Title: Uneven
Product review: Using a variety of producers and studio musicians, this 1984 effort probably represents the low point in the downward spiral Neil Diamond's artistic acreer took after the late 1970's.The problems begin right there with the cover! Again using a ten-year old picture (as on its even weaker predecessor "Heartlight") Neil Diamond at the time seemed to have no idea where to go with this album. Some tunes that are quite OK musically (like "One by One") suffer from incredibly poor lyrics and vise-versa. The use of different producers doesn't help in giving this effort any profile whatsoever. "Turn Around" could've been a great later-day Diamond power ballad but never catches on, "Fire on the Tracks" loses steam after the first chorus, and "Go for the Moon" or the awkward title track should've been erased from the tapes completely.I saw Neil Diamond on stage a few days after "Primitive" was originally released and was incredibly relieved to find that the man had not lost it completely.
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