Reviews (page 11 of 14)
son gays?
Beautiful album, but i’m admittedly not head over heels for it. Standouts are the title track (obviously), The Boxer, Baby Driver and Why Don’t You Write Me.
Es bastante interesante y pegajoso
Estuvo bueno, qué loco que canten el Cóndor Pasa
Bellísimas baladas, tonadas animadas, folk sentido Tiene un poco de todo esté el último álbum de Simón y Garfunkel Voces muy armoniosas en conjunto, especialmente en Bridge Over Troubled Water se siente muchísimo pero muchísimo sentimiento Pero El Cóndor Pasa, The Only Living Voy un New York son otras canciones muy buenas dentro del álbum En general en el álbum te hacen sentir nostálgico, y transmiten muy bien también animosidad de vez en vez en canciones como Baby Drivers Disfrutable y hace ver que son más que The Sound of Silence, que yo muy erróneamente conceptualicé así
I don't dislike Simon and Garfunkel as much as I use to.
is pretty good 💥the boxer 💥baby driver 💥cecilia, i guess
It's not my favorite of theirs, but still a great example of how sonically adventurous they can be. "Cecilia" could be an Animal Collective song. To me, this album leans too much on the anthems and syrupy harmonies for me, which implies that maybe I don't love them for what they are best at.
Sooooo earnest
Meh. The harmonies are nice and Cecelia is a good song, but it's too soft and polished and polite and just sounds like a 5 year old tapping you on the leg and saying excuse me
I mean this album is fine. Has some great classic songs. Not really into it, a bit too mellow for my taste. I don't hate it but would probably never throw it on.
nice
Good enough folk music, but very much not to my personal taste. Nice acoustic guitar though.
Jag vill känna det men jag känner det inte :(
Song For The Asking
Really good background music... I don't know if i could devote full attention to this album. I do remember the boxer though!
Recognized a couple of these! Not really my speed, but pleasant enough. 6/10 Pretty Good
Música que dá nome ao álbum muito boa. Eu gostei num geral, não tinha explorado tanto esse estilo.
Definitely some great songs on this album, and there's something about the harmonising that's just a bit magic... but I don't think this album did enough besides that to really rate that highly for me. There was only one song that I actively disliked, which was "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright", the rest was all decent. Some hits here that I'll always be happy to listen to, but not going to revisit the whole album again. Going to fence-sit on a 3.
What an incredible first song, jeez. You certainly have my attention. Some of these songs are crazy crazy good and the rest are mid what do I rate thisssss Very high 3
Not my favorite but I appreciate how iconic the album was for its time and how it paved the way for other musicians. A couple of songs I liked on it are 'Why Don't You Write Me', 'Baby Driver' and 'The Boxer'.
I don't know, man, it's S&G. This brand of extremely accessible seminal music was huge in the 60s, so it seems a fairly safe bet for 1970. As an album I want to listen to today, I am just not a megafan. Totally fine album.
Overall: 3.07 (rounded to 3) Consistency: 3.27 Originality: 2.5 Enjoyment: 3 Virtuosity: 3.5 1. Bridge Over Troubled Water - 3 2. El Condor Pasa - 3 3. Cecilia - 4 4. Keep the Customer Satisfied - 3 5. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright - 2 6. The Boxer - 5 7. Baby Driver - 4 8. The Only Living Boy in New York - 4 9. Why Don't You Write Me - 3 10. Bye Bye Love - 2 11. Song for the Asking - 3
Way soft and crazy different but it won me over.
After reading some of the reviews I feel uncomfortable giving this a 6/10, but it was good, just like I think over hyped. Something i find really interesting is that like all of these male singers in this era had very similar vocal styles, maybe this was bc of the tech. Idk. I think it's kind of like how today a lot of female pop singers like Olivia Rodrigo sing very breathily. Kind of just interesting to me I guess.
11 songs Added to liked: -El Condor Pasa -The Boxer (knew the song)
Grand, not for me really
Not bad, not my cup of tea but it was uniquely different from song to song and was a trip.
6,5/10 Pros: - not necessarily my taste in music, but instrumentally catchy - Some heavy hitters song-wise + Song from Garden State (Only living boy in New York) Cons: - no real coherence in songs / no link between songs - big difference quality wise in heavy hitters and weaker songs on album
love it
Classic acoustic songs with a real kumbaya vibes. I respect the material and Bridge Over Troubled Water is such a fantastic song. 3.6/5.0
Doesn’t contain any of their famous, overly memed material, so that’s a plus. My dad had a couple of these songs on a cassette when I was a kid so I know a couple of them, like el condor and Cecilia. I particularly liked, in addition to those, their trademark soft, airy songs like the frank Lloyd wright one. This is a 3.5 rounded down because I just don’t love enough of the rest of it to give an all-around higher rating.
muy lindo, dale Benito ponete las pilas
Harmonies galore! Folk rock supremacy
At this point in my life I'm not really into folk rock. I see and hear the massive influence this album has had. I will surely revisit this album later in my life but for now I will leave it a strong 3/5. Just not now.
I like the more intimate, funny songs -- the gushing epics are a little overblown to me.
I’ve heard some of their hits and enjoyed them but a whole album doesn’t seem to hold up very well. It’s perhaps a bit too mellow and lacklustre for me which makes it harder to determine if these songs are well written or not. Most of this just doesn’t stand out here. Just a few things here and there. Likely need more listens to learn the lyrics and dig into the subtleties. Surprised to read that this album from 1970 is their last album. If this is their last album and assuming their career went upwards to ending on a high note, I’m not sure that I have much interest in listening to any of their other albums until I can click with their music. I’ll likely be looking more for a collection of their hits. So this doesn’t immediately stand out and probably has potential to click later but I’m not entirely sure about that.
sure
Sehr professionell produzierte Musik vornehmlich für zart besaitete Menschen.
Better than most of these
Never been that fussed on SiFunk. I enjoyed the recognisable songs but there wasn't much else to keep me coming back I reckon
This is a pretty sweet album, might give it another listen. I like 3 of the songs a lot, and the rest are mediocre. Decent album, good, but not 100% best album I've heard.
This is a dilema. This is. Very good album. Outstanding band. Some great songs, many of which i know without onowing the album. Emotive songwriting. Well balanced recording. Am i going to listen to it again? No.
The 60s music is really just not for me. I like the Boxer, not much else.
More classical but still introspective and very nostalgiques and with good and sad vive at the same time. The Boxer is my favorite. Very automn vibe.
extremely funny first pull. they really do sound like that one make some noise bit huh. really sounds like theyre doing every genre ever but them flavoured. which, good for them! cool pedal notes in the voice. really love the random sounds that come in occasionally. GOD that baritone sax. i need her highlights: The Boxer. Song for the Asking was also very sweet
Some of these songs would be considered indie today. I guess these are the proginitors? Minus a star. The Boxer might be one of the greatest songs out there. Definitely a star or two there. I like the diversity of songs on the album. It's not just one style.
The songs are good. The vibe is good. The album is… all over the place. El Condor Pasa to Cecilia to the orchestral title track — they were clearly pulling in different directions, and this was apparently their last album together, which explains a lot. It holds together emotionally but not stylistically. A great collection of songs more than a great album. More importantly: this album lives in my vinyl collection, currently held hostage in the dragon's den along with my vinyl player. When my daughter was two years old, the vinyl case happened to cover Paul Simon's face. She looked at the cover, looked at Garfunkel's hair, and yelled "Der Bart!" She was not wrong. It turns out this is a known phenomenon — people have been putting their thumbs over Paul's face for 56 years and discovering the same invisible moustache. vincetheprince sent me a review that rated the album: "5: The moustache. 5: The songs." My two-year-old daughter had apparently already written that review.
Now that's how you open an album. What a fantastic first track. Really enjoyed El Condor Pasa.
Simon & Garfunkel always walk a fine line between beauty and kitsch: the album's opener is an example of masterfully sensitive songwriting, slowly building into a sublime, angelic finale ... only to be ruined by the horrendous and cringeworthy "El Condor Pasa". The rest of the album follows a similar pattern ... all in all though, it is a rather pleasant listen.
2,6/5
Softly softly catchy gingles
Famous songs
I enjoyed it but it's not my favorite from them
Rating: 7/10 Went in with mild expectations and came out enjoying the album well enough. It's old fashioned folk pop but definitely still has a timeless feel. The description suggests that this is the end of their creative endeavors and the peak of the band, and I can see it. Better than their last album that I listened to with more interesting musical diversity. There are two clear highlights in the tracklist to me, the title track and The Boxer, with the rest maintaining 'pretty good' status. Maybe I'll become more of a fan of the duo in time
Ive heard good things abouth these guys. The title track and the boxer were really good. Most of the songs outside these two are prety mid. I dont think im a fan... I tought their sound was quieter. Its kinda the opposite. Not bad but definitively not for me.
Me encanto ceciliaaaaa
"Cecilia" and "Keep the Customer Satisfied" are an incredible one-two punch. This album cover is hilarious.
Much like the ~other~ BOTW, this album 1). is part of a wonderful lineage that I otherwise greatly enjoy; and 2). causes me to hiss like a cat at its mere mention. Let's explore why. I will tell you a story that at least some of you have probably heard 91 times because it's one of the only stories I actually enjoy telling. When I was in the 8th grade, there was a school talent show. This kid in my class named Nick, whose last name I don't remember, did an honestly really awesome performance of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," playing piano and everything. The school administration was so impressed that they asked Nick if he would like to perform at 8th grade graduation. He agreed. In the week leading up to graduation, we did rehearsals and this is where things go off the rails. We kept doing the walkthrough and every time we did it, they made poor Nick perform that whole song. They wouldn't just say "this is the part where Nick performs Bridge Over Troubled Water." They just kept making him play the song. Speaking CONSERVATIVELY, I would say we did 3 walkthroughs a day on the last week of school, which means I had to sit through this kid singing this song at least 15 fucking times in the span of a week. And it felt like they were hazing the kid at a certain point -- like, they didn't redo the Pledge of Allegiance or the prayer or any of that other stuff every time we did the rehearsal, but they made ol' Nick sit at the piano and sing his little heart out to the point of insanity. The song has never recovered for me. I hate it. I never want to hear it again. It's not the song's fault, it's James D. Adams Middle School's fault. According to US News and World Report, 25% of students at that school scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 38% scored at or above that level for reading. It's probably because when they should be in class they have to listen to their classmates sing Simon and Garfunkel songs. Luckily, after spending the first five minutes of the album gritting my teeth and going into a simulated flight or fight response, I get to hear the very good remainder of the album, which has "Cecilia" and "The Boxer" and "The Only Living Boy in New York."
Nice Album
I was like damn this album got fire but it was because Spotify played me something else
i’m super fucking white but simon and garfunkel have always felt a bit too white for me. def some bangers on here though.
I listened to Simon & Garfunkel for the first time about a year ago. It was the album "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme" and I thought it was incredibly beautiful and soothing, so I had great expectations for this one. While this is also really wonderful and super smooth, it isn't really resonating with me. What makes this album so appealing are primarily the voice performances. They sound incredible delicate, gentle, emotional and catchy, making the album truly memorable. The instrumentation also sounds really great. It gives a nice and warm folk sound, with the use of acoustic guitars and some occasional horns and complementary strings. In additions, in songs like "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "The Boxer" they use a loud drum to make the songs more striking. In general, I would describe this album as more sad than cheerful, due to its mellowness and lyrics, but there are a handful of tracks that are quite upbeat, those being "Cecilia", "Keep the Customer Satisfied", "Baby Driver" and "Why Don't You Write Me", which sound positive and playful thanks to their melodies and rhythms, even though the lyrics might not be as high spirited as the music. Regardless of its great quality and incredibly performances, I'm finding it hard to get the full experience. Maybe at this point I might be sounding like I'm contradicting myself with all the praise I gave them, but I think they deserved. I truly believe this album stands out as a folk rock record, is just that I'm not personally emotional connected to its sound, so the score is more of a representation of the appreciation for the skilled musicianship instead of how much I resonated with it.
did not finish the whole album; bridge over troubled water is wholesome but the individual songs were hit or miss. Lots of character but not all appealing to me "if I could be a hammer, I would" - WHAT
This record is "Very Good" but it's not "GREAT." The success of the record is driven by the immense success of the title track's single not on the particular strength of the other songs.
Noget nostalgi ved at have LP'en. Nogle fantastiske numre, men også et par fails.
This was much better than the previous Simon & Garfunkel album I got. Some songs were pretty good, but not enough to give the album as a whole a 4.
Not one for me. I just don’t like folk.
buen album tiene buenos temas mas que nada el 2,4 y 5 fueron los mejores temas la verdad es disfrutable, no es mi estilo yo le doy un 5/10
פחות הסגנון שלי 3⭐️
somewhat varied for a folk-rock album. i was expecting more intimate sentimental sad songs, but it's a testimony to how varied can be that genre, the way they made it.
Good album with some good songs
Added three songs to my favorites list! I think this album was big when I was BORN, but the Boxer and Bye Bye Love and even Cecilia remain great. The rest was way too slow and melancholy to hit a list. These two needed some SSRIs.
Not my personal taste, but I see why people like it.
Chock full of classics
A bit too soft for my liking, but I can hear the craftmanship.
Son realmente buenos. No me gusta el folk rock en general, pero ellos definitivamente tienen algo. 5/10
Lamentablemente no disfruto practicamente nada del folk y este disco no fue la excepcion. Si quiero rescatar las voces y la armonia de los instrumentos, a pesar de no gustarme el genero valoro lo suave de por lo menos este ejemplo.
Is necessary in society.
This is the second Simon and Garfunkel album I’ve had on here. I didn’t grow up in a family that listened to them; I’ve heard a lot of these songs before, but they don’t hold any special emotional weight for me. As compared to the first album of theirs I had, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme (which I liked quite a bit), this has them branching out from their folk-influenced roots. It sounds great, their sense of melody is pretty much unmatched, but as a matter of taste, I very much prefer the more folky stuff.
Kinda boring, very deep and mellow good for like background music in a nighttime car ride very soothing
I liked it, but not my favorite. I especially enjoy the song Bridge Over Troubled.
Not usually my thing, but really enjoyed it
3/5 Paar mooie numbers Geen al te grote fan van de opname manier, alles lijkt opgenomen uit een blik
Je ne serais pas allée vers Simon and Garfunkel par moi même (à cause de The sound of scilence, la soundtrack de Girl Interrupted et leur manière de chanter mélancoliquement). Enfait, c'est une très bonne surprise!
First half was good, didn't enjoy 2nd as much. I think PSRT is better, there's not much Garfunkel here I feel.
There were like, one or two songs that really stood out, but otherwise, meeeeeh
I’ve mentioned this before on a Simon and Garfunkel release: I like the sonic experience. I enjoy the sound of the guitars and how they’re captured. The vocal harmonies are as well. Cecelia is a notable example of a well executed recording. This album also has snoozers like the opening track. The vibe of this album makes me uncomfortable. This is the sound of Ivy League college students. I don’t know if that’s true but it’s the feeling I get.
achei que seria tão chato quanto o último que recebi deles, mas tem músicas muito bacaninhas (cecilia, keep the costumes satisfied, baby driver...). gostei.
- Very pretty instrumentation - Vocals are very nice - Won album of the year/song of the year in 1970 - Liked 'The Boxer', 'Baby Driver', 'Why Don't You Write Me' - Songs don't stand out against each other too much
70s Flower Power
Ok
Bridge over troubled water - 5 out of 5 El condor pasa - 2 out of 5 Cecilia - 5 out of 5 Keep the customer satisfied - 2 out of 5 So long, Frank Lloyd Wright - 3 out of 5 The boxer - 2 out of 5 Baby driver - 3 out of 5 The only living boy in new york - 5 out of 5 Why don't you write me - 4 out of 5 Bye bye love - 4 out of 5 Song for the asking - 2 out of 5
Some forgettable tracks but decent overall. Not really what I'd typically listen to but I can appreciate why others would enjoy this more.
Fav song: why don’t you write me Album rating: 6.6
Classic
Going into this album, I expected it to be somewhat emotionally heavy, BOTW feels very carefully crafted and cinematic but as with many S&G songs they’re almost too nice or polished for me to properly enjoy. Production wise BOTW is incredibly balanced, it uses a full orchestra with loads of layering which gives it a sort of gospel sound, everything sits very beautifully in the mix but to the point it loses any grit. Vocally S&G are technically stunning, harmonies are perfect, too perfect? I think how nice everything sounded throughout made me disengaged at times, there are tracks which I love for example the Boxer but an entire album of this was somewhat boring to me. BOTW is a very mature and well crafted album, but for me the same qualities that make it “great” also make it less interesting.
For the tracks at the beginning and end, i couldn't come up with an activity were i would listen to them, except "listening to music". But in the middle there were some good classics.
love it, a classic, but yea not for me at this point in my life, you can only hear el condor pasa a couple of thousand times before it starts sounding like elevator music :P
*Some great songs but it loses steam at times
Farrrmmaaaa
not technically bad it’s just too much of the slow beatles esque 60s-70s that doesn’t speak to me
Really only love the upbeat singles here, this is kind of S&G at their most overproduced for me.
Pretty sure my grandma loves Simon and Garfunkel. I’m sure I’ve heard songs but never a whole album. First 2 mins of trouble watered is quiet and not that good. Songwriting is pretty good. When it starts to pick up in the middle it really oicks up. Good piano and accompaniments. Not really a fan of el condor pasa. It’s very dated. Not a lot going on with it. Cool flutes I guess. Cecelia is a banger. All time classic. So fun, so catchy. Great production. Customer is really fun too. Def not as catchy but a fun song. Ahead of its time. Last 2 songs were so much better than the first 2. Frank lloyd wright is closer to the first 2 unfortunately. Again cool flute I guess. I like the drums too. Lyrics bullshit and not catchy. The boxer is pretty good. Definitely more catchy. Still not that much substance. I guess it’s kind of telling a story but it takes too long to get to that point imo. Baby driver is really goofy and dated but it well written and well produced. It’s a fun song. Needed this one. Only living boy is fine. Pretty forgettable. Nothing to write home about. Why don’t you write me is a lot better. Maybe the best written song in the album. Bye bye love is another classic. Love the live version. Guitar is so good. Song for the asking is another pretty forgettable song. Would’ve liked a better closer. Overall it was an up and down Blum, pretty average in all honesty. 2.5 stars.
Cute album with some bangers but was not really interested
Kanskje tidenes mest kjente musikkduo? Behagelig folk rock her, med noen mer uptempo innslag. Bridge Over Troubled Waters er en selvskreven klassiker, som alles mamma elsker. Heldigvis er ikke dette den eneste gode låta her. Keep the Customer Satisfied har et kraftfullt og deilig refreng, og The Boxer har en melodi som er intet mindre enn vakker. Brorparten av de andre innslagene faller innenfor kategorien gode-men-ikke-særlig-minneverdige. Litt artig at El Condor Pass (If I Could) høres ut som en veldig naken Sound of Silence. Sikkert ugreit, men jeg gir albumet en treer. Top 3: Keep the Customer Satisfied, The Boxer, Bridge Over The Troubled Waters
L'album est sympa, il y a même certaines chansons que j'apprécie mais elles me rappellent trop quelqu'un que je n'apprécie pas énormément.
This album is god but not amazing. Everyone talks about this album being so ground breaking but I think it was just OK. It does have some outstanding songs for sure.
No me habia escuchado nada del duo este y ya estoy entendiendo las vibes .... me gusto pero un poco delulu Favs: la intro y The Only Living Boy in New York
This isnt a record in my style- i did a more detailed on RYM Some fantastic tracks on this from the ST and Baby Driver unfortunately nothing really latches on
Some really great stuff like the title track, the Boxer and Song for the Asking. But it's a bit uneven with "stinkers" like Bye Bye Love and the truly awful El Condor Pasa. This remains a duo I'd rather listen to on compilations than their albums.
Solid album but a bit too nice. It creates a flat slightly old fashioned feel which then I enjoy as a pleasant album from a nostaligic perspective rather than on the merit of its effect on me. I do get the same feeling with Paul Simon on his own to some extent but somehow I prefer his more erratic use of techniques and instruments more so than the Garf varient of his music. I think the production is better too but that might just be me. I cant really knock this as basically every song has some endearing quality and impact but not in the way thats important to me musically. Great formula just a little bland or something is my analysis.
Technically very accomplished, pleasant sounding with some absolute classics like "The Boxer" which have etched themselves into our cultural memory. It's impossible to say that S&G are bad, but I just found this album so intensely dull and I can't get past that. It's just too tight and too pretty and leaves me feeling limp. This isn't a genre issue, because I love folk music. I just like my to be a bit more raw and expressive. It's clearly a very good album but there is no visceral connection with me at all.
Wow 11 songs just 37 minutes! Very short. I’m trying to place this album in the chronology of the transition from folk to rock. Seems very Joan Baez with Andean flutes.
Overall, this album was nice, 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' is so beautiful.. However it didn't really do much for me, I wasn't excited or engaged with the lyrics past the opening track, I'll give it another listen to see if anything changes
Too bad I don't like this genre. It would have been easily a 10/10
A bit dull, some hits though
The post-Bookends bookend to S&G's discography has the sound and feel of two creative partners coming to realize their time together has reached its end.
folk music. Was It Fun? No. Was It Calm? Yes. 7.123432/10 Fav song: Why Don't You Write Me
Very good but not my style
not my cup of tea but i respect
Folksy
The title song is timeless. The Boxer is another highlight. A classic album but some odd ones in the mix
Heard a few covers in my time of these songs, some had a Beatles vibe that I genuinely thought was from them? Good to learn about
Potente, variado. Bridge Over Troubled Water es un temazo. Por momentos pierde la fuerza. Me repito, lástima lo jugo en inglés.
Bridge over troubled water - 5.5/10 - I liked it, its really calming and nice. Its a good song to listen to when you want a break. I like when the music and singing gets more strong and has more power to it. El Condor Pasa (If I could) - 7/10 Cecilia - 5/10 - A nice burst of energy but has lwk sad lyrics i feel bad Keep the customer satisfied - 3/10 so long, frank lloyd wright - 4/10 - sleepy The Boxer - 6/10 Baby Driver - 5/10 The only living boy in new york - 7/10 Why dont you write me - 6/10 Bye Bye Love - 6.5/10 Song for asking - 5/10 overall album - 5/10
some skips mainly bc im not into folky sounding music. there are some good moments - I like baby driver, why dont you write me
some classics
Some great classic.
Not quite my favorite but still had some good songs especially the Peruvian one
Outside of the hits, while this is regarded as a classic album the other songs are...ok. The Only Living Boy In New York is my fav S&G song. Struggling between a 3 and a 4 so after a vinyl listen last night did the car test today. Landed on a 3.
Je comprends qu’il ait pu être hype de ouf à l’époque mais sa a vieillis et ma pas trop touché, maybe trop aigris
does anyone else get a homoerotic vibe from this? top tracks: el condora pass: light and whispy atmosphere. kinda reminds me of a chinese tune but wikipedia tells me its zarzuela. nonetheless, very nice! so long frank lloyd wright: love the story behind this song! a very mellow and melancholic tune. i feel you, simon. (why would garfunkel want a song about frank lloyd wright, anyways?) baby driver: also a cool country twang with a bit of kick. love the sax part. no notes. i thought the album was great! not 100% solid throughout- but this is my first s&g album. definitely see the vision here.
Enjoyed the songs I already knew
Some great highlights but so many dreary dull moments, I get that the harmonies are interesting but it's not a great album for me
I’m not sure what I’m missing, a lot of people think this is a 5/5 album. For me, the best song on the alumn is track 10, bye bye love.
A little too mellow for me. Good album, but I don't listen to it much.
Best Song: Keep the Customer Satisfied. The rhythm is a little honky tonk, but there is a brilliant euphonia to the lyric "I get slandered, libelled, I hear words I never heard in the Bible". Worst Song: Bye Bye Love. I have mixed opinions on Live recordings of songs, especially when it is just randomly inserted into a studio album like this. Here, I feel like the crowd only distracts by adding a muddy clap whose enthusiasm slowly dies over the course of the song. Overall: The classic Simon & Garfunkel combination of soulful harmonies and soulless harmonies. I get that they're talented but whenever I listen to them I can't help but feel like I'm listening to two beautiful robots.
Wasn’t a big fan of the faster paced songs. Bit to similar to The Beatles for me. LOVED the slower songs. Bridge over troubled water, The boxer and Song for the asking are just lovely
Good but a little old timey for me
I could fall asleep to a record like this.
Has some moments, I wasn’t quite into it this listen. It’s so soft. The harmonies felt soft. I did really enjoy the guitar work.
I'm indifferent towards this one. Nothing stands out as particularly good or bad. Except Cecilia. That's a banger.
Not exactly bad but so monotonous
ok i guess.... un poco deprimente
Nieko panašaus savo noru neklausyčiau, bet galiu įvertinti albumo muzikalumą ir ištikimybę savam žanrui. Tikrai taip ir įsivaizduoju folk-rock muziką. Geriausios dainos iš albumo man pasirodė pati pirmoji - “Bridge Over Troubled Water” ir paskutinioji “Song For The Asking”. Ar dar klausyčiau šio albumo? Tikriausiai ne. Vertinu 5/10 (vertinimas būtų aukštesnis, tačiau tokio žanro muzika man nepatinka).
Pretty easy listening. Off the first listen it’s a little homogenous but I think I’ll return to it!
Very mellow, feels like ending an old chapter in your life you don’t wanna move on from yet.
6/10, Favorite song - Baby Driver
Bridge Over Troubled Water feels like a warm cup of hot chocolate, the kind you drink while listening to sad music my dad would play in the background and some sort of a gentle nostalgia to it. I love the film “The Graduate” and “Baby Driver”, I can hear why Simon & Garfunkel’s music works so well alongside film because it feels cinematic and emotionally soft around the edges. I’m wasn’t familiar with Simon & Garfunkel’s game, but this album feels inviting rather than overwhelming. There’s nothing necessarily wrong with Bridge Over Troubled Water. The lyricism is poetic and beautiful, and each song feels like it’s telling a story through harmony and carefully chosen instruments rather than big dramatic moments. Still, I don’t think this is an album I’ll remember vividly a month from now. It leaves more of an overall mood than specific standout moments.
A few classic songs. This was fine. I wouldn’t choose to put it on though.
Sounds like a Zach Braff soundtrack
A cutsie little album very calm, would listen to baby driver again. I wonder why they didn’t use this song in the movie baby driver it’s so cute and it probably would’ve fit well. Oh never mind I found out that they did I just don’t remember. I should watch that movie again.
ok not my favorite
Pretty fun listen
Zzzz..
sweet sweet sweet vibe-wise, the album holds together, but as standalone songs not very much the flute moments were really nice though
For me it's the production values that save this record. Some outstanding tracks but also some filler. The Everley brothers cover shows they had run out of material and ideas
-wow this is really good. def prefer it to Bookends.. quite a few songs i recognize from my childhood, my mom is big into Simon & Garfunkel -this is the exact type of folk rock i enjoy and would like to hear more of. keeping it at a 3.5 for now but could definitely turn into a 4 after another listen i think -Favorites: Bridge Over Troubled Water, El Condor Pasa, Cecilia, and The Boxer
I think the hits really hit on the album, but the songs that don’t aren’t great. It’s highs and lows for me, I’d give it a 3. Bridge of troubled water, the boxer, the only living boy in New York are definitely highlights.
There are songs here that I really enjoyed, and others that didn’t stand out as much. The album is nice, but it felt a bit uneven for me. Still a good listen though, I liked It.
Hyggelig dette 👍
Tittelsporet er 5/5, litt kjedeligere låter innimellom der men chill vibes.
Chill
Live tracks don’t add much Bye bye love 👎🏻 Frank Lloyd wright would fit perfectly in any 1960s nyc film soundtrack Very nyc album Brill building folk rock
Very easy listen and classic tunes. Didn't blow my mind but I did enjoy it and it is easy to see how Simon & Garfunkel had such an impact on the music scene and inspired so many other artists.
Okay, but nothing crazy
2,5 stars Cecilia as my heart
There were a few songs that hit, but it didn’t capture me. I really wanted this album to be great. I love the era and some of the messaging, but musically is just didn’t resonate with me.
I like a few of the songs on this album, namely the boxer
Good vibes but not into it right now
I was really into this then the last song came on and it had a live audience clapping along which made me vomit
My only other experience other than this album was their album Bookends which I thought was incredibly underwhelming other than like "Mrs. Robinson" and "America." Rest of the songs on Bookends felt like demoes. This album is similar in sound, but I believe this one was executed better than Bookends such as, it has a nice subdued sound with wonderful melodies with Mike Love making a surprise appearance appearing as a guest vocalist on "Baby Driver." Highlight Song/s: Cecilla and Baby Driver
3.5 stars
qué buenos son los hits de este disco, pero las demás canciones se me hacen un poco meh. quisiera poder ponerle una calificación más alta, pero sí se me hizo unremarkable como un álbum
Baby Driver and The Boxer were something I like to typically listen to. Overall not a bad album. Not my cup of tea, nonetheless, still a good album.
More enjoyable then the last S&G album. The album cover looks like he ready to kill lol
Not my speed, but enjoyable nonetheless. ★★★
Frank Lloyd Wright song was pretty weird. What the hell was that?
Never really got Simon & Garfunkel. It's fine, just... a bit boring.
This album was pretty boring in my opinion. I hadn't heard any songs before this listen. To me, this is just pretty outdated. I wouldn't be mad if someone put this album on, but it would never be my choice.
Enjoyed this but thought it was quite front loaded. Cecilia was the best track IMO
later
This was nice! Cecilia? lovely little vibe.
There are some generational songs here, ones you never forget..even some lighter tracks are fun, like Cecilia (which feels like a blueprint for Some Nights by ironically, Fun). There are also a lot of tracks that are too light and made for the time, leaving the overall album unbalanced. Still bloody good though.
A little too much easy in the easy-listening, though pleasant enough. The songs don't get interesting until Cecilia. The Boxer of course a gem. Moments of delight mixed with head for the exits. The pluses carry the 4.
Wild that this is their 5th and final album. It's such a mix of hits and misses.
Not a fan.
Not really a fan of folk, at least it's not too long. 6/10 Favourite track: El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
These guys commercialized folk music while wearing those outfits, so that’s something. I had to learn a dance to Cecelia at summer camp and unfortunately that song has lived deep in my subconscious ever since. I think it’s worth reconsidering the proposition that sparrow > snail - I have a pet snail and he’s pretty cool.
Cecilia is a classic. Probably could have omitted the Frank Lloyd Wright song
Enjoy the variety here. Some good songs and interesting instrumentation. Not my usual taste but it’s very listenable. The guitar playing on ‘The only living boy in New York’ is so good. The live song is a bit random.
My most controversial music opinion may be that I think the title track here is a Bad Song. The lyrics are good, but it's so slow and sleepy and the ending climax feels overdone and unearned. Luckily the album picks up after that, turning into what is probably the duo's most diverse album. After the opener come the lovely "El condor pasa" and the hand clapping "Cecilia" - only three songs in and we have three distinctly different tunes. There's some pretty standard folk pop from the duo after that, but a few more left turns as well. It's pleasant, but that's as far as I'll go. The band has trouble nailing a middle ground between the too-quiet songs like "Frank Lloyd Right" and the too-loud ones like "Keep the Customer Satisfied." The best of both worlds is "The Boxer," which is good but not amazing. A pleasant pop album for sure, but not one that's hit after hit.
Lupsakkaa. Baby Driver oli hieman ärsyttävä muuten kiva.
solidi büez, ganz Stimmigsvoll aber am Endi vom Tag hald immerno Simon & Garfunkel cuteness mit country-untertön. Kei Kombi wo mi us de söckli haut. 3 son of a bridge vom Timon & Goetschfunkel
Pretty good album, a few songs don't do much and are a bit average but a lot of great tracks. Garfunkel's singing on Bridge over troubled water are the best vocals on the album not sure why he wasn't used more. Paul Simon's voice gets a but tiresome after awhile
LIKE A BRIIIIDDDDGGEEEE
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A quiet and peaceful album that I wouldn't normally listen to.
The Boxer slaps so hard
Its nice music. Reminds you if simple times. Easy to liaten to with good lyrics. But a bit boring for me.
Vanskelig denne. Flere veldig sterke. Ceeeciiiliaaaa! Men noen helt intetsigende og. Tenker 3,5/5.
I thought this would be very boring tbh, and one of those albums where you can recognise that it was important for the time within music, but doesn’t necessarily equate to a good listen in the modern era. Have to say it was very enjoyable actually, very good tempo and catchiness throughout and best of all didn’t bore me.
Correcto
They made their mark in music. Defined a sound
First listen to this but plays like a greatest hits. So many of these songs are ubiquitous. Simon and Garfunkel are kinda whatever to me.
шесть песен отсюда знаю. ШЕСТЬ! но в целом заунывновато)
Tranquille
Nice.
Het meest Beatle-esque album van het duo, met Paul Simon in full-Paul McCartney modus en Art als jolige sidekick Ringo. Heb dit album eigenlijk lang afgeschilderd als melancholische meuk, zoals veel van hun werk, maar net als dat ik hun discografie echt steeds meer op waarde weet te schatten, doe ik dat ook wel met deze plaat. Het is klikt niet zo als dat het album Parsley (& nog wat kruiden) dat doet, maar het is onmiskenbaar weer een prachtig geschreven album door één van dé songwriters van Amerikaanse bodem. Het is ook veel orkestraler dan eerder werk, zoals je dat ook wel steeds meer hoorde op de laatste plaat van de Beatles. Geeft een interessante dimensie aan hun folksy roots. Een BOTW en een The Boxer is mij iets te gortig op dat gebied, maar gelukkig bevat het album ook wel echt 'hidden gems' als 'Keep the Customer Satisfied' en het wonderschone 'The Only Living Boy In New York', waardoor ik als customer best satisfied ben. 7,5/10 Highlights: El Condor Pasa Keep the Customer Satisfied The Only Living Boy In New York
Fine in the right context. Not something I’d have in my general rotation.
Transitional guitar rock nostalgia. Honestly listened to as background music while driving, very listenable
mid 2.75/5
quite a pleasent listen was nothing too crazy but i still enjoyed listening to it
3.5 I’ve always had a soft spot for Simon & Garfunkel just as I have the movie The Graduate, though I don’t really remember which inspired me to appreciate the other first. Regardless, this is post-Graduate S&G and the end of the road for their partnership (aside from a brief reunion in the ‘80s), so it stands on its own in a lot of ways. For that reason, I think people tend to over-romanticize this album just a tad - don’t get me wrong, it’s very good, but I don’t think it’s their best combined effort. I can get behind the title track being considered the group’s definitive swan song, but the rest of this album is all over the place. It’s not an outright bad thing, as it puts a lot of diverse songwriting on display, but it also just kind of lacks a sense of organization or flow. Fortunately, the quality of the songwriting makes up for that in a lot of ways, but it’s something that stood out to me nonetheless. Still, the boys sound as good as ever, and there’s no shortage of great songs in the mix, with The Only Living Boy in New York, So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright, Baby Driver (loved the classic ‘50s rock n roll sound here), and their signature track, The Boxer, all being favorites of mine in these listenings. I admittedly found Cecilia kind of annoying, but I can see how it could be considered a precursor to Graceland in some ways. Also, while I do appreciate Bridge Over Troubled Water, hearing it always evokes memories of 8th grade choir, and I cringe just a touch thinking of our performance of it then. Obviously, that’s a personal issue; objectively, it’s a great song. Above all, another quality release from a duo with no real misses in my opinion, but I still think Bookends is the superior album.
Pretty good, lots of songs I recognized
I liked this one. Will explore Graceland from Paul Simon. 3/5
I know I am in the minority as somebody who doesn't get the art worked by this duo, but there it is. Apart from the obvious classic, I found nothing on this album to excite or move me. Of course it's easy listening... And maybe it's just too easy for me.
Better than Bookends but not by much. Some solid hits, but really not much beyond that
- This should be fun! Another album I've heard but never really focused on - Very gentle. Dated. Not a big hit with me
I thought it was mostly good when it came to the more prettily arranged songs but the more folksy to country stuff... didn't really land for me. Still a nice album
This work both solidified my appreciation for Simon and Garfunkel's talents, and pushed me away. The first half of the album starts strong with the extremely melancholy title track, then it confuses its listeners with a strong niche Latin American influence. The second half of the album sounds more like what I would've expected with my limited knowledge of the duo, except for that one ska or "reggae influenced" track that confuses the listener but is more easily appreciated on mainstream US radio. I liked it, but I can understand why it was met with initially mixed reviews, it's showing ideas from different cultures and that takes some time to get used to. It does feel cohesive, there's a ton of talent throughout the compositions in general, it's just feeling goofy to me in too many places. I'd snag a copy at a discount price. 3.3/5
Cecilia, Baby Driver, The Boxer. Only Living Boy in New York are undeniable. Can't be ignored that some of the coffeeshop folk songs on here are absolute snoozers, though.
Some good tracks
A clearly very good example of music that just isn't for me. It had its moments but it just doesn't get me going
Es ist schön mal die Originale zu hören von Liedern, die ich irgendwie schon kenne. Find die Flöten lästig und die hohen Chorusteile erinnern mich an Kirche.
2.8 - Seichtes Album, das so vor sich hin spielt, ohne absolute Highlights oder Ausreißer nach unten Highlights: The Boxer, Baby Driver
Did Simon ever write for another voice regularly again after parting ways with Art? I like some of his solo work but it’s probably no small coincidence that a lot of the best material he subsequently created is in partnership (or “partnership”) with other musicians. That’s not to take away from his considerable achievements (well, I guess it kinda is, I’m sure he’ll be fine), but it does get back to a recurring concern of mine about what constitutes a “solo work” and what is actually a front for a project involving many. He seems to benefit greatly from that give and take and it opens up his creativity - that’s a good thing! Case in point: this album! I’ll probably never vibe completely to his melodramatic twee affect but there’s a lot to enjoy here, from the Spector-worship to Art’s lead vocal showcase to off kilter inclusions and of course the immensely pleasant guitar fingerpicking throughout. Good stuff. (Although I am always immediately reaching for DJ Shadow after the first bit of track 2)
I appreciate that this is a good album, maybe even great, but their music has never clicked for me and I can only take them in small doses. Listening to this entire album was like being softly hit on the head with a pillow for about 40 minutes. It didn't hurt, it got annoying pretty quickly and I was happy when it was over.
3.5
Just a normal music. Unfortunatelly nothing special
gentle melodies of the 70s. fantastic songwriting and buildups. doesnt really have the verse chorus bridge chorus repetition of modern music.
Bridge Over Troubled Water - 8.5/10 El Condor Pasa - 7.5/10 Cecilia - 7/10 Keep The Customer Satisfied - 7.5/10 So Long Frank Lloyd Wright - 9/10 The Boxer - 8/10 Baby Driver - 7/10 The Only Living Boy In New York - 7 Why Don't you write me - 7/10 Bye bye Love - 8/10 Song For The Asking - 8/10 76/100
Good but overrated. The title track is amazing and so is the boxer but i cant see why this album is so highly rated. 7/10 Favourite: Bridge Over Troubled Water Least Favourite: Bye Bye Love
Beautiful
This album was good
fine 3/5
Not my fave
It's all-right. I'd give it a 2.6
1. The Boxer
A little slow and had difficulty following along. But this album has one of my favorite songs, The Only Living Boy... so 3/5
Calming, gentle, second half very forgettable (although maybe that’s because I was locked in on spreadsheets)
Classics
nice
Surpised I didnt love every song, but also only did one listen. Great for long drives, introspection. Might need a second listen, as songs like these really grow on me over time. Instrumentals and vocals are stellar, but I think the subject matter on many songs was not my taste, feeling singsongy (just the genre).
so i'm liking this one much more than i liked Bookends.
Bridge over troubled water is such a beautiful song to me. Funnily enough, it used be a fave of mine when I was little and the band Hearsay did a cover of it. Although, the original is definitely better. Also really love the song Cecelia, the rest is the album is good but I prefer Paul Simon’s solo stuff more.
- Has a cool vibe to the entire album - I would not choose to listen to this normal but I'm vibing to it and enjoy it quite a bit actually Was not exactly what I liked but that didn't make it bad. It was cool to listen because it was quite influential and overall pretty alright music.
My fourth S&G album (counting Graceland by Simon), and 200th album of this project! Out of the S&G albums proper on this list, probably my least favorite of the three (gave both the others a 3 as well). Not much really stood out to me aside from Baby Driver (love the movie the song inspired as well). But everything else is pretty solid. The title track, I swear I'm more familiar with a cover of it but I can't figure what version that is. None of the covers (or original) I'm finding on Spotify are as bombastic as I remember. But yeah, good album. Couple great tracks. Weakest of the three S&G albums on the list, but they're all some flavor of 3 to me. But better than Graceland which I gave a 2.
its good, but didnt feel amazing
Well, here we are again. Another one of the top rated albums of its respected genre on the site, this time being Folk Rock. And, it’s another example of something that I can confidently say is objectively a 5, and yet personally I would only give it a 3. When something just isn’t for me, it’s always tough giving it a fair score, which is why I think everyone using this site should use their own individualized metrics to grade albums. Mine isn’t by objectivity, no one is ever going to read this review. It’s more of a fun journal to tell myself how much I liked an album and what songs are worth coming back to, if any. Sometimes these reviews can go wildly off track and I could just end up talking about something that happened in the world that day, or I could simply just tell you how my day was specifically. The point being, it’s not to be taken seriously as gospel. But yeah, “Cecilia” is my favorite song here. They’re all great, just not my cup of tea. I wouldn’t necessarily even call this Rock. The 36 minute playtime is also just the perfect length, bonus points for being so tight with no filler. So, yeah, I reiterate. Objectively a 5, personally a 3.
Its not you, its me. I know everyone in the whole world LOVES Simon and Garfunkel, but I don't. They are great singer-songwriters, but the esteem they are held in baffles me. Most of these stars are for the Album cover - Place thumb over Paul Simon. Embrace the moustache.
gute produktion ++ songwriting nicht ganz so meins 6/10
Lots of emotions listening to this whole album. I heard it a lot when I was quite young.
this one was pretty good. “the boxer” is an all timer for me. i realize the title track is one of their biggest songs, but i could never really get into that one. solid album.
I think after a few listens it'll really hit but for an initial listen, it wasn't bad.
"Gentle hippies, put your filthy hands together... for the folk stylings of Cylon and Garfunkel!"
some classic mellow bangers on this one.
A classic that cemented these two as great songwriters of their era. To bad Paul Simon turned around and bashed Garfunkle to smithereens.
I love the instrumentation in this - it’s so rich and I love whilst it’s a folk rock album, they’ve taken so much liberties in making it as genre fluid as they could for the time. Nice listening experience - wouldnt mind listening to it in the car.
Sure
None of the songs are bad but I can't say they all excite me
What I like I like a lot, but the rest is hard.
I’m not crazy about Simon and Garkfunkel but I do think this album is far more compelling than Bookends. Plenty of great songs and performances on this one that have far more direction than other tracks of their I’ve heard. Over all, don’t mind it Fav tracks - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Cecilia - The Boxer - Baby Driver - Why Don’t You Write Me Worst tracks - So long, Frank Lloyd Wright
Art Garfunkel is vaginal dryness in human form. 'Cecilia' is good, tho.
Not what I was expecting from folk music. Not bad and can see why it’s widely appreciated.
It’s so pretty. Very easy to listen to.
OK
nice easy listening, highlights: cecilia and el condor pasa. 6/10
Very nice, not my kind of music but I still think it's a beautiful album.
One of those I've listened to countless of times due to it being on heavy rotation in my mum's collection. Yes, the harmonies are great and some of the arrangements are as well. I just enjoy it less and less each time I listen to it.
I liked some of the songs but I feel like there was something missing to the songs.
The good songs on this album are great and classics, obviously. The other songs are annoying at best. But there's a lot of good songs. 3/5
Not bad,
This was really not amazing
First one is good and I recognise it but I wouldn't listen to it usually, very country sounding. Some sad some happy, all good
Way more energy than I expected, quite liked it
Meh. Hade högre förväntningar. Töntig musik som ändå är mysig. Helt ok. Men vet inte för vilka tillfällen.
I really like a few songs on this album. Obviously the title track is the highlight of this album, and if I were setting the track order, I'd put it at the very end of the album, because having it at the very beginning kind of lets you down for the rest of it. 3.4/5 Highlights: Bridge Over Troubled Water (this is the only version I like of this song) The Boxer El condor pasa Cecilia
Kind of a mixed bag of interesting stuff and garbage
Some classics, and then some I realize weren't on the "best of" album for a reason. Hard not to hear some of these and think of Blutarski smashing their guitar at a frat party in 1967.
Rv
I quite like the opening track, but there was a bit too much of this and I just really struggle with Simon and Garfunkel in general
Альбом не тронул и ничем не зацепил.
Did not enjoy as much as Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (which I gave 5), idk what the difference was
C'est ok Je n'arrive pas à comprendre qu'il ai été aussi populaire
Soft and sweet, like a strummy lullaby. Great job, guys!
I love their harmonies so much.
Boring. 3/5
OK
Tons of hits on this album like Cecilia, The Boxer, and El Condor Pasa. There are also many slow points on this album--though I get Simon and Garfunkel are kind of known for being slow, you get what I mean. Keep the Customer Satisified is a pretty bad track, and the title track isn't great. In fact, outside of those three tracks, and maybe a couple other decent ones like Bye Bye Love, the album isn't stunning as a complete piece. Most of their albums are like this. It's just that those singles--especially Cecilia and the Boxer, are generational hits. 3/5.
I always found their vocals limp and weak, something that really stood out when listening to their cover of Bye Bye Love, which I thought was really insipid. But this is a good album, I think I can finally hear some of what makes them so appealing and beloved by so many. There is stuff in here that reminds me of The Beatles, and some foot-tappers like Cecilia and Baby Driver, and then the sentimental The Boxer and The Only Living Boy in New York.
The hits are great, the misses...
I knew a confusing amount of songs beforehand, quite a few of them from their Finnish translation counterparts too, which I had not realized was a thing. I am also very happy to report it does not sound trad. folk enough to make me want to poke out my ears. Not the kind of music I enjoy listening, but I did somewhat enjoy this once over.
#578. This isn't bad, but I really struggle to get into shit like this. Maybe you just had to be there to get it. I kinda wonder had I lived through this era of music would this be like Creed, where I hated it at the time but now I kind of enjoy some of it, or like Nickleback where I hated it at the time and now I hate it more. I suspect probably the latter, but who can say. 3/5: mid
Yes it's a beautiful album with some all-time classics, The Boxer, Bridge, Cecilia. Personally I'm not *huge* on Simon & Garfunkel, but I can appreciate them every now & again.
Solid 3 star
3 big hits love Cecilia
Just two dudes who made decent Americana road trip music. A classic album.
2.8/lots of songs i know via deja vu but overall not my thing fully