Bridge Over Troubled Water

Another mellow winner

Kolejny Simon i Garfunkel na liscie, tym razem z najwiekszym komercyjnym sukcesem, czyli ostatnim krazkiem przed disbanded, czyli bridge over troubled water z 1970, ktory jest odejsciem od klasycznego brzmienia folkowego rocka duetu na rzecz eksperymentow z roznymi elementami muzyki popularnej, wiec znajda sie wstawki rock&rollowe jak na baby driverze, elementy reggae z why dont you write me, czy klawisze wyrwane z gospelowych kawalkow jak na otwierajacym tytulowym traku, nie zabraknie takze r&b czy jazzu z frankowego utworu, a to wszystko wymieszane z pomoca z dbaloscia o szczegoly, wiec poza trakiem numer 10, ktory byl nagrywany live na jakims uniwerku, wiec brzmi on calkiem inaczej niz reszta plyty, ciezko sie przyczepic do czegos od strony techninczej, ale jako calosc to plyta przypomina troche szukanie gemow w stosie wungla, bo chociaz to tylko 37 minut materialu, chociaz ale i tak wiecej niz wiekszosc poprzednich albumow duetu, to momentami plyta potrafi znudzic czlowieka na sile sprzedajac przesadnie bogate brzmienie, ale jesli doszukac sie akustykowych fragmentow tak klasycznych dla Simonowego brzmienia takimi gemami sa dla mnie opowiesc o biednym dzieciaku ktory staje sie bokserem, wiec trak the boxer, kolejnym bedzie the only living boy in new york, ktory po czesci wyjasnia dlaczego byl to ostatni material nagrany przez duet razem, pan Simon chcial tworzyc muzyke nadal, a Garfunkel postanowil wybrac kariere filmowa, co kolidowalo z stylem nagrywania duetu, wiec na traku pan Simon wylewa jak mu zle, ze Artie kreci filmiki zamiast byc razem z nim i robic muzyke, wlasnie te dwa z jedenastu kawalkow leca na plejke, fajnie jakby cos z starszych materialow duetu rowniez pojawilo sie na liscie, bo dwa albumy i dwa ostatnie trafilo, a jedak jak mam na mysli ten duet, to kojarze go raczej z wczesnymi akustykami i ambitniejszymi balladami, a nie z tak latwym sluchowiskiem jak wiekszosc bridge over troubled water

Well, it has a few drop dead classics on it (title track, The Boxer, Cecilia), but is it generally just well-produced filler? Not so deep as it seems? It's not a surprise that it sold 25 bazillion copies, 'cause there's not much here to offend. great melodies, terrific harmonies, fantastically produced album. Glad I listened, but I feel no need to own.

Quite a nice record. Lots of fun songs and good songwriting. 6/10

I don't know what else to say other than it was fine. Feels like an album you need to be in a specific mood for and I couldn't meet it there.

'The Only Living Boy in New York' might be the standout track for me on an album that is almost the perfect definition of pleasant background music, so much so that I hadn't realised it had finished until a song on the artist radio got my attention. Unlikely to deliberately put on again but absolutely wouldn't switch off if it was playing.

Very nice, smooth, lovely melodies and beautiful singing, but doesn't really get me in the feels.

I’ve never been a fan of S&G but glad I was “forced” to listen to a whole album. Overall, not too bad. Started off too slow. I still probably won’t be going back to S&G anytime soon. Still, not too bad of an album.

It was ok.

Albumet var delvis harmoniskt att lyssna på. Sången var det som gjorde det främsta arbetet enligt mig. Det instrumentala var funktionellt men inte ideellt. För mig var det till och med själsdödande. Det var lyssnebart och till och med lite njutsamt men samtidigt var det medioker, förglömligt och meningslöst. Efter att jag hörde albumet hade jag inga tankar eller åsikter och behövde anstränga mig för att tvinga fram synpunkter tills jag kom på att det var den passande synpunkten.

A good enjoyable listen, very unique I think

Weirdly I got this album and Bookends back to back, forcing a comparison between two albums by the same artist. I rank them - and Graceland, the other Paul Simon album that's been generated so far - about the same. I like Paul Simon as a songwriter quite a bit, but to me he never cracks the ceiling into greatness. All of these albums hover around 3.75 for me, with Graceland probably being the best overall, but I do like the echoey, doomy drums on the title track of this album and The Boxer. They always felt weirdly industrial, an odd backdrop for folksy 60s music, almost like a precursor for some of Swans' 90s albums like White Light From the Mouth of Infinity or The Great Annihilator. That's a pretty left field association to make, and the average Simon and Garfunkel fan isn't probably going to find much tonal similarity to latch onto the majestic but joyless music of Swans, but these are my observations.

Great song writing but have never enjoyed their delivery

Appealing at the time, but it's lost much of its lustre through overplaying, over the last 50-odd years

Iconic, but not really what I’m into, I started to get it though after a full listen through

Sorry Art - still prefer Simon on his own.

On paper I hate this, and most of it does indeed suck-diddly-uck flanders, but I found myself liking bits of it. The Boxer is an undeniably good song, same with the title track. The rest of it ranged from boring to passable. 2.5/5.

top notch hangover cure

Good stuff. Some classics

Ovviamente aspettavo i vecchi S&G al varco. Devo dire che l'ascolto non mi è dispiaciuto, le cose che avevo sentito me li avevano fatti immaginare molto più una pesantata di quello che invece sono, almeno in questo album. Niente di eclatante ma ho apprezzato la varietà e la loro precisione nel cantato. Nessun pezzo mi ha colpito particolarmente. Per me è un 2.5 che premio perché mi hanno un minimo sorpreso positivamente rispetto alle aspettative.

Pleasantly surprised, really did like this album. The chemistry between Simon & Garfunkel is beautiful to listen to. - @CJEdwardsx Loved the opening 4 tracks but thought the middle and end of the album were a step down in quality, also the over reliance on the guitar made a few songs one dimensional but a good album nonetheless. - Ali

Cecelia is a song I know but never known the name of, which is always fun to come across

Híjole, me aburrí en repetidas ocasiones. Me dio tristeza confirmar así un prejuicio que ya tenía contra Simon & Garfunkel. Y no es que no me guste la música aburrida, porque tengo ejemplos, pero acá no me dieron vida. Igual, yo respeto, claro que debe haber stans y a lo mejor sí son muy valiosos y yo solamente soy ignorante. La única canción que me movió algo fue "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright". 6/10

Nice enough, but certainly didn't love it. In fact, there were a few tracks I didn't really like at all (El Condor Pasa, for one). It feels like they really nailed it with Bookends, but went too far with the production on this record and it just ends up a bit of a mess at times.

Little odd, not my kind of music.

There were some hits on this album, but overall it was just okay.

This album is tough to judge. It has some very good tracks and some that don't do anything for me - and I'm not sure the ones I like are the ones that are critically acclaimed. Definitely not my favorite Simon & Garfunkel, but still worth a listen.

Hadn’t listened to a lot of Simon and Garfunkel before this except for a few hit singles. I didn’t think I would enjoy this too much for some reason, but I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was!

Some brilliant songs, some that I didn't like at all.

Some songs I really like and appreciate peppered with some songs I really detest - just not my general cup of tea at all

I wonder where belle and Sebastian got their sound from? Oh yeah this. Weak streak lately.

Pretty quiet, but enough interesting rhythms to make it okay. Also, a couple of familiar/pleasant songs. 3/5.

Not bad, some solid tunes, but lacking some umph

Cecilia

Nooit helemaal gedraaid, leuk plaatje wel.

Tof album. Ken deze niet zo goed als Bookends, maar ik vind hun sound geweldig!

Niet onaardig, maar ik hoor er de 'klassieker' die het is niet in.

Some of my favorite songs of all time. I don't love the entire album though.

Me ha sorprendida de algunas canciones que no conocian que eran ellos.

Good old ones

Es un disco bonito. Muy bonito. Se escucha perfecto y tiene muchos instrumentos y sonidos distintos. Las letras me gustaron mucho, pero quitando las canciones 'movidas', las demás son demasiado lentas. Entiendo que no es mi estilo y por eso me parece demasiado lento el disco. Aún así se disfruta fácilmente. Songs: Keep the Customer Satisfied, The boxer, Baby Driver

Never have really loved Simon & Garfunkel. Can appreciate their hits every once in a while. "Baby Driver" was the most enjoyable track for me this time around, for whatever reason.

Is a classic but not totally my jam. Holly says, too country for her. Favorite song was If I could.

doesnt really hit for me- but still a classic

I get why people like S&G, but most of the songs are boring to me. Bridge Over Troubled Water is a prime example, lots of people like it but I'd rather listen to something like "The Boxer". There are a few Simon & Garfunkel songs that I really like, but there are a lot on this album I don't care for at all. Nothing is bad here, but personally listening enjoyment is a 3.

A lovely album that hits its stride moreso on the uptempo tracks than the broodier ballads. Whether sparse or wall-to-wall in production, the foot-stompers like "Cecilia" have an undeniable genuineness and joy that's hard to find nowadays

Decent mellow singer-songwriter album.

That wasnt too bad

All of their songs have this underlying melancholia, and I do love some melancholy. Quite a lovely listen, nice and relaxing, familiar sounding, safe and comfortable.

Lots of classic hits. Mellow album that's safe for an open office environment

Better than I thought it would be but didn't stand out that much

Ihan nättejä biisejä. Ei varsinaisesti sitä mitä yleensä kuuntelee niin vaikea arvioida, mutta räväytetään kolmonen.

Some classic songs

Relaxing listen

the musicianship is beautiful

More less.

i didn't vibe w the first song at all and i think I just am not that good w super slow songs in general. argh I had to skip a lot of songs i wasn't a fan of feeling as tho I was in Midwest america in the 1950s even if it was made after that and even if they're from ny. I liked the "customer satisfied" song that was fun and the lyrics were silly. "The Boxer" also was fine. songs I added to my playlist: Keep the Customer Satisfied (but I may remove this if I don't enjoy it)

little bit too slow for me and feel sluggish/dull when listening

I didn't like it jeje

Zzzzzzzz + Frank Lloyd Wright mi je najmrži arhitekta iz ličnih razloga.

I will admit that this was an interesting album after only really vibing with "Sound of Silence". The 70s appears to be a time of artistic merits coming to the forefront and individuality becoming central in music making and this album shows this theme from start to finish. The soft piano melodies are at an all-time-high, the cultural rhythm in certain songs shows the duos capacity for developing certain tunes, and a slow lyrical exchange that I am sure longtime fans can enjoy. I may not be returning to this final album until I hear more tracks to get a better sense of their musical personality but not bad in technical means.

Опять эти парни. Сайт упорно хочет, чтобы я их полюбил. Но нет. Этот альбом вполне приятный, но проходной

Nothing really stood out but it was fine background noise while driving I guess.

Too slow and soft

for such a famous duo and album, you wouldn't think it would be so fuuuuucking boring. even when trying to look at other albums from that period, to me this does not hold up well to other artists.

its kinda sappy tbh. it has some of the hits and it has some songs that are like a note away from being “herb song” and i mean, sure, its fine. but it feels dated, and it feels boring. and eh, i dont need it.

Seventies folk, rock whimsy. Paul Simon's move into a more ethnomusically influenced and internationally explorative soundbase was a decision that forged him as a seminal musical voice of his generation. This album - whilst seminal for many, lacks the capacity to capture my attention.

Meh. Lacks some certain spice

Not the album I remember. A collection of mostly forgettable songs. Two songs even feature that baritone harmonica from Green Acres. I can’t in good conscience give this more than a 2.

I ont even remember this one tbh

Saccharine, legendary, egregious.

Not my style, but a couple decent songs.

Ночной коллаж американского кинематографа. Не могу судить о легендарности данного альбома, на мой вкус показался разнородным, каждая композиция живёт сама по себе, далеко друг от друга. Нельзя не отметить при этом прекраснейший голос - чувственный, пронизывающий тело, особенно в песне El Condor Pasa. Вокал  постепенно теряется из-за скудного, пусть и подходящего аккомпанемента. Отмечу, что почти каждая песня может отлично подойти кинематографу: от страстного танца до жуткой бойни на мечах! К сожалению ни одна песня меня не тронула и не зацепила. Альбому даётся оценка 4,5/10.

I'm sure these are very talented and I can see why people would enjoy this but to me it sounds like music that would be played at a funeral and that's just not what I want to be listening to

no me gustó

I don’t get it at all. Nothing special vocally, lyrically, instrumentally.

Just not my cup of tea. Melodic, but just too slow. Good vocals, but almost sounds depressing a lot of songs.

Гарно, але нічого незвичайного, 2,5

While some songs have the nuance of creative ideas, the overall mood of this album is just too calm and safe. If you have a heart of glass, this album can help you cure. For me personally, I didn't get any kick out of this.

Love the mustache. Album is okay

bueno pero no mucho mi estilo

some hits but mainly misses … is that sacrilegious to say?

Two points for the nostalgia. It was and always will be pretty unbearable, with a few exceptions.

Este es del montón, ni del bueno ni del malo. Me ha sorprendido conocer un par de canciones. No repetiría muy a menudo.

Quite nice

It was okay, but idk not really exciting for me

Not my vibe at all but appreciate

Not how I thought Simon and Garfunkel sounded tbh lol

This is my first time listening to S&G intentionally. I've avoided them for many years due to the only song of there's that anyone ever plays being sad and over played. The album as a whole is interesting. I wasn't prepared for the range of sounds. Since all I knew was 'Sounds of Silence', it felt like a nice reprieve to hear something else from them. Favorite Track: Keep the Customer Satisfied

It’s fine

Kinda sounds pretentious, folksy bullshit basically. Boring.

my favs were bridge over troubled water, bye bye love, and so long frank lloyd wright. this album isn’t really my vibe though

Pretty meh, galvojau bus džiazas, sori jei praleidau ką profound

Not everything that is near universally praised will be my cup of tea and that's fine by me. I find some of this to be just over the top corny. Also, I can't unsee that if you put your thumb on Paul's face, Art gets a serious handlebar mustache.

Ehhh

I’m a basic bitch whose favourite song on this album is Cecilia. I don’t think the sound mixing on this has been optimised for streaming/headphones because it was so soft even with my volume turned all the way up and it really got in the way of the listening experience for me. I’d hazard that my rating might be higher if I’d listened via another medium.

i found it pretty boring without much going on, but some nice notes in the middle

Boring, IMO

It was ok; a little slow for me.

one of the greatest folk artists. unfortch for me folk isn't something i can relate too much. just feel like my dad was listening to this a million years ago. some of these songs are straight up slappers though. baby driver? let's f'in go. the anti v. war is good too. this is just the stuff that i am happy exists because it inspired a lot of stuff that i love, but as far as turning on myself; unlikely

cultural important for its big impact. music itself is pretty boring and very light weight.

Good music, but not my piece of cake.

Es como escuchar un album de The Beatles (nunca escuché un album de The Beatles).

Kinda boring

Nu-i Asa smecher

Is Paul Simon a shortarse or is Art Garfunkle a giant with his giant blonde Afro. Why did I go the efforts of Googling to see which was which, I don't care. Are those fucking pan pipes on El Condor Pasa? Why is this album raved about so much? My algothorim tells me folk rock is my favourite genre but I don't like this much. Why is that ? Honourable exception for The Only Living Boy in New York. 2 out of 5 stars

Bit boring innit

No sé si quiero pegarme un corchazo, llorar o dormirme del bodrio. Suena lindo, es melódico y poético, para poner de fondo en noches de brandy.

2026.01.08.

Got some classics obviously,enjoyed hearing Baby Driver which I don’t think I knew.

Zzzzzz

Très fade, quelques jolies mélodies mais répétitif

yok...olamadi bu...

Honestly a pretty underwhelming album for the highs that came before. Almost everything sounds exactly the same as previous works from Simon & Garfunkel, very derivative if easy to listen to. One of the weaker albums in their discography. A few standouts but a lot of skippable fluff. Top tracks: Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer

done, boring

Да не люблю я эти заунывные баллады под гитару. Красивая музыка да, но какая же скучная и не интересная. Пара песен есть неплохих, но не более.

OK, good harmonies but not my kind of music

DNF need to revise

I don’t even remember

It’s like every other simon n garfuckel album. There is one or two big songs and then a bunch of mediocre forgettable songs. Also the audio mixing was so horrible that I had to take my earbuds out due to the horns damaging my eardrums. 4/10

The album was a little slow for me and didn’t really feel coordinated. My favorite song was the boxer I thought it was a fun song that gave me the same feel that a lot of their contemporaries whose music I enjoy give me. My least I think was frank lloyd wright I don’t know the history of it or how personal it is but it felt disconnected to their album. Overall they felt a lot like an American version of the Beatles and it wasn’t bad just not for me

Bueeeh

It's fine, I know 2 songs for this album lol

Pleasantly surprised. Starts with a few nice gentle songs, then sort of dwindles off without making me mad like the other two Still, not something I enjoy a lot

Not a big fan

A soft and slow listen. Pretty uneventful in my opinion. Not Simon's best work.

I've never really understood the hype around Simon & Garfunkel and had never bothered to listen to any of their albums before. To my surprise, I actually knew five of the tracks on this one. I must have heard them constantly on AM radio in the '70s. The familiar songs were perfectly fine and didn't bother me, but the rest left me cold. The low point was definitely their cover of "Bye Bye Love"; it felt completely out of place. I can't see myself ever putting this on again.

whitest music known to man... sprinkla in lite appropriering från andra kulturer och fruktansvärt tråkig musik så har ni detta. Det bästa med detta album var att det tog slut efter bara 36min

Pleasant. The good tracks are memorable ( The Boxer, Bridge ..., Cecilia) but the rest sound like the soundtrack to a 1973 movie about an architects failing marriage. 2 stars, la la la

It’s the first time i hear a Simon and Garfunkel albums. I know about them for a long time but honestly i don’t see why they are considered so important. I get that they are influential but maybe the folk elements are just not my thing. I will give them another try but that was not it, with the exception of 1 or 2 songs.

I feel like this might have been the inspiration for all the Wes Anderson films ever made. I actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Short and sweet. Easy to listen to with some good song writing.

The sound felt very dated, and none of the songs in particular stood out. Not worth re-listening, however the voices were good.

🗯 It’s no Bookends, is it? The sound of two pasty white boys Dutch-ruddering for the final time. You can almost hear the tension under the harmonies — the last, laboured breath of one of pop’s prettiest partnerships. To think this came out in 1970 — the same year as Let It Be, Moondance, After the Gold Rush, Plastic Ono Band, Deja Vu — it’s safe to say Bridge Over Troubled Water wasn’t exactly the era’s edge-pusher. But it did move units, and the hits are still the hits. Cecilia is a proper banger, and the title track does exactly what it’s supposed to: uplifts, uplifts, uplifts (before overstaying its welcome by about 90 seconds). The Boxer sits on the right side of acoustic naff, but Keep the Customer Satisfied tips the other way entirely. They made better, sharper, braver music together — Bookends being the prime example. This one sounds like the breakup it is: grand, earnest, a little over-inflated, and oddly hollow. Verdict: Overrated (beautifully sung, but not beautifully alive) For fans of: Paul Simon, Crosby Stills & Nash, cathedral acoustics, and endings dressed up as triumphs

I actually have inherited a copy of this from my parents of wax. It's made better from the fact it's not JUST Paul Simon. But, as I was visited by several co-workers during my listen, I couldn't help but complain to them. Props to the guy who told me that Garfunkel looks like he has a sweet moustache on the cover. It's pretty depressing album, but good use of horns and percussion. The album title is a catchy song, I guess. In fact, I did enjoy this more than I thought I would. 2 stars.

Not for me. I can see how you'd like it though if you don't like songs. Its not as good as Madvillainy.

Many slight songs are kept aloft for longer than they ought by the parachute silk of Disney strings. Of the first few, the line "like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down is memorable," and Cecilia is as unfortunately catchy as a cold on a packed train carriage. The title track is very of its time, a white gospel piano ballad in the region of Let It Be or Carole King's Tapestry. The album picks up with The Boxer, though I think that was the one marred by a saxophone solo at the end. The taut Everly Brothers rhythm of Baby Driver finally brings the album to life. Art and Paul must have thought the album needed more of that energy, as they follow up a silly cod reggae number with a cover of Bye Bye Love. Unfortunately, it's a lovely recording, so their lovely voices and that vital acoustic guitar part are buried under the noise of thousands of punters clapping out of time. It doesn't suit the mood of the album one bit, and it's hard to see why they didn't bash out a good studio take of a song they knew well enough to nail in one go. I ought to mention that The Only Living Boy in New York is quite good. There's also a song about Frank Lloyd Wright, which was an odd coincidence; earlier on the day I played this album, I had read something in Constellation of Genius about the opening of the Imperial Hotel, which had got me thinking about Conor Oberst's Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch).

2,5

Bridge Over Troubled Water is like being served a tiny side salad when you're starving for bold, rich flavor — delicate, polished, and clearly made with care, but too restrained to satisfy a deep craving. Beautiful harmonies, sure, but where’s the spice, the heat, the life? Leaves you still hungry.

Here we are, another one of this site's top-rated albums. I've never listened to Simon & Garfunkel outside of my passing familiarity with "The Sound of Silence", though I'm sure there's one or two other songs of theirs that I've listened to in some way. 69 albums ago, I listened to Paul Simon's solo album, which I wasn't really a fan of - I'm ostensibly not a fan of folk. Maybe the two coming together as a duo is what will woo me. Hmm. It's okay, but this album isn't really my deal. There's an admirable level of variety, some unusual genre picks for a folk album and some pretty nice vocals on a few tracks, though what can I say? This style of music just doesn't appeal to me. I couldn't help but space out to a good number of the songs on this album, even in spite of its admirable runtime. The title track is nice. I always have a weakness for piano ballads, and the vocals aren't half-bad, either. "The Only Living Boy in New York" is also good. The acoustic guitar is pleasing, and I like the echoey vocals that appear near the end of the track. I know this album is a big deal, so I'm not gonna consult the book for reasons why this is in here. I cosign this inclusion.

Good songs

I feel like I should like this more than I do, just because it's a classic. Sure, there are some great melodies in there, but they're delivered in an oddly diluted way. It's like drinking a flavored fizzy water when I'd prefer a soda, or better yet a rum and coke.

Throughout listening to this I was like man idk if I’m feeling this. But by the time it was over I was really glad I listened to it. The Only Living Boy in New York takes me to the stratosphere.

2.5 - Meh

I like rock and I like folk, separate and together, but Simon and Garfunkel just don't mix them together in a way I usually enjoy.

Horrid

Well written and performed songs. Not really my style, but I appreciate the skill it takes to write timeless songs like this

Ooohhh, I almost fell asleep while listening to this album. 🥲

in 1988 I was tripping on acid and lying on the floor in Kristen's dorm room, and she had a poster of this album cover. I became convinced that the cover was a secret code showing that Simon and Garfunkel were lovers, and to this day I have to remind myself they were not. Or were they? I'm still not sure.

Title track, the boxer, and the only boy in New York are timeless classics. The rest is definitely of a time and it’s just not mine. My father loves it though!

takie se

If you put your thumb on Paul Simon's face, it looks like Art Garfunkel has an epic mustache.

There are a few songs I liked, there are points where random instruments will come in and I liked that. The harmonizing throughout the album is great.

I’m so sorry Mr Simon and Mr Garfunkel, I was in a bad mood yesterday and you did not help

not my style

Ganz schön schnulzig.

Another record by these two taking a spot from one of the many bands with no record on this list. It's a shame.

Ei jättänyt itsestään sen suurempia muistikuvia tämä albumi.

i understand why people like it, but its not really my style

A couple of very good songs, but on the whole, too soft and slow for me.

2.0/5.0: Disappointing

I like their earlier albums more

meh

I've got mixed feelings about Simon and Garfunkel. Well crafted songs for sure, but sometimes they are bit cheesy and the arrangements are somewhat pompous. This floats on the background and most of the songs sound quite familiar, but probably wont deliberately pick this up for re listening.

I don't do campfire sing-alongs but still I acknowledge the value of this album. Easy listening and I pleased that I listened it.

Easygoing, familiar songs I can mostly sing along to—nothing more. Great for a slightly drunken singalong around the bonfire, but not the kind you’d sit down and listen to from start to finish on an album.

I came into the 1001 challenge with a mentality: Listen to an album, and evaluate why it qualifies as a must-hear piece of art. 13 days in, I'm struggling not to lower my standards and remark on what redeeming qualities the authors of the book may possess by including the album on the list. After listening to this one, my demons won the day. I got a copy of the book to help figure out why this album made the list. Answer - nostalgia, and because it's allegedly a better final release than The Beatles' "Let It Be". My response: I'm not nostalgic for Simon & Garfunkel, nor Sixties ballads, and no, it's not better than Let It Be. Put the title track on "1001 Songs you must hear before you die" if you believe in it that much, and either put a more convincing Simon & Garfunkel album on this list, or just drop this one. 2/5, it wasn't offensive but it didn't win me over.

It's ok. Overrated

Bridge Over Troubled Water is good. It has a sort of melancholic, yet comforting feeling. Other than that, The Boxer was memorable (because it went on for so long), and Song for the Asking somewhat stood out. I think I can remember the Frank Lloyd Wright song because it's just so strange, and I might remember that Baby Driver exists but I don't know how it goes. All in all, Bridge was the only standout song for me.

Genuinely not for me. Title track has a cool grandiose that makes it stand out, unlike the rest of this album that doesn't.

Feels like the same song over and over, unimpressive.

I like El Condor Pasa (If I Could), but the rest isn't really my jam. Not bad, just not my thing. 2/5 stars.

Sinds we aan deze lijst begonnen zo'n 2,5 jaar terug, praat ik wat meer over muziek. Sinds die tijd heb ik toch het meeste klaagzang gehoord over het nummer Bridge Over Troubled Water. Al moet ik daarbij opmerken dat die klaagzang van één persoon kwam. Maar nu dus het moment om eens goed naar dat nummer te luisteren. Als ik heel eerlijk ben, ik kan mij die ergernis niet zo voorstellen. Het is vooral een wat saai nummer, al bouwt het nog wel op. Nee, de echte verschrikking komt een paar nummers later. Ook dat nummer kennen we allemaal al lang. Lie-la-lie, Lie-la-lei-lei-lei-lei-lei, Lei-la-lei, Lie-la-lei-lei-lei-lei-lei, Lie-lie-lie-lie-lie (songtekst Spotify). Wat een kleuterlied om te horen. Toch, deze nummers zijn beide grijsgedraaid. Wij vinden het een verschrikking, anderen geweldig. En ze staan tussen andere grijsgedraaide nummers en nummers met kleur. Ook niet allemaal mijn favoriet. Maar wel allemaal nummers, waar je iets van kan vinden. (Ik ben dan ook benieuwd of de ergernis aan het nummer bij mijn mede-zure-broeder, ook doorslaggevend is voor het album.) Als we zo vaak spreken over vergeetbare drieën, moeten we ook constateren dat dit het tegenovergestelde is. Van mij geen hoog cijfer, maar wel de conclusie dat dit de albums zijn die echt in de lijst horen.

The album started really good and immediately caught my attention but half way through i started to feel a little bit bored but the last track made it up to me. All the melodies of all the song are definitely on point they were all really soooo good and the vocals were wonderful too. I just had an issue with lyrics of some tracks, cause it felt like they were describing a scene more than describing a feeling so i didn't really relate to most of the songs. Overall all it is a solid album but it just misses a little bit of excitement so 6.5/10

Meh. 2/5

Я слушал этот альбом. Было дело, да.

Too damn soft

I feel like Im the only person in the world that does not like S&G

too short to be annoying

Not my type of album

Second Album de S&G proposé, après "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme" que j'avais trouvé très moyen. Ce second album contient plus de morceaux connus (+1 pour 'El condor pasa' et son instrumentation originale), mais est tout aussi ennuyeux. =>2/5

Some iconic songs I only recognized from covers I know. However it's too slow for me. Like waaay to slow.

The ravages of time are also gnawing at these two harmonious vocal duos, they no longer rock like they used to. The Boxer stands out positively, otherwise it was nice to listen to the old songs. Bye bye, farewell!

En palabras de Gia Gunn: "I was so bored". Pero en serio, hay un par de temas lindos pero nada que rescatar. No es mi estilo, no es mi nada. Nota: 2.2

It was fine. Just not my thing

Saved El Condor Pasa (If I could). Was an alright listen.

first track was a bit too slow for me afterwards i think it started getting better i mean i don’t hate it but folk isn’t my cup of tea really the second song is my favourite anyway these tracks are still well written and i can imagine this being the pinnacle of music for a die hard folk fan so i can’t give it 1 star of course

it’s alright

Lo siento, no pude con este disco. Obvio lo terminé pero me dio una flojera infinita. Dos cosas siempre me han caído mal: El cóndor pasa y Puente sobre aguas turbulentas. Y el disco abre con esas dos canciones que me suenan a libro de autoayuda. No, este disco de Simon y Garfunkel no es para mí.

Beetje Volks, niet mijn stijl.

Not my tempo!

Irriterande, men tidvis ok

Уж хубаво ама мн ми пили нервите, 2

Simon & Garfunkel, a duo that certainly earned its place, albeit not necessarily in my frequently played artists playlist. And Jesus, I expected some more acoustic guitar singer/Songwriter stuff like on the previous S&G albums I got, instead, this album launches straight into its title song that pulls absolutely no stops on the pathos - it's MUCH more sappy than I remembered it. A sort of pseudo-Greek/Latin/Italian/no idea folky thing follows, which is fairly awful. It gets a tiny bit better after that. The good news is: Simon & Garfunkel have 3 albums on this list, which makes this the last one I'll have to listen to.

Somehow I find the music to sound unnecessarily crowded.

Some nice songwriting but not that exciting

I feel like I wasn't in the mood for this album today. They have a lot of great songs in their catalogue, but this just didn't really hit for me at the moment.

Really disappointed I didn’t like this one more. Was previously a big fan of past Paul Simon work & headed into this hoping I’d feel the same but only ended up liking a few.

I didn’t enjoy I rally really wanted to but the vocals were pissing me off maybe picked the wrong day and should try again with it?

Better than the other one that I rated from this but still - Garfunkel's vocal style is so whiny that it's hard to enjoy in long stretches. It's too soft for my tastes though the title track is extremely great. El Condor Pasa is great and Cecilia is a sweet little track but the rest is just forgettable/too soft for me.

Assumed this would piss me off and was pleasantly surprised by the contrary! Light and lovely.

Meh, quite boring. Can be fun in the right mood, but overrated.

quite boring, but with somehow pleasant atmosphere

LIke beatles but worste. The best in my opinion is El Condor Pasa

I bet they walked so other bands could run with their music, but it's like, they became a cliche of music. 2 stars, sorry.

Some great songs but not my vibe

I get it, but it’s all rather folky-twee.

It was good I'd say, the first two songs were great, then cecilla was the best song of the album imo, after that the album started to get boring and uninteresting, the rest of the songs sounded just the same as the ones before. But still I enjoyed a few songs on it, so good record...

Song progression: 1 - I liked the chorus 2 - This one was actually kind of good 3 - A classic I think? I've heard this one before. I didn't love it though 4 - Nice lyrics, actually kind of a bop? 5 - Had its moments, but the instruments in the background just ruin it for me (not my style of music) 6 - Had like, one moment of enjoyment 7 - Intro was sort of good I guess, rest of the song wasn't for me 8 - bad 9 - oh boy he's desperate 10 - I'm so done with this album pleasee 11 - I FINISHED YAY! Final thought: The album is just not my taste! Just the style of music isn't for me. It's about this guy who is very passionate about his lover. At least at the start.

I love Graceland. I hadn't spent a lot of time with this album. As I forced my way thru it I realized, at least for me, I wasn't missing a ton. I just don't really get it.

Tiene buenos arreglos de fondo pero no me es suficiente. Me manda a dormir.

Liked Songs Bridge Over Troubled Water

I am familiar with this album. My dad had this when I was growing up. Typical folksy album. Not a bad listen.

Ça m'a rappelé le musée où Caroline me faisait écouter ça + où j'ai découvert que Oh Cécilia des Vamps c'était pas une chanson originale mais une cover 😥

Didn’t leave much of an impression

Maybe at another point in my life. But for now, not a lot going for me.

These guys again? come on...

I do not like this.

I can not for the life of me figure out why S&G don’t really do it for me, and never have. I did like this better than I liked Graceland a few weeks back, so maybe Paul Simon is the issue. Didn’t hate this one, it just didn’t stick with me beyond giving it a listen.

First thought: Oh, that album with the funny mustache picture. Final thought: Oh, that album with the funny mustache picture.

A cultural touchstone. You don't have to like it, but you do have to know what it is.

I enjoyed the Paul Simon solo album far more than I did this album. Felt like music for people that genuinely enjoy church music. Frank Lloyd Wright reference was crazy tho

A few good songs on here. They new how to pick the singles.

Sitoutuneita melodikkoja, mutta sovittajina ja instrumentaation luojina harvinaisen tilannetajuttomia. Kuultavaa olisi, mutta en kyllä voi kuunnella.

2 stars..... not great.... 1-2 classic old songs but they dont slap

Did not finish or enjoy

I’m just not a S&G fan.

There is way too much Simon & Garfunkel on this list

Can't remember the last time I actually listened to S&G outside of the samples included in Girltalk's mixes. Cecilia stands out I don't really enjoy this to be honest, but it's fine I guess. 2

Well, I followed Master of Puppets with this album, so that was a vibe change for sure! Took a few rounds of listening to confirm this in not my type of music. But I gave it a solid go! Listen again: no Purchase for my collection: might have inherited it? Favourite Song: Baby Driver (the most upbeat one)

Middle part of this is solid. Either end is meh. Deducting one star due to the presence of Bridge Over Troubled Water.

CSNY but even more boring

I liked Cecilia, and some parts reminded me of a less experimental version of The Beatles.

Relaxing, but a bit wet

Standouts: So long Frank Lloyd Wright

Ei iske. Perustylsää rallattelua. Ainoa mieleenpainuva biisikin on suora ryöstö muualta.

I enjoyed this more than my preconceived opinion thought. More on here I recognised than I’d have guessed. Favourite track is ‘The Only Living Boy in New York’. Pleasant album but unlikely to form any part of my rotation going forward. 2 stars

kinda boring 2.5 if i could

I've HATED Cecilia for years. Always played at parents parties when I was a little kid and utterly detested it. Never bothered to find out who sung it as I didn't want to associate that anger with a name but here we go. Congratulations Simon & Garfunkel. I've previously accused you of being the dullest artists ever but now you go and double down with infuriating. The only time the album wasn't awful was when they were ripping off the Beatles. Some good stuff in those bits.

2.5

Folk rock isn’t my thing. I do like The Boxer but the title track is vastly overrated. I know many people like this but I’m in the minority on this one.

This did not please me.

ну, лучше, чем я думал

I'm less of a songs person than most. Love the chamber music flourishes here and there.

Some classic tunes and obviously a massive inspiration to a lot of bands. Having said that, not really my cup of tea. Starts strong and then just gets a bit much for me.

I am not a fan.

Nothing spectacular but nothing bad either!

Did not hit for me, too soft of an album

Don't know, was looking forward to this and left me cold. Even the title track could take or leave.

In fact only a few songs really stick, but overall not a convincing album for me.

Had only heard the odd song from Simon and Garfunkel before and didn't particularly enjoy them. Unfortunately this album didn't change my mind. Highlights were "Baby Driver" and "Why Don't You Write Me".

kivkavkaikav vittu ei jaksa kirjotta... joo oli paskempi mitä luulin... kultakurkut pojilla EI:.. EI OLE... NORMI LAULU ÄÄNI... joo hyviä biisejä huonoja biisejä the boxer paras

Great songwriting, but the delivery does nothing for me. Soporific, under-seasoned, ineffectual.

I know of Simon and Garfunkle, I know that songs like Bridge over Troubled Water are regarded as legendary - but, I really didn't get much enjoyment from this album. Maybe is a folk thing, but it's just pretty dull.

Background music

Bridge Over Troubled Water ist gut. Rest ist eher schwach.

skill check. i could not vibe with this. undiggable. there are things i like about it but for whatever reason this sucked the life out of me and ended up being a slog to get through.

I really hate folk music but this isn’t as bad as most other folk records

Had a really hard time not skipping Bridge Over Water, worst jam on the album Love El Condor Pasa! Put me more in the headspace for the album, maybe shoulda lead with this. Then Cecilia took me right out of it, I think this is probably more of an overplay problem (looking at you highschool art class). The Only Living boy in New York feels like it shares some common ground with a lot of the fold I listen to these days. Standout Tunes: El Condor Pasa, Living Boy in New York

A couple songs had a relaxing instrumental This was just overall boring Favorite track: Cecilia 4/10

It exists. I now know I don’t care for them at all. Maybe one song I moderately got any pleasure out of.

Man, there is just something with Paul Simon that doesn't agree with me at all. The record is fine, it's pretty, and the lyrics are very well written it's just so... chaste. Just not my thing. Favorite tracks: "Cecilia", "Baby Driver"

Nice vocals harmonies, as expected, and it is pretty easy to hear their influence on so much music that came after them, but the songs themselves aren't really doing much for me.

I feel like maybe if I had lived in this era as a young adult I’d really vibe with this, but alas I didn’t. Not really my cup of tea, but not all of them can be.

Meh

I will be honest, and say I'm still not and have never been impressed with "Bridge over Troubled Water". Ofcourse, on this album you'll find several pop classics, but this album is far from a masterpiece. The title-track itself, and quite a few other songs, are immensely overproduced kitsch in my ears. Violins, choirs and the lot. There's a few plus points to the album as well ofcourse. Songs like 'The Only Living Boy In New York' is beautiful, but it doesn't save the album. It feels it's an album on multiple thoughts and might be known as one of the all-time classics. But not for me.

genuinely thought that Cecilia was a Suggs original. never had a reason to think it was a cover. which brings me to the conclusion that yeah they do write a very good song. the problem is that their versions of the song are a bit shit. get someone else to do it. I'd genuinely rather listen to Suggs do a cod reggae version.

Nice but bland

What to say, … it would take a few more listens, but its much like crosby still nash and young. great talent, i know they are loved, not hitting that bar.

Yes, good, but not my thing.

I don't know. I'm getting kinda tired of this american folk music on this 1001 list.

Some classics but also some really dreary tracks that I'm not here for

Sad... Sad... Oh Cecilia! Meh... Sad.. Sad... This is an album to listen to whilst staring into nothingness, but I'll be honest, there isn't a single track on this album which doesn't have a cover that is 100% better than the version on this album.

Simon & Garfunkel's fifth & final album together released in 1970 and was their best and most effortless. This folk rock album contains some of their greatest hits and is certified 8 times platinum. This album also won 'Album of the Year' at the Grammy's. You can almost hear their impending break up in the musical production of the album, but at least they went out with a bang. Also, not my type of music at all, but still good.

What did I just listen to? I don't get it.

I guess there's some fun stuff on here. Clearly good, but it's not for me. Some of this is unlistenable. 2 stars for TOLBINY and Baby Driver

Jack says it's quite gay Very hard to get through this one

Good but snoozer

L'ascolto di quest'album viene rovinato subito alla seconda traccia con la loro versione di El Condor Pasa. Non voglio sapere neanche perché l'hanno fatto, ma suona davvero innaturale, e non mi pronuncio su quando cantano "Yes, I would, If I only could, I surely would", provo tipo odio. Per il resto ho trovato l'album abbastanza mediocre (mai quanto quello di John il picchiatore). So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright, è l'unica che mi ha colpito. Ci sono vari pezzi folk-country classici ma niente degno di nota.

Non è che sia proprio esaltante sto disco a grandi tratti è un discreto polpettone. Per me è un 2.5, gli darei in questa scala un 3 giusto perchè uno dei pezzi si chiama Cecilia, ma poi ora risentendolo al volo mi sono reso conto che alla fine gli unici pezzi che risentirei sono Baby driver e Cecilia quindi 2. Il biondo c'ha veramente 'na faccia di merda.

I have an abiding dislike for Paul Simon and this didn't do much to change that, but it was still worth a listen. Seems like they tried to break the mold a bit by sampling some other genres and adding some different instrumentation, but still to much fetishization of the voices at the expense of other elements.

Boring

I understand how this is a good album, but I struggled to enjoy it. Prefer Simon on his own.

Obviously talented but boring for me

Like they tried to write a classic album by focus group. Aside from "Only living boy in New York" it has no conviction, and left me cold.

2.5 | Es un excelente disco de Simon & Garfunkel. Muestra de verdad la maestría como compositor que tiene Paul Simon, también recuerda que la voz de Art Garfunkel daba una mucho mejor dimensión a sus composiciones. La canción titular es una excelente canción que hoy en día podría hasta considerarse como dentro de los estándares americanos. El detalle en mi visión es que musicalmente no soy un gran fan del folk rock, toda la primera mitad del disco, a pesar de ser tan bien hecha y de ser buenas canciones es muy lenta para mis gustos. Termina siendo un disco que a mi me suena demasiado dulce... demasiado a música para tumbar búfalos que tomaron cafeína. Hay solo unos topes en Keep the Customer y Baby Driver para despertar y volver a bajar el ritmo. Muy buenas letras, música incluso original en su arreglo y muy bien hecho pero no es para mí. Ah! y nememen con El Condor Pasa... Si entiendo que era 1970 y nadie la conocía en EE.UU. Igual nememen.

Not a huge fan of this one, very hit or miss tracks.

I feel like this is supposed to deserve an automatic 5-star. But I didn’t like it. It was sad, boring, and lame. Sorry.

nunca me ha gustado mucho y menos ahora que se que coverean el condor pasa, 3 rolas a la lista de rolas de los 1001 discos y ya

2.5

Dull. If you put your thumb over Paul Simon's face, it makes Art Garfunkel look like he has massive moustache

This is by far the worst thing that I ever listened to in pop music.

Not a big fan of them. I’ve always thought Garfunkel was the most talented though.

+ voor de moeite. Beetje saai

Un coñazo

NOpe, nothing interesting here...

Snooze fest

Bastante insoportable la verdad

lwk ass

Solo me gusto la primera canción

Didnt really like it