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Super Diamond 2017 - Left to Right: Matt Tidmarsh, Vince Littleton, Randy Cordeiro, Chris Collins, Rama Kolesnikow & James Terris
Background information
Origin	San Francisco
Website	www.superdiamond.com
Members	Randy Cordeiro, Matt Tidmarsh, Rama Kolesnikow, James Terris, Vince Littleton, Chris Collins

Super Diamond is a Neil Diamond tribute band from San Francisco. Formed in 1993, the line-up consists of vocalist Randy Cordeiro (Surreal Neil), guitarist Chris Collins, bass guitarist Matt Tidmarsh, keyboardist James Terris, keyboardist Rama Kolesnikow and drummer Vince Littleton. Super Diamond have been featured in articles in many national publications and have appeared on the David Letterman Show. The San Francisco Chronicle has recently said, 'Super Diamond does Neil Diamond without any irony, but with loving enthusiasm — and a lot of practice.'^[1] In 2003 Sid Bernstein in The New York Times wrote, 'Super Diamond interprets Mr. Diamond's pop tunes with heavier guitars, mixing in contemporary riffs by Guns N' Roses, Kiss, and AC/DC, and with an alternative-rock tone.'.^[2]

Early Days in San Francisco[edit]

Super Diamond's early performances in San Francisco were at notorious alternative rock venues such as the Paradise Lounge, Slim’s, and the DNA Lounge. The band quickly progressed to regular shows at The Fillmore, The Great American Music Hall and Bimbo’s 365 Club. Much to Super Diamond’s astonishment and delight, they found a plentiful and enthusiastic audience ready to celebrate Neil Diamond's musical legacy. Sell-out shows at all these venues ensued.

Touring Nationally[edit]

In the mid nineties Super Diamond began to expand their fan base with forays into Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland, and Seattle. Before the wider use of the internet and well before social media, Super Diamond generated a new audience in each of these out-of-town markets, relying principally on word-of-mouth. Early shows at the Crocodile in Seattle, The Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, and the House of Blues in West Hollywood were well attended and quickly built up to sell-out engagements. Spring-boarding on this, Super Diamond gained audiences at Irving Plaza in New York City, 930 Club in Washington DC, House of Blues in Chicago, Ogden Theater in Denver, The Paradise Rock Club in Boston, and many other venues across the country. “We’ve been traveling the country and spreading the good word of Neil for 15 years now,” Cordeiro said in a phone interview. He and the rest of Super Diamond were just about to go on stage at a House of Blues in San Diego — one of their 110 shows per year. “When we first started it, we never thought it would be a national thing,” Cordeiro, who is also known as Surreal Neil, said. “We thought it would be a little San Francisco band. Now this is how we're making our living. It was a pleasant surprise to find out there was a market for it.” ^[3] Continuous sell out shows across the country lead to Super Diamond appearing on CNN, Fox News, Comedy Central, Axis TV,^[4] and The Late Night Show with David Letterman.^[5] Super Diamond has also performed twice at the Hollywood Bowl.^[6]

Neil Diamond Joins Super Diamond On Stage[edit]

Meredith May in the San Francisco Chronicle wrote, 'Neil is a big supporter of Super Diamond. He came backstage at the House of Blues in West Hollywood and thanked the band members.'I thanked him for not suing us,' Cordero says. 'Then he sang 'I Am ... I Said' with us. Now his steel drummer often plays with us when he's not on the road.' ^[7] 'In 2000, Diamond finally came to see the band at the House of Blues, which is a couple of miles from Diamond's home in Beverly Hills. He came again in 2001 when Super Diamond was performing at the premiere party for the romantic comedy 'Saving Silverman,' in which Neil Diamond has a cameo role as himself. Both times Diamond took the stage and sang with his bizarro band. Performing with the real Neil was a blast, Cordero says. 'I couldn't believe how nice and normal he seemed for someone who is a living legend'(The Morning Call 2004).^[8] 'The real Neil sat in with Super Diamond at the House of Blues, singing 'I Am, I Said.' Or should that have been 'We Are, We Said?' Says Diamond: 'It is a little strange, I have to admit it, seeing someone up there trying to be you. A little weird but also fun. God bless them all, I hope they do great.'^[9] 'The second time Neil sang with us was for the Saving Silverman premiere party. We were contacted and hired to play the party after the screening. Neil and the cast joined us onstage for two songs, “Cherry Cherry” and “Forever in Blue Jeans'. We were instructed a day or so before that we would be playing 'Cherry Cherry' and possibly 'Forever in Blue Jeans'. So I told the band to transition right into 'Forever in Blue Jeans'. Terris: I think it was Columbia Pictures that released the movie. They wanted Neil to play a few songs with the cast at the film's release party, again at the House of Blues. He asked us to back him up, it was an honor, and a ton of fun.' (The Stranger Seattle 2009)^[10]

Super Diamond with Symphony[edit]

Super Diamond has performed numerous shows with symphony orchestras around the country such as San Diego Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, Moorpark Symphony - Los Angeles, Pacific Symphony, Utah Symphony, Modesto Symphony,^[11] Phoenix Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony,^[12] Charlotte Symphony, Tucson Symphony, Knoxville Symphony, The Desert Symphony - Palm Desert, Pittsburgh Symphony,^[13] Ocean City Pops - New Jersey, Spokane Symphony, and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. At these performances Super Diamond perform Neil Diamond's repertoire with full orchestration, often with renowned conductors. Founding Super Diamond band member Rama Kolesnikow also serves as a conductor for symphony performances.

Notable Press Quotes[edit]

'Irony is dead. How else to explain the amazing success of Super Diamond? The San Francisco group has sold out clubs in Seattle and Portland. Last weekend in Los Angeles, it was SRO at the House of Blues for its musical homage to, yes, Neil Diamond. 'Do young people bring their parents or is it the other way around?' (San Francisco Chronicle 1997)^[14]

'The crown prince of San Francisco tribute bands, Super Diamond, which plays exaggerated versions of Neil Diamond tunes under the direction of the 'Surreal Neil,' singer Randy Cordeiro. Super Diamond is one of the few cover bands with its own CD, peddled at sell-out gigs at the House of Blues in Los Angeles and thousand-strong venues in San Diego, Seattle and Portland, Ore.' (San Francisco Chronicle 1999)^[15]

'I've been doing the Neil thing a long time, but it's really kind of exciting to see the young kids coming out and just digging Neil's music,' says Abbadessa, 45, who estimates that she has seen nearly 90 Neil Diamond concerts since 1972. 'And these guys are excellent. If they weren't good, believe me, we'd probably be throwing tomatoes and apples.' (LA Times 1998) ^[16]

'At 10:15 I followed the band down the stairs and watched them prepare to take the stage. The music started, the lights began to flash, and Bimbo’s overhead disco ball started to twirl. Hundreds were already pushed up against the stage, pumping their cocktail-fueled fists for Super Diamond, a band so popular that it appeared on David Letterman’s show.' (San Francisco Chronicle 2017)^[17]

'Super Diamond, a Neil Diamond tribute band that tours nationally, have become enormously successful and have achieved pseudo-stardom in their own right.' (New York Times 2003)^[18]

'Q. Super Diamond honors him...' 'A. Who is Neil Diamond?' - Question on Jeopardy, May 20, 2005

'I've met them and I have been to their shows, they're wonderful!' Neil Diamond to Katie Couric on the Today Show, November 9, 2005

'The ultimate tribute band, like its namesake, makes shiny happy music for the masses.'^[19]

Discography[edit]

• Super Diamond - 14 Great Hits of Neil Diamond (1998)
• Super Diamond - Live on the Rocks (2001)

References[edit]

1. ^'Quiet and shy — until 'Surreal Neil' arrives'. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
2. ^Bernstein, David (2003-09-30). 'Not Quite the Real Thing But Stars Just the Same'. The New York Times. ISSN0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
3. ^Johnson, Caitlin. 'After 40 years, Neil Diamond is still shining'. TODAY.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
4. ^'Super Diamond, a tribute to Neil Diamond on The World's Greatest Tribute Bands'. AXS. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
5. ^Letterman, David; Colbert, Stephen; Stewart, Kristen; Diamond, Super (2008-11-20), Stephen Colbert/Kristen Stewart/Super Diamond, retrieved 2017-05-07
6. ^'Super Diamond'. www.hollywoodbowl.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
7. ^'Cover band - flashy (Neil) Diamond is a convincing fake'. SFGate. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
8. ^'Super Diamond gives Gen Xers a Neil Diamond experience'. tribunedigital-mcall. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
9. ^Harrington, Richard (2005-08-05). 'Neil Diamond, Polishing His Songcraft'. The Washington Post. ISSN0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
10. ^'Neil Diamond: Neil Diamond Cover Band'. The Stranger. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
11. ^'Modesto Symphony kicks off season with Super Diamond at Picnic at the Pops'. modbee. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
12. ^'Review: A little Neil Diamond love opens Grand Rapids Symphony's Picnic Pops'. MLive.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
13. ^Gormly, Kellie B. 'Super Diamond sharing the stage with the PSO'. TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
14. ^'Diamond in the Rough'. SFGate. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
15. ^'Covering Old Ground'. SFGate. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
16. ^APPLEFORD, STEVE (1998-04-09). 'Cherry Cherry Sounds'. Los Angeles Times. ISSN0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
17. ^'Quiet and shy — until 'Surreal Neil' arrives'. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
18. ^Bernstein, David (2003-09-30). 'Not Quite the Real Thing But Stars Just the Same'. The New York Times. ISSN0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
19. ^Toto, Christian. 'Hollywood in Toto'. Hollywood in Toto.

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