Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Song 1: Scarborough Fair/ Canticle -- wir droppen den album title einfach song 1 lol- "then she´ll be a true love of mine" geht lwk hart- sehr ruhig- nettes lied aber es fehlt "der moment" oder hook.. Song 2: Patterns -- coole drum sounds- dramatischer aber immernoch lowfi production- Song 3: Cloudy -- "I havent seen you in a long time" - schönste sounds bis jetzt Song 4: Homeward Bound -- kenn ich schon - banger - Song 5: The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine -- schnellstes lied bis jetzt - we live in a society - groovy am ende Song 6: The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin` Groovy)- kenn ich schon- groovy- idk ob ich mag wie er "groovy" singt lol- süsses kleines lied Song 7: The Dangling Conversation -- wieder ruhiger- interessante instrumente- gutes lied, mag den text Song 8: Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall -- schon gespeichert- mittleres tempo - ähnlich stark wie das lied davor Song 9: A Simple Desultory Phillippic- Rockiger aber selbst für ´66 eher nüchtern- straight edge (?)- komische lyrics, muss vllt nochmal angeguckt werden Song 10: For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her- sehr ruhig- bereits gespeichter- emily mentioned roter kreis- ganz nett aber idk es fehlt für mich diese extra note mal wieder Song 11: A Poem on the Underground Wall -- gespeichert - lyrics die "hart" aufeinander folgen- stärkere emotionen als bei einigen anderen liedern tho Song 12: 7oclock news/ silent Night -- xmas lied all of a sudden ??? huh - coast to coast vibe mit unterlegtem monolog - Album: Sammlung netter kleiner Lieder - Lofi vibes und production- winter stimmung 6 oder 7 lol von 10 ?

Every song is just a rip off of “Teamocil” by Dr. Fünke’s 100% Natural Good-Time Family Band Solution.

Staples of the era but either overplayed or uninteresting.

Not their best. Don't know why it's on this list. IMHO it has no stand out tracks.

Not my cup of tea.

no me gusto tanto

As a kid, I always thought of Simon & Garfunkel as corny music for grown-ups. It’s still that, but also way weirder than I was expecting.

2.25 - I want to like this. I like plenty of music inspired by this, but I just don't like this.

bem normal, nada muito cativante, mas divertido até

17. 사이먼 앤 가펑클 - 파슬리, 세이지, 로즈마리 앤 타임 (1966) 총 12곡 수록, 28분. 잔잔하고 좋은 노래들이 많음 근데 난 잔잔한 노래보다는 시끄러운 노래가 좋음 더 댕글링 컨버세이션은 괜찮나? 싶기도 한줄평: 그 이 밴드 뭐 유명한거 있지 않았나 취향: ★★☆☆☆ 재방문: ★★☆☆☆

POURQUOI IL Y A DOUCE NUIT RAAAAAAAHHH c'est littéralement juste bob dylan

2.5

C+

This was not my cup of tea. I can understand that based on lyrics it can be a good listen but it all feels bland and all similar.

I probably would have appreciated this more had I been born 10-20 years earlier.

han mich eigentlich fast ned ufd musig chöne achte wills ned so spannend gsi isch, bis Silent night am Schluss cho isch wo mi biz fertig gmacht het. Da hets leider gar ned garfunklet. 2 halbvertröchneti Rosmarin-büsch

Meh

first half made me feel something at times, totally get why one would love them. folksy stuff isn’t typically my thing but parts were good. second half so boring. also robert mcnamara song sounded like bob dylan, maybe all 60s rock folk is by dylan

Not my favourite Simon and Garfunkel album

Thankfully short

Scarborough Fair/ Canticle: No es para NADA mi estilo. Me da un poco de miedo, tipo es medio tetrica, no me gusto. Patterns: Los mismo, para nada mi estilo, peeeeroooooo, la instrumental de esta esta muy buena. Igualmente no la pondria en una playlist asi como para escucharla. Cloudy: Otra vez, no es mi estilo. Mejor que la primera es, pero tampoco la escucharia. Homeward Bound: Buenas vibras, pero todas me parecen turbias. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine: Creo que es una de las que mas me gusto, muy buena vibra, peor tampoco me encanta. The 59th Street Bridge Song: Me da miedo The Gangling Conversation: No se pero esta me da muco¿ho mas miedo que las demas, al menos el principio. Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall: Esta es buenas vibras, una de las que mas me gusto. A Simple Deultory Philippic: No es mi estilo de musica, pero meh. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her: Me da miedo basta A Poem on the Underground Wall: No me gusto 7 O'clock News /Silent Night: La que mas miedo me dio lejos. En concljusion, la muscica de esta epoca y de este tipo me parece muy turbia, tipo me da mucho miedo mal. No es mi estilo, no me gusto la verdad

It’s not exceptional

Nope. Cant do the whole album.

not my thing

4/1 Nothing really stands out on this one

It was beautiful 500 years ago. Sappy now.

Respect but slow for me

A fine listen, nothing memorable to me really. Vocals are very pleasant, melodies are fine, but something is missing for me

No termino de decidir si me gustó o no, al principio senti que íbamos a hacer hechizos en bosque, después todo se volvió triste. Mi cancion favorita Homeward Bound. Le doy 2/5.

qcy lo escuche en el gimnasio y no era la vibra, pero algo amoroso en el campo me hizo llegar. con mi pareja

Lite mysigt men väldigt lugnt

Not exactly what I expected. This is a good example of a lot of hype but not the result I wanted.

more?

Get out of my face Paul Simon. It's a 2 because I admit it's influence and some good songs, but it's a 2 because Paul Simon can go take a walk for all I care.

It’s just a bit to weird for me. Didn’t love it

Yes, obvious quality. But I won’t listen again.

It has a few bangers - Scarborough Fair, Homeward Bound, Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall, but it's pretty pretentious and wannabe Bob Dylan! They hadn't found their voice as individuals yet.

I expect I’m supposed to like this. I don’t remember this album but my parents certainly played a lot of music like this (more often America) in my extreme youth and in this regard might expect a certain nostalgia. But it’s not there. This is boring vanilla and unexciting especially for the time. My grandparents had a nice cabinet based color TV when I was a kid too - doesn’t mean I want to watch movies on it today. 2/5

There’s something so condescending about Paul Simon in particular. He’s a talented guy but these songs are either pretend or pretentious. The key to successful satire is you have to do it better than your target. He most certainly does not when he makes fun of Bob Dylan. He comes off as the folk scene version of Napoleon. Good at what he does but completely self serving.

93. 60s

meh, i need something bigger

they are gay lovers

I really like the layering on the first song. And I sounds like a ballad. Like what, put me in game of thrones. The rest of it was ight

Not sure what I was expecting. It sounds like being in a forest and trying to find a way out but never finding it. Idk decent.

Maybe there is a time a place for this album but the day I listened to it was not that time or place.

What a soft boring album.

This isn’t a bad album, it’s definitely more of a slow paced and quiet vibe. I wouldn’t really consider listening to the whole thing again, nothing really jumped out at me. It’s one I would be listening to in late fall/winter. A couple of the songs were added to my quiet morning playlist on Spotify. Overall it’s not bad but it’s definitely not one I would be recommending let alone listening to again.

Gejaule.

Saai

It’s a nice record overall, but there isn’t a single truly catchy song on it for me.

The album with Homeward Bound I gotta say, not listened to this since the 70's, and it quickly becomes clear that's really where it belongs When my kids ask about the 60's, I'll be playing them the Beatles, Beach Boys, Phil Spector and now this album as a primer - I look forward to seeing their reaction! Like a fine wine, that did not age well

I love these guys but thing really never took off after the brilliant title track. The Bob Dylan parody was pretty fun though. ⭐️⭐️

algunos temas me hacen acordar a bob dylan, bien sesentera la onda del álbum, aunque solo me llamaron la atención 2 o 3 temas. bastante mid pero es aceptable la calidad bajo mi punto de vista

Too much of that time period

2.5

I think I can say, I don't enjoy Simon & Garfunkel. The whole album is just a bore. The lyrics don't draw you in and the music itself isn't intriguing.

A very solid album, quite a bit more musically diverse than I was expecting. High 2s.

Блпбопбь

Litt irri

26/01/2026 This was a solid "okay" album. Just too boring. Spotify listeners: 9.5 million.

I’m not a big fan. Homeward Bound and The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine were the positives. And I enjoyed the Dylan piss take one. The Silent Night interspersed with news footage was a bit cringey. And the feeling groovy one is naff. Think I prefer Simon’s singing to Art. Nearly a 3.

It's pleasant enough

Not my thing

Not a huge fan

So I just didn’t gel with it. I knew the title song and have never enjoyed it. I found all the songs blurred into one other than track 9. I can see that the lyrics are poetic and it must have been very unique at the time but I just didn’t enjoy listening to it.

After 3 listens, I am just not feeling this album. The overall sound of the record is bland. On my final listen, I began to realize that there were not any songs sticking out to me. The instrumentation is folky, twinkly, and vanilla. I gave it multiple chances but kept finding myself dozing off or just struggling to engage with the music.

A curate's egg. Three great songs but I can leave the reminder

Overall just not my style. I did like silent night.

no not my thing

5/10 он понравился мне больше, чем самый первый альбом, но все равно что-то не то хз че еще сказать, идем дальше

Found it a harder listen than I thought I would

Musically this is nice but there's just an air about this that makes me feel lile I'm being condescended to which makes me so irrationally irritated that I can't say I processed any of the lyrics. This album is like those awful little cat figurines with fluffy fur at old ladies' houses where rationally you know this is well liked by many but it is so kitchy your instinct is to recoil physically. There's parts that I can dig but then it teeters back to sickly sweet every time and ruins it.

The beat thing about this album is it is only 28 minutes long

not great

Nice tunes that feel flat, lacks bite. Works better as background in a playlist than a standalone album.

Meh

hello only living boy in new york. definitely not something i would’ve picked up but it was a vibe with some tracks being clear standouts.

Derivative, sarcastic, not particularly beautiful or interesting. More preoccupied with topical generational in-jokes than wider human experience or creative integrity. Polished but shallow. Like watching 99% of SNL

good old feel the last song made me cry so that was nice and yeah overall not my fav but a good album nonetheless

Whole album is quite a mishmash.

not a bad album, just not my thing.

Sounds like a dream

Neblogas, bet trūko daugiau energijos.

tipico simon and garfunkel

not the biggest fan so far. it is nice feeling though. idk if that makes sense. also drunk.

Not the biggest folk fan, but I can recognize that its good.

Enjoyable listen. Just a bit plain overall, I'm not the biggest fan of Simon and Garfunkel...

Some songs were nice but in general too church like for me but it was giving me christmassy vibes so all cool.

If internet did not exist I don't think people would have preserved this shit to this day

ну тяжело слушать щас

Better than expected.

As much as I dislike most folk, I was kind of interested in this one, mainly due to Scarborough Fair and it's pretty harmonies. Aside from few tracks that has a bit of an edge to them, the whole album was a bit of an miss. And boring. I just do not like folk.

There's no way to impugn the guitar playing, the signing ability, the music craft quality. It's impeccable. I just don't feel groovy. I like folk music, but not this rainfall and thyme bullshit. i think that says more about me than S&G. still id like to see GWAR punch them.

This wasn't quite as painful as I thought it was going to be. There are some hooks here that I don't mind. But no way am I revisiting this. I can't really deal with how the vocals sound on this album. And that cover. No. 2.49 stars.

3.7/10

Snoozefest folk.

Just kinda meh. Maybe I’m just not a Simon and Garfunkel fan but this nearly put me to sleep. Kinda same-y. I recognize some of it was probably very politically counter, but that just doesn’t change the face that it’s boring.

dont like it lol

- jaha toinen simon n garfunkkeli lets go - tää on tämmöstä, tulee mieleen että tää on ollut aikansa hipsteri/älykkö musaa - 59th street bridge song kuulosti iha hyvältä - a simple desultory philippic kuulosti bob dylan kopiolta - ei muuttanut mun käsitystä s&gstä, ihan alright mutta not my cup of tea

I preferred bridge over trouble water I think. Still a nice listen, but realistically I’m just not going to be putting this back on in a hurry, if ever.

Mid-sixties time capsule. Meh.

Ugh. Why is this here? Two songs that matter and the rest is awful

Parte stile skyrim, e non dispiace, poi a fine album si riprende un attimo con l'armonica... Ora perché chiudere con silent night+notiziario? Immagino sia stata una scelta rivoluzionaria ma non la capisco.

ok.

This record is all rainbows and butterflies, but seen through meloncholy-tinted glasses. It plays like a Beatles record, but not as catchy. The Bob Dylan spoof was totally unnecessary - who in their right mind would want to sing like Bob Dylan?

Not really feeling it

I thought the Dylan parody was funny, but otherwise it was an boring album

Not my cup of tea. In fact, this has convinced me to quit tea outright. ★★ for the first track.

27 minute long album is amazing. But it was it was 27 minutes at a snails pace

Real wholesome folk music. I can see why this band is referenced all over pop culture

This album wasn’t as much for me

Ugh no

At the time of its release, I can see how this album was popular. I don’t feel it’s aged well as this style of folk music isn’t in the popular zeitgeist anymore.

BIt of a snoozefest (put me to sleep when I should have been doing work) but only 28 minutes so at least I was able to get through it. Also knew some of the songs already (Homeward Bound, 59th Street...). The Dangling Conversation sounds nice on the surface but the lyrics are sooooo extemely lame and pretentious. Final track is quite cool considering it came out in 1966. But it's another grandma and grandpa record - give me something more exciting!!

I don't like Paul Simon. I don't really like him with Garfunkel. This wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but it still was a painful slog. The highlight for me was when there was the line from The Simpsons about the lamppost (Who Shot Mr Burns Part 1). Otherwise, snorefest. 2 stars.

So you’ve been living alone for a while now, and your elderly neighbour has asked you to come over to her house because she’s got a couple of odd jobs around the house she needs help with. She always greets you with a smile when you see each other over the fence, so you are happy to help. You head over and help her lift a couple of things out of the top shelf of her cupboard, and move an armchair for her. She then offers you a cup of tea. This album is the 27 minutes of you drinking tea with your elderly neighbour. You offer to help her with the tea, and can’t help notice a fair amount of dust in the mugs she has taken out. You can’t find a way to sneakily rinse them though, so you just accept this tea won’t be nice. This feeling is compounded by her adding water and barely stirring once before removing the bag. She doesn’t throw the used teabag out straight away, and you wonder if she might re-use it later. She adds a couple of drops of trim milk and you sit down. To accompany your tea, the lady offers you some shortbread that she baked “the other day”. It looks about three weeks old, and tastes as such, too. She makes polite conversation, however it is somber, as she makes several mentions of being quite lonely now that her beloved husband has passed. You do feel sad for her, and try to offer words of support and condolences. She assures you she is fine though, because she has found a lot of strength through religion and knitting. In fact she makes a couple of mentions of religion. She doesn’t outright ask you if you are a Christian, but she certainly asks a lot of questions trying to surreptitiously ascertain whether or not you have found Christ. Not looking to go down that path, you try and steer the conversation elsewhere, however the only cues around the room are several pictures of her husband and a tv guide from last month.

Mellow sleepy vibes with gentle acoustic guitar picking and beautiful close harmonies. They're really good at what they do, but what they do is so insanely boring. Good to put on to counteract the stress of an intense 30 minute email inbox sprint I guess. Seems like they have a lot of albums on the list beacuse they had a few 'can't leave this song out!' songs spread out over like 4 albums - a good candidate for a greatest hits/best of band, but even that would be a boring 45 minutes.

Overall it just didn't do much for me.

Homeward Bound is a great song; the rest is excellent for background music.

Sounds like Dylan, not the biggest folk rock guy. This was a difficult list for me as I am a huge solo Simon fan. Not horrible, but wouldn't listen to again.

Lightweight and dated, mostly folksy

Earnest and sincere. Precocious in a middle class sorta way. I think I’m too edgy and jaded and insecure for this. Or to put it another way, the last song (Silent Night) made me laugh, but not as much as ‘Eve of Destruction’.

5/10 - Not my music, Slow.

i was excited when this album showed up as the daily pick, i'd (obviously) heard of it and i love a good, weird, folksy sound. i'm sure this was amazing for the time, but... some of these songs were genuinely annoying. i think i just don't like the vocals. i see what they were going for but it's like oil and water. the components are not mixing.

The only good songs on here are the ones that end up on the Greatest Hits albums. As for the album as a whole, remember what Rufus said in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - they get better.

Really was not a fan. Just wasn't for me. I found the whole thing pretty boring. There were a few tracks that didn't make me feel like I was falling asleep and that's the only reason I'm giving it 2 stars instead of one. There was just nothing exciting about it, nothing that stood out or grabbed my attention. Maybe I'll explore it again in the future but for now it's a no for me.

Alright

Couple of bangers but rest of the album is meh

Simon and Garfunkel are fine but I roll my eyes every time they appear on this list, they’re just such a bore to listen to

Meh

Whatever man, silent night.

Wasn’t for me

Esses dois anões (Garfunkel não é tão baixo na realidade), numa voz fanha, quiseram satirizar Kerouac e Dylan. Quanta pretensão. Achei meio bosta o nome do álbum ser um monte de tempero também. "Qual o seu álbum favorito?" "Salsinha, sálvia, alecrim e tomilho".

Sorry, but I don’t find this band good. It is the second album that I have to rate and for me it’s like bad church songs with very cheesy lyrics. I do not enjoy the voice of him and it’s too repetitive.

Didn't like most of this album. Just very soft and not what I prefer. I did like the song A Simple Desultory Phillipic a lot. 2.5/5.

Feeling Goofy! The folks at 4Ex had this album (I would say shortly after it dropped) as I remember it getting played through the late 60s and knew all the lyrics back then. Haven’t heard it in over 50 years, but still familiar with all the songs. L= (1.5*s) Scarborough Fair and Homeward Bound are good, the rest of the album is whimpy ballads. J = (3.3*s) Flowers Never Bend leads the way, and I like the ballads.

Simon & Garfunkel certainly have a signature sound but I'm not sure it holds up over the length of an album. I really enjoy the soft vocals and delicate instrumentals on Scarborough Fair/Canticle, but after that it's pretty easy to tune out the rest of the album. It's hard to knock the album as it contains some fine work, it's just nothing I would sit an listen to unless I'm trying to meditate, fall asleep or take a relaxing bath or something. There must have been some sort of wider allure when this was contemporary in 1966, but I don't know. I'm glad I heard it before I died I guess but I don't think I'll ever listen to it again. 2.02 stars

This album ultimately sums up my thoughts on Simon & Garfunkel: inoffensive, but does nothing for me.

BEST SONGS: - Homeward Bound - The Dangling Conversation - For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her

Gash bar about three songs. Mercifully short though

Honestly never heard some of these songs ever before. The acclaim they received back then was well deserved. These were amazing compositions and recordings... Why can't music like this be imagined anymore?

Not a fan, maybe I need to do some mushrooms

Simon is a great lyricist & poet, but apart from a few songs in their catalog, their folky music has never really grabbed me. Best track: Homeward Bound

Simon and Garfunkel are just a bit boring for me

Un peu plan plan mais c'était attendu

Okay. Just okay.

My problem with this album is that I have heard versions of these songs that are much more energetic than these.

I know that this album and this duo are an USA legend but it's so boring that i honestly couldn'tconnect with this album. The only song i could feel anything was the last, with the villansicos with that call.

Honestly the vibes are up in these songs but they just don't vibe with me

It was not bad to listen to, mainly because I recognized some of the songs.

"Homeward bound" +1, safe and dull, gentle mid 60s baby music

I get it, but not for me. It probably says a lot that my favorite song was the one that sounded like a Bob Dylan parody.

my dad had s&g's greatest hits playing on an endless loop at home when i was a kid. i could no sooner rate the sound of our old dishwasher.

nie moj typ muzyki

I dunno man. I just don’t know about S&G. I don’t think it’s ever gonna happen for me.

Not quite for me, it’s an okay album but I got bored with it pretty fast. The music wasn’t bad per se, but not great either. Though I must say the Silent Night cover was good.

Very boring but I always loved the way their voices go together.

Ironically, an unseasoned album, and very bland, which seems to be the case with any Paul Simon variety. Good singing, again, saves Simon, and gang from getting one star. Favorite Track: "7 o'clock News/Silent Night".

Paul Simon being the catalyst behind everyone making Renaissance Fair music in the late 60s kind of makes me resent him, but this is okay.

not rly my vibe

Nice vocals but not really my thing.

I like a harmony but this is a bit bland really.

quite forgettable. Preferred Bookends

Pretty forgettable.

Not as good as the last S&G album we had but still quite nice

I thought this was a very vanilla album. They are two talented dudes, but the songs and performance sound very sterile and often cheesy. Their public spats have been fun to watch. This album has the second-best version of 'Homeward Bound' ever performed. (Nothing can surpass Kevin Garvey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzakrA2NUpg )

niet slecht, maar toch meer fan van Paul solo

Not my kind of music

kein großer s&g fan

Bof pas ma came, trop chill, trop aéré

Soft but kinda boring to me

What an odd recipe.

I keep expecting to like Simon more than I actually do.

A nice display of skill and writing....but really not my cup of tea.

- kurzweilig, aber es ist nicht wirklich viel hängen geblieben - immerhin entspannt und gute Hintergrundmusik 2/5

this sounds really old today

It's enjoyable enough, but I didn't hear anything that made me any amount of genuinely interested in this album.

Not for me

I'll preface this with a story, my Uncle got talked into seeing Simon and Garfunkel in concert and he told me it was "The most boring bullshit sleep-inducing show I've ever seen." And you know what? I am inclined to agree, S&G are no doubt great songwriters, Simon especially, but wow was this just kinda lame and boring. No edge, just the personification of the color beige. Works for most but not for me.

I don't like this album because I don't like how their voice sounds and the instruments that are used there are not my type. I would not recommend this album to someone else because i feel like they wouldn't like it since i didn't like it. I would give this 2 starts out of 5.

I didnt like this album because its boring and i dont like how its kinda quiet and i dont recommend it because its boring

Like some other albums on here, I know this is supposed to be up there as one of the greatest, but it was just okay.

There's a couple of good songs, but it's so overly pretty and produced that nothing really sticks out.

Technically good without ever excelling in any department? It feels music has progressed far beyond what this album has to offer.

Hmmm hmmm

OK, bit slow for me, some familiar tunes 2/5

Not really my thing, but overall have nice lyrics. For Emily, Whenever I may go isn't too bad, and A Poem on the Underground is nice. 2.5/5

Groupe connu, j'avais un best-off que j'écoutais de temps en temps mais que j'ai fini par abandonner (pas vraiment fan en fait). Par ailleurs je n'ai vraiment pas apprécié les 2 albums solos de P. Simon déjà proposé par le générateur. Cet album complet ne m'a pas donné envie de m'y remettre. A part 'Scarborough fair' je ne trouve rien d'intéressant dans cet album. Il est court, ce qui lui évite la note minimale. =>2/5

The first song was really pleasant to hear but then I fell asleep. 2/5 because of the 1st song)

They've got some good material and some truly iconic songs, but there are some major whiffs on here too. I don't think anyone needed that Dylan parody or that Christmas song for filler on an already very short album.

I like the atmosphere of thid album. But the songs dont really grab me.

Not really my cup of tea, but there were a few good songs on the album.

a couple of gems - Homeward Bound and 59th Street Bridge Song - but Simon's greed and ego in claiming songwriting credits for songs he did not solely write (Scarborough Fair and Cloudy) do diminish my respect for him. some of the rest do sound rather twee.

Hmm. Folksy. Too folksy for my taste but can appreciate the influence

Paul Simon and the other guy are good songwriters, there's no argument there. Unfortunately this album ain't it. The "feeling groovy" song is okay. Rest of it is like the Byrds on heavy sedatives. Pass.

Más movido que el otro de ellos que ya me había salido aquí, pero me siguen pareciendo aburridos. No para mí.

Simon & Garfunkel's "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" disappointed. The melodies are pretty, but the songs all sound the same, are too short, and lack depth. The vocals are pleasant but unmemorable. Not recommended for those seeking a unique listening experience. 2/5

I wouldn't call myself a folk music hater, and in fact like some (I gladly listened to the Spotify suggestions that followed this album for quite a while); but this album left me cold. Wasn't very inspiring. Much prefer Bookends.

Aburrido

It’s alright. Nothing magical 1001 album worthy: No - 6/11

Loro so buoni, ma l'album meno

Rating: 4/10 Nah. Choice cut: Scarborough Fair/Canticle

Two Garfunkel and Simon albums in a row. The other one was better though.

Oh boy… My dad sure loved the title track. He used to sing along in harmony, and wasn’t half bad. For a ROTC and MIT grad of the late 50’s, sporting a high and tight and building missiles for Boeing, he sure struggled with the sexy powers of the budding hippy movement. Burning bras only helped fuel his transformation to the left, and before long, his goatee was born and leaves were burnt. And goddamnit, I had to listen to this shit! Yuck. It’s not awful.

It's hard to be selective with Simon & Garfunkel albums because you'll always have something worth hearing on at least one of the albums. Sounds of Silence has the Sounds of Silence, Bookends has Mrs. Robinson, Bridge Over Troubled Water has Bridge Over Troubled Water. For the album with a bunch of herbs, we're listening to Scarborough Fair. Their most intricate and inconsistent album. Scatterings of folk rock, baroque folk, folk pop, a Christmas hymn at the end, it all never quite clicks a whole unit. There's a few good things going for it but it keeps getting held back by challenging decisions.

Some good songs and a bunch okay ones but nothing that was a "YES!" on here.

Music for the village green. Not my vibe but I am happy for those who get anything out of this. 4 / 10

Outside of The 59th Street song, which is heard before and the 7 O'clock news, which I found interesting... My only other thought was I need to roast a chicken (title song)

If this was your thing back then, it will still be your thing. If not, it won't become your thing. Nothing wrong with it but it doesn't set your world on fire. 2/5

Scarborough Fair sounds like something they stole from a minstrel in King Henry the VIII's court Homeward Bound is one of my favourite Simon and Garfunkel tracks... It was written for a different album 59th Street Bridge is a fun little piece of songwriting, but the phrase "groovy" always sounds as dated as it is. The album sounds very rushed like it was written on the back of a cigarette pack and just recorded without any work put into the songs Ends with a strange take on a Christmas carol Definitely not my favourite Simon and Garfunkel album

Simon & Garfunkel create a soothing and comforting vibe, but as a cohesive album I found this tedious and dull.

Nisam ni znala da znam pjesme s ovog albuma 😅 nisam nikad ovo aktivno preslušavala. Prva stvar mi je kul jer je neobična, zvuči kao pjesma za Hobbita 😁 sviđaju mi se njihovi isprepleteni vokali. Ne znam zašto, ali ovo mi zvuči nekako napredno za '66. Istovremeno mi postaje sve dosadnije što više slušam, ne volim taj folk rock djir nikako. Pustila sam si ovo u krevetu kao da se malo razbudim i skoro opet zaspala 😂 sve mi zvuči isto i dosadno. Jedini razlog zašto sam uspjela poslušati do kraja je što je kratak album. Ne mogu reći da je totalno smeće, ali mi nije ni napeto, nekako sam indiferentna. Ovaj Silent night na kraju mi je bio teški wtf - mislila sam dati 3, ali ide to na 2 ipak. 2/5 ili 4/10.

Ok but not for me

marginally less annoying that the other S&G albums on this list, still shit though, just less shit Feelin' Groovy - yeah of course you do

Meh. Dated and boring

Kinda sleepy and a little boring at times Not a big fan of a lot of the vocal melodies, they harmonize well together though. Parts of the album that I did like are scattered and far between Not a big fan of this style of music. Overall very hit or miss for me. Some songs sound great with cooler weather right now. Some songs just don't work for me. Starts weak and ends weak. Without the strong mid section of the album this would be a big miss. What the hell is that last song? Are we for real right now? BEST TRACKS The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine // The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) // A Simple Desultory Phillippic // For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her WORST TRACK 7 O'clock News / Silent Night

This is what I imagine would be playing though my head if I was larping at a medieval fair

Eh…

This is an old album, it’s nearly 60 years old. And it sounds like it. This is from a different time period, and I tried to remember that fact as I listened. The harmonies are really nice. I get the message and the lyrics of most of the songs and the album, and if I was a young man in 1966, this would’ve been my fucking anthem. But today its age shows, it’s kinda boring. I didn’t enjoy most of it. I do appreciate the short length of the album, it truly reached the end of what my attention span can endure from an old whiney teenage anti culture ballad.

Kind of as I imagined. Tad boring, get why people like it. Personally wouldn't love listening for any longer, 2.4.

Used to be a huge fan, and they are good but not feeling this album the same as before 2.7 stars?

Eh. High pitched

Better than I expected. I thought it would be a lot more like the title track, but a few highlights lifted this from bland to slightly seasoned.

и снова на радио-волне Дон Симон и братишка Гомункул с новым акустическим альбомом, похлопаем ребятам

A simple desultory philippic (Dylan one?) was the best here. Feeling groovy my least favourite. Needed more from the spice rack

Scarborough fair takes me back to group singing in music class at secondary school Snoozefest Really don’t have much else to say about the album

A bit corny in places, not a patch on Bridge Over Troubled Water. Again, do we really need more than one Simon and Garfunkel album on this list.

That’s an album from the 60s that’s for sure. Maybe need to re-listen, the songs were good, just didn’t capture me

Insipid and twee folk-lite.

Boring. I prefer them as detectorists

1. canticle - 2 2. patternz - 1 3. cloudy - 1 4. bound - 1.5 5. machine - 1 6. bridge - 1 7. dangling - 1.5 8. flouuerz - 1 9. zimple - 1 10. emily - 1.5 11. poem - 1 12. night - 1.5

Blessedly short. It wasn't bad, but nothing about it excited me. 2/5

Boring

Not my cup of tea. I think it was probably super unique and new when it was released but it doesn’t move the needle for me. I don’t hate it and won’t turn it off if it’s on and the final song (Silent Night) is a pretty grim reminder of the times. Plus, there are a few well known songs from my youth but it just doesn’t move that much

I don’t get simon and Garfunkel. Always seemed like a you had to be there type thing. So if I was puffing the magic dragon in Greenwich village in 1966, I might be all over this. Judging by my reaction to pot, it would be a race between the pot and the album to see what knocks me out first. I guess I’m more like Bluto in animal house than a beatnik/hippie.

vb

Very dated!!

Pari mainiota, muuten ei omaan makuun

A very pretty album, peaceful. They have really cool harmonies and the only thing weighing on me is the use of a god damn harmonica. Just can’t stand the thing.

I was very glad this was a shoelrt album. Very ornate

Need some Mushroom tea for this one

How did Paul Simon get all this world class song writer cred? This album is boring and lifeless. I want my hour back.

Not for me

Mercifully only 28 minutes. Not a fan

Paul Simons songwriting seems to lack any kind of subtlety. His melodies and tunes are beautiful and creative, but his lyrics rarely goes above being merely servicable. There's nothing wrong with it. I've just never found anything under the surface if his lyricism. All is groovy, ba da da da da da da. The Dylan parody is insipid and, dare I say, cringe. Making Silent Night the closing song is puzzling, and makes for a very weak ending I think. Otherwise the songs were nice, with several highlights like Homeward Bound and For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her. But as the album is barely 28 minutes long the songs just come and go with too little time to make a big impression. Sometimes the production gets a bit too mawkish, but the album generally sounds good and their voices blend nicely. The wonderful harmonies may be the greatest thing about the album. All in all, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme didn't do anything to change my view of Simon and Garfunkel as a group: nice harmonies, some great songs, very commercial, a bit milquetoast. 28. 05. 2024

A decently chill album that is pretty nice. And that's pretty much it

glad that was only 28 minutes

Of its time…

Unfortunately didn't make a huge impression on me. Bookends is the superior and more forward-thinking project, although I don't doubt the songwriting chops here, especially on Homeward Bound. I wish I liked For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her more, sucks they didn't namedrop in the actual song. But again, very innovative use of "skit"-like news report audio on 7 O'Clock News.

Meh

Heel saai, wel mooie zang harmonieën zo nu en dan maar daar blijft het bij

Boring, but not completely offended

Good stuff

Some good

I guess my problem with Simon & Garfunkel in general is that I find their music very passive and soft, just straight up boring I guess. All of this is very subjective of course.

Everybody loves some Simon and Garfunkel. And there's only SOME songs on here to love.

Ok, classics

just not for me, but i can see it being great

If you told me that half of these songs had the same melody and only different lyrics, I would believe you. It's hard to come up with the words to talk about an album that's so soft and unassertive. It evokes no emotion whatsoever. A Simple Desultory Philippic was the closest we got to any semblance of fun, but otherwise we're just left thinking okay.... that was it?

Bit of an odd album I thought. Homeward Bound the obvious good one. Otherwise a couple of quite enjoyable psych type tunes which I’m not sure are a piss take or not, and some not outstanding folky ones. Liked the Silent night one with the news overdubs, nice historical piece. Wouldn’t listen again I doubt.

Super sleepy. I like Paul’s later stuff, but this isn’t my thing.

Aiight

Way slow. Not much here for me.

Don’t get the theme

Muy flojo.

Unexciting

Eh, I kinda liked "Patterns."

There's melodic, orchestral 1960s-era music I enjoy. But there's something so self-serious about this album - matched by the intensity of that album cover - that just did not connect with me. It's also super dated ('Feelin' Groovy' for God's sake?) that maybe you had to be there to enjoy.

43/1001

Ehhh. I get that these guys are legends but I much prefer Simon’s solo stuff.

säuselpop. ugh. couldn't finish.

Easy listening to have on in the background.

Weird fun

Time has not been kind to this duo. I wouldn't be caught dead using the word "groovy" in a sentence. One great song; Homeward Bound. One Ok song; Parsely, Sage etc. One over rated song; The 59th Street Bridge Song. Who honestly remembers the other songs. Over produced, two many strings. This album could have used a "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" or two.

Not really a Simon & Garfunkel fan. I can appreciate the harmonies and songwriting but it just doesn’t click for me

This type of melody I heard many times in all the old movies in Europe so it is not really new experience.

Not my style

Wow. Listened to this whole album. I’m a little young to have listened to this when it came out (parents would never have owned this “hippie” album). I can’t say I enjoyed this one.

I really like some (maybe one) of the other albums they put out, but this feels weird being on this list. It feels a bit scattered not as rich as some of their other works. Some good songs, some ok ones… and Scarborough Fair Maybe I’ve heard that song too many times, I like to forget it. Two and a half. Fave track: Dangling Conversation

what?

Admittedly not my favorite genre of music, but more enjoyable than I anticipated.

They harmonise well, and I like the subtle tunes. Good song writers, but this album is just not for me.

Honestly not a fan. Sorry people

I actually thought this album was kind of underwhelming. I do appreciate a beautifully crafted folk record, such as Nick Drake’s Pink Moon, or Joni Mitchell’s Blue, but with the exception of the hypnotising Scarborough Fair, this album was a bit of a snooze fest. Scarborough Fair was inspired by traditional English folk and as a result sounds very medieval and timeless, like a pagan campfire. But I would overall rate this album a 4/10. I think Simon & Garfunkel are better at compilation albums - when putting a solid project together in my opinion they lack variety to their melodies and arrangements. You can still make an album sound sonically varied and keep you on your toes and stick to one solid genre.

The bangers are bangers, but for a 28 minute album, left me feeling underwhelmed

it was a 2 at best

I have always hated the lead track, "Scarborough Fair", from which the album takes it's title, but overall I'm a fan. Simon is kind of a grifter, artistic integrity was a pose but he would have recorded in any style to make a hit. ("Sounds of Silence", their first hit illustrates this perfectly. They were a rock duo aping the Everly brothers until Dillon hit, and suddenly they were a folk duo. Then Dillon "went electric", and the song was re-released with with guitars, bass, and drums over-dubbed. Simon claimed it was done without his knowledge, but I don't buy it.) Anyway, there's not many of my favorites on this one, though all of them besides the pandering, desultory lead track clock in at less than 3 minutes; which is awesome! "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" is another one that tries my patience, but I think nostalgia and various cover versions rescue it for me. The rest of the deep cuts are all fine, I imagine real , struggling folkies hated them, but I don't have that baggage. "A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission)" was a surprising highlight amongst the deep tracks, even if (or, maybe because) it is such an obvious Dillon rip-off. I guess I kind of like Simon best when he's being his honest song-thieving, commercial whore self rather than pretending to artiste.

Don't get me wrong. Patterns was a vibe. I've heard shit like it before, on another artist kinda of this vibe (maybe also another Simon duo). It wasn't a bad album in general too. Easy listening, so on. But it's just not that much of a vibe overall. I'm not sure I'll play it again. Maybe? Idk.

At best, folksy and quaint. Often strays into boring and pretentious. It suffers from being a product of its time. It was mercifully short.

Homeward Bound is leuk, verder vind ik Simon & Garfunkel zulke saaie sexloze muziek. Ik word er gewoon niet warm of koud van. Voordeel: Album duurt maar een schappelijke 28 minuten, dat red zelfs ik met deze makkers.

First disappointment, likely connects with some listeners, but not this one. Was glad each song was 3 min or less

Only two songs really stood out for me. Last song on the album surprised me and was intense.

It wasn’t my style. It also felt much longer than 30 minutes and was very cheesy at points. Not a favorite.

ok

it was ok. pretty boring

I'm not a fan of folksy music, but I quite enjoyed the 59th street bridge song (feelin' groovy). That is the only song from this album I will be listening to again. I thought the insertion of the wall pounding and the nightly news on the last two tracks were interesting but not pleasant, but that's art, I guess?

I understand the appeal, not my kind of music.

Saccharine 60’s folk. You see some glimpses of the Paul Simon that will emerge. 59th Street Bridge kills me.

Apart from Scarborough Fair and Silent Night wasn't all too bothered

Not as twee as I expected. Pleasant, melodic, catchy, dated.