Bridge Over Troubled Water

Great album. Lots of songs I’ve never heard before but loved like El Condor Pasa and The Boxer

Hell of an opener for an album. Just an incredible finisher of a duo career. Apart from the hits, I have never heard the rest of this album. There were several moments when I caught myself saying, “that sound like X”. Which just goes to show just how widespread their influence is. I think this album is exceptional. I really want to give it 4.5 stars cause nuance you know. (Which would be that I probably would have a couple of skips on this album upon relistening. But it’s an exceptional album.

It's hard to be objective about this, as I know so many of the songs already. They're still great songs, though. Among the ones I didn't know is Baby Driver, which caught my attention. It's a great tune.

I love "El Condor Pasa" and think this is generally a really strong album, but there are some weaker tracks, especially "Bye Bye Love". 4.5 stars

Great. 4.5

4.5

A VIBEEEEEE -- My drive through a heavily tree'd area with all of these fall leaves and vibrant colours and the sun shining... what a perfect album for today!

Not the greatest album to listen to while driving around making sales… but I did forget how much I enjoy their music - it’s been far too long since I sat down and had a good listen to SnG.

Katherine notes: DISCLAIMER --> KAtherine listed to yesterday's album after I uploaded notes. I didn't think shed have time to listen. Kath's notes from yesterdays album are as followed: - I give it a 3/5. some of the songs i like and would enjoy if i was in the mood for them and feeling angsty! Some I got bored but i still thought sounded interesting. Today's Album: Katherine's notes: tune after tune btw. obvz already know the popular ones but enjoying! 5 stars from me! it is much more my vibe and what i would listen to regularly. Very nice folk rock and just lovely little lyrics and tunes. I especially liked baby driver and hadn't heard that one before i dont think katherine's rating: 5/5 Charlotte's notes: Love bridge over throubled waters very beautful and soft. El condor pasa has always been one of my favourite songs it's so light and folky such a lovely song. I have never liked cecilia cos it reminds me of the vamps. Keep the customer satisfied is nice small towny kind of song its very perky. The boker is a great song i love the instrumentals. But i have overplayed it bc its in my relax platlist so kinda sick of it now hahahahaha. I like baby driver very perky summer song. OVerall el condor pasa is my fave song 5/5 album. I have never liked the only living boy in new york. Charlotte's rating: 5/5 Kathryn notes: I loved it. Very backgroundy/ sitting on bus/ bedroom chilling vibes. Agree with charlotte's cecilia statement. Its just a calming lovely nice album which I found sincere and relaxing. Im quite strict about 5/5 though. I think i might ignore it because its backgroundy, so i dont like sit and feeeellll the words which id have to do for a 5/5/ I think a 4. Kathryn's rating: 4/5 Average rating: 4.5/5 Katherine's rating

Uppáhaldslög: Baby driver, bridge over troubled water, Cecilia. Instrumental 10/10 Að mínu mati: 7/10

Only news i need is the weather report

Classic song writing.

Really great album. Maybe 1/2 songs that stuck out as below par compared to the rest of the songs. Also I think I'd need to be in a certain mood to decide to listen to this album. I think this deserves a 4 though.

Legitimamente un buen disco, aguante garrafón y telefunken

Nice album, not too long with some of their most famous songs Personally I dont think tops some of Simon’s solo work but still up there

Never really thought about this being folky and that being their success moment. Def classified as dad rock bc I knew a number of them from car rides

An iconic album. This one was part of my early childhood, and dispite never owning it myself when listening yesterday I was smiling and signing along.

I'm a big S&G fan so always gonna like this

Classic

Echoey soft touch folksy songs crafted with love and a surprisingly intricate instrumentation, with one of my favorite songs of all-time (The Boxer). 4.5/5

Another great surprise! This was funny and folky, a great mix of humour and heart, I loved it.

Still holds up after all these years!

There's something about Art Garfunkel that makes me enjoy Paul Simon's music more. This album is great. Folksy but with amazing orchestral elements and some melancholic vocals. Also, who doesn't love a cover of Bye Bye Love? Favorite song: The Boxer Least favorite: None? Knew before? Just the hits.

First time listener. Never been a big Simon & Garfunkel guy but this one’s a pretty solid album.

Amazing album, full of iconic songs and great hidden gems. I think this is a four star album that can become a five star one with future listens.

Album is interesting. I'm not sure that I'd listen to it again all the way through, but there are some bits that are kind of catchy.

Really enjoyed. Some real classics in here 8/10

Good stuff

I love this album

Love love love S&G.

4 stars

Not as direct as their other albums, but got to have a relisten before I can do it justice.

All time classic. Easy listening perfectly performed and produced.

Excellent folk-rock record. I enjoy S&G's music much more than Simon's solo music. It is a shame that this act was relatively short-lived. Even though they only had five albums they had many iconic hits. "The Boxer" and "Cecilia" are my favorites from this album.

Klassiker.

Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by Simon & Garfunkel, originally released in 1970. I'm used to this group being more folk-centric, but this album incorporates more genres/influences than I was prepared for. I'm hearing elements of rock, R&B, gospel, jazz, world music, and pop. Their OG folky fans were probably pissed at this. Overall this album has a very "artsy" feel. Like that one old hippie in your neighborhood who goes to farmers markets and wears turquoise jewelry probably loves this album. The songwriting is solid, as is to be expected from these two. I just love Paul Simon's voice. Good stuff.

Really good album.

classic

The songs on this album are really well written and sung. A lot of classics that I'm only now hearing for the first time. Glad I got to listen to it.

A couple corny songs but for the most part this album was great.

Not a huge fan. I liked a lot more of Paul Simon’s solo stuff. But Cecelia was on the radio constantly when I was young. Bridge over troubled water is a good song, but slow. Another case, of a very good album, just not my cup if tea

Some of the greatest songs ever, but some others just feel like filler. Very close to 5 stars, but just misses the mark.

Honestly, It's a shame Simon & Garfunkel broke up after this album because they brought their A game with Bridge Over Troubled Water. Everything in this album is absolutely sublime from the vocals, the music, and the lyrics being absolutely great. This album never lost the signature Simon & Garfunkel sound but made all the necessary improvements to make it the great album it is. This album also runs at the perfect pace being fast-paced and fun throughout. This album might not be perfect but it is clear that Simon & Garfunkel went out with a bang. Best Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water Worst Song: The Boxer (Side note: As another reviewer pointed out, yes, you can give Simon a beard by covering Garfunkel's face and yes, it is funny) (Second Side Note: Since this is my last Simon & Garfunkel, I thought it would be necessary to rank all of their albums so here you go, 1. Bridge Over Troubled Water 2. Bookends 3. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme)

4 maybe 5

Not a bad album, lots of good tracks that are well known. So many of these have been covered or sampled too so it all feel quite familiar. I 'm sure it was a more legendary album when fresh.

Fav: Bridge Over Troubled Water Least Fav: Why Don’t You Write Me

aite

Great album with some epic highs, like the insanely moving title track. Sad to say this can't be a 5 though, because there were a few lackluster tracks and a couple that downright irritated me (did the horns have to be THAT loud?). Still great record though, Simon & Garfunkel were an awesome pair

Cool album. Three songs that I really like. Overall, a very good album.

This album is awesome. So many top tier songs including: - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Cecilia - The Boxer - Only Living Boy in NY - Bye Bye Love

Nice album, lot of dynamics

Bit dull but the title track is indeed a beautiful song. Never sure how I feel about Simon and Garfunkel. I think I like them more than I don't like them

I've listened to this album quite a lot over the last 3 decades since I was introduced to Simon and Garfunkel. This album still sounds as good today as it did when I first "discovered" it.

4.5 not 4. felt like simon and garfunkel which is a positive.

Beautiful tracks, catchy tracks, and a few corny tracks.

If you’re planning a barbecue and need the perfect soundtrack, Simon & Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water is a fantastic choice 4

I grew up with the impression Simon & Garfunkel were pretty cringe, but it turns out I actually really like them. A couple of great songs, a few good ones, and a couple that missed for me on this album. Fave Track: The Boxer Rating: 4

Not of fan of the pair; never sat down to listen to them. I probably already knew half of the songs, and listening to the album was a really pleasant experience, even if they are not what I usually listen to. 8/10

Classic

Eher ruhiger, aber viele tolle Lieder drauf.

++: Bridge over Troubled Water, Keep the Customer Satisfied, So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright, Baby Driver, Why Don't You Write Me +: El Condor Pasa (If I Could), Bye Bye Love +-: The Boxer, The Only Living Boy in New York, Song for the Asking -: Cecilia 9,0/10

Bridge over troubled water - 5 star song Also liked So long, Frank Lloyd Wright

bridge over troubled water routinely makes my favorite resident cry :(

Banger after banger - only complaint is that Simon is such a great writer of diverse songs he can’t help himself and the tone of the album is a bit disjunct

Good record. BOTW, Cecelia and the Boxer are some of the better songs ever recorded. The rest of the album is good with varying musical styles

Really liked the opening song and the vocals

Simon & Garfunkel er for mig mest “Sound of silence” men beviser med dette album at de også er meget mere.

Very enjoyable. Favs: - The Boxer - So Long Frank Lloyd Wright - El Condor Pasa Least fav: - Keep the customer satisfied - I don't like the big band arrangement. I prefer other Simon and Garfunkel albums. I've heard the title track too many times. It was probably really something on first listen. But I now find it a bit irritating and overwrought.

Pleasant melodies. Baby Driver. This album has both.

Great record!

Personally, I'm not that keen on the overblown title track, though I do recognize it's greatness, with the mood being similar to The Beatles 'Let It Be'. There's plenty of goodies scattered throughout the record, like the bossa groove of 'So Long Frank Lloyd Wright' the sleepy 'The Only Living Boy In New York' and the bouncy 'Cecelia'. The country numbers are less successful and the two best cuts are the anthemic 'The Boxer and the exotic sounding 'El Condor'. Overall though, I probably prefer the 'dry' sound of the previous Bookends album.

Im not sure if I like or dislike this album, but all I can say that it has a strong emotional impact. The first 3 songs bring back such strong visual memories like a wave. Summer camp as a kid, dad's car, travelling in Peru (it's like the only song known on the panpipes), my Aunts funeral (Cecila). It's kinda weird I've never sought any of this out but its appeared at moments in my live almost by accident. Is it good, I dont know but it gets a reaction and that's something.

If you hear this album playing from the other room, just be aware I'm feeling emotionally vulnerable and have put Bridge Over Troubled Water on again. It hurts the spot for nostalgia comfort, story tunes, benign things that don't need attention and those sing-a-long hits. It is naff as fuck though, love it.

Individually, there are many great tracks - plenty of emotion and nostalgia - but does it flow together as an album, I'm not so sure, feels a bit up & down between tracks. Still, those standout tracks are gold!

Very good

A good album, I like Simon and Garfunkel. I liked the songs Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer, Baby Driver, The Only Boy Living In New York and Bye Bye Love the most.

I had this on CD for a while, but listening to it depressed me. It's a great album, but not good for my mood, I gave it to a girlfriend at the time because she seemed to like it. I know there are a lot of classics on this album and I can microdose these maudlin masterpieces, but I can't listen to an entire album without wanting to dress up in my finest brown corduroy, find a bench in Central Park in the fall to sob on.

Only listened to part of this but have listened in the past. Will come back for sure. Some big songs on here!

It was just so pleasant.

Great.

Nice. Best songs are Bridge Over Troubled Waters, The Boxer and Bye Bye Love. The rest are great too 4/5

Beautiful highs with the most nothing of lows, as a final album from a legendary group it ends up being one of the best despite consistency issues.

Decent S&G hits, particularly the first 3 tracks + The Boxer, w/ an extra bonus live cover of "Bye Bye Love". I assume they'll show up here again sooner or later w/ Sounds of Silence.

This should’ve been the only Simon and Garfunkel album here

The first song was like ear porn. Great vocalist and songwriting in this one. Favorite Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water Rating: 4.3/5

Great, consistent Folk Pop record that's chock full of the duo's heaviest hitters.

Beautiful opener… and overall fun album. Much more diverse and eclectic than I expected, considering the “weight” of Bridge as a song. And another example of great art being produced in a state of chaos, as apparently Paul and Art came to hate each other intensely that lasts to this day during the creation of this album.

Right?

Great 60/70' revival sounds.

Is this a good album? Yes... Is this a well written and well performed album? Yes... Is this a 5/5 album, no, unfortunately not for me. I did enjoy this all, but it's not really my thing, and I cannot explain in words why.

simpático 7/10

Delightfully chill

有点民谣风格，还是很棒的

As a child of the late 80s these songs still dominated the Easy Listening station well into my late childhood. Such a great album and brings back memories of late night rainy drives in the back of the station wagon.

The only reason it's not 5 stars is that I've heard their other albums.

Good, honest Folk tunes

Well crafted folk songs that have mass appeal

Clearly a classic. Very beautiful and not one I’ve listened to in this fashion. Just heard the songs elsewhere. Such gorgeous voices. I’m also glad they aren’t all super long songs! I like the story telling and humour, and the harmonies

A few bangers, overall a little not my style tho.

Moustache cover deserves a 5 tbh. Content, not quite, very good though. 83/100

Very very good. Didn’t realize I knew so much.

Generally really enjoyed but standouts were still the songs I already knew

I think that I must’ve listened to this album more than I thought as a kid because most of it came back to me while listening. Bridge Over Troubled Water has a very annoying theater kid association to me but I love it

Solid all the way through, a couple classics including Cecilia which had been a party sing-a-long staple for us

For some reason, I didn't want to listen to this. Maybe some overplayed songs on classic rock radio? IDK, but I did listen, and it's as good as ever. Great song after great song ... they were the best.

A beautiful album from the duo, but I much prefer the upbeat tunes. I absolutely love Simon’s voice, but the slower tunes don’t connect with me as much.

still so good

Paul Simon is a musical folk madman. Incredible diversity of genres on this album, and Art Garfunkel’s vocals bring a haunting beauty to the whole record. My one gripe with this record is the mixing/production is all over the place, making some songs hard to listen to. Still very enjoyable!

I remember being immensely bored by “bridge over troubled water” as a kid when my friends mom was raving about it. That song still is a bore. It made me wrongfully dismiss this album. Because then comes “El Condor Pasa” and “Cecilia” and plenty of other pop gold nuggets.

So much different and more mature (full?) than the last S & G album I listened to. I liked this one better.

Klang interessant

their last album together. one went on to have a successful solo career, the other did not.

Certainly one of the classics in the history of popular music. I had not listened to this album for probably like 30 years. Used to like it a lot. But now I think it is a collection of some very good work but unfortunately also some poorer stuff. If I had reviewed this album in the 80s I would have given it 5, but now it'll have to be a 4.

These guys can get really epic with their slower songs. The faster ones, apart from Cecilia, were less impressive, but I was enjoying this a lot until the stupid cover of Bye Bye Love came in and took me out completely. Stand-out: The Boxer

Good album.

Great song writing and vocals. This is a all around great album.

J'aime bien ces deux compères, mais j'en raffole pas à en renverser ma bassine. Tout de même, rendons à Garfunkel ce qui appartient à Garfield, c'est d'la qualité mes bébés

Singing is great.

Very soothing, pleasant harmonies, gives a very peaceful feeling.

This is very well recorded and the players are all great - there are some FANTASTIC songs on here but the title track is a bit soppy for my taste. The Boxer is really remarkable, and Cecelia is still a great jam. Baby Driver, Frank Loyd Wright, Bye Bye Love, Only Living Boy in New York, all really great.

Good. Nostalgic. 4

Good

i dont like this star system because i want to give like a nice little in betweener. really this is fantano strong 3 to liiight 4 because this album was very pleasant and also i want to stop giving 3s. very pretty i like the slow songs like its chill

My first album on the 1001 Album journey, and what a lovely album to start this adventure with. Though I had never listened to this album start to finish, most of the songs were familiar to me as this album contains, easily, 4 all-time classic songs from the '70s. One thing I am certain of is that, once I ask my children to listen to the album and rate it, they will most likely give it between 2 or 3 starts, as the sounds on this album are probably not apt to the "modern" ear.

Rockier than I expected but I guess they wouldn't be called "folk rock" if they aren't. Didn't know that The Vamps's "Cecilia" was a cover, I've got to admit they did butchered it a bit. It kinda gets draggy in the latter half but it's a banger of an album overall.

Embarrassed to admit that I kind of liked most of it.

Quelle ouverture ! Il se dégage un tel apaisement des chansons de ce duo iconique.

bridge over troubled water el condor pasa (if i could) keep the customer satisfied the boxer the only living boy in new york

Норм

One of the first albums I bought.

A pretty remarkable work, offering depth and loveliness and simple listening pleasure, if one can overlook the gargantuan Simon ego, the tendency toward preciousness, and the clear reaching (that often is beyond their grasp) which is most often manifested the overdone arrangements (way too many smearings of cloying strings). . Quite a few of these songs suffer from overexposure (starting with the title track and the near-obnoxious "Cecilia"). "The Boxer" and "FLW" and "Only Living Boy" are all first rate.

Great record, I particularly love Cecilia. Just classic pop songwriting

Some really good songs.

оцениваю на 7/10. Спокойный, местами прикольный альбом. Звучание не особо сложное - акустическая гитарка, бас, чутка барабаны, тыры пыры. Так же очень приятный не навязчивый вокал. Подойдёт для того, чтобы погрузиться в свои дела, в общем, неплохо на фон поставить. Скорее всего, альбом на пластинке звучал бы в разы атмосфернее (конечно же, так и задумано изначально), но такой возможности послушать у меня, к великому сожалению, нет.

Some great hits - El Condor Pasa, Cecilia, The Boxer, as well as the title track. Give it a 4 because everything else is meh.

Four unqualified classics and the rest of the record ain't bad either.

simon and fartgunkle

Having never listened to Simon & Garfunkel before, I was highly familiar with at least half of this album which is a great testament to its significance and reach. I must say though, I absolutely can't stand El Condor Pasa as it reminds me of white people dressed as Native Americans singing this song at various city fairs (in Lithuania, doing covers of popular English songs with Lithuanian lyrics that had nothing to do with the original was an interesting phenomenon of the early 00s). Otherwise, solid album

Great album

Yeah, very good

Obviously a classic. I prefer Simon's solo stuff, but this is at least a 4.5.

Fantastic sounds, relaxing, memorable songs. A couple songs I had to skip a couple because they like to do this thing of repeating a line/riff combo for 3 minutes before ending the song. Favorite Song: Bridge over troubled water

Just a beautiful album. Yes, "Bridge" is a perfect, perfect song. But I love "The Boxer" and "The Only Living Boy in New York". They just hit home.

Listened to this album last night on a traffic filled ride home from Maine. When Bridge Over Troubled Water played my coworker started to tear up a little. Unclear if that was because we had been in the car 3 hours and only traveled 30 miles or if it was because the song is that good. Simon and Garfunkel are elite songwriters, much like Bob Dylan, except they actually have a voice you’d want to listen to. Overall this album was great. Haunting and melancholic at throughout. The musical influences were varied and interesting. This album definitely has most of my favorite songs from this duo. There were some lulls in the runtime, but overall a certified classic. Strong 4 Fav songs: Bridge Over Troubled Water El Condor Pasa (If I Could) Cecilia The Boxer Baby Driver

What a great classic album

Liked el condor pasa a lot this pass. Great songs on this (cecilia, boxer, only living boy in new york). Bridge is such a huge song but I like other stuff more on this.

Album Nr. 81 Gutes Album mit kleinen Schwächen zum Ende hin. Vier Songs, welche ich auf dem Album besonders mag ist der Titelgebende Song "Bridge Over Troubled Water", "El Condor Pasa", "Cecilia" sowie "The Boxer".

It's a 'nice' album. Three particularly good tracks - Bridge Over Troubled Water - The Boxer - El Condor Pasta The Only Living boy is pretty decent too. Overall, a good 4

# Playlist track - Bridge over troubled water # Notes - I've heard the title track 1000 times since I was a kid and downloaded it on Napster or something. Still hits just the same. +3 stars. - Andean music?! Amazing. +1 - I'd love to say that I can't stand another "La la lie" from The Boxer, but I would be lying. +1 - I don't LOVE the final tracks. They're cool, but so far in the album the bar is too high. -1

Bridge Over Troubled Water is big, grand album. The title tracker opener and The Boxer will get most of the acclaim but Only Living Boy in New York is the actual star and that’s saying a lot. Beautiful folk rock with splashes of pretty much everything else. The live additions at the end seem unnecessary, though Bye Bye Love is great 8.2/10

Neat

First impressions I liked it more than I thought I would. Arrangements are cool and it’s really interesting seeing where Sufjan ripped his style from. Saying that so long Frank Lloyd wright had me laughing what was that?

Gran album, buenas canciones; algunas demasiado conocidas.

Classic!

Delightful.

Great album. I never actually listened to it before, so it was surprising how many of the songs I knew already. Highlights: El Condor Pasa

Great album.

The harmonies! So amazing. Cecilia is one of my favorite songs.

-It’s obviously good, a little more funk to it than I would imagine -good mix of uppers and downers -I think this is one of the best designed/curated albums we’ve listen to in terms of straight through line sonically

Not for me

Great songwriters. Good album.

A classic.

My mom had this record so it was one of the first non-kids records I branched out on.

A couple of the tracks reminded me of late Beatles or McCartney solo pop (Baby Driver, Keep the Customer Satisfied). Highlights for me were the big lush orchestral ones (title, New York) and The Boxer. Besides a couple of flat spots and a late tail off I thought this was a cracker.

might be a 5 bc I don't think there's a miss? (maybe Baby Driver?) - will revisit this

Not mine but very good

not their best but good

There are some truly great songs on this album. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Cecilia and The Boxer are all superb. Big melodies, emotional weight and songwriting of the highest level. The title track in particular is timeless and powerful, while Cecilia has that infectious rhythm that makes it instantly memorable. That said, parts of the album lean a little too heavily into the folk side for my taste. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright and El Condor Pasa do not quite land for me. They feel softer and more delicate, and I find myself drifting slightly during those moments. El Condor Pasa especially with the flutes just is not my thing. When the album hits its peaks it is brilliant. I just prefer the bigger, more direct songs. Favourite song: Cecilia Least favourite song: El Condor Pasa Album artwork: An iconic and instantly recognisable cover

Chill music

(4.5) nearly perfect

So full of classics, but just one that I need to keep on rotation and it isn't the big moody title track

Yess

Classic. 3.8

Really enjoyed…easy listening

Classic

I kind of like El Condor Pasa, Cecilia, The Only Living Boy in New York, I like Baby Driver

little soft and slow

So many bangers

Great easy listen

Some great songs and some great memories, eventhough it was before my time. Love the harmonies and the epic drum in The Boxer. Cecilia makes me want to clap and dance

Solid album. I love these guys. The standouts that I hadn't heard before were "Keep the Customer Satisfied" and "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright."

Loved a lot of this album. Lots of songs were middle of the road, but there are a couple seriously good ones

powerful vocals, light rock. almost orchestral. flutes, strings, lots of instruments, wood blocks? mellow, touching, soulful, folksy. a fair amount of mournful songs.

I like The Sound of Silence.

Very strong two opening songs, classics know worldwide, and then a solid album full of traditional Simon & Garfunkel style songs. Hard to find anything against this record, other than just my personal taste doesn't really align with that style, but one cannot deny that Simon (and the other guy as well, I think), are really talented.

A Classic

Classic for a reason.

Simon and Garfunkel is such a silly name to me. But I only found out today that the Simon is actually Paul Simon. I don’t know how I never put two and two together, but here we are. I was fully ready to enjoy this. I like folk music. I had an idea in my head of what this would sound like, and I figured it would probably a solid experience. But these songs are really something else. Even if in the beginning I wasn’t super blown away by a track, by the end nearly all of them had won me over. I wasn’t ready for how ahead of its time and groundbreaking this sounds. But it all makes sense considering Paul Simon’s ambitions when it came to working in the studio. This album really says a lot about him, and knowing it was written pretty much entirely by him makes you realize how genius he really is. There is just so much beauty and so much orchestration at work here. These songs are calm and almost dreary with how serene they are. But they are also cheerful and leave me feeling good about the world. And some of these songs have such gorgeous moments. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright specifically cut deep for me. There is just one particular moment where their producer Roy Halee yells, “So long already, Artie”. And knowing that this was their last album, and the tensions that were between them makes that song stand out so much to me. Paul and Art harmonize so perfectly, and this album just feels really special. It comes off as way more than just a folk pop album. Rating: 8/10

I forgot how good this album was. Cecilia and The Boxer are two of my favorite S&G songs. The title song always seemed to me to be a bit over done but overall a great album.

Big fan. Recognized some songs. Would listen to multiple songs 4

Really strong folk pop album. The harmonies are so clean and chill, the songs are great. I found that I enjoyed this more on a headphone listen, there are a lot of intricate details in the music that I didn’t pick up prior. Didn’t love the entire album, I feel like Simon just had to slip in a weird one with Keep the Customer Satisfied, I didn’t care for that track. They’re a great duo though and this is a great album. 4 stars

Listened to it 4x without noticing. Solid album albeit a little one note at times.

5/11 Мне понравилось, в целом

Loved

Fun to hear the stuff i haven't heard a lot

All the songs I know are great. The songs I didn't know...I likely will never listen to again.

Album no. 6/1001 Great, but not as quite good as the other Simon & Garfunkel album. Bridge over troubled water, rather be a sparrow than a snail... third/fourth(?) song more punchy, liked The Only Living Boy in New York towards the end more.

not my favorite. mais bon The Boxer reste un instant classic. 8/10

Always love this album with probably my favourite S&G song the Boxer

1/22/24. Great album, these two keep you entertained throughout each track, with some creative writing and song structures. I understand why they were so popular back in the day.

The highs are extremely high. The lows are meh, because Paul Simon can sometimes be a lazy lyricist. The production is overwrought but that's okay.

Minä pidän tästä levystä. On mukavasti toimintaa, ei pelkkää S&G:n perushymistelyä jossa on ärsyttävän ironishymyinen pohjavire. Nimikkobiisi tietenkin koskettava, vaikka onkin imelä.

Great album overall and heard it several times. I love the Singles and I'm so glad these 2 ended with their best selling album. Well deserved accolades.

Not normally my style, but enjoyed it a good deal

I thought I would have heard all of this music before but a lot of it was new to me. It was a little depressing at times, but also quite beautiful. It made me think of a time that is now lost, and a lot of nostalgia for a world before electronics took over.

Great stories, melodies, voices.

Very enjoyable, i knew 80% of the songs but not the whole album. You can pick the year “1970” pretty easily but that’s not necessarily a bad feature for these beautiful pieces of music. “…there were times i took some solace there.”

Iconic

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Admittedly this has 2 all-time greats w/ Bridge Over Troubled Water and Cecilia and a few other great songs...there are just too many so-so tracks otherwise to make it a true classic. I prefer my Simon and Garfunkel in greatest hits form.

This is a perfect album to start this journey with, I'm already familiar with Simon and Garfunkel as my parents are both fans of them. Also it's a pretty easy listen, this wasn't in a drastically out there genre for me, and I feel like anyone could listen through this thing with not much difficulty. Of course I knew the song bridge over troubled water, the boxer I've heard quite a few times and my dad knows the entire story behind it. I really like the song baby driver, I didn't know about that one before but I had a moment of being like "ohh that's why Edgar Wright named his movie that" Overall this is still a great album. I'll have to talk to my mom at some point about the time she had to research and listen to this album and interpret it for some kind of course she was taking.

Bridge over troubled water: 10 El Condor Pasa: 5 Cecilia: 8 Keep the Customer Satisfied: 7.5 So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright: 5 The Boxer: 7 Baby Driver: 7.5 The Only Living Boy in New York: 7 Why Don’t You Write Me: 7 Bye Bye Love: 7 Songs for the asking: 5

This album was really great, a lot of slower and sad sound music so not something I'd listen to on a daily, but when you're feeling down or just want that kind of peaceful vibe this is a great album, I can see why it's one of the best selling albums of all time

Great album

What a classic to start with. I remember the cassette version on my old TEAC tape deck on my crappy 3-way hifi speakers, borrowed from the local library. Only S&G could get away with El Condor Pasa right after BoTW...

I love Simon and Garfunkel, but I listen to songs, not albums. So to my surprise it turned out that there are a few songs on this album that I don’t know. Keep the Customer Satisfied and Why Don’t You Write Me are new to me, and I think they aren’t among their stronger tracks. But the album also includes my favorite S&G song, The Only Living Boy in New York. So on balance I’d say this isn’t their best album but it’s still good. Some of the songs sound more like they’re trending toward Simon’s solo career, and for all that I love S&G I’m not particularly a fan of Paul Simon on his own.

It’s hard to find any fault on a Simon & Garfunkel album. So many classics on this one, but Cecilia and El Condor Pasa are my favorites!

It’s simple but really nice to listen to. Unlike some of their contemporaries, they also don’t blow out everything else with a ludicrous amount of harmonica, so in my eyes, that is a solid upgrade.

Simply a classic.

Many all time classics

X23+

Just great collection of songs. Cecilia rules.

Contains some masterpieces, and I see why they were amazing in their time. But now, the whole indie scene is saturated with this.

Great songs on this album: 1. Cecilia 2. Keep the Customer Satisfied 3. The entire first half of the second side. Five great songs on one album is pretty strong, but I’d be fine never hearing the title track ever again. “Sail on silver girl” 🙄. Definitely an album everyone should hear.

bello, tutti grandi classici niente da dire

Love this album. Love S&G in general. So many great songs on this album.

The album has so many iconic songs it’s just not something I could pickup and listen to anytime.

5 absolute classics 5 pretty good songs 1 inexplicable live Everly Brothers cover 4.3

Pretty Chill. I like their version of Bye Bye Love I listened to this while studying so did not pay close attention

This album was surprisingly a lot more fun that I thought it would be. I originally thought it was gonna be just 2 guys with a guitar but it quickly showed me The songwriting prowess and skill that both of them have. There's quite a bit of a variety of sound here. The lyrics and stories take the stage though.

I'm not a serious listener of recorded music, i listen more for fun. But this was very well done. A snappy little folk album.

I do like their sound. I know a few songs by them. Another group the parents used to listen to 😊

Any album with a tribute song to an architect is an automatic 4+

Wonderful album, really sets the table for an very underrated strech of Paul Simon solo albums. Interesting Knutson factoid, it contains both of our favorite Simon and Garfunkel songs. Mine being Only Living Boy in New York and BKs being So Long Frank Lloyd Wright for some reason

4.3

Listened to this while playing Aeon's End: War Eternal with my partner against the starting boss. We lost hard. This album is such a classic. How can you resist making an explosion noise after all the "lai lai lais?" I am so tempted to give this a 5, but it will end up with a 4...just become it didn't move me quite as much as some of the other albums. Still...a great album for any mood. Also...the album cover always makes me think the guy in the back (Simon? Garfunkel?) has a crazy handlebar mustache kinda situation going on.

A Bridge Over Troubled Water; the song is pretty good, the album is okay. Further songs I liked; Cecilia (pretty weird lyrics ngl) and The Boxer (my fav).

A couple of truly classic songs makes this album.

so tender :')

great vibes

Great folk album. I liked it a lot

Wonderful album, Simon and Garfunkel can do no wrong.

a nice lil folk pop album with great harmonies. it was fun. i had fun listening to this.

Bridge Over Troubled Water e Cecilia pezzi immortali, il resto dell'album regge bene ma un po' monotono.

Having studied now its immense popularity, I am quite surprised i didn't know this album nor the artists before. Nice acousticy sound focused a lot on the vocals. Generally a chill album that I wouldn't necessarily listen to otherwise because it doesn't really hit much on the first listen. But only gets better as you listen more. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright kinda reminds me of that last ILYHB song in the second album. Enjoyed 7/10

Never heard of Simon and Garfunkel before, and I think they probably are a part of the general musical knowledge, that most should at least have some clue about. I like the album, mostly reminds me of the Beach Boys. The Boxer and So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright stuck out to me, and The Boxer felt like I've heard it somewhere before. I will relisten to it later to get more of a sound grasp on the specific musical elements.

Much better than the last S&G album. This one really was them at their best. Such good variety within the album. I thought "Keep the Customer Satisfied" was a particularly great track. And Cecilia is always a bop.

4.5

Good album. Solid songs throughout.

A nostalgic classic.4*

Didn't want to like it but was brilliant.

Classic!

Fantabulous, the boxer is one of the best songs of all time

Me ha gustado bastante. Me puede gustar más si lo vuelvo a escuchar más detenidamente.

Nisam previse lud za ovim sunny gitaricama to mi se ne svidja. Ovako vokali su bas lepi podsexa na psb fav pesme: title, el condor pasa, why dont u write me

timeless classic for a reason!

Never been a fan of the song, but the album is pretty good.

Voor de titelsong, The Only Living Boy In New York, Cecilia en The Boxer al elks 1 ster, en dan voor de rest van de plaat samen ook nog een ster? Ja dat zijn er weeral 5 seg. Maar als ik ze achteraf optel, ga ik toch op een 4 uitkomen. Muzikale ratingsterren optellen is geen zuivere wiskunde. Voor de lelijke platenhoes zou ik nog een ster willen bijgeven: het haar van Paul Simon lijkt toch gewoon de gigantische snor van Art Garfunkel te zijn, niet? :-D Dat het duo Simon & Garfunkel zo hemels klinkt met hun samenzang, maakt dat ze hier wel met wat minder sterk geschreven nummers ook wegkomen, soms is er wel een veredeld elevatormuziekje bij maar dat deert mij niet echt. Dat er een ode aan architect Frank LLoyd Wright op de plaat staat, was me eigenlijk eerder ontgaan. En die ode komt dan nog jaren na die zijn dood, de bewondering bij Garfunkel moet wel echt groot geweest zijn. Ik vind het jammer dat zo'n odes bijna niet meer voorkomen. Zo in de trend van Jeroen Brouwers Schrijft een Boek door De Mens. Mekaar wat meer appreciatie tonen, dank u wel. Gelukkig staat hier niks op dat door een band als Disturbed is kapot gecoverd. Sound of Silence kan ik niet meer appreciëren als voordien sinds die walgelijke versie op de wereld is losgelaten. Afgerond naar beneden is het dus een 4.

Golden oldie

Know and love this album, it's definitely high on the nostalgia for me, so I'll be curious to read how others feel about it. Only reason I didn't give it a 5 is because Graceland by Paul Simon is the clear winner, and I'm patiently waiting for that album to drop in here.

well they CALL me BAby DRIver Listening to this on the record player was a nice experience.

I feel weird giving this not full stars but I honestly think it’s just personal preference here, possibly a bit of a generational gap for me too on this. Bridge over troubled water will forever be timeless in my heart along with El Condor Pasa but the rest of the album I was more neutral on.

"Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel is an album that pleasantly surprised me with its diverse range of musical styles. While I'm not always a fan of folk, I was genuinely impressed by the influences that I found within this album, spanning from bossa nova to R&B. The inclusion of instruments like the xylophone, tuba, flute, and double bass adds an extra layer of richness to the music. The album has an unique sound, taking you on a journey through a variety of musical styles, proving that even within the folk genre, there's room for exploration and innovation.

Solid especially for its time! Fav track; the boxer

More Beatles influence than I remember. Really great songwriting.

It's so great to hear that not everyone in the late 60's was writing their music while high on acid. The chords in Bridge Over Troubled Water cement Paul Simon as a master songwriter, and so many songs on this one take the folk vibe in unexpected directions. Garfunkel is a real crooner, but despite his vocal acrobatics it's easy to hear why his career faltered without Simon writing the songs with him.

classic

rad, cecilia always gets stuck in my head and i can never quite get it out, but it's a really solid album absolutely worth the time

Clean and great. Almost perfect classic with a few songs that aren't sweet classics, and those are still pleasant.

Sweeties. Glimmers of future Paul. I always wonder what Garfunkel thought about all of it but I don't really care enough to go find out.

Lekker rustig, beetje vakantie gevoel, voor regenachtige en grauwe dagen

Great album, the title teack is a timeless classic reaching to the depths of human trouble and compassion. However el condor Pasa and baby driver are also great tracks. Not my favorite album but certainly a great listen nonetheless

Too folksy for me but has some really good songs.

Not bad

Pensive

Me gustan mucho los arreglos y elementos ambientales que tienen las canciones. Te hacen decir joder es música! Top: The Boxer (obvio), Bridge Over Troubled Water y El Condor Pasa (If I Could).

Gran Disco, muy buen rato escucharlo

Really good. Favorites: title track, the boxer, cecilia.

A culmination of everything that made them great

A phenomenal album, hits like bridge over troubled water, cecilia and the boxer are all a joy to listen to. The piano on bridge is just amazing.

had classic songs on it, though perhaps just needs some more listens for the other songs to settle in the same way.

A beautiful, powerful and hauntingly sad album. Somewhere between melancholy and hope, the album operates at the nexus of joy, sorrow, and nostalgia.

Most enjoyable album so far. Baby driver. Banger. Keep the customer satisfied. Hidden banger. 4/5

The title track is incredible!!! Most other tracks are really nice also!

Great lyricists, lovely album

I hate the song Bridge over troubled water but the album overall was excellent otherwise.

Un album sans temps mort, bourré de classiques qui ont été joués ou repris à profusion. Ce sont des maîtres de la mélodie.

I'll start with Art. Possibly the greatest math-teacher-turned-vocalist in American history. Garfunkel is the oft-reduced half of this iconic folk rock duo and is an excellent singer with a delicate voice and a great ear for harmony. Paul Simon rivals Dylan as the best songwriter to emerge from the 60s NYC scene. Whether you want a hand-clapping sing along about a romantic interest you just can't figure out (Cecilia), a meditation on the struggles and traumas inherent to selling our labour to get by (The Boxer) or a surreptitious bossa nova-tinged farewell/tribute to Mr. Garfunkel (So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright), Paul Simon can write it all. To boot, it's snappy. If a song's not for you, it won't last long. Not Simon's best album, but a worthy and accessible entry into his life's work.

8/10 me likey

4/5. A great album but some limited songwriting, feels like Paul Simon was stretched out. The instrumentation is wonderful but some songs are too slow or too short. Frank Lloyd and El Condor Pasa are overrated. There is a tension throughout that feels off. There are some great songs and the album front to back is good, but not perfect. Still will listen again in the future and Bridge is a perfect song.

Really liked this album Cecilia and the Boxer and my favourites Don’t really like the bridge over troubled water Milk carton kids are good shout if you like this music if two dudes over guitar

Sounds of silence is a better album in my opinion, but this is probably a bit more interesting in terms of the instrumental backing

HAIKU REVIEW Art and Paul make art with perfect harmonies that soar in timeless songs

This album is carried by the strength of The Boxer and The Only Living Boy in New York in my opinion

8/10

Fucking fantastic album from the word go. Whoever produced this album deserves a kiss

Alfa, reminds me of surfs up.

I listened to this 2.5 times. Half-way through the first listen, I was so annoyed by the audio engineering that I just had to stop—this should be about the music, and not the 1970's distain for any tones under 600Hz. “I'mma fuck your ears raw—with sound.” - Every 70s Audio Engineer After recomposing myself and remembering that not EVERY 70s album is so... bright—Paranoid is so good, right?—and that there are many other redeemable attributes, I put on a good pair of headphones, turned the volume down, dug in, and braced myself for the next attack. It opens with a funeral dirge and then jumps into some high energy, catchy tunes. From there, we wallow back and forth in a wonderful manic-depressive state from smooth coffeehouse jams to energetic revelry. (And, they finally let the bass open up a little bit as Baby drives away.) First [next] impression: Okay, I'm digging most of the music, it's pleasant, emotionally moving, and it makes nice use of stereo separation. Also, yikes a lot of their long-time hits came from this album alone! Good on 'em. But, what the heck were the lyrics? I mean, they're probably important. I better listen again... Second [point five] impression: Wow yep, they said words. I love the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) layers they mixed down in these tracks, everything is crisp and clear, and dang that stereo mix creates a great atmosphere! It's a good thing I listened with headphones. I thought I'd listened the album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme before, but after a review of that tracklist, nope! This was apparently my first time* with Simon & Garfunkel. If recent history is any indication, I'll be back around soon. And my ears will, too. * Excluding compilations and best-of albums

Really good album with some great vocals and folk acoustics. Both men have brilliant voices and some really enjoyable big hitters such as “The Boxer” and the title track. Only criticism is I feel the performances do slightly dwindle on the second half of the record but not my loads. Great start. RATING: 8.0/10

A great album. The classic voices of Simon & Garfunkel over big, beautiful instrumentation along with good, memorable melodies.