Bridge Over Troubled Water

Vanskeleg merker eg, for eg har høyrt desse låtane så mange gonger at eg eigentleg vil «spole» vidare. Men, det er jo greit og fint. Ingen særskilte merknader.

Denne har jeg visst forandra mening om med åra. Likte den veldig godt for en del år siden, men akkurat nå er det ikke så mye her jeg fester meg ved. Alt her er jo bra, men det er liksom en avstand i det også som jeg ikke har lagt merke til tidligere. Der de første albumene føltes nære, ektefølte, og mer personlige føles denne mer planlagt og kald. Det gjør at alle de gode låtene bare blir gode låter og aldri et helstøpt album. 6/10

Eg lurer litt på kva eg skal bruka denne plata til etterkvart. Mykje av den treng eg aldri høyra igjen - tittelsporet, El Condor Pasa, Cecilia, The Boxer… Det ligg vel ein klassikartendens berre i det faktum. Og det seier sjølsagt sitt om låtskrivaren Paul Simon. Men der til dømes Creedence-originalane av like ihelspela låtar alltid gir meg ei “jøss, eg hadde gløymt kor fett dette faktisk er”-kjensle, vert eg sitjande noko meir passiv i dette gjenhøyret. Og om det skulle herska tvil: eg elskar Paul Simon! Aller mest elskar eg solokarriera hans. Når eg tenker meg om kan eg styra meg for større dosar Garfunkel. Og det kunne vel Simon òg. Produksjonen trekker plata ned. More is more, ingenting skal stå uprøvd, jo fleire sjangrar jo betre. Desse world music-tendensane likar eg også betre i solokarriera. Når alt dette er sagt sit eg ikkje her og slaktar plata. Det får vera grenser. Det ligg ein stor juvel på lur nett over halvvegs: The only living boy in New York. Herregud så flott!

Som en av de første anmeldelsene jeg finner på RYM sier: "a must for anyone with an appreciation for humanity, poetry and the Human experience!" Selve motsatsen til "Anti-Human, Anti-Life. True Norwegian Black Metal", der altså. Ikke rart det blir vanskelig for en stakkar å la seg fange helt av Paul og Art.

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water Joda, det er litt stort og svulstig med ein del klisjétunge linjer her og der, med lag på lag med strykarar og kor som sett saman for å løfte dette til noko stort og nesten religiøst. Og vei du kva? Eg likar det - i alle fall så lenge låtane i botn er så gode som her. "So Long, Frank Lloyd Drive, “The Only Living Boy in New York”, “El Condor Pasa” og så bortsetter er alle glimrande, omtrent terapeutiske. Og uansett kor utpult tittelsporet er, så syns eg det er like nydeleg som første gong eg høyrte det. Forbanna fin musikk. 9/10

Напомнило ранних битлз, звучание нежное и успокаивающее, но переслушивать бы не стала, не зацепило

Bangers everywhere. Great, to-the-point songs.

i want to hate, but i can't deny

Mika und uberpolo, für immer dankbar

Pretty decent album from Simon and the Funk

The placement of the duo on the album cover makes it look like Art Garfunkel has a moustache.

The only living boy in New York - one of my favorite songs ever.

Fantastic from top to bottom.

I've never been that into Paul Simon's solo work, but these two together make such fun music. Might be a bit corny at times, but it's just so fun in the end that I can't help but have a good time. Favorite Songs: Cecelia, Baby Driver, The Boxer

Reminds me of my childhood!

dare i say one of the easiest 5 stars i have ever given on this list. i will shake ass to Cecilia any day

This is the last album they made. After that they broke up and Paul Simon went and did his own thing. They dove into so many different genres throughout the album. You've got some rockabilly, jazz, gospel. And they do an astounding job through all of them. It's an incredible record and absolutely deserves to be on this list. The Boxer is an amazing song. And The Only Living Boy In New York is a personal favorite of mine. Really the only song I find kind of meh is the Frank Lloyd Wright one. The rest have their own little things that make them either a fun listen or something special.

b side is a 5 a side is arts a weirdo

Starts with a 10/10 with the title track. Was expecting to like the rest of it a bit more tbh, especially since I've been listening to quite a bit of Paul Simon recently. Enjoy the slower tracks a lot (BOTW, Boxer, TOLBINY), not so much the more upbeat ones (Cecilia, Baby Driver, Bye Bye Love). Given how good some of the tracks are, I will still rate it highly, but could have been another 5 if the rest of the album held together as well. Prefer Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme as a whole. 7.5/10

adores. a calm breeze. eye of the storm

This is one of the best albums I know. Love it all.

Fairplay some fucking cracking songwriting going on here. And beautiful singing. I prefer Cash’s take on the title track tbh. But it’s not all about that. What a fucking TUNE Cecilia is. 3.8/5.0 Best Song: Cecilia

Paul Simon is an incredible song writer with a beautiful voice and truly a gnerational talent. Art Garfunkel is also there. Best Song: The only living boy in New York

Ah, the album that shows off Garfunkel’s impressive moustache on the cover. I actually listened to this over the summer, but am happy to do so again. The album has two absolutely amazing tracks- the titular Bridge Over Troubled Water and The Boxer - and a bunch of ok or even quite poor tracks. While the best deserve an unwarranted 5, and are among the best tracks ever recorded by anyone, those tracks alone don’t warrant the album getting top marks. Indeed, without those tracks I’d probably be looking at giving this a 1 or a 2. So, being generous because of the genius of two tracks and a comedy moustache cover, this is only getting a 3.

I figured this was a likely 5 - lots of tracks I remember being great, a classic act at their peak. Some of the songs are not as good as I remember but it's the crazy production that spoils a lot it. I never noticed that before.

Another album that perhaps gets a an extra point as it's one I've heard a lot over the years - but still I think it's a fantastic collection of songs

A classic of all time, my parents showed me this album when I was a kid and these songs and melodies are just part of my life

“Half of the time we're gone, but we don't know where, we don't know where.” One of my favourite quotes from one of my favourite albums. The fact I could've picked about twenty different lyrics says enough. This might just be the soundtrack to my life. 9.5/10

A bit inconsistent throughout in my opinion. But when it hits, it’s beautiful. Title track is a masterpiece. Cecilia is a well written song, but I’ve heard it too many times. Really enjoyed Song for Asking. Very good, don’t believe it is a 5/5 for me though.

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail Yes I would If I could I surely would

4/5

Cool and soft album, really enjoyed it :)

I wouldn't choose to listen to this album on my own but it's enjoyable. I was surprised I was already familiar with a few songs besides Bridge of Troubled Water.

An oldie and a goodie! Totally remember having this in “the traveling car CD book”

An all time classic

One of my favorite albums of all time, and my cats favorite (I play it whenever he is in the car and it somehow always manages to calm him down). 5/5

a lot of this album may be giving disney film, but fuck, it really is just immaculately written definitely not a sound i'd just immediately vibe with in the way i would some albums, but it's literally just executed perfectly (for the most part at least). had this been done by a lesser group, it would've probably been a sickly sweet dated mess (to my ears at least), so the fact that it's anything but is commendable very very strong 4 favourite songs: cecilia, so long, frank lloyd wright, the boxer least favourite song: baby driver

Bridge over troubled water is an incredible song holy shit 3 songs in and I already like this better than bookends by a lot and I really liked bookends! Yeah this was really great the string arrangements were great and I loved some of the really loud percussion and horns (I think) on some tracks. I will definitely listen again 4.4899/5

When I think back to the late 60s this album is the thing that most often comes to mind, a perfect capture of a time period with like 5 of the greatest songs ever written on it

This is going to be difficult to listen to today. Already feeling super emotional, because of the shit that happened with Marisol over the weekend. And this album reminds me so much of my mom. This is a great album. 5 stars.

Liked it. Folky and chill favorite song was “El cóndor pasa” apparently that song is a meme for Tara and her mom

Needed to feel some feelings today. I'm not even through the first track and I'm already crying I CAN'T HELP IT. My parents introduced me to this early on and it's been ages since I gave the whole record a full listen. I forgot how many iconic songs are here.

Einige bekannte Stücke, einige (mir) unbekannte Stücke. Da fällt mir auf wie stark mein akustisches Bild von Simon and Garfunkel durch die Platte vom Konzert im Central Park geprägt wird.

Incredible highs, but some that's just fine.

Recognisable talent and inspiration for so many musicians after them. Not my go to, but brilliant nonetheless

the enormous balls of starting the album with "bridge over troubled water" when it feels a natural epic closer. great album. "el condor pasa (if i could)" sounds timeless. "cecilia" is a romp. "keep the customer satisfied", "so long, frank lloyd wright", great way to close out side a. then "the boxer"? incredible. "baby driver"? "the only living boy in new york"? all timers. and if anyone brought up the disturbed cover of the title track and especially if you liked it more - you can suck my butt.

In the history of albums where you just know, with absolute certainty, that just based on how it feels to experience it...this is the end of the road...the ironically named Bridge Over Troubled Waters has to be near the top. The record is absolutely stunning, containing some of the greatest songs ever pressed to vinyl. It's also haunted. Haunted by petty jealousy, haunted by years of an imbalance in workload, and haunted by a lifelong friendship that had run its course. If you're going to go out, Simon & Garfunkel couldn't have done much better than Bridge Over Troubled Waters. They could've have just released The Boxer, called it a day, and we'd have gotten a treat beyond the talents of just about any other group, maybe ever. Instead we got the capstone that closed out the folk movement of the 60s and gave the 70s permission to do something new.

The farewell record and their biggest — five Grammys, the title track one of the most recognizable songs in popular music, and a partnership already fraying at the edges during the recording. The tension between what Simon was becoming as a solo artist and what the duo format could contain is audible if you know to listen for it, which gives the record a bittersweet quality that the music itself doesn't always acknowledge. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" has been so thoroughly absorbed into the culture that hearing it freshly requires a deliberate act — the gospel piano, Garfunkel's vocal, the orchestral build all so familiar they risk sounding like wallpaper. That they don't, that the song still lands with genuine emotional weight despite everything you already know about it, is the mark of something built to last rather than merely to sell. "The Boxer" rewards the same close attention — production detail and harmonic sophistication underneath the familiarity that reveal themselves slowly. "Cecilia" gives the record a lightness and energy that the more serious material needs as a counterweight. The duo format ceiling that has held at four for both Parsley Sage and Bookends holds here too — Simon as the engine, Garfunkel as the instrument, the partnership both enabling and constraining what either could become alone. A strong four that the title track and The Boxer earn and Cecilia confirms, delivered at the end of something that was already ending.

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

Boxer.

Leur album le plus connu, et à raison, Simon et Garfunkel donnent ici la pleine mesure de leur talent de mélodistes et paroliers. Les titres sont aussi variés que marquants.

Osef-tier af, même avec The Sound of Silence j'aurais pas mis plus que 3.

Still wussy music for wusses, but I enjoy it. Only Living Boy in New York is their best song by a mile.

Jeg liker tittelsangen og the boxer veldig bra. Syntes det skinner gjennom at gutta benyttet seg litt for mye av kunstnerisk frihet på noen sanger. The Only Living Boy In New York minner meg om God Help This Divorce av Miike Snow

Likte den.

Ålright musikk detta, gir den 4

At last the yanks prove they can make music. And great music it is too!

Bridge over trouble relationships and the look back

The songwriting on this album is just incredible. But the part that really struck me on this listen is the variety of instrumentation and the production. There are so many sounds here and unique rhythms that turn each song into its own little world. I think "Cecilia" is my personal favorite on the album, it always puts me in a better mood. "The Boxer" is probably my second favorite.

What a joy to the ears. Gorgeous harmonies, fun foot-tappers and stunning lyrics fill this album and there aren't many songs I didn't love. I really enjoyed the upbeat songs scattered throughout, namely Cecilia, Keep the Customer Satisfied and Baby Driver. The title track is just beautiful, a classic, as is The Boxer. A fantastic record.

Sounded like turds being flushed. Are we joking with these recs?

Very good album. The Title track will always be my favorite. Standout tracks: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia, The Boxer

I’m sorry

My third Simon and Garfunkel album, and I’m sorry but I just done get it. Technically nice but yet again just so dull

As a teenager, I only ever listened to Simon & Garfunkel in a piecemeal way where I listened to one of their songs a million times and never thought of seeking out the whole album. So as a result, some of these songs were brand new to me and some were absolutely not. Also... sorry to say this but it really has so many strong Beatles-influenced moments in a way that slightly takes me out of it. Amazing: -Cecilia (I've loved this song for years and years) -The Boxer (Makes me want to cry every time I hear it) Great: -Keep the Customer Satisfied (on the cheesier end but ultimately a great version of what it is. Love the horns. Does sound a little dated for 1970 but this is the sort of thing I really like) -So Long Frank Lloyd Wright (we love you Brazilian music and we love you 20th century architecture) -Baby Driver (nostalgic sound and very fun!) -The Only Living Boy in New York (I normally would put a song like this in the top tier but it is a little bit Hey We Just Listened To Abbey Road Last Year And Liked It A Lot. even down to the bass line. great song though) Good: -El Condor Pasa (Interesting!!) -Why Don't You Write Me (another nice Beatles song) -Bye Bye Love (a nice live cover) -Song For the Asking (nice concluding track!) Do Not Care For: -Bridge Over Troubled Water (I know it's good. I guess. I just do not care for this one. Sorry. Whatever.)

I fw dem boys Simon and Garfunk

ZZZZ

Perfect in every way.

Bien, un buen viaje. Igual las versiones no me dicen mucho, pero se entiende el aroma a imprescindible

7/10

Best album so far. Not perfect but I’m going to give it 5 anyway, I didn’t even think BBL was bad I liked that one, in my opinion frank lloyd wright was the worst song on here. The best song in my opinion was el condor pasa, the combination of Andean instrumentals and Paul Simon’s music was absolutely brilliant

I'm in catch up mode so I won't write much, but Austin hit on basically every major point I'd normally write about. This is in my personal top 25 albums OAT. 9.5/10 I'll write about my favorites a little differently since they're basically all great, but these are the ones that also have a lot of sentimental value to me: - Bridge Over Troubled Water: they played this at my aunt's funeral in 2009. She'd had a really tough battle with cancer and passed shortly after my family and hers did a big road trip to Yellowstone and Yosemite. - The Boxer: The Canton Bluecoats did a rendition of The Boxer in their 2008 program The Knockout, and I'll never forget the goosebumps all over my body when I first listened to it. The choral ending is fucking fantastic, look it up if you can. - Baby Driver: when I lived in Switzerland, the only music I had downloaded to my phone for about 2 months was the Baby Driver soundtrack (this was before my Spotify Premium days + I didn't have a cell phone plan abroad), so everything on that soundtrack, including this song, brings me right back to Geneva. - Cecelia: My dad and I used to sing this song together when I was a kid, just reminds me of a simpler time in life. To this day a great karaoke or campfire song.

Listening to this album makes me wonder if this is how it is to eat at a Michelin star restaurant. Each song is like a course that was given the maximum amount of attention and love in the kitchen. Each course is unique and special. Some are heavy, others are light, but each has such a depth of flavor that it leaves you wanted more. Paul Simon’s songwriting packs such a punch from the jump and stays at an elite level throughout the entire album. The stories he tells in each one had me captivated from beginning to end. The mix of Andean folk (El Condor Pasa), Afro-inflected polyrhythmic base of “Cecilia,” and bossa nova (SLFLW). The pacing of the album is another one of its strengths. Going from the “voice of an angel” performance by Art in the title track to the Andean mountain sound, to humorous love song in Cecilia and blown out brass instruments in Keep the Customer Satisfied. We get the strongest writing imo in The Boxer and The Only Boy Living in NY where the storytelling is so touching and sweet. Only black mark on this album is Bye Bye Love which is the only song Paul Simon did not write and it clearly shows. Outside of that it was a perfect album. Song Notes - Bridge over troubled water is such a beautiful and sweet song. Art’s sings the hell out of this song in tune and on pitch for every note. It’s such a powerful moment at the end as the strings build and he hits the high note “ I will ease your mind” and the strings grow to a crescendo to close it out. Chef’s kiss - When I first listened to this I said to myself that it felt like a song you’d put on while hiking through the mountains. Which held true when I find out the he had an Andean Fold ensemble playing for this track. I am now in love with this sound. - Keep the Customer Satisfied had me laughing. Love how song slowly builds until we get the brass instruments going full blast for the outro. The premise of the song rings true even more so today. Play this for anyone working in food service and retail and they’d nod their heads in firm agreement. Also Paul, if they called you an ass, that word is indeed in the Bible lol - The Boxer is probably my favorite song on this album. Every song is well written but this one really stood out to me. The words and music paint such a clear picture and I could feel the emotions as though I was the boxer in the song. I’m usually not a fan of ending a song repeating the same line over and over. But not this time, here the strings and drum take over and the sound just washes over you in such healing fashion as the vocals are relegated to the background. Lie, la-lie, lie, la-la, la, lie, la-lie. - I can just see the smile on Thomas’ face as Baby Driver plays. - Bye Bye Love nooooo this was on pace to be a 10/10 until you came along. Leave it to a BBL to ruin something beautiful. Favorite Songs: - Bridge Over Troubled Water - El Condor Pasa - Cecilia - Keep the Customer Satisfied - The Boxer - Baby Driver - The Only Living Boy in New York Least Favorite: - Bye Bye Love Rating: 9.5/10, easiest five star yet

Such a great album, full of some of Paul Simon's greatest songwriting achievements. My only gripe would be the inclusion of Bye Bye Love, which seemed out of place being a "live" track. But I can't take away points for an otherwise perfect album.

FUCKKKK I LOVE LOVE THIS ALBUMMMMM im basic im sorryyyyyy

Masterpiece. I'm always happy to listen to some Simon & Garfunkel. The title track and "The Boxer" are my favourites. Easy 5/5.

really liked this. very unique sound - i love how there's classical elements like flute and strings while there's also some folk(?) elements with lots of guitar and other acoustic percussion. generally this album was just fun!

Can’t hate an album that properly uses flute

thank you artina garfunkelina

Amazing! I was expecting minimal folk sound but it is much more extravagant than I thought. Some sounds were more from 60s but some felt more modern. Paul is amazing

cecilia - great! nice bossa rhythm in so long frank loyd wright the boxer - so peacfull

Another easy 5 star album. So many timeless classics and just pure singing and songwriting.

Love this album. Always a pleasure to listen to

Bit soppy for me, but clearly great songwriting

Må si dette var litt skuffende. The Boxer er jo en banger (til den grad S&G har skrevet "bangers") og de kunne la la la-et til evigheten & forbi, men er lite annet her som er i nærheten av det nivået. Eneste må være The Only Living Boy in New York. Tittelsporet (og avslutningssporet) synes jeg blir litt for rolig & lavmælt musikalsk til å egentlig fange meg. Den tar seg opp mot slutten, men blir liksom ikke et fortjent payoff...? Og hvis man skal lage en Beatles låt, kan man vel i det minste ape dem etter at de ble ordentlig bra? Baby Driver er veldig pre-Rubber Soul. Middelalder-LARPen El condor pasa grodde på meg da. Mulig det er tilfellet for flere spor her, men inntil videre er jeg ikke overbevist.

Ekte klassiker. Solid med Simon & Garfunkel i bunnen, og låter enormt med bandet rundt. Instrumenteringen er nøye utvalgt, det er nesten like mye gåsehud å vente på trommen på "The Boxer" eller koringen på "The Only Living Boy In New York" som å faktisk høre det. Når man hyrer inn musikere istedet for å starte band er det vel lettere å ha en som tålmodig venter på sin tur heller enn å ha en trommeslager som alltid skraper på døra for å få sette mer preg på låtene. Men det er less is more. Faktisk er låtene med fullt band gjennom hele låta også blant de svakere. "Why Don't You Write Me"? Filler. "Baby Driver"? I grenseland. "Bye Bye Love"-coveren høres litt ut som et bonusspor og live-klappingen er litt masete. Det kommer bardust på og samsvarer egentlig ikke med resten av plata. Egentlig burde den gått rett til "Song For the Asking". Men jeg syns ikke det er nok til å vippe den ned fra femmeren. Jeg klarer 3 min med Everly Brothers, og det er jo en slags avslutning på samarbeidet deres. Jo, den åpenbare teksten som sier "Bye", men også med tanke på hvor mye Everly Brothers betydde for dem og inspirerte dem, så kan jeg forsone meg med at de ønsket å avslutte med starten.

9/10

Now this is some heart. This is some vulnerability that you can only do before fame meant being known. (think about that)

good

first and second song got on my fucking nerves and then the rest was ok

MOST GOATED FINDS EVER YO IDK HOW TO PICK A FAV???

It's a classic for a reason.

Usually a good sign that you're succeeding at your art when there are at least 3 movies inspired by tracks from your album

Uiteraard even de LP erbij gepakt want dat voegt toch altijd wat toe. En ja wat kunnen we zeggen, het is gewoon een kneitergoed album. Hoogstens 2 of 3 wat mindere nummers erop maar verder echt super. Geen twijfel over mogelijk, 5 sterren.

3/5 The first 3 tracks of this album were amazing. Troubled Over Water & Cecilia are amazing - BOTW's just beautiful, and Cecilia is hilarious The first half of this album is solid, but after that I just kind of lose interest. It's not bad, but I'm just not engaged. Again, not my primary genre of choice. But some songs are quite calming, like the final song. So for that reason I think 3/5 is pretty fair

Nice enough but too pop for me 2.6

Great

This is my favorite album. My very favorite. I will hear no argument.

wow my favorite sleepy album

bridge over troubled water heter guet gmacht moll nöd schlecht de song. bruuuudi crazy. el condor pasa chli e weirdi choice aber funktioniert irgendwie. cecilia legendäääre song desch super. wirkt au als würsen scho immer geh. und d flötuls hine sind hammer. keep the costumer satisfied isch sehr guet, glaub erst eis zweimol glost. blöser sind faast chli viel haha aber au chli en joke song? so long frank lloyd wright isch ein vo ihrne beste. soooo schöni akkörd und de arty singten so so so krass. und au so en schöne goodbye song an art. the boxer isch au kraaaass so ruhig aber de text und aaaaah. sowiso e füfi aber de amount vo songs fürd ewigkeit uf dem album isch nöd okay. ICH LIEB BABY DRIVER. soooo en krasse song. sie mached bbrrrrmm-baba-ba-baaaaah ich lieb de song desch perfekt. why don't you write me isch herzig, ehner en filler song als es highlight.

I liked the hits

Not perfect, but some real classics on here.

Much better than the other Simon and Garfunkel one we listened to, a few more bangers and the titular song isn’t really it and makes me think of pop idol. A mostly melancholy edge to this one! Nice one

Big time banger, choon after choon, like really famous classic pop songs but also low-key quite weird at times in terms of lyrics and production. Compared to the last S&G album this list threw up this is just way way better

Wuss rock garbage

great album and great moustache

I like Simon and Garfunkel very much. Paul Simon is a great songwriter. This was the last album before their first . They weren’t getting along when this album was made. I saw them in 1983 when they had one of their brief reunions. The concert was pretty good. The album had three top ten hits: Bridge over Troubled Water #1, Cecilia and the Boxer. It was a critical and commercial success. The album has excellent production. It sounds very good. The vocals are awesome especially on A Bridge over Troubled Water. Nice two part harmony throughout the album. The album offers hope. The hippie dream of peace and love had dissipated. The songs offer hope especially a Bridge over Troubled Water. Key songs A bridge over Troubled Water: an outstanding song . Garfunkel’s puts chills up and down your spine. Great lyrics: when the darkness comes/ And pain is all around/ like a bridge over troubled water/ I will lay me down. It is a song of hope. The Boxer: another outstanding song. Sung by Paul Simon. Once again great lyrics by Simon. The song tells a story. Might be autobiographical. Cecilia: a fun and upbeat song. Not to be taken seriously. El Condor Pasa ( if I could): Simon made up English lyrics for this traditional Spanish song. It is a good song. Unfortunately, the rest of the album is not as good. None of the songs stand out. Many of them sound like filler. This is a very good album. Four stars

Ну я не могу описать шедевральность этого альбома. Ту мач. Помимо уже упомянутых великих треков, тут есть великолпеный и крайне атмосферный The Only Living Boy In New York - при каждом прослушивании у меня "губка боб в наушниках возносится на небеса от удовольствия" момент, это многоголосье приводит в религиозный экстаз. Ангельская музыка. Baby Driver - совершенно нетипичная для них песня, и такой контраст с предыдущей с этими сексуальными подтекстами, но как же качает и заводит. Одна из моих любимых у них. Поразительно, как можно написать такой альбом, находясь на грани распада. Саймон даже решил тайком поддеть Гарфанкла песней So Long, Frank LLoyd Wright про известного архитектора (Арт начал изучать архитектуру, по мнению Саймона в ущерб музыке). Гарфанкл благоразумно сделал вид, что не понял подъеб в его сторону, и спокойно исполнил песню. Дотерпели друг друга, но выпустили, и этот альбом абсолютно заслуженно вошел в историю. 12 из 5.

Диворсд мьюзик

Первые две песни прикольные, дальше мне не очень интересно было

любимый альбом ребят, обожаю bridge over troubled water, boxer, кавер пуэрто риканской народной песни el condor paso(надеюсь не перепутал ничего тут) остальное тут тоже на уровне - 4.5

It feels like a lot of other folk records on this list try (and fail) to emulate this record. Where others feel disingenuous, this record feels genuine. I can't say this is my genre, but I somewhat get why people enjoy folk music to begin with. The record is kinda all over the place, jumping from vibe to vibe. This makes it feel less like a record and more like a collection of songs made by Simon and Garfunkel over a period of time which is fine, but I like albums with a strong concept. All in all, I can't call it bad or good. It definetly had a strong influence on music and it's genre and I don't regret listening to it. Still I can't rate it higher than a 7.

Simon and Garfunkel feels like an artist I should like less than I do, for their soft poprock works. But I do actually like it, it builds with fun musical ideas and it really allows itself to fully explore all parts of a certain style.

7.4

I dig it, though not my favorite of their work

A bit too lame for me. A handful of ok songs though

Some good songs, not my favorite style. Didn’t feel very cohesive of an album.

S and G and their best - this album is all bangers front to back. One of the best songwriters of all time in Paul Simon combined with some of the best vocal harmonies in pop music history make this a strong 5.

they cant sing. the instruments are very basic and just okay. lyrics are basic. Cecelia is timeless as is lai la lai lai

Album : 05/1089 Songs known going in : 2/11 Favourite song : the boxer Favourite song I haven't heard before : El condor pasa rating : 7/10 notes : the actual song bridge over troubled water not what I was expecting a lot softer than I thought it would be. I like how bridge over troubled water builds with the drums and organ. The drums might be slightly too loud for my taste. Still really good though gentle. Like an ELO build to it? LOVE LOVE LOVE the bird noises in El Condor Pasa. KEep the customer satisfied isn't my favourite it feels a bit generic for the era. I'm gonna be so fr my intro to cecilia as a young child was some boy band cover in the early 2010s so it just doesnt sound right. So long frank lloyd wright is so soothing. The boxer is sooooooo good. God tier song. Why dont you write is fun feels beach boys-ey. makes me feel a bit like a depressed elf that lives in a mushroom that smokes many cigs. Some mid songs but there are greats *cough* like the boxer *cough* can you tell I like the boxer? I dont know it might be too subtle.

interesante, me gusta lo tranquilo y que tienen CREO que la canción original de "Cecilia"

6/10

Absolutely brilliant.

almost perfect

good album, iconic. still not crazy about all the songs

Yesterday we lost Dolly and had a banger of an Album with To Pimp a Butterfly, today we lose Tim Curry and have another banger of an Album. I just can't take this emotional rollercoaster. Do years ending in 6 just have deaths of an actor and a musician I really admire in quick succession or something?

This album was on pretty regular rotation in my house growing up. While the title track gets a lot of attention Cecilia and The Boxer are also amazing.

wonderful pop music, writerly and versatile and unexpected. the title track is near-crystalline in its directness, and the upbeat tracks are lots of bizarre fun, but it's The Only Living Boy In New York that's the crown jewel here, impossibly tender and filled with sudden, jagged bursts of beauty. just great stuff, loved this heaps

This would be five stars even if it was just The Boxer over and over again.

Classics on classics on classics. Would easily play for basically everyone in my life, though I wouldn’t opt for solo listens

Their usual poetry and harmonies are in display throughout this album. And Cecilia is, without question, my favorite Simon and Garfunkel song, which immediately puts this album into 5/5 territory. It helps the rest of the album is solid and worth the time and energy.

Album plays like a greatest hits. What a pleasure to listen to. This album has stood the test of time better than 99.99% of every other album in history.

This has some incredible songs on. Only living boy in New York is one of my faves and always reminds me of Garden State

Not their best but fun

es como escuchas a los bitles pero mejor

Simppaa ja gaarfunkka, perus vanhahtavaa. Not good not bad.

Lepposaa Simon & Garfunkelia. Ei sinänsä itselle tee kovin paljoa, muttei ole luotaantyöntävää jos kuuntelee/kuuluu jossain.

First time listening to "Cecilia", "The Boxer" and all the others in context of the full album... my god. Wow. The vocals, the melancholy, the texturing & layering... it's all just so good. Glad these two lasted long enough together to give us this masterpiece.

This contains two of the greatest songs ever written. Inspired stuff. 5 stars

I have the album on vinyl but I've not listened to it for years. It still hits in all the ways it did when I first heard it. Absolute classic. Easy 5.

I know they are talented but god this album was so boring! Felt like I was in a teacher's room

First 3 songs are just amazing classics. The Boxer is right there too and Only Loving Boy in NY is one of my favorite songs of all time. Just amazing songwriting and the harmonies. They had the magic.

To me this is definitive Simon and Garfunkel and would be the album I would put on the list. Much of this album was familiar to me, and the tracks that weren't were fine. If I was in the mood for S&G I'd throw this on.

Like most Simon and Garfunkel albums, this feels like a collection of experiments, some successful and some less so. The title track and "The Boxer" are classics for good reason, and some of the lesser-known tracks ("So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright") are also great. The two harmonize beautifully as always, and the musicians and production are top-notch.

Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) On Day 238, I experienced a genuinely great album. The title track was peak, "The Boxer" was incredible, and their rendition of "Bye Bye Love" really caught my ears. The vocal harmonies throughout were remarkable, I didn't realize Paul Simon was capable of this level of traditional folk-pop craft before his solo era on Graceland. Knowing he was part of this duo with such a timeless classic under their belt was a great discovery. A flawless 5-star masterpiece. A solid 5/5.

Очень хороший альбом на всем его протяжении

I’m gonna need this website to create a 6-star rating if only for this record. Title track is one of the best songs ever made Cecilia is one of the best songs ever made The Boxer is one of the best songs ever made The Only Living Boy in New York is one of the best songs ever made I truly wish the documentary on the making of this album were more accessible. It’s so fucking good.

J'ai trouvé ça mid au possible (apparement classique mais ça m'a vraiment pas parlé)

Norman et expérimentBoy

Bridge over Troubled Water

Really good album, lots of cute little bops with the occasional heartfelt classic

GOD yes

timeless!!

My fiancée knew the title track (apparently there is a popular Japanese cover)! Big time album

Perfect

This is the first album this websites ever given me. Ok a little scared currently bc its like 60s folk music but we will preservere. Listening to this while playing red dead 1 btw.I feel very cowboy. The song on this album is what the movie baby driver was named after!!. Ok not my normal kind of music but super like cinematic

Lowk to me its kinda bad but it’s not bad if yk, i don’t usually listen to stuff like this rlly but it’s calming too

Fine. Not worth a relisten, I noticed a lot of the songs were pretty samey. I kept hearing the sound of silence even though its not on this album

I wish I could have these guys in my basement so they could sing me to sleep every night

Serenity now

Perfect to me

It's an incredible album. I know a lot of people prefer Bookends; this is the one I've always stuck with in their later career. No weak songs, just back to back classics.

I really enjoy the variety of instruments used across the album. It allows for a lot of complex melodies and the songs feel quite diverse in style across the album. I think the vocals as well blend really nicely, and they have a lot dynamics that work with the instrumentation. I was debating on giving this a 4 initially cause I really did like this, but there was parts that I wasn't sure landed with me enough. But\n Something really stuck with me. So I ended up listening to this album again and the second time around it really clicked for me. I think it's the opening Title Track that really does it.It just captures you and you just don't wanna stop listening.I think 'bridge over troubled water' is gonna be one of my new favorite songs now. Whilst this isn't something I would typically see myself rating as high as a 5, I just think this album really slots in well with my taste in music, and I just can't deny that it's a solidly made album that feels very timeless. Also, shout out to the guy here who left the comment about putting your thumb over Pauls face to give Art a mustache that really made me laugh when I did that. Fav Track: Bridge Over Troubled Water

Klassiker men blir tråkigare mot de sista låtarna. Den första är bäst ❤️

Ett fint album som jag uppskattar mycket. Det är otroligt vackert, fridfullt och är väldigt bra skrivet. Det må inte vara deras bästa skiva, och håller enligt mig en lite lägre standard än Wednesday Morning och PSRAT, men det bjuder fortfarande upp till en härlig lyssning. Enligt mig är både The Boxer och The Only Living Boy In New York höjdpunkter på albumet, med The boxer som ett självklart mästerverk på skivan. Samtidigt har jag alltid tyckt att titelspåret och Cecilia är något överskattade hits, samt att albumet ibland är lite för stillastående. Med det sagt håller Paul Simons låtskrivande absolut högsta klass genom hela projektet och det är sammantaget ett väldigt starkt projekt. Jag ger det en 8/10.

Märker mer o mer att jag egentligen behöver mer tid med varje album. Men asså detta album älskade jag väldigt mycket, finns så många fina låtar på albumet och bådas sångröst är otroliga. Enda låten jag inte gillar är den som har liv publik, tycker den va dåligt inspelad. Jag tycker inte att publiken gjorde så mycket till låt nytta. Därför ger jag Grabbensomintekollarpåexplosioner detta album en 8/10

I kinda slept on this album until now, but glad I finally gave it a proper listen. The pop-heavy folk rock is nice for what it is and the duo definitely know how to nail some amazing vocal harmonies. 8.5/10.

This is my first time fully listening to a Simon & Garfunkel album, and I'm immediately enjoying the wide range of instruments used. Favorite things about the album: The progressively louder trumpets on 'Keep the Customer Satisfied', The final chorus of 'The Boxer', and what sounds like a baritone sax in 'Why Don't You Write Me'. Also, the songwriting is definitely a highlight.

Truly incredible album and mandatory listening. Bridge Over Troubled Water. The Boxer. The Only Living Boy in New York. So many powerful songs that stay with you. And I know. Everyone says the Frank Lloyd Wright song is bossa nova. It just is.

I have always known this is a great album. It is a great album. "So Long Frank Lloyd Wright" feels a bit awkward on a surface listen. Is it great? Is it good? Is it a blemish? Is it a necessary blemish? Is it bossa nova!? Reading about it and giving it a few isolated listens, it grew on me. Though it still disrupts the album’s overall flow. The other bit of awkwardness comes from the clapping on "Bye Bye Love". It's not a big deal but it did pull me from a deep state of immersion. In Keep the Customer Satisfied, I love the lines "Everywhere I go / I get slandered, libeled / I hear words I never heard in the Bible." It's just a very satisfying clump of words. Every track just has something to like. A beautiful album as diverse as it is cohesive.

Emotional

Has some classics songs.

Impressive how so many diverse songs can feel so cohesive on a singular record

One of the great Americana albums of all-time. The Boxer still stands as one of the greatest songs ever written (IMO), and no lulls to speak of throughout the rest of the record.

favs: el condor pasa (if i could) why don’t you write me bye bye love rating 1.4/5

Tender, delicate, beautiful. Favorite track: The Boxer

Great story telling top of the list. Not my type of music but I can truly appreciate how good they are. This album has some good bangers but mixing live with other studio songs is not right

Even though it’s like a 70/30 split in Paul Simon’s favor in terms of who’s contributing to this duo, that 35 percent Arty brings to the table all the difference in the world for me ❤️

it was a great experience the only living boy in new york is honestly a amazing song that i immediately added d into my playlist

This album certainly has it's great moments but a little too much production for my taste.

Amazing but not for me I suppose. I cannot deny the fidelity of production and blend of genres though. Really good stuff all around. An admirable 5 for me.

Honestly, I was not enthused to see this as our weekend listen. Contrary to what I understand to be popular opinion, I don't care for the title and opening track of Bridge Over Troubled water. With its direct command to the universal 'you' and Simon's arcane touches - 'lay me down' - it is too much like an Anglican hymn. There is the upright church piano that sounds less like the opening of a pop album than an invitation to stand to rigid attention, followed by a worthy alto warbling all the good will in the world, though it hardly sounds like she has any friends herself. It is only when Simon himself enters and the harmonic blend that we understand as Simon and Garfunkel comes together that the song begins to sound like anything. Unfortunately, the drums sound awful and the strings are too syrupy. In recording, they have mistaken a lovely, fluid melody for something viscous. And that is the rub of the album, for me. That other partnership of childhood friends whose names were joined by fame and success - Lennon and McCartney - also broke up acrimoniously in 1970. But where their partnership had benefited them both and raised their game, what does Art really do for Paul? When showcased, whether on this song or in Catch-22, the filming of which precipitated the break-up, he is revealed to have neither charm nor presence. He is a cotton-haired goon with a pleasant voice. A voice so pleasant that it is unbearable to listen to without Simon, whose voice is hardly gritty, to leaven it. The front cover says it all: Garfunkel should be mixed well to the back. Simon surely realised this and the beginnings of a solo career are showing. The Boxer needs no such accompaniment - although it gets that snare! Baby Driver sounds not unlike There Goes Rhymin' Simon. El Condor Pasa, while I don't care for the arrangement, touches the appropriation of world music styles that will become important to his work later. So he has to wrap up the relationship and kiss it goodbye. Bye Bye Love, a cover of one of the early songs that he and Garfunkel bonded over as kids, feels like a pointed conclusion, with sampled applause to usher them off the stage. While Keep the Customer Satisfied is a fond remembrance of the exploits of two young rent boys, a life Simon is too old, accomplished and single-minded to live now. Phenomenal. Cecilia, however, is central. The studio experimentation, with the indistinct clatter of percussion, sounds like a man on his own, searching for a sound, distinct from the two-piston engine of the Beatles spurring each other on in competition and camaraderie. Crucially, Simon recognises this. St. Cecilia is the patron saint of Music, essentially the composers' muse. You may romp and wrestle with her. You may find yourself cucked, when you get up to wash your face. But there's always the chance to get her back. However, the relationship between the artist and muse is singular. There are no collaborative three-ways. Not in Simon and Garfunkel anyway. Inspiration comes to one of them. Paul knows he is the creative force and, when he's good, as he is several times here, he is good enough without Art. If Paul Simon is the only living boy in New York, it's because Art Garfunkel is a dead fucking weight. 3 Paul Simon is a wonderful songwriter and whatever it is that’s wrong with Bridge Over Troubled Water he would probably be as fit to tell as anyone else. Something wrong with it there surely is and I feel churlish complaining when the truth is - Keep the Customer Satisfied, The Boxer, Only Living Boy in New York - I‘d give my big toe to have written some of those songs. But the truth is also that I almost never want to listen to this album; I‘d favour at least a couple of the other S&G albums over it if I happened to be in the mood for them. Bridge Over Troubled Water is an undeniably lovely song and, in my humble opinion, a real dog’s dinner of a recording. The strings are overbearing. The snare sounds like a biscuit tin down a well, and the cymbals like air being fired out of a compressor. But even if you kept it to solo piano it wouldn’t be good. That piano always sounds obnoxious to me - too busy, too showy, too arch with its little bluesy ornaments and chromatic bass. It sees its name in lights all the way while the lyrics call for intimacy, humility, and self-sacrifice. I can’t think of a more inappropriate arrangement and recording of a better song. However, that is still not the tale of what is wrong with this album because the very next track - El Condor Pasa - represents a sweet but slight song which is elevated by a terrific arrangement and recording. This to and fro keeps going; Cecilia is supremely annoying, Keep the Customer Satisfied is sublime - So Long… feels slight, then The Boxer just about the heaviest thing Paul Simon had written up to this stage (and that bastarding snare is back) - Baby Driver is candy floss then Only Living Boy… is very touching. I feel seasick by this point in the album - bearings gone altogether - Why Don’t You Write Me and Bye Bye Love turn up just in time for me to vomit all over them. When the intimate acoustic guitar of Song for the Asking sneaks in beneath the audience applause at the end of Bye Bye Love the album poses a final problem for me. Can I avoid thinking about the segue of Sgt Pepper’s Reprise into A Day in the Life? No, I much too weary by this stage to pull off that feat. The spectre of one of the definitive ‘Album’s has been summoned - one of those rare records that, to me anyway, is whole and even and invites you to listen all the way through. This is conclusively fatal for Bridge Over Troubled Water, an album much less than the sum of its parts. Brilliant songs it has - enough to embarrass many another artist’s Best Of compilation. But it lacks narrative shape and sonic identity (even among other S&G records) and the cover is an abysmal, washed out shot of two odd-looking cretuirs. 3.5/5

This is Simon and Garfunkel at their peak. Half the album could be considered amongst the most iconic songs of the 20th century. Easy five stars.

Good songs and gooder singing

A lot of classics on here.

Whatever

A classic I love it

Wow. The highs are pretty good, but the lows are terrible. What’s that Frank Lloyd Wright nonsense? Wow.

Sure is impressing how many gems this album spits out, Cecilia and The Boxer are my standout songs.

Been listening to this album since I was just a young boy...still brilliant

A really beautiful album, packed with amazing songs and an easy 5*. Paul Simon's writing and arranging was taking on an increasingly broad range of influences which makes this a real standout album for the pair The title track is probably the highlight but I've always loved The Only Living Boy In New York too, one of my absolute favourite songs

really good, the sad moments are so heartbreaking, the happy moments feel like its straight out of a sitcom, vocals are so good too

There are some artists who may be overrepresented on this list. Simon & Garfunkel are not among them. In fact, I’m surprised they don’t have even more albums represented. Their contribution to the music landscape of the 1960s stands as one of the decade’s greatest achievements, despite being surrounded by an era overflowing with psychedelic experimentation. It’s remarkable that Bridge Over Troubled Water was their final studio album, especially considering how many timeless songs emerged from it alone. The title track, “The Boxer,” and “Cecilia” would be enough to cement most bands’ legacies, yet they’re only part of what makes this album so special. No matter how their partnership ultimately unraveled, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel together formed one of the most extraordinary creative duos in popular music. While Simon provided most of the songwriting, Garfunkel’s unmistakable voice was every bit as essential to the magic they created together. It’s hard not to wonder what else they might have accomplished had they stayed together. Thankfully, what they did leave behind remains every bit as rewarding today as it was when it was first recorded.

The best album on this list from them. It has some of their most well-known songs and is overall a good listen. It's a good thing they were good at music, because the art direction for their album covers is consistently garbage.

I forgot how much I love this album!

4/10 - Meh

Deeply enjoyable as all S+G is Playlist add: "Cecelia"

me apaixonei por esse álbum, as músicas tem tanta doçura nelas, eles as cantam de um jeito tão delicado, sensível. elas passam uma sensação de infância por algum motivo (mesmo as letras não sendo mesmo infantis), algumas delas, especialmente the only living boy in new york me passaram a sensação de ser criança e um adulto está lendo pra mim antes de dormir, um conforto muito único, é muito lindo. amei o álbum!!!

A 4 is an album I like or love very much, a 5 is an album that I will be coming back to over and over, enter Simon & Garfunkel, you weird looking geniuses Plain and simple 5 baby - funnily enough one of my albums of the summer alongside Wings & Finley Quaye, utterly sublime x

Simon & Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water is possibly one of the greatest albums ever made. Every track is great and the quality is so consistent. The harmonies are great. The songwriting is top-tier, my favourite - “Everywhere I go I get slandered, libeled, I hear words I never heard in the Bible.” Always enjoy listening to this one.

I really enjoyed and already listened to his on repeat

Such great arrangements, cool blending of styles and killer harmonies. There are hit after hit, the album feels like a greatest hits record. I am glad to have it in my collection.

Truly in a magic run on the generator as of late… Mortifyingly have felt American Idol ruined the title track for me so I haven’t listened on purpose in ages. It’s lovely though. And so many songs on this album are my faves and always in rotation; Song for the Asking always fucks me up. El Condor Pasa, The Boxer, Only Living Boy… it’s hard to be objective but I’m also realizing I rarely listen to the album start to finish (HA is it subconsciously bc of Clay Aiken?). Anyway. This was always going to be a 5 for me and I’m fighting for my life to overlook the live track. It’s just too beautiful.

Great album. Every song is superb. I was initially leaning to a 4, but I’m not sure what why it would be. This is their best output, pound for pound, so on reflection, this is a deserving 5.

5 stars all day long. I hadn't heard this whole album before now so many of the songs were new to me. But the vocals, harmonies, everything all at once, just so smooth, heartfelt. I could listen to this all day. It's like these two were so in synch. According to Google "Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were 11-year-old schoolboys in 1953 living just blocks apart in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York City. They officially became friends while cast in a sixth-grade school graduation production of Alice in Wonderland, where Paul played the White Rabbit and Art played the Cheshire Cat."

I can't stop relistening to this, their are just so many musical and lyrical layers. I regret not listening to this soon. I'm adding this to my main music rotation for sure. It has so many different types of songs. Some of the ballads that might be my favorite ballads beating out some of the best of Sir Paul McCartney, it will take a couple days to now for sure and I will probably change my mind all the time.

Beautiful album with a good mix of soft and energetic songs. This usually is not a genre I like very much, but Simon and Garfunkel do it so good. This was my first time hearing Baby Driver and it was such a fun song I considered putting it as my favorite track. Favorite Track - The Boxer Least Favorite Track - Song For Asking ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Heard it before. Now why does this album start with the title track? They just want you dead after the first song already? The album is a really interesting collection of songs, so many different things going on here 4/5

Fabulous album.

One of the greatest albums ever.

All killer, no filler

I do like that this was a more versatile album than the other Simon & Garfunkel albums I've gotten, but I think ultimately this duo is one that I acknowledge their massive impact and influence on the musical landscape while also ackowledging that it just isn't really for me.

major vibes. føler mig som en lille mus med en paperboyhat.

Simon und Fuckknuckle spielen Musik, die die Pflanzen schreibt.

Number: 204 Familiarity: Moderate (3) Rating: 4 ======= It's a nice album overall with a few massive hits. I feel like this was the music of my childhood. I'm pretty sure my mom had this album. There are 3 Simon & Garfunkel on the list. I think this is a fine selection but not sure they really need 3 albums on the list. I've already had 2 Paul Simon solo albums but looks like there are no solo Garfunkel albums.

I love Simon and Garfunkel for their iconic harmonies and songwriting. But there has always been a glaring exception for me, and that’s the title track here. It bugs the shit out of me. Too treacly, too whiny. This album, though, contains their greatest song, “The Boxer,” the standout “Only Living Boy in New York,” and their fun hit “Cecilia.”

Peace our

This is a great songwriter and a great album. Not one I want to hear often but I recognize its value

I enjoyed the vibe. Bridge Over Troubled Water is the most famous track on this album for a reason, IMO.

het is fine.. like gwn chill en bridge over troubled water is overrated.. like als ik zin heb in folk rock sure.

het was oke? ik vind zijn stem gwn mid en de muziek is mid

Muy buen disco, no le tenía mucha fe. Tiene canciones muy interesantes y otras bastante tranqui.

Every song is a winner. A song about an architect that is just as comforting and unique as the buildings themselves? Amazing.

What we're witnessing here is songwriters at their peak. Great melodies, harmonies, finger pickin, and apparently lyrics about architects. Cecilia alone could carry this to a 5

favorite song: El Condor Pasa (If I Could)

I haven't listened to this one in ages, and I can still sing along with just about every track. huge part of my early life in these songs. 5/5.

I really like this album but it doesnt stick out as much as I'd like. Kinda blends together, which is sweet.

fav songs: el condor pasa (if i could) why don't you write me melodic, nostalgic, folk 50/100

It's really annoying how good this album is. It's really annoying how well crafted and performed each song is. It's really annoying how even though there are some dull moments, they provide something like The Boxer and there I am lalalaing like the rest of the fucking annoying fans of this album.

Great singing and lyrics but not a style I would ever seek out.

Muy interesante

So many great songs on this album. One of the better song-writing duos ever. I really liked this.

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What to say abt this. Amazing album. Heard it 5 times in a row. It starts in a sad kinda way with bridge over trouble water, amazing song btw, and el condor pasa, and then it turned it to cecilia another amazing song and way happier. And it keeps this dynamic all over the album. It does it very well and i dont remember another album doind this

A la banda la pondría un 5. Increíble. El disco este buenísimo, varios temones y las otras estaban muy bien también.

Simon & Garfunkel are one of very few folk artists I don't just tolerate but actually enjoy listening to, even in this chaotic album.

first listen of the initial song on the album, the music instrumentally is gorgeous and so nicely articulated, the voice of the person singing is very soothing, and the lyrics are so well written. i could see myself maybe listening to this, however im on the first song so maybe it'll change, but id rather not sit for the 37 minute long album and document everything about it. other than that, initial thoughts are wow! after listening to some of the other songs, some are not my taste but it's nice

8/10 Coming to this album, I was generally more of a fan of Paul Simon’s solo work than of his work with Art Garfunkel. This is an album that I do listen to from time to time, but Graceland is for me where he peaked. That being said, I was interested to jump into this with a more analytical frame of mind. The first thing that always jumps out at me with Simon’s writing is his ear for a melody. It’s really something, and I always end up with various hooks floating around my head for days after I listen to one of his records. What’s quite nice about his writing, though, is that he doesn’t completely lean into those melodies in a way others would, rather sprinkling them more sporadically among slightly more meandering and subtle melodic sequences, before gathering things up into key moments that just grab hold of you and don’t let go. I think that’s part of the slightly more folksy approach to songwriting, but it also has a slight edge of jazz to it, in a way, in which a motif may present itself various times through a track, while not always being the focus. There’s plenty of good rhythmic work here too, with well layered percussion and tonal sounds coming together to create compelling grooves and rhythms, especially on the more up-tempo efforts. Typically, I do have a slight preference for those more rhythmically driven songs on here and do find that, from time to time, that drifting focus of the slower songs can start to let them drift a touch too far from their core for my liking. It’s not always a problem, and the melodic quality by and large holds things together, but that’s one of the reasons that this doesn’t quite hit the top tier for me. The other thing that jars on this record is the production. For the most part it’s fine, but there are some very odd choices when it comes to reverb in particular. The snare on the title track in the final third is massively overdone, a trick they repeat on The Boxer and The Only Living Boy In New York. They then almost manage to ruin Bye Bye Love by having crowd noise and clapping that is ludicrously loud in the mix. They’re high quality songs that are actually hampered by production choices, when for music like this, production really is at it’s best when it gets out of the way and lets the music do the talking. When they’re not messing about with silly production, the instrumentation and harmonic makeup of the album is rich and varied, with a deft nuance over dynamic and song structure. They raise and lower both the dynamic and tension in such an organic and pretty way, while allowing plenty of space for interwoven lines and thick orchestrations set against more sparse, melodically pure passages. When it’s at it’s best, this album is superb, but it’s a shame that a few odd production choices and some slightly less focused pieces of songwriting don’t let it sit right at the top table. Bridge Over Troubled Water - It’s a delicate, wonderfully meandering vocal melody that gathers itself up into more focused sections in key places to give it a sense of centre. The piano playing is lovely, and the dynamic range as it builds is really nice too. The patience as the instruments and vocal harmony wait to come in during the final third is delightfully restrained. It’s perhaps a touch reverb heavy for me in that final third, to be honest, but I do appreciate the drama of it. El Condor Pasa - Again, this is quite a slow approach, and then it’s very twee, folksy stuff. The melody is pleasant enough, and atmospherically it’s nice, but it doesn’t really do much in the way of development, and the combination of that and the fairly plodding instrumental work, it is a touch on the dull side for me. Cecilia - We pick up the pace now. It’s got a nice stuttering groove to it, and a great central hook. The layered rhythms across the parts are nice, as are the vocal harmonies. I can’t say I’m particularly keen on the fairly tuneless glockenspiel part mind, and it’s doesn’t offer a vast amount of range or development either, but the rhythm and main melodic hook are undeniable. Keep The Customer Satisfied - Again, the melodic work steps to the forefront and I think the rhythmic cadence of the vocal delivery is really swaggering and cool too. The horn parts are great, as is the general pulse of the groove. There’s plenty of variation across the instrumental parts, and a real sense of fun to everything. It’s kind of bombastic, but delightfully so. Just really great fun stuff with some top notch melodic hooks. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright - This is reminds me a little of the kind of melancholic melodic work of Brian Wilson, but it feels a little bit less focused and more rambling. It’s very pretty, but there are times when things feel a touch aimless. It’s quite instrumentally thin, and with that meandering nature, it does feel too undefined for me. I’m just not quite sure what it’s trying to do and it doesn’t grab me. The Boxer - We’re back on classic avenue now. It grows fairly slowly, and I like the occasional dips in from different instruments to give things a shifting tonal flavour. It’s one with lovely layered, rolling rhythms across the parts that give a solid momentum to things. Again, there are some melodic hooks, such as the lai-la-lai parts which are incredibly well written. Simple but oh, so effective. I’m not 100% sold on the massive reverb on the snare, which has always struck me as a little odd. By the end, we are getting delivered a harmonically rich and moving piece of composition that rolls around beautifully. An excellent song, even if I don’t completely vibe with all of the production choices. Baby Driver - This calls back to the rhythmic style of Keep The Customer Satisfied. It’s light and nimble, with a great, skipping groove, and so much swagger from both the lead vocal and guitar. It’s pretty obvious now that Simon can really write a melody, and that main vocal hook is more of the same. The attitude and fun of this is right up my alley, and there’s more than a touch of Beach Boys to parts of this, but blended really nicely into a folk style. Excellent work. The Only Living Boy In New York - A more sparse number now. It’s laid-back and has a really nice lilt to it. When things start to develop, it’s got an oddly large reverb on it again, which is a choice that I don’t really gel with. There’s more interesting vocal timing in the odd places through this and it’s melodically lovely as usual. This manages to remain a little more focused than some of the dreamier songs from earlier in the album, but still has a slightly ethereal feel, pinned down with a gorgeous, rounded bass line. Not my favourite, but pretty good. Why Don't You Write Me - They definitely get me more on board when they pick up the tempo. This has got a very Beatles feel to it, both rhythmically and vocally, particularly the makeup of the harmony stacks. It’s another that’s great fun and has a compelling groove and bass line that just keeps it rolling along. In fact there’s great guitar work in there too, and the layered rhythmic flow across the instruments is really nice. It’s definitely very Beatlesy, though, and feels all the more like that as it rolls to an end. Bye Bye Love - Another very odd production choice here, in that the crowd is mixed way too high. I don’t know if that was built into the mix and they could do nothing about it, but it’s quite distracting on what is another great track. There is some suggestion from the producer that this was actually studio recorded and the audience were overdubbed, which makes it all the more baffling. Under the persistent clapping, it’s actually got quite a groove to it, and the overlapping work of the bass and guitar are great. It’s another slice of Paul Simon melodic mastery, but yet another odd production choice detracts from it. Song For The Asking - And we close with another exceptionally pretty melodic work. Things do meander a tiny bit, but that works really well with the laid back aesthetic of the track. The stripped back guitar and string backing is incredibly complimentary to Paul Simon’s understated but well presented performance, and it’s just a really enjoyable work to settle into and appreciate.

A wee classic for Monday morning. Favourite track: The Boxer

Beautiful, with high highs and forgettable mids. Did Simon need Garfunkel? Did Garfunkel look like a cheese and jazz connessoir? Did I spell that right?

What’s not to love here. (See below 😬) An absolute classic. The title track ‘bridge over troubled water’ and ‘the boxer’ are both absolute masterpieces but not far behind them ‘el condor pasa’ and ‘the only living boy in NYC’ the upbeat ‘Cecilia’ bringing different joy and the unlikely eulogy to ‘Frank’ giving even more different feels. It was perfect all the way until ‘bye bye love’ why they thought to put the live version on the album I’m unsure- they will have had their reasons but for me it didn’t sit right and then the last track ‘song for the asking’ also passed me by however the tracks before it were that good it keeps its perfect score of 10/10 Best track- tough one to choose but I’ll go for ‘the boxer’ today! Worst track- ‘bye bye baby’

Simon and Garfukel - BOTW The title track, The Boxer, Only Living Boy... Three of the greatest songs of all time. And the rest ain't bad either 😁 Point lost for the fake live Everley Bros cover and Why Don't You Write Me. But the rest is just perfect. Why the hell did Art have to run off to make movies thus robbing us of any more 😢 One of the very best albums that the Wrecking Crew ever played on too. I wonder how many in this list feature those musicians? 🤔 Best Track - BOTW Worst Track - Why don't you write me. 9/10

3.5! Very good!

i know nothing about/never listened to Simon & Garfunkel, but this felt nostalgic. the vocals and guitar in the background gave me déjà vu. kinda the perfect album for a late-night summer drive with the windows down, and at times made me think of yacht rock.

91/100 A couple nights ago I was indulging in some nefarious beverages and as I was slinking back upstairs I ended up hearing this album coming from my grandmas room through her TV. She was blasting the fucking thing at full volume and practically sending herself through the wall with how much instrumentation was swirling around her. An almost perfect folk masterpiece of an album, and a great way to end the collaboration between Paul Simon and the guy who’s lying about what his name is. I could understand some people saying that maybe parts of this are a little bit uninspired and I’d agree in the case of Keep The Customer Satisfied and some of the stuff near the end. I thought it was almost perfect folk fantasy feeling stuff near the beginning but Customer bummed me out a bit. The great songs are great. The Boxer, Bridge Over Troubled Water, El Condor Pasa, really good peaceful songs instrumentally but also really emotional and powerful. I can see why they’re so revered but if you want me to be fair Graceland still solos this album. Graceland solos a lot of albums though. Also what did Garfunkel do here again did he just sing or what? Did he do his own harmonies or was he told what to do? I’m not a hater his voice is cool but if you’re putting him next to PAUL SIMON as an equal like you’re crazy. Anyways it’s a classic album it has its faults but it’s still catchy at times and heartbreaking at others. Catch it when you can.

Really nice music. Some sad, slow stuff and some upbeat relief. Paul Simon is a crazy good songwriter.

Love, Love, Love

An iconic album, that if very much of its time. Cecilia and the Boxer are my favorites.

This is one of those records I’ve only heard the hits from. Shall we? (This is gonna bum me out, isn’t it?) Feels like church. The music was almost worth the church. “I will lay me down.” That binaural bass you blissed out beauties. Righteous, brother. Hm. Flutes. Warbling ones, at that. 😠 Celia, clap and stomp LFG! Bo po po po bo. And a “pick it up pick it up” worthy of Op Ivy. Cops always hasslin lil Paul Simon. I’ll tell you what those horns are keeping this customer right here damn well satisfied, brother. I’m not sure I “get” So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright, but I love that sexy-ass cello. Getting my ears boxed by these oceanic harmonies. Lie la lie. What the fuck is that? A hurdy-gutsy? Oh so Edgar Wright just stole this shit for that weirdly racist movie? Bari sax battle! Otherwise a cute little Beatlesy skiffle. Bass just slip slidin along. And why not throw in a live cover? Well it rips, so why not? And we’re sent on our way with a little plea. It’s a classic for a reason, y’all.

Beautiful album, super refreshing, best album i have listened to in a while even shed a tear on the last song

A bit quieter than I was expecting, but I still liked it

(Light 8/10) Starts off incredibly strong with "Bridge Over Troubled Water", this original version of the song is so deep and powerful, it knocks my socks off right away. "The Boxer" is also an incredibly powerful song, with it's skillful finger picked guitars and haunting refrains. "Cecilia" is a cheeky little tune that along with "Baby Driver" break up the seriousness of the overall lyrical themes of the album. "The only living boy in New York" is also a rather great tune, having never heard it before now, it's the last great song on the album. After this the final leg of the record leaves something to be desired. "Why Don't You Write Me" and the closer "Song for The Asking" don't leave much of an overall impression for me and "Bye Bye Love" is a live song that has the audience noise turned way up in the mix because apparently they likened the crowd to their own type of percussion. I just think it really breaks me out of the spell and it's super distracting to me as a listener. So yeah, while I don't much care for how the album ends, there's no denying just how amazing the first leg of the record is, the songwriting is superb and the production for the most part is just incredible. Certainly a great record.

(6 estrellas)

I expected to get bored of this one as this soft, gentle 60/70s stuff kinda loses my attention but this slapped. Lots of fun harmonizing but it comes off as the template instead of a parody. Top Songs: Cecilia, The Boxer, Why Don't You Write Me

The title track was very beautiful, I remember hearing it for the first time at a school concert in a choir performance. All the songs are very beautiful, but sometimes it feels like other people can understand things I can't from the lyrics. Like there's something right in front of me I can't see. Is there something wrong with me that it doesn't move me like it does for others?

the musicianship is beautiful

Essential.

Some of this is very beautiful but I wasn’t enthralled the whole way through.

nice guitar and chill vibe. feels old, and thats not a bad thing,, nice vocals, and feels like usa in late summer/fall,, downtown vibes. slow & soft, wouldnt listen in my spare time too much. 70s vibes for sure. gives country a bit, it is folk yes i just realized, something youd hear on the radio in the 60s-70s. love that. if youd like to take your mind off some things give it a try! some songs are soft, nostalgic and flowy, while others are more upbeat with a lively style. even if it isnt quite my taste, it is lovely and some songs may end up in my playlist in the making! the instruments are really comforting for some reason.

Beautiful album, great voices and production, surprisingly funky in some places

pretty

I wonder what it was like listening to this for the first time not knowing how timeless these artists and songs would become? It was a privilege to hear this classic.

I could see where this album was foundational. Wasn't anything crazy for me, but did have a song I knew and definitely seems ahead of its time. Was an enjoyable listen, but no lasting impression on me. 3.25 ish?

Fine, but a little too slow and melancholy for me. 3/5.

Imagine it's Springtime 1970, your friend Tommy brings this record to your apartment in Park Slope. You listen to this album for the first time while rolling joints and getting ready for a picnic with a few other friends. Safe to say S & G were 3 or 4 steps ahead of the shoeshine with this one. 5 big Fat Stars. What I wouldn't give to go back. This album really brings that time back to life even though we all lost touch decades ago. Tommy is still living in the city. Always did. Never really travelled, never had a family. I know he's still alive. I wonder if he still has that record. Wonder if he ever listens to it and what it brings up for him. Does he think about that day? Craig & Sue got married then quickly divorced. He became a New York cop and their relationship couldn't handle it. He was always a bit conservative. Always a bit of a piece of shit but when he got into the academy he went all the way to being a proper New York cop. He's been retired in Florida now for almost 20 years. I can almost guarantee he hasn't listened to this album again since that day. Sue never remarried. I haven't thought about her in ages. If she died who would tell me? It's possible she died 10 years ago. She got a rough deal. With Craig, her family, the city, the cops... All of it. I should look her up

This was the best selling album of all time until Thriller? Wild and honestly, deserved. This is really Simon at his best for a sustained album of classics and great songs. I like a lot of Simon, but really only this and Graceland have full album staying power in my opinion.

Such a great album-full of hits and reflections

An exceptional album, beautiful song writing superbly delivered

Bridge over troubled water is always a strong start to an album, but then followed up with plenty of bangers. Shame they hate each other!

My God, Paul Simon can write a song. And the beautiful arrangements wring every last drop of emotion out of the incredible lyrics. Close to, but not quite, perfection. If I could give it 4.5 I would. A parsimonious 4*.

It was an overall good album and I see the appeal! It starts off very nicely with the first track. It nailed just so so so well. However, there were many tracks that I considered too "samey" and didn't resonate with me as much as the first ones.

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

A couple songs are a bit too hippie woo for me, but the familiar songs are absolutely classics. Maybe not entirely coherent as an album, but still an important piece of music history

More less.

I like the energy of this record, each tracks sounds different yet the record is consistent. Favorite tracks : Bridge over Troubled Water, Cecilia

What can you say about a perfect album? Just on the strength of the title track alone, this album would get a four. It's one of the top 10 songs every written in my opinion. Art Garfunkel has the voice of a heavenly choir. Paul Simon's songwriting abilities have never been better, at least up to that point. Both of these guys are American treasuries.

An absolute gem - these boys have a bright future in front of them. Not a bad song on the whole album, most of them are all time classics.

Such a classic

I really enjoy this duo, love their voices and songs Favs songs - Bridge Over Troubled Water, Baby Driver 4/5

This is an album I loved from way back in the day. I was (and am) a big fan of theirs, as well as Paul Simon's solo work. Listening today, I continue to think it's a great album. There are some absolute stone cold classic songs-the title track (one of the most beautiful songs ever), El Condor Pasa, Cecilia, The Boxer, and The Only Living Boy in New York. And every other song is at least very good. Any words I'll say cannot do this album justice.

Very pretty. Always had a fondness for this one. Some great little tunes on it.

Low floor, High ceiling

Okay album. Ikke så godt, som jeg havde forventet.

Un álbum sobre el consuelo, la despedida, la búsqueda de un hogar interior y el paso de la juventud a la madurez. voces melancólicas y música intimista, especial para bajar revoluciones y dar un viaje al interior.

It’s too bad Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had creative differences and went solo. Their work together is so fucking awesome. What a farewell album. Also I’ve known bridge over troubled water off this album forever.. I just never realized it was Paul Simon’s original work. Crazy. Just an absolute masterpiece of a staple in the singer song writer lane, and this record literally screams autumn nights with candles lit and lights down low. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again those vibes are just so warm and nostalgic, I’m a whore for it.

What a beautiful experience and perfect way to end the day. Simon and Garfunkel pulled it off they ended the 60s era in the best way. I only knew this song because of Baby Driver as it once was my favorite movie. I sit and I think about being the only living boy in New York and here I am. Healed and a New Yorker on the train to work I’m like everyone else only more so. The audacity to include a live song in their album is truly the sign of artistry. Bye bye love being live because it’s a happy song that has terribly sad lyrics purposefully and hearing the crowd clap it’s a victory lap before the ending song for asking where they promise us they will play forever as they love it. Simon and Garfunkel wanted to make a bridge over troubled waters of life and they provided us a look down at life and a last look at themselves before they go away. Beautiful. Folk music is and was so full and expressive and this album came at the perfect time

Wow this album is better than I remember. I remember bridge over troubled water and the only living boy in New York being gorgeous songs, but I completely forgot how good the rest is. It’s really good! Every song was just a little bit better than I remember. Really great album. The two songs I mentioned above are still the bests, but that’s only because they’re some of the most gorgeous songs I’ve ever heard.

I'll put on my "I hate fun" hat and admit that I didn't like when this album got all clappy and funky. I did just about love the quiet folk stuff, so I figure I'm more suited for the solo stuff... or maybe some antidepressants, christ.

Members of the Art Garfunkel hive....assemble!

bye bye love always gets me a little verklempt

Simon and Garfunkle sounds like the name of a children's book about a child who makes friends with a strange simple creature. Maybe that's not too far from the truth.

Classic, featuring immortal songs, known it since I was 15, and still love it.

4.5

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)

Amazing!

Okay music. Some songs I was familiar with, but I don't know if I heard them as covers or different versions but none sounded quite how I thought I remembered them

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

Always loved this one.

I liked it

4.5 favs: bridge over troubled water, cecilia, the only living boy in new york