Bridge Over Troubled Water

Based on what I thought about Paul Simon's album earlier in this list, I was expecting to not be wowed here. But WOW. There's something about each song that's comforting and upbeat and enjoyable.

Хороший, добрый альбом. Есть много красивых песен, которые так мечтательно поются. В общем классно Алкоальбом: текила санрайз (только из-за слова санрайз)

Минималистично, лирично, глубоко. Нужно признать, что они мастера лирики. Хотя конечно для 70ого года эта музыка уже звучит немного старовато. Тем не менее, как мы обсуждали, народу нравилось и в Центральном парке они собирали огромнейшую толпу. Фаворит - El Condor Pasa. Ну да, взял единственную не авторскую песню. Потому что... захотелось. Как-то вдохновенно и романтично она спета.

ну, лучше, чем я думал

Super easy 5. Multiple of my favorite songs here, and a bunch of other classics.

Helt nice

Obviously a classic. Don’t have anything meaningful to add to that except that there may be some Simon & Garfunkel album I prefer as a whole

Grimon and Skreetfunkel

Ridiculously good, not a 5 but certainly a 4.5, I mean it's bloody close to a 5.

Tranquil

As grandiose as folk rock gets. Even if it does contain a ballad dedicated to Frank Lloyd Wright.

Don’t need to listen, been listening to this since I was 14 years old and still bloody love it.

The title track is amazing and the other tracks did not disappoint. Amazing how Cecilia and Keep The Customer Satisfied is lively then it changes the mood with So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright and The Boxer, then it builds up the tension again like absolute geniuses. Almost all the songs were great, but I enjoyed So Long, and Bye Bye Love the most. 8.5/10

Great album, classic folk, classic songs. Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Cecilia, The Boxer, and Bye Bye Love, all great hits

The great tracks are great but too much dross for a 5

Cecila Boxer Baby Driver Beginning a little too slow Ending finishes well Weird choice to throw a live song in there

Fun folk pop

strange

Beautiful instrumentation and lyrics. A classic for a reason.

I play this regularly as I rotate trough my vinyls.

Lots of rich production. never listened to simon and garfunkel before so it's good to be introduced

nice album to listen to, though the songs I had heard before seemed to be the only standouts on the album. favorite tracks: Cecilia, The Boxer

Its opening is heavenly. The lyrics are so well crafted, whether they're simple and profound, or steeped in metaphor. I love the vocal effects, the harmonies, and the sounds in this album; everything is so clear. The 60s sound so good, this album aged so well.

Wow, this was great. Had only heard the 2 big radio songs before but this was stacked start to finish, outside of the weird longing for an architect.

great classical album. tracks added: 4 fav track: el condor pasa 9/10

Yay! Yay! Yay! This is the best! Five plus plus plus plus plus!

A delightful album! These two young men can really put a tune together!

Wonderful. An absolute treat.

This was part of my family’s cassette tape collection from my earliest memory. It was always on my short list of tapes to play on family road trips whenever I got to pick a cassette. Not long after leaving home I added it to my own personal collection. It’s one of those albums that has always been near at hand. The Boxer is one of my favorite songs ever. So beautiful and emotional. El Condor Pasa is right up there with it, too, opening with a quivering guitar building an opening moment of perfect tension. The title track never wears on me even though I’ve no doubt heard it thousands of times. That the rest of the album holds up next to these masterpieces speaks to how incredible this album is. I enjoyed this album as much today as I ever have.

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

really is such a great album and a folk rock all time classic

Finns bara ett betyg på denna klassiker.

Good-to-great album that doesn't quite reach the level of Bookends. Contains a handful of classics but also a few duds that drag it down a bit.

flawless

So many great tunes. I'm a bit of a sucker for this. At times it feels like a greatest hits.

A clear and easy 5, what a fantastic album. I'd never sat down and listened to this in full before, but was pretty familiar with most tracks on this, and the ones I hadn't heard still impressed. Several all-time folk bangers on here, definite classic.

Paul Simon and art Garfunkel knew how to make music. This is definitely their best album. It’s full of solid songs and hits that will always inspire people. The songs bend through the genres and it’s done seamlessly. Simon has always had a world view of music and been able to make it popular. Garfunkel helped make this duo one of the best ever. This is a great album but not a personal favorite so it gets dropped down a little. 8.5/10

This is a very nice album, like it very much.

Ultimate classic that never dates

Many years ago I had the opportunity to go traveling out of my country for a while. I brought little with me, but this album was one of 3 cassettes I brought to accompany my travels (yes, cassettes, it was that long ago). Easily one of the most influential albums in my life. Curiously, on this re-listen, I have found a new appreciation for So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright - the one song on the album that never thrilled me before.

On the face of it, this is not an album I expected to like, but there is something quite seductive about the songs. Some great song-writing craft and skilful crooning.

One of the most influential folk rock records. This and Sound Of Silence easily inspires you to simple pick up an acoustic guitar and jam out. Or to write simple lyrics inspired by their style. I love these album and would probably give it a 9.5/10 only due to just not every tack being a 10

One of those albums where you expect to be, like, “boooooring!” And then its actually, like, great

Beautiful ❤️

Talk about going out on top. By turns soaring, playful, gentle, wistful, Simon and Garfunkel remind us one more time why they are masters of their craft.

Hmmm. So The Boxer is very good and The Only Living Boy In New York is outstanding. The rest of the album isn’t great and the title track is a schmaltzy ott dirge that feels genetically designed to be covered by desperate contestants in those exploitative tv talent shows.

Behind CSNY, lots of Simon & Garfunkel got played in young ImTheOceans house and the 70's socal hippie church we attended. That being said, I find most of their albums have great singles and some overpretentious filler. While the same can be said here, even the weaker tracks have great moments. The horn section on Keep The Customer Satisfied, Garfunkels vocals on the title track, The Boxer all make this 5/5.

Simon & Garfunkel are part of my musical DNA. My Grandfather and Mother talk about seeing them in Cameron Stadium when my Grandfather was a Duke Divinity student. Half of my full studio album discography on vinyl once belonged to my mother, including this album. While Cecilia, The Boxer, and Baby Driver were favorite songs, I did not hold this album in very high esteem until I listened to the 2020 season of The Opus on the album. I spent quite a bit of time with the album when I listened to that season in 2021. I came to love it during that period and it is probably my favorite album by them now. Part of it was probably a reaction to overhearing the title song (especially covers, Jesus, like Hallelujah, I could go the rest of my life without hearing a new version and they should set the songwriting royalties at such an exorbitant rate as to discourage people from singing it). But as I came to really understand the album and its place in time, I even over came that hurdle to love that song once again as I had as a youth. The album is like a minibiography of the band taking you from their humble beginnings with Bye Bye Love to foretelling Simon's solo stardom with The Only Living Boy in New York. It is nigh perfect by one of the greatest of singer songwriting teams. It's a beautiful swan song and probably should have been left as their last testament as opposed to numerous attempts to rekindle the flame rather through artistic desire, nostalgia, or money.

Another artist(s) going forward in time to steal a song to go back and record it first! Who does it best (Suggs!!) I feel like I should be in some kind of medieval court dancing round a pole waving a hankie or some shit. Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie Did this song inspire the film, 'Baby Driver'? It is a toe-tapper though! Thematically, this record feels all over the place. Yeah, it's alright, but massively overrated, I feel. 3 / 5 stars.

Remains as brilliant as ever The title track and the boxer are amongst the most quintessentially classic songs ever recorded. The rest is pretty close behind Frank Lloyd Wright is a peculiar curio that lacks the melody of the rest of the album but we’ll forgive that one misstep when the rest is so great

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.

A classic of the Folk Rock genre. They were a good team with those harmonies and the songwriting structure.

Simon & Garfunkel are just perfection. So many huge hits on this album. I loved listening to this.

Clown Hair and Tiny knock it out of the park.

HERE COME DA TUBA

A few classics, a few filler tracks, very lush and expensive sounding. Not for me, really, bar the outstanding title track, but very pleasant and nice

My parents were big Simon & Garfunkel fans when I was a kid, owning copies of their greatest hits and The Concert In Central Park on vinyl. They loved The Graduate as well, which I made the mistake of watching with them when I was in high school, an experience that was made even more awkward by the fact that my dad had an affair with one of his married high school teachers when he was in his early twenties, but before he met my mom (there's so much more about that story that I wish I could share, but it's sadly irrelevant to the topic at hand). This was my first time listening to an entire album of theirs, and I absolutely loved it. The title track is wonderful, and stands as a sad analogy for the duo's tense relationship, and eventual dissolution after the release of this album. 'The Boxer' is fantastic too, with its sad lyrics of self reflection and haunting chorus of 'lie-la-lie's.' I had completely forgotten about 'Cecilia,' and I was delighted to see it on this record; it's one of those songs that you can't help but smile to as you sing along and sway in time with the beat. The inclusion of their live cover of "Bye Bye Love" is fantastic as well, and Simon & Garfunkel really put their own unique spin on it with their fantastic harmonies and folksy guitar sounds. "Keep the Customer Satisfied" with its great bass line, and the addition of some powerful brass instruments. This whole album is just fantastic from start to finish: the highs are high, the lows are low, the vocals are amazing, every note of every instrument is perfectly placed, and the production is immaculate. I had completely forgotten just how big Simon & Garfunkel were at the height of their career. I mean, good grief, a half a million people showed up for their concert in Central Park. A half a million people went to see two guys who hadn't put out any music in over a decade. I hate that I hadn't listened to this album sooner. This album will be firmly in my regular rotation. I can't wait to get assigned Graceland, and if that's not on this list, I will riot.

I am not a fan.

I knew more songs than I expected! I haven't ever been into them, but it is a good album.

3.5

Schon gehört fantastisch. Eins der besten Folk alben aller Zeiten. Light 9/10

a beautiful album full of cracking songs

The breakup album. This album was kind of all over the place in terms of style and sound, reminds me a little of The White Album. After getting past the first two songs, it's nearly perfect with Cecilia and The Boxer highlighting, Fav Track: The Only Living Boy in New York. "Hey, I’ve got nothing to do today but smile"

Near perfect album.

Lovely album, very soothing. Will listen again.

Every song is great, and the title track is always astonishing. Paul at his peak, Art going beyond jaw-dropping.

Nothing spectacular but nothing bad either!

Surprising classic

Kolmosta.. hyviä biisejä löytyy useempi.. en ymmärrä mikä homma laittaa 2 live biisiä loppuun.. joko live tai ei live.... ei voi ollla siinä välissä.. vaikka kvanttifyysarit väittääkin heh heh...

Masterpiece!

Fajne

Classic Album, cannot go wrong. Bummer they hate each other.

very good folksy album!

classic that i've never listened to from cover to cover before. enjoyed many tracks on here, particularly the titular bridge over troubled water. by the end of the record, some tracks felt a bit samey and bland.

Bombastic softness with a pinch of Kitsch. 2.9

I've never listened to this whole album but here are a lot of good songs. Some I knew and some new ones.

4.6

Simon & Garfunky

I have a soft spot for Simon & Garfunkel. From this round of listening I would say Cecilia and Keep the Customer Satisfied are my faves.

There are some tremendously strong songs on here - I'm in two minds whether there's enough of them to justify a five star review...... I'd probably go 4.5. Also, dig hearing the intro to "El Condor Pasa" as it makes me want to revisit DJ Shadow's "Private Press"... Fave track - the title track is epic. "The Boxer" likewise...

Wow, what a fucking great album. First half of the album is particularly strong, it struck how fresh this sounds over five decades on.

Another classic

There’s good stuff and it’s well produced but I was never a Simon and Garfunkel guy. They’re a little like dark ethereal(?) rock for my taste. Good songs on their own

Did not hit for me, too soft of an album

No sé que decir, es que hubo un momento de mi vida que lo escuchaba muchísimo y hoy me ha melancolizado el día🥺(PSP). No es disco para un lunes (LNM).

One of the most beautiful, heartfelt folk-pop records ever made. A powerful swansong album. The first half is marginally better, but overall a very solid album! Favorite lyrics: - Your time has come to shine. All your dreams are on their way. - Away, I'd rather sail away. Like a swan that's here and gone. A man gets tied up to the ground. He gives the world. Its saddest sound. - And I’m one step ahead of the shoeshine Two steps away from the county line Just trying to keep my customers satisfied - Goin' home. Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me. Favorite Tracks: - Bridge Over Troubled Water - El Condor Pasa (If I Could) - Keep The Customer Satisfied - The Boxer - Baby Driver - The Only Living Boy In New York 8 out of 10

An Album that I used to listen to a long time ago. Brought back some great memories, very easy listening.

Beautiful songs on this album. Personally not something I would listen to daily, but still good music nonetheless. Fave track(s): El Condor Pasa (If I Could), Baby Driver

"Cecilia" es suficiente para hacer de este disco un discazoooo

Great!

All around classic. Everything about this album is right.

3.7 schon vibey außerdem nice Lieder wo ich nich wusste das das deren warn.

Ich finde dieses Album passt perfekt in einen 70s coming of age Film. Und dafür würde ich es richtig feiern. The Boxer ist glaube ich mein Lieblings. Trotzdem zum privaten Hören nicht 100%ig mein Geschmack. Bin glaub ich bisschen streng mit meinen Bewertungen...

Damn. That’s my shit. Favourite Songs: Bridge over troubled water, !cecilia!, bye bye love. And it is really well put together. The songs that follow each other fit together but there is also this contrast between upbeat songs followed by slow songs. The only reason why it’s not getting five stars is because I don’t love all songs of the album.

2 estrellas

Everyone talks about the first track but The Only Living Boy in New York is also pure bliss and generated some of my favorite covers ever.

Masterpiece of pop-folk

Überraschend viele gute Songs auf dem Album, inklusive einiger Klassiker. Hatte einen antiquierten Singer/Songwriter-Sound erwartet, war aber quer durch die Bank sehr orchestral und interessant arrangiert.

This is not something I would have listened to without this list but Im glad I gave it a chance its not the worst thing but I dont know if i will give it another listen any time soon

It started out feeling like midevil minstrel music. Then it exploded with Cecelia. Definitely some highs and lows. Mostly lows. Great for a relaxing day of contemplation. Goes without saying amazing harmonies from these two

So many recognizable tracks! Instrumentation and vocals are great. The title track, Cecilia, and The Boxer are standouts for me.

First two tracks were slow and I didn’t like them at first, but I relistened and liked the opener, especially with its buildup. The album picks up afterwards with Celia & Keep the Customer Satisfied. Very folky album and some nice guitar work (Baby Driver) and cute melodies (The Boxer). The mix on Bye Bye Love with the audience hurts my ears, especially into the last song. Fav tracks: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia, Keep the Customer Satisfied, The Boxer, Baby Driver, Why Don’t You Write to Me Worst track: Bye Bye Love 7/10

Lepposaa akustista settiä

Nææ, ganske tamt.

Nice

One of the best albums ever produced

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

A classic.

A wonderful listen!

é como se o paul mccartney tivesse uma voz de esquilo e fizesse musica com um irmão gemeo dele. mas não me leva a mal, é um bom album

An excellent album but has a few too many bland songs for a 5. The singles are phenomenal. Bridge over troubled water is one of the most beautiful songs of all time (although I kind of prefer Cash’s cover). I do think it should have been the last song instead of the first because the rest of the album can’t live up to it.

Very good album. This is not my typical music preference, but beauty is beauty. Favorite track: Baby Driver

пока слушала, пыталась угадать, американцы или англичане саймон и гарфанкель с одной стороны, слышатся английские балладные мотивы, а с другой напевы кантри (заглянула в вики - они американцы, вдохновлялись в начале пути одному около кантри дуэту, а в момент создания альбома саймон увлекался английской народной музыкой 🤓 что-то начинаю слышать, кажется…) неравномерный альбом, разный - раньше s&g мне казались одинаковыми

o melhor de simon e garfunkel. musica parada e tranquila

I did a little dance for joy when this one came up - it was like going on a blind date, turning up to the venue to discover it was an old friend. Neither of you are romantically interested in each other, but both relish the impromptu opportunity to hang out again. Not a disappointing or wasted evening at all, and served to remind you how much fun you have together and you should do it again soon.

Solid record. Gonna tell my kids this was Tenacious D.

this is some grandparents shit. and its fucking great. Title track is gorgeous, of course. I only know the hits. Are the album tracks good? Probably. ... yes. and Cecilia is great. Love the beat. One of my fave S&G tunes they love a good architect. Good for them. and a good Boxer. a Classic of course i've always thought that honking sound was annoying. like Donald Duck having a fit in the studio. Still a great song. why was i not hip to the joy bomb that is \"Baby Driver\". Was it not on my greatest hits. Have i always been a joyless funk? Only Living Boy in NY is gorgeous as well. \"Why Don't You Write Me\"-ok this one isnt my favorite. at all. Quite an enjoyable listen. These are some fine tunes.

Simon & Garfunkel will personally hunt you down and give you Clockwork Orange-style concert if you claim you don't enjoy them.

As the 1970s began, it was clear that all good things had to come to an end. The Aquarian Dream, free love, hippiedom, Beatlemania, you name it. Another good thing that came to an end was the recording career of Simon & Garfunkel, although you wouldn't have known it with this masterpiece of an album. Bridge Over Troubled Water, with its ambitious blend of gospel, folk, rock and roll and future explorations of music from various continents, can very well be considered the duo's finest hour. Looking ahead to the future as they are on the cover, this as much of a farewell as it is a see-you-soon. They couldn't have done a better job in regards to their swan song, perhaps the finest of this decade and, depends on how you see it, the year of its release. A continually enduring album.

Fantastic album. There's so much variety between the songs and the production is really good. The songs are great and many of them classics.

Mulla on absurdi ja selittämätön pan-huilujen pelko. El condor pasa on jotenkin jännittävällä tavalla minulle kuitenkin läheinen, ja joku päivä saatatte kuulla, kun vedän sen karaokessa. Ehkä.

On hieno platta! The Boxer säväyttää hittiosastolta enemmän kun nimikkobiisi, joka on alkanut kokea inflaatiota kun siitä kuulee niin miljoona versiota miljoonassa paikassa. Mutta oletteko koskaan katsoneet kantta sillä lailla että ajattelisitte Paul Simonin hiuksien olevankin Art Garfunkelin viikset? Aikamoiset viikset!!! 4/5

Mulle S&G:n parasta antia on lähinnä hitit ja tällä levyllä niitä on eniten. Tässäkin on muutama mitäänsanomaton biisi, mutta parhaat hetket on sen verran hyviä, että nousee neloseen.

Mikähän tässä S&G-kombossa on, kun onnistuvat musiikillaan niin koskettamaan. Kauniisti ja mielenkiintoisesti sovitettuja kappaleita, ja sanoissakin riittää pohtimista. 5/5

A worthy entry just for Bridge. Bit too folk and slow paced for personal liking. A bonus star from me because Bridge has to be respected

Some of their best work. This album is the perfect blend of Paul Simon's lyrics, Art Garfunkle's harmonizing and the amazing backing musicians from the Wrecking Crew. 4/5.

A nice one

Wauw! The title track alone is worth 5 stars, what an opening to an album. After that the beautiful tracks keep coming, one after another. 5/5

God, those opening chords. And to think I bought the piano music thinking I could do it justice 😆 could have done an LP listen but gets terrifyingly stuck on Cecilia

4.5

Classic!

A favorite

Really think they should have ended with the title track instead of starting with it, though there isn't much else to complain about. Had good range with both fun, fast tracks as well as slower, more emotional ones. Didn't like the live track, never do, but was overall very enjoyable. 4/5

Eh not in the mood

Looks like almost no one hates on this album. Quite rare at this point on the site, I like it and I hear the great execution but found it a bit full tbh. Even then it would get a 4 if it wasn’t for the lame cultural apropiación of track 2.

amazing. a classic. 11/10.

When I first Rach, I remember her telling me some of her favourite music was by Simon & Garfunkel. I thought that was really cool, so I thought I just might stick around. We’ve been together 11 years now. Songs I already knew: Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer, Bye Bye Love Favourites: Cecilia, Keep The Customer Satisfied, The Boxer I love when an album can take me on a journey, and this certainly did. There are the highs of Keep The Customer Satisfied which is immediately followed by the bittersweet lows of So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright. Throughout, there is exceptional guitar playing - almost Spanish sounding, but not quite - as well as perfect harmonies and brilliant compositions. The build in the title track into the final chorus gave me goosebumps all over my body which doesn’t happen often. Overall, as dramatic as it might sound, I felt this album is a perfect example of a masterpiece.

really an outstanding album just in general, and when you get some perspective as to who they were at that time and what new york city was like in 1970 it kind of blows your hair back. 4/5

Simon & Garfunkel hold a special place in my heart. One of my favorite songs of all time is on this album, Cecilia.

Hey! Another album I own. Cecilia and Boxer are two of my top five S&G songs. Bridge over troubled waters feels like a weird first song choice.

Not sure why I just can't get all that into these guys.

What’s there to say. Great album. Great music and harmonies. Just great.

Acoustic guitar heros

meh

Good

Unexpected, and I love it. I was looking for genuine folk, and they gave me that but with lots of blues and some good guitars. "Baby Driver" is awesome, and the whole album shines!

A classic album!

Excellent

Einfach überragend; der Zusammenklang der beiden Stimmen, die Klavierarbeit; das ist mit Sicherheit ein Jahrhundert Oeuvre.

Not too bad for a folk duo from the 70's. Not my typical jam, but enjoyable.

I was expecting a vanilla collection of pop folk songs, but “Bridge Over Troubled Water” took me by surprise. It’s harmonies, thematic, and instrumentation moved me to the point of stoping what I was doing to focus on the songs. Definitely, Simon & Garfunkel is one of those gems gifted by the 60s culture that we need to appreciate.

A good solid album. lots of different genres which I was not expecting. I knew a lot more songs than I thought I would.

Primeiro álbum que escutei da lista, me surpreendeu positivamente!

From 1970. Not familiar with this album. Know S&G but not many of their songs.

Really solid work. They were at the top of their game here.

Love the whole album. Right up my alley.

11/10, would rate it higher if possible. AMAZING.

Good, classic.

Another example of musical maturity. Beyond the folk song covers and into their own stuff. Garfunkel was brilliant and Simon no less so.

Love this album.

A fantastic album that takes you on a journey narrated by the folk harmonies of wandering travelers. Each song has its own story to tell, seemingly separate from the other songs. Simon & Garfunkel's sweet voices invite you to harmonize with them and feel the stories - becoming the narrator. The penultimate song is a live performance, with the audience clapping and laughing at Simon & Garfunkel's performance. It makes you think the album is over, but then it leads into the final song that sets a somber goodbye from these travelers. This album feels like a warm hug saying that everything will be okay.

as much as i wish it was, this album is not a 5 as there is definitely a skip or two on here, i think a few of the boppier tracks are great songs but don't fit with the album, i wish they were sadder i guess favorite tracks: Bridge over Troubled Water, El Condor Pasa, The Boxer, Song for the Asking

This album is so good I can't believe I got to listen to it what a blessing omg I feel so peng!

This is an important part of the soundtrack of my childhood.

Not quite as interesting as some of their earlier releases to me personally. It's a little safer and happier sounding without that haunting edge that I adore. Still some solid guitarwork and vocal melodies though.

Good album. Have listen to it too much because of my parents when I was young, a kid. So I am not able to judge it with enough emotional distance. So, I think it is a gentle intimate type of music. Well made but a little too sentimental to my taste

Another day, another Paul Simon album. The Wrecking Crew is on fire and yet the older I get the more I dislike the production, especially the sound of those drums with the massive reverb. Once again it's an inconsistent album. Leading with the title track makes most of the rest feel like filler, especially the inclusion of the live Everly Brothers song. 'The Boxer' is lyrically impressive and after the recent(ish) Buffalo Tom cover of 'The Only Living Boy in New York', I have a new appreciation for it.

Pretty good note to go out on.

What a great album. I knew of S&G and had heard Bridge Over Troubled Water, but never heard any of there other songs. Just about every track on this album is quality, the first four in particular. Would listen again.

Folksy emotional storytelling

I have a confession to make. I’m a big Simon & Garfunkel fan but I’ve never loved the track “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” The song itself is beautiful but I think it’s overproduced on this album. It’s so dramatic, so big, so loud at the end. I can’t help but wonder if it would have been better to record a simpler, more understated version of the song. The rest of the album is fantastic though. So many great songs. “Cecilia” is one of the catchiest songs Paul Simon ever wrote. And “Keep the Customer Satisfied” almost matches it in its energy. The bossa nova influenced “So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright” is a wonderful gem of a lullaby. And “The Only Living Boy in New York” is gorgeous. A personal favorite. “The Boxer” and “Baby Driver” are both excellent as well. I just noticed that a lot of these songs are about heartbreak (“Cecilia,” “Why Don’t You Write Me,” “Bye Bye Love”) but they’re disguised as upbeat pop songs. There’s a fun contrast between the lyrics and the music.

Stunner of an album. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" "Cecilia" "The Boxer" -> are all absolute beautiful and timeless pieces of music. I love how songs from this act / these performers never feel formulaic to me. Sometimes I'll hear one of their hits and be like "man this is so unique inside of their sound". I love it. Strong 4/5 for me

Klasse folkrock, singer/songwriter, ambitiøst, effortless

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah, it’s rather calming and endearing Favourite song: Track 3 - Cecilia

Un de mes albums preferes. Un chef d’oeuvre. Voix angelique et auteur compositeur legendaire. 5

Great Album with plenty of classic songs I hadn’t realised were Simon & Garfunkel songs

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

Timeless album, a bit inconsistent and I might like some other S&G albums a bit more, but still a classic album of course

Overall not as impressive as Bookends and Parsley, Sage ..., but still a wonderful album.

Several songs on this album (bridge, condor, boxer, ..) are nailed in my head, frequently played on radio Fryslan when I was a kid. Combined with some more up tempo tracks they make a rich and diverse record.

its one of those albums thats just a really great album.

Such a beautiful, well crafted album, and the perfect closure for the best duo in all of music history.

Surprised at how much I recognised from this without knowing it was them. There’s a couple of tracks I really didn’t like but that was offset by how much I enjoyed large parts of the rest. I’d never heard The Boxer until now, but what a song!

Was ready to pan it but as it continued the songs kept getting better, lots I didn't know were s+g. Surprisingly decent.

Bridge over Troubled Water is a strong opener, ending triumphantly. Possibly their most famous song, Art sounds particularly good. How Paul Simon came up with the lyrics I will never understand, I find the whole composition striking and timeless. El Condor Pasa is one of my two favourite songs on the album. Seems like it fades in and out, really captures the mood of the Peruvian Andes, despite both Paul & Art being from New York. Cecilia is a classic – faster than most of the other songs, poppy and less plaintive, works as a nice counterpoint to most of the wonderful mournful songs on the album without jumping out as not belonging. Keep the Customer Satisfied is a little more middling. I find it not necessarily reflective of Simon & Garfunkel, more of a world pop sound that reminds me more of Simon rather than the both of them. I like the general sound of it, jangly guitar and the refrain, but is overproduced. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright is pleasant but doesn’t really do anything for me. The Boxer – this is my favourite song. I read it took them 100 hours to record, which I can believe. I’ve probably listened to it at least 100 times in the past two years. Punchy, memorable, imaginative, and I love the melody and complexity with the way the lyrics are transposed. Outstanding. Baby Driver is very reminiscent of the era. Long break sections, a shouty chorus, can’t complain. The Only Living Boy in New York is good. I know this is a particular favourite of a renowned music reviewer, however I can’t get as excited as he is about it. Would still listen to it over 95% of songs though. Why Don’t You Write Me is probably my least favourite song, I find it a little derivative and weird. My LP skips on the chorus, giving it a frantic drum and bass sound. Bye Bye Love is also excellent, especially the live version, quite a sing-along. Song for the Asking is right up my street. Introspective, mournful, and lovely light guitar work. To summarise, it really is an excellent album. Lots of range with it all fitting well together. What a time it would have been to be alive!

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".

If Luke doesn't give this a 5 I will eat my hat.... The only living boy in New York is such a great song. The boxer is good too. Bridge over troubled water has its time and place. A cassette of a cover of Cecilia, by Suggs, was the first music I ever bought embarrassingly Can't say too much else interested me. It sounds more dated than 1970

5: The moustache that appear on Art if you put your thumb on Pauls face on the album cover. 3: The actual album. Didn't really speak to me. Although I can see myself listening to this on a long drive through beautiful scenery.

I know this album well but haven't given it a thorough listen in a while. This time I noticed the variety. S&G harmonies are the through line but no two tracks are similar.

Folk rock. Varios megahits. Un 4.

4.2 This album is my definition of “fine” - where genuine talent and artistry can be admired but not particularly enjoyed. I did not enjoy the cover of “Bye Bye Love” - I guess during this Art was doing Catch-22, a movie I love, and it feels like he’s checked out here. Standout Track: “Cecilia”

Good lyricism but instrumentals not to my taste

It's high quality.

4.5

I liked this album, I've never listened to Simon and Garfunkel besides Sound of Silence and I am a Rock, so it was good to listen to more of their stuff. The songs were enjoyable and I was vibing with it. Favorite song: Bridge Over Troubled Water Worst song: So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright

Close to a 5. Nearly every song hits for me.

Classic tunes.

I loved this album

24th October 2022 Listened while WFH, rugby in the evening. Dad came over to finish the insulation and said this album reminded him of uni. Beautiful songwriting, gentle yet strong, exquisitely sung.

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Et av de største. Hvilke sanger på dette albumet synger man ikke med på?

Great album

Yeah this is a pretty much perfect album. So many fantastic songs among the tracklist with a more diverse range of stuff than I initially remembered

Now this is a swan song. Some of S & Gs finest songs are on this album. The gorgeous title track, The Boxer, El Condor Pasa, Cecilia, Baby Driver; thre is just no let up in quality of songwriting and arrangements. 5 stars

Solid

This is a puzzler. On the one hand, you have timeless songwriting, fantastic arrangements, beautiful orchestration and the signs of where Simon was ultimately going to get to with Graceland. But on the other, it's a downright mess of an album, with seemingly no thought to the flow of the songs. Why open with the title track?! You're heart and soul don't have time to process and recover from having been exposed to one of the most emotive and beautiful songs of all time before you're then thrown into some Peruvian folk rambling nonsense about sparrows and snails. Also gotta feel for old Art. Asked to do sweet fuck all in terms of artistic contribution and then the album cover just rubs further salt into the wound: Simon, seemingly obliviously to his presence behind, walks in front of him. Garfunkel's eyes look into yours and it feels like he's saying "I've been undermined and overshadowed by this little prick since childhood"

It’s not their (his) fault - when an album includes one of the greatest songs of all time, the rest of the tracks will sound a bit medicore in comparrsion. Keep the Customer Satisfied sounds brilliantly cheesy and upbeat, and So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright is a genuinly good break up song, but it’s impossible to argue this is the greatest album of all time, or even the best Simon and Garfunkel record. But it’s equally impossible to argue against The Boxer being one of the finest songs ever written.

Great tunes throughout, arrangements too folky for me.

Beautiful and boring in equal measures. Also ruined the name Cecilia for the Cecilia's out there

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

Absolute classic that still holds up. Not much else to say.

Brilliant songwriting, some absolute classics on there. Bridge Over Troubled Water has been ruined by X Factor/Pop Idol auditions, but If I Could and Only Living Boy in NY are superb

Loads of great memories flooding back. Brilliant songwriting and some huge tracks.

Great little album

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

Not my thing but not bad

The title song beautifully allows Art to show  how well he can sing. I saw an interview where Art recalled how Simon had written only two verses  and that Art and the producer talked him into writing the third and "happy ending" verse that they sing in two part harmony. "El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)" is one that I remember from its overplayed AM radio days when I didn't have much time for it. In retrospect, it's interesting to think of the time and place and the influence that global rhythms were having on  progressive musicians. With this in mind, we can shine a different light on the Peruvian rhythms in this song and the congas in Cecilia. Keep the Customer Satisfied is a fun rocker and the Frank Llyod Wright song is kinda cool with the the flute and bosa nova stylings. I  read that the song is about Art rather than Frank.  Side 2 starts with The Boxer, which is another beast,  although I like the live versions much better. I find the orchestration a little much.  Baby Driver is another good rocker. The live cover of the Everly Brothers tune is quite cool. I expect they have been playing this song together since high school.  Simon and Garfunkel's final album was their best as they mix up the tempos so effectively.  

I often complain about albums that sound very “samey”, where the entire album sounds like one long interminable song. However this album is not guilty of this. They mix it up with a wide variety of styles here, but most importantly it all flows cohesively. The exception may be the last song which is a live cover of Bye Bye Love that kind of sticks out but this can be forgiven. Interestingly I’m not a fan of the title song, Bridge over troubled waters, perhaps it’s been overplayed, but to me it verges on being a “weenie song” as one of my esteemed colleagues in this journey calls songs like this. I think the best track here, and maybe S&G’s best ever, is the Boxer. Overall, this is a solid album.

This reminds me of a classic southwestern UK joke about Simon & Garfunkel having engine trouble over the Somerset town of Bridgwater. It's a terrible joke. But the album is good! Too many good songs to choose from, some that I didn't even realize were performed by Simon & Garfunkel. Don't ask me for specifics. I just liked it.

A songwriting genius paired with a sublime, angelic vocalist. Simon and Garfunkel compile extremely concise but impactful records, which don’t hang around too long but leave an indelible impression. Paul Simon deservedly takes his place in the pantheon of all-time great songwriters and even though I possibly enjoyed Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme a bit more, this record is amazing. “Baby Driver” and “Keep the Customer Satisfied” are pop gems. I can’t really say much more about this record. It’s the gold standard for the singer-songwriter genre.

Just incredible

Nice and easy. Descend sound. Like

Several of the songs are well known. While it is folk music, Simon & Garfunkel do it in a way that isn't awful. I probably wouldn't listen to the entire album again, but I would listen to certain songs again.

A classic

Classic album filled with wonderful lyrics beautiful melodies, should be automatic listening

Reminds me heavily of the Beatles. The general flow and sound of the songs had me feeling a certain way. Liked it a lot

Top notch craftmanship

La force pépère

vous voulez dire que l'intemporel "El Condor Kéké" de Kéké Laglisse est en fait inspiré de Simon and Garfunkel ????

Good but not really my style. I don’t think I’ll listen to it again unless someone else plays it.

Truly amazing album, with almost every song a classic. And incredible production.

I thought I'd be giving this album a 5 going into it, but it's sadly not the case. It was still really good though. Some of the songs just didn't grab my attention. The songs that did catch my attention, however, were amazing. My favourite songs were El Condor Pasa, Cecilia, and So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Loveeeee the song bridge over troubled water, esp at night in the car I liked Cecilia and keep the customer satisfied the most as well

Can you not give it five stars? There's a five-star set of songs here, only perhaps let down by the throwaway live cover. Truly splendid.

The most creative folk album I've heard. Lots of interesting instrumentation, odd rhythms, and many different influences as opposed to their more traditional work. Still holds true to what you expect from Simon & Garfunkel, great storytelling with twists and turns being suspended by a masterful understanding of melody and deep harmony.

Enjoyable, recognizable, gotta be in there right mood

Nice folk rock but it was a little inconsistent, as the title track and the boxer were the strongest moments for sure. but I might need to hear it again. The production was warm and simplistic so no complaints there. A great record.

some 5 star tracks but a few 3 star tracks

Funky

great album; The Only Living Boy in New York was the B side to Cecilia

i am excited when the day's album is a famous one! sometimes it doesn't live up to the hype, but bridge over troubled water does exceeds its reputation. this is an album where the hits are just as good as the non-singles. i was thrilled for "cecilia" and emotional over "bridge over troubled water" but wasn't expecting the intricacies of "the boxer" or even i'd find another folk album i enjoyed. the lyrics are, of course, a high point. i suppose that's guaranteed with an album paul simon took part in. but every song contained such beautiful lyrics. i am biased about "bridge over troubled water" but there's something to be said for is simplicity yet the lyrics contain such beauty. and i'm not sure anyone can deny simon's ability to use songs as a storytelling medium. i wasn't fully aware how many songs i knew from the muppet show! a lovely surprise.

So here's the deal: I really only know Simon and Garfunkel's greatest hits. And I think that colored my view of this album. Because going into this, I was expecting something on that level. However, I found this album to contain a lot of basic filler folk songs that were okay and listenable, but not spectacular or up to the level of their greatest hits that were groundbreaking in the folk genre. But of course, the album does have some of their BIGGEST big hits such as Bridge, Cecilia, and The Boxer. So how does one review something they perceive as basic overall, yet has some of the band's best individual songs, and arguably some of the best songs of all time? Well, I don't know. But I will say that this album does have some fantastic harmonies and melodies, even among the filler songs, despite the fact that this duo was on the brink of a breakup. The album has a lot of world music sounds that work perfectly under the folk umbrella, and lends a quality to some of the songs that make them almost "renaissance" folk in nature. It is also easy to see that this was somewhat of a playground for these sounds for Simon, as much of his later work would be dedicated to world music. However, it also foretold what would be his tendency to take world music without appropriate credits, as was the case with the (albeit, beautiful) track, "El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)". Bridge Over Troubled Water and The Boxer both are beautiful songs that build moment over moment until, by the end, they swell into even more beautiful music and unbelievable vocals, both showcasing Simon & Garfunkel's talent at its peak. These songs leave goosebumps EVERY time. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright was pretty boring, if I'm being honest, but I can appreciate any song that is a tribute to my favorite architect.

After first hearing “This is Paul Simon” off this list, I feel like they definitely were better together. Paul is great on his own, but together they just achieve new levels of something that can only be described as pure pleasure. Not even my kind of music but this made me inexplicably happy when listening. Songs like The Boxer and Why Don’t You Write Me really didn’t have to go that hard. As a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture style, it is safe to say that So Long FLW was a tribute song I never really knew I needed, even though it felt like a sort of joke. Favorites: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia, The Boxer, Baby Driver, So Long Frank Lloyd Wright, Why Don’t You Write Me

S&G fucking rock, personally. Bridge over Troubled Water is such a heartpulling althem, and pretty much every song on this album I'd listen to on repeat. Great stuff!

Un très bon album bien que la nonchalance de Garfunkel et son manque de motivation commence sérieusement à bien faire. Celui-ci passera son temps à souffler, traîner les pieds, et oubliera parfois même que c'est à son tour de chanter. On aurait aimé le sentir plus impliqué.

Cet album nous présente un Garfunkel au bord du gouffre émotionnellement. En effet, ce dernier ne supporte plus de vivre dans l'ombre de Simon. Il refusera d'ailleurs dans un premier temps d'enregistrer l'album avec Simon, mais après de nombreux pourparlers, il accepta de se rendre au studio en traînant des pieds. C'est à ce moment précis que la photographie figurant sur la couverture d'album a été prise.

Great 10/10

A Classic

-The end of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is cool with like the orchestral swells but like they are all faded which is weird to me. I feel like I would have preferred it coming to a more normal crescendo but I'm probably stupid -Nice drum intro in "Cecilia" -I like the explodey drums in "The Boxer" -"Baby Driver" has some catchiness -Just barely edges up to 3 stars

bridge over troubled water is such a big song, so grand, it takes you everywhere. we listened to this album growing up. I think my mom has the live version. I love cecilia. the boxer is a great song I've always liked. they're really good at making you feel sad on some of these songs. and then they can be so upbeat and happy. the duality of man. it's a great album. i love only living boy in new york. this is a good album to listen to on a rainy day.

My only issue w this one is the album composition. Why put the title track first? Everything else feels like it doesn't quite live up to it.

An all-time classic of soft, emotional heart moving music. You just have to be in the right mood for it.

What a voice

Eclectic

Bridge Over Troubled Water, I thought it was a decent folk album. Although at times it was a bit lacklustre but then there were times that it pulled you in and lifted you up a bit. Best: Cecilia Worst: Bye Bye Love (Live)

Prachtige samenzang, vooral op het titelnummer. Als album inconsistent, met het drakerige El Condor Pasa en het totaal overbodige Bye Bye Love. Te veel filler als Why Don’t You Write Me en Baby Driver. Maar ja, met The Boxer en The Only Living Boy In New York en het titelnummer toch een aantal prachtig uitgevoerde tijdloze klassiekers bij elkaar.

Excellent

Why is this making me think of the TV show Scrubs? Being retired and dancing on a cruise ship in the bahamas. Yt ppl music I don't want to rate this high bc I don't want anyone to get the impression I like this kind of music but for what it is this album is solid

muito agradável

Favorite tracks: bridge over troubled water, the only living boy in New York

The instrumentals were absolutely fantastic. The whole album was really well orchestrated. Amazing vocals throughout the album. Bridge Over Troubled Water gave me goosebumps. I also really love the rhythm of Baby Driver.

Great relaxing listen. The sound is incredibly 70’s.

Pleasant album with some classics I grew up with

All time classic for me. So many hits. The title song may be one of the best songs lyrically and musically ever written and will probably be played on my funeral, since it is so beautiful.

Liked this one a lot, has some really great songs. Just a little slow at times for me

Too mellow

fantastic album fav tracks: bridge over troubled water, the boxer, the only living boy in NY least fav tracks: why don't you write me, song for the asking

the songs are so pretty and calming and amazing songwriting overall.

I had a nanny when I was ~2 and we used to sing together constantly. We'd put records on and have the best time while I learned to read (liner notes/lyrics on the back cover!), and the most-played record by far was Bridge Over Troubled Water. So the impact this record has on me moves well past just how goddamn great it was and is; it is inextricably tied together with some of the best early memories I have. I'll consider this rating one of my most personal. The title track alone - one of the most (if not THE most) captivating, arresting, and gorgeous songs ever recorded - would make the album great. It's not the songwriting alone - any other version of this song would be and is wrong and far far inferior. The grandiose piano intro, the *dynamics* - the ethereal vocals - all draw in the listener. Then there's the build to the semi-false ending which leads to the big third/final verse (which was written in-studio almost last-minute to give the song its dramatic ending) - unequaled. Again - this is the first song and the rest could be simple 1-4-5 blues songs and the album would stand out. But there's so much more quality - a lot of variety on the album and a few others that could be called classics, most notably "The Boxer" which is another chill-inducing track, especially during the giant snare crashes in the choruses (recorded in an empty elevator shaft to get that huge natural reverb) - other highlights are "El Condor Pasa" "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" and "The Only Living Boy In New York" Paul Simon is a fantastic songwriter but (aside from "The Boxer") my favourite songs or parts of the songs are where Artie G sings - he brought everything to those songs and is one of the few vocalists for me that can stop me in my tracks and force me to actively listen. The only slowdown on the record for me (although I loved it as a little kid) is "Bye Bye Love" which in retrospect seems a bit simplistic for this album; maybe it could have been placed better in the album rather than a second-to-last track (I'm also more of a studio-recording fan, this track recorded live). Still it's not enough to knock the album down in any way. One of my all-time favourite records (along with their previous record "Bookends") quite literally since I started to walk and through my own changing preferences over the years I've never stopped listening. What a tremendous way to close their short career. 10/10 5 stars.

Cecilia es un hitazo, y yo no tenía idea que era de ellos.

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

I enjoyed much of the album, but some songs became a bit too wacky and drawn out for my taste

Good one

A classic - nostalgic

I'm usually not wild about albums from this era but this one was great!

So many excellent songs on this album.

Fantastic well-rounded album that I still listen to. Classic.

This started off really strong. Thought it might be the easiest 5 star I’ve given. It petered out a lot in the second half though. Still this is a great album. Very pretentious but they’re so talented they get away with it.

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.

Packed with S&G bangers

This album taught me that I know more Simon & Garfunkel songs than I thought I did; I just didn't know their titles. This isn't surprising, given how influential they were, and how they straddle the edge of my wheelhouse. This album exemplifies my ambivalence perfectly. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is a gorgeous song. It's also emblematic of the type of S&G song that I don't go out of my way to listen to. Too soft and melancholy for my tastes. I listen to music to feel things, and my natural serotonin deficiency means I've got plenty of endemic melancholy on my plate. No need to go looking for more. And that's what separates the songs I favor on this album from the songs I don't. Give me uptempo S&G all day. "Cecelia" has been a favorite of mine for decades (and inspired my favorite Venn diagram: one circle represents people who are breaking my heart, the other people who are shaking my confidence daily. In the overlapping area: Cecelia, of course). I also enjoyed "Keep the Customer Satisfied" and "Baby Driver." I've got to imagine that the latter is about as close to a Beach Boys song as S&G ever got. And I wouldn't I kick "Why Don't You Write Me" or "Bye Bye Love" out of bed. The rest of the album isn't likely to end up on one of my playlists. But there's no denying the artistry here, and I just can't justify giving it anything but five stars.

Just spectacular from start to finish. I've always been a fan of The Boxer & Cecilia but never gave the entire album a listen. It's no wonder this album is considered one of the greatest ever recorded. It's emotional, uplifting, and playful. And those harmonies - blew me away. I just added this to my favorites.

Folk, 1970. Fantastic album by an amazing duo. Every song is memorable and there are at least five masterpieces: "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "El Condor Pasa", "Cecilia", "The Boxer", "The Only Living Boy in New York" and also the other tracks are great. One of the best albums of the 70s for sure.

This generator has introduced me to some nifty new artists, but it’s also made me appreciate artists I already knew and loved even more. Chief among those is Simon & Garfunkel - their entire catalogue just seems to be so consistently strong. Take the classic singles away and you’re still left with a very enjoyable, vibrant album. 4.5 stars. Should I round up or down? I dunno. It’s too hot today.

Faultless

First: Bridge... Is the strangest choice for an opening song that I have ever heard. It was made to end the album, it must have been. Second. How did DJ Shadow get away with sampling El Condor?

"I was blinded by the balls on that kid." It's odd to have this album associated to Kevin Spacey but in spite of that I loved this album.

Cecilia is a hit. This album has a lot of sonic whiplash in it. some songs are these upbeat dance hall jams, then you hit So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright like a brick wall. The Boxer is a killer song. Bye Bye Love is another good tune. This was a good album!

Beautiful album that only really lags towards the end; overall, a strong swansong for a good group. Favorites: 'So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright' and 'The Boxer'

Hit after hit. One of my all time favorites.

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

[First note]Well, at first I did not like this album, thought this is too soft for me. But the powerful vocals and instrumentals got me hooked.

I suppose if you're going to go out, go out on a high note. What a great final album by this duo. Growing up, The Boxer, was one of my fathers favorite songs. We'd have this whole record on quite a bit and while I was more partial to Cecelia, as I got older, The Boxer resonates more as an homage to inner city resilience. If you've ever lived in a large city, you're at least once asked yourself what you were doing.

7/17/2022 - ALBUM #171 Today's Album: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel - This is a truly astounding album for the time it came out in. Given that Simon and Garfunkel have albums spanning from the early 60s to the late 70s, most of which being fairly cheesy art-pop, I didn’t have super high expectations for this seemingly random album in their cataloge, but after a thorough listen of this album about 20 or so times, I have to say this is hands down S&G’s best album and it stands as one of the best singer-songwriter albums of it’s decade. Starting off with the awe-inspiring Bridge Over Troubled Water, Paul Simon does not hesitate to offer one of his best vocal and lyrical performances of all time over some absolutely stunning piano playing. Following this great opener, we unfortunately run into what I think is the worst song on the album, El Condor Pasa, which offers some cute lyricism, but sounds mostly like a cheap rehash of the melody from their beloved track, The Sound of Silence. Fortunately, this song is followed by the track Cecilia, which picks the vibe up with some upbeat handclap percussion and a pounding bass drum backbeat. The track Keep the Customer Satisfied is even more upbeat with an incredibly catchy chorus and some incredible horn playing at the end that creates a total wall of sound. The tracks The Boxer and Baby Driver are both iconic songs from the duo’s catalog and they really do show off what songwriting powerhouses these two were. I also really like the tracks So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright and The Only Living Boy in New York for their hypnotizing, melancholic vibe and sentimental songwriting. The track Why Don’t You Write Me is a pretty cute track to pick the vibe back up near the end and then there is a live cover of Ray Charles’ Bye Bye Love, which is a song I love very much, but I think S&G kind of weren’t the guys to cover it. It ends up sounding a little cheesy and sort of feels like it doesn’t correctly capture what the original song was going for in terms of tone. The album finished off with Song for the Asking, which closes off the album pretty well with a thoughtful and meditative guitar track by Paul Simon with some soft strings filling out the bass and high end. Of the songs of this ilk on the album, this one really puts you into that melancholic atmosphere the best. Overall, this is THE best album from the strongest songwriting due of the 1960s and after even half a listen, that becomes very clear. Give this one a listen if you like S&G, but want a more distilled collection of hits than a best-of compilation or a different album of theirs. Highlights: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecelia, Keep the Customer Satisfied, “So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright”, The Boxer, Baby Driver, Why Don’t You Write Me, Song for the Asking Score: 8.75/10 A jam packed album of singer-songwriter BANGERS

What an album. Paul Simon and S&G are among my favourite artists, if not the favourite in my life right now. The A Side has several iconic hits that demonstrate the growth and scope in Simon’s writing at the time, showcasing his willingness to expand the sound beyond American sounds. The B Side is more in line with their previous albums, showcasing that even towards the end, their voices were meant for one another. While the album shows their increasing need to sing alone, it’s just as much a S&G album as their others. Production is unique, especially using clever technological techniques from the time as is the case with Cecilia. It’s all packaged in a great runtime with a great radio and commercial record. Definitely a classic and their best work.

What a great album, as always from Simon & Garfunkel. Not sure what's not to like, over 40 minutes, the album has everything. Slow ballads, fast paced folk songs, some experiments with Latin music and some filler songs that nobody would have missed.

S&G had a real gift for the melodic, and this album shows. Historically though, behind the scenes this apparently was a tough recording for the duo leading to their first breakup. This album is really good, "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" is an undeniably well-written song that carries itself to tune of being timeless. The only real let downs (if can be called that) were "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" and "Why Don't You Write Me?" as they were neither good or bad, sort of middle of the road in comparison to the rest of the album. S&G for all their drama, is probably correctly estimated in how well they were able to create with each other, with a slight edge to Paul Simon's successes as a solo artist. Still, there is to be said that in spite of the tension, S&G were amazing. The tension was probably that price to pay, though.

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 seminal folk rock milestone. Some of the weaker tracks ("So Long Frank Lloyd Wright", "Why Don't You Write Me" and "Bye Bye Love") keep this from getting a perfect score from me, but with absolute classics like "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Cecilia" and "The Boxer" it's a VERY close call. You can hear so many influences on the recent resurgence of folk rock bands present on this album. Standout tracks: "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "Cecilia", "Keep the Customer Satisfied", "The Boxer" and "The Only Living Boy in New York"