Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

What a great album. I've been fascinated with everything either of these guys did for a long time. I have 4 songs from this album on various playlists. I really loved the song where they were trying to be Bob Dylan. So good!!

So pretty. RYM: N Saved a song: N

Lovely, poetry, will play for my child.

There are three great songs here. The rest are very good. Beautiful harmonies, maybe the best behind the Everly Brothers. 3.8^

truly magical. i love folk rock.

A very calm album, but is certainly juxtaposed by the lyrics of the final song "7'Oclock news". I didn't dislike any of the album, but similarly I didn't love any of it. I'm unlikely to come back. If the ranking system allowed finer detail I would of gone for something like 3.6, and thus I'm forced to choose 4/5.

Very Cozy, very cool. A spring/summer 4, a fall/winter 5.

i like when they sing christmas tunes and talk about tricky dick in the background. i didn't like this one as much as Bridge Over Troubled Water, but their harmonies and the way they stay in sync is absolutely insane to me.

Initially felt a 3.5, but I’ll add half a star bc it reminded me of Kevin singing “Homeward Bound” at karaoke in The Leftovers

Favourite tracks were Scarborough Fair/Canticle, The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine, A Simple Desultory Philippic, For Emily Whenever I May Find Her & A Poem on the Underground Wall. Sound collages and slapback echoes permeate this album - with arrangements made to protest, satirise modern commercialism, pop culture, urban isolation and the loss of American innocence and peace during the turbulent mid 1960s with the civil rights movement, Vietnam war and mass violence (with the end track being Silent Night and 7’O clock News). Hailed as a critical masterpiece and reshaped trajectory of folk-rock. Established Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel as counter-cultural poets. Multi decade grudge between them and Martin Carthy over arrangement of Scarborough Fair. Artist autonomy over albums sonic texture with Bob Johnston and Roy Halee. Cohesive long form piece of art rather than singles driven market.

Lovely stuff

Very pleasant. Never disliked an S&G record. Hard to find fault with them.

As an edgy, grungy, pre-teen who liked Stone Temple Pilots, I was always aghast when my friend Greg's dad would put this kind of stuff on. (Greg liked Rage Against the Machine and Phish among many other things.) Not ten years would go by and I would be eating crow. Not just because the music was good, but because it led me to so many other things as well— actual folk music like field recordings and old-timey stuff, ragtime piano, fiddle tunes, close harmony ballads, spirituals. Then you can go the other direction and explore folk-rock and plug in to stuff by the Band, or the Grateful Dead, or Neil Young. Bring it forward in time and you have a trove of modern Alt-Rock and Americana. Like a Queen on a chess board.

chill vibe

As Art frantically bustled around the kitchen, preparing the roast potatoes for dinner, he grew irritated with Paul, who sat on the living-room couch plucking out chords with a faraway look in his eyes. “Paul, a little help, please,” said Art as he arranged the food in the baking dish. “I need seasonings!” “Which ones?” asked Paul lackadaisically. “Sage, thyme, rosemary and, uhh, parsley!” Paul froze and stared into the kitchen. “Wait,” he said. “Say that again.” “Aaaagh, screw you!” screamed Art. “You’re doing the dishes!”

give it time and i could change this to a 5! some lovely songs on here

Very different pop music than what I was expecting but overall the album was good.

8/10 Best songs: Scarborough Fair / Centicle, The 59th Street Bridge Song, A Simple Desultory Philippic, For Emily Wherever I May Find Her, 7 O'clock News/Silent Night Good lord this album is hard to rate. It starts incredibly strong (Scarborough Fair is possibly my favorite from the album), gets a bit dull/repetitive towards the middle, and ends just as strong as it begun. In a lot of ways this is my ideal album: it covers so much ground lyrically that it's kind of stunning. Unfortunately I do think musically it's somewhat all the same. Nevertheless, Simon & Garfunkel are a bit of a revelation and I'm really excited to hear more of them in the future.

wen disco para un día nubladito

Some songs are relatable to me such as Homeward Bound. Or The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine...

😃

Some really lovely songs here. Quintessential 1960s album - beautiful harmonies and melodies. Feels a bit like a miniature time-machine, this. The only song I really didn't enjoy was the "Desultory Philipic," which is a Dylan parody that 60 years later feels like low-hanging fruit. Otherwise - really good stuff. FOUR STARS

***Agood easy listening album

Scarborough Fair - I like the gentle vocals and kind of whimsical backdrop, production about the echoing Patterns - I like the guitar and the framing of the beginning, interesting vocals and build up with drums Cloudy - i like the imagery at the beginning, i love the lyrics very relatable!!!, i could definitely listen to this song a lot. the voices in the back i like, slightly melancholic, I really like this song I find it very relatable. Homeward bound - very resonate because I'm at gov school, melancholic, good harmonies and word flow, guitar and drums, the production sound slightly scratchy, imperfect but that's what i like about it The Big Bright Green Pleasure - more upbeat than the last one, catchy beat, more unusual vocal style, seems like drugs, it's kind of fun, i don't love the guitar in the back, it's weirdo but interestingo The 59th Street Bridge Song - gentle, restrained vocals, classic guitar, intimate sound, veeery sixties sound, reassuring in my opinion patterns i'm seeing: imagery and specific details of a setting, a scene that evokes an emotion although I don't have much to compare it to yet, I like the sound of it

Good

Very nice progression throughout Start almost haunting but develops into sentimental

Breezy and cozy folk pop, as you've come to expect from Simon & Garfunkel. They have amazing chemistry vocally, the harmonies are so beautiful. The guitar backing instrumentation is simple but super mesmerizing. This record brings me inner peace (like all their records).

Amazing that this is 60 years old and I seem to remember listening to it at so many different times . Lovely, anyone who sings about Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost is up there in my book. Always think about Homeward Bound when I'm sitting on Warrington Bank Quay platform. Good solid 4.

Me gustó, un folk atmosférico que no suena tan viejo. Suena muy cálido y doméstico. Mi fav fue the dangling conversation. Me da vibes a casa de los 70s: luz suave, cotidiano y elegante. Overall, muy muy bien.

Consistently good.

Really good again. They’re one of those that I just haven’t taken the time to explore. I like their hits, and I like a few of Paul Simon’s solo tracks, but I’m coming to find that they’re so deep in the lexicon for a reason. Initially I would have said that Bookends or Bridge Over Troubled Water are better, but the more I listened I’d say this is probably right on par with them. Still a very easy, lovely sound. I will say that this one has some really deep, poetic philosophy woven into the songs, which is no surprise because these guys are songwriters, and some of the best to ever do it, I’m finding.

An excellent album I'd say. They really do have many good songs.

Most likely my favorite Simon & Garfunkel record. Really aged well.

Classic but not my jam, haunting rendition of silent night ups it to 4 stars

Great album. Love the harmonies. Simon has a way of making acoustic songs still “rock.”

Very tavern like, nature feel. Calming, almost made me fall asleep - in a good way. Leah - 6/7 Leprechauns Austin - 4.5/7 Leprechauns

Very delightful to listen to. It puts the soul at ease.

Actually really enjoyed this beyond Scarborough fair and silent night, they shouldn't have bothered with those. It has a layered but sparse acoustic sound that is quite unique, particularly for the time. Lots of clever guitar parts too that keep the tracks from becoming too samey. Seems I've given a 4 to every Simon & Garfunkel that's come up, have to accept I'm a fan.

Big Cylon and Garfunkel fan, I have the Bookends LP framed in my hallway to ward off the demons. This album is relatively tame, but nothing wrong with that. Scarborough Fair, Patterns, Homeward Bound, The 59th Street Bridge Song and For Emily are intricate, delicate, entertaining short songs. Super vocals, sparse, confident, perfectly judged guitar, and when the tracks are more developed this is well-judged. Paul Simon is an amazing writer, singer, and guitarist, and his partnership with Art Garfunkel is where they both shine the best. I'm going to knock a point off for the horrible 7 o'clock News/Silent Night track at the end - really indulgent and an utter disgrace to include on this near-perfect folky album.

8.0/10 I really liked this album! I love folk, so this was right up my alley. Scarborough Fair / Canticle is my favourite I think :)

Pleasantly surprised by this one, I really enjoy the medieval vibes in some of these songs...

Simon & Garfunkel's 1966 album "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme" is a proto-punk album, and I will not be elaborating.

8/10

Soft, poignant, interesting

The both of them have lovely voices. I like this one much better than Bookends. Some of the best harmonizes in the industry. Starts off with the lovely and quiet “Scarborough Fair/Canticle,” but picks up some energy, especially with the “The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine.” This is the first time I’ve heard “A Simple Desultory Philippic,” which I find very fun. “7 O’Clock News / Silent Night” was a good song to end on.

Two Paul Simon fives already on this list, and this record sits in honest relationship to both of them — clearly connected to the same songwriting genius, operating within constraints that the solo work eventually shed. Garfunkel's voice adds something irreplaceable: pure, precise, and completely complementary to Simon's writing in ways that give these arrangements a beauty the solo records don't have. But the duo format also defines the ceiling, and the genre-hopping adventurousness that made Graceland and the 1972 debut so remarkable wasn't available here. The special moments are real and worth naming. "Homeward Bound" has that quality of emotional directness and melodic precision that defines Simon's best work — written on a train platform in England and sounding exactly like it. The harmonies throughout are immaculate, the arrangements more sophisticated than anything the duo had attempted before, and the whole record shows an ambition that points clearly toward what Simon would eventually do on his own. The closing "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" is a concept worth appreciating even when the execution leaves you not fully on board — Silent Night's harmonies playing underneath an increasingly grim news broadcast is technically impressive and emotionally ambivalent in equal measure. The artistry is clear. The payoff is debatable. A genuine four — special moments, beautiful voices, and a record that sits honestly below the solo work for reasons that are specific rather than critical.

this was soooo nice to listen to on a bright sunny day. this one will stick with me for a while

👍

3,83 1. "Scarborough Fair / Canticle" 2. "Homeward Bound" 3. "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"

I'm generally put off by the earnest nature of folk and find Paul Simon's solo stuff verging in unbearable, so expected little from this record. But the combo of the relentless pace of a record that refuses to overstay its welcome and the harmonies of the two leads makes for an enjoyable listen. Will never be in my regular rotation, but definitely one I'll check out again,

good but it wasn't really clicking with me. Idk why. Outro song is rly nice. I can't find anything I actually dislike so uh 4

Very cute and fun. I'm not typically a folksy fan but I really enjoyed this one.

Se if it is a bit too hippy drippy, but there are a few absolute essentials of American music. Those voices.

Simon and Fuckknuckle. Perfection

I like a bit of Simon & Garfunkel; this was a bit and I liked it.

Hippiefolk, maar heel mooi wel

Come with me now to the ancient days of 1966, where Simon and Garfunkel presents their third studio album, *Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme*. Despite sounding more like a decent basis for a French recipe, it remains an album. Let's check it out. Right up front, track one, loud and clear. We have the classic track from Simon and Garfunkel, *Scarborough Fair / Canticle*, which gets into the title drop of the album right up front. The second line, ambitious indeed. Then it proceeds to be a tinkling, acoustic, near-round of a song with intricate lyrics which are a hybrid of English and Scots folk music (Scarborough Fair is an entire series of songs) and an entirely different song in the answer part of the call and answer. A song about war and its pointlessness. You know what? I like this one. Am I generally all about the twee folk music? No, but sometimes a man just has to accept the green hills of England and washing graves with silvery tears. Now, if you excuse me, I'm going to go buy a panel van and paint a wizard and a dragon on the side. We're sticking with the acoustic strings, but throwing in a little bongo for track two, *Patterns*, which in the modern vernacular might be expressed as, "the Black Pilled Song." The singer-protagonist is lying in the darkness, staring at the wall, looking at the shadow of the trees beyond his window, falling on the wallpaper. In that tangled web of shades and shifting leaves, he sees a reflection of his life, something he can't control, something beyond him. "Like a rat in a maze, the path before me lies and the pattern never alters until the rat dies." There is no way for him to escape it, nothing that he can do to change it. It is the very model of a modern existential crisis, which is why I'm not that crazy about it. Beautifully technically executed, wonderfully sung. But damn it, that's way too much weakness in one place for me to get behind. *Cloudy* may be the song that I'm just not flower child enough to vibe with, even though I understand it and appreciate elements. Again, masterfully, technically executed, beautiful musicianship, excellent singing. Absolutely no complaints about that. It's light, it's airy, it reflects what it sings about. From Tolstoy to Tinkerbell, down from Berkeley to Carmel. How often do you hear songs actually make a reference to Tolstoy? Berkeley slightly more often. Carmel almost never. This was back in the days when hitchhiking 100 miles was maybe not perfectly safe, but certainly a lot better experience than it is today. I don't think either Simon or Garfunkel worried about waking up with a missing kidney. An STD, sure, but not a missing kidney. A song about drifting without aim or care, which to some people I'm sure sounds kind of amazing, but to me it sounds pointless, which is the point. Track four is a third of the way through the album, and we have another certified banger, which is again one of the most popular songs of the late 60s and one that you would recognize even if you are one of those filthy Gen Zs. *Homeward Bound* is one of those kinds of songs that every popular band has to make at least one of in their entire legacy. It's a song about touring, about being on the road and how you wish that you weren't. How you wish you were at home with your girlfriend, your wife, your lover, perhaps even your dog, listening to somebody else's music and not staring out at strangers' faces. "But all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity like emptiness and harmony. I need someone to comfort me." I think every creative endeavor leaves you feeling like that sooner or later when it or if it becomes your livelihood. Everything you do seems like it's not as good as the best you've ever done, and maybe you'll never see those days again. You just want to go home and stop, put it all down. No, don't worry. That was just a speck of dust in my eye. We're fine. Holy crap, I have never heard the *Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine* before. Seriously, where has this song been hiding all of my life? It is a direct criticism of consumerism! It would be just as relevant aired on the radio today, if anyone actually listened to the radio, as it was in 1966. It probably will be relevant until the end of time. Because if there's one thing that we know, it's that human beings are always looking for a way to get out from under, to eliminate their pain, to turn off their brain, to get respect, to drop their worries, to avoid the cruel blows of outrageous fate. That's what this song is about, selling somebody on the way out. Just buy it. Hurry up and order one. The limited supply is very nearly gone. I love this thing. What is the big bright green pleasure machine? No idea. It doesn't matter what it is. You want one because it'll save you from yourself. Personally, I think it's a big green suicide booth. Just imagine the ad for it in the Sears and Roebuck catalog. If you've ever seen a Sears and Roebuck catalog, which you may not. The *59th Street Bridge Song* is a song that I didn't know I knew. The moment I heard the beginnings of the melody, it locked in. If it had been called "Feeling Groovy," I would have instantly recognized what it was. You know what? I don't hate it. This is a song about nothing, a very particular kind of nothing. The kind of nothing which is just having a good morning, being out in the sun, having a good time, being happy with life. No concerns, no worries, nothing to do, nothing to be responsible for. Maybe plopping your ass down in the hammock, staring up at the sky, smiling with your hands behind your head, looking forward to a chill day. That's it. That's the whole song. That's all it's about. You would think I would find it reprehensible, but it's so guileless in its joy that I can do nothing but sing along and feel a little bit of it as well. No, this is okay. Welcome to mood whiplash. Your host is *The Dangling Conversation*. A song about a relationship gone cold in a house that's not a home with a partner that you no longer connect with, but make polite, meaningless conversation which sounds like it should have meaning, but really is just going through the motions of pretension to meaningfulness. "Can analysis be worthwhile? Is the theater really dead?" High-minded discussions of cultural relevancy, none of which matter. One partner reads Emily Dickinson and the other Robert Frost, but the books don't matter to them either. Their bookmarks only mark the time they've lost. It's a cold, sterile life with a partner that is only shadow. If you were looking for upbeat, happy, cheerful music, this is not it. It is, however, the first track that has a fairly serious amount of orchestration with violins and cymbals and other swelling instrumentality. After some of the very pared down songs earlier on the album, it's interesting that the dangling conversation is entirely superficial, decorated by high-minded works, but ultimately hollow. Good job, Simon and Garfunkel. You're knocking it out of the park. In a weird way, *Flowers That Never Bend with the Rainfall* is not quite a mirror of *Patterns*. It's interesting to me that as far as I can tell, *Patterns* is the second track on the album and *Flowers That Never Bend with the Rainfall* is track eight. If we assume both sides have the same number of tracks, this would make *Flowers* the second track on the B-side. Where *Patterns* is absolutely the black-pilled song, *Flowers* is also quite black-pilled but has a different response. Instead of entirely being resigned to the darkness, *Flowers* decides to simply pretend the pattern doesn't exist, to "continue to pretend my life will never end and flowers never bend with the rainfall." However, the singer-protagonist is not sure that the dark and small reflection in the mirror is his own because he's blinded by the light of God in truth and righteousness, unable to see what is literally right in front of him. He can't see the pattern, though he knows the outcome. It's another resignation to fate rather than struggling against it. But it's a resignation with the knowledge that the end has already been chosen by his deliberate pretense. Again, another beautifully technically rendered song with a message that rubs me the wrong way. I know what I am. And then there's *A Single Desultory Philippic*, which may be the most in-joke song I have heard in the last six months, and I listen to Steel Panther regularly. If you don't know anything about the 60s, the historical context, or the political players, then most of this song won't make any sense to you at all. You won't know who Maxwell Taylor is or Norman Mailer. You'll probably have heard of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, and if you're educated, likely Ayn Rand. You might even realize that the middle of the song is a straight up multi-genre parody of Bob Dylan and The Beatles, but you might not know why. There's two references to Mick Jagger in here, and it's hilarious because Simon and Garfunkel suggest they're tired of Mick Jagger in 1966. I'm pretty sure that man was just on tour last year (2025). This is beautiful. It's well constructed. It's beautifully performed. It makes all the coolest references. I dig it. Play it on repeat. *For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her* is perhaps the simplest song on the album. It can be summed up by saying, "Man, I really love my girl and I am grateful that I get to wake up next to her after dreaming about her." That's it. That's the whole song. That is the entirety of the message. That is the entire architecture of the song itself. It is the entire encapsulation of the meaning. There is no hidden secret. There is no subtlety to be revealed. There's no analysis that will turn up anything within the text of the song itself. It's plain, it's simple, it's straightforward—but then there's the title. "Whenever I may find her" is an interesting way to put that. That implies that the songwriter hasn't found Emily, that the girl he's so grateful for is not in his life, at least not yet. The swerve is not in the song itself, but in the title. It's kind of brilliant. Once you see it, you can't unsee it. Once you think it, you can't unthink it. What of *A Poem on the Underground Wall*? It's not necessarily immediately obvious what it's about. It's deliberately obfuscated in complicated language, in indirect expression. It provides a high-minded presentation of a low-minded event. Basically, it's about a guy writing a rude word on an ad in the subway and thinking that he's done something. He didn't even spray paint it. He wrote it with a crayon. He ducks back into a niche when the subway hits the stop and opens its doors because he doesn't want to be seen. It pulls out. He scrawls something on an ad and runs out of the station. "His heart is laughing, screaming, pounding." There is a certain art to expressing the utterly mundane in the highest of poetic fancy. It may be one of my favorite expressions of irony as a methodology. My problem is I can imagine a lot of rude words which are comprised of four letters, and I want to know which one he had in mind. The album closes with *7 O'Clock News / Silent Night*, which is exactly what it says on the tin. It is simultaneously a lovely, gentle performance of Silent Night, the centerpiece of Christmas music. You know it, you love it, you can probably sing it by heart with no musical accompaniment. In this case, it's set against someone using their broadcaster voice to essentially read off the top stories of the day, which center around Congress being unable to pass an anti-discrimination bill, Lenny Bruce dying of an overdose, Martin Luther King saying that he's going to attend an open housing march in the Chicago suburb of Cicero. Richard Speck going on trial for the murder of nine nurses in Chicago and Richard Nixon talking about how Vietnam will last another five years unless it actually sees some support. This is point and counterpoint. Contrast by presentation. Frankly, I think it's a little heavy-handed compared to the rest of the album, which has either been simple messages or indirectly delivered things. This is raw and extra ironic in retrospect, in ways that I'm sure that no one at the time could imagine. It's an attempt at direct messaging, which I think is misplaced, though I am sure there are people who absolutely adore it. How do I feel about *Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme*? Well, aside from the fact that it is delicious, as an album, I like it quite a lot. By and large, it doesn't try to ram things down your throat. It's well performed musically, professionally mixed, beautifully orchestrated, and well written. Even when I'm not crazy about the songs, I recognize what they're trying to do and how they're trying to perform it. Is this a hippie album? Absolutely. No question. But it's not the dirty, annoying, politically vapid hippie sort of thing. It's people having a good time in the park and walking up to you and offering you a daisy, not because they're trying to convince you of anything or convey a message other than, "Hey man, it's a beautiful day, and this is a beautiful thing. I want you to be part of it." I'm cool with that, just like I'm cool with this album. We can be friends.

First listen, this is pretty much what I expected. A lot of these songs are ones I absorbed through cultural osmosis. Big highlight is 7 o'clock news. Really struck me first time I heard it. Really good singer songwriter stuff, has a good balance of their various sounds.

My parents weren't that into music when I was younger, but they did have some records. This was one of them. It's definitely of its time but I came around on S&G being "parent music" a long time ago. I saw them live! still great in 2003. It's a shame Martin Carthy never got his owed royalties for Scarborough Fair. "I've got no deeds to do, no promises to keep / I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep / Let the morning-time drop all its petals on me / Life, I love you, all is groovy" - how can one hate that? It's so pure and wholesome and optimistic. The buoyancy and quasi-Dylan vibe (both admiring and parodying) keep this in 4 star territory as the filler tracks between the hits are pleasant and loaded with hippie folkie vibe. If there were another song home run (I count 3) I'd probably give it 5.

I've always just tolerated Paul Simon but as I get older I find that I enjoy his music much more. This is a very smooth listen.

Really fantastic songs!! Maybe nostalgia but still

Some lovely songs on this one (e.g. 'Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall'). Probably slots in just behind Sounds of Silence at first listen

Surprisingly good! Very haunting. I found myself laughing at how tongue in cheek it was. It's hard to judge on its own merit since sometimes it feels like a parody of itself.

304/1089 ooh some chamber folk, this is probably gonna be a bit of me Scarborough Fair is iconic and really timeless, Patterns is also good. so i also know Homeward Bound which is pretty sweet the album was nice and chill, i love a bit of this type of folk faves: Scarborough Fair, Patterns, A Poem on the Underground Wall 75/100

Yeah!

Un classique

Whimsical storytelling with beautiful vocals

Do you think medieval bards actually sounded like simon and garfunkle? Fave Tracks: Patterns, The Dangling Coversations, A Simple Delsultory Philippic

This was quite nice. No other way to describe it. I was thinking maybe a strong 3 to a low 4, but I’ve come to a conclusion: it’s a 4. While writing this review, I gave it a second listen, and now I’m thinking it’s a strong 4. It’s just so nice. So cozy.

I think this is overall my favorite Simon and Garfunkel album. The second half of Bookends is still my favorite run, but I find Patterns and Cloudy and Pleasure Machine songs that you don't really think about when you think about Simon and Garfunkel incredibly interesting.

Simon and Garfunkel always hit an sweet spot by me. This is probably my most favourite album, but that is subject to change over time. 4/5

On their way to greatness...

Soooo pretty. Yeah these guys knew what they were doing.

4 stars

I’ve only heard the single for this album so it was nice to finally listen to all of it.

Not something I would choose to listen to, but when I was listening to it I enjoyed it.

there are some great songs on this album, some I still enjoy listening to today. While it's not quite a 5 star in my book, this album has some great lyrics, great harmonies by S&G, and fun songs to sing along to. If there were a 4.5 rating, this album would get that.

Very good

It remains a good album.

Loved this, but not their best album.

stunning

Nunca tinha parado para ouvir, mas muitas dessas músicas me são familiares. Que (re)descoberta, poder parar ouvir.

Strong harmonic vibes and lyricism.

Some 60s songs sound very repetitive or much of the same, but that's not a smart observation, that can be said for pretty much every single era in music. I loved the opening and closing pace, every song builds up and eventually builds back down.

Lovely melodic harmonious music

Groovy, very nice album.

Actually quite good

I had no clue what I was getting into but I ended up really liking it. I feel like there was two different vibes on this album. One of them is a solid 5 but the other is like a 3 so the album overall would have to be a 4. This is something I’m very happy to have found and will definitely listen to more of their music.

I thought I only knew a couple of these songs but somehow almost all of them have snuck into my memory along the way. I was dreading putting this album on, but I have enjoyed it far more than I ever would have guessed. It's all so chilled, it made me feel relaxed, like nothing is a big deal, everything's alllll good. It helps that Paul Simon has a voice like honey, all smooth and sweet. I wish it lasted longer, not something I often think of these albums.

its giving the beatles in the best way possible. Not in a like “copy paste” way but such a similar but really very authentic way and i love that. Also love the names of the songs and im such a frrrreaaaaak for good ass song names. adored this. would love to listen again in summer and also love that its only 28mins, just as long as my attention span can handle. Favs were: Homeward Bound and Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall.

S & G are always good.

❤️

love this album :> the woodsy guitar tunes and political themes truly scream 60s to me. no one did it like simon and garfunkel.

Review - the rare album where my main complaint is it's not long enough. Beautiful music, and actually nice that you can listen to it twice an hour. Really the only miss on it is the anti-Dylan screed of A Simple Desultory Philippic, but it did at least teach me two new words. Rating - 9/10 Need to hear? YES

A fun ride through history. S&G have been kings of the folk genre since their debut and this album showcases that strength.

Spicy.

omg... een kerstlied gecombineerd met de horror van vietnam... ironisch... ja niet m'n favoriete s&g dit. homeward bound en philippic waren m'n favoriet

Me gusta mucho la guitarra, la mayoría podría ser soundtrack de Anne with an E, muy country? 9/10

For en tidskapsel. Godt og blandet

Så utrolig fint. Sterk firer.

Mye gull som er tidløse klassikere, men et par dølle låter også. Snuser på femmeren.

the boys can play

Strong 8/10

Great stuff here. The hits are hits for a reason - great melodies well thought out. A nice surprise was A Simple Desultory Philippic. That’s the most fun song I’ve heard in a long time. It loses a star for the 2 songs that felt like filler. Which is odd for a 28 min album.

Awesome!!!!!!!!!

80

Gutes Songwriting, schöne Songs gutes Gitarrenwork. Muss aber nochmal reinhören

Wonderfully melodic, dark yet happy, quirky yet intelligent, serious but at times feels like parody. Comedy has not been kind to folk music & Simon & Garfunkel, which is why it feels like parody. These ARE the guys they are making fun of. I'm not gonna worry about it, they seem to have good sense of humor. They turned Garfunkel into a verb on A Simple Desultory Philic. The sound byte on 7 o' clock News/Silent Night is indeed frightening with the war & protests & Richard Speck. 4

Some great numbers here. Thank goodness these two formed a partnership to create this classic sound. Excellent, just a couple of fillers in the mix but a really good album.

A charming collection of folk and more contemporary songs reflecting the state of America in 1966. Not my favourite from Simon & Garfunkel, but one I return to regularly.

great album from s&g. not one of their best, not one of my favourites, but there are some absolute bangers on there.

7 O'Clock News is still devastating. Robert McNamara'd has a line about Phil Spector that has aged interestingly. So many beautiful songs on one short (29 minute) album.

The Good: It is an album about herbs!!! The Bad: Not the kind of herb we’d been craving for… The Ugly: The skunk face you’ll get smoking the afore mentioned 4… First song, sounds familiar… there’s that song on the Joe Cocker album Mad Dogs & Englishmen where he sings a “duet” with Leon Russell… go check that one out, as it is one of the finest live songs ever. Anyway, Paul and Art aren’t going to cover a Dylan song, so let’s keep listening, shall we? We’ve got ‘60s folksy music, with a little psychedelic mixed in (hence the herbs), which is the kind of music I really am starting to dislike… thanks in no small part to this little journey we are on. But I digress… song 3 comes along… BAM, I’ve heard that one… and it is GOOD. Wait a second, are you telling me that Paul & Art wrote that many hits??? I don’t recall how many times I listened to the album yesterday, but what I do know is that it was lovely on the background, it is nicely short, and more importantly, there are 12 songs so you are sure to find something you will like. I can’t, in good conscious, give this album 5*, as it is ‘60s folksy, but I will give it 4* with a huge thumbs up!!!

These song titles are for a prog album, but with the length of hyperpop or something. Oh shit, "Patterns" sounds awesome. I think I may have found vocal forward music I like? It just has to be folk?

Scarborough Fair/Canticle is sooo pretty & folky (apparently it’s a folk song that dates back to Middle Ages). I can tell Sufjan Stevens is inspired by S&G! (vocals in Cloudy especially) Overall, the sound has such an intimate and film-like quality. Simple Desultory Philippic is unexpectedly funny (“folk rock” “I lost my harmonica, Albert.”) For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her is really tender & beautiful; A Poem on the Underground Wall is really cool. 7 O’clock News / Silent Night is SUCH. A highlight of this album. It features S&G singing Silent Night softly as a (fake) newscaster reports actual news from that year—politics, murder, protests, etc. As the song goes on, the newscaster becomes louder. This track is really evocative, eerie, and meaningful; it speaks to how society tries to drown out/cope with social issues.

A classic. This album expanded my mind the first time I heard it

really pretty. stronger than bridge over troubled water imo. less cheesy and more consistent

lindo disco, ameno, canciones agradables, bien de la época

Probably S&G's Pet Sounds moment with an experimental, melodic and beguiling album. Scarborough Fair and Homeward Bound don't seem to date at all. Fun getting re-acquainted with this album.

Boy, could these two harmonize! And Paul Simon, despite the fact that he appears to be kind of an asshole, is a helluva songwriter. I find it ironic that he wrote a (spot-on) Bob Dylan parody ("A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)") when some of his own lyrics are clearly written in a very Dylanesque school. "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" is a little mawkish, but there are enough really good songs here to overcome that, even though there are usually better recordings of those songs on other albums.

Pretty good

Good stuff. Route of the rat will not go away until the rat dies

Maaginen. Sopii metsälenkille. Rauhallinen, mutta mukana myös menevämpää musaa. Sopivan mittainen (28min), en olisi jaksanut kuunnella enempää. Taiteellisia kappaleita mukana.

Good album, brings out simon & garfunkels best Best songs: For emily, whenever i may find her Scarborough fair/ canticle Homeward bound 6.5/10

Short and sweet little album!

HOOOOMEWARD BOUND I WISH I WAS Can't listen to that song without thinking of The Leftovers using it in a brilliant karaoke scene. Fantastic show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWWGf8BT0YU (Doesn't make a lick of sense without context but take this as a rec) Love Simon and Garfunkel (not to mention Paul Simon's solo stuff, holy Graceland!), but more so their stuff off Bridge Over Troubled Water than their earlier stuff like this. I'd say I've been missing out. Love the blatant Dylan parody in "A Simple Desultory Philippic"

Yeah this was nice, I’d heard the first track already quite a few times and nothing else. Was consistently good all the way through. A simple desultory philipic sounds like a bob dylan song. Not really sure how I felt about the silent night rendition, probably a skip for me for any other non December listens 4

A pleasant listen, but not nearly as exciting or memorable as Bridge Over Troubled Water or even Bookends. I appreciate this more for the promise that it shows (which S&G later lived up to and then some) than as a work standing on its own. 3.5/5, rounding up.

Gorgeous. Should have given bookends a 5, this is slightly below bookends and bridge. Scarborough fair is a top 3 Simon & Garfunkel song

Delicious. I didn't give bookends a 5, though it's definitely grown into one. I wonder if this album will too. Bit of an odd end tho..

A really calming album with soft vocals and instrumental. Some known songs that I recognized are Homeward Bound and The 59th Street Bridge Song. Good to have in the background on a calm spring noon when there is still activity in the house. A very good album, 8/10, will try to find a vinyl of it.

8/10 Me gustó, buen album. Me hace acordar a The Beatles, tienen un ritmo parecido, suave y tranquilo, pero que no aburre

I really liked this. I knew Scarborough Fair and Homeward Bound. I liked their Silent Night with the news in the background. I really liked their Silent their voices. I also liked how short this album was - less than 30 minutes.

Enough classics to outweigh the ephemera

Cut a few tracks from this and it's a five. Unfortunately feeling groovy and silent night are such corny misfires that they accentuate the corn of the rest of it. Still, often beautiful, with two next level complementary talents

I’ve got a big soft spot for these guys. It’s not a 5 because of a few throwaway tracks and Silent Night is a bit of a misfire

it was good

I enjoyed the album, and saved a couple of the songs. Overall, not really my genre of music but I can still appreciate the nice lyricism.

Enjoyed more than I expected.

Good album. I’m a huge Paul Simon fan and there are some great songs here. Scarborough Fair, Homeward Bound, The 59th Street Bridge Song, Patterns, Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall, For Emily Wherever I May Find Her, A Poem On The underground Wall are the best songs.

A classic, still has palpable energy, even with the topical content that shows up now and then (only a Google search away, kids!). A fine album by just about any measure, even the most cynical will find themselves drawn in by the reflective nature of this one.

Disfrutable.

This wasn't necessarily the album or the type of music I was hoping to hear yesterday, as I usually need to be in sort of a mood to hear Simon & Garfunkel. That said, it was a good listen. I HATE the title of the album ( a perfect example of me judging a book by its cover) but the songs are good and forgot how many tracks I already knew. The harmonies and the melodies are all top notch and the sentiments and messages still hold up even some 60 years later. Biggest Hit - Homeward Bound Biggest Miss (if I had to choose) - Patterns Not So Hidden Gem - The 59th Street Bridge Song

Reallly enjoyed the lesser known songs on this album. Talk about lyrical genius!

Lovely rainy day album

“And when I awoke and felt you warm and near I kissed your honey hair with my grateful tears Oh I love you girl Oh I love you” Outside of Bob Dylan I don’t know that anyone symbolises Folk music like Simon & Garfunkel. The vocals intertwine beautifully with each other and with the instrumentation and they have just enough of a sense of humour to avoid self-seriousness. As a duo they only grow on me as a get older, much like other Folk artists from the era. They’re both comforting and heartbreaking just notes apart. Whilst it doesn’t contain many of the big hits “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme” is a great example of what Simon & Garfunkel have to offer.

I liked the album. It is the first full album from this duo that I have ever listened to, and it was good. A few of the songs were familiar as they were played on the radio. Best song: "Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall". The last song, "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" was sad. Least favorite song, "A Simple Desultory Philippic" partly because the singer was mostly talking and again with the harmonica, not one of my favorite instruments.

Super chill vibes, not bad

Me gustó, siento que es un album que volvería a escuchar un día de lluvia de otoño leyendo.

Quintessential spring time album. Every track has a distinct sound; which is refreshing.

"Scarborough Fair/Canticle", komad, ki odpre album je res ethereal. Ful lep komad in pomojem edini, ki ga od prej poznam s tega albuma. Glih gledam na wiki, kaj je fora naslova "A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission)", ker je ridiculous - in glih k preberem, da je mišljen k parodija na Dylana, zaslišim kaj mislijo. Totalno zveni k Bob Dylan komad, še vokal je približek glasu, lol. Prijeten album. Zmer mi je bil všeč ta njun vajb, k je specifičen. Ha, nism si mislila, da bo dejansko "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" to, kar piše. Kombo novic in Silent Night, lol. (Kle ven butne neka travma iz glasbene šole, k sm zihr mogla praktično vsako drugo leto za božični koncert igrat to.)

I find S&G have a habit of writing perfect songs.

The typical Simon & Garfunkel album with beautiful harmonies that are in full display on Scarborough Fair. Kind of flairs out at the end, of a short album. Nevertheless, it's good stuff.

A masterclass in delicate production and vocal precision, with a mix so clean it’s hard to believe it dates back to 1966. The excellent use of dynamics and perfectly synchronized vocal harmonies elevate the record, while the baroque touches like the harpsichord provide a sophisticated edge. It’s a technically flawless experience that manages to be both coherent and versatile without ever feeling "dusty."

Muito bom

Better than Simon’s first solo album I rated earlier

I often claim that I love Simon & Garfunkel but have never listened to album by them in full. From this album I only knew Homeward Bound, so it was mostly new stuff. Not every song is of the same quality. It’s also a little short but rather that than too long. Great lyrics and their harmonies never miss. Just peak

Such a beautiful album. From start to finish like walking through a dream, down to the last song ‘7 O’clock News/Silent Night’, being as if you have awoken from your fairytale like slumber.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme was Simon & Garfunkel’s third LP, and it’s a lovely collection, it’s one fault being far too short in length – it’s dozen tracks fly by well short of half hour. The brilliantly complex “Scarborough Fair / Canticle” is the only track that clocks in at over three minutes, and the duo use every second wisely. The Martin Carthy arranged English folk song is layered with Simon’s "The Side of a Hill” and it’s an understated masterpiece with subtle anti-war message. Other highlights include “Cloudy”, “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)” and “Homeward Bound” – all well-known, and much loved by fans. 9/10

This album has some bangers (I'm speaking to you 'Patterns'). At first I wasn't sure I was enjoying myself, I don't tend to listen to this genre of music like every, but as I kept listening it began to grow on me. It implemented the instruments in a magnificent and beautiful way. I will be adding some of the songs to my playlist after this, really glad I got around to listening to this one. It's one of those albums where you can feel the time it was made in, despite not being overtly political.

Pre Listening Notes: OMG another album I love, that I almost certainly will overrate. Its no Bridge Over Troubled Water, but I love me some S&G Mid Listening Notes: Great tracks! Love their melodies Simon and Garfunkel making fun of Bob Dylan is a little bit of stone throwing in a glass house dont you think. Post Listening Notes/Review: Great album, takes itself a little too seriously, but overall, a banger 4.5/5

Classic 60s American folk rock. I like some of their later albums better.

Great (and I think, lesser known) Simon and Garfunkel album. Really enjoyed it. Highlights: "Scarborough Fair / Canticle" and "Homeward Bound"

Paul Simon's solo work is generally more interesting, but there are definitely some classics here. 3.5/5

Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Great - Another great album. Beautiful songs all over this. The 59th Street Bridge Song is one of the chillest tunes ever, fantastic.

3.5-4

BOTW and Bookends are better albums, but this does contain some lovely music. It’s quite simple to modern ears maybe, but it has aged nicely for me. 3.5 rounded up to a 4.

Overall Rating - 4.29/5 (8.58/10). Paul's simple Baritone paired with Artie's ethereal Tenor is a match made in heaven. Scarborough Fair/Canticle is an all-time great, as is Homeward Bound. Silent Night/7 O'Clock News is heartbreaking. Outstanding album, beginning to end.

The Bob Dylan diss track is hilarious and Homeward Bound slaps. A lot of the other songs are kind of standard 60s folk, but it's a nice time.

Some really brilliant songwriting in parts, mixed with very pleasant production. Very folky and chill as you would expect, but had some energy as well. Was definitely surprised by how much this record spoke to me. Don't generally like Simon and Garfunkel, but I did enjoy this listen and will probably revisit.

Great album, not much more to say!

If you ever went to Widnes, you’d write a song about how desperate you are to go home too. Probably wouldn’t be as good though. -1 star for taking the piss out of Dylan

Ren-faire, medieval times, about to go on an adventure to destroy a ring type vibes

Shame it’s so short, there’s a couple of cheesy songs on here, but plenty of excellent ones too

Same wie Malte

Immer schön anzuhören die beiden Schlingels

In general I'd say that I don't like this type of soft mellow folk and give this a 2 or a 3. And it is too mellow, but the songwriting is great. It's the harmonies that make me actually want to listen. I'd hate Scarborough Fair if the harmonies weren't incredible.

not bad

What the fuck kind of shirt is Paul wearing on the cover? Perfect music for a quiet morning with a cup of tea. I've heard many of the songs before but never as assembled on the original album. Love how the social commentary escalates through the album. Is there a more angelic male voice than Art's?

Habe ich mir letztens schon mal rausgesucht und angehört, sehr schön

dips just a little too far toward corny at times. just a little!

7.0/10

True poetry. Such a lyrical journey.

Scarborough fair - 4/5 Patterns - 3/5 Cloudy - 4/5 Homeward bound - 4/5 The big bright green pleasure machine - 4/5 The 59th street bridge song - 2/5 The dangling conversation - 5/5 Flowers never bend with the rainfall - 4/5 A simple desultory philippic - 3/5 For emily, whenever I may find her - 4/5 A poem on the underground wall - 3/5 7 O'clock news - 4/5

Bought back some great memories

The only Simon and Garfunkel record I've spent significant time with is Bridge Over Troubled Water. That's a crying shame because this one rules. I was starting to become one of those "ackshyually solo Paul Simon is better" people but I'm walking that back after listening to this in full. I think I might have just overlistened to Bridge. Good mix of uptempo and sad folk boy stuff with a good cadence between them. There were more songs I already know and love than I anticipated (which I should have anticipated), and a Dylan diss track that I was totally unprepared for that is like unironically also a banger. Evening News is a great capstone. Loved this and will probably be hitting it a lot in the next little while.

Ask me to give a rating to Wanderer above the Sea of Fog while you're at it, why don't you. Ok, so this is art and probably deserves an unreserved 5, but I'm more of an obvious person and probably prefer Bridge Over Troubled Water. There's a lot of clever noodling, the lyrics are smart and earnest, but it seems a little dated and some of the songs make me cringe like The 59th Street Bridge Song, which I think is why I am giving this a 4.

One of the more stronger albums by Simon & Garfunkel.

As someone who loves the album as a format, I’ve always had a reasonably healthy adversity to compilations. This has led in a few cases to discovering (too late) that, rather than tracking down an artist’s full discography, my needs would have been well enough served with a greatest hits. I won’t name names. Simon and Garfunkel for me are in an unusual place in this regard. As a kid, my first contact with them was through compilations, and indeed they are extremely well represented by Greatest Hits (1972) or, the one I experienced, Collection (1981). Probably due to my local used record store always having all the studio albums for pennies, when I first got a part-time job, S&G along with Dylan, were the first artists I started to dig a lot deeper with. I knew Dylan was an albums guy, but what I discovered was that no matter how good a S&G compilation is, they are a great “proper album” band too and I fully support the inclusion of 3 albums in the 1001. Parsley, Sage Rosemary and Thyme is an excellent example of that. Sure, it’s got some hits, but if you only stuck to your compilation you would be missing out on some real gold. As slightly uneasy standard bearers of the folk rock movement, you get the insightful Dylan parody “A Simple Desultory Philippic” and the equally humorous psyche rock satire “Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine”. My favourite here “Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall” treads a similar head-in-the sand self preservation path as the more famous “I Am a Rock”. They were both on Simon’s pre-S&G solo debut which was plundered for material right across their first 3 albums. Closer “7 O’Clock News/ Silent Night” is exactly the stark juxtaposition as the title suggests but the execution is successfully impactful. There’s no filler here, just relentless creative explorations of where they came from and where they were headed. That may give the impression of a transitional work, but far from it, PSR&T is a fully rounded statement of an intelligent songwriter, performers of great significance and with a production that gets the most from the songs. And they still had better to come.

Haunting, spooky, great listening.

Lots of acoustics. Vietnam, civil rights. Probably their first really excellent album.

Not their absolute best, but a very cool album by this genius duo.

cutesy album, liked it

What’s up with that Silent Night cover?

What a lovely lil listen so far, Ya fluffy as all get up, I can dig it.

This album is pretty interesting. It kicks off really strong, with an interpolation of a traditional song (which is also how it finishes). However, the album flows from being outstanding to being a bit of a bland intention to make something bigger. And, it's not that it's bad, not at all, but the music at times feels a bit insipid, or too much pop, or soft, which contrast with bigger tracks, affecting directly to the impression of this project. It's a very good album, a notable one, but some songs fail when being at some standard.

This reminds me of Concrete Jungle in that many tracks were familiar, but I'd never heard them in context of the original album. This has some so-so tunes, but they all still have elements of that magic that made them work so well together: poignant harmonies, lyrics that can be wistful or sardonic or Romantic, an ability to laugh at themselves, eminently catchy melodies that never feel trite. This was a fun listen.

so soft and simple

Sweet songs, very cute

Simon and Garfunkel's folk rock at its best

Better together

Great record. Most of my listening has been through Old Friends, so it was nice to get a sense of these tracks as they were originally presented.

I really liked Simon & Garfunkel back in university. The harmonies are lovely and fits well with the folk music aesthetic of the 60s.

And this was where I wrapped up the core Simon & Garfunkel discography with an album sometimes considered their best by the more folk-adjacent people. I gotta say, it's probably my 3rd favorite, only behind Sounds of Silence and Bridge Over Troubled Water. Still an absolutely great record though; undeniable songs like "Scarborough Fair", "Homeward Bound", and I truly adore that "Silent Night" sound collage thing at the end.

Enjoyable listen. I liked the faster-paced tunes more than some of the slower ones. The harmonies are on point (of course) and there are some nice songs in here. Homeward Bound might be my favorite. An impressive variety considering the entire album is only 28 minutes - doesn't overstay its welcome.

#34/1001 🇺🇸 Marvelous stuff. Really enjoyed listening to this, whilst knowing a few tracks it was great to discover others that i hadnt heard before. Only a short album - i've listened to it 4 times before and nothing has grated or caused me to skip. Scarborough Fair is just stunning and Homeward Bound is the best song ever written on a railway platform. The more rocky tracks also suprised me. Best Tracks: Scarborough Fair, Homeward Bound, A Simple Desultory Phillipic.

Maybe I'm just feeling melancholic because I just kind of broke someone's heart, but these songs got me feeling sappy. Faves: Patterns, Homeward Bound, The Dangling Conversation, 7 O'Clock News / Silent Night

S&G create some of the best vocal harmonies in modern music. Average quality of songs is high.

As with the other S&G albums I've hit, I liked it a lot, knew the big songs very well and a few deep tracks too. Some of the weirder and more experimental stuff didn't really hit for me ("A Poem on the Underground Wall"). I initially thought "7 O'clock News/Silent Night" was too clever by half, only to find that I was actually pretty taken with it in the end. The choice to slowly ramp up the volume on the news and hear about Dr. King in Cicero, Nixon on Vietnam, etc., was actually pretty affecting.

Excellent

Stunning album that belongs in the same conversations as their future classics

A beautiful, melancholic album. The last song... Unfortunately, things are just as bad or worse.

This is my second S&G album of the project and third to feature Paul Simon(I previously had Bridge Over Troubled Water and Graceland). This album has everything I loved about BOTW; catchy songwriting, great harmonies, strong lyrics, all set to excellent instrumental backing. It may not have anything on the level of "The Boxer" but few albums do. All I'll say is that this is a damn good album. It's not perfect; "A Simple Desultory Philippic" is very out of place and honestly pretty stupid, as is the "Silent Night" rendition.

They got an extra star because they have a whole song about how they love me.

Classic singer songwriter. Slightly on the soft end for my personal preference though I love "Feeling Groovy"

kratko i slatko

Good album with really cynical lyrics but in a good way.

A very warm and delicate album, with a strong folk sound and a calming atmosphere throughout. I really enjoyed it overall, especially the way the two voices come together — the harmonies are easily one of the highlights and give the songs a unique charm. There are moments that feel truly beautiful and well-crafted. That said, I did find parts of the album somewhat slow, and at times it became a bit boring for my taste. Some songs seem to linger longer than necessary, which slightly breaks the flow. Even so, it’s an album I liked a lot, mainly thanks to its vocal work and its gentle, cohesive tone.

A Simple Desultory Philippic has my lastname on it. Four stars automatically.

So much better than a lot of other 60's Boomer stuff in this list

Slow and methodical, melancholic

Homewarddddd bound

4 ⭐️ Gostei muito das vibes, 2 músicas pelo menos reconheci o som, embora não conhessece a banda. Favorita: Tempo: 29:14

7.92/10

Dope

Sucrerie absolument délicieuse.

Príjemné

Favourites: 1. A Simple Desultory Philippic 2. Scarborough Fair / Canticle 3. Patterns Least Favourite: The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine

Parecchio altalenante come mood, le depresse sono davvero belle, cullanti, deliziose. Le allegre sono un po’ noiosette, overall positivo

Not my style but it was good

- Smukt guitarspil - Flotte harmonier - Kan godt lide gimmicken med at spille Scarborough Fair og Silent Night, især Silent night med news indover er rørende - De laver nogle fede instrumentale hooks i alle deres sange - Homeward Bound og The Dangling Conversation er de bedste

Quite nice album, a little held up by homeward bound in my opinion.

I prefer Simon

The dynamic duo? That name is already taken, I guess. Their best work never fails to have me singing along and drawn in to the pictures they paint.

I like about 3/4 of this album. It's probably their best album up to this point but it does not stand up to their next album, Bookends.

Merry Christmas

Charming harmonies

Not their best but nevertheless a great of it’s Thyme

Classic 60s duo. Nice blend of voices. Folk rock sounds so nostalgic. I haven’t heard most of the songs in this album however, I listen to some of their famous songs like mrs. Robinsons, bridge over troubled water and sound of silence. My favourite song in this album is Cecilia

From the beginning, I thought this was not my type of musics but I realized I put half of songs to my favorite track. My best song is 7 o’clock news / silent night and it was really remarkable and impressive. I tried to listen to this announcements so hardly but I couldn’t understand

yay

Great melanholic experiance

A pretty solid set of mostly trad. folk stylings, but I tend to enjoy the next batch of S&G albums more (“Bookends”, “Bridge over Troubled Waters”) for Simon’s expansionist musical stylings. I’d give this one a 4.5 if I could.

Slow but very relaxing

Pleasant lil album

Great album.

I had never heard of the album before, but had listened to the first track. the entire thing was so beautiful and calming and I would love to listen to it again. My favourites were Patterns, A poem on the underground wall, and The 59th Bridge Song.

Chill i like. Love when songs have xylophone. Some songs reminded me of sufjan stevens or elliott smith

8,5/10

Kara

Not bad! Whimsical and light on the ears. Enjoyed it.

Lots of bangers and also some songs I had never heard before. Solid solid.

Like a sitting room with floral wallpaper with doors that open out into the wooded side yard. Safe and playful but full of freedom provided by the 70's, wrapped up in a cozy, folky package.

Just like the title is a decent mix of herbs, 'Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme' is a great mix of melodies from Simon & Garfunkel, who were really coming into their own as a duo by this point. I've said previously that Paul Simon is the true genius behind Simon & Garfunkel, as he was the chief songwriter of the duo and would go on to forge a successful solo career, but that's not at all to devalue Art Garfunkel's knack for harmonies. He knows how to play off Simon with pin-point finesse and immaculate execution. He plays his part well. On 'Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme', the duo run through 12 well-constructed folk tunes, including traditional numbers ('Scarborough Fair/Canticle'), satitres of psychedelic rock ('The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine'), carefree mornings ('The 59th Street Bridge Song [Feelin' Groovy]) and dying relationships (' The Dangling Conversation'), as well as an obvious Bob Dylan send-up ('A Simple Desultory Philippic'). Garfunkel even gets a go leading a song on 'For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her', which is a relaxing pallette cleanser, kinda like the odd Richard Wright-led vocals on a Pink Floyd song. But the true strength in this record is in the composition, and Paul Simon's true potential as a lyricist and arranger was really starting to bear fruit here, and it would result in a near-perfect run of albums until Simon & Garfunkel's break up in 1970. I mean, it's a pretty ballsy way to end an album playing 'Silent Night' over the negativity of news coverage. Best songs: Scarborough Fair/Canticle, The Dangling Conversation, Patterns, Homeward Bound

i was never exposed to Simon and Garfunkel except for their greatest hits. i very much enjoyed the album and it truly shows Paul Simon was the musical brains of the duo. Silent Night was a really interesting snippet into 1966 and the turmoil that was just revving up.

Completely enjoyed. Every track was quality. As close to a 5 as possible. 4.49. 7 o'clock news/silent night song was thought inspiring.

album #1 listened before: yes favourite track: scarborough fair / canticle

I like the anti war sentiment. Powerful during vietnam wartime and still relevant today

love me a good folk-sounding album

A classic of course

Paul Simon at a creative peak, really love this album since day 1, Folk, Rock, some southern and the inimitable pairing voices

60’s Folk ⭐️7’O Clock News / Silent Night

3 all time songs - 12 songs in under 30 minutes. Both make for a very above average album, even if its a bit melancholic feeling.

I spent years not really caring for Simon & Garfunkel, since their wispy vocals and literary ambitions put me off as a child. Coming back to them now, I was able to get over a lot of that prejudice and just appreciate the talent, even if the intellectual atmosphere is still not really my thing. Some unfamiliar songs here definitely helped: "Homeward Bound" and "Patterns" stick out to me especially as highlights. It will definitely make my life easier not to dislike these guys!

I liked this more than I thought I would

Stand by my assessment. The big bang for all white male hipster catnip. And I’m right there. A couple of snoozers but this one still hits.

Feeling like I'm in the woods, from a fairy, to a bandit, from picking up flowers to dancing in the rain. Then boom walking through the city. Creative instrumentally and vocally speaking. I felt some sort of freedom from that point of view. Noticed some similarities with Bob Dylan, example in "A Simple Desultory Phillipic". Last song, super interesting, silent night while the news play (Vietnam war...)

Some great Simon & Garfunkel jams, you forget how short a lot of these songs are and they just bang out a bunch on an album. All respect to Art, but Paul Simon really is one of the musical geniuses of the 60s and 70s and 80s. That guy can orchestrate the hell out of a tune. Overall good and groooovy album

bright eyes had to be inspired by them no doubt. why have i never listened to them

Eclectic mix of songs, not the folksy tunes I was expecting... the last track is quite startling, to the point where I had to Google it to find out about it.

This album has a slow paced tone although it’s not my cup of tea I still found 3 songs that I loved and spoke to me!

This has held up a lot better than the other S&G albums we've had. More polished, and less filler (and they've had a lot more filler than I'd previously imagined they would), more cohesive as an album.

perfect album title for making collards and black eyed peas today!

The are such gifted songwriters. This is absolutely beautiful

Normally I come onto this project and I say in my most snobbish voice Ok just because something was popular in the 60s/70s doesn't mean it's good or necessarily NEEDS to be listened to. this ... however. minus the bob Dylan-esque song. everything else... especially homework bound.. tugs at the wee heart strings

Wonderful.

4.5

Good album, bit slow for my liking and the silent night at the end was confusing. Still an enjoyable listen

Eh it’s okay

Enjoyed this.

This is an elegantly crafted album with thoughtfully aranged songs. Its runtime is short and sweet making it quite easily digestable. That is to say, it doesn't require much from its listener. And in this case it is definitely one of its strenghts. Overall, the intimacy, the gentle sense of melancholia, is balanced with peace and quiet, making it both a soothing and emotionally resonant experience.

la música es una gran caja de herramientas y aprecio mucho a quienes me permiten descubrir nuevas manejas de aprovecharla <3

I am really not a Simon and Garfunkel fan, but this album made me appreciate the artists a lot more. It was a pleasant listening experience, with all the songs nicely coming together as a unit. 4/5

Certified middle aged mom classic

First song undeniably a feel song with great harmonies. Nice calm songs, Big green pleasure machine is fun and upbeat. Very comfort level album, feelin groovy is another feel song. A good length for an album. 7 oclock news is brilliant. An overall very tasteful album

Real nice. Homeward bound is amazing, coincidence that this was my christmas eve pull and it closes with silent night?

it’s very pretty and calming. The lyrics paint a story. It’s an easy listen

Śliczna płyta, duże zaskoczenie, niewiele się po tym spodziewałem. Scarborough Fair jest piękne. Folk-rock to w ogóle fajny twór - kojący i poetycki. Aż zatęskniłem za późną wiosną.

Vibes 10/10 a little boring at times

This a great album. Have enjoyed pretty much all S&G have to offer. However, as someone who performs out in a pretty eclectic cover band… if we played this, there would be no one who would hire us.

Well aware of Simon and Garfunkel but never actually sat down and listened to one of their albums. They are certainly timeless. I definitely see the allure and will likely check out more of their albums.

Great folk album

Finally an album I feel to stupid to understand. I'm very sure that there are deep thoughts in those folky 28min. But as a non English speaking person I couldn't dig it in the first few listens. I guess I would have to Google my way around every song to fully grasp it.

I love a perfect album that is 30 minutes or less. LOVE. If you have an album less than 30 minutes you know it’s going to be jam packed. The reported time on Wikipedia is shorter than the reported time on Apple. I love when an album is so rich and celebrated that there is even a deep history about the recording process. Need to listen more but I loved it

Paul and Art leaning into their strengths; harmonies, lyrical skill, and subtle, yet beautiful guitar melodies.

I’m a little embarrassed I hadn’t listened to this before outside of a couple songs but it hit hard. Much prefer to Graceland

Pieces might be better than the whole but overall very pleasant. I love Scarborough Fair

There is something so nice and about listening to a Simon & Garfunkel album. I always think I'll be bored, but it really just puts me in a good mood. "Homeward Bound" is great and is getting added to my playlists. "A Simple Desultory Philippic" was hilarious. "7 0'clock News / Silent Night" hit really hard. Overall I really liked this album. Almost a 5 stars!

You know (and probably love) most of these songs, so there's not much to say about them. There's a sort of rushed feel to the album as a whole, though. I mean, 12 songs and 28 minutes? S&G had clearly found the sound that would characterize their imminent rise to greatness by this time (highlighted by Simon's songwriting genius and Garfunkel's performing genius), but they hadn't yet had time to fully explore it. That would come in the albums that followed this one.

Love Simon and Garfunkel, but prefer other albums over this one. Some beautiful tunes on here with some beautiful lyrics and interesting cultural reference points. Will always love their voices together.