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Oh yeah. This was great. Full of bangers.
Really enjoyed this album. Mainly the hits that I already knew. There were a few songs a disliked or thought were so-so, mostly the more pop sounding ones (Cecilia excluded). 👍Bridge Over Troubled Water, El Condor Pasa (If I Could), Cecilia, The Only Living Boy in New York
Great album - one of those where I started adding songs to my liked songs and then almost added every song. There are a few songs that don’t catch me, but overall it’s full of hits.
Not a huge S&G fan on the whole, but this album has some greats.
One of Helen’s favourite albums and I see why! So meaningful and fun at the same time.
9/10 Favorites: Bridge Over Troubled Water Cecilia Keep The Customer Satisfied Baby Driver Bye Bye Love
Not my speed, but enjoyable nonetheless. ★★★
Day700 - i would give this one six stars. it’s just better than almost every other album without a beatle on it
I've never really understood the hype around Simon & Garfunkel and had never bothered to listen to any of their albums before. To my surprise, I actually knew five of the tracks on this one. I must have heard them constantly on AM radio in the '70s. The familiar songs were perfectly fine and didn't bother me, but the rest left me cold. The low point was definitely their cover of "Bye Bye Love"; it felt completely out of place. I can't see myself ever putting this on again.
Just a great album and, while neither of those guys by themselves are astounding vocalists, together they do make a kind of alchemy.
great 70s music ever
Frank Lloyd Wright song was pretty weird. What the hell was that?
Already knew it from long ago, and a nice folk album with familiar classics.
Never really got Simon & Garfunkel. It's fine, just... a bit boring.
Masterpiece
Like a fridge over troubled water, most people are only thinking about the cheese. That’s my HustleFreak Friday quote of the day. For all my HustleFreakz™️ who wake up at 2:30am to squat punch themselves while reading a million habits that make me better than you by P.N.S Quigley until they forget their dad never loved them, this one will hit a little closer to home. I hate that I will have to seriously review this album. What I don’t hate is the fact that I will probably love it. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Operatic. A little too operatic? Nah. It’s a beautiful song. I believe fully perpetrated by the man who looks mad about being blocked on the front cover here. Art Garfunkel. The Art Garfunkel to Paul Simon’s Paul Simon. El Condor Pasa (If I Could) - Let me tell you, you do NOT want to eat Condor Pasta. Talk about gamey. I was picking bones of other birds out of my teeth for weeks. I think I ate part of a bindle! Errm excuse me waiter, there is the remains of a hobo who attempted to cross the Sedona desert in my condor Pasta. No I don’t want you to remake it with a less forlorn wanderer. I will never come back to this McDonald’s Test Kitchen in Tempe Arizona again. Cecilia - It’s a hootenanny folks. Well it’s at least a hootenanny compared to the solemn reflection at the bridge over the troubled waters. Keep the Customer Satisfied - I can even forgive these guys using the riverboat revival organ. The melodies are simply too NICE. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright - Simultaneously a beautiful, gorgeous, amazing “chamber pop” song (is it?) and also a hilariously odd tribute to architect Frank Lloyd Wright. These kooky cats! The Boxer - YES. WE’RE GETTING MOURNFUL BABY. I immediately start shadow boxing when I hear this song and then my left arm starts to hurt and I have to lie down. My cardiologist has requested I take these notes. Baby Driver - Get that baby out of the driver’s seat. Just because he has his palmar reflex and can grip the steering wheel, doesn’t mean he can drive that truck. Oh. Actually, he’s doing a pretty good job. How’s he running the Jake brake? Anyway. We need these logs in Tulsa by Tuesday. Hit the road, Junior. The Only Living Boy in New York - The whole state? Man, what happened? Was there a disease outbreak? Hmm. Was it somehow condor based? I see. I have to uhh go. Why Don’t You Write Me - I don’t know, probably because every other living boy on New York is fucking dead!? They have more important shit going on. Come on Paul. Bye Bye Love - Dentures commercial song with live jump scare. Song for the Asking - Mostly the question of “Why?” I slammed pop music being ordained somehow special in a recent review of Peter Gabriel. I think when you get back here, you can do it with my blessing. This will appeal to your everyday radio listener’s grandmother, but also have enough (condor) meat on the bone for the most voracious of nerd to chew on. Beautiful melodies, simple, yet thought provoking poems and excellent singing mark another highly enjoyable release from this duo. The water remains troubled, but this bridge will stand another 1000 years. 4-4.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Bridge Over Troubled Water, So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright, The Boxer, Baby Driver, The Only Living Boy in New York
Amazing harmonies on here and tremendous songwriting, what an album to get first. I love these guys' music, it's always really lovely. Paul Simon is one of my favourite songwriters.
Delight album
whitest music known to man... sprinkla in lite appropriering från andra kulturer och fruktansvärt tråkig musik så har ni detta. Det bästa med detta album var att det tog slut efter bara 36min
This isn't an album that I would normally listen to on my own. With that said, I was surprised by the amount of variety in this album. I believe that Bridge Over Troubled Waters and The Sound of Silence are the only two Simon & Garfunkel songs that I've heard before, so hearing this album was a welcome surprise.
This album was pretty boring in my opinion. I hadn't heard any songs before this listen. To me, this is just pretty outdated. I wouldn't be mad if someone put this album on, but it would never be my choice.
This eased my mind like something... I just can't put my finger on it.
Great!
Light 4
I’ve always loved this album. It is a no-skip album for me. 5 stars for sure. Incredible song writing, playing, and singing.
The album starts with one of my favourite songs of all time. It never really gets over that 4 star -> 5 star hump but it's still real good
Um belo disco! Faixas que viraram clássicos. QoA Cloudscape.
title track is a bit overrated but overall this is beautiful work.
Excellent album.
Is there any other possible rating? I actually considered a 4, only because there's something almost too sentimental, maybe a little cheesy, to me about some of the arrangements on this album. It's a little too self-conscious, trying a little too hard. It feels like it could be a soundtrack, or worse, a musical, especially the title track, which just has too many soaring violins for my liking. But maybe it's just that, as someone who generally prefers sad music, this album is unrepentantly upbeat, even when the lyrics are mournful, like a hippie sing-a-long. Hippie-sing-a-long vibes notwithstanding, what jumped out at me the most listening to this all the way through is how much they owe to the very produced rock 'n roll of the 50/60s. It's like they took that sensibility and infused it with a hippie folk vibe. But I couldn't give any less than 5 to the album that has The Boxer, The Only Living Boy in New York, Song for the Asking, and of course Cecilia, plus a great version of Bye Bye Love
My only question is whether this is the *best* S&G album. The answer is probably yes. Though I’m pretty familiar with every one of his songs, I’ll happily admit that Paul has been given to fillers; mostly starting around 1980. But there are no fillers here. And there are so many *ideas*. WTF is a chill bossa nova song about Frank Lloyd Wright doing here? It all works. It’s 1970. It’s experimental and light and fun. Some rue this as S&G’s swan song, and that’s true, but it cleared the way forward with Paul’s self-titled, itself a genre-fuck, a style of styles that carried on into the 90s. There’s just nothing not to love here. And as much as I love to give Paul basically solo credit: goddamn, Art’s harmonies. Paul always said that Artie sang the songs the way he heard them in his head. Every time I’ve hashed together a harmony, what I’m really thinking about is Art’s effortless tenor in The Boxer.
The perfect duo doing a perfect album. This is S&G prime, all of the songs could be country and folk hits, but especially Bridge Over Troubled Water and Baby Driver are timeless. Baby Driver in fact it's one of the best rockabilly/folked songs of all time. It's hard to find some acoustic guitar sounding so good, and the classic dynamic between the two voices are the cherry on top of it. 5 stars of course.
Iconic folk album blah blah blah
Wat een top album! Nog steeds hele mooie muziek. Hits als 'Bridge over troubled water', 'Cecilla', 'El Condor Pasa', 'The boxer'. Ze staan allemaal hierop!
I have the vinyl
I mean a classic!
it shows me emotionional feelings that i didnt know i can feel
Absolutely classic songs. Still makes me sad that they didn’t make more together, though Simon had some great solo work.
An album for its time at the end of the 60's that has played well with successive generations. Still a great listen. Who would have known it would be the duo's break up LP.
Troubled water you say? These boys need some support from The Rivers Trust. It’s a mix of 5 star and 4 star music. Wrong side of the rounding on this one boys.
I'd forgotten--or never realized--how diverse the instrumentation is on this album: mandolin, flute, various saxophones, and they all work pretty well.
Listened to it once, wasn't sure, then listened to it again, and again,and again. What it is is a fantastic *album*, as in all the songs work together to give the whole texture and style. And there are some heartbreakingly beautiful tunes within that as well. Only issue is there are a few places you wish somebody had asked Paul Simon to stop, before getting too self-involved.
Wanted to give 4.5, whats not to like? Its short enough to listen through a few times, got some classic tracks that most people will have heard of along with album tracks that are also great. Few fillers, at 37mins its hard to fit them in. Also, the lyric "I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles such are promises" is genius.
Enjoyed this but thought it was quite front loaded. Cecilia was the best track IMO
super lovely, can hear its influence is far reaching
later
4.3
Probably the first LP that I ever listened to. Iconic with brilliant stand-out songs. Satisfied customer.
This was nice! Cecilia? lovely little vibe.
great chill folk vibe. some songs felt same-y and just merged into the rest of the album however this doesn't mean those songs are bad, I don't think there are any bad songs in the album just not a lot of great ones.
Love this one it's 4 1/2 to 5 for me Hope to get something new tomorrow haha
Great album!
Pleasant. The good tracks are memorable ( The Boxer, Bridge ..., Cecilia) but the rest sound like the soundtrack to a 1973 movie about an architects failing marriage. 2 stars, la la la
Graceland is such a favourite, so it's really unacceptable it took me this long to visit this. I love the S&G do Brian Wilson moments, some very touching moments in this. Need to familiarise myself a bit further and come back.
Classic
Very close to five stars.
It’s the first time i hear a Simon and Garfunkel albums. I know about them for a long time but honestly i don’t see why they are considered so important. I get that they are influential but maybe the folk elements are just not my thing. I will give them another try but that was not it, with the exception of 1 or 2 songs.
There are some generational songs here, ones you never forget..even some lighter tracks are fun, like Cecilia (which feels like a blueprint for Some Nights by ironically, Fun). There are also a lot of tracks that are too light and made for the time, leaving the overall album unbalanced. Still bloody good though.
I like Paul Simon a lot, Art got lucky teaming up with him. The title track is an absolute classic that bridges generations. It's beautiful, powerful and catchy. It has 325M listens, that's royalty. My favorite, and the most listened to track on the album, is "Cecilia" at over 460M listens. So catchy, definitive ear worm and another generation bridging track that everyone knows. I hear "The Boxer" on the radio all the time, more than it likely deserves (345M listens) but it too is a classic that has stood up really well over time. Those 3 tracks get this into the T1001, but then you add in the glue tracks like "El Condor Pasa" (114M), "The Only Living Boy..." (135M) and "Baby Driver" (51M) and you have a really solid album that people adore. No song on it has fewer than 10M listens, that's pretty rare. Hard to argue those numbers, fan or not. This was old when I was a kid but it's still on the radio, all the time. It's not entirely my thing but this one deserves a spot on the T1001 for sure based on influence, hits, longevity, covers of these songs, generational bridge, etc.
Really one of the best. One of my top time favorite songs - The Boxer. And of course the title track. Never listened to the whole album and glad I did. Great songwriters, singers and musicians.
A little too much easy in the easy-listening, though pleasant enough. The songs don't get interesting until Cecilia. The Boxer of course a gem. Moments of delight mixed with head for the exits. The pluses carry the 4.
Very pleasant and a couple of classics elevate it.
I mean, haunting and beautiful, but man, were these guys depressed as hell? There are a few points of light, but even the bubbly Cecilia is a sad affair.
I'd never heard this album before yesterday, and I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it, given my tepid responses to their other two albums on this list. Nearly every song is a winner, and for once the arrangements didn't get in the way of the material (though I've always felt the third verse of the title track to be a bit too grandiose). I prefer their playful songs over the more self-consciously profound ones, and there's plenty to like on that front. Glad I got to hear this.
Wild that this is their 5th and final album. It's such a mix of hits and misses.
I was torn between a 4 and a 5 here. So many great songs, but it also feels pretty dated at times.
nice
Surprised that there are a couple songs here I'd never heard before. Not flawless, but nearly. Very much a proto Paul Simon album, especially these three on side two: "Baby Driver," "The Only Living Boy in New York," and "Why Don't You Write Me." "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" is another sleeper that doesn't get enough love.
Not a fan.
Increasingly thinking that Simon & Garfunkel were top 5 60s artists. The title track and Only Living Boy are two of the loveliest songs you will ever hear. Not quite up there with Bookends but another classic.
This album deserves a 5 for Baby Driver alone, and from looking at other reviews that's not even considered one of the better songs on here. What an unbelievable album this is! Banger after banger, traversing genres and emotions like it's nothing. The haunting Garfunkel vocals on the opening track, the ripping sax solo on Baby Driver, the weird percussion, the harmonies, the flutes... GOOD GOD MAN, THE FLUTES! In some ways it's sad that this is the last album that Simon and Garfunkel created together, and one that was fraught with turmoil and (as Paul Simon put it) "personality abrasions", but also... What a way to go out! Truly one of the greatest albums ever made, and one that genuinely embodies the idea of this list. This is one everyone should hear before they die.
Simon and Garfunkel were incredible. The songwriting, the music, the new-ness. Some songs are so heartfelt and sensitive. Some songs are just fun. It's kind of wild that the album is only 36 minutes long, but I guess they did what they needed to, haha.
Simon and Garfunkels greatest hits was the first CD I ever bought myself, so I'm not going to be able to ignore nostalgia on this one. I think I can sing every track from memory. Favorite track is baby driver
Not really a fan of folk, at least it's not too long. 6/10 Favourite track: El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
Awesome. The title track is great, and Cecilia and The Boxer are classics. I did not know Keep the Customer Satisfied yet but it’s a favourite. 5 stars.
7.5/10
Kinda funny how you can sometimes when you know it’s an artist/group’s final record, you can hear it in the music can’t you? Bridge Over Troubled Water is certainly one of those. Having looked at other reviews I think I’m in the minority who don’t see this as S&G’s best album (Sounds of Silence or Wednesday Morning, 3AM for me.) but still, it’s a fantastic effort, and I’d expect no less given the talents of the duo, and in The Boxer has one of my favourite songs ever within it. One thing I’ve always thought funny was that it must be one of the only records where the title track is one of the weakest songs on the record.
Boah immer wieder nice. Bin vom vibe ein bisschen zwischen Frühling und Herbst gespalten. Weil es hat win paar relativ traurige songs aber ds steckt auch sehr viel Hoffnung dadrin
This is a a classic! The Boxer is one of my favorites. Nice to hear the rest of this album finally. I don’t think I’ve ever listened to the whole thing.
I started several of my “trips” with this album (on vinyl — one of my first ones). And every time ending of “Boxer” pushed my mind to “check out”. That was first album, that I discover for myself. When I was a teenager there always were suggestion, recommendations, and I knew “S&G”, but they were “folk guys”, Sound of Silence and stuff like that. And one day I heard “Bridge over Troubled Water” song, liked it very much, and surprised that they were more than I thought. And some time later I just saw this album, and I think “Ok, I will listen, maybe song or two would be awesome there”… And I was shocked. Cause you’re expecting at least something, when you listen to Beatles, LZ, Wonder and cats like that. But here I just wanted something nice to listen to. But 40 minutes after I was “reborn”. First time in my life I was REALLY, without a doubt believing that music magic is real, it’s not a fluke, it’s not just “your brain makes it pleasant because of repetition”. I truly didn’t heard any of this songs (even BoTW I heard only two-three times). And most of my music were completely different ballpark. And I was amazed, I was enchanted, I felt what is it to know whole-heartedely 1000% that you just heard one of your favorite albums. Almost 20 years later, and I don’t have any doubts which album I would put on a turntable after I’ve swallow my “ticket to ride” next time.
So many great tracks on this. It can feel a little too steady overall but tracks like Cecelia and The Boxer bring the energy up just enough that I keep interested. Really, Simon and Garfunkel have such wonderful harmonies with rich lyrics that even though things may feel bland at times, there is a calm beauty that this album really nails.
Favorite tracks: Baby Driver, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia Kicking myself for not paying enough attention to Simon & Garfunkel before now! I made the (incorrect) assumption that I often do with 60s/70s folk rock that it would be boring and/or repetitive and I am here to say I WAS DEAD WRONG AND I AM SO SORRY
These guys commercialized folk music while wearing those outfits, so that’s something. I had to learn a dance to Cecelia at summer camp and unfortunately that song has lived deep in my subconscious ever since. I think it’s worth reconsidering the proposition that sparrow > snail - I have a pet snail and he’s pretty cool.
There are some iconic songs on this album. Simon and Garfunkel are one of the greatest duos in music history.
Cecilia is a classic. Probably could have omitted the Frank Lloyd Wright song
Much more grand with more instruments used than I remembered. Fantastic song writing and composition, not necessarily my favorite genre but still great. Art’s vocals seem so clean and effortless
I feel like this might have been the inspiration for all the Wes Anderson films ever made. I actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Short and sweet. Easy to listen to with some good song writing.
Enjoy the variety here. Some good songs and interesting instrumentation. Not my usual taste but it’s very listenable. The guitar playing on ‘The only living boy in New York’ is so good. The live song is a bit random.
The sound felt very dated, and none of the songs in particular stood out. Not worth re-listening, however the voices were good.
An all timer - one of the best albums to have ever been made. I love everything about this one.
Amazing final album by them, the songs are beautiful and memorable. The lyrics feel so personal and the accompanying music fills everything so right.
My most controversial music opinion may be that I think the title track here is a Bad Song. The lyrics are good, but it's so slow and sleepy and the ending climax feels overdone and unearned. Luckily the album picks up after that, turning into what is probably the duo's most diverse album. After the opener come the lovely "El condor pasa" and the hand clapping "Cecilia" - only three songs in and we have three distinctly different tunes. There's some pretty standard folk pop from the duo after that, but a few more left turns as well. It's pleasant, but that's as far as I'll go. The band has trouble nailing a middle ground between the too-quiet songs like "Frank Lloyd Right" and the too-loud ones like "Keep the Customer Satisfied." The best of both worlds is "The Boxer," which is good but not amazing. A pleasant pop album for sure, but not one that's hit after hit.
One of the greatest albums of all time.
There are no flaws here. It’s an immaculate recording. Paul Simon is a genius. 5/5
No build up, straight in with Bridge Over Troubled Water. There's at least your first four stars already. It's an insanely good song. Then some pleasant silly songs, at least a couple more stone cold classics, and one weird one. I think it was the only good album my parents owned. It's a 5 from me.
I was starting to get a little sick of all the folk rock on this list, but this album was pretty good. Nothing felt too same-y like most folk stuff. Standout Songs: Cecilia Keep the Customer Satisfied The Boxer Baby Driver
Honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed the album. Side note, I was also very entertained by being able to tell which songs were by Garfunkel and which ones were by Simon (or at least who I think wrote what)
The first 8 tracks are perfection. Sublime harmonies
Usually albums that play the strongest song first tend to suffer as they set the bar too high for the rest of the track list. This is the one exception where not only do Simon and Garfunkel blow their load on song one (don’t visualize that), they fucking met the bar they set on track one. If there were any album to mark the end of S&G’s discography, this was it. The writing and harmonies are top notch. It’s practically the bar for every folk album to reach for. A masterpiece that makes some weird decisions (putting a live track right before the end, the entirely of So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright despite being a banger), but pulls through every time. One of the few albums that feels like you must do before you die. Favorite track: Bridge Over Troubled Water Other hits: Cecilia, The Boxer, The Only Living Boy in New York, Why Don’t You Write Me, Song for the Asking, So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
Lupsakkaa. Baby Driver oli hieman ärsyttävä muuten kiva.
solidi büez, ganz Stimmigsvoll aber am Endi vom Tag hald immerno Simon & Garfunkel cuteness mit country-untertön. Kei Kombi wo mi us de söckli haut. 3 son of a bridge vom Timon & Goetschfunkel
Läläläii läläläii aka the boxer Cecilia El condor pas Was für schöni träcks Mach i zum erste mal i mim Lebe e back to back 5er Bewertig? Ja ja ja ja ! es ist ein super Werk, das heds scho verdient
uff das fühlt sich halt scho sehr wie en warmi decki ah – und believe me ich han gad richtig bock uf en warmi decki! & au da schlahts wieder 5 vor 5i bi mir aber irgend öppis seid mer, dass es doch erst 4i schlaht – drum gids 4, obwohl 5 verdient gsi wäred – thank your the music paul & art <3
Beautiful album
Absolutely beautiful. It was a joy to listen to this record. I could come back to this.
I think some of the songs on here are hauntingly beautiful and profound, I love his songwriting to death. It slogs in some places though, apart from that no serious complaints.
Bridge Over Troubled Water always brings tears to my eyes. It is just so beautiful and the lyrics are unbeatable. And then what comes next, is just as good! This album won't be pure nostalgia to everyone, but I think it would still pull on the heart strings of the younger generation. The best folk rock duo EVER, period!
Pretty good album, a few songs don't do much and are a bit average but a lot of great tracks. Garfunkel's singing on Bridge over troubled water are the best vocals on the album not sure why he wasn't used more. Paul Simon's voice gets a but tiresome after awhile
One of my favorites of theirs👍🏿👍🏿
Great harmonies. Great songs
About half of this is all time classics and the other half isnt really of too much consequence to me. Its the old-school singers songwriters type thing but some of it just isnt memorable. At least to the degree the boxer is. But the guys both sing great and the music behind them doesnt get in the way of that. Its damn good though. Damn good. Just doesnt hit you like a truck every track.
It's great. A mix of folk, pop and rock'n'roll, even some minimalist country influences. Beautifully sung and full of songs that stand the test of time. An album that aged incredibly well, for the type of music it contains. 4.5/5
Gross
LIKE A BRIIIIDDDDGGEEEE
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Nothing but love for 'Cecilia' and 'Baby Driver', a lot of the other songs are a bit too slow but damn, there was some real joy contained in this one Also remind me again what the hell did Art contribute to this band??
A quiet and peaceful album that I wouldn't normally listen to.
Enjoyed as much if not more than the previous Simon & Garfunkel album. Perhaps a dumb perspective but it always feels like secular gospel music to me, not worshipping any God but just appreciating life itself. Gleeful music, I guess -- even if the lyrics don't reflect that.
Great album but has its weak points, feels like it was rushed a bit in production, which would explain the strange choice to add some live songs instead of doing those in the studio as well as the rest of the album... "The Boxer" and the title track are absolute bangers.
The Boxer slaps so hard
There are some crazy standouts on it, but a lot of it doesn’t live up to the quality of those highlights. Still a really strong album though. Favorites: Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer, Bye Bye Love
Bery goog
Always wonderful and enjoyable.
Absolutely beautiful
Really great - just a few slow points that drop it to a 4, but close to a 5
Excellent album from the duo at their height.
Fun album
Really enjoyed this album. High replay value!
Some of their best work, peaking with The Boxer, which is one of the best songs ever written. There aren't any other duds, and this is as lively and vibrant as Simon & Garfunkel can be. Not always in the mood for this, but it's a great album.
Always a joy to listen to
Some amazing songs, but the filler takes it down to a four.
Songs are beautifully crafted
🗯 It’s no Bookends, is it? The sound of two pasty white boys Dutch-ruddering for the final time. You can almost hear the tension under the harmonies — the last, laboured breath of one of pop’s prettiest partnerships. To think this came out in 1970 — the same year as Let It Be, Moondance, After the Gold Rush, Plastic Ono Band, Deja Vu — it’s safe to say Bridge Over Troubled Water wasn’t exactly the era’s edge-pusher. But it did move units, and the hits are still the hits. Cecilia is a proper banger, and the title track does exactly what it’s supposed to: uplifts, uplifts, uplifts (before overstaying its welcome by about 90 seconds). The Boxer sits on the right side of acoustic naff, but Keep the Customer Satisfied tips the other way entirely. They made better, sharper, braver music together — Bookends being the prime example. This one sounds like the breakup it is: grand, earnest, a little over-inflated, and oddly hollow. Verdict: Overrated (beautifully sung, but not beautifully alive) For fans of: Paul Simon, Crosby Stills & Nash, cathedral acoustics, and endings dressed up as triumphs
I actually have inherited a copy of this from my parents of wax. It's made better from the fact it's not JUST Paul Simon. But, as I was visited by several co-workers during my listen, I couldn't help but complain to them. Props to the guy who told me that Garfunkel looks like he has a sweet moustache on the cover. It's pretty depressing album, but good use of horns and percussion. The album title is a catchy song, I guess. In fact, I did enjoy this more than I thought I would. 2 stars.
This album is like spending a week with your grandmother because it is school holidays, both of your parents work, and you are too young to be left at home alone. Grandma makes sure the week is fun, by taking you to her golf club to hit some balls and eat fish and chips for dinner. The next day you go to the harbour and look at boats before getting some mini donuts for afternoon tea.
Its nice music. Reminds you if simple times. Easy to liaten to with good lyrics. But a bit boring for me.
Vanskelig denne. Flere veldig sterke. Ceeeciiiliaaaa! Men noen helt intetsigende og. Tenker 3,5/5.
I thought this would be very boring tbh, and one of those albums where you can recognise that it was important for the time within music, but doesn’t necessarily equate to a good listen in the modern era. Have to say it was very enjoyable actually, very good tempo and catchiness throughout and best of all didn’t bore me.
Not for me. I can see how you'd like it though if you don't like songs. Its not as good as Madvillainy.
Every song is great in its own way.
This is a great album. Every time I think ‘oh this is not for me’ another great song brings me back in. A couple songs I could skip but The Boxer is an all time great.
This was great. I knew a lot of these songs well, and uncovered some surprises in the ones that were new to me.
A magical album that has dark and ghostly athmosphere. Didn't expect to like it so much 4/5
Beautiful and perfect.
Three older sisters, this and the first S&G album Bookends were in constant play around my house for about 5 years, we sung the whole thing from memory on all car trips. The title track is a beautiful performance, but I've never liked its rescue fantasy or its screwed up smilie of laying me down and easing your heart like a bridge, but can't deny how great a song it is, and like wiz-kid sez, the rest is bangers all the way down.
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What a great album. Highlights: If i could, the boxer and the only living boy in new york.
Love this album, especially ‘the only living boy in new York’. Dreaming song.
I’m not allowed to listen to the song Bridge Over Troubled Water in my house because it makes my wife sadder than any other song. That being said it is maybe the only song on this album I don’t really like.
They made their mark in music. Defined a sound
First listen to this but plays like a greatest hits. So many of these songs are ubiquitous. Simon and Garfunkel are kinda whatever to me.
шесть песен отсюда знаю. ШЕСТЬ! но в целом заунывновато)
A lot of complex production, you can hear the influence of the Beatles. Some really catchy songs and impressive songwriting. A lot of different genres represented.
lots of hits on this one. listening all the way through for the first time, and it strikes me that it's solid, but not every song is a masterpiece like other reviewers say.
Tranquille
J'aurais pas dit que c'était leur dernier album justement on dirait qu'ils se cherchent un peu. Plein de genres différents, presque du bossa nova à un moment et toujours très agréable.
*1970. *I love this album BUT I do admit it (understandably) does sound a bit dated at times, but not 55 years old! *So many hits: Bridge Over Troubled Water, El Condor Pasa, Cecilia, The Boxer, The Only Living Boy in New York RATING - 9/10
The songs are well written. Only thing I could complain about is parts of the production. At times it's slightly Corny as well. But all in all a very pleasant listen
Klassikko
Nyt on hieno levy! Täydet pojot heittämällä. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Olisin voinut antaa 5 tähteä kuulemattakin. Silti oon iloinen että kuuntelin!
Nice.
Baustelle, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Okayer Hörgenuss.
Very few perfect albums out there. This has got to come close.
This site picked a great time to give me this album, because I've been really getting back into it the past few weeks! In the past, I've preferred Sounds of Silence and Bookends, but now I'm ready to come to the same conclusion as everyone else on this. They do slow and pretty very well obviously, but even the attempts at uptempo rockers work out and feel worth your time!
The title track and The Boxer are both 10/10 songs, so the rest of these tracks could have just been white noise and it would have still got a positive score. Luckily, it's a brilliant record all the way through. 5 Stars.
Very peaceful
Many slight songs are kept aloft for longer than they ought by the parachute silk of Disney strings. Of the first few, the line "like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down is memorable," and Cecilia is as unfortunately catchy as a cold on a packed train carriage. The title track is very of its time, a white gospel piano ballad in the region of Let It Be or Carole King's Tapestry. The album picks up with The Boxer, though I think that was the one marred by a saxophone solo at the end. The taut Everly Brothers rhythm of Baby Driver finally brings the album to life. Art and Paul must have thought the album needed more of that energy, as they follow up a silly cod reggae number with a cover of Bye Bye Love. Unfortunately, it's a lovely recording, so their lovely voices and that vital acoustic guitar part are buried under the noise of thousands of punters clapping out of time. It doesn't suit the mood of the album one bit, and it's hard to see why they didn't bash out a good studio take of a song they knew well enough to nail in one go. I ought to mention that The Only Living Boy in New York is quite good. There's also a song about Frank Lloyd Wright, which was an odd coincidence; earlier on the day I played this album, I had read something in Constellation of Genius about the opening of the Imperial Hotel, which had got me thinking about Conor Oberst's Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch).
Het meest Beatle-esque album van het duo, met Paul Simon in full-Paul McCartney modus en Art als jolige sidekick Ringo. Heb dit album eigenlijk lang afgeschilderd als melancholische meuk, zoals veel van hun werk, maar net als dat ik hun discografie echt steeds meer op waarde weet te schatten, doe ik dat ook wel met deze plaat. Het is klikt niet zo als dat het album Parsley (& nog wat kruiden) dat doet, maar het is onmiskenbaar weer een prachtig geschreven album door één van dé songwriters van Amerikaanse bodem. Het is ook veel orkestraler dan eerder werk, zoals je dat ook wel steeds meer hoorde op de laatste plaat van de Beatles. Geeft een interessante dimensie aan hun folksy roots. Een BOTW en een The Boxer is mij iets te gortig op dat gebied, maar gelukkig bevat het album ook wel echt 'hidden gems' als 'Keep the Customer Satisfied' en het wonderschone 'The Only Living Boy In New York', waardoor ik als customer best satisfied ben. 7,5/10 Highlights: El Condor Pasa Keep the Customer Satisfied The Only Living Boy In New York
Het verschrikkelijke fluitje in El Condor Pasa zorgde voor een klein humeurtje om 08:00 sochtends. De twee tracks daarna tilden me weer op. Het slot van the Boxer is gewoon episch, ondanks een regenbuitje (of dankzij). Toen zat ik er weer lekker in. Bridge of Troubled Water is meer (dan ik kon herinneren) dan een folk album. Absoluut niet alleen kleine folky liedjes met een prachtige samenzang. Zoals bijvoorbeeld in Baby Driver experimenteert het duo (of eigenlijk gewoon Paul Simon) met aparte instrumenten en vreemde geluiden. De combinatie van tracks kan je dus wat eclectisch noemen. Want the Only Living Boy in NY (prachtig overigens) is wel even een overgang. Maar dat maakt Bridge meer dan een 60-s folkplaatje en terecht een plaat die hoog scoort in veel lijstjes. 8/10 Highlights The Boxer The Only Living Boy in New York
2,5
I am bored out of my mind.
Favorite: Keep the Customer Satisfied
it was a pleasant experience
Fine in the right context. Not something I’d have in my general rotation.
Classic
The harmonies, the orchestration, the songwriting. It all is so familiar in the cannon of American music at this point but to truly listen to this like it's the first time you realize how unbelievable unique this group was. You can't compare Bridge Over Troubled Water to another song, and to start an album with that song seems wild now. I love Paul Simon and still can't wrap my head around his guitar playing and the changes/choices he makes but it feels singular and still so familiar. Embarrassingly this was my first time listening cover to cover. The group ended on a high note with their 5th album with a near perfect album.
Transitional guitar rock nostalgia. Honestly listened to as background music while driving, very listenable
Bridge Over Troubled Water is like being served a tiny side salad when you're starving for bold, rich flavor — delicate, polished, and clearly made with care, but too restrained to satisfy a deep craving. Beautiful harmonies, sure, but where’s the spice, the heat, the life? Leaves you still hungry.
An example of a perfect album. I mean, come on guys leave some hits for the rest of us.
Lots of great songs on this album, although it kind of drops off after The Boxer. I've never been a huge fan of the song Bridge Over Troubled Water, but the album as a whole is quite enjoyable. Something I particularly enjoyed about this album was the variety and breadth of the instrumentation. Strings, bass harmonica, and all kinds of different auxiliary sounds provide different textures throughout, keeping things fresh and interesting. Contrast that to the recent Leonard Cohen album that abused jaw harp in the same way on every track. That was cool, but this album did it better in my opinion.
This is a solid album. There are some really great songs on it and some fairly forgettable ones. I got very into the Jacob Collier version of Bridge Over Troubled Water which led me to enjoy the S&G (original) version too. I'm also a fan of El Condor Pasa, Cecilia and The Boxer. 8/10.
This is my first time listening to a full album from Simon & Garfunkel. The sound mixing was really fun on this album. The instruments were distinctly separated creating a cool live music experience. I listened to it on my walk to La Maison du Pain near our Airbnb in Samois sur Seine. So that added an element of fun exploring a new area.
This is one of my mom's favorite albums. Very chill with some great singer-songwriter vibes and some classic songs
Bridge over troubled water came on, and I audibly said 'There is no way they come close to topping this song, they should have saved it for the finale, what an epic ballad'. Sang that song back in the day when I took singing lessons with an older lady named Joy, didn't know these 2 wrote it! Anyway I don't think they topped it with epicness, but they did fill the rest of the album with BANGERS, one after another, Boxer, Cecilia, etc. 9.5 or 10/10
mid 2.75/5
Top track: Cecilia
quite a pleasent listen was nothing too crazy but i still enjoyed listening to it
Solid easy listening album, can be listened to in the background, but the lyrics really are worth listening to, Paul Simon is a treasure,
Finally a fucking decent album. Not only decent, a great fucking album. Beautiful voices and lyrics. Perfect.
Great duo, great vocals, great harmonies, great songs. Great album.
Outside of Cecilia, this album is is not good. At least they kept it short. Simon is not good. Garfunkel is not good. Put them together and you get this album. .5 for Cecilia 1.5
3.5 I’ve always had a soft spot for Simon & Garfunkel just as I have the movie The Graduate, though I don’t really remember which inspired me to appreciate the other first. Regardless, this is post-Graduate S&G and the end of the road for their partnership (aside from a brief reunion in the ‘80s), so it stands on its own in a lot of ways. For that reason, I think people tend to over-romanticize this album just a tad - don’t get me wrong, it’s very good, but I don’t think it’s their best combined effort. I can get behind the title track being considered the group’s definitive swan song, but the rest of this album is all over the place. It’s not an outright bad thing, as it puts a lot of diverse songwriting on display, but it also just kind of lacks a sense of organization or flow. Fortunately, the quality of the songwriting makes up for that in a lot of ways, but it’s something that stood out to me nonetheless. Still, the boys sound as good as ever, and there’s no shortage of great songs in the mix, with The Only Living Boy in New York, So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright, Baby Driver (loved the classic ‘50s rock n roll sound here), and their signature track, The Boxer, all being favorites of mine in these listenings. I admittedly found Cecilia kind of annoying, but I can see how it could be considered a precursor to Graceland in some ways. Also, while I do appreciate Bridge Over Troubled Water, hearing it always evokes memories of 8th grade choir, and I cringe just a touch thinking of our performance of it then. Obviously, that’s a personal issue; objectively, it’s a great song. Above all, another quality release from a duo with no real misses in my opinion, but I still think Bookends is the superior album.
Classics and deep cuts
Here we are, another one of this site's top-rated albums. I've never listened to Simon & Garfunkel outside of my passing familiarity with "The Sound of Silence", though I'm sure there's one or two other songs of theirs that I've listened to in some way. 69 albums ago, I listened to Paul Simon's solo album, which I wasn't really a fan of - I'm ostensibly not a fan of folk. Maybe the two coming together as a duo is what will woo me. Hmm. It's okay, but this album isn't really my deal. There's an admirable level of variety, some unusual genre picks for a folk album and some pretty nice vocals on a few tracks, though what can I say? This style of music just doesn't appeal to me. I couldn't help but space out to a good number of the songs on this album, even in spite of its admirable runtime. The title track is nice. I always have a weakness for piano ballads, and the vocals aren't half-bad, either. "The Only Living Boy in New York" is also good. The acoustic guitar is pleasing, and I like the echoey vocals that appear near the end of the track. I know this album is a big deal, so I'm not gonna consult the book for reasons why this is in here. I cosign this inclusion.
Pretty good, lots of songs I recognized
I liked this one. Will explore Graceland from Paul Simon. 3/5
To this day, anytime I picture Mr. Garfunkel in my head, he always has a mustache because of this album cover. This album is currently my favorite album I’ve listened to for this project. A lot of albums that have several hits and classics that I’ve heard before have the consequence of creating such a large gap between those songs and the rest of the songs that end up sounding like filler. To me, this album had no bad song and all of them stood high on the same level, which is saying a lot because The Boxer and The Only Living Boy in New York are some of my favorite all time songs. For other albums, it takes time for me to really appreciate them, but this was so enjoyable and accessible right from the first listen. Such a great album and one that will hold onto for a while.
As far as songwriting goes, it doesn’t get much better than this.
I know I am in the minority as somebody who doesn't get the art worked by this duo, but there it is. Apart from the obvious classic, I found nothing on this album to excite or move me. Of course it's easy listening... And maybe it's just too easy for me.
Better than Bookends but not by much. Some solid hits, but really not much beyond that
Bordering on Nick Drakesy irrelevance at times, but wonderful songwriting to be had here, too.
Fantastic. Such a classic album with litterally no bad songs. Bridge Over Troubled Water (song) is so monumental. It's majestic and the ultimate friendship (?) anthem. Viva Paul, viva Art
Such a great album. Among the best ever.
Unvergessliches Album mit zeitlosen Songs … „Like a Bridge over troubled water“ 😊, „El Condor Pasa“ und „Boxer” .. was brauch man mehr zum glücklich sein.
- This should be fun! Another album I've heard but never really focused on - Very gentle. Dated. Not a big hit with me
I thought it was mostly good when it came to the more prettily arranged songs but the more folksy to country stuff... didn't really land for me. Still a nice album
Some recognisable classics but it's quite dull
Great album! I feel like you can hear Paul Simon fully taking over the songwriting on this one. Some amazing songs on it - "The Boxer" is one of my all time favorites. Highlights: "The Boxer", "Only Living Boy in New York" and "Cecilia"
Phenomenal album, but everyone knows that. Favorite song "The Only Living Boy in New York" 5/5
interessante
blast from my past. still purely beautiful
Goated
Iconic! Just a beautiful album to listen to.
What a classic. So many good ones and the rest is solid
One of my absolute favorite albums. Only (minor) negative is the inclusion of the life recording of Bye Bye Love never really understood that decission. But that is a very minor gripe.
First 4 songs>>>
Beautiful album
the flutes? the horns? absolutely inctedible
Classic. Cecilia is the best Beatles track not written by the Beatles and The Boxer is an all-timer but there are several classic tracks on this album. I’d never heard Baby Driver before. Superb. Sticking a live track on here was an odd decision though. My teenage lad just came in and asked if I was listening to The Beatles. Can’t get higher praise than that.
Classic and fond memories for me
Alwaysbgreat
Very good! I liked it.
Another great, that I founded myself singing all day and returned to in the evening
Good songs
It was fun. they made a story and it was a good one. some of the songs weren’t too connected to others. i’m not sure what a bridge over troubled water meant in some of their metaphors lol
This work both solidified my appreciation for Simon and Garfunkel's talents, and pushed me away. The first half of the album starts strong with the extremely melancholy title track, then it confuses its listeners with a strong niche Latin American influence. The second half of the album sounds more like what I would've expected with my limited knowledge of the duo, except for that one ska or "reggae influenced" track that confuses the listener but is more easily appreciated on mainstream US radio. I liked it, but I can understand why it was met with initially mixed reviews, it's showing ideas from different cultures and that takes some time to get used to. It does feel cohesive, there's a ton of talent throughout the compositions in general, it's just feeling goofy to me in too many places. I'd snag a copy at a discount price. 3.3/5
Some stunning moments but uneven overall.
Annoyingly this is good at times
Cecilia, Baby Driver, The Boxer. Only Living Boy in New York are undeniable. Can't be ignored that some of the coffeeshop folk songs on here are absolute snoozers, though.
Excellent, mais le mixage est vraiment rough.
Epic
Maan this album is good. I would rate it a 5 just for the influence and the lyricism, but I have a standard for 5, where I only give albums a 5, that I could listen to any day. And this is a little further from my taste. I like Paul Simon’s solo stuff a little better too i think.
4.5
yessss folk on top 💪 the harmonies go crazy
(4.5) love love love
Some all time amazing songs in one album
A classic. Beautiful.
Some good tracks
Love this one!
everything to me
This is definitely a list worthy album, from a genre I do not like in heavy doses. So a few quality songs with the rest being a bit dull when played in succession.
A clearly very good example of music that just isn't for me. It had its moments but it just doesn't get me going
Fantastic album, an all time great. Almost entirely classics.
I feel like I should like this more than I do, just because it's a classic. Sure, there are some great melodies in there, but they're delivered in an oddly diluted way. It's like drinking a flavored fizzy water when I'd prefer a soda, or better yet a rum and coke.
4 stars The first time I heard “Bridge Over Troubled Water” it was on a late night infomercial for an Anne Murray CD. Years later when I saw that “The Only Living Boy in New York” was on here (which I loved from Garden State), I bought a beat up vinyl copy from a thrift store. It was so scratched I could barely hear the beginning of the opening title track, until the build up of the wail of a chorus. I remember getting tears in my eyes the first time I listened to it. A bit dramatic, yes. But the point is to say that I have some history with this one. I love this record. I love the song writing and the singing. I could do without “So Long Frank Lloyd Wright” and I always found “Keep the Customer Satisfied” cheesy. But there is beauty in “The Boxer” and other tracks mentioned above. This one is a keeper.
Es ist schön mal die Originale zu hören von Liedern, die ich irgendwie schon kenne. Find die Flöten lästig und die hohen Chorusteile erinnern mich an Kirche.
5/5 their best album sm bangers on this and childhood favorite cecilia
Great. They have 3 albums in the book. This is the best. All hits, no misses. Favorite song: Cecilia
2.8 - Seichtes Album, das so vor sich hin spielt, ohne absolute Highlights oder Ausreißer nach unten Highlights: The Boxer, Baby Driver
enjoyed a lot more than i thought i would
The Only Living Boy In New York. Oh gosh, how to even begin to rate an album that contains one of my favourite songs ever. On the other hand, it is pretty straightforward. This is an album which would be most bands' The Very Best Of or Greatest Hits. For Simon & Garfunkel, it's just another album. An album with some crazy sequencing, to be fair. It will never be a Desert Island Disc for me (though Only Living Boy is a Desert Island Song) but it's very good.
No interest at all.
Great album and I must have had this album years ago as it was surprisingly familiar.
Did Simon ever write for another voice regularly again after parting ways with Art? I like some of his solo work but it’s probably no small coincidence that a lot of the best material he subsequently created is in partnership (or “partnership”) with other musicians. That’s not to take away from his considerable achievements (well, I guess it kinda is, I’m sure he’ll be fine), but it does get back to a recurring concern of mine about what constitutes a “solo work” and what is actually a front for a project involving many. He seems to benefit greatly from that give and take and it opens up his creativity - that’s a good thing! Case in point: this album! I’ll probably never vibe completely to his melodramatic twee affect but there’s a lot to enjoy here, from the Spector-worship to Art’s lead vocal showcase to off kilter inclusions and of course the immensely pleasant guitar fingerpicking throughout. Good stuff. (Although I am always immediately reaching for DJ Shadow after the first bit of track 2)
I appreciate that this is a good album, maybe even great, but their music has never clicked for me and I can only take them in small doses. Listening to this entire album was like being softly hit on the head with a pillow for about 40 minutes. It didn't hurt, it got annoying pretty quickly and I was happy when it was over.
Ending my night listening to Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water. 55 years on and that title track still stops me cold. Absolute goosebumps every time. I can remember singing El Condor Pasa and Cecilia in the backseat of my mom’s car like it was yesterday, and I still get the same feeling now as I did then. The Boxer is an anthem. The Only Living Boy in New York might be the most beautiful thing they ever recorded. And even Baby Driver, Keep the Customer Satisfied, and So Long Frank Lloyd Wright feel like classics. One of the rare albums where every track feels carved in stone. sail on, silvergirl
Beautiful
Perfect
Top-tier songwriting, full of beauty and meaning.
I’ve always found the title track a bit boring? It’s a bit gospel and I appreciate it, but it doesn’t stand up to some other tracks on this monster of an album IMO
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" is a bittersweet and highly listenable album. Despite its diverse musical styles, the production and mix create a sound that is both rich and full. The vocals are exceptional, especially when the harmonies are featured. The album has a generally mellow and soothing feel. The best tracks are the title song, "The Only Living Boy in New York," and "The Boxer," which could be considered the duo's greatest song. The album is an enduring classic, right down to its famous cover art. It earns a rating of four stars. Would I listen to the album again? Yes, I do. It's not my favourite album of theirs but still a great listen. Would I buy the album? Yes, I did. Side one 1 "Bridge Over Troubled Water"- (5/5) 2 "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)"- (4/5) 3 "Cecilia"- (4/5) 4 "Keep the Customer Satisfied"- (4/5) 5 "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright"- (4/5) Side two 1 "The Boxer"- (5/5) 2 "Baby Driver"- (4/5) 3 "The Only Living Boy in New York"- (5/5) 4 "Why Don't You Write Me"- (4/5) 5 "Bye Bye Love"- (3/5) 6 "Song for the Asking"- (4/5) Total - 46 Average - 4.18 96/1001
Good one. Music what you can listen with mom. Easygoing and good songwriting. Bridge over troubled water is great piece of art
Just lovely
I was SO EXCITED to have been assigned this album. it basically defined my senior year of college, so there's a layer of nostalgia that just makes me love it even more. track notes: -title track gives me goosebumps EVERY. TIME. -EL CONDOR PASA fucking bangs -i know this is controversial but CECELIA is the only skip on this album for me. i can only describe it as "cacophonous"-- so fcking loud and discordant. i'm not a fan. -KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED super super good -s&g proving their range by following two high-energy pop hits with FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. so impressive. -THE BOXER. i cannot emphasize enough my love for this song. probably my #1 s&g track period. no notes. -BABY DRIVER, another 10/10. -THE ONLY LIVING BOY so fire. lol my notes are just "SO GOOD OMG SO GOOD SO GOOD BLA BLA BLA" -WHY DONT YOU WRITE ME: so goofy, surreal. simon is so manic as he plays soldier. the "wa la laaa"s are some of my fave s&g adlibs. -BYE BYE LOVE, being a cover, feels a bit like a throwaway among the gold that is this tracklist. that said, their aptitude for live performance is insane, and the audience does add a richness to this cover. -if theres one thing paul simon loves to do, it's brush up against the concept of a higher power. it might not necessarily be the intended interpretation of this song, but SONG FOR THE ASKING has always read to me like a plead for god to show himself-- he's ready for devotion, he just needs a sign! it's somewhat of a bleak note to end an album of pop hits and declarations of love on, but hey, aren't emotional rollercoasters sort of a hallmark of simon and garfunkel's collaboration? this is a 4/5, easily. CECELIA and BYE BYE LOVE knock a point off for me, but i'm also deeply appreciative of the dreamlike and whirlwind quality they give this record.
a bunch of songs I knew and then one about Frank Lloyd Wright... that was weird
3.5
Throughout listening to this I was like man idk if I’m feeling this. But by the time it was over I was really glad I listened to it. The Only Living Boy in New York takes me to the stratosphere.
Great album with HOF song in Ceceila. 7.3/10
Hard to beat!
I hate most 60s folk rock but I'll throw them a bone for The Only Living Boy in New York. My dad had this record when I was a kid. I remember looking at it and thinking Paul Simon was such a tiny little man.
just brilliant ahg
Muy Lindo
One of my all time favourite albums. There are no duds here. Each song is amazing.
El mejor disco de Simon & Garfunkel en mi opinión. Yo divido a la discografía de la banda en tres etapas: 1. Etapa religiosa: Wednesday Morning 3 AM; 2. Simon & Garfunkel Classic (1966-68): Sounds of Silence, Parsley... Bookends; 3. Emancipación de Paul Simon: Bridge Over Troubled Water. Y es así porque creo que este disco tiene más en común con los primeros discos de Simon solista, los grandes Paul Simon, There Goes Rhymn' Simon y Still Crazy antes que con los otros discos que valen la pena de S&G. Eso se nota principalmente en la incorporación de otros ritmos y géneros a la música de la banda (trend que efectivamente había iniciado en Bookends pero que acá es donde se consolida y domina todo el disco) y especialmente en la inclusión de la tradicional canción peruana El cóndor pasa. Yo creo que esta es una de las peores canciones del álbum (no es decir mucho porque todas las canciones son bastante buenas), pero lo importante acá es que la incorporación de la llamada "world music" es un elemento que en la carrera solista de Simon se iba a profundizar cada vez más. Es fácil darle este mérito a El cóndor pasa porque es una canción popular peruana, pero en otras canciones como Cecilia se puede escuchar también la incorporación de distintos elementos de world music. Por otro lado la mejor canción del álbum es, sin duda, la canción homónima (sí, soy una oveja). Obra maestra de la música popular que va cada vez más para arriba y para arriba hasta que termina. También creo que es la única canción en la que Simon deja que Garfunkel brille: "Vos tenés mejor voz que yo entonces este es tu momento, pibe. Aprovechalo porque el resto del disco es solo mío". Mis otras canciones favoritas son The Boxer, un temazo que puede interpretarse como la despedida de Simon and Garfunkel, ya que es una de las primeras canciones que fueron compuestas para el disco - junto a Baby Driver que no me gusta tanto- y es la que sonoramente se parece más al sonido clásico de la banda. Es un pedazo de canción folk con arreglos muy bellos que nos cuenta la historia de un boxeador y, dentro de ella, Simon nos pinta también un cuadro de la pobreza en EEUU en la década de 1960. The Only Living Boy in New York, una canción sobre la inminente ruptura de la banda (entre otras cosas) es otro de los highlights del disco. Keep the Customer Satisfied, que tiene un poco de rockabilly también es una gran canción que destaca. En síntesis, tenemos un gran disco. No es parejo porque tiene cuatro o cinco canciones (las que nombré) que destacan sobre el resto, pero las otras no son malas y es un disco que no aburre. Hay dos o tres que creo que no están a la altura de las circunstancias y hacen que le baje un puntito: Baby Driver y El cóndor pasa no me gustan mucho, pero la principal responsable es Bye Bye Love: es una canción pelotuda que no tiene, en mi opinión, razón de ser en este disco. Tal vez también la hayan puesto por la inminente ruptura de la banda; tal vez se hayan quedado sin otras canciones para poner en el disco. Lo cierto es que no es muy buena y desentona con el disco: es un cover, es un tema en vivo metido en un disco de estudio, el sonido es claramente peor al resto del disco y, como dije, es un tema medio pelotudo. Deja un sabor un poco amargo (si bien la pequeña y bella Song for the Asking levanta un poco al final). Pero sacando eso es un muy buen disco.
ooh lobby/living room music. somber piano with the soft reverb is always classy. Love the powerful but calming voice with the big band. Cecilia always a banger. I like how all the elements of this song have their place in the sonic space. like you're there being performed to, but somehow its around a campfire too. Okay Keeping the Customer Satisfied slaps. The nylons on that one song are kinda good. The dissonance is really cool.
this is the good stuff
it is alright
This is the best so far by a mile. Almost all hits and no misses. Opening 4 song run is godly. The boxer, Boy in New York and song for the asking too, I just love this album.
Just a normal music. Unfortunatelly nothing special
6/5 This is musical perfection. If you don't believe me, listen to this again, but on a HiFi sound system or good headphones.
Bros kept getting back together and breaking up and for what. Cool folk in the sea of 60s-70s psychedelic rock. Bridge over troubled water - mega banger. Timeless el condor pasa - kinda whatever cecilia - this one is a lot of fun keep the customer satisfied - my eardrums almost popped from the quality so long flw - nice and chill the boxer - banger baby driver - lots of fun the only living boy in new york - feels amazing why don't you write me - i'm having too much fun with the solo man bye bye love - the clapping people are breaking my hearing but WE BALL song for the asking - short and sweet
bridge over troubled water itself kind of sucks (for me). the rest of the album is rather delightful
I love S&G. Back in high school I had this one on CD and my GF, now wife, thought it was my dad’s. She’s an old soul and was rather impressed that an immature kid like me had seemingly mismatched tastes in music. I think it’s what closed the deal to be honest.
Not a perfect record, but god damn the first half of this album nearly is. Starts off with 3 of the best songs these guys ever wrote, honestly. Amazing way to go out.
10/10 So here it is - one of the three albums I think of when I consider my top records of all time. Immaculate song writing and epic songs. Bye Bye Love is odd and I'm sure in hindsight they would have dropped it, but the rest is so good I ain't going to complain.
gentle melodies of the 70s. fantastic songwriting and buildups. doesnt really have the verse chorus bridge chorus repetition of modern music.
Excellent
Obviously it’s a classic, so many timeless songs
Classic album. A really unique sound that doesn’t get old.
I know this is considered a classic, but for me, it just feels too all over the place. Sure, there are a few standout tracks, but as a whole, the album doesn’t really come together for me. It’s just not my thing.
Bridge Over Troubled Water - 8.5/10 El Condor Pasa - 7.5/10 Cecilia - 7/10 Keep The Customer Satisfied - 7.5/10 So Long Frank Lloyd Wright - 9/10 The Boxer - 8/10 Baby Driver - 7/10 The Only Living Boy In New York - 7 Why Don't you write me - 7/10 Bye bye Love - 8/10 Song For The Asking - 8/10 76/100
Great album, great song writing, but def a little too folksy for me
Enjoyable. Loved this album
Good but overrated. The title track is amazing and so is the boxer but i cant see why this album is so highly rated. 7/10 Favourite: Bridge Over Troubled Water Least Favourite: Bye Bye Love
Beautiful
Classic
This album was good
A nice folk-rock album. Full of beautiful, dramatic songs with great vocals and instrumentals.
Knocked off a star for the last few songs