Eric Carmen.

I share the thing about teenage memories of Barry playing on the car stereo when with a girl... but that's just because it was my Dad's Cadillac that came with a freebie 8-track (dates things, doesn't it? :D ) of Manilo Music.

My memories of Neil Diamond are less "amorously graphic", but in any case for listening these days, I'll take Neil any day. Probably would have back then, too, except that I didn't have any 8-tracks of Neil, just vinyl, and the car didn't have a turntable! :D

Jock itch or athletes foot?

Notwithstanding that he is not MY cup of tea, Barry is selling out the Las Vegas Hilton (The Elvis Theatre), five nights a week, at $100/seat, and more, week after week, and is booked through the end of 2007.

Not bad money for someone who was never cool. Oh, and packing the audience with women of all ages. Check out one of the concert DVD's if you don't believe me. (My wife is the fan.)

You can say the same thing about Wayne Newton too, but I'm not a fan of his either. :thumbsdn:

To be honest, out in Las Vegas, you could have just about anyone who's ever had a top ten record filling the place up every night, as long as they have some sort of showmanship.



Retro

neither of them sry.... id rather listen to a bald girl singing shave me baby one more time !!!!!!!

Manilow is a tool

okay, this HAS to be an april fool's joke...

Have to go with Neil. In her younger days my wife used to play Barry's Greatest Hits CD with Copa Cabana set to repeat continuously. After hearing that song a few hundred times I would rather listen to two cats in heat growling than anything by Barry.

Neil Diamond! Has not everyone heard "Hot August Nights"?

Both were great song writers but on stage Neil was the best of the two.

TankDonovan

Not outta my speakers.

Neil fer sure!

Sweet Caroline :scratch2: Mandy :scratch2: :dunno: Can't remember last time I listened to either one. I remember Caroline, I remember Mandy:D

Barry Manilow, Neil Diamond, in a concert with a whole herd of likker'd up women.............could have possibilities!

I think Johnny Mathis had the same effect for some of us old farts.

Lot of Caroline's and Mandy's in that crowd

Funny, I was in the Goodwill store and found a perfect BM album, so I bought it figuring I could sell it on e-bay. I played the album, and Weekend in New England was on it, and it brought back a memory of a girl I met while going to Plattsburgh State in 1977. She was visiting a friend for the weekend, and we started to hang out.

I was out of meals though on the meal plan and couldn't eat again until Monday, and I had no money either. This woman went out and bought me a steak and a can of corn so I could eat. I will NEVER forget that random act of kindness.

So if anybody knows Joan Hannafy of Long Island and Elmont NY, you tell her I owe her dinner.

Barry, and for that memory.

Herpes or syphilis.

OK...not fair. I have 'Hot August Night' taped on cassette somewhere, and I think I may have even listened to it sometime in the last two decades. So if that's a vote for Neil, there ya go.

Barry Manilow or Neil Diamond

What to you mean, "OR?" BOTH, of course!!!! :thmbsp: :music: :tresbon:

Is deafness an option?

More of an Engleburt Humperdink fan to tell the truth...

Neil Diamond. He's the Jewish Elvis.
Yes, but Barry Manilow is the Jewish....um...Johnny Mathis?