Title: What's with Sony?
Review: Sony's questionable actions in placing rootkits on CDs has been widely discussed, but another problem with Sony on this CD is that they released two different versions of it on the same day. One version simply has the "12 Songs" alluded to in the title, while another version (with the same title) has two additional tracks, one of which is a remix featuring Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Why not just put all 14 tracks on all of the CDs pressed? Sony's just making stupid decisions, in my estimation.Anyway, the hype leading up to the release of "12 Songs" claimed that Neil was getting back to his roots, and I even heard the album compared to "Kentucky Woman." Well, all said and done, that comparison is completely without merit, and the album is nowhere near as good as Neil's classics. This album is probably fine for serious fans of Neil Diamond, but for casual fans (such as myself), it's nothing to write home about.
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