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There were a few songs on this album that I felt had HEAVY Beatles influence. "Keep the Customer Satisfied" is a good example of that. Of course, it's borrowing heavily from Soul/Blues, but does so in the way the Beatles did. "Baby Driver" is even more obvious with the Beatles influence (and even Beach Boys with the "ba ba ba baa" adlib) with the chord progressions and vocal harmonies. Sounds like Paul could've covered this song perfectly. "Why Don't You Write Me" sounds like it would fit just fine on Sgt. Peppers. And that's totally fine! This is a really great album.
A classic. Great lyrics and harmonies.
Side 1 is excellent, side not so much.
This was always going to be a 5. Not saying I love every song, but it starts with three lifelong top favourites and also The Boxer, and ‘So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright’ can be sung as ‘So Long, Sir John Soane’…
Very beautiful, very genuine, I love these guys :)
fine 3/5
Very slow and a bit depressing for listening to whilst driving Cecilia is a good track I recognised
Solid
Standouts Bridge Over Troubled Water El Condor Pasa Cecilia Keep the Customer Satisfied The Boxer
Simply outstanding!
2.5 - Meh
I enjoyed this album. I have never really listened to Simon and Garfunkel before. I appreciated the harmonizing and some of the drum lines. The lyrics were all deep.
Not my Type of music, but at the end got kinda accustomed , still nothing I would listen to
Not my fave
Another project by the duo, and so close to one another, I can definitely see the beauty of this album. The soft voice, the energy, the sentiment, everything about it makes me feel happy and warm inside in ways I can't ever easily explain. Truly wonderful experience. 4.5/5
Just straight up beautiful, absolutely wowed me.
Classic. Voices clearer and younger than remembered, or at least tastefully remastered. Felt very immediate.
Doesn’t deserve anything less than five stars, even with that dreadful “live” recording of Bye Bye Love. Bookends then this album make one of the all time one-two punches.
S&G will always receive 5 stars from me.
I like rock and I like folk, separate and together, but Simon and Garfunkel just don't mix them together in a way I usually enjoy.
It's all-right. I'd give it a 2.6
a pretty great album to relisten to
Pretty fine. A lot of it is pretty boring but some songs really hit for me.
1. The Boxer
Not every risk they took paid off. Still pretty good though.
Nice chill album
Sounds like a greatest hits album. Art Garfunkel has the voice of an angel
So many hits on this album Highlights: - Baby Driver - Keep the Customer Satisfied - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Even though I know they are important for the music history. I don’t like their music. I do not connect with them. It is a bit boring and their voices are nothing special for me.
Okay, I get the hype around this one. Beautiful vocals, lovely guitar playing, great songs.
So it started off weird, but not in a bad way it was definitely more of like road trippy at the beginning and then halfway through it felt like the album transitioned into something different and a little bit more of what I would consider the Simon & Garfunkel that I’m more familiar with it felt like the first half of the album had much more of a tone much more of a ceiling much more of a direction than the last half was just kind of like the latest hits so I don’t know if that’s like side side for one, but it was pretty good overall for the first time first album pretty nice! Solid middle of the road like 3.5/5
Classic album. I know the style is a little dated, but you can't deny how central this album is to music. Amazing songs, peaceful sound. My Rating; 5/5
Very good album. Some all time great songs
Excellent
Exactly what I thought it would be
Є феноменальні пісні як Bridge Over Troubled Water чи So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright. Є хороші поп-пісні в рок-н-рольній формі, є й просто ок. Традиційні фолкові сподобались 50/50. Хороший альбом, щоб поставити 4
it's pretty much folk-banger after folk-banger.
Wait so who's Al?
What an album! Musically brilliant. Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer, Cecilia, The Only Living Boy in New York, Baby Driver are all brilliant. The album takes me back to when I was a kid and Mum & Dad would play the album. My brother and I would run around acting out to Baby Driver
***An ok album, easy listening
These guys are amazing songwriters. That title track is an all-around incredible piece of music that the whole rest of the album almost fights to keep up with quality-wise. It's wild that they named Frank Lloyd Wright of all people for a whole song, but granted, I'm not nearly as well-educated on Simon & Garfunkel as I should be. There's a real intimacy to this album that I find really interesting. I feel like it's an album that's easy to find comfort in, even despite it being the duo's final record together.
This was my first time listening to a Simon and Garfunkel record front to back. I can hear their influence in so many artists. Favorite tracks are So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright, The only Living Boy in NY, The Boxer, Bye Bye Love,
It’s so gentle and soft, I really enjoy S&G. The horns in The Boxer are aspirational. I find purpose in every track to be honest.
Mes débuts d'écoute musicale lorsque j'étais jeunot: Simon & Garfunkel, les Beatles et Bob Dylan.
I can gather all the news I need from the weather report. J'adore cette ligne! Album plutôt inégal (j'ai jamais compris le cover des Everly Brothers live en avant-dernière toune), mais avec des moments tellement forts! Et sa pertinence reste d'être le tremplin de Paul Simon vers sa carrière solo. Il le fait d'ailleurs avec tellement de pettiness envers le pauvre Artie (only living boy, so long, et why don't you write me)... la fin tragique d'une bromance. Dur de pas donner 5 étoiles à un album qui a tourné en boucle tout 2021 chez nous, et que je connais par coeur. Les harmonies sont parfaites, du closed voicin à son meilleur, chaque note est soigneusement choisie comme dans une fugue de Bach (inspiration avouée de Simon). Bon c'est peut-être ça l'avant-dernière toune en live... un adieu senti aux pionniers du closed harmony en pop.
Ma réalisation de ce projet, et de la dernière année en général, est que j’aime beaucoup ce que fait Paul Simon. Incroyablement créatif, il ne se prend jamais au sérieux. On dirait qu’il chante toujours avec un petit sourire en coin, toujours un peu coquin. En anglais ils ont cette expression, « whimsical » qui le représente bien je trouve. Cecilia, de plus, quel ver d’oreille incroyable! Baby Driver, the only living boy in new york, la chanson titre, toutes de magnifiques chansons. Bref, un revenez-y. Ah pi Garfunkel y chante bien. Une chance, c’est pas mal la seule chose qu’il a fait sur cet album. Le drama entourant l’album est presque aussi bon que l’album lui même!
not my vibe but still good
Beautiful arrangements
Stunning. So much diversity in the genre and instrumentation of the songs. Yet they all sound so genuinely beautiful. I continue to be impressed and really moved by Simon & Garfunkel.
Listening to these guys always puts a smile on my face. The way they harmonize is church choir worthy! To boot it almost seems each song features its own musical instrument guest. We have piano. Flute, harmonica etc...I enjoyed this album.
Gonna be honest. I can certainly see how people like Simon and Garfunkel. They are very melodic and a lot of the songs were upbeat. Not my exact cup of tea. I like higher energy. However, I will say El Condor Pasa was a nice song to listen to. I liked the flute, nice touch!
Very classic and I enjoyed listening to this again. Wonderful lyrics.
My first exposure to Simon and Garfunkel was when I found their Greatest Hits CD in the field of my elementary school. I took it home, cleaned it up, gave it a listen, and was pleasantly surprised! Pretty sure I still have it somewhere… Several of the tracks on the Greatest Hits are also in this album, but admittedly I never explored too much further. This album was an enjoyable listen, from the title track with the epic instrumentals to a “live” recording of Bye Bye Love later on. Keep the Customer Satisfied was a new/standout for me, and I’d also never heard So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright which was an interesting tribute. It was great to read more on the making or each song in the Wiki. My favorite off the album is The Boxer, with the lyrical emphasis in the fifth(?) verse right around 3min. I love this narrative style and very much enjoy following the stories each song tells.
Beautiful classic album
I liked it, I like Simon and Garfunkel, they have better songs than what’s present on the album 75/100
Not as good as Bookends, but still pretty good
good album
It's a lovely album. Excellent lyrically and musically. Mostly folk influenced rock with a little bit of orchestration here and there. Bridge Over Troubled Water and The Boxer are the major classics and both are well worth their reputation. Garfunkel puts a virtuoso performance on the former whilst the storytelling and guitar work on the latter is fantastic. The other tracks don't quite reach these heights but they're still very good and worth a listen if you are in to classic pop or folk.
Horrid
A little slow and had difficulty following along. But this album has one of my favorite songs, The Only Living Boy... so 3/5
Well written and performed songs. Not really my style, but I appreciate the skill it takes to write timeless songs like this
Surprisingly good. Got to keep the customer satisfied is immense.
This it’s one of the albums ever present in my childhood so I know it very well and it was great to revisit. Intelligent lyrics, great melodies, a variety of sounds, beautiful vocals, numerous songs which have stood the test of time all in one album.
Calming, gentle, second half very forgettable (although maybe that’s because I was locked in on spreadsheets)
A nice album to listen to, with more songs than I thought I knew. Definitely the resson I’m doing g this as I’m happy I listened to it… but I don’t know that I’d rush to listen again.
Deserves all the recognition it gets. Probably in my top 10 albums of all time. "The Boxer" and "The Only Living Boy In New York" >>>>>>>>>>
Ooohhh, I almost fell asleep while listening to this album. 🥲
I really love this albums. Pauls songwriting and Garfunkel voice - just Amazing. Those songs will be covered and remembered by generations . You can dance you can cry. Ohh .
Slow and sappy Folk Rock.
nostalgic running away from home to new york vibes. looking over a bridge in the snow charlie brown style. immaculate vibes.
4.5
4/5
Love folk rock
This is a classic album by highly influential musicians and absolutely deserves its place on this list. I’m glad that I got to explore it in its entirety. I appreciate the beauty of the harmonization of Simon and Garfunkel music. However, that has never been enough for me to select their music because there is nothing else in the music that I personally find interesting or engaging. There is nothing to hate here though. Undeniably a lovely album, just not for me and that is what personal taste is all about.
Nice mellow and fun tunes. Some greatest hits like the boxer and Cecilia along with some other songs I was not familiar with. Close to 5 star but not quite there 8.6
Not as good as bookends
Neat.
Classics
Frank Lloyd Wright. Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
nice
Some iconic tunes here that are now part of the American songbook, but a couple of bland clunkers drags the album down a bit.
An absolute classic! Listen to the first few songs and you see the depth of Paul Simon's songwriting. Angelic is the word I would use to describe Art Garfunkel's voice. Liked Songs Added: Bridge Over Troubled Water Cecilia The Boxer Song For The Asking
Imagine an album containing the song Bridge Over Troubled Water, and that song arguably being not in the top three songs on that album. It's hard to fathom. This really and truly is Simon and Garfunkel at their finest. A duo in perfect unison, all while rancorously falling apart behind the scenes. Where do we even start? I suppose we start with The Only Living Boy In New York, which has a strong claim for the title of My Favourite Song Ever. I love everything about it, from the ghostly 'here I am', ironically delivered by Art, when the whole song is about the fact that Art wasn't there when Paul needed him, to the descending bass and the simplicity of the lyrics. Then you think about The Boxer, El Condor Pasa, Baby Driver, Keep The Customer Satisfied (my god I love to sing along to that song - it just keeps on getting more joyous). One of the absolute all time greats, and a must listen on at least a monthly basis.
Surpised I didnt love every song, but also only did one listen. Great for long drives, introspection. Might need a second listen, as songs like these really grow on me over time. Instrumentals and vocals are stellar, but I think the subject matter on many songs was not my taste, feeling singsongy (just the genre).
Great vibes
Very comforting already, on track 1
85/100. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel is a beautiful and timeless album. The title track, "Bridge Over Troubled Water," is one of my favorite songs of all time, so I had high expectations going in, and it absolutely delivered. With its blend of folk-pop and singer-songwriter craftsmanship, this album showcases the duo at their very best, truly mastering their art. A deeply moving and satisfying listen.
Pretty solid Simon and Funk album
so i'm liking this one much more than i liked Bookends.
Sounds like it was tracked in a cathedral. There’s beauty, and a hollow ache. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions: - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Cecilia - The Boxer - Baby Driver
Yah there’s a reason this is the most well known Simon and Garfunkel album. It’s packed full of amazing talent and super soft ballads. Honestly my only complaint personally is that I don’t like slower music as much as I like the more “rock” stuff. For example, I appreciate the bridge over troubled water cover (although I do prefer the Elvis version). But my favorite song on the album is definitely either Cecilia or Keep the Customer Satisfied. If I’m being blunt I think I just like Paul Simon and his music a lot more than I like Garfunkel’s. And that’s what I think holds down this album is Garfunkel’s contributions. Idk if that like the consensus on their work/relationship but it’s definitely mine.
Bridge over troubled water is such a beautiful song to me. Funnily enough, it used be a fave of mine when I was little and the band Hearsay did a cover of it. Although, the original is definitely better. Also really love the song Cecelia, the rest is the album is good but I prefer Paul Simon’s solo stuff more.
Its lovely
the clarity is really nice
I was feeling a wee bit weary and cynical when this popped up this morning. But it's won me round, once again. It starts out like a greatest hits record and its stature just can't be denied. Probably transcends taste.
Massive hits, a few underrated gems, overall just a great listening experience.
Great album front to back. Really didn't expect to like the entirety of the album, even though I know, and we all know, some of this huge hits on this album. Production sounds wonderful. The live version of Bye Bye Love is an odd placement for this album, but the crowd clapping sounds like them old folks had a hoot. Title track is somber and eerily pretty.
Bridge Over Troubled Water - 5/5 El Condor Pasa - 5/5 Cecilia - 5/5 Keep the Customer Satisfied - 5/5 So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright - 5/5 The Boxer - 5/5 Baby Driver - 5/5 The Only Living Boy in New York - 4/5 Why Don't You Write Me - 4/5 Bye Bye Love - 4/5 Song for the Asking - 4/5 Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
- Has a cool vibe to the entire album - I would not choose to listen to this normal but I'm vibing to it and enjoy it quite a bit actually Was not exactly what I liked but that didn't make it bad. It was cool to listen because it was quite influential and overall pretty alright music.
One of my alltime favourites. This is the definition of a perfect album.
Yep, this one’s a gem. If some of these songs don’t stir at least a flicker of emotion, then your soul might just be a pit of ash.
A pretty magical record with vivid song writing and perfect 2 part harmonies.
I've listened to these songs so many times. Paul Simon was a staple in my house growing up. Just a classic record for me.
Such a great album. Hurt me a little when my youngest didn't particularly care for it when we were listening. I think I can turn her around, eventually.
Absolutely wonderful album.
My fourth S&G album (counting Graceland by Simon), and 200th album of this project! Out of the S&G albums proper on this list, probably my least favorite of the three (gave both the others a 3 as well). Not much really stood out to me aside from Baby Driver (love the movie the song inspired as well). But everything else is pretty solid. The title track, I swear I'm more familiar with a cover of it but I can't figure what version that is. None of the covers (or original) I'm finding on Spotify are as bombastic as I remember. But yeah, good album. Couple great tracks. Weakest of the three S&G albums on the list, but they're all some flavor of 3 to me. But better than Graceland which I gave a 2.
Just my opinion, but for 70's duos if their not number 1 then they should be. Iconic both as a duo, and solo, but wrote some of the most well known music of that time. Bridge Over Troubled Water still brings tears to my eyes
Simon & Garfunkel, along with ABBA and the Carpenters, were the sound of my childhood. Therefore, this was always going to veer towards five stars for me. Listening to the album for the first time as an adult, and reading the back stories to each track, confirms the five star rating.
its good, but didnt feel amazing
Well, here we are again. Another one of the top rated albums of its respected genre on the site, this time being Folk Rock. And, it’s another example of something that I can confidently say is objectively a 5, and yet personally I would only give it a 3. When something just isn’t for me, it’s always tough giving it a fair score, which is why I think everyone using this site should use their own individualized metrics to grade albums. Mine isn’t by objectivity, no one is ever going to read this review. It’s more of a fun journal to tell myself how much I liked an album and what songs are worth coming back to, if any. Sometimes these reviews can go wildly off track and I could just end up talking about something that happened in the world that day, or I could simply just tell you how my day was specifically. The point being, it’s not to be taken seriously as gospel. But yeah, “Cecilia” is my favorite song here. They’re all great, just not my cup of tea. I wouldn’t necessarily even call this Rock. The 36 minute playtime is also just the perfect length, bonus points for being so tight with no filler. So, yeah, I reiterate. Objectively a 5, personally a 3.
Didn't know we had this on vinyl because it's one of my wifes favourite albums, but now I know! I actually liked it a lot myself. It's amazing that as a duo they broke up over 50 years ago, and people still care about their relationship.
I honestly don’t k ow how to rate these albums that are kinda bland but there’s nothing necessarily wrong with them. This just felt like such generic music. There were some songs that were highlights though and I’ll give them that. But maybe this music just ain’t for me.
Its not you, its me. I know everyone in the whole world LOVES Simon and Garfunkel, but I don't. They are great singer-songwriters, but the esteem they are held in baffles me. Most of these stars are for the Album cover - Place thumb over Paul Simon. Embrace the moustache.
I'm a sucker for some Simon & Garfunkel
Enjoyed listening to the songs with the harmonies and melodies.
Beautiful songwriting
Beautiful album, long time favorite. Paul Simon is one of the all time great songwriters. And Garfunkel helped
gute produktion ++ songwriting nicht ganz so meins 6/10
Lots of emotions listening to this whole album. I heard it a lot when I was quite young.
this one was pretty good. “the boxer” is an all timer for me. i realize the title track is one of their biggest songs, but i could never really get into that one. solid album.
Pretty darn good album.
Absolutely one of my favorite records. "Keep the Customer Satisfied" is one of my favorite songs of the 60s.
This is one of the best albums I've ever heard. I don't even have a joke for that.
Every song is enjoyable. The Boxer is an all time song, the rest is good to great
An absolute classic. Perhaps a little overproduced but full of amazing tracks
Vejo esse álbum de maneira um pouco deslocada. Ele foi lançado em 1970, mas por algum motivo, em minha mente, eu não o coloco na década de 1970 e nem na de 1960, mas sim na de 1980! Ainda não consigo explicar muito bem o porquê… A única exceção á isso em meus olhos é a faixa Baby Driver que têm uma pegada inegavelmente anos 60. Enfim, um disco lindo. A voz aveludada de Garfunkel mesclada com a produção temperada no ponto certo são uma combinação suprema. Consigo ver porque este disco foi, por um tempo, o LP mais vendido do mundo. Ele realmente te abraça e te envolve de forma completa. Mas, surpreendentemente, eu não sinto nada demais ouvindo a faixa inicial e titular do álbum, Bridge Over Troubled Water. Sempre leio a galera abençoando esta canção, falando que mudou suas respectivas vidas e tudo mais. Me sinto um pouco estranho tendo ela como a minha menos favorita de todo o álbum… Também não gosto da faixa que vêm logo depois dela. Mas de Cecília adiante eu gostei de quase todas as canções do resto do disco. Preciso ouvir as outras obras dessa dupla magnânima! 4/5
this is one of the most beautifully composed albums of all time, i literally can’t stop listening to it. i’ve always liked certain songs off the album e.g. the boxer, only living boy in new york and baby driver but for some ridiculous reason i’ve never listened top to bottom before. in short a masterpiece.
Had never listened to this album on its own - I was shocked at how many of their hits were part of this record.
Great. Beauty.
Probably not their best but still pretty great
Beautiful stuff
They lay it on a bit thick for me on the title track, tone it down boys and don't overplay your hand! The rest of the album is pretty sweet, looser and much more of an interesting mix of sounds that Paul continued to explore in his solo career.
Great songs! Surprisingly so great! Had to listen twice - 5/5
Such a classic. Beautiful melodies. Lovely album.
Superb album, not sure Paul Simon ever topped this one.
I think after a few listens it'll really hit but for an initial listen, it wasn't bad.
Almost a perfect album. Paul Simon’s love letter and soft goodbye to Art Garfunkel. I’ve always resonated with Paul, his solitude, his introversion, his ache. And this album holds all of that and more.
Really enjoyed this. I thought the album as a whole flowed very well together, and there was some variety in the songs for the album. Pleasant surprise.
A no doubt 5 in my book
I started this 1001 project once before, in about 2019-2020. I only made it about 50 albums in, but I figured I would include any reviews I made from then onto here, when possible. From 2019: Sounds more like a collection of songs than an 'album'. But the songs! Besides the all-timers, Keep the Customer Satisfied and Only Living Boy are additional standouts. 5 stars. 2025: Not much has changed from that. Still a 4-5 star, but not one that I go back to in full very often - S&G is one of those acts where it is easy enough to compile your favorites into a playlist and go from there. Like I said, this album kinda seems like a playlist already - why is the title track first? That seems like the epic closer. Or maybe The Boxer last? Nope. I'm also not sure why Bye Bye Love is on here. Only Living Boy remains my favorite, possibly due to over-playing the others included on their first GH/radio. Thinking about this as an 'album', I am tempted to go with a 4 due to the disjointedness, but overall it is a 4.5, and I'll round up.
This duo. *chef’s kiss*
"Gentle hippies, put your filthy hands together... for the folk stylings of Cylon and Garfunkel!"
some classic mellow bangers on this one.
warm and fuzzies got a touch sleepy but overall bangin enough and so family friendly that I gotta give it props
Solid album.
in 1988 I was tripping on acid and lying on the floor in Kristen's dorm room, and she had a poster of this album cover. I became convinced that the cover was a secret code showing that Simon and Garfunkel were lovers, and to this day I have to remind myself they were not. Or were they? I'm still not sure.
An amazing final record from two greats. Also made me want to rewatch Baby Driver.
A classic that cemented these two as great songwriters of their era. To bad Paul Simon turned around and bashed Garfunkle to smithereens.
Crazy how much the landscape of popular music has shifted so much that it's impossible to imagine an act like this taking any sort of hold if it came out today
I love the instrumentation in this - it’s so rich and I love whilst it’s a folk rock album, they’ve taken so much liberties in making it as genre fluid as they could for the time. Nice listening experience - wouldnt mind listening to it in the car.
They are both brilliant singers, indulging in great lyricism with amazing hits, with Cecilia and The Boxer with great B-sides. Soft and mellow, but something that everyone would appreciate.
Wow, what an album. I've heard several songs off this one, but never the album itself and I really loved it; I found several "hidden" gems. Only a song or two that didn't do it for me. I'm really impressed with how upbeat and engaging their music is with such great lyrics and voices to pair with it, they're truly a match made in heaven! Favorite songs: Bridge Over Troubled Water Cecilia The Boxer The Only Living Boy in New York Song for the Asking
The fifth and final Simon and Garfunkel album has plenty of expected high hallmarks, such as "Bridge over Troubled Waters". A combination of piano, guitar and soothing vocals to coat the whole album in good vibes, such as "So Long Frank Lloyd Wright" and the parts of "The Boxer" that suddenly add the brass section.
Beautiful swansong https://youtube.com/shorts/QUh64V1q5-0
excellent sunday morning listen. *almost* redeems paul simon?? loses an entire star for the hand clap live track
Earworm stuff, but requires new, less mellow interpretation.
Title track, the boxer, and the only boy in New York are timeless classics. The rest is definitely of a time and it’s just not mine. My father loves it though!
Sure
None of the songs are bad but I can't say they all excite me
Simon & Garfunkel make music you listen to when you need to evolve in life and evolve I did
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4.5/5 - Soft, emotional, folksy roots - Reflective and quiet - Dreamy, symphonic elements - Easy uneasy resolution - Feels like the closing of a chapter
Good album
love this album. brought me back.
Always reminds me of Aunt Lu. Very 70s. Mostly all good songs.
Really beautiful album, Bridge Over Troubled Water is GOATed
# Album Name: Bridge over troubled water # Artist: Simon & Garfunkel # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Amazing opening track. Iconic. This was a very enjoyable album. I think it will grow even further on me over time. # Top Tunes: BOTW / The boxer / Cecilia # Would I listen to it again? Yes
Bridge Over troubled Water and The Boxer are a couple of the best songs ever written, but this album seems quite incohesive.
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Just lovely
What I like I like a lot, but the rest is hard.
If you put your thumb on Paul Simon's face, it looks like Art Garfunkel has an epic mustache.
Way back when, we used to visit my uncle and this was one of the albums that he would regularly put on to show off about how good his expensive hi-fi system was. For me, this album evokes rainy Sunday afternoons and an air of almost unbearable sadness at the prospect of Monday morning and school. The songs all feel mawkish and self pitying, and a lot of the lyrics make no sense when you stop to think about them. Ok, I can understand why you might prefer being a sparrow to being a snail but this is not a choice that’s likely to arise in the real world, is it? Also, how do you lay down like a bridge? Babies can’t drive! Nonsense nonsense nonsense! The Boxer is good though, mainly for those booming drum crashes in the chorus. Objectively this is a classic album, but I’ve listened to it enough times in my life.
This is undoubtly a classic, and rightfuly so. They know how to write songs and it's really efficient. The overall mood of the record is pretty sad, but it also plays in the depth of it.
Great album. One of my all-time favorites. Great voices, and songs.
The good tracks are good, the rest are kind of filler. I listened to this one prior to Parsley, Sage Rosemary and Thyme. Its decent to good. Folk always seemed like some white-people-nonsense so maybe I never gave it a fair shake. (I realize the irony in that)
Great album start to finish! Love this
A perfect record through and through.
I’m not crazy about Simon and Garkfunkel but I do think this album is far more compelling than Bookends. Plenty of great songs and performances on this one that have far more direction than other tracks of their I’ve heard. Over all, don’t mind it Fav tracks - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Cecilia - The Boxer - Baby Driver - Why Don’t You Write Me Worst tracks - So long, Frank Lloyd Wright
Amazing album
Superb. Maybe even a 5
I'm biased because this was one of the first two CD's I ever owned so I know it very well. But it's so good. I spotify-liked almost every track. Oddly, the songs I didn't mark are "El Condor Pasa", "Cecilia", and "Bye Bye Love" -- the first two are among the top played songs from the album, but maybe for me they're just overplayed.
Notably better than their other albums on the list. One of those albums that also feels like their Greatest Hits album.
Art Garfunkel is vaginal dryness in human form. 'Cecilia' is good, tho.
Just beautiful.
What a great album, from bridge over troubled water, Cecilia, El condor pasa, the boxer.
I mean what can be said that hasn’t already about the opener?! Beautiful. Little drop off for the second track and then right back with ‘Cecilia.’ First time I’d noticed all the elements in it. Great song. Yeh, great album. Great energy and composition. Nice changes in tempo and feel between the songs, but all great songwriting and structure.
1. bridge - 1.5 2. condor - 1 3. cecilia - 2 4. keep - 1 5. long - 1.5 6. bozer - 2 7. baby - 1 8. living - 1 9. me - 1 10. love - 0 11. zong - 1.5
Love it!!
Not what I was expecting from folk music. Not bad and can see why it’s widely appreciated.
Masterpiece!
There are a few songs I liked, there are points where random instruments will come in and I liked that. The harmonizing throughout the album is great.
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3
Lovely music
It’s so pretty. Very easy to listen to.
First one I have on vinyl. I'm also going this evening to sing Simon and garfunkel songs with chorus small groups. One that I'm quite familiar with but probably haven't really listened to enough. It's really good. The huge tracks are huge. The tracks you don't think of so much are excellent too. Must listen to more.
Qué bueno, justo ayer me tocó otro disco suyo y dije que me apetecía escuchar más música suya. Este disco me ha encantado.
J - 5/5 Best Track - "Cecilia" F - DNL
OK
Still a classic all these years later. Art Garfunkel had his moments here but Paul Simon was definitely carrying the duo at this point. No wonder Simon is the one dueting with Sabrina Carpenter on SNL 55 years later. Also, the band Fun owes these guys royalties because "Some Nights" is a complete ripoff of "Cecilia." Standouts: Keep the Customer Satisfied, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia, The Boxer
Good album, bit of a folk-contemporary pop vibe. Baby Driver feels a bit Beatles-esque, which considering this album's release date (1970), it might well be. I'd rate it a 7.5. Maybe it will grow more on me.
nice easy listening, highlights: cecilia and el condor pasa. 6/10
Every song is good and it's a fine end to this chapter of the Simon and Garfunkel partnership. I was surprised at how many of the familiar songs are more complex than the bits used in soundbites would suggest.
Fuck yes dude.
I’m so sorry Mr Simon and Mr Garfunkel, I was in a bad mood yesterday and you did not help
Very nice, not my kind of music but I still think it's a beautiful album.
feels beautiful, melancholic and like it was recorded in a church. it’s a kind of agony that gets stuck in your heart
1999, little red corvette not bad
Near perfect. Melancholy mixed with upbeat. All beautifully crafted
Loved this album. Well paced.
Just top album
One of those I've listened to countless of times due to it being on heavy rotation in my mum's collection. Yes, the harmonies are great and some of the arrangements are as well. I just enjoy it less and less each time I listen to it.
I own this
Obviously some legendary songs on this, but I was surprised by the amount of filler
Listened in the truck via YouTube music. The album gets more interesting as it goes along. Bridge Over Troubled Water definitely had cultural significance, but I find there’s a lot more interesting sounds. Cecilia, The Boxer, and of course The Only Living Boy In New York (personal favorite due to it being on the Garden State soundtrack). All in all a strong record.
This gets better and better as I get older. One of the earliest albums I was introduced to as a kid (mostly through the title song). Lyrically and musically immense. The Boxer is a complete triumph. "I have squandered my resistance For a pocketful of mumbles Such are promises"
The best S&G album, and one of the best albums ever written, bar none. Plenty to love here, from the title track to one of the best storytelling songs penned (The Boxer) to the gorgeous harmonies on The Only Living Boy in New York... what I wouldn't give to listen to this album for the first time again.
Had never listened in full, really enjoyed
Almost all classics. I am not big into S&G but some of my faves on here. Only Living Boy in NY!
Got all the classics. Feel a bit short of being a top album.
Still amazing after all these years. (Sorry for the bad joke.)
I liked some of the songs but I feel like there was something missing to the songs.
Another great surprise. I did not guess I would even like this, much less love it. Some great songs on here.
It's great and has some timeless songs but I don't think it's their best and it sort of falls all over the place in the end. The Boxer remains majestic.
11/10
This might be a controversial opinion but Bridge over Troubled Water (the song) never really did it for me. El Condor Pasa, however, immediately makes me want to cry (in a good way) every time i listen to it.
This is incredible. I think I played it 8 times yesterday. Doesn't get tiresome, just brilliant. Paul Simon's songwriting is sublime and Garfunkel's harmonies just always seem to go in unexpected directions, but nothing feels weird about them, they're just so well thought out.
The good songs on this album are great and classics, obviously. The other songs are annoying at best. But there's a lot of good songs. 3/5
Those harmonies are so gorgeous. A lot of great stuff here. One of my all time favourite songs is Bridge Over Troubled Water. That live song inclusion prevents this from being perfect. Stop clapping! 4.5/5
Har aldrig tänkt på att Bridege over troubled water avslutas med bas och trummor som påminner om ett sjöslag. El Condor passa, farlig mark att beträda. Blir lätt panflöjtssprlamde indianer på valfri turistfälla. De håller sig på rätt sida gränsen. Cecilia. Catchy, men märklig text. Tokigt arrangemang. Keep the customer satisfied. Rockigare, helt ok So long Frank Lloyd Wright. Architects may come and go The boxer. Den ordlösa refrängen tycker jag drar ned helhetsintrycket av låten Baby driver. Svängigt trams The only living boy in new York. Skivans bästa spår jämte titelspåret. Why don't you write me. Folk, Rockabilly och ska i fin blandning. Bye bye love. Ren utfyllnad. Borde utelämnats, särkilt som handlkappen är outhärdlig. Song for the asking. Bitterljuv melodi och stämmor. Albumet har helt klart sina toppar
Listened on the train home after 10 hour work day, so tired but feeling fairly positive. Much more familiar with songs from this album than the last. Hard to objectively listen to the title track and The Boxer as they are so embedded in public domain but clearly beautiful tracks and popular for good reason. Had no idea Cecilia was a S&G song (Suggs was pretty faithful to this version!). Not as slow-folk based as I thought it would be as an album, some more jazz infused upbeat songs, but obviously not without the odd flute solo. Not sure I'd return regularly, but would be interested in a deeper dive into the lyrics.
Even if every other song was a clunker I’d have to rate this album a 5/5 just for that title track. Thankfully, and unsurprisingly, this isn’t the case though. Enjoyed every song.
Good 4
bengr
not my style
Cecilia is my favorite off this album by far. I also like The Boxer. I hadn't heard the rest of the songs before, but they were alright. Cecilia alone brings this up to a 4 for me.
Good album, couple bangers, couple meh...
Bye Bye Love sticks out like the cheap cover it is but otherwise a very good album.
I've always felt like these guys sound best when it's as close to them and their guitars as possible, with some well placed additions that don't overwhelm that. SOME of their have always sounded like somebody decided they needed to add a bunch of garbage to the song to make them more radio friendly. That's the music business, I guess. That doesn't take away from the greatness of this one, just kinda makes me want to search out the versions without that stuff, though admittedly the producer was probably right, evidenced by the fact that we are listening to this one today. This is a great album of songwriting, some production quality that irks me in some ways, but a certified classic.
Not bad,
Great
Well that’s the third and final of their albums for me on this list . An artist I had some familiarity with but hadn’t delved into and have now heard a bunch from . Surprisingly this became an artist I bonded with my mother on so it may stay in my playlists for some time . The album itself was beautiful , easily my fav of theirs and a true 5 contender . It’s peaceful soothing and still attention grabbing
This was really not amazing
better than I remembered from the past
Cried!
The issue with this site is that I am always reluctant to give a 5* but I need to distinguish this with other albums I've given a (low) 4*. This is a fantastic album for me and really lived up to the mad hype that surrounds it, despite my reservations. But it's not quite 5*. So let's think of this 4* as a 4.5* rounded down. Cruel, but these sort of tough decisions are inevitable on a 5-point scale. The Boxer is a song that we did in choir in primary school, never consciously knew who it was by. Lovely surprise on listening, amazing throwback. Fun to read the history of the album's creation too!
I can understand why it’s a classic.
First one is good and I recognise it but I wouldn't listen to it usually, very country sounding. Some sad some happy, all good
Pleasantly orchestrated, pleasantly sung, pleasantly written, simply done, and just well made.
Classic
Stellar.
This is one of the best chill albums to be made. It's just packed with great songs. I'm not even going to bother listing them. Every song is worth a listen. There just isn't any filler in this. I've listened to it three times today and enjoyed it every time. Just a damn good album.
I was 18 when my new girlfriend played me this. I was quite enjoying it till she told me that it had been special to her and her ex, in fact it was “their” album! Anyway 40 years later I can take a slightly more mature approach and grudgingly admit it’s a classic.
I cry every time :')
I mean come on. Doesn’t get much better than this.
This takes me back to childhood. I remember when my sister brought this album home and first put it on. It is one of my first musical memories. Still love the harmony. Now that I understand music, I still love this.
I had never sat down and purposely listened to one of their albums. It was amazing, so soothing
I like the chilled vibe
Ganz schön schnulzig.
Way more energy than I expected, quite liked it
i LOVE THIS ALBUM
Meh. Hade högre förväntningar. Töntig musik som ändå är mysig. Helt ok. Men vet inte för vilka tillfällen.
I really like a few songs on this album. Obviously the title track is the highlight of this album, and if I were setting the track order, I'd put it at the very end of the album, because having it at the very beginning kind of lets you down for the rest of it. 3.4/5 Highlights: Bridge Over Troubled Water (this is the only version I like of this song) The Boxer El condor pasa Cecilia
I was surprised to hear a few fun songs on this record. When I think of S&G I think of ornate fingerpicking, some sweet arrangements, and morose lyrics. Not necessarily the case.
Had a S&G "greatest hits" CD in my teens that contained a lot of these songs. Almost all remain straight up bangers, though the title track seems a little cringy to me now. In any case, the kind of album you can listen to on a road trip with your sister and mum with no complaints.
Kind of a mixed bag of interesting stuff and garbage
I have never listened to this album all the way through just some of the more famous songs (of which there are many). There isn't a bad song on the entire album. This is one of the best albums through and through that I have listened to.
Some classics, and then some I realize weren't on the "best of" album for a reason. Hard not to hear some of these and think of Blutarski smashing their guitar at a frat party in 1967.
BEST SONGS: - Brigde Over Troubled Water - El Condor Pasa (If I Could) - Cecilia - So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright - Bye Bye Love
Another record by these two taking a spot from one of the many bands with no record on this list. It's a shame.
Легендарный альбом, сколько уже раз я написал? На стыке 60 и 70х годов. Одни из лучших мелодистов того времени.
Ei jättänyt itsestään sen suurempia muistikuvia tämä albumi.
I have loved this album since secondary school
Really good album, i would totally listen again. Honestly totally embarassing for me not knowing that Cecilia was a song from this album and not by the vamps💀💀.
Rv
BANGER
I quite like the opening track, but there was a bit too much of this and I just really struggle with Simon and Garfunkel in general
Me ha encantado! Que alegría de álbum, que maravilla de temas y que buen rollo me ha transmitido Super clasicazo Le doy un 8/10 en la escala wow
Bridge Over Troubled Water may have marked the end of Simon & Garfunkel, but what a way to go out. This album is packed with great songs — the title track is iconic, “Cecilia” brings the fun, and even their cover of “Bye Bye Love” holds its own. But the real standout for me is “The Boxer.” Easily one of their top 3 songs ever for me — emotional, haunting, and beautifully arranged. That slow build and the “lie-la-lie” chorus still hit just as hard today. It’s a bittersweet swan song, but also one of the best folk-pop records ever made. Favorite song: The Boxer
Not a huge Simon & Garfunkel fan but The Boxer is an amazing song. The rest of this album was pretty alright too. I'm feeling generous so I'll give this a 4.
Im not sure what Garfunkel brought or didn’t bring to the mix, but it’s hard to deny that this is front-to-back one of the most consistently solid albums of all time. Crazy stylistic swings, but somehow they’re masters of them all.
Beautiful. This plays like a greatest hits album and one of the foundations of popular American music. Like most people, I grew up with these songs and they’re in my blood. They still sound fresh even though I’ve played them thousands of time.
En klassiker!
10/10 amazing beautiful emotional album
Bridge over troubled water, El Condor Pasa, Cecilia, The Boxer....banger album!
An album that is undoubtedly well-produced and historically important. The sound is meticulously crafted, the arrangements are diverse, and there’s a clear sense of artistic ambition throughout. It’s easy to understand why this album became a classic. That said, the title track doesn’t resonate with me anymore. There’s something about its grandiose expression and emotional insistence that feels a bit forced. Over time, it has started to bore me, perhaps because it has become too iconic and overexposed. But as a whole, Bridge Over Troubled Water remains a strong and important record that deserves its place in music history. Not necessarily because every song still feels relevant today, but because it set new standards for what folk-pop could be. 4/5
Альбом не тронул и ничем не зацепил.
Amazing track list and material. For a folk album its very diverse as well.
i understand why people like it, but its not really my style
Just a classic album, and my first very well deserved 5*. Packed with brilliant songs - Boxer, Only Loving Boy in New York, Baby Driver, Cecilia... I could name the whole album! 10/10 Ironically the song i like least is Bridge Over Troubled Water, which says a lot about the overall standard.
Did not enjoy as much as Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (which I gave 5), idk what the difference was
Well, I'm definitely Team Paul. Arty is a great accompaniment, but his stuff kinda brings the album down a little. Still, this is one of the all-time great albums. Deserving of the list.
C'est ok Je n'arrive pas à comprendre qu'il ai été aussi populaire
Phenomenal album. Is a new favorite of mine
Iconic, although I always thought these white boys were some of the whiniest
4.5
I can remember my elder brother playing this constantly during the early 1980's. I thought it was ok, a couple of catchy tunes, but not really my thing. I have to say though, that this recent re-listen has revealed what a fantastic album this really is. Obviously, every track on there I've heard before - albeit ~40 years ago. I like to give credit where it's due, and you can really appreciate why this album is so highly revered by so many people. One of the easiest 5 stars I've given.
love it to death
I could see how this would be a 5 star album to someone that really loves and connects with these songs and music, and while I do think there is great songwriting, I feel like a lot of it comes out pretty "toothless," even for folk. The arrangements and way the songs are done don't go far enough to truly display the work, which I think some other artists' covers of these songs has since corrected.
Excellent from beginning to end.