Bridge Over Troubled Water

Title track is overwrought and I've heard it way too many times. There are some good tunes on this album to balance that out though.

Not as good as Bookends, but still an enjoyable album. Best: Cecilia Runner-Up: So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright Third: Baby Driver I don’t know why, but I couldn’t get into this album as much as Bookends. I felt like it was missing that soul seeking feel that Simon and Garfunkel possessed in Bookends. Their craft and musicianship is still fully in display and they make each song beautiful or catchy, but there’s just something missing that doesn’t provide as much depth for me. Maybe it was the opener, which, I hate to be that guy, but I didn’t care for that much. Just didn’t pull me in. Hopefully, that didn’t affect my overall taste of the album, but it might have. Still a fun listen that I did enjoy and isn’t that the whole point? Stars: 4/5 Rating: 8/10

It's okay

Easy 5, a truly all-time album. This one has a lot of the good ones. The title track, Cecilia, the Boxer, El Condor Pasa. They're just all great. For being what is ultimately a popular music act Simon & Garfunkel sure did (do) have the chops.

it's been a while since we've had one of these but, this album feels like another case of "if you heard the singles, don't bother". to me at least. i feel like other than the title track, "cecelia", and "the boxer", all of which i'm familiar with already, i didn't really get much out of this. it's not bad but.... its just like. ok. yknow? that said. the tracks i mentioned do fuck. and they all have some really crazy sounding drums, "the boxer" especially. it takes balls to put so much reverb on drums but they sure pulled it off. they sound big as fuck. and its awesome. i'd come back for those drums alone..... but maybe not so much the rest of the album.

The title track is so overblown and overplayed, but the rest of the album is perfectly pleasant. Very hummable, but not exactly essential.

Bridge over trouble relationships and the look back

The generator decided to be kind to me on my birthday, great pick for the day! Favourite track: The Boxer

Had the chorus of baby driver stuck in my head all morning, too many classics to ignore

Similarly to Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, I love this album and have listened to it many a time but it’s not quite 5 stars.

Good album. It mostly surprised me that side from the centerpiece songs how short and punchy everything else is, and kind of reminds me of mid-sixties albums, where every song is basically hook and harmony, never exceeding three minutes in order to be ideal for radio play. The recording leaves a little to be desired (not sure if there's a remaster, but I didn't look too hard for one) and it falls off after "The Boxer" where the songs aren't as memorable, but overall the music's good and the title track especially earns all it's accolades.

Gay

I suppose that many people can write songs (not me, but the skill is well demonstrated in popular music history). But this is something else. The most fabulous composition, musical arrangement and vocal delivery of songs so distinctive and absolutely memorable. Well known, perhaps overplayed for some people's tastes. But absolutely masterful. Quality beyond the highest score available, I rate this album as a 6.

A truly great album. I listened to this religiously when I lived in Okayama a few years ago and for that reason, there is an element of nostalgia to this for me. I associate these songs with biking around in the baking Japanese heat, meeting up with friends, and cycling back through the suburbs late at night. Even without those memories attached, though, I would still think that this is still an incredible album. The songwriting and lyricism are top-tier, without even a single mediocre track. Fantastic production, beautiful instrumentation, and gorgeous harmonies throughout. A genuine contender for the greatest album of all time.

Holy peak

Ok not my style though and a bit slow

wow, some great songs! some not so great 😆 but all in all, a nice listen

Excellent Album. Many classics on this one.

The stereotype of the overly earnest folk singer is easy to poke fun at, but listening to this album it's hard not to marvel at the sheer beauty of the songwriting and performances, presented with nothing but wide eys and full hearts.

S&G are so peaceful

If I could give this 6 I would. One of my favorites. No bad song.

Många fina klassiker höjer betyget.

Excellent album. Iconic even. Even with the snoozers it's generational.

Bit of a mixed bag for me. I’ve always loved the sweet soothing sounds of S&G but some of the songs are also pretty annoying to be honest. The best track is The Boxer, I also really like El Condor Pasa. The worst one is Bridge Over Troubled Waters, sorry but I’ve just always found it schmaltzy. (3.5 stars)

One could argue the title track is overplayed..but a cracking album all the same

Review later

Not my favorite Simon and G-Funk album. The title track is a nice song, but the performance on tape here is not something I enjoy. El Condor Pasa is good. Never really cared for Cecilia. Then there is just a lot of mid fluff— Keep the Customer Satisfied, So Long Frank Lloyd Wright, Baby Driver, The Only Living Boy in New York. Okay, The Boxer is an amazing song, can't argue with that. But what's with the clapping on Bye Bye Love? Song for the Asking is nice, but at 1:49 it's too little, too late.

The Only Living Boy in New York is a desert island song for me. I like the Boxer as well. The rest of the album is unquestionably brilliant, but not my thing. The content of some of the songs reminds me of Mitch and Mickey from A Mighty Wind . . .

The algorithm is pushing all of S&G to the front of the line. I’m more familiar with this album. Never a bad one to revisit!

I have no clue how common or popular the sentiment is that Simon and Garfunkel were better together than when they went split up, but I will absolutely say that with my entire being. You don’t have the magical ethereal power of Cecilia, The Only Living Boy in New York, Bridge over Troubled Water, The Boxer, America, Mrs. Robinson without them together. Not sorry Paul, I love your lyricism but I’ve heard you when you’re by yourself and sans Art’s harmonies. It’s just not the same.

Some rightfully legendary songs. A few I didn't know but weren't bad either. Will probably not get a lot of plays from me in the future, but honestly giving this a 5/5. Not my personal taste for the most part, but it's perfect for what it is.

Not my thing

This is a really beautiful album. So weird such calm chill music led to one of the biggest musical feuds ever.

Somehow the title song escaped me for most of my life. I knew OF it of course, and was aware of its iconic stature, but it's not a song I was ever really exposed to or that I sought out, oddly enough. So finally, at long last, I have sunk my ears into Bridge Over Troubled Waters. And it's a very lovely little ballad. The album overall has its own iconic-ness too. Cecilia and The Boxer are timeless gems, and The Only Living Boy in New York is more of a modern classic for me because of the Garden State soundtrack. I wasn't familiar with the rest, but they all flow really well together and I love all the creative touches these songs possess.

absolute banger of a album, a pure masterpiece from Paul and Art Garfunkel. I have their greatest hits album on record, and I really want the seperate albums. Such beautiful songs, Bridge Over Troubled Water is a great song itself.

Practically a greatest hits album in and of itself. I honestly don't know how you *couldn't* like this unless you're like "dudes harmonizing? that's so soft, man." (probably using an alternative term) Anyway, it's fucking brilliant.

I prefer the Willie nelson version of a bridge over troubled water , but not bad I really like Cecilia Enjoyed keep the customer satisfied

Fond memories here, my parents played this vinyl when I was growing up and maybe 8 track. Some great songs here, between the hits and others.

There isn't really a bad song on here and there are plenty of great ones.

3/5

一曲目から壮大でメロディアスな曲。びっくりした、人によっては感動する人もいるんじゃないか。 曲によって、静かなやつと割とポップな感じのやつがあって両方さすがと言った感じ。ゴスペルの要素が入ってたような気もした。ないかもしらん。 ライブ版の曲もあって、拍手とかも聞こえるんだけど、拍手の音圧えぐすぎる。フランクロイドライトって書いてる曲もあって、なんで？ってかんじ

Beautiful, lots of hits. Got a few fillers so it’s a hesitant max score here, but bridge over troubled water to me is just magnificent. 10/10

Classic.

Three grest classic songs, but the rest really doesn't interest me. 4 stars or B+.

There is some great songwriting in there, but also so chaff. I always enjoyed Bridge over troubled water but the end all gets a bit much for me, seems an unnecessary place for a song like that to build to. Cecilia and the Boxer are absolute classic songs, I was surprised by Keep the Customer Satisfied, Baby Driver, Bye bye bye and why don’t you write me.

★★★★★★

Very gentle voice, almost hard to hear at times. Very easy to listen to and have on in the background. The album art is hilarious to me.

nice

Superb album with some of the top Simon and Garfunkel songs from their catalogue. It's a classic that's lasted the test of time without dating. It doesn't get much better.

no mg

Banger. I've always been more partial to Bookends (minus "Voices of All People), but listening to it again straight through, it reminds me how amazing this album really is.

decent album, not my style, but there were a couple good songs like "bridge over troubled water", "cecilia", "the only living boy in new york". barely 3/5

My favorite simon and garfunkel album. I love all their work but this is the one that feels the most complete. All the way through it is just beautifully written and performed. This is the essence of music

I've been on a Simon & Garfunkel binge the last few weeks, so this came at perfect timing. They just really have cozy, folksy and oddly familiar movie any way you spin it. The only thing I can really say is that as an album experience, I really liked it, but I haven't noticed any stand out tracks.

Jamais écouté avant. Bridge Over Troubled Water est un monument aux excès du perfectionnisme en musique. Il ne viendrait à personne l'idée de contester le talent de songwriter de Paul Simon, qui ici comme ailleurs dans sa discographie, est entièrement perceptible. Mais à force de passer des dizaines, voire des centaines d'heure, à peaufiner le moindre morceau, à éliminer la moindre imperfection et à rajouter couche sur couche d'arrangements d'un goût pas toujours très affirmé, le résultat, c'est un disque certes brillant, mais lisse et ennuyeux au possible, tout en étant grandiloquent à en crever... Comme si, à force de vouloir emmener ses racines folk ailleurs, Paul Simon avait oublié que c'est dans la confrontation sans intermédiation ni coquetteries superflues entre un songwriter et l'auditeur que se loge toute la puissance émotionnelle de la folk. Sans oublier qu'à force de vouloir y injecter l'ensemble de ses inspirations du moment, l'album ressemble plus à une compilation un peu disjointe, de la musique traditionnelle péruvienne au gospel, du folk rock mélo au rockabilly acoustique, qu'à une véritable œuvre cohérente. Une vraie déception, donc. Top : The Boxer Flop : Bye Bye Love

4.7

Basically perfect from the first note to the last. I used to think the semi-live Bye Bye Love was kind of a misstep, but now I love it: We build from the haunting solitude of Bridge to the joyful community of Bye Bye Love, and end with a brief, civilized farewell.

nice

It was good i liked it

perfect!

Just a fantastic album.

I had an out of Boyd experience with keep my customer satisfied so 5

This was sorted on my birthday and I assume this is a great birthday present. I obviously know Simon and Garfunkel, knew their songs since I was a kid, but mainly the title track Bridge Over Troubled Water- my dad used to sing it and my mum also loved it. It was always in the back of my mi d to take my time and actually listen to the album and I am glad I finally did it.This album is much more varied than I expectedthere is the normal singer songwriter but they do explore with other instruments and melodies, and I can see now how much Sufjan Stevens have them as an influence. The songwriting is also good and detailed and a second listen wasn't enough. This is another band that goes to the list of bands I need to dig into discography. 4/5

The more chopped the artist, the better the music.

Incredible Simon & Garfunkel album. Hits in all the right ways Fave track: Bridge over Troubled Water

Not even trying to be contrarian - didn't recognise either of the two most successful tracks from this album (Bridge and Boxer), but I did recognise and enjoy most of the other tracks here, and more so than the aforementioned hits. Solid album overall. 3.5/5

Just not for me

One of the best albums of the 70s and certainly one that bridged the 60s into the 70s, get it? This was a first time listen for me all the way through as I don't recall ever listening to some of the lesser-known songs. The hits, though, are some of the greatest songs ever written and I've never dissected a song's lyrics like I did with the Boxer when I was in school.

So fucking good, their voices are so soft and sweet and the instruments are always doing some shit that makes me salivate

realmente, vir a discografia dos cara em ordem foi algo meio esquisito ainda assim, bem legal tô com meu amigo avaliador, o final de carreira dos caras é bem interessante. agora eu consigo entender o hype!!

bom, pelo menos veio rápido e na ordem certinha os albuns deles. que doideira. enfim. é bem na linha do bookends, ou seja, uns arranjos bonitos e umas músicas bem boas, hein. acho que eh um bom álbum pra finalizar a história do duo. enfim, aprendi a apreciar essa fase final deles. achei bacana!

Pretty good find, would love to have on vinyl.

The boxer ! , the only living boy in new york, baby driver (not bad)

Very close to a 5/5 for me and definitely would be a 4.5 if this did half star ratings HOW DID THEY EVEN GET THE BOXER TO SOUND LIKE THAT AT THE END IN 1970??? Probably one of my favorite songs ever

Really really great album, especially considering I didn’t really know many/any songs on it. Definitely need to get this on vinyl

Not surprised this was some quality folk rock or whatever you want to call it. It is front loaded in quality but the rest is nice and mellow. This was very close to being a four if only I had liked more songs.

To me this shows the potential that “popular music” can have from a production, performance and songwriting standpoint.

It was a beautiful and quiet and introspective start to the day yesterday when I listened to this.

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" were my favorites. My only problem with these two is that some songs are sooo slow.

Vanskeleg merker eg, for eg har høyrt desse låtane så mange gonger at eg eigentleg vil «spole» vidare. Men, det er jo greit og fint. Ingen særskilte merknader.

Denne har jeg visst forandra mening om med åra. Likte den veldig godt for en del år siden, men akkurat nå er det ikke så mye her jeg fester meg ved. Alt her er jo bra, men det er liksom en avstand i det også som jeg ikke har lagt merke til tidligere. Der de første albumene føltes nære, ektefølte, og mer personlige føles denne mer planlagt og kald. Det gjør at alle de gode låtene bare blir gode låter og aldri et helstøpt album. 6/10

Eg lurer litt på kva eg skal bruka denne plata til etterkvart. Mykje av den treng eg aldri høyra igjen - tittelsporet, El Condor Pasa, Cecilia, The Boxer… Det ligg vel ein klassikartendens berre i det faktum. Og det seier sjølsagt sitt om låtskrivaren Paul Simon. Men der til dømes Creedence-originalane av like ihelspela låtar alltid gir meg ei “jøss, eg hadde gløymt kor fett dette faktisk er”-kjensle, vert eg sitjande noko meir passiv i dette gjenhøyret. Og om det skulle herska tvil: eg elskar Paul Simon! Aller mest elskar eg solokarriera hans. Når eg tenker meg om kan eg styra meg for større dosar Garfunkel. Og det kunne vel Simon òg. Produksjonen trekker plata ned. More is more, ingenting skal stå uprøvd, jo fleire sjangrar jo betre. Desse world music-tendensane likar eg også betre i solokarriera. Når alt dette er sagt sit eg ikkje her og slaktar plata. Det får vera grenser. Det ligg ein stor juvel på lur nett over halvvegs: The only living boy in New York. Herregud så flott!

Som en av de første anmeldelsene jeg finner på RYM sier: "a must for anyone with an appreciation for humanity, poetry and the Human experience!" Selve motsatsen til "Anti-Human, Anti-Life. True Norwegian Black Metal", der altså. Ikke rart det blir vanskelig for en stakkar å la seg fange helt av Paul og Art.

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water Joda, det er litt stort og svulstig med ein del klisjétunge linjer her og der, med lag på lag med strykarar og kor som sett saman for å løfte dette til noko stort og nesten religiøst. Og vei du kva? Eg likar det - i alle fall så lenge låtane i botn er så gode som her. "So Long, Frank Lloyd Drive, “The Only Living Boy in New York”, “El Condor Pasa” og så bortsetter er alle glimrande, omtrent terapeutiske. Og uansett kor utpult tittelsporet er, så syns eg det er like nydeleg som første gong eg høyrte det. Forbanna fin musikk. 9/10

Напомнило ранних битлз, звучание нежное и успокаивающее, но переслушивать бы не стала, не зацепило

Bangers everywhere. Great, to-the-point songs.

i want to hate, but i can't deny

Mika und uberpolo, für immer dankbar

Pretty decent album from Simon and the Funk

The placement of the duo on the album cover makes it look like Art Garfunkel has a moustache.

The only living boy in New York - one of my favorite songs ever.

Fantastic from top to bottom.

I've never been that into Paul Simon's solo work, but these two together make such fun music. Might be a bit corny at times, but it's just so fun in the end that I can't help but have a good time. Favorite Songs: Cecelia, Baby Driver, The Boxer

Reminds me of my childhood!

dare i say one of the easiest 5 stars i have ever given on this list. i will shake ass to Cecilia any day

This is the last album they made. After that they broke up and Paul Simon went and did his own thing. They dove into so many different genres throughout the album. You've got some rockabilly, jazz, gospel. And they do an astounding job through all of them. It's an incredible record and absolutely deserves to be on this list. The Boxer is an amazing song. And The Only Living Boy In New York is a personal favorite of mine. Really the only song I find kind of meh is the Frank Lloyd Wright one. The rest have their own little things that make them either a fun listen or something special.

b side is a 5 a side is arts a weirdo

Starts with a 10/10 with the title track. Was expecting to like the rest of it a bit more tbh, especially since I've been listening to quite a bit of Paul Simon recently. Enjoy the slower tracks a lot (BOTW, Boxer, TOLBINY), not so much the more upbeat ones (Cecilia, Baby Driver, Bye Bye Love). Given how good some of the tracks are, I will still rate it highly, but could have been another 5 if the rest of the album held together as well. Prefer Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme as a whole. 7.5/10

adores. a calm breeze. eye of the storm

This is one of the best albums I know. Love it all.