Reviews (page 12 of 14)
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
A pleasant album to listen to, especially as background music.
This kinda fell into the background for me. I've never been a huge S&G fan, so I'm not sure I really got much out of this.
Meh.
I was expecting this to be more familiar to me as I've definitely heard of them the most so far, but I only recongised Bridge Over Troubled Water. The rest was fine, but nothing special.
It sounds just like any other Simon And Garfunkel music, as well as any Paul Simon song. Just continuous, monotonous mediocrity in Rock music. Favorite Track: "Cecilia".
While the songs are iconic the album production feels bloated and emotionally overwrought.
I'm pretty lukewarm on Simon and Garfunkel.
Antingen fryntligt eller deprimerad men en banger
I found this pretty boring despite loving songs on it I already know
It's the first time I've ever heard the title track, and my God what a beautiful song. Perfect angelic tones by Art Garfunkel. Just when you think it ends, it comes back with more intensity, more percussion and some nice orchestra and builds to a wonderful crescendo. What an opener. 'El Condor Pasa (If I Could)' follows it, and it's a really lovely track. You don't get enough flute playing in songs for my liking! From here it's slightly hit and miss. Nothing bad by any means, but wavering quality. I will say though, you can hear the influence from The Beatles on some of these tracks. 'Keep The Customer Satisfied' and 'Baby Driver' you could absolutely find right at home on an early album from the Fab Four. I personally don't think the rest of the album lives up to these heights of the opening two tracks. It's ever so slightly boring in places, but the dull tracks are worth enduring for the jewels that they surround.
I liked it!
Listens: 3 Stand out tracks: El Condor Pasa (If I Could), Cecilia
Didn't realize all these songs were on this album. There's a good mix of vibes and genres. There's some Beach Boy & Beatles feels, western and stripped back piano stuff. Probably too much on the slow side for me, a bit of a snoozer but I guess not too bad for background music. The songs I knew, I enjoyed, the rest were average to me.
I know that name from somewhere
These two are legends. I don't know much of their music but I do know what they bring. Too slow for me at the moment. 3-starts
Got bored. It's my problem. Neve enjoyed Simon.
We sang Bridge over troubled water in my middle school chorus class. The album was too gentle for even a weenee like me. Some undeniable brilliance but I would need to be in a very specific mood to want to hear this again.
Imagine a world where Simon and Garfunkel never met. I doubt that world much would be different, but I wouldn't have had to listen to this. I have faith Paul Simon could still have figured out Cecilia, and I may miss that far off cannon blast reverberating drum in The Boxer, but I think my life would be better.
Average good album with 2-3 hits like El Condor Pasa, Cecilia....
good album but too chill for me.
It was okay. Classic but just okay
I liked it!
Pleasant listen, don't know all that much about Simon and Garfunkel admittedly. I'd like to hear more
It's a beautiful sounding album with some beautiful songs on it...but it isn't Simon and Garfunkel at their best. Paul Simon is one of the greatest of all time, however. 6.5/10 (3.25/5)
great harmonies and some lovely tunes
Good album but not quite my style can't deny the songs are good but its a little slow and dull. Cecilia is definitely a highlight for me, as is The Boxer.
My favourite part of this album is the cover. Put your thumb over Paul’s face, Art gets a funky-ass ‘stache. The hard-pans are incredible, especially when it gets to “Baby Driver” and you get that stereo panning of the hot rod. I don’t like the live Everly Bros song jammed on there. Just feels so out of place.
Liked songs: Bridge over Troubled Waters, El Candor Pass, The Boxer, Why Don't You Write Me, Song for the Asking Ok: Cecilia, The Only Living Boy in New York, Bye Bye Love Disliked songs: Keep the Customer Satisfied, So Long Frank Lloyd Wright Album review: 5/10 Some good songs, but there wasn't much cohesiveness between song orders. Would listen to the liked songs individually, not a part of the album as a whole
The great songs are a couple of the greatest. But the rest can be a pass. As this is a list about great albums that must be heard, and not great singles, I regret to give an average rating. Their live in New York is a significant step higher.
5/10
Listened on my way to a funeral for someone I have known since these songs were on the radio. Same as it ever was, but good to hear it in a mournful mood.
This is #day172 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... here's to the second Simon & Garfunkel album on the list, which turned 55 years old recently. Now, folk rock has never been my go-to genre... it's something I don't mind listening to very (very) seldom, if ever. I did enjoy the duo's first album that popped up a couple of months ago, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. Something was charming about it that made it impossible for me to rate it lower than a 3. Or, I might have been in a more appropriate mood. This one may still be an occasionally lovely listen, but it doesn’t quite hit the same mark. The title track and a few others are nice, but overall, I'm feeling less captivated. This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day173.
Some classic songs on this, but that doesn’t necessarily mean I like them. I can’t stand “Cecilia” for some reason, but “Keep the Customer Satisfied” is great. Such a mixed bag that on the whole this is a 3.
Good pop songs
You had to have this album in my youth, even years after the release date. I didn't have it. Many songs were played at cozy gatherings in the cliques back then. The girls in particular preferred this album. That's why I have fond memories of it. I like listening to Bridge Over Troubled Water and The Boxer again. Overall, however, the music has always been too cloying for me. 3/5
3 or 4 great songs on it. I think it's best when the songs have some sort of percussive element to them.
I didn’t realize how many songs on this album I was familiar with, or how strongly I would associate Simon and Garfunkel with Wes Anderson movies. I found this a pretty uneven album though. I enjoyed just about every other song, and found the ones inbetween pretty dull (including the title track). “Baby Driver” was my fave, and one that I don’t recall ever hearing before. Over all, this album was fairly enjoyable, but I probably will never go back to it other than for a couple individual songs. 3/5
Overall not bad, musically, but way too earnest.
Cecelia is a bop.
"El Condor Pasa" is great - unfortunately the other songs don't reach that same level for me...
not my vibe, but cannot deny the impact it had.
zzzzzzzzzzz
A few good ones but not my favourite
I liked this but not as much as bookends. Cecilia is a classic. Bridge over troubled water a bit overrated. The pan flute is one of the most annoying instruments ever made.
I mean there’s some serious schmaltz on this album. But you can’t deny that there’s a lot of classics on this too. He reminds me my parents. In a good way. Doesn’t mean I wanna listen to it very often, but I can’t hate on it either
ouvindo agora. mas bonito o início
This is my first time listening to Simon and Garfunkel, and idk I guess I expected more. It is fine, but a lot of these songs sound really lame. They aren't bad, but they just sound really cheesy. There is definitely stuff to enjoy here, and I can see why people like it, but this album just isn't for me. High 3.
It’s was enjoyable but Paul Simon gives me the creeps sometimes. He’s like little angry song writing robot
this record wasn't really my cup of tea, but 'the boxer' took me to another world
This definitely feels like early Simon & Garfunkle- lots of Folk influence and a lot of softness/airiness in the tone of the songs. It definitely has some hits- Cecilia and The Boxer are both powerful performances. And as is the case with S&G, the songwriting is the strongest component. Overall- I enjoyed it.
MTroche za spokojne dla mnie, ale If I could podoba mi się dzięki temu że jest takie mistyczne, The boxer i the only living boy im NYC ze mną rezonuje
Good album, with some nice songs and some less interesting ones.
Just like all of the other S&G albums, this is a very good easy listen but nothing I would throw on again. Always happy for them so come up though. This one does feel like it was the best so far I really liked The Boxer.
Bridge Over Troubled Water is a good song. Very peaceful and introspective. Cecilia is a jam too. The rest kinda became background noise. Not bad in any sense but just nothing spectacular. Just there.
A beautiful record. Just not my cup of tea. Deserves to be here for sure though. Just tends to fade off into the background. However special mention must go out to the title track but moreso The Only Living Boy In New York. Unbelievable song
Decent
я обычно фолк не слушаю, но мне понравилось в этом альбоме, что музыка очень разнообразная поэтому было хотя бы не скучно (в отличие от боба марли….) favs: keep the customer satisfied, so long frank lloyd wright, the boxer (за исключением «лай-ла-лай» части)
The Boxer such a great tune! Great album.
Decent album. Many popular songs that have gotten airplay over the years.
love paul simon solo and quite a bit when he's with garfunkel , but never really loved this album despite it having some very popular big hits. 3
Classic album, heard these songs so many times before, just not in the original sense through a full set. 3.4
That was a nice album to listen to. It was interesting take on American folk motives. However today, for the foreign ear (I am from Central Asia) it sounds as "far away" music. Boxer is good.
If this list has taught me anything, it’s that I enjoy Simon and Garfunkel a lot. I think other albums of theirs are better, but this is still very good.
Na Sex, het album van Marvin Gaye krijgen we Sexloos; het album van Simon and Garfunkel! Flauw, maar dat was wel mijn ervaring de vorige keren, toch benieuwd hoe het deze keer bevalt! Eh, het begint weer folkrockig, en ik houd daar gewoon niet zo van. De muziek klinkt wel iets beter en nummers als Keep the customer satisfied zijn zowaar best wel leuk! Er zit iets meer funk in de muziek(HEEL KLEIN BEETJE) op dit album dan op de meeste albums van Simon and Garfunkel, ik trek deze dus een stuk beter dan de eerdere albums. Oh en bonuspunten voor Baby Driver, want dan zingen ze Sex appeal God, bij Bye Bye love ben ik er wel weer compleet klaar mee. Simon and Garfunkel, dit is voor mij jullie beste album omdat jullie niet zo erg als jezelf klinken, nog steeds geen geweldig album. FAVO: Cecilia, Keep the customer satisfied, Baby driver
Could i write poetry to this? n
These two sure knew how to write a pop tune.
This is another album where I can recognize its beauty, even though it may not align with my personal taste.
2.55
Good Sunday album.
S’alright. Bit twee but it’s got some bangers.
Good album. Some moving tunes and some that I didn’t realise were S&G. Great for a Sunday Morning
From an album ruined by a voice to a group who were known for their voices. The first three minutes of this album are so wonderful. I've heard this song so many times and still it moves me. His voice is absolutely incredible, so beautiful. I think it's a shame they went for the crashing drums and the big crescendo though. The second track is a tune I remember from when I was really, really young, played on the radio I guess. After that my favourite track is 'The Only Living Boy In New York'. That's about it though. They did some beautiful stuff but for me their best album came 4 years before this.
Pleasant listening but lacks the sonic depth of more recent folk classics from the likes of Fleet Foxes. I enjoyed the opening track a lot, though.
I guess everybody from my generation is well familiar with this one. I was never the biggest fan as it's rather soft for me. The wife would give it 5 stars if allowed to vote.
A little mellow for my liking. A little too folksy for my liking, too. The Boxer has some interesting bass brass sounds (?) at the end, starting at about the 4:20 mark. Baby Driver - ew. Mouth farting noises are next level bad.
Não tem como ouvir "The Boxer" e não lembrar da versão em português. É um bom álbum.
Classic
First listen. Pretty good.
God damnit
A lot of it feels lightweight. I was surprised by how goofy it felt at times. Like the Monkees with more Davy. 'The Boxer' is still incredible. And I liked the Salesman one hearing it for the first time. But a lot of the lyrics aren’t as good as I feel their reputations would have indicated.
Really liked about half the songs on here (and moderately liked the others, though some were too slow for my tastes). Probably 3 1/2 stars? Paul Simon's solo material speaks to me a bit more.
I don't know if I ever listened to it from the top. Was vibing hard but I didn't like the third track cecilia, even if it does add variety, and from there I just never fully reconected.
I'm familiar with the hits, will be the first time listening to full album. The climax in "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is chill inducing. Favorites: "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)", "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright", "The Only Living Boy in New York" Least Favorites: "Baby Driver" (x1) 3 Stars, B
aardig plaatje.. enkel verstoord door stinker 'el condor pasa'
Soft
I don’t know how they do it. Everything about this is something I would hate, but for some reason I don’t really mind it. I felt the same about the last S&G album I got. Weird voodoo wizards…
It's hard to deny that's a pretty strong opening track. Followed by many more familiar and decent tunes. I've never deep dived on the lyrics too much though. There aren't many that are very meaningful to me. Cecilia was fun. Not sure I need any more songs about famous architects. Sam Rockwell and Will Ferrell should play them in the biopic. Good songwriting that doesn't really connect with me. Three stars.
Powerful for sure. I completely get why its on here and it definitely was a moment. The ballad style tracks weren't really my thing but I do love the folk elements scattered in and the more up-tempo tracks. I feel like I'm being transported somewhere. Highlights: El Condor Pasa (If I Could) Cecilia Baby Driver Why Don't You Write Me
I like The Boxer the best
Classic, nice, good pace.
3.5/5
I enjoyed hearing some of the songs that I never heard before.
I did not actually enjoy this album as much as I thought I would. I know these guys are great in the big picture sense and of course several massive best of all time songs are here... but for me it felt sort of overly sentimental like it was kinda being manipulative, like it was purpose built and not just made for love. I don't know? It just didn't hit like I thought it would... I was mildly disappointed although I am sure it is an unpopular opinion, it is real. Maybe someday I will change my mind?
Surprisingly average
Decent enough album. I really like "The Only Living Boy in New York".
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.
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.
Folk music isn't really my jam. Good for what it is
Ah, Bridge over Troubled Water! Like a lovely snuggly cardigan. 3/5
70s folk ain't my jam. It's okay.
Mostly boring with 3 good songs
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.
This was good. I find myself increasingly enjoying Simon and Garfunkel. 3.5
Nett.
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
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.
Et af de covers jeg set mange gange, men ikke har fået hørt. Sangene er fine og ganske forskelligartede.
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.
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 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
Worse beatles
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.
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.
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.
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.
The album is only half as good as the mustache review.
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.
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.
Not for me. Some classic songs.
Anyone else remember Chris Eubank guest presenting Top of the Pops and introducing Suggs' cover of Cecilia?
3.5 stars
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
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
#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.
Ganske udmærket plade. Stille og eftertænksom.
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.
Great album with some of the hits. There are a few skips, though, but such easy listening.
Ok but not fantastic
Relaxed and fun vibe. Solid harmonies and song lyrics but felt a bit similar overall.
3/5
Used to be a big fan, but it has waned...
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
A couple really good songs and a couple of decent ones. The rest was a little too slow or folkish for my taste.
it's definitely good but i honestly just think i'm not in the mood for folk musci rn
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
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.
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.
Less pretentious than Parsley Sage Rosemary and Time. Still, tough to get through some of the deeper cuts.
A good album, but not hugely cohesive and a little uneven in places. The live track was also not particularly welcome.
Hit an Hit für die gemächlichen Hörer:innen.
3-4
I think this could be a nice chill listen. It just wasn't what I wanted at the time I think.
Gute Musik, sehr ruhig.
The title track and "The Boxer" are standouts.
The title song does drama right, very intense and sad in the way you want it to be. Also love having songs about other things other than damn love.
Fismrst 2 songs are nice the rest is meh. Stil 3.5!
Some incredible songs but doesn’t grab me as an album
Nice
Very chill and relaxing, but with no memorable highlights at the first listen
I recognize the album cover but I wouldn’t have been able to name a single song that was on the album. However, I did recognize several songs. I enjoyed Bridge Over Troubled Waters and El Condor Pasa the most. Songs like Cecilia and The Boxer have elements I really like in the songwriting but the production wasn’t quite my taste to feel like they’re perfect. I do realize that I probably would really be into more subdued covers of those songs. I think the song I was surprised by the most was So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright- I read up a little on how Art had initially majored in architecture and asked Simon to write this yet Simon knew little about FLW it’s really about both of them breaking up the duo which is quite nostalgic and sweet. It also sounds more understated than the rest. I understand the love for the album and think it’s a good solid album. 3.5/5
Production is a bit muffled, but songs are good with a few classics. Bridge over Troubled Water-classic, but kind of surprising this is the opening song and not the closing. El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)-more Renaissance sounding than Spanish Cecilia-classic upbeat folk with Latin-styled percussion Keep the Customer Satisfied-upbeat pop with horns So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright-dreamy slow song, bossa nova-ish, feels a bit long but is < 4 min The Boxer-classic story song Baby Driver-upbeat boogie woogie with horns The Only Living Boy in New York-one of my favorite songs Why Don't You Write Me-bit of a country twang in the guitar lines, horns and percussion almost make it funky Bye Bye Love- live recording, standard cover version Song for the Asking-another live recording? Pleasant folksy song with strings. Highlights: "Cecilia", "The Boxer", "Baby Driver", "The Only Living Boy in New York"
I think as delighted to get this one. This is obviously a classic and some fit be tracks are proper American songbook standard. A full listen through was delightful, but revealed a couple of lower level album tracks and some weird orchestration so it's not perfect but it's damn good.
El Condor Pas, Cecilia, and The Boxer are pleasant songs, as well as the strings sections in Song for the Asking. Overall a pretty soothing album. Much better than their Bookends album.
Bridge over troubled water & keep the customer satisfied & the boxer &
Very atmospheric, this album constantly transports you... To church then an elevator then a funeral, and a concert hall sometimes. I'm exaggerating but the world that kept coming to mind was lullaby. I understand why they were sensational, it's nice music for nice people 🙂 I liked a couple songs Favorite song: Baby Driver 6/10
Have I heard this album before? No Rating: 7.7/10 Some really well written songs and nice harmonies. Good album.
Some classics but didn’t grab me
Some great acoustic stuff, with some fun numbers intertwined with a few slightly longer emotional tracks. Certainly an enjoyable and easily-listenable album via its warm atmosphere and short length, with a similar sound throughout despite the variation in emotions.
3/5
muchas canciones que han sido versionadas en el tiempo, está bien
Not my type
Beginning was quite good but most of it was mediocre
I think the reputation of this album largely rests on the ethereal, otherworldly, brilliance of the title track. ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ is a beautiful song, an all timer and the first track on the record. It’s like church. The rest of the album just never quite lives up to this opening.
Дон Симон и Гомункул - хочу называть их так - молодцы, сыграли спели нежно и трогательно, где надо дали бодряка. Но после первого прослушивания на балладах было трудновато за что то зацепиться
3.5
I can understand why people could really like this but I just don't. I hate the dual vocals. The more monotone folk songs all blend together. How is Cecilia on this album? It's like they decided to snort a line of coke in the middle of recording and get some energy. "Why don't you write me," is the only other real stand out for me.
Ugh, this really bores me. The Boxer is a hit. title track is a chore. Cecilia should be erased. That said, realising the opening chords from El Condor Pasa is the sample from Shadow's You Can't Go Home Again was worth the price of admission.
Good
Keep the Customer Satisfied is a fun song. For such a famous album I thought I'd recognize more songs. Baby Driver is fun too.
Can appreciate the vocals and parts are catchy, but just isn't my cup of tea overall.
This was a good album. The songs were distinct and pleasant, and I enjoyed most of them. There were just a few duds on the small tracklist. All in all I wouldn't listen to it again, but not bad. 3/5.
Garfunky
Dirge, followed by some Bangers then dirge again
The instrument is nice with the folk material makes it sound really fun.
Creative sounds, rich orchestration. Still, a folk album.
Good vocals. You can hear the influence on modern music. Dated sound but still enjoyable. 6/10
Ok
The Boxer was cool, the rest was fine.
All good. Apart from the vocals on the title track!
Do not listen if sleep deprived. This is snoozy. Classic but sleepy. I have listened to this album too many times to feel anything. But that could also be the sleep deprivation.
Well known group for a reason, but more of a background thing for me. Very soft and melodic.
not my style
Decent album. The famous hits were good, the other tracks were fine. As a whole, just average for me.
A few great songs, but I found the whole thing too folksy
Can't say I'm a fan but you can REALLY hear the influence on modern dream pop
Albumet var bra! Första låten gjorde mig lite besviken för den var så långsam, men låtarna direkt efter hade mycket snabbare tempo och var litesvängiga. Min favoritlåt från albumet var Cecilia. Jag vill ge albumet 3,5 stjärnor men kan såklart inte göra det så albumet får helt enkelt en trea. Jag kommer definitivt att komma tillbaka till vissa låtar av albumet!
Though, Bridge Over Troubled Water was considered by many as the high point of the Simon & Garfunkel catalog, I was indifferent and unsure if it was their best album. Commercially, this is their best known work and contains some timeless classics, but the title track I always thought as over-blown produced and even schmaltzy and never liked the song. Same with Cecilia, I didn't care for the song. I would consider, The Boxer one of S & G's best songs and I still rank it one of my favourite songs from the duo. The rest of the album is okay, but not essential and if you're just discovering the group (or cutting through the filler), start with the greatest hits album and earlier albums which have some really good deep tracks. Oh, and Paul Simon's first two solo records are better!
Oh whatever.
Classical
This was kind of nice, enjoyable as background music but not much more
I like the album. I just can't help but think about the Family Guy episode where Peter and Quagmire made a folk music duo. Simon and Garfunkel are definitely legends and awesome together.
Surprisingly not my favorite so far; loved the Boxer and Song for the Asking.
Too relaxed for me. Still good but just for the 1 listen. Will I listen to again: 5%
Variedad de melodías simples pero muy buenas y buena conjunción con las voces
Fine
“Why Don’t You Write Me” is my pick off this album.
Title track, the boxer, only living boy all great,
Good Album
First time listening to this entire album, I have heard Cecilia though.. currently 8 songs in and I am trying to like this but it really isn't my thing lol, couple good songs tho, we'll see if this last bunch will "save" it. yeah, nah this one isn't within my tastes. It isn't terrible, but I'd really only revisit a couple songs in this album like once a year and then forget they exist. 3/5
Yeah I can see why Bridge over Troubled Water is their best known songn
Really good but something is stopping me giving it a 4… don’t know what. 3.5 I reckon…
Most of the songs are very familiar which takes a little shine off the album as a whole. Best track the Boxer
good album.
Actually quite good
Perfectly fine, bit dreary
better than I expected it to be, couple of bops
ben platt and jonathan groff’s famed album! - bridge over troubled water .. classic - el condor pasa sounds like if two groups were given the same music sample and s&g made this while abba made fernando - cecilia also a classic, makes me happy - keep the customer satisfied is a banger
What I expected, like some, others not, generally not my thing but obviously classic songwriters.
Felt so slow. Maybe good for lo-fi background music.
Some great moments in it and decent for a background listen, bit too relaxed for me overall
3 stars. A few nice songs but mostly waffle.
Are they classic songs because they're excellent or because they're so cloying that they appeal to a lot of people likely to have questionable taste (including kids, religious people, one's parents)? The arrangements on the title track sure suggests the latter. One will admit an anti-Simon bias (mainly for his preening self-regard), but still finds a good bit to like ("Frank Lloyd Wright" and "Only Living Boy") but the rest of it seems on the cliched side. One doesn't much care about their breakup. Like much of this records, that too was overdone.
Keep the customer satisfied The boxer Baby driver The only living boy in New York Song for the asking
I think I've listened to this album more than 20 times. It's rare that country-rock songs hit this much all over the world but I can understand why because I listened to them many times.
Many folk rock classics on this album, although never been the biggest fan of Simon and Garfunkel
Ik heb voedselvergiftiging gehad in India, en dat was toch nog minder platte kak dan dit. Vergeef mij de boutade, ik probeer gewoon indruk op jullie te maken. Zo slecht was het nu ook weer niet, maar te gepolijst naar mijn smaak. Melodisch en mooi mag, maar toch liever met enige rauwheid of bezieling. Voor mij niet gebuisd, maar nipt.
Some absolutely beautiful songs, but as a whole didn't wow me.
There was one song that I liked and the rest was Fine
They sound like goats i forgot how many famous songs came from this album (baby driver, Cecilia, etc). Like this must have been a favourite album for many of the artsy kids with aspirations to move to New York in the early 60s/70s. Maybe the lame artsy kids - everyone knows the cool ones listened to the velvet underground.
Mixed. Nostalgia value - my dad likes this - don't know if I'd listen again though
Some of my favorite S&G songs, some of my least favorite S&G songs... Hard to rate.
It's endlessly odd to me while listening to the album straight through that Simon & Garfunkel put stuff like 'bridge over troubled water' and 'so long frank lloyd wright' on the same album as stuff like 'cecilia' and 'keep the customer satisfied,' and then i remember they broke up acrimoniously. the boxer is a perfect song. the lyrics are almost conversational but flow with the music perfectly like a gentle downhill stream in a way i don't think anyone else has ever come close to matching. most of it is listenable, a lot of it is good, and bridge over troubled water is one of the most annoying songs ever recorded.
rating this like a month after i listened and i still have fuckin' "Keep the Customer Satisfied" stuck in my head
2.5-3.0
3.5/5
Beautiful production, with dreamy vocals, sizzling brass, and booming percussion. Deeply influential sad boy intellectualism. Not exactly to my taste - it's a little too kitschy to affect me as deeply as the lyrics suggest. Still, top-notch song writing and performances from this classic duo.
Meh
3/5
2.5
Bridge Over Troubles Water — is already one of the favourites song of the album, right off the bat. El Condor Pasa — has this mexican-sounding tune or rythm that I do not totally dig into. Of course, the flute solo’s are beautiful but maybe that’s only the instrument, not the melody itself ? Cecilia — such a change of style ! Love the percussions and the joy. I must add I find the lyrics a bit dull, but I guess it’s more of a "hit" so it totally makes sense. Was suprised to find the flute again, and the typical Mexican or Southern notes. I feel like I know another very famous song that sounds just like it, couldn’t name it though. Keep the customer statisfied — very country ? Don’t like it much. Very much don’t know the era, but this boys-band style of singing sounds just like the Beatles. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright — Back to a solo singer on guitar, much like the first song. Very soothing. Back to solo flutes again, a continuing theme throughout the album. The lyrics though, still can’t get attached to them… The Boxer, I already like the lyrics more. There’s an instrument which I can’t name that adds such a deep and great note. Also, some battery finally !(okay maybe 3-4 beats) Baby driver — too american/country for me The only boy living in New York — some novelty in the singing, finally some battery and rythm that lasts more than a sentence ! Why don’t you write me — GREAT change of style ! So different, deep voice, a female singer and makes me want to dance way more. THE INSTRUMENTS TOO ! Instantly instant music solo. Best song of the album for the moment ! Bye Bye Love — Not bad, I feel like the concert version on Spotify ruins the song for me a bit. Song for the Asking — Very short. Appreciate the classical instruments, but the song in it’s entirety is not something I would listen. After some reading : this is Folk. Didn’t exactly know that style, and definitely not for me. Favourites songs of the album : - Why don’t you write me - Bridge Over Troubled Water