EW's GRADE
C

Details Release Date: Oct 27, 1998; Lead Performance: Neil Diamond; Genre: Pop

Neil Diamond may not possess the silkiest voice, but he's always been able to couch his lugubrious growl in simple pop melodies that artfully conceal his shortcomings. Not so on the collection of movie music, The Movie Album—As Time Goes By, which is overripe with orchestral bloat and portentous arrangements that run roughshod over Diamond's clunky crooning. C

Originally posted Dec 18, 1998 Published in issue #463 Dec 18, 1998 Order article reprints

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