Bookends

Absolute nothingburger for me.

That is not for me

Very meh. One good famous song.

A couple of good tracks, but so much filler.

This is not my type of music. I really struggled focusing on it

I like bookends theme

Too sad for me I don't like listening to the voices of old people

I really didn't like it at all. I do not like folk rock in the first place, but I still tried to go in unbiased. Even though I don’t like the music I do enjoy the message they were trying to convey.

No thanks. I’ve never liked anything from these two. Listening to a full album was torture. At least it was only 30 mins. 1/5 that single star is for giving The Bangles a great tune to cover.

Absolut schlimmm

Yeah this wasn't for me

no!!!

Yeah... Hated it. Boring.

slightly better than a power drill to the side of my temple

Favorite tracks: Mrs. Robinson

The following duos are only a small handful of duos better than Simon & Barfunkel: Starsky & Huch, Itchy & Scratchy, Tom & Jerry, Beavis & Butthead, Bert & Ernie, Calvin & Hobbes, Smokey & The Bandit, Abbot & Costello, Darstardly & Muttley, Pinky & the Brain, Ren & Stimpy, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Wallace & Gromit, Laverne & Shirley, Cagney & Lacey, Dharma & Greg, Jake & the Fatman, Kath & Kim, Mork & Mindy, Scarecrow & Mrs King, Simon & Simon,

As I occasionally give the Greatest Hits album a play, so thought I had an idea of what to expect here I was quite wrong, and not in a good way Voices of Old People- seriously? Who would ever want to listen to that over and over again? Mrs Robinson is not a favorite of mine, so basically nothing of interest here Most of the album just made me feel sleepy, so maybe there is an alternative use for the collection 1/5

Nothing prepared me for how schmaltzy this gets. Terrible lyrics, jarring and dissonant passages that come out of nowhere. Their harmonies never really did anything for me but I wasn't expecting to loathe this as much as I did.

Beautiful, poetic storytelling paired with a thoughtful, cohesive concept. The album feels reflective and human, quietly exploring time, memory, and disconnection in a way that lingers rather than demands attention.

Bit shit tbh

I wept. From boredom And pretentious pretendings of depth.

I do not like Simon and Garfunkel

Thank god this is only 30 minutes long. Musically some of the psychedelic elements are cool but main Gott the lyrics are either boring as shit or depressing af.

I can never remember. Was it Simon or Garfunkel that was attacked by their tiger?

Super fucking garbage

It’s like half a concept and one that’s with little depth. I was surprised how I reacted to it

I have PTSD from my parents listening to, in my mind, waaaaay too much S&G while I was growing up. I grew to loathe Feelin' Groovy in particular (I know that particular song isn't on this album -- but still). After listening -- I found "Save the life of my child" to be the most interesting song on the album. I also know remember that I loathe "A hazy shade of winter" and continue to be neutral about "Mrs. Robinson". I absolutely will not return to this album.

Druže, kakve su ovo droge. Eksperimentalna muzika kao u plemenima, pred kraj par melodičnih pjesmica sa Mrs.Robinson među njima, ali ne izvlači prosjek nikako. Osjećaj tjeskobe dok se sluša. Loše.

Grating. Both slow and too much going on at the same time. Recognize "Mrs. Robinson," but that doesn't mean I like it.

1. book - 1.5 2. child - 1 3. america - 1.5 4. overz - 2 5. people - 0 6.friendz - 2 7. theme - 1 8. fakin - 1 9. punkyz - 1.5 10. robinzon - 2 11. zhade - 1 12. zoo - 1.5

Paul Simon is a vampire

Did not like it at all. Enjoyed the last 2 songs. That’s it

Could not get into this one. Album starts slow, lost me in the middle, but finished strong with the albums best three songs.

Até tinha potencial, mas não curti

Didn't enjoy the album. I had At The Zoo on my Liked Songs playlist but I don't know why. I thought that song may have been what would make the album higher, I was mistaken.

Concept albums are either really well done, or are garbage. This is one of the latter unfortunately. The theme of this concept is apparently life and mortality. The whole "concept" was covered in 17 minutes (side A only). It just felt unfinished and rushed. You have to give concept albums time to grow and develop. These morons should have taken a page out of Pink Floyd's book. The Wall had a runtime of 1hr 20mins and is a masterpiece. This is just dumb. Side B of this album was full of previously released singles as well as unused material from "The Graduate" soundtrack. So basically, they couldn't come up with enough of an idea for an album, so they rushed a concept, then filled the rest in with garbage that wasn't good enough for a previous album. Just a money grab. I guarantee the only reason this album is on this list is because it is one of those albums that popular opinion (of braindead hipsters) dictates you should love because it is so deep and revolutionary, when in actuality it is just 2 nerds in peacoats sitting in a dusty library singing about nonsense. Why did someone bring a recorder into a fucking seniors home for 2 minutes during Voices of Old People? Favourite songs: Mrs. Robinson Least favourite songs: Voices of Old People, along with the rest of this album. 1/5. One point for the previously released Mrs Robinson. The rest of the album is trash. I don't necessarily hate Simon & Garfunkel, but I hate this album. Paul Simon was apparently suffering from writers block during the making of this album. Here's an idea: if you don't have enough material for an album, DON'T RELEASE ONE!!

Disappointing to say the least. I am a fan of Simon & Garfunkel. This album offered nothing even resembling their repertoire except Mrs Robinson. It doesn't even come close to the Sound of Silence.

The melodies are full of surprising turns and pretty harmonies. But it has some of the blandest folksy psychedelic jangly touches, the arrangements are mostly a big schmaltzy pillow, and it's a tedious 30 minutes with an overall extremely irritating precious vibe with one huge hit I never need to hear again. Music for babies.

WTF! Hvad var det? Der er lyde på det album jeg ikke anede Simon & Garfunkle kunne lave. Og der var deres røv kedelige korsang. Der kom faktisk et par okay numre hen mod slutningen. Mrs. Robinson vidste man jeg godt kan noget. Men hele lytte oplevelsen skæmmes af usammenhængende vrøvl fra gamle mennesker, tossede sange om dyr i en zoo osv.

yo who are these people why do they have so many listeners

Anyways, it's a two billion year-old like, rock...

No thanks

Doesn't match my taste in music

Man that was excruciatingly boring...

boring

Annoying. EMR: 3/5

Medio down y aburrido. Anticuado.

I don't like these guys. Not for me. Give me Simon, leave Garfunkel at home.

Hate em

Leiernder Folk Rock.

Boring. I know I’m dull, bat that was another level.

Not a fan at all.

Very boring no thank you

Sleepy 60s poetic stuff. I'm not civilized or in touch with my feelings enough to appreciate it.

Haut mich nicht vom Hocker.

That was truly awful. I have no idea how they became popular. The Lemonheads cover of Mrs Robinson and The Bangles Hazy Shade of Winter were far superior to the ones on this album.

Can’t do it sorry

dont care for guitar strum-alongs, just not for me

Simon & Garfunkel wekken de suggestie dat ze heel gevoelig over moeten komen. Het voelt bij mij altijd erg geforceerd. Ik heb dus vooraf al een gevoel bij deze plaat. Na de intro van dit album start toch een nummer dat ik niet direct verwacht had. Safe the Life of My Child is echt iets anders dan ik vooraf voor oren had. Het eerste geluid triggert zelfs aandachtig luisteren. Het is een interessante compositie, daar kom ik niet omheen. Maar buiten dat eerste geluid is het niet per se fijn om te luisteren. Het maakt wel dat ik wat afstap van mijn vooroordeel en toch nieuwsgierig word naar de rest. Nou, ik word toch snel met beide benen weer op de wereld gekwakt. Wat een suffe, neppe nummers volgens er dan. Fakin' It is het meest fake nummer van de plaat, maar markeert wel een omslagpunt. Naar mijn andere allergie. Het wordt wel erg Beatles-achtig. "Is there any d-a-a-a-a-nger. Pffff. De laatste twee nummers vormen weer een omslag. Het wordt wat enerverender. Maar deze nummers kunnen het album echt niet redden.

yaaawn - not my cup of tea

Tony Soprano murhaa Salvatore Big Pussyn Sopranosin tokan kauden viimeisessä jaksossa.

Meh. Puure Hippie Sound. Langwilig. 1 Stern.

It is bad

Not a fan

60-lukulainen melodisesti mauttomalla, vähän outoilevalla mutta samalla tuttavallisella tavalla. Kaikki tämä pätee myös Mrs. Robinsoniin kertosäettä lukuun ottamatta.

nope

Awful

the worlds most famous folk nonces are at it again. i think that sums the album up pretty aptly.

Twee, twaddly, pukishly tender. Paul ditching Art was as smart a move as Benjamin Braddock ditching Mrs Robinson. But it was even smarter when he ditched the librettos and started writing songs.

It's Simon and Garfunkel, so... you can expect Simon and Garfunkel music. To each their own, and for who likes it, it's rather good, I suppose. This album particularly I thought it was not very good, although.

I think even hard core fans of the duo would struggle with this one. According to wiki it’s a ‘concept album’ so read whatever you like into that. The most remarkable thing about this album is that it topped the Billboard 200 in 1968. I can only guess that it was bought on the strength of their previous works particularly the graduate which was of the same year. I imagine the vast majority of those who bought it were greatly disappointed and immediately filled it at the back of their record collection, never to be played again. 1 star is too many.

Not my type of music

Had a couple bangers but lots of filler/discordant shit too. Way better to tease out the good songs and not listen to the album.

Not nice

7/10

Lol, kind of sounded like pinball wizard