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Neil Diamond set to shine at Omaha’s Civic Auditorium One of the premier crooners of the 40-and-over set, Neil Diamond has long been pleasing audiences as a songwriter and performer. Tonight, he’ll bring some magic to Omaha’s Civic Auditorium. In the 1960s, Diamond estab I--1 lished himself primarily as a song writer, penning tunes for several other artists, including the televised faux-band The Monkees. He eventu ally broke into his own as a singer and multi-instrumentalist, turning self written songs such as “Shilo,” “Solitary Man,” “Red, Red Wine” and “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon” into instantly recognizable classics. After the ’60s, Diamond’s output dropped somewhat in quality, although he did manage a second breakthrough with the soundtrack to I a remake of “The Jazz Singer,” in which he also starred. 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Head on over for a Sampler Platter and unlimited free breadsticks when you dine in. You’d be crazy to pass it up. 4603 Vine Street, 46&4045, Lincoln ‘Straight Outta Compton’ tribute recalls N.WA’s key influence on hip-hop world N.WA from page 9 rest of the album follows suit with instant classics such as “Dopeman,” “Express Yourself,” “Gangsta Gangsta” and “F— Tha Police,” the anthem-like ver bal assault that earned N.W.A. notoriety exceeding their record sales. The “Straight Outta Compton 10th Anniversary Tribute” album contains these songs and more, but is unlikely to gamer praise or notoriety equal to that attained by N.WA. The obvious choices such as Snoop Dogg, WC and Mack 10 make their appearances. But the only times this tribute truly piques one’s interest is when artists more incongruous with the West Coast sound step up to the mic. Silkk the Shocker adds anoth er dimension to the smooth flow of “Express Yourself.” Bone Thugs ‘N’ Harmony do an ambi tious take on “F—- Tha Police,” although it never really matches the ferocity or intensity of the original. Big Punisher, Fat Joe and Cuban Link take a similarly skewed approach to “Quiet On Tha Set” - and get similar results. But disrupting the masterful flow of “Straight Outta Compton” with a nonstop pass-the-mic festi Courtesy Photo ORIGINAL N.W.A. member Ice Cube has launched a successful solo career after his beginnings with the groundbreaking gang sta-rap group. val is mostly annoying for purists. Priority Records could have better served the record-buying public with a reissue of the origi nal album, an out-takes sampler or a little of both. It’s always hard to live up to a classic. In the case of “Straight Outta Compton,” it’s nearly impossible. 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