Bridge Over Troubled Water

Really only love the upbeat singles here, this is kind of S&G at their most overproduced for me.

Gorgeous.

Relistened to The Boxer like 10 times today

Total delight! Bliss! I think one of the great achievements in human existence is vocal harmony and this is some of the finest documentation of that in the western world. My cut of choice is "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)", but i mean this whole thing is a 37 min heater run. I adore "Keep the Customer Satisfied" as well.

Gotta reserve the fifth star for Bookends.

Song(s) added to my 1001 Bangers playlist: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia, The Boxer, The Only Living Boy In New York

Only contains a good handful of the most iconic songs ever written!

Their best album

Perfect album.

Classic love the production on the boxer. And baby driver is an underrated song.

Tämä on kaikin puolin helevetin hyvä levy

Pretty sure my grandma loves Simon and Garfunkel. I’m sure I’ve heard songs but never a whole album. First 2 mins of trouble watered is quiet and not that good. Songwriting is pretty good. When it starts to pick up in the middle it really oicks up. Good piano and accompaniments. Not really a fan of el condor pasa. It’s very dated. Not a lot going on with it. Cool flutes I guess. Cecelia is a banger. All time classic. So fun, so catchy. Great production. Customer is really fun too. Def not as catchy but a fun song. Ahead of its time. Last 2 songs were so much better than the first 2. Frank lloyd wright is closer to the first 2 unfortunately. Again cool flute I guess. I like the drums too. Lyrics bullshit and not catchy. The boxer is pretty good. Definitely more catchy. Still not that much substance. I guess it’s kind of telling a story but it takes too long to get to that point imo. Baby driver is really goofy and dated but it well written and well produced. It’s a fun song. Needed this one. Only living boy is fine. Pretty forgettable. Nothing to write home about. Why don’t you write me is a lot better. Maybe the best written song in the album. Bye bye love is another classic. Love the live version. Guitar is so good. Song for the asking is another pretty forgettable song. Would’ve liked a better closer. Overall it was an up and down Blum, pretty average in all honesty. 2.5 stars.

When going through a bunch of Folk classics I skipped one of the most important entries, Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water. I know I have gushed about songwriting a lot throughout these classic album dives but man does this project really show how much of a powerhouse this duo were at what I would argue to be their musical peak. It really doesn't shock me this was at one time considered the greatest selling album of all time as there is a little bit here for everyone that was still stuck in the 60s. It can be very cheery with Keep the Customer Satisfied and soul crushing with The Boxer. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel's voices carry so much emotion with them and can be a spectrum across this project, which is something I found very fascinating and enjoyable for the most part. It is a very sweet yet way to short finale to one of the most iconic Folk duos of all time.

Some brilliant tracks which still sound as good as when they first came out. A couple of songs short of a full 5 for me.

Highlights: The whole album Lowlights: ---------------------------------- Perfect beginning to end.

i don't think i've actually listened to this album in its entirety, and i'm glad to have done so finally. what i've learned is that the s/t song is the weakest on the album, even though it becomes pretty awesome during the last 2ish minutes when the strings and rumbly bass come in. "cecilia" is still fun and "the boxer" is still the best "famous" song from the album. "baby driver" is a pretty good song though easy enough for me to forget it. "the only living boy in new york" is still my favorite s&g song. just remarkable from beginning to end, and "why don't you write me" is a damn good follow-up to it. "bye bye love" is needless. why is it here? "song for the asking" is a solid ender but still a little forgettable. perhaps album-enders are there because many stop listening by that point? i don't really know for sure

This is a near perfect album. From the hits to the lesser known tracks, this album delivers in every moment. Beginning with a generational classic, the album doesn't hold back from there, and says what it needs to say inside 40 minutes. Simon and Garfunkel are brilliant, and this album showcases their artistry wonderfully. 10/10

I guess this one is ok. I listened and many of the songs felt familiar. Still giving it one.

There’s a playfulness in this album that captures life’s simple pleasures alongside a few hard truths, all wrapped in that wistful vibe of Americana folk that can turn a spilt ice cream cone into a piece lovable art. They have a one of a kind sound and I still have a forever crush on The Only Living Boy in New York.

I just as easily got into the less famous songs from this album!

awesome. some wonderful tracks

Wonderful album! There’s something so earnest in their songwriting and singing.

Yes yes yes I love Simon and Garfunkel

Nu-i Asa smecher

Sweet little album Comforting Nostalgic Very good

These songs captured me even as a kid

Light, airy, folky, and quite enjoyable

Cute album with some bangers but was not really interested

Very easy to listen to

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

VERY GOOD BERY GOOD!

I love this album. This has some of their most iconic songs and it feels like a culmination of the S&G sound. It's great all the way through.

Eery but really tickles something within. The version of El condor pasa is amazing.

probably a Top 100 album of all time

Kanskje tidenes mest kjente musikkduo? Behagelig folk rock her, med noen mer uptempo innslag. Bridge Over Troubled Waters er en selvskreven klassiker, som alles mamma elsker. Heldigvis er ikke dette den eneste gode låta her. Keep the Customer Satisfied har et kraftfullt og deilig refreng, og The Boxer har en melodi som er intet mindre enn vakker. Brorparten av de andre innslagene faller innenfor kategorien gode-men-ikke-særlig-minneverdige. Litt artig at El Condor Pass (If I Could) høres ut som en veldig naken Sound of Silence. Sikkert ugreit, men jeg gir albumet en treer. Top 3: Keep the Customer Satisfied, The Boxer, Bridge Over The Troubled Waters

Occasionally haunting vocals, which are warmly combatted by quick folky guitars and gentle harmonies

Probably one of my favorite albums of all time tbh! The cosmic sounding cacophony at the ending of The Boxer leading up to the beautiful final harmony. Garfunkel’s unearthly voice echoing in the background of The Only Living Boy in New York as Simon whines about him not being there, the jangles of Cecilia. I could go on and on and on. Absolutely love every second of this album.

Another gap in 'the classics' filled. Never listened to this before, always wrote them off as generic folk, but listening now, I really enjoyed this. Great album.

Simon & Garfunkel's magnum opus.

At the end of a drunken night out with old cronies, I found myself a couple of slices and threw this into my headphones. As familiar and comfortable as an old pair of slippers, I was fully in the pocket.

Might have been a fiver if I listened to this in a better mood. But cranky I was, and Bridge and Frank Lloyd Wright both quite taxing listens

L'album est sympa, il y a même certaines chansons que j'apprécie mais elles me rappellent trop quelqu'un que je n'apprécie pas énormément.

Cecilia makes it all worth it. I know most of these songs, unsure from where. Enjoyable

Bit boring innit

If I had to pick one album that involved Paul Simon to be on this list it would be this one. It is pretty close to no-skips and has some straight-up classics on it like El Condor Pasa.

This album is god but not amazing. Everyone talks about this album being so ground breaking but I think it was just OK. It does have some outstanding songs for sure.

Classic example of old school folk balladeering at its finest.

Variety, lovely voices and jaunty in a fun way

No me habia escuchado nada del duo este y ya estoy entendiendo las vibes .... me gusto pero un poco delulu Favs: la intro y The Only Living Boy in New York

This isnt a record in my style- i did a more detailed on RYM Some fantastic tracks on this from the ST and Baby Driver unfortunately nothing really latches on

Loved this!

I really enjoyed this album. Cecelia and Bridge Over Troubled water have been favorites of mine since high school. Simon and Garfunkel are a warm cup of coffee on a cold day.

One of my all time favorite albums I’ve listened to so far

Some really great stuff like the title track, the Boxer and Song for the Asking. But it's a bit uneven with "stinkers" like Bye Bye Love and the truly awful El Condor Pasa. This remains a duo I'd rather listen to on compilations than their albums.

i've been wanting to get more into folk. simon and garfunkel i've misunderstood your game severely!!!!

I’m not sure I’d quite say this is a guilty pleasure but it gets close. I love the energy many of these songs create through the stripped back percussion and instrumental elements and I’m a sucker for the big hits (this is probably the guilty pleasure part - Bridge over Troubled Water, Cecilia, The Boxer). That series of songs rarely fails to get me in a good mood so for that I’m unashamed to give it a 4.

Solid album but a bit too nice. It creates a flat slightly old fashioned feel which then I enjoy as a pleasant album from a nostaligic perspective rather than on the merit of its effect on me. I do get the same feeling with Paul Simon on his own to some extent but somehow I prefer his more erratic use of techniques and instruments more so than the Garf varient of his music. I think the production is better too but that might just be me. I cant really knock this as basically every song has some endearing quality and impact but not in the way thats important to me musically. Great formula just a little bland or something is my analysis.

Technically very accomplished, pleasant sounding with some absolute classics like "The Boxer" which have etched themselves into our cultural memory. It's impossible to say that S&G are bad, but I just found this album so intensely dull and I can't get past that. It's just too tight and too pretty and leaves me feeling limp. This isn't a genre issue, because I love folk music. I just like my to be a bit more raw and expressive. It's clearly a very good album but there is no visceral connection with me at all.

4.5/5

Now this was the kind of music I was waiting to discover. It's produced so well, the lyrics are amazing, and they sing well. You don't find a lot of that with the generator. I am very grateful to have this album bestowed upon me. These guys are amazing so are their songs. Give it a listen.

Perfection

No necesito escuchar este disco por enésima vez para ponerle un 5 más grande que la catedral de Sevilla. Pero lo he vuelto a oír porque es un disco perfecto que me hace feliz.

Wow 11 songs just 37 minutes! Very short. I’m trying to place this album in the chronology of the transition from folk to rock. Seems very Joan Baez with Andean flutes.

This is a great album. I bought it when it was first released and I also have it on cd.

sat with this one for a while started off trying to listen at work via phone speaker but the title track really calls for some nice headphones and it is really lovely isnt it just el condor pasa - thought this was the intro for tango in the night on first listen, a great little spanish guitar flourish leading into a calming yet driving heel stomp beat accompanied by flute? panpipes? I'd also rather be a forest than a street. cecilia - probably heard this a hundred times via cultural osmosis, the clap track keeps it interesting but lyrically weak and melodically does nothing for me keep the customer satisfied - ironically this didn't satisfy me at all! weakest track imo so long, frank lloyd wright - musically, really well put together, the vocal track taking a slight backseat here, obviously still taking over the mix but the instrumentation really shines though - strings, bongos (?), flute, a lovely guitar effect, really gorgeous stuff the boxer - the harmonies! the HARMONIES! the effect on the SNARE! (borrowing from a review of White Ceder - The Mountain Goats "the snare feels triumphant") there's some woodwind (? maybe brass) on this that feels really out of place for me initially but the strings & the build from 3.20 onwards is so beautiful it doesn't really matter. lie-la-lie indeed Simon & Garfunkel. baby driver - whatever the only living boy in new york - really picks up halfway through, the latter half overshadows the first why don't you write me - got a bit of shuffle to it, there's a cheeky little horn section, it's a good song but feels a little out of place on this album? bye bye love (live) - people can't be trusted to clap on the snare in time, clapping along to the beat should be discouraged at every turn, live tracks on an album are stupid and i hate them, thanks for coming to my TED talk song for the asking - a very nice closer, has a waltz quality to it, short considering overarching feeling is the highs are fantastic, but there's some clangers on here that drag it down for me personally, a respectable 3.75

Overall, this album was nice, 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' is so beautiful.. However it didn't really do much for me, I wasn't excited or engaged with the lyrics past the opening track, I'll give it another listen to see if anything changes

Too bad I don't like this genre. It would have been easily a 10/10

Whimsical folk

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

One of those where it gets a good rating in spite of its stylings, and not because of them. I'm not a huge fan of Simon or Garfunkel as performers, but some of the songs on here are undeniable. I can't imagine what it was like to hear BOTW for the first time. Only Living Boy and Cecilia are interesting choices that work in terms of arrangement. Even a song I don't like - Frank Lloyd Wright, for example - I at least appreciate the attempt to do something different. I don't think I can honestly give it a 5 because I didn't enjoy it all. It's quite smug in places, but it works well enough in enough places to get a 4.

A bit dull, some hits though

It’s kind of just a cardinal sin to speak ill of this album. And I’m trying to get right with God, with coincidentally, this album helps out a lot with, so I won’t say anything negative. I mean holy shit. There are three of the greatest songs ever written on this record, and YOU already know what they are without me having to tell you. Is there another album out there like that?

The post-Bookends bookend to S&G's discography has the sound and feel of two creative partners coming to realize their time together has reached its end.

I would sing the Only living boy in new york to my son when he was an infant. It would make him stop crying almost everytime. I love that song. This album is full of amazing songs. I don't really need to say more.

Foundational album, only wish I came to it sooner. Will be revisiting on a foggy Tuesday morning.

folk music. Was It Fun? No. Was It Calm? Yes. 7.123432/10 Fav song: Why Don't You Write Me

Very good but not my style

Awesome album. Every song is a gem!!!

not my cup of tea but i respect

Classic album

I had never listened to this whole album all the way through. Wish I did it sooner but better late than never.

Good result today, I absolutely love this album. I've got the 40th anniversary edition, which includes the 1969 concert plus a DVD with two films. Just the album this morning though... Aside from the title track the big numbers here, of course, are Cecilia and The Boxer, but there's no filler on this album.

They never made a dud.

Sounds very folksy and I liked when all the instruments came together like one big happy family at the end of some songs. I never really listened to Simon and Garfunkel but this is how I imagined they would sound and its pretty good. 6.9/10

This was a Bridge Over Troubled Water.

FUUUUCK THE TITLE SONG IS SOOO ETHEREAL I didn't expect a folk album to be that good cause the other albums of the genre never caught my attention before. But this one is great, although there are couple of songs that I enjoyed way less than the others, they sound kinda boring to me. That's why 4/5

This was so beautiful. Need to re-listen on a cold, rainy day fr

Love this album

Folksy

8 Top 10 emotional Hamish teenager albums all time it’s a masterpiece

It was a very good experience and music. I feel as though I've heard the name but haven't listen to them. It's very emotional I think I could cry or smile listening to this. I definitely can see many of the songs being in the background of movies during the climax. I think my favorite song was Bridge Over Troubled Water

The title song is timeless. The Boxer is another highlight. A classic album but some odd ones in the mix

An absolute classic- I love Simon and Garfunkel! Paul Simon’s amazing song writing and Garfunkel’s beautiful voice. Was such a treat for this to be the daily album! Also one of the best album covers ever, lol

Beautiful album, enjoyed it then listened again and grew on me even more. So many hits, but also so much variety too, really unique sounds, textures and instrumentations throughout, love the random tenor sax blasts (the boxer) on various songs. Such a well crafted album. Favourite song is probably the only boy living in New York, flashback to the Garden State soundtrack.

Heard a few covers in my time of these songs, some had a Beatles vibe that I genuinely thought was from them? Good to learn about

Album 1024 of 1089 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (1970) Rating : 5 / 5 This one is deeply personal for me. This album was around my home from the time it was released. My sister even had a cat named Simon Garfunkel, which probably tells you how ingrained this music was in our lives. It’s a beautiful album from beginning to end. The songwriting is outstanding, and the harmonies somehow manage to be even better. The title track felt like a classic the moment it hit the airwaves, and it’s lost none of its power over time. These are songs that have stayed with me for the majority of my life, and I have no doubt they’ll still be there at the end. Thinking back, this album may be where I first learned what a “cover” was. We had the Everly Brothers’ Bye Bye Love on a 45 that we played constantly, so hearing Simon & Garfunkel’s version was a bit of a moment - different, but still respectful and beautifully done. That kind of thoughtful approach runs throughout the entire album. There’s nothing bad to say about this one. It’s timeless, heartfelt, and perfectly crafted - an album that doesn’t just hold up, but continues to mean something as the years go by.

Potente, variado. Bridge Over Troubled Water es un temazo. Por momentos pierde la fuerza. Me repito, lástima lo jugo en inglés.

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Bridge over troubled water - 5.5/10 - I liked it, its really calming and nice. Its a good song to listen to when you want a break. I like when the music and singing gets more strong and has more power to it. El Condor Pasa (If I could) - 7/10 Cecilia - 5/10 - A nice burst of energy but has lwk sad lyrics i feel bad Keep the customer satisfied - 3/10 so long, frank lloyd wright - 4/10 - sleepy The Boxer - 6/10 Baby Driver - 5/10 The only living boy in new york - 7/10 Why dont you write me - 6/10 Bye Bye Love - 6.5/10 Song for asking - 5/10 overall album - 5/10

so good, had forgotten how good this album is.

Very different. I enjoyed it. This is probably the first recommended album I've actually liked

some skips mainly bc im not into folky sounding music. there are some good moments - I like baby driver, why dont you write me

some classics

Some great classic.

el condor pasa and cecilia are good other than that meh

Very nice! Track 1 was a beauty

Good stuff man good stuff. Got better and better the each time I listened. The first two songs stuck with me the first listen, but as I listened a few more times, I was appreciating the tracks up and down the record more and more. The record is full of fun moments. Thought the trumpet on Keep the Customer Satisfied was executed nicely. A botched trumpet solo can kill an album, but I think their use of the instrument on this song added a great moment to the record. The storytelling and song writing is great also!

They’d make good bards

All bangers no skips

i ship them tbh was NOT expecting frank lloyd wright to be mentioned. rip frank garf studied architecture???? no way baby driver is a vibe favorite song: so long, flw cause frank is my second fav architect rip

4/11 bekannt 9/10 Beste Songs: the Boxer, El Condor pasa, Cecilia

Such beautiful lyrics. Truly comforting music.

Okay, okay, I guess I kind of get why this album has sold around 25,000,000 copies. I’ve never sought out S&G to listen to on my own, it was always hearing other people play it. A few songs on here didn’t grab me, but the album is still great overall.

Really really love this, but weirdly the title track might be the weakest one here. Still a good song but not nearly as interesting as anything else here.

A masterpiece. An easy 5 star, no skip album. As a Paul Simon, I guess, super fan, I think this is his best album with or without Garfunkel.

Not quite my favorite but still had some good songs especially the Peruvian one

one song in and this very very lovely. lovely is the best way to describe it. this is like peak 9 years old in your car coming home from a roadtrip its gloomy and its raining and youre listening to the radio and looking out the window longingly. lowk this is like the past version of hello by adele not in sound or even simialrty but in emotional resonance yk. this album is def too folky for me. this second song is giving circus im skipping. wait nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. i think the first song just slapped im not messing with the other songs so far. ok i kinda fw so long, frank lloyd wright. overall im not the biggest fan i think i liked three songs total i just dont fw folky music and thats ok hey

Outside of the hits, while this is regarded as a classic album the other songs are...ok. The Only Living Boy In New York is my fav S&G song. Struggling between a 3 and a 4 so after a vinyl listen last night did the car test today. Landed on a 3.

Je comprends qu’il ait pu être hype de ouf à l’époque mais sa a vieillis et ma pas trop touché, maybe trop aigris

A stone cold classic album for sure! Strong opening to this one but once the boxer played i started to drift a bit

Songs should not be allowed to be this melodic.

Splendid. Stupendous. Stellar. Striking. Special. Soothing. Spectacular. Slaps.

4.0 (11 tracks, 36:56, 5th and final,1970) folk rock Following the duo's soundtrack for The Graduate, Art Garfunkel took an acting role in the film Catch-22. A similar musical pattern as their previous album "Bookends (1968)", sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Garfunkel’s work on the film is widely cited as the reason for the breakup. "Bridge over Troubled Waters" was influenced by the gospel music to which Simon was listening at that time. The "silver girl" in the song refers to his wife Peggy at the time, and her first gray hairs. "El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)" is a Peruvian song based on traditional Andean music. Simon relied on erroneous information from Jorge Milchberg of Los Incas about the collection of royalties for his arrangement of song. Simon wrongfully thought it to be a traditional song and thus not restricted by copyright law “Cecilia” He began with a random line, "You're breaking my heart. I'm down on my knees," The song is about an unfaithful girl who invites another lover to her bed, while the singer (the first) is in the bathroom. David Browne suggested that the name may be derived from the patron of music, Saint Cecilia and I believe it was an intentional double meaning by Paul in the selection of the name. "Keeping the Customer Satisfied" is like "Homeward Bound," a song about the trials of a traveling band. "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" is a tribute to the architect Frank Lloyd Wright but also to Garfunkel, who wanted to train as an architect. It’s thinly veiled as a goodbye to Garfunkel. “So long Artie” The folk ballad "The Boxer", became one of the longest and toughest in the duo's career. This is my favorite of all Simon & Garfunkel songs. “All lies in gest; A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest" "Baby Driver", an up-tempo and happy rock and roll song considered a fluff piece already released as a B-side of "The Boxer", talks about a boy who lives a comfortable life in a protected home, but who searches for adventures and one day decides to have his first sexual experience. Just a bunch of innuendo. Not my favorite. "The Only Living Boy in New York" it is about the isolation Simon felt while Garfunkel was away filming. Tom refers to Art’s pseudonym in a high school band they formed. It’s a super sad song knowing they had been friends since elementary school. I like this song - it's so sad. "Why Don't You Write Me", deals with separation from Simon's wife in a jungle and again a veiled complaint to Art – my least favorite song on this album. The Everly Brothers' "Bye Bye Love" had been recorded live, but Simon, Garfunkel, and Halee were not satisfied with the performances. Again saying goodbye to each other -in Tom and Jerry they idolized The Everly Brothers. The album's final song, "Song for the Asking", represents an "olive branch" extended by the duo to each other and holding open the possibility of reconciliation and further collaboration. They never recorded together again, but they have reunited in concert many times. After Bridge over Troubled Water, both musicians became more independent. Garfunkel took a role in another Mike Nichols film, Carnal Knowledge, in the role of Sandy, for which he later earned a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor nomination. All tracks are written by Paul Simon except where noted. 1. "Bridge over Troubled Water" 4:52 2. "El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)" Daniel Alomía Robles 3:06 3. "Cecilia" 1969 2:55 4. "Keep the Customer Satisfied" 2:33 5. "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" 3:41 6. "The Boxer" 5:08 7. "Baby Driver" 3:14 8. "The Only Living Boy in New York" 3:58 9. "Why Don't You Write Me" 2:45 10. "Bye Bye Love" 2:55 11. "Song for the Asking" 1:49

Listened to whilst procrastinating work. Favourite song: bridge over troubled water

Un discazo digno de mi primer 5

does anyone else get a homoerotic vibe from this? top tracks: el condora pass: light and whispy atmosphere. kinda reminds me of a chinese tune but wikipedia tells me its zarzuela. nonetheless, very nice! so long frank lloyd wright: love the story behind this song! a very mellow and melancholic tune. i feel you, simon. (why would garfunkel want a song about frank lloyd wright, anyways?) baby driver: also a cool country twang with a bit of kick. love the sax part. no notes. i thought the album was great! not 100% solid throughout- but this is my first s&g album. definitely see the vision here.

One of the best Side A's in all of recorded history. Favorite song: Keep the Customer Satisfied.

Enjoyed the songs I already knew

Some great highlights but so many dreary dull moments, I get that the harmonies are interesting but it's not a great album for me

I’m not sure what I’m missing, a lot of people think this is a 5/5 album. For me, the best song on the alumn is track 10, bye bye love.

A little too mellow for me. Good album, but I don't listen to it much.

Lit love

Прикольно, вайбовінько 7/10. Пісня щоб повайбувать, поразмишлять, спокійна. Сойдєт

Best Song: Keep the Customer Satisfied. The rhythm is a little honky tonk, but there is a brilliant euphonia to the lyric "I get slandered, libelled, I hear words I never heard in the Bible". Worst Song: Bye Bye Love. I have mixed opinions on Live recordings of songs, especially when it is just randomly inserted into a studio album like this. Here, I feel like the crowd only distracts by adding a muddy clap whose enthusiasm slowly dies over the course of the song. Overall: The classic Simon & Garfunkel combination of soulful harmonies and soulless harmonies. I get that they're talented but whenever I listen to them I can't help but feel like I'm listening to two beautiful robots.

Was chucking in a random live track customary at the time? Was enjoying the album thoroughly and was surprised by the applause coming from seemingly nowhere.

favorite - baby driver 8/10

10/10 no notes. makes you feel so much in a short duration, classic album

Last S & G, Classic Bridge over troubled waters Cecilia The boxer

Wasn’t a big fan of the faster paced songs. Bit to similar to The Beatles for me. LOVED the slower songs. Bridge over troubled water, The boxer and Song for the asking are just lovely

Brilliant album and beyond critical appraisal

I guess this is why George Banks wouldn't stfu about them, this is so chill.

Not my cup of coffee

2026.01.08.

Good but a little old timey for me

Beautiful album. The first song (title track) is just so heartwarming. This duo really shines.

One of my faves! I used to own this on CD and listen to it driving to or from school with my brother :) I am a rock is always gonna be a bop

This is a certified classic. Already knew it but I think I like almost all the songs.

First album we’ve had that I already had songs saved from. I love it. The boxer I could listen to on repeat forever bc it makes me feel content. I like the instruments and the harmonizing and that the songs tell stories.

Simon & Garfunkel always reminds me of my mom. I had never listened to the full album before. Cecelia and The Boxer are old favorites, I also really liked Keep the Customer Satisfied, might be my new fave from them. Impossible to not sing along, vibes of the day have improved tremendously

feels like a warm hug

Really good!

I could fall asleep to a record like this.

Basically a perfect album. Art Garfunkel has the voice of an angel and it’s somehow even more perfect of songs like “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “The Boxer.” “Cecilia” is such a great song, and “Keep The Customer Satisfied” and “The Only Living Boy In New York” ensure the middle section of the album never drags. I love their cover of “Bye Bye Love” too. Simon & Garfunkel are an iconic duo, and everything they did together was nearly flawless, including this album.

Not really my cup of tea, but I instantly recognised several classics. Thanks to this project for nudging me towards music I wouldn’t normally listen to. Standout tracks: Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer

Ofc this was on the list

Wonderful listen. Beautiful guitars, vocals, and lyricism.

Has some moments, I wasn’t quite into it this listen. It’s so soft. The harmonies felt soft. I did really enjoy the guitar work.

Goated

Great length and average song duration. I liked this one more than Bookends.

Don’t have the words to describe how much I love Simon & Garfunkel. I was OBSESSED with the boxer for a bit last year. A lot of great songs on this album

Very solid

I'm indifferent towards this one. Nothing stands out as particularly good or bad. Except Cecilia. That's a banger.

Definitely the best album from Simon and Garfunkel. And also the best of either of them after they split up. Paul Simon is such a good songwriter and although his lyrics are always great I think this album is really his best work. And he's an absolute monster of a guitar player. Others have said that this is a near perfect album and I find it hard to disagree, there's not really anything you can criticize here. Frank Lloyd Wright is the one slow spot for me but that song has always been kind of a joke between me and my wife so I even like that one now. The Boxer, one of the best songs ever written. The same could be said for The Only Living Boy in New York. And the title track for that matter. There's just so much to love on this album and the people who rate it poorly, sorry - you're wrong. This is objectively fantastic. 5/5

close my eyed while listening and only saw glitter

Not exactly bad but so monotonous

- soft and soothing voices, almost mystical, tellement agréable à écouter - doux et nostalgique, yet hopeful, c’est vraiment pour moi un album que j’écouterais un matin de printemps - quelle belle découverte, je peux pas croire que je connaissais pas l’album complet avant?! I’ve been missing out - meilleure chanson: el condor pasa (if i could), the boxer

Nice one

5 janvier 2025

I really enjoyed hearing this album again. Brings back nostalgic feelings.

ok i guess.... un poco deprimente

Unlistenable for me! Twee!

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

5* straight out the gate, I thought. But wth is that Frank Lloyd Wright track 😆

Nieko panašaus savo noru neklausyčiau, bet galiu įvertinti albumo muzikalumą ir ištikimybę savam žanrui. Tikrai taip ir įsivaizduoju folk-rock muziką. Geriausios dainos iš albumo man pasirodė pati pirmoji - “Bridge Over Troubled Water” ir paskutinioji “Song For The Asking”. Ar dar klausyčiau šio albumo? Tikriausiai ne. Vertinu 5/10 (vertinimas būtų aukštesnis, tačiau tokio žanro muzika man nepatinka).

01) Bridge over Troubled Water - 10,0 02) El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could) - 10,0 03) Cecilia - 10,0 04) Keep the Customer Satisfied - 9,0 05) So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright - 9,0 06) The Boxer - 10,0 07) Baby Driver - 8,5 08) The Only Living Boy in New York - 9,0 09) Why Don't You Write Me - 8,5 10) Bye Bye Love - 9,0 11) Song for the Asking - 9,0 TOTAL: 9,27 (93/100) Current ranking: 29/783

Zzzzzz

Pretty easy listening. Off the first listen it’s a little homogenous but I think I’ll return to it!

Very mellow, feels like ending an old chapter in your life you don’t wanna move on from yet.

Très fade, quelques jolies mélodies mais répétitif

A great folk rock album, one of the best to have come up thus far on the list. Paul Simon's won me over at this point. Also I might've laughed more at this album cover than any other. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - This was in our middle school choir repertoire... before hearing this album I don't believe that I would have told you I liked this song, but, it's a standout here. We almost certainly weren't doing this song justice. Because of the song's gospel tilt I initially assumed this was Simon and Garfunkel doing a cover of an older song; it's a pleasant surprise to learn it was written for this album. "Keep the Customer Satisfied" - "I get slandered, libeled / I hear words I never heard in the Bible." A+ lyrics, Paul... "The Boxer" - "Lie-la-lie." ...and also A+ non-lyrics.

6/10, Favorite song - Baby Driver

Bridge Over Troubled Water feels like a warm cup of hot chocolate, the kind you drink while listening to sad music my dad would play in the background and some sort of a gentle nostalgia to it. I love the film “The Graduate” and “Baby Driver”, I can hear why Simon & Garfunkel’s music works so well alongside film because it feels cinematic and emotionally soft around the edges. I’m wasn’t familiar with Simon & Garfunkel’s game, but this album feels inviting rather than overwhelming. There’s nothing necessarily wrong with Bridge Over Troubled Water. The lyricism is poetic and beautiful, and each song feels like it’s telling a story through harmony and carefully chosen instruments rather than big dramatic moments. Still, I don’t think this is an album I’ll remember vividly a month from now. It leaves more of an overall mood than specific standout moments.

Bridge Over Troubled Water is filled with iconic lyrics, beautiful musicality, and a rich variety of styles and moods.

While the title song was way overplayed in the 70’s, this album overall is a treasure into the genius of Paul Simon. I’ve always been a big fan of ‘So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright’ and think of this song often when I see architecture I love. Many of these songs defined the spirit of our nation in the 70’s.

A few classic songs. This was fine. I wouldn’t choose to put it on though.

Sounds like a Zach Braff soundtrack

The key tracks on the album -- special shoutout to "The Boxer" -- are great. The challenge is in the remaining tracks. Not Paul Simon's strongest writings, and the production can be overblown.

Calm, almost pastoral folk music from one of the greatest to ever do it. Simple as that. The album has a cozy feel, their voices compliment each other in a way that's just magical. The arrangements are soft and gentle but never boring, they just strengthen the autumny vibes. The pianos provide a super pretty background and give it this organic atmosphere that few albums in a similar style have. This album is truly magical and very entrancing in its beauty.

A beautiful blend of genres wrapped up in a comforting folk album. My favourites are the title track (one of three I knew before listening today, although Cecilia I know from the Suggs cover) and El Condor Pasa (If I Could).

Awesome album!

Lie la lie Lie la lie lie lie lie lie

yok...olamadi bu...

A cutsie little album very calm, would listen to baby driver again. I wonder why they didn’t use this song in the movie baby driver it’s so cute and it probably would’ve fit well. Oh never mind I found out that they did I just don’t remember. I should watch that movie again.

A true gem. Every song is unique but works and connects. I have been looking forward to to getting to this album on this list for some time

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

S&G went out on top! I think this easily stands out as their best album and the songs therein make up the core of their greatest hits. There are no turds in this punch bowl.

done, boring

“Bridge over troubled water” is such a beautiful song, my eyes literally started watering. In “El Condor Pasa” when they’re singing in the higher pitch it sounds haunting. I adore “Cecilia” it reminds me of when I was younger. The horns in “Keep the Customer Satisfied” made me feel an insane amount of joy. “The Boxer” immediately made me feel like sobbing like literally immediately. The “ah’s” in the background of “The Only Living Boy in New York” make me think of Joseph and the technicolor dream coat. “Why Don’t You Write Me” sounds tropical to me for no particular reason. In “Bye Bye Love” they actually sound pretty good playing live. “Song for the Asking” is genuinely the perfect way to end the album.

**Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel (1970)** *In-depth review* --- ### **1. Lyrics – 9/10** Paul Simon’s songwriting here is at its most cinematic and emotionally literate. - **“Bridge Over Troubled Water”** turns a simple promise of comfort into a secular hymn; the metaphor is elastic enough to embrace romantic, filial or even national grief. - **“The Boxer”** is a first-person picaresque that folds autobiography (Simon’s bruising reception by critics) into the universal story of every drifter who keeps “punching-out” in a hostile world. - **“The Only Living Boy in New York”** is a postcard from isolation, written while Garfunkel was away filming; the city becomes a ghost-town when your only ally leaves. - **“So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright”** is a sly double goodbye—to the architect Garfunkel actually studied in college and to the partner whose harmonies Simon knows are about to vanish. - Even lighter cuts (**“Cecilia”**, **“Baby Driver”**) hide darker undertones: Cecilia is a muse who “takes my confidence,” a fickle lover/music public that abandons you the morning after success. **Cons:** A few lyrics flirt with middle-brow sentimentality (“I’d rather sail away like a swan”) and **“Bye Bye Love”** is pure crowd-pleasing filler, adding nothing to the Everly original. --- ### **2. Music – 9.5/10** The duo abandon the coffee-house austerity of *Bookends* and go widescreen. - **Orchestration:** strings, brass, pedal-steel, Peruvian charango, tack-piano, even a Moog on **“Save the Life of My Child”**—yet every color feels earned, never gimmicky. - **Peruvian folk** is borrowed respectfully in **“El Cóndor Pasa”** (legally cleared with the original composer, Los Incas’ Jorge Milchberg, after early pressings forgot the credit). - **Rhythmic palette:** gospel 6/8 sway, Latin hand-percussion, Dixieland horns, rockabilly shuffle—sometimes inside one song (**“Keep the Customer Satisfied”**). - **Harmonies:** Garfunkel’s upper register has never sounded more angelic; Simon’s lower line provides the grit that keeps the sweetness from cloying. **Cons:** The dynamic range is huge; on vinyl the crescendos can feel over-compressed and the quiet passages (intro to **“Bridge”**) can vanish under surface noise. --- ### **3. Production – 10/10** Roy Halee’s mobile-studio ingenuity is the secret third member. - **Layered vocals:** **“The Only Living Boy in New York”** stacks a nine-part Art choir inside an echo-drenched elevator shaft; the “echoes” become the city itself. - **Drum sound:** Hal Blaine’s thunderous toms in **“The Boxer”** were recorded in front of an empty elevator shaft at Columbia’s studios—listen for the shotgun-reverb that follows each hit. - **Street ambience:** a real New York sidewalk opens **“Save the Life of My Child”**; the Moog bass slides underneath like urban vertigo. - **Live cut:** the inclusion of **“Bye Bye Love”** (recorded at Ames, Iowa) is technically flawless—crowd mics balanced so the applause becomes another instrument—but artistically questionable. --- ### **4. Themes – 9/10** The album is a break-up record in every sense: romantic, professional, civic. - **Fracture:** partners drifting apart (**“So Long…”**, **“Only Living Boy”**). - **Displacement:** boxers, runaways, homesick soldiers, a boy teetering on a ledge—everyone is somewhere they don’t belong. - **Salvation:** the title track offers the possibility that empathy itself can be a bridge; the gospel arrangement turns the secular into the sacred. - **America in 1969:** the dream is bruised (Nixon, Vietnam, Altamont) yet the record insists on tenderness as resistance. --- ### **5. Influence – 10/10** - **Vocal template:** from Linda Ronstadt to Fleet Foxes, the high-lonesome stacked-harmony sound starts here. - **Indie-folk confessionals:** Bon Iver’s *For Emma* owes its icy cathedral reverb to **“Only Living Boy”**; Sufjan’s *Illinois* quotes the trumpet line from **“The Boxer”**. - **Gospel crossover:** Aretha, Elvis and Johnny Cash all covered the title track—proof that a Jewish kid from Queens wrote a standard that churches still close services with. - **Production blueprint:** Roy Halee’s “tunnel reverb” drum sound is copied on Bruce’s *Born to Run* and U2’s *Where the Streets Have No Name*. --- ### **Pros & Cons (quick glance)** | Pros | Cons | |---|---| | One of the most immaculate vocal performances ever recorded | “So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright” can feel like an inside joke that overstays its welcome | | Genre-hopping without losing identity | The live “Bye Bye Love” breaks the album’s spell | | Lyrics that move from diary-entry intimate to mythic | Occasional middle-brow prettiness skirts cliché | | Production innovations still studied in audio schools | Side B is slightly front-loaded; momentum sags after “The Only Living Boy” | | Contains at least four songs that are now American standards | The duo’s interpersonal tension leaks into a few passive-aggressive moments | --- ### **Verdict – 9.5/10** *Bridge Over Troubled Water* is the rare swan-song that does not merely summarize a career—it inflates it until the partnership bursts. The album’s grandeur can feel almost too immaculate, yet every string swell and gospel cadence is in service of the central confession: **“I’m leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains.”** Fifty-plus years on, the bridge still holds.

This one really took off in a great way. Favs are So Long Frank Lloyd Wright and Keep the Customer Satisfied.

ok not my favorite

Sublime

Probably their best. And holds up really well.

Love it. Own it.

I just want to talk about 'So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright', the tender and moving testimonial to the famous architect who died 11 years before this album was released but apparently enjoyed staying up all night with Paul and/or Art, just harmonizing and laughing, laughing, so long, so much laughter with Frank Lloyd Wright. Till dawn. Laughter and laughing, so long, so long. Did these legendary evenings occur at Taliesin? At Wingspread? Dare we imagine the harmonic laughter tumbling out of the windows at Falling Water, mixing with the sound of the stream below in a way that surely only Frank could have possibly have imagined. It's the perfect blend of classic prairie style architectural heroes and flute backed cable knit cardigan folk music! 4 Stars because The Boxer is immediately after that song and it's so farking good.

The only living boy in new york

Pretty fun listen

Probably best album from my birth year. Cecilia still such a banger.

4.5/5

I don't listen to this kind of music a lot but I like it, would’ve never discovered it. I loved “Why Don’t You Write Me” a lot, probably my favorite in the album

Zzzz..

Somehow Paul Simon is simultaneously the coolest and least cool person in the world. How is that possible? He’s like Schrödinger’s folk singer. Anyway, this is a no-skip album

Mi favorita la de bridge over troubled water y the only living boy in new york

Classic

sweet sweet sweet vibe-wise, the album holds together, but as standalone songs not very much the flute moments were really nice though

For me it's the production values that save this record. Some outstanding tracks but also some filler. The Everley brothers cover shows they had run out of material and ideas

Classic. Some really great songs.

I got this cd the summer I was living and working in the Black Hills. I played it repeatedly while driving to work or just driving around. So now relistening to it brings back memories of endless winding roads, the smell of pine, being shrouded by tree branches. It’s a wonderful album but one that’s made even better by memories

Folk music has been chasing the high of “The Boxer” for 50 years…

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

-wow this is really good. def prefer it to Bookends.. quite a few songs i recognize from my childhood, my mom is big into Simon & Garfunkel -this is the exact type of folk rock i enjoy and would like to hear more of. keeping it at a 3.5 for now but could definitely turn into a 4 after another listen i think -Favorites: Bridge Over Troubled Water, El Condor Pasa, Cecilia, and The Boxer

I’ve had this album for years, bought from a charity shop in the nineties. Listening again there’s not a bad song on it. The arrangements are expensive and expansive, every song sounds different but the whole hangs together.

the 2 live songs were terribly close to bumping this one down. Not beating the Simon and Garfunkel literally just the beatles allegations. As a kid I thought they were the same and I still think they sound near identical, especially this album.

Paul Simon is definitley one of the premier american songwriters and garfunkel is...an amazing singer let's leave it at that. These guys have so many standards in american songwriting but I feel like album experiences always have a couple tracks that just don't jive with me. Otherwise, this has some of their most iconic songs (title track, baby driver, the boxer and cecilia) so worth it for that.

I think the hits really hit on the album, but the songs that don’t aren’t great. It’s highs and lows for me, I’d give it a 3. Bridge of troubled water, the boxer, the only living boy in New York are definitely highlights.

A beautifully bittersweet album to mark both the end of Simon & Garfunkel, as well as the 60s. There isn't a bad song on here but to pick favourites, the title track, The Only Living Boy in New York and The Boxer are definite highlights.

Ethereal in a way that isn't even out of this world, if that makes sense. It's quite literally like a bridge over troubled water - in the woods somewhere feeling cozy but also a little bit wonky Favs: Cecilia So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Only Living Boy in New York Skips: None

Classic, have heard most of these songs before, but had never sat down and listened to this start to finish.

i get SLANDERED 🕺 LIBELLED 💃 i hear WORDS I NEVER HEARD IN THE BIBLE 👏👏👏👏

Those cannon snare shots in the boxer sealed the deal

Loved it, listened two times through and then went back to “The Boxer” again for a third time.

I think it has to be a 5 even with some of the really slow tunes cause the music is actually so good and easy to listen to.

OK, good harmonies but not my kind of music

The title track is one of the rare perfect songs created in this world. "Only Living Boy" is also an intensely gorgeous track. I love this album. Timeless.

There are songs here that I really enjoyed, and others that didn’t stand out as much. The album is nice, but it felt a bit uneven for me. Still a good listen though, I liked It.

DNF need to revise

Hyggelig dette 👍

Tittelsporet er 5/5, litt kjedeligere låter innimellom der men chill vibes.

Chill

Live tracks don’t add much Bye bye love 👎🏻 Frank Lloyd wright would fit perfectly in any 1960s nyc film soundtrack Very nyc album Brill building folk rock

“Bridge Over Troubled Water” is one of those albums that I've simply heard too many times—whether at my father's house or in music class. But since that was several decades ago, I was able to listen to it without any problems. The title track still annoys me a little, I still find the Simon & Garfunkel version of “El Condor Pass” random, and then there are the two songs that don't really sound like S&G... And finally, “The Boxer,” which in my opinion is the strongest song on this album. Maybe it's just less worn out for me than the ones mentioned above—I guess my parents just played side B less often. Yes, it's one you should know, but for me, it's definitely not five stars.

This album was wonderful. So many hits it's was a truly a great listening experience. I had already been familiar with many songs on here so I figured this was gonna be fire. Bridge Over Troubled Water is one of the best songs to grace this earth, so profound.

Very easy listen and classic tunes. Didn't blow my mind but I did enjoy it and it is easy to see how Simon & Garfunkel had such an impact on the music scene and inspired so many other artists.

That was fun- very mellow album. 3.5

Okay, but nothing crazy

2,5 stars Cecilia as my heart

There were a few songs that hit, but it didn’t capture me. I really wanted this album to be great. I love the era and some of the messaging, but musically is just didn’t resonate with me.

This is one of the first vinyl records I ever bought, at a vacuum and record store that I went to with my Dad. Everything was between 50-75% off, and while 15 year-old me had some albums in mind I wanted (think whatever cool "classic" album was popular on Tumblr at the time), my dad definitely steered me in the right direction. That album was unfortunately stolen earlier this year, but I'm happy to have the memory at least. Anyways, this is a masterpiece. I was hooked right from the first song-- Bridge Over Troubled Water gave me chills

Not the best Simon & Garfunkel album but still solid

I like a few of the songs on this album, namely the boxer

Celia, you're breaking my heart 💔

Bonne petite écoute l'air de rien.

Good vibes but not into it right now

Yeah this was a lovely album! The way they sing is very nice on the ear and makes for such an easy breezy listen. I would say after that listen my favourites are easily the title track and The Boxer, but there were no real duds. However I would say it’s an album where I like most of the songs, but don’t know if I’ll revisit it much as a whole, but otherwise very nice!

I was really into this then the last song came on and it had a live audience clapping along which made me vomit

I’ve been looking for more folk songs. This was perfect.

A couple of classics. Overall quite enjoyable

Been listening to it since it came out, classic.

I don’t even remember

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

I have two really fond memories with this album. First, this is one of my christmas albums. I will always associate this album with my dad putting this album on while decorating the christmas tree. why? he doesnt even speak english, it just felt christmassy to him. the second memory is meeting a lovely italian girl in paris in my early 20s. her name was Cecilia. we were out partying and i kept singing this to her, to which she laughed. she didnt know it. this album will always be dear to me

What a coincidence that this is possibly by favourite CD that I own so I know I already love this album. It does not have my favourite songs by S & G but the title track is still amazing, along with If I could. This is perfect for the later months of the year and immediately calms me. Solid 4/5 <3

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

not bad, not great ig

Wow amazing these two made such a lasting impact with just 5 studio albums including the graduate soundtrack. This is their swan song and consensus best album and I'd have to say it stands up to the hype. Excited to go back and crush this discography which I've never done though I would say I'm decently familiar. Bridge over troubled water and only living boy in New York are highlights .

Bueeeh

My only other experience other than this album was their album Bookends which I thought was incredibly underwhelming other than like "Mrs. Robinson" and "America." Rest of the songs on Bookends felt like demoes. This album is similar in sound, but I believe this one was executed better than Bookends such as, it has a nice subdued sound with wonderful melodies with Mike Love making a surprise appearance appearing as a guest vocalist on "Baby Driver." Highlight Song/s: Cecilla and Baby Driver

Lovely mix of throwback and just good vibe

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

Nearly a 5. When it hits, it hits well, but the few songs that aren't bangers really drag it down.

Very nice

3.5 stars

Hade aktivt lyssnat på majoriteten av låtarna tidigare och förmodligen resten av albumet med. Melankoliskt, vackert

Appropriate that this was the first record to come up for me, as I’d just listened to it a week or so before. It’s on regular rotation in my house — “The Boxer” is a longtime favorite, and the rest of the album is almost as perfect. "Baby Driver" is a weirdly sexy song, which hadn't really occurred to me until this most recent listen. I also didn't know until reading the Wikipedia page (thanks for the link, Generator!) that "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" was a song *about* Art Garfunkel, which Garfunkel sang without that knowledge. Sneaky, Paul... Lots of Beatles and Beach Boys influence on this record, but it hits a sweet spot where it feels like a loving homage and not like a cribbing of style.

Enjoyed the album, but there were a few songs that tipped it out of the five star range

never really gave it much consideration but yeah. Brilliant tbh.

qué buenos son los hits de este disco, pero las demás canciones se me hacen un poco meh. quisiera poder ponerle una calificación más alta, pero sí se me hizo unremarkable como un álbum

Bridge, So Long y Cecilia te garantizan las 5 estrellas. El resto son un bonus del repertorio sonoro del álbum.

amo que en las demás portadas de s&g se disimule pero en la última paul simon dijera simón sí estoy chaparro a la verga me vale verga. en fin, una joya: dos de las mejores canciones de todos los tiempos* (tres si cuentas bridge over troubled water, que yo no xq no es tan mi hit) y una variedad de bops y bangers que demuestran el rango sonoro que podía tener el folk pop y que no por ecléctico se vuelve inconexo o inconsistente. y ni es mi favorito de sus discos, pero qué puedo decir si denise y yo nos disfrazamos este año de simon y garfunkel. cinco estrellas. *las otras dos son the boxer y the only living boy in new york

Can you believe the title track is the first track rather than the closer. They didn't even know what they had, did they? One of the greatest songs of all time. I had the privilege to hear Mr Simon play it on his 'farewell' tour some years ago. Anyway. 5/5 absolutely legendary.

amazing album, too bad johnny cash and fiona apple have slightly ruined the title track for me as their ascending finish to the phrase "bridge over troubled water" is about a million times more satisfying to my brain

reminds me of listening to music with dad in the garage growing up, 5/5!

Looked for every reason to give this one a four. But I am a white middle class American male and this is absolute hipster catnip. The Beth of the movement. A little bit left of center with instrumentation., beat, and lyrics from Paul and some iconic tracks. These guys geled at their height like no one else and it’s always a great listen.

I mean, one of the absolute greatest, right? Like is there any other song out there that captures the feeling of a warm, comforting hug more than the all-timer opening title-track? I can't count the number of times that this one song has gotten me through the absolute worst moments in my life. Garfunkel absolutely does this song justice, pushing his vocals to the absolute limits and elevating the song to galactic heights in that final go of the chorus with those strings. So many other incredible moments here, too many to list off. I own a Greatest Hits record by these guys, actually, it's the only record I own of theirs, but this might as well be their greatest hits record. So many good songs. The absolutely whimsical 'El Condor Pasa' paints this image of a young Victorian-era peasant child ruminating on his role in society by a small pond. And for as overplayed as it is, 'Cecilia' still works tremendously well as the upbeat switch-up here, ala 'Mrs. Robinson'. 'Keep the Customer Satisfied' is like aggressively good - just that sticky melodic vocal line, the intense horn build, and the slew of quotables ("I hear words I've never heard in the Bible" always gets a chuckle out of me). If you ever wanted a quick 2 and a half minute dopamine boost, this song is there for you. I'd equate it to junk food if I weren't certain that it's good for me. 'The Boxer' is up there with the title track for me, really capturing that feeling of a poor little boy in a large snowy New York yearning for something more, in this case to become a Boxer. Trying to conquer a world towering over him one step at a time. And, no idea what it means, but 'Lie-la-lie' is an impeccable way to interlude the verses - acting like these transitions between the various moments of the protagonist's life. This song makes me feel things I can't even begin to put into words. 'Baby Driver' is a weird Beach Boys styled pop-song that's honestly kind of ridiculous in every possible way, but, hey, it still *somehow* manages to work for me. Don't really want to ramble on about each song in this review, especially not for this album, because if you've heard this thing, you already know how good it is. I'd say it's almost too good if there was such a thing.

Beautiful. First one of these that has really clicked with me. Fully understand it right now, why I would put this on while doing chores and my husband is reading on the couch and yelling at our two sons. Im not at masterpiece, but I just do get this one. I like mr garfunkel.

There’s a lot to love on this album. Some other best tracks like the title and the Boxer. Can’t forget Cecilia either, but also some forgettable tunes as well. Maybe this is a victim of its own success because I don’t really get how this became such a massive commercial and critical success. This is a fine album to me but not one of the greatest of all time. That being said, it definitely earned its spot on this list. Feeling a soft 4/5 because a 3 just seems like blasphemy for a record with such strong hits.

Mostly Yes, sometimes boring. But mostly yes.

Weltklasse

Beautiful harmony and stories from master composures who will always occupy top 10 lists.

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

Not a big fan

Baby Driver and The Boxer were something I like to typically listen to. Overall not a bad album. Not my cup of tea, nonetheless, still a good album.

The Beatles are always a welcome band to listen to. Great album overall, my favourite song was, “I’m looking through you”

More enjoyable then the last S&G album. The album cover looks like he ready to kill lol

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

Loved ittt! Cecilia is banging. Great album

Gold!

- Ugh, Garfunkel played in Israel in 2025. Seriously? Another to boycott. - I really liked this - I’m not sure I had heard the full album before. - The music is sweet and easy going - very melodic and touching. - Though, it's not a 5 because I really don't love tracks 4 (the high-register singing, waaah-oohing, and the screechy horns... ugh), 5 (melodically and lyrically uninteresting), and 7 & 9 (hokey), but the rest of the songs are great. - The voices complement each other, and I'm really enjoying the instrumentals (keys, xylophone, flute, bass and guitar, too).

Anybody else kinda feel like this album cover is that meme where the Undertaker is looming behind that other smiling wrestler? History doesn't repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes. Anyway, thi is really the apotheosis of the folks album, for both good and bad. I know the big songs by heart, not necessarily because I sought them out, but I've heard them a million times. But they're still very, very good songs. "Cecilia" is tiresome to me at this point, but the title track, "El Condor Pasa (If I could)", "The Boxer", and "The Only Living Boy in New York" all still deeply resonate. Deep tracks were fine, very much in keeping with their overall sound. They're good but, to my meathead rock brain, not great.

Lots of good classic songs on this. Not pump up music, but good chill music. Mom really likes it.