Reviews (page 10 of 15)
Another great surprise! This was funny and folky, a great mix of humour and heart, I loved it.
Still holds up after all these years!
My brother absolutely adores this album. I love some of it. Bridge.. Of course starts off so gentle, but builds so brilliantly that it's never overblown while sounding epic. I love the beginning of El Condor Pasa as it now immediately makes me think of the DJ Shadow song which sampled it. I can't really get on board with Cecilia. Probably because I heard Suggs' version everywhere for months in the 90s. Keep the Customer Satisfied is a slightly twee toe tapper which is fine I guess. I can't unhear Thunder, Lightning, the way you love me is frightening over the chorus. So long Frank Lloyd Wright definitely exists. The Boxer is a classic, no notes. Baby Driver, dear god this album is tonally all over the place. Pick a lane, Paul. Only Living Boy in New Cross..er I mean New York, is gorgeous, Why Don't you Write Me is another tonal handbrake turn. Decent enough song mind. Bye Bye Love is a banger. My daughter was excitedly telling me about The Owl House throughout Song For the Asking so I have no opinion.
Brilliant. My favourite so far.
There's something about Art Garfunkel that makes me enjoy Paul Simon's music more. This album is great. Folksy but with amazing orchestral elements and some melancholic vocals. Also, who doesn't love a cover of Bye Bye Love? Favorite song: The Boxer Least favorite: None? Knew before? Just the hits.
Really disappointed I didn’t like this one more. Was previously a big fan of past Paul Simon work & headed into this hoping I’d feel the same but only ended up liking a few.
Saw the cover and immediately wanted to give this a 5. Now halfways through and I'm genuinely smiling here at how easy the album makes that. I seem to have never listened to this, or even the hits, with proper attention - I know, say, The Boxer better from playing in my head than from how it actually sounds - the wonderfully weird harmonica, the sprinkles of slide guitar and how the deep strings(?) at the end cut to the light outro - and: these songs aren't just lovely but so much more interesting than I thought. Beautiful stuff. Greatest album I've had in a while.
First time listener. Never been a big Simon & Garfunkel guy but this one’s a pretty solid album.
Only song I listend to was Mrs. Robinson, but its great and I love it
Three stars not because I thought it was technically/musically bad but because it wasn’t to my taste.
I knew this album wasn’t for me when I thought it was starting to get really good but that’s because the album was finished and YouTube started playing something else. It’s not a bad album, just not my cup of tea.
Amazing album, full of iconic songs and great hidden gems. I think this is a four star album that can become a five star one with future listens.
Folk music isn't really my jam. Good for what it is
Album is interesting. I'm not sure that I'd listen to it again all the way through, but there are some bits that are kind of catchy.
Really enjoyed. Some real classics in here 8/10
Good stuff
I love this album
Ah, Bridge over Troubled Water! Like a lovely snuggly cardigan. 3/5
Perfect
Me duermo
70s folk ain't my jam. It's okay.
I love Paul Simon, one of the greatest to ever do it. This album has some awesome songs on it, has to be a 5. But I don’t think it’s their best, a couple of songs towards the end feel a little bit filler to me.
big moustache
Love love love S&G.
I didn’t enjoy I rally really wanted to but the vocals were pissing me off maybe picked the wrong day and should try again with it?
4 stars
Mostly boring with 3 good songs
Not as direct as their other albums, but got to have a relisten before I can do it justice.
All time classic. Easy listening perfectly performed and produced.
Excellent folk-rock record. I enjoy S&G's music much more than Simon's solo music. It is a shame that this act was relatively short-lived. Even though they only had five albums they had many iconic hits. "The Boxer" and "Cecilia" are my favorites from this album.
Quality songwriting, the title track and Cecilia are a classics. Overall the musical style isn’t my favorite, but a good song is a good song.
I just don't care.
Ugh, this album was on repeat when I was a kid. My parents played it almost constantly (it definitely felt that way). For whatever reason I can’t stand listening to this particular album. I like some of Paul Simon’s solo stuff - just can’t abide the S&G material.
This was good. I find myself increasingly enjoying Simon and Garfunkel. 3.5
lindo lindo lindo LINDO. eu já tinha escutado esse album no vinil antes, mas a versão de vinil tem america e save the life of my child no lugar de the boxer e baby driver, então foi interessante escutar como o album fica com essas duas ao inves das outras. como eu já sempre pensei antes, esse álbum é extremamente lindo e tenho muito apego com ele desde bem novinha, então é impossivel eu nao dar 5 estrelas pra essa obra de arte!! eu te amo simon e garfunkel🫶
Album gefüllt mit Klassikern. Einfach phantastisch
musik und deren können einfach zeitlos gut
Klassiker.
Nett.
"Bridge over troubled Water" ist allein schon das stärkste Lied nicht nur auf dem Album, sondern gehört zu den berühmten Top 10 überhaupt. Die Stimme von Art Garfunkel und das Arrangement und die Produktion von Paul Simon..ein ganz ganz großes Meisterwerk. Aber die anderen Songs müssen sich nicht verstecken, im Gegenteil sie strahlen genauso, nur anders. Sie bestechen durch Vielfalt und Spielfreude, auch wenn das Duo dies im Alltag nicht gelebt haben. Schade, aber wir erfreuen uns weiterhin an ihren Liedern. Besonders an diesem Album.
Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by Simon & Garfunkel, originally released in 1970. I'm used to this group being more folk-centric, but this album incorporates more genres/influences than I was prepared for. I'm hearing elements of rock, R&B, gospel, jazz, world music, and pop. Their OG folky fans were probably pissed at this. Overall this album has a very "artsy" feel. Like that one old hippie in your neighborhood who goes to farmers markets and wears turquoise jewelry probably loves this album. The songwriting is solid, as is to be expected from these two. I just love Paul Simon's voice. Good stuff.
Better than the other one that I rated from this but still - Garfunkel's vocal style is so whiny that it's hard to enjoy in long stretches. It's too soft for my tastes though the title track is extremely great. El Condor Pasa is great and Cecilia is a sweet little track but the rest is just forgettable/too soft for me.
Assumed this would piss me off and was pleasantly surprised by the contrary! Light and lovely.
I really, really wanted to like this album, but felt like there were one or two songs that carried it and the rest were meh. Keep the customer Satisfied was the first song that really impressed me, and it was because of the brass hits. I don’t like the softer songs, like So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright. The Boxer I do really love. Baby Driver - fun song Why don’t you write me - also fun, Beatles-esk
Really good album.
classic
First three songs of the album were great! Feels bad to give the album a 3/5, but I lost interest after cecilia (excluding The Boxer). I enjoyed listening to the album but would only return to the songs I enjoyed. This is album 1/1001 so my rating scale might change as I listen to more albums.
Unmatched beauty in songwriting and performance have rarely (if ever!) been more clearly on display than in this album. Just sublime.
One of the greatest albums of all time. It holds up well as a standard record of what a perfect album should be. The harmonizing, the writing, and the instruments in it are a combination that is rarely done well together.
Slay
Bridge over Troubled Waters
This album is ridiculously good.
The songs on this album are really well written and sung. A lot of classics that I'm only now hearing for the first time. Glad I got to listen to it.
A couple corny songs but for the most part this album was great.
Their best album, hands down.
A great album
Not a huge fan. I liked a lot more of Paul Simon’s solo stuff. But Cecelia was on the radio constantly when I was young. Bridge over troubled water is a good song, but slow. Another case, of a very good album, just not my cup if tea
Some of the greatest songs ever, but some others just feel like filler. Very close to 5 stars, but just misses the mark.
Big slap
Honestly, It's a shame Simon & Garfunkel broke up after this album because they brought their A game with Bridge Over Troubled Water. Everything in this album is absolutely sublime from the vocals, the music, and the lyrics being absolutely great. This album never lost the signature Simon & Garfunkel sound but made all the necessary improvements to make it the great album it is. This album also runs at the perfect pace being fast-paced and fun throughout. This album might not be perfect but it is clear that Simon & Garfunkel went out with a bang. Best Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water Worst Song: The Boxer (Side note: As another reviewer pointed out, yes, you can give Simon a beard by covering Garfunkel's face and yes, it is funny) (Second Side Note: Since this is my last Simon & Garfunkel, I thought it would be necessary to rank all of their albums so here you go, 1. Bridge Over Troubled Water 2. Bookends 3. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme)
This is so good it is like a greatest hits package. Banger after banger. My parents generally have terrible taste but I swear they had this back in the day, memory unlocked. Has to be a 5
4 maybe 5
all killer no filler
Virkelig tight plade, nærmest alle numre er all timers og alle numre er virkelig gode
Et af de covers jeg set mange gange, men ikke har fået hørt. Sangene er fine og ganske forskelligartede.
the boxer is a gift from god, the titular opener to the album is great as well. Favorite s&g album
Not a bad album, lots of good tracks that are well known. So many of these have been covered or sampled too so it all feel quite familiar. I 'm sure it was a more legendary album when fresh.
Grew up with this in the background. Have a deep love for this album still. Only living boy in new york still sounds like a choir of angels to me.
Fav: Bridge Over Troubled Water Least Fav: Why Don’t You Write Me
aite
This is a really great album. While some of the up beat songs do feel a bit dated, I really connected with the more acoustic songs.
Yeah yeah great album and all that... Like a lot of these recommendations, I find it hard to listen to it out of the context of their iconic/boomer status.
It's fine, a couple songs really stand out, but it's a pretty average listen overall.
Great album with some epic highs, like the insanely moving title track. Sad to say this can't be a 5 though, because there were a few lackluster tracks and a couple that downright irritated me (did the horns have to be THAT loud?). Still great record though, Simon & Garfunkel were an awesome pair
just freaking awesome THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORKKK
Meh, quite boring. Can be fun in the right mood, but overrated.
I feel like I everyone knows this album but everyone hasn’t listened to it and I get it. Cecilia breaks the mold on this one. That’s as much of a banger that this type of band can muster. Keep the Customer Satisfied tries to keep the momentum going and then it drops back into mellowdom. When they pick up the pace of the music it’s very reminiscent of peak Beatles. But then they let it go. This is a good album to put on to fall asleep to. That gives it a place in this world. Choice cut: Cecilia
It’s that good, I’m gonna buy it on vinyl :)
Phenomenal
Most definitely the best album I have listened to yet! I love it, all of it!
Every song's a banger
Cool album. Three songs that I really like. Overall, a very good album.
Love this album
5 stars. A lot of familiar songs.
This album is awesome. So many top tier songs including: - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Cecilia - The Boxer - Only Living Boy in NY - Bye Bye Love
I've grown a huge appreciation for Paul Simon during this project, and this album cements him and Art Garfunkel's status as one of the great singer/songwriter duos of all time. Notable Tracks: - Bridge Over Troubled Water - just epic, probably better suited for later in the album - El Condor Pasa (If I Could) - Cecilia - The Boxer - Song for the Asking 9/10
quite boring, but with somehow pleasant atmosphere
Nice album, lot of dynamics
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Bit dull but the title track is indeed a beautiful song. Never sure how I feel about Simon and Garfunkel. I think I like them more than I don't like them
My high school graduation song.
It’s pretty alright at times, but can also be sappy, overwrought, and bombastic at times, too.
Not my cup of tea, but it's not bad
I've listened to this album quite a lot over the last 3 decades since I was introduced to Simon and Garfunkel. This album still sounds as good today as it did when I first "discovered" it.
4.5 not 4. felt like simon and garfunkel which is a positive.
A perfect album composed of so many perfect songs. It has heartfelt songs filled with nostalgia like the title track and The Boxer. It has fun and quirky songs like Baby Driver and Keep the Customer Satisfied. It feels like they must run out of material at some point, and then they knock you down with Only Living Boy in New York. This album could be so much worse and still be a 5.
Beautiful tracks, catchy tracks, and a few corny tracks.
LIke beatles but worste. The best in my opinion is El Condor Pasa
Worse beatles
If you’re planning a barbecue and need the perfect soundtrack, Simon & Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water is a fantastic choice 4
Favourite tracks: bridge over troubled water; el condor pasa; Cecilia; keep the customer satisfied; so long frank Lloyds wright; the boxer; only living boy in new york
Buenísimo, con 4 clásicos imperdibles.
Excellent. Great melodies, great harmonies, great lyrics, great rhythms, excellent recording and feel. Classic in so many ways and just awesome. Five stars.
I grew up with the impression Simon & Garfunkel were pretty cringe, but it turns out I actually really like them. A couple of great songs, a few good ones, and a couple that missed for me on this album. Fave Track: The Boxer Rating: 4
Was more or less unfamiliar with this album outside The Boxer (though I think I might have heard Cecilia while checking out the aforementioned song). Expected to like this a whole lot more based on my experiences with some of the duo's other songs, but was relatively underwhelmed instead. El Condo Pasa (If I Could) is an amazing revelation though (easily my favorite track here), and although a little melodramatic, Bridge Over Trouble Water is quite good as well. And of course The Boxer. Enjoyed this, but was not blown away by any means.
This is impossible. There’s no flaws here. It’s an immaculate recording. Paul Simon is a genius. 5/5
Not of fan of the pair; never sat down to listen to them. I probably already knew half of the songs, and listening to the album was a really pleasant experience, even if they are not what I usually listen to. 8/10
Classic
Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer, Cecilia, The Only Living Boy in New York, El Condor Pasa... You just can't beat a tracklist containing gems such as these. And all the deeper cuts are perfectly nice as well. Funny how this record received very mixed reviews at the time... Guess the "critics" missed its main point: yes, this album's production is lush and expansive, and goes to all sorts of directions... but this is another reason why the album is the crowning achievement of Simon and Garfunkel's career. I'm not gonna elaborate here--the second review currently topping this section does that perfectly. Just wish I could have been there first to talk about Artie's "moustache". Alas, the *first* review topping this section beat me to it long ago... Number of albums left to review: 126 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 378 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 224 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 283
Eher ruhiger, aber viele tolle Lieder drauf.
This is an album I bought for $1 in a swap meet parking lot about 35 years ago. I gave it to my son when he moved out. As 5 star classic as it gets.
This is my top “here’s some songs guaranteed to make you ugly cry for hours” simply because I was forced to listen to it in high school marching band. We played a lot of these songs so there is ENTIRELY too much nostalgia and emotion. Neverthaless here we go. Imagine simply writing Bridge Over Troubled Water and expecting the world not to change. Lollerskates. They punch you in the face and push you over almost immediately, as if they’re saying HEY MAN FUCK YOUR GOOD MOOD BUT LIFE IS SO BEAUTIFUL SO SUCK IT UP. I truly do not think there is a more beautiful leading track on any record, ever. These two goofballs have vocals that could stop a bank robbery. I’m literally crying right now. Literally. Anyway it’s just ON from there. El Condor Pasa is a massive switch from soaring melodies to Mexican pipe flutes and weird ass lyrics but somehow Paul Simon fuckin kills it. It’s dreamy and disconcerting at the same time. What is even happening right now. AND THEN? Cecelia. A fully upbeat, clap your fuckin hands kind of ditty, all percussion with a sick guitar accompaniment. Then we get the dang flute again but it’s a great lead into what I can only describe as what a skeleton playing its own ribcage? You know exactly what I mean. It fully forms at the end with more harmonies and oh shit I’m crying again. But this time it’s happy tears I think. Keep The Customer Satisfied is another upbeat and fun track but the horns… THE HORNS. You aren’t ready. There’s a touch of organ here too which adds a subtle flavor. Clever and cheeky. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright is a sleepy, quiet track because you need a damn minute after Customer. I’d imagine this was intentional. Slow and calming. Also what the fuck is this song even about? #1 track for architects I guess. Kinda beatnik-y. The Boxer is yet another one that I am guaranteed to bust out crying to. It tells a sad but inspiring story but the music is insanely good. Starts out quiet but builds to an intense crescendo and you are left feeling like you just got knocked over again. HARMONIES, DUDE. CRIPES. Listen to this track loud for maximum effect tbh. Baby Driver is another weird one that is probably my least favorite but it’s still a fun listen. CB radio crap was all the rage around this time so it’s sort of understandable. Only Living Boy In New York… you bet I’m tearing up again. There’s some weird vibes here but it is such a powerful song. The way these two goofy lads put vocals into the mix as if it’s another instrument is outstanding. The lack of verse/chorus/verse here is also incredible. It’s just MUSIC. But the story is also lovely and it leaves you wondering about this fictional character and what happened to them. Completely switching gears again, Why Don’t You Write Me is an oddly poppy song but it’s not too silly. Not my favorite song on the record next to Baby Driver but it’s got some cool moments. The live version of Bye Bye Love included here isn’t bad, kind of a weird track to include but it’s great. They were an incredible live band for sure. Finally Song For The Asking is a quiet little one but a great ending. It’s almost like they’re saying “hey man, glad you made it this far, let’s do it again sometime.” And then you do.
Can't really focus on this enough to care. It's not offensive, but it's just such "background music in a dentist's office" that my mind does everything it can to push it out of the forefront of thought. Better than Simon's solo drivel in my opinion, but nothing I can get excited about either for or against.
++: Bridge over Troubled Water, Keep the Customer Satisfied, So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright, Baby Driver, Why Don't You Write Me +: El Condor Pasa (If I Could), Bye Bye Love +-: The Boxer, The Only Living Boy in New York, Song for the Asking -: Cecilia 9,0/10
Now this is a classic. Lots of good songs on here. Love it.
Bridge over troubled water - 5 star song Also liked So long, Frank Lloyd Wright
I bet they walked so other bands could run with their music, but it's like, they became a cliche of music. 2 stars, sorry.
This album is just so complete. Every song makes sense and is somehow different from the rest. From the sensitive “Bridge over troubled water” to the fun times of “Cecilia” to the Peruvian “El Condor Pasa”. I knew I loved this album, but listening in this context just hits different. 5 stars.
Favourite song - Baby driver
Great album. So many well known songs. Wonderful harmonies. The swan song for a tremendously Influential duo. The singer-songwriter era will never be equaled. Total non sequitur……what is up with the album cover picture? Why is part of Arts face blocked by Paul? Never understood how someone made the decision to choose this picture.
bridge over troubled water routinely makes my favorite resident cry :(
Banger after banger - only complaint is that Simon is such a great writer of diverse songs he can’t help himself and the tone of the album is a bit disjunct
Good record. BOTW, Cecelia and the Boxer are some of the better songs ever recorded. The rest of the album is good with varying musical styles
Really liked the opening song and the vocals
Such a wonderful album. The title track is simply one of the greatest songs ever written - optimistic, compassionate, heartfelt and hopeful, and delivered with a glorious vocal performance. The Boxer, The Only Living Boy in New York, Baby Driver, Keep the Customer Satisfied ... just great tune after great tune. So Long Frank Lloyd Wright is a bit of an oddity but is pleasant enough - really the only minor misstep is the live Everly Brothers cover, which is the kind of thing you might expect on a debut, rather than a final recording. Still, a brilliant, brilliant album.
Simon & Garfunkel er for mig mest “Sound of silence” men beviser med dette album at de også er meget mere.
En rolig og hyggelig oplevelse. Det var nu meget rart. Ikke noget som rykker det store hos mig, men hyggeligt.
Der er flere numre herpå som jeg kender, men ikke vidste var Simon & Garfunkel sange. Det kan i korte øjeblikke svinge sig op på hyggeligt, men er for det meste er det bare kedeligt.
Very enjoyable. Favs: - The Boxer - So Long Frank Lloyd Wright - El Condor Pasa Least fav: - Keep the customer satisfied - I don't like the big band arrangement. I prefer other Simon and Garfunkel albums. I've heard the title track too many times. It was probably really something on first listen. But I now find it a bit irritating and overwrought.
It’s the best Simon & Garfunkel album.
MASTERPIECE oh yes.
Pleasant melodies. Baby Driver. This album has both.
I knew I'd like the album, but had no idea I already knew and enjoyed damn near every song on the album. Iconic!
The album is only half as good as the mustache review.
Great record!
One of my favorite albums of all time. I have basically every song already saved. Easy 5
eh ja, siebziger! haben wir in den achtzigern rauf und runter gehört, seit dann gibt es aber schon mehr musik als dieses lagerfeuer-geschrammel. nicht (mehr) so meins.
Ein echter Meilenstein der Musikgeschichte mit vielen zeitlosen Songs
Slightly overrated. But has my fav S&G song (only living boy). 3/5
7.5/10 really enjoyed the opening tracks from this album. However, I felt it lost its pace later on. I love the rock & roll inspiration across this one. The vivid storytelling of Simon always captures me.
Really amazing music and album that cares to surprise!
When the worst song on your album is “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” you know you’ve got a banger on your hands. While I’m more likely to relisten to the other two S&G albums on this list, from a song-by-song perspective, this is their peak. It also contains my favorite of their songs, “Cecilia” and “The Only Living Boy in New York,” as well as amazing cuts like “Keep the Customer Satisfied” and “Song for the Asking.” I do think you could cut a song or two and have an even better/tighter record — my vote is against “Why Don’t You Write Me” or maybe “Baby Driver,” as both feel a bit tonally off — but that’s just nitpicking greatness. Justice for Art Garfunkel’s solo career, though, even if he’s annoying.
Not for me. Some classic songs.
What is this the fuckin Partridge Family? Boomers were weird
Amazing harmonization, great songwriting, emotional performances… S&G are the complete package here. Hard to pick a favorite to add to my 1001 playlist, too many goodies.
Personally, I'm not that keen on the overblown title track, though I do recognize it's greatness, with the mood being similar to The Beatles 'Let It Be'. There's plenty of goodies scattered throughout the record, like the bossa groove of 'So Long Frank Lloyd Wright' the sleepy 'The Only Living Boy In New York' and the bouncy 'Cecelia'. The country numbers are less successful and the two best cuts are the anthemic 'The Boxer and the exotic sounding 'El Condor'. Overall though, I probably prefer the 'dry' sound of the previous Bookends album.
Im not sure if I like or dislike this album, but all I can say that it has a strong emotional impact. The first 3 songs bring back such strong visual memories like a wave. Summer camp as a kid, dad's car, travelling in Peru (it's like the only song known on the panpipes), my Aunts funeral (Cecila). It's kinda weird I've never sought any of this out but its appeared at moments in my live almost by accident. Is it good, I dont know but it gets a reaction and that's something.
Anyone else remember Chris Eubank guest presenting Top of the Pops and introducing Suggs' cover of Cecilia?
If you hear this album playing from the other room, just be aware I'm feeling emotionally vulnerable and have put Bridge Over Troubled Water on again. It hurts the spot for nostalgia comfort, story tunes, benign things that don't need attention and those sing-a-long hits. It is naff as fuck though, love it.
Individually, there are many great tracks - plenty of emotion and nostalgia - but does it flow together as an album, I'm not so sure, feels a bit up & down between tracks. Still, those standout tracks are gold!
Very good
Peak Simon and Garfunkel
3.5 stars
A good album, I like Simon and Garfunkel. I liked the songs Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer, Baby Driver, The Only Boy Living In New York and Bye Bye Love the most.
I had this on CD for a while, but listening to it depressed me. It's a great album, but not good for my mood, I gave it to a girlfriend at the time because she seemed to like it. I know there are a lot of classics on this album and I can microdose these maudlin masterpieces, but I can't listen to an entire album without wanting to dress up in my finest brown corduroy, find a bench in Central Park in the fall to sob on.
Only listened to part of this but have listened in the past. Will come back for sure. Some big songs on here!
It’s a 4-4.5 star album that sounds like nostalgia. But although I’ve owned this record, downloaded this record and listened to it before I’ve only once wanted to put it on before now. And I’m almost 50. Great record
It was just so pleasant.
Great.
Niet mijn favoriete Simon & Garfunkel album, iets teveel quirky en te weinig schoonheid.
Starts out slow, but picks up energy as it goes along. Still a little too slow for me. 3/5 Might listen again
I previously listened to "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" by Simon & Garfunkel from this list. And I've said that first song enough is to give that album 5/5. This one is not different. Musical masterpiece. Vocal, instruments, composition.
whimsical vocals Sing along lyrics with charm Make listening fun
Nice. Best songs are Bridge Over Troubled Waters, The Boxer and Bye Bye Love. The rest are great too 4/5
Some great songs but not my vibe
Beautiful highs with the most nothing of lows, as a final album from a legendary group it ends up being one of the best despite consistency issues.
Great album
#43 - Huge for its time I'm sure, still some of the songs in here are bangers. Wouldn't call it a favourite but definitely a good listen.
Decent S&G hits, particularly the first 3 tracks + The Boxer, w/ an extra bonus live cover of "Bye Bye Love". I assume they'll show up here again sooner or later w/ Sounds of Silence.
This should’ve been the only Simon and Garfunkel album here
Ganske udmærket plade. Stille og eftertænksom.
The first song was like ear porn. Great vocalist and songwriting in this one. Favorite Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water Rating: 4.3/5
Great, consistent Folk Pop record that's chock full of the duo's heaviest hitters.
They were icons of their time for what they added to the environment. My fandom went as far as the radio. I didn't feel enough about them to ever pick up on of their albums.
They saved their best for last. Not a wasted note, in my opinion. Perfection. 5/5
Could be a greatest hits album, most people of a certain age have probably heard all the songs even if they never had the album. I’ve probably heard Bridge and the Boxer too many times in my life but will never tire of Cecilia. Would be churlish not to give it a 5/5.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Now we’re talking. Beautiful music and soulful lyrics. A classic.
Beautiful opener… and overall fun album. Much more diverse and eclectic than I expected, considering the “weight” of Bridge as a song. And another example of great art being produced in a state of chaos, as apparently Paul and Art came to hate each other intensely that lasts to this day during the creation of this album.
Beautifull songs, extremely catchy and an amazing vocal performance. 5/5
Right?
Great 60/70' revival sounds.
No me gusto nada, es como que un poco de todo, pero no hay mucho de nada.
Is this a good album? Yes... Is this a well written and well performed album? Yes... Is this a 5/5 album, no, unfortunately not for me. I did enjoy this all, but it's not really my thing, and I cannot explain in words why.
I've been trying to be very conservative with my 5 star rankings, but here's 2 in a row. What an incredible album...
simpático 7/10
Delightfully chill
有点民谣风格，还是很棒的
Great album with some of the hits. There are a few skips, though, but such easy listening.
Great
Meh not a Simon and garfunkle guy
9/10 Easiest 5 so far, pretty much a perfect album. Maybe 75% is elite-level classic songs? Incredible hit rate here For an album with such huge production, have to compliment how restrained it is at times, building and leaving room for biiig finishes Skips around genres but keeps its heart. Second half clearly influenced by 60s pop and the Beatles for sure Best: The Boxer
As a child of the late 80s these songs still dominated the Easy Listening station well into my late childhood. Such a great album and brings back memories of late night rainy drives in the back of the station wagon.
Ok but not fantastic
The only reason it's not 5 stars is that I've heard their other albums.
Relaxed and fun vibe. Solid harmonies and song lyrics but felt a bit similar overall.
Good, honest Folk tunes
I get it, but it’s all rather folky-twee.
Well crafted folk songs that have mass appeal
Great!
I like Simon and Garfunkel duo very much. This album is a masterpiece. Every song is perfect. Thanks for this album listening again.
Clearly a classic. Very beautiful and not one I’ve listened to in this fashion. Just heard the songs elsewhere. Such gorgeous voices. I’m also glad they aren’t all super long songs! I like the story telling and humour, and the harmonies
I love Paul Simon and listened to a few S&G albums and never quite got what everyone loves about them. Always feels like a bunch of pixies in a folk band trying to impress their fairy friends with terrible music. But this record is a total banger! Feels way more Simon than Garfunkel - so maybe that’s the problem! 4.6
A few bangers, overall a little not my style tho.
Moustache cover deserves a 5 tbh. Content, not quite, very good though. 83/100
3/5
Used to be a big fan, but it has waned...
“Everywhere I go I get slandered, libeled, I hear words I never heard in the Bible” is getting incorporated into my vocabulary.
Very very good. Didn’t realize I knew so much.
Generally really enjoyed but standouts were still the songs I already knew
I think that I must’ve listened to this album more than I thought as a kid because most of it came back to me while listening. Bridge Over Troubled Water has a very annoying theater kid association to me but I love it
Solid all the way through, a couple classics including Cecilia which had been a party sing-a-long staple for us
For some reason, I didn't want to listen to this. Maybe some overplayed songs on classic rock radio? IDK, but I did listen, and it's as good as ever. Great song after great song ... they were the best.
Of course!
A beautiful album from the duo, but I much prefer the upbeat tunes. I absolutely love Simon’s voice, but the slower tunes don’t connect with me as much.
still so good
Love this album. 4.5. Reminds me of dad/childhood.
It was good I'd say, the first two songs were great, then cecilla was the best song of the album imo, after that the album started to get boring and uninteresting, the rest of the songs sounded just the same as the ones before. But still I enjoyed a few songs on it, so good record...
2024-06-05...
I love Simon and Garfunkel and this likely their best album.
Paul Simon is a musical folk madman. Incredible diversity of genres on this album, and Art Garfunkel’s vocals bring a haunting beauty to the whole record. My one gripe with this record is the mixing/production is all over the place, making some songs hard to listen to. Still very enjoyable!
B- Bridge Over Troubled Water 4 El Condor Pasa 3 Cecilia 3 Keep The Customer Satisfied 3 So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright 4 The Boxer 3 Baby Driver 3 The Only Living Boy In New York 4 Why Don't You Write Me 3 Bye Bye Love 3 Song For The Asking 3 Good job fellas
I remember being immensely bored by “bridge over troubled water” as a kid when my friends mom was raving about it. That song still is a bore. It made me wrongfully dismiss this album. Because then comes “El Condor Pasa” and “Cecilia” and plenty of other pop gold nuggets.
Just about a perfect record. The title song being a great song and aptly named for what was their last album. Simon carried on, breaking new ground making fantastic music. Garfunkel not so much. The occasional reunion concerts were much appreciated.
Two of the best harmonizers out there. Superb stuff
I've had this record for years but rarely *really* listen to it -- just great from start to finish. Don't really understand the (seemingly) fake crowd noise on Bye Bye Love but everything else more than makes up for it. This will be in the rotation more heavily, for sure.
Sooo many great songs - The Only Living Boy in New York will always be a fave of mine.
So much different and more mature (full?) than the last S & G album I listened to. I liked this one better.
Song progression: 1 - I liked the chorus 2 - This one was actually kind of good 3 - A classic I think? I've heard this one before. I didn't love it though 4 - Nice lyrics, actually kind of a bop? 5 - Had its moments, but the instruments in the background just ruin it for me (not my style of music) 6 - Had like, one moment of enjoyment 7 - Intro was sort of good I guess, rest of the song wasn't for me 8 - bad 9 - oh boy he's desperate 10 - I'm so done with this album pleasee 11 - I FINISHED YAY! Final thought: The album is just not my taste! Just the style of music isn't for me. It's about this guy who is very passionate about his lover. At least at the start.
Sensational classic album, these songs are timeless classics. I think the lyrics for Cecilia were a bit wacky though, (Maybe the others were too but I didn't pay much attention to them).
Klang interessant
their last album together. one went on to have a successful solo career, the other did not.
Beautiful, ambitious, and quietly falling apart—the album won six Grammys, then they split. With multiple classics on here, it's clear why it sold like wildfire.
I love Graceland. I hadn't spent a lot of time with this album. As I forced my way thru it I realized, at least for me, I wasn't missing a ton. I just don't really get it.
This album is a monster.
Finally, some real fucking songs.
Certainly one of the classics in the history of popular music. I had not listened to this album for probably like 30 years. Used to like it a lot. But now I think it is a collection of some very good work but unfortunately also some poorer stuff. If I had reviewed this album in the 80s I would have given it 5, but now it'll have to be a 4.
This album now sounds very old - I was recently out of primary school when it came out - and that can blind me to just how beautiful I thought it was back then. I loved it. Then I discovered yer Sabbaths and yer Zeppelins.
These guys can get really epic with their slower songs. The faster ones, apart from Cecilia, were less impressive, but I was enjoying this a lot until the stupid cover of Bye Bye Love came in and took me out completely. Stand-out: The Boxer
I love these guys 1 speechless 2 I can’t review this album. I enjoy these songs too much 3 Thank the universe for these two making music together 4. Nice horns Overall fantastic album.
A couple really good songs and a couple of decent ones. The rest was a little too slow or folkish for my taste.
I love Simon and Garfunkel - while this isn’t my ultimate favourite album of theirs it is a joy to listen to.
Total classic :) from start to finish - this is a classic album
Loved this album ever since I heard it as a kid in the car going on holiday. There are some great individual songs but as an album it flows beautifully and only really lets up when it gets to "Why don't you write me" and the cover of "Bye Bye Love"
Good album.
it's definitely good but i honestly just think i'm not in the mood for folk musci rn
Great song writing and vocals. This is a all around great album.
J'aime bien ces deux compères, mais j'en raffole pas à en renverser ma bassine. Tout de même, rendons à Garfunkel ce qui appartient à Garfield, c'est d'la qualité mes bébés
I had forgotten how good this album is!
Singing is great.
Very soothing, pleasant harmonies, gives a very peaceful feeling.
every song sublime
Disco relajadito, quitando un par de temas el resto es muy tranquilo. Tiene una canción preciosa y mítica como El condor pasa que es realmente parte de la cultura pop. Quitando esto si bien son melodías agradables de escuchar, no me parecen especialmente atractivas y demasiado tranquilitas para mi forma de verlo. Es cortito, lo cual se agradece, pero le falta algo
This is very well recorded and the players are all great - there are some FANTASTIC songs on here but the title track is a bit soppy for my taste. The Boxer is really remarkable, and Cecelia is still a great jam. Baby Driver, Frank Loyd Wright, Bye Bye Love, Only Living Boy in New York, all really great.
Quite possibly this duo’s best album and certainly contains some of my favorites.
Another nearly perfect album. This was S&G at their best, both in Simon’s songwriting and in Garfunkel’s tender voice. Even though they broke up right afterwards, this album shows their greatest congruence, tenderness, and even love for each other. Paul Simon wrote “The Only Living Boy in New York” about his loneliness when Garfunkel was out of town for an extended time filming a movie. Really the only song that feels out of place on the album is the live version of “Bye Bye Love”, which is a fine cover but just doesn’t fit in with the rest of the pieces here. The duo recorded a number of songs which didn’t make it to the album, and this one got picked instead. This is a shame, because bootleg and demo recordings of songs like “Feuilles-O” are brilliant and would have flowed beautifully with the rest of the album. Even though this album is a notch below perfect, it’s still one of my all time favorites.
Another surprisingly good album. "The Boxer" will always be my favourite from Simon and Garfunkel. What a great way to start the 70s. A few songs miss the mark a bit but that doesn't matter. I've still got many albums to review. 5 stars from me.
Good. Nostalgic. 4
A classic!
This record was always on in my house when I was growing up, the first song was my parents song 🎶❤️
Yeahhhhhhhhh just very very not my type of thing!! Too slow I don't like the vibes I can just never picture myself listening to this again in any sort of scenario. Some of the songs are "ok" like catchy but again just not my typa sound.
Classic from childhood
Melodic…I’m not sure why but this classic album just didn’t so much for me this time around. Will need to revisit in a few years.
Good
I had heard the popular stuff like cecilia and the title track and the boxer and whatnot. But every single song on this album could have been the most famous and i wouldn’t have batted an eye. this is just gorgeous front to back and the first truly skipless one i have encountered yet
i dont like this star system because i want to give like a nice little in betweener. really this is fantano strong 3 to liiight 4 because this album was very pleasant and also i want to stop giving 3s. very pretty i like the slow songs like its chill
Legend
First off, I love how Paul Simon's fringe looks like Art Garfunkel has a handlebar moustache on the cover photo. Then to the album itself. Brilliant.
Love them and this album!!
I’m so conflicted with Simon and Garfunkel. Some songs really stand the test of time of incredible songwriting, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia, The Boxer. But then others just sound very dated and I would never choose to listen to them again.
The song "Bridge Over Troubled Water" still stands as one of the greatest vocal performances of all time. Art Garfunkel makes Paul Simon's song his own for all time. Simon, of course, puts his songwriting craftsmanship on full display. Just a wonderful storyteller. Cecilia, and The Boxer are standouts. Even the secondary tracks like Baby Driver and Keep the Customer Satisfied are standouts. The Only Living Boy in New York elicits a mood that cannot be described; melancholy, subdued yet looking forward...
My first album on the 1001 Album journey, and what a lovely album to start this adventure with. Though I had never listened to this album start to finish, most of the songs were familiar to me as this album contains, easily, 4 all-time classic songs from the '70s. One thing I am certain of is that, once I ask my children to listen to the album and rate it, they will most likely give it between 2 or 3 starts, as the sounds on this album are probably not apt to the "modern" ear.
Less pretentious than Parsley Sage Rosemary and Time. Still, tough to get through some of the deeper cuts.
I still have the Old Friends box set with their entire output even though I haven't listened to a CD in...17 years? Anyway, this album is classic and has many of their best work. In my imagination, once Simon got Garfunkel to sing Bridge he knew it was the pinnacle of their paring and they'd never top that song. They had to break up. I saw them at their Old Friends reunion tour in 2003, and I'm pretty sure Simon was deeply, deeply, stoned and Garfunkel inexplicably didn't change Bridge to a key his much older vocal chords could handle. It was an experience. I look forward to Simon's solo stuff popping up here.
A good album, but not hugely cohesive and a little uneven in places. The live track was also not particularly welcome.
Rockier than I expected but I guess they wouldn't be called "folk rock" if they aren't. Didn't know that The Vamps's "Cecilia" was a cover, I've got to admit they did butchered it a bit. It kinda gets draggy in the latter half but it's a banger of an album overall.
Embarrassed to admit that I kind of liked most of it.
Последний альбом этой группы, очень нежный и трогательный, звучит будто колыбельная
Paul! Paul, Watch out!! He's right behind you, Paul! Oh my god, he's got his airpods in, he can't hear us!
Quelle ouverture ! Il se dégage un tel apaisement des chansons de ce duo iconique.
Tiene buenos arreglos de fondo pero no me es suficiente. Me manda a dormir.
bridge over troubled water el condor pasa (if i could) keep the customer satisfied the boxer the only living boy in new york
Liked Songs Bridge Over Troubled Water
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3-4
One of the first albums I bought.
This album is excellent. They explore new genres and use the strings well for dramatic effect on top of the top-tier harmonies they've always had. The title song might be the most famous from the album but it is far from the best. I like The Boxer and The Only Living Boy in New York more, and other tracks are at least as good. It's a shame this was their last album together.
Nothing else to say. Love this album
So great
Wow. What a last album. Or in some ways, is this really the first solo album of Mr. Simone's storied solo career 🤔? It sure feels like it. I don't hold a whole lot of knowledge when it comes to Simone or Garfunkle. But it was nice to put track names to so many songs I've heard before. And to put them into context. This is just sublime.
The album where songwriter Paul Simon goes on a motherfucking tear!! Every song is INCREDIBLE. The writing is right up there with the best Lennon/McCartney, and you can just feel the competitive New York edginess here. I've always felt like this feels like a Simon & Garfunkel Greatest Hits record more than an actual album, because any cohesiveness or continuity of the album is dwarfed by the sheer quantity of AMAZING hit songs. Released January 1970, but this is the last album of the 1960's, as far as I'm concerned. Ring in the bell of the new decade. Hard to pick a favorite song... if Paul Simon didn't go on to have a terrific career after this, this would be rightfully seen as a songwriter and duo at the height of their creative powers. They manage to do everything right, in a language they built for themselves and perfected, and just sum up everything there is to love and cherish about the folk period of the 60's. What an incredible album. 5/5
I think this could be a nice chill listen. It just wasn't what I wanted at the time I think.
A pretty remarkable work, offering depth and loveliness and simple listening pleasure, if one can overlook the gargantuan Simon ego, the tendency toward preciousness, and the clear reaching (that often is beyond their grasp) which is most often manifested the overdone arrangements (way too many smearings of cloying strings). . Quite a few of these songs suffer from overexposure (starting with the title track and the near-obnoxious "Cecilia"). "The Boxer" and "FLW" and "Only Living Boy" are all first rate.
Great record, I particularly love Cecilia. Just classic pop songwriting
This is by far one of the greatest albums ever made. Bridge Over Troubled Water is so exceptionally beautiful. LOVE SIMON & GARFUNKEL.
Gute Musik, sehr ruhig.
The title track and "The Boxer" are standouts.
This customer was satisfied. This is S&G at their best. Paul shed most of his collegiate pretensions that made some of their earlier stuff cringey. He’s settled into being a beautiful songwriter and poet. Not just showing off how smart and cool he is to impress chicks.
Some really good songs.