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Headed for the Future
Pop · 1986 · 10 tracks

Headed for the Future

Neil Diamond

A high-gloss 1986 pivot where Diamond's gravelly baritone meets shimmering synthesizers, gated drums, and optimistic digital-age anthems.

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It's Neil Diamond in a neon suit, and somehow the synths actually work with that voice.

A high-gloss, optimistic embrace of the future tempered by cinematic Hollywood loneliness.

Headed for the Future · vs · Neil Diamond
Digital Clarity+3.7σ

The production is built around digital clarity than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Headed for the Future
4:09
02
The Man You Need
4:05
03
I’ll See You on the Radio (Laura)
3:50
04
Stand Up for Love
2:49
05
It Should Have Been Me
4:31
06
Lost in Hollywood
4:22
07
The Story of My Life
3:45
08
Angel
4:04
09
Me Beside You
3:57
10
Love Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
4:18
Moments Worth Waiting For
the explosive gated-reverb drum entrance on the title track that signals a hard pivot from his folk roots
the cinematic saxophone solo that cuts through the digital haze of Lost in Hollywood
the sudden shift from cold synth textures to Diamond's warm, vulnerable baritone on the closing ballad
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