Reviews (page 8 of 15)
# Album Name: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme # Artist: Simon and Garfunkel # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: The detail of the instruments in Scarborough fair is beautiful. Theres things going off on all sides. Coming in at 28 mins this is a rather short album but suited for the style of music. Theres plenty of melodies, nice acoustics and vocals. An enjoyable album. But theres something missing from this thing going up to a 5. Top effort though. # Top Tunes: Plenty on here # Would I listen to it again? Yes
6/10
I found this album very boring. Not sure why I got two Simon and Garfunkel albums in two weeks. Their themes just are not for me. 7 O'Clock News is hardly even a song. I know there's political themes, but I'm not listening to them for the political themes, I'm listening to music because I want to hear music.
Love it 4/5
Not a fan of sixties music generally and nothing here to change my mind. Sounds like songs kids would sing at school. Nothing offensive, nothing particularly interesting.
not rly my vibe
In true troubadour style, alot has aged in a cheesy way. Still enjoyed it though
Nice vocals but not really my thing.
eh süß aber idk if i would listen again
I like a harmony but this is a bit bland really.
Have never really understood the attraction of Simon & Garfunkel, but this album was illuminating.
quite forgettable. Preferred Bookends
Nice enough album but I wouldn't rush to go back to it
Pretty forgettable.
Not as good as the last S&G album we had but still quite nice
Classics interleaved with unlistenable ‘60s throwaway material…
This opens with a dud, Scarborough Fair. The rest of the album was fairly decent though. Patters has a nice beat. Homeward Bound is really nice. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine was fun. Ok album. Best song: Homeward Bound
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 )
I expected to enjoy this album and give it a 4, but on the listen through I was transported! (plus I really wanted to add Homeward bound to the 1001 Best of the best playlist) The only track I didn't really love is the last one, but so many of the others make up for it! Fave tracks include; Homeward bound, For Emily and A Poem on the underground wall.
five. no questions.
Pre-listening thoughts: happy 4/20 but guys, you forgot an herb… hehehe… Post/during listening thoughts: after our last album was 2.5 hrs of drum and bass, I will welcome a 27 minute folk album with open arms. Their harmonies bring me to tears. Just really stunning and gentle stuff. This album is the equivalent of finding a patch of sun by the window. Better than Bookends. 10/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: yes but i was also familiar with over half of this album before sitting down to listen to it so it kinda feels like cheating Fav tracks: this is a no skip album but really special shoutout to Homeward Bound and 7 O’Clock News/Silent Night, two of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve ever heard Least fav tracks: n/a
i fucking hate simon and garfunkel.
This album really surprised me. I am not the biggest fan of folk music and I was expecting a difficult and boring listen. I was wrong. Scarborough Fair / Canticle is so beautiful and I loved Homeward Bound and The 59th Street Bridge Song as well. The songs are all short and sweet songs, and the harmonies and occasional strings are incredible.
niet slecht, maar toch meer fan van Paul solo
This album takes me to a calmer time when things felt simpler. Almost their greatest hits album with so many regular favourites. I listened to this album a couple times over the last few days and will be adding more S & G to my playlist
Was going to give this a 4, to be conservative in light of giving Bridge Over Troubled Water a 5 (Because surely they can't both be 5s), but then banger after banger had me switch up and go back to 5. It's a great album, not as iconic as BOTW, but pretty spectacular in its own right.
01) Scarborough Fair/Canticle - 10,0 02) Patterns - 8,5 03) Cloudy - 8,0 04) Homeward Bound - 10,0 05) The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine - 7,5 06) The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - 7,5 07) The Dangling Conversation - 8,0 08) Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall - 8,0 09) A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission) - 7,5 10) For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her - 8,0 11) A Poem on the Underground Wall - 8,0 12) 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night - 8,0 TOTAL: 8,25 (83/100) Current ranking: 136/522
What samples "Patterns" ? It's something hip-hop. But also the song ofc reminds me of the What We Do In The Shadows title sequence. It's all sooooo famous and also almost too fey.
Really mixed album Scarborough fair Homeward bound 59th street bridge feeling groovy For Emily The dangling conversation is a pretty good deep cut Dramatic drop in quality from the hits Simple desultory is an embarrassing Dylan ode
Felt like a theater performance with a little touch of medieval grace. Not nostalgic; more like it pulled in what was happening at the time and didn’t shy away from it. Great album. It packs a punch for a 28-minute runtime.
Not my kind of music
Makee kuuntelu. Hiljaista, harmonista, hidasta. HHH siitä on tämä levy tehty
Folk is not my favourite genre but this album is delightful. Well written songs don't get old.
buenisimo
Short and sweet. That last track????? * Scarborough Fair / Canticle * Homeward Bound * 7 O'Clock News / Silent Night ????????
kein großer s&g fan
lovely sounding record, mix of both relaxing and some upbeats sounds
Simple and short, struggles to leave a big impression when it's only 28 minutes. But it's fantastic music nonetheless.
Pretty great example of singer song writer folk rock type stuff. I can get into this from time to time but I won’t be relistening that often.
Delicious harmonies, iconic tracks.
Solid
4.5
Part of my musical DNA, their mid-‘70s greatest hits is one of the first two albums (well, cassettes) I remember and we played that thing to death. Hard to see how this couldn’t be a 5.
Hippies, love the Bob Dylan diss track
I loved this album I can’t believe I had not heard all of this before. So listenable but also intricate ? Like I don't have much to say that hasn't been said tbh but yeah I love this
I mean you can't go wrong with S&G but it didn't really have a lot on the bone 6/10
7/10
One of the better folk rock albums so far. I can appreciate the storytelling and harmonies, however it’s just not my cup of tea. Won’t listen again.
Not the type of music I usually listen to, but I enjoyed it.
Pure acoustic bliss
Another collection of great songs
A calming ethereal feeling. Pleasant
Simon & Garfunkel, pour moi, ça longtemps été les quelques tubes entendus à la radio, la BO du "Lauréat", et cette image un peu proprette, très éloignée des groupes qui squattent ma platine. Mais voilà, le projet 1001 Albums, c'est aussi ça : revenir sur des classiques, parfois avec des a priori, et se laisser surprendre et "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" mérite qu'on s'y attarde. Nous sommes en 1966, en plein boom du folk-rock. Dylan vient de brancher sa guitare, les Byrds électrifient "Mr. Tambourine Man"… C'est une époque d'effervescence, où les frontières entre folk contestataire et rock'n'roll s'estompent. Simon & Garfunkel ne se contentent pas de suivre le mouvement ; ils le façonnent à leur manière, avec une sophistication et une attention aux détails qui leur sont propres. Ce qui frappe d'abord, c'est la richesse des arrangements. Oui, la guitare acoustique de Paul Simon est la colonne vertébrale, mais l'album ne se limite pas à ça… Clavecin, carillons, contrebasse, bongos… C'est une palette sonore étonnamment variée pour un disque catalogué "folk". On sent une volonté d'aller au-delà des conventions, d'expérimenter avec les textures. L'intro de "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", avec ses arpèges cristallins et ses harmonies vocales qui s'entrelacent comme une brume matinale, est juste sublime. Et puis, il y a LES voix. LA signature Simon & Garfunkel. Ce mélange quasi surnaturel entre le timbre plus terre-à-terre, narratif de Simon et la pureté angélique, éthérée de Garfunkel. Sur cet album, leur complémentarité atteint des sommets. Les harmonies sont ciselées, millimétrées, elles planent, elles caressent, elles te transportent. C'est sans doute ça, le cœur du réacteur S&G, et ici, il tourne à plein régime. C'est beau, c'est indéniablement beau. Putain, oui, et il faut reconnaître quand c'est beau. Thématiquement, l'album ratisse large : l'amour, bien sûr ("For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her"), mais aussi l'aliénation ("The Dangling Conversation"), le mal du pays ("Homeward Bound"), et des commentaires sociaux plus ou moins voilés, reflet de cette Amérique des sixties en pleine mutation, tiraillée entre idéalisme et désillusion, guerre du Vietnam en fond sonore ("7 O'Clock News/Silent Night", quelle idée géniale et glaçante !). C'est moins frontal que Dylan, plus poétique, plus impressionniste, mais ça capture bien l'air du temps. Alors, c'est un 4 sur 5 car c'est un album d'une cohérence et d'une finesse remarquables. La production de Bob Johnston (qui avait bossé avec Dylan, tiens donc) et l'ingénierie sonore de Roy Halee sont exemplaires. Chaque son est à sa place, chaque arrangement sert la chanson, c'est le genre de disque où tu sens que rien n'a été laissé au hasard. Est-ce que ça a révolutionné ma playlist ? Non. Est-ce que ça va remplacer "Disintegration" ou "Spiderland" dans mon panthéon personnel ? Certainement pas… C'est propre, c'est léché, parfois un peu trop "sage" pour mes goûts les plus rugueux. Mais il faut reconnaître le talent d'écriture de Simon, la beauté quasi irréelle des harmonies, et la qualité de la production. C'est un album qui a admirablement bien vieilli, justement parce qu'il ne cherchait pas à être "rock" à tout prix, mais visait une forme d'élégance intemporelle. L'influence sur des générations de songwriters folk-pop est indéniable. C'est peut-être ça, la force de "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" : être à la fois un témoin de son époque et une œuvre qui la dépasse. Une sorte de classicisme pop, si ça a un sens. Adolescent, j'aurais sans doute trouvé ça chiant mais aujourd'hui, avec quelques kilomètres au compteur, j'apprécie la maîtrise, la mélancolie subtile qui infuse même les titres les plus légers, et cette perfection formelle qui force le respect. Donc, oui, 4 sur 5, c'est juste car c'est un album essentiel pour comprendre une facette importante de la musique des années 60, et un jalon dans la discographie d'un duo iconique. Pas le genre de truc qui va me faire pogoter dans mon salon, mais une pièce maîtresse à écouter au calme, pour en savourer toutes les nuances.
Bof pas ma came, trop chill, trop aéré
my grocery list be like:
Woooooof. This one is heavy. The last track hits especially hard. I want to read more about this era of music and the Vietnam war
5.5/10
Such a chill album.
When I was 18 I went on a weeklong backpacking trip right after my first real relationship had ended. It was a 15 hour drive to the state where we would be hiking, and the only album in the car was Simon and Garfunkel’s greatest hits. I didn’t mind this, I was already a fan of Simon & Garfunkel. Thanks to that, I knew many of the songs on this album. I like these songs, but I don’t think the album as a whole is quite as much of an emotional gut punch as Bookends was. The songs have those lush harmonies that make them great, but they sometimes feel shallow with little emotion attached. I’d still recommend this album, and I think it’s worthy of this list, just to hear how their songwriting changed and influenced others. Oh, and that girlfriend who ended things was Emily. So everyone on the trip got a chuckle out of every play of For Emily.
Good album, arguably Simon and Garfunkel's second best.
Very good!
Soft but kinda boring to me
I don't normally love folk, but this is nice.
Did not care for it
Vibessss
What an odd recipe.
Sometimes I think I was born into the wrong generation. I love my post-punk music, but there is something about 60's folk music that pulls at my being. I love the harmonies and wonderful melodies from these two talented individuals. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her is an absolutely beautiful song and 7 O'clock News / Silent Night is brilliant.
Super fun folk. Lots of great songs on this
Top tier songwriting and sublime melodies throughout
Wildly disparate genres jammed onto this album. Their harmonies and guitar playing are great, but the differences in songs can be a bit jarring.
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
I enjoyed, it probably deserves another listen. 3.5 stars.
this sounds really old today
they have a very special one-of-a-kind comforting atmosphere, what else is truly like them the first few songs are especially pretty
Very nice sound. Great vocal moments and quite the verity of song styles. Finished the album with no big complaints.
Love bits of it, but too many parts felt like satire. Kind of made me sad because I think maybe it’s just me channeling the cynicism of our current zeitgeist, but I’m not here to lie to anybody.
Lots of acoustic guitar, beautiful vocals.
liked it
3.5/5
this may not come as a surprise after my zz top review, but i adore simon & garfunkel. i grew up on them and they were one of the earliest artists i really loved. this album has some of their best songs, starting strong with Scarborough Fair, and keeping up that sleepy stoner energy throughout with Homeward Bound, The Dangling Conversation, Flowers Never Bend and For Emily. it's complex and beautiful folk rock that was composed and performed with great care. it takes itself just a little bit too seriously, and paul simon is more than a little bit pretentious, but there's some charm in that. this is quintessential S&G and is still solid today despite its specific mid 60s social message, maybe in part because of it. is this their best work? aside from other singles here and there, it might be. it's really good. i was planning to give this a 4 because it's a little too short and A Simple Desultory Phillipic and Pleasure Machine are really goofy and stand out for it, but to be honest i felt refreshed after listening to it twice in a row and decided it's my favorite album that's come up since i joined the group. 5/5 he even lets Art sing the lead a couple times
Would have loved to listen to this with good headphones while lying in a field on a nice warm day. I love how many layers there are to each song, both literally with the vocals & instrumentals and figuratively with the lyrics. I really enjoyed this album all the way through, I too am looking for fun and feeling groovy, 4/5
This album does a lot with only a 28 minute run time. I didn’t grow up with these boys, this is my first time purposefully listening to music of theirs other than sound of silence. Good writing, fun instrumentals, I get it. It makes full sense to me that this came out the same year as revolver and pet sounds. I don’t think I’ll come back to much if any of this album but it is deserving of the list.
This album was alright for me. I think the vocals can be very pretty at times, but not my musical preference. Wish we got one of their other albums. I thought I heard a guitar lick that America ripped for Ventura Highway, but I only gave this album 1 pass through. 3
I expected this to be kinda lame because Simon and Garfunkel are lame. Maybe not though, this was pretty good white bread music. Silent night must’ve blown the nips off people in the mid 60s but the current events rapid fire over a hymn doesn’t hit so hard 60 years later. Overall I did really like this album, I like Graceland more though. Between a strong 3 and light 4, but going with a 4 because Artie deserves it. Paul Simon sounds like a dick - Art kinda does too idk
It's enjoyable enough, but I didn't hear anything that made me any amount of genuinely interested in this album.
Listening to these Manhattanites this early in the morning is causing my diabetes to act up.
"But all my words come back to me, in shades of mediocrity. Like emptiness in harmony I need someone to comfort me." Call it what you will, mawkish, overly sentimental, whatever. S&G's lyrics and harmonies have a way of pulling at my emotions that almost no other music does. Here's another of their albums full of incredibly well-written, meticulously performed classics.
- bissl viel so gejaule - relativ langsam - läuft aber gut im Hintergrund, wenn man was macht
Still brilliant like sun shine on a rippled lake.
Brilliant album. I’m becoming a big fan of S&G through this list.
8/10
was good
Great voice with a fitting background sound. I think the first part of the album was the strongest, which is why I can only give et 4 stars.
This album sucked
7/10
Id give it a 6 if i could. this is top shelf. they were beautiful souls.
Not for me
Like being wrapped up in a big fluffy blanket.
Some really fantastic acoustic guitar work and finger picking. Also, some great harmonies and lyrics. You can totally hear how this album and S&G in general influenced so much of the modern stuff I listen to. It was a quick and easy listen and I would definitely listen again
I joked about this being as short as Out of Step but this really does feel like an EP of collected songs more than a true album, although it’s still pretty fucking great. Simon & Garfunkel are at their best exploring melodies and occasionally rocking out - as amazing as songs like “Scarborough Faire” and “For Emily…” are, there’s full out rockers like “The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine” and pure pop greatness like “Homeward Bound” to remind you these two could kinda do anything. There’s really only two missteps: the pure goof of “A Simple Desultory Philippic” and the way too on the nose “Silent Night”. But the rest of this is stone cold bangers, even if it doesn’t all fit together.
"i've been art garfunkeled" -bob dylan -paul simon
Most of this sounds like glorified Renaissance Faire music. There's one song that sounds like Bob Dylan (and even name checks him near the end sort of) and the album ends with Silent Night but as a protest song? I don't know, I didn't like this.
It's Simon and Garfunkel, beautifully written but felt quite unremarkable given some of the other albums of theirs I've heard?
No denying the beauty of Simon and Garfunkel. No matter what they come after it is always a nice breath of fresh air, and given the past couple horrible weeks this was even better. Their harmonies and voices fit so perfectly together and their music is perfectly placed.
These guys were maybe my first "obsession" (...as a 3 year old but it counts...). A rare act that got progressively better with each release - which when you only have 5 albums isn't that monumental but still impressive - and this one was a big leap from very quaint folk to bigger productions (e.g. "The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine") and even a song like "Feelin’ Groovy" feels like would have sounded less full / more amateur a year or 2 before. Feels like I should give a note about Art G since he's one of the few vocalists I love so... here's the note. He's the best. Rapidly reaching their songwriting and performance peak which they'd get to on their final 2 albums but literally every song is worthy here (although truthfully "The Dangling Conversation" is a little too Paul Simon-y...enough already) and if you can't spend a half hour with this then well, best of luck to you. 9/10 5 stars.
Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Can you give me a lift?
Good album with some great songs
Uusi sääntö: Jos "one night stand" albumissa maininta, yks star alaspäin heh... irstailua..
Simon and Garfunkel- 1 strike against Album name- 1 strike against Wow, 2 stars knocked off right away. That was easy. Now, let’s see what bullshit we get ourselves into. I can stand the music, it’s the singing and lyrics that are the problem. I’m an open road too when it comes to music. But, even though I don’t like the lyrics and singing, I’m not knocking the album. 4 songs in and it’s ok for what it is offering. The harmonizing is tight. The songs have a place and aren’t lazily put into the album as filler. The upbeat tracks are where it’s at with these guys. It eliminates the wussy sounding voices they can have. It’s a shame, if you give the Stones or the Beatles this album, sans lyric, it’d be a hit in a broader range. I know songs from this album that I didn’t think were their songs. It has lasting power in that sense. These guys aren’t for me but I will officially say that I will remove the 2 negative stars I gave it before listening. Choice cut: Homeward Bound
Love them. They are a go to and I neeever get sick of them - I listened to this 3x through while working at the computer, sublime. The songwriting the harmony the lyrics - everything they are so comforting and lovely! For Emily (this earlier version will do just fine) .. is probably the most beautiful song I have ever heard
Not my favorite but a few goodies on here. Dylan vibes coming through at the end.
Like a counterpoint to the obfuscation of Dylan - S&G dive right into deep emotions and don't shy away from beauty. Starting off with a song that feels musically more akin to Good Vibrations than a couple of young folkies. Not sure if fresh is the right word but these songs have a vibrancy that is undiminished. The productions is exquisite. And the songs. No wonder Paul remained a relevant songwriter for the almost 50 years of peaks and valleys.
Perfectly fine. It does have their iconic "Silent Night," at least.
Such a great album. Whole thing is pretty awesome
Tyhmähän sitä olisi jos ei tästä pitäisi. Herkkyyttä löytyy! 4/5
Ukkoutuminen jatkuu, mutta kyllä S&G tippuu nykyään. Kauniisti tehtyä kitarointia. 4/5
This was corny boots, top to bottom. I don’t care when something was made, I cannot abide songs about “grooviness”. And I know they thought they really did something with that 7 O’clock news/silent night song but I’d have to disagree. This was going to get a very generous 2 until the Bob Dylan shit in A Simple Desultory Philippic. Even if it was making fun of him it needed to be meaner for me to be on board by that point.
Pretty enjoyable, some of it even feels like it could have come out closer to the modern day.
Never listened to this before I thought they’d all be like Scarborough fair. I dug the dynamics
I loved how whimsical the song "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" was. It reminds me of forest creatures and fairytales. It was very instrumentally and vocally soft. This album was very folksy.
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE
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.
What a weird album. It’s very British which is weird because both Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are American. It feels like it’s not sure who it is, what its identity is… if that makes sense. Some of the songs sound like The Monkees, some are pretentious folk music with DEEP lyrics, there’s even a Bob Dylan parody song. But there’s a couple of classics on there for sure. Homeward Bound is perfect! However I don’t think I’ll be returning to this one.
Decent. Very folky which I don't mind and incact some songs were quite good (homeward bound and dangling conversation). I got reminded how 60s it was a few times tho. Also the last song sucked.
If I’d have listened to this in 1966, I probably would have given it 5 stars. But listening to it in 2025, it is 2.5–3 stars at best.
I preferred Bridge Over Troubled Water, but this was still listenable
Excellent. A range of politics, humour, relaxation, and immaculate music.
another smash from the lads
Bra skit är det.
I have a couple vinyl copies of this album since I first heard it upon its release in 1966. I found this album to be a mix of their earlier work, Scarborough Fair, combined with a more progressive sound with Dangling Conversation and Patterns. Simon’s sweet melodies shine on Flowers Never Bend and For Emily, my personal favorites which are a precursor to future albums Bookends and Bridge Over Troubled Waters. As a side note, Feelin’ Groovy, was a favorite of my Mother’s and it could be heard most mornings as I ate my Cheerios.
You guys make weird album covers. This was decent. 3.2
Paul Simon can write some really good songs. Also, some very bad ones. Cheers.
★★⅗
Very fun and easygoing folky album. I love the songwriting of the boys very much.
Prachtig! Ik kende dit album nog niet, maar damn, die twee konden toch muziek maken. Toch een zestal nummers opgeslagen. 4.2
Gin and tonic. Laurel and Hardy. Yin and yang. Simon & Garfunkel. Some things are just better together.
If you like folklore type of music mixed with country then I would check this album out. This music almost reminds me of a Renaissance fair I used to go to when I was a little kid, I like the music, Id rate the first song a 7/10. The second song I'm not that much a fan of, because its more directed towards the country genre. I like how the third song has some history stuff involved, it was cool to hear the radio get louder. Overall I'd rated the album a 8/10, pretty nice.
I rate scarbrough bare a 3 star because it was contry and I don't like country music a lot and it wasnt for me. I rate homeward bound a 3 star because it was contry and I don't like country music a lot and it wasnt for me. I rate seven a cloke news a 3 star because it was contry and I don't like country music a lot and it wasnt for me.
Song: Scarborough fair I do not like this song it is scary and it sounds sad I don't recommend this song Song: homeward bound I don't really like this song because it sounds sad again but if they made the lyrics happy and the singers have more energy then it would be a good song but this is okay Song:7o'clock news this song is good I listen to his song on the radio when it is christmas time
I don't like this song because it has no happy energy. I would not recommend this song I don't like this song because it's kinda too sad. I would not recomened this song
I like this album becuase i really like howthe singers voice sounds. It sounds dream like or like a fantazy song. I like the the instruments in the background music and how it flows well with his voice.It sounds like a fantaxzy or like a fairy song. I would reccomend this song to people.
Do you want to listen to some music that has a lot of guitar? Well in Scarborough fair you can! I rate this song a ⭐⭐⭐⭐. I recommend this song. Do you want to listen to some music that has a lot of drums? Well in homeward bound you can! I rate it a ⭐⭐⭐⭐. Do you want to listen to some music that has a lot of piano? well in 7 o'clock news lyrics you can! I rate it a ⭐⭐⭐⭐.
i dont like this album because it is a sad song. i don 'recommend this album because its sad
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.
this one is just has weird lyrics I don't like how the memo is and I don't really like how its giving a folkore vibe and I don't like the background instruments The second one I don't like the lyrics and I don't like the genre or the background music and its just not really my type of music I would listen two. the third one I don't really like because it has like a deep meaning and I can barely hear him and I just don't like the background type of sound.
the first song started off really weird cuz there was like 5 voices in the first thingy its Lowkey bad oms I can barely understand what their trying to say or the lyrics the next song is weird to cuz like the voice is so bad like who is u oms the lyrics are weird and random but the background music is kinda good but that's like the only thing that's good this isn't the type of music I listen to. the last song is kinda good cs it was lowkey calming oms
I didnt like this album because its boring and i dont like how its kinda quiet and i dont recommend it because its boring
I think the cover looks interesting. I thought "Scarborough Fair" was okay. The singing was cool with the layers and echoes. I also liked the instrumentation. I liked "Homeward Bound" because the music sounded really pretty. The singing was really nice with the harmonies. I liked the lyrics and the instrumentation. I didn't like "7 O'clock news" because of the strange concept. But I did like the instrumentation. I might recommend this album.
If you like more folk music that uses a lot of different instruments then you should listen to this album "Simon and Garfunkel". I personally don't like the song "Homeward Bound" because I don't really like folk music but it is something different that other people may like. I do like the song "silent night" I think is has a big message in the song. I don't like this album because i don't like this genre. I would recommend this album to someone who wants to listen to something different.
Really enjoyed it. I loved how haunting even the pretty songs felt. I also like the way this album was mixed; it’s like they were playing the songs in an empty train station or something. The random Bob Dylan diss track was crazy
Quite chill
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.
Some classic songs here, but doesn't rise as a whole to greatness.
It's a little funky. I could rock with it. Barely.
Großartig!
Da fehlte aber noch was von den großen hits
This is the first time i listen to folk music and I really liked the experience. The calming guitar paired with harmonized poem-like lyrics that tell a story in each of the songs made me really enjoy the album, and I see myself listening to it again in the future. Some highlights are: "Homeward Bound", "The Dangling Conversation" and "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her". "Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall" and "A Poem on the Underground Wall" are also very nice songs.
its a really pretty sounding album love the songwriting love the folk-rock sound.. def will have to relisten to it so it can leave more of an impact on me, but it's a really great album
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- It feels like any album by Simon and Garfunkel is at least a 4 star effort, largely because the lyrics are so piercing and evocative. - "The Dangling Conversation" was a new, thought-provoking discovery. I also found "Patterns," "Homeward Bound," and "A Poem on the Underground Wall" to be great additions (even if the lattermost song is silly in retrospect). - Putting the 1966 news over the final track was a gut punch. Feels very true to now (i.e. March 2025).
Rustig, mooie tonen
Very good
Homeward bound...what a song!!!!
There's a couple of good songs, but it's so overly pretty and produced that nothing really sticks out.
Ok
Scarborough Fair and Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme aux, rest is goid
This was one of my dad‘s favorite albums, so I heard it frequently as a kid. However, listening to it now with headphones on definitely brings a different vibe than it did when I was younger. First off, I never realized that Scarborough Fair weaved the old rhyme with a very in-depth anti-war theme. I had to listen to it twice is surprise that it took this long to notice. I finally get it why that song was so impactful and not just beautiful. Homeward Bound is still a great song that brings up fond memories for me. 59th St. Bridge Song is Simon & Garfunkel classic. And 7O’Clock News/Silent Night: wow! What a statement. But I think my favorite song this time was a Simple Desultory Philippic as it gave a really cool view of their America in 1966. I can only think that this was how so many Americans felt then. Lord knows I feel like this now. I don’t know if this is my favorite Simon & Garfunkel album, but it is definitely a winner.
Random thoughts: * There was a few songs that sounded like Peter, Paul, and Mary. * There was 1 or 2 songs that sounded like Dylan. * I never really thought of Simon and Garfunkel sounding like those artists before. * So cool, that they could take a several hundred year old song and make it popular in the 1960s. That is some musical genius. * This is still pretty early Simon and Garfunkel and you can tell they are still honing their sound. * I didn't love the Silent Night closer. Clearly the 7 o'clock news was added after the album's original release. Ws it used in a movie or something? It was familiar but didn't love it here.
This album is like a warm hug from a nostalgic past. The songwriting, the instrumentation, the vocals- all contribute to a feeling of safety without feeling overbearing or overly corny. This is the kind of album that says "Sure, the world is messed up and sometimes life is sad, but in the end it will be alright."
Not really my thing
Some of these song titles are a bit outlandish. But in any case, this is another short 'n' sweet Simon & Garfunkel album with some variety from song to song and the usual poetry you'd come to expect from these two. It's probably not controversial to say that this isn't as strong as most of their other releases, but there were a fun few moments to be had (including Paul Simon giving his best Bob Dylan impression in one of the tracks).
The lack of an Oxford comma notwithstanding (I won't ding it for that, but I will register my dislike of it not being there. Mentally painful to not be able to write that comma in), solid album, but S&G have always felt like they never had enough of an edge for me. A little too cozy a lot of times, although 7 O'clock News/Silent Night does go hard. Thinking back, Mrs. Robinson is a political song, but I never thought of S&G as political despite coming from the 60's. Maybe should pay more attention to their lyrics. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine felt very Beatles, so points for that.
[4.5*]
It has been about a hundred years since I listened to this album and it is a lot more varied than I remembered or was expecting. The sound is excellent, the songs as much chamber pop-music as folk rock, the duo's voices weave around each other, the instruments complimenting them perfectly. Homeward Bound is one of Simon's best songs but there are so many other great recordings hear and the rendition of Silent Night layered over a news reporter announcing Lenny Bruce's death and the growing war in Vietnam, is still powerful. I was anticipating a couple of hits plus filler; this is so much more.
It is amazing how much meaning and pathos are crammed into the lyrics of these beautiful two minute long songs. I really enjoyed actively listening to this.
Yesterday I was listening to System Of A Down, thinking to myself how one-in-a-million their sound is. I wondered what other musicians I could bring to mind that were known for such a unique, instantly-recognizable sound. Simon & Garfunkel’s harmonies came to mind. “Scarborough Fair / Canticle” took all of 20 seconds to open up this album and confirm that exact thought I had. While simple harmonies over some folksy instrumentals were commonplace in the mid/late 60’s, a song like “Cloudy” is a good example of how S&G just did it with so much more character and spunk. I think “Homeward Bound” is the popular song from this record, but honestly it fits right into the track listing, it doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb. “59th Street Bridge Song” might be the most pleasant Sunday morning go for a walk song ever - it’s very homely and peaceful. Then comes “The Dangling Conversation” which is one of the most arresting and pretty songs I’ve heard in a long time. I cannot believe that these two were operating on such a perfect level even in the 60’s, that song is incredible. There’s a bit of Bob Dylan influence on here, as is the case for most 60’s white dudes, I’m learning. “A Simply Desultory Philippic” however, isn’t just a little artistic influence, it’s an outright parody of Bobby. Does it take me out of the immersion of the record? Maybe a little, but it’s still strikingly accurate. “A Poem On The Underground Wall” is a forceful, colorful rambler that continues to keep the quality of the record super high. The closing “7 O’clock News/Silent Night” was a strangely calming experience for me. It helped me realize that the craziness we are experiencing in the country today gave a similar feeling of unease that is conveyed in the news monologue on this song. Really cool way to end the album. One of my biggest takeaways from this entire list so far (about 370 album in) is that Simon & Garfunkel are worth all the hype and more. I thought about how this list could get annoying to someone who doesn’t have a taste for S&G, but then I thought how that could even be possible! The duo is undeniable. My only giant ding on this album is that some of the songs were so good I wish they went longer and had more time to evolve and develop. Strong 4/5 stars
This was an exciting one to get after a few clunkers and I enjoyed it ever more than I expected. A bit more folk-y than the Simon and Garfunkel albums I prefer, it was a great listen. The song where Paul is clearly doing an homage (or mocking?) Bob Dylan was among the more interesting on the album.
Very cozy
Loved this. It had a good balance between slow/folksy numbers and more upbeat ones. The opening track is definitely the highlight of the album—incredible production and vocals on that one. The Bob Dylan diss moment took me by surprise, it was not bad. I think I might need check out their entire discography 'cause it's a second album of theirs that I really enjoyed. Best song: Scarborough Fair/Canticle Other highlights: Homeward Bound, Cloudy, Pattern, A simple desultory philippic 4 stars
I liked this one quite a lot
This is a pretty good album by Simon and Garfunkel, though not sure it's their best. Scarborough Fair is a classic and I wasn't familiar with most of the other tracks in here, but found some good gems. A Simple Desultory Philippic is a banger. There are a few tracks like that which sound a little more rockin than S&G typically sound. A harder sound that is a nice break from their normal quiet type harmonizing.
Loved it. Big fan of Homeward Bound and Big Green Pleasure Machine, oh and the Bob Dylan impression
Technically good without ever excelling in any department? It feels music has progressed far beyond what this album has to offer.
Ok this was a very good album. I loved the mix of psychedelic and folk rocks in most of the songs. I REAALLY loved “A Simple Desultory Philippic” cause it referenced the Beatles, Stones, Phil Spector AND Bob Dylan. 79/100 + 1 BONUS ⭐️ for Beatles reference
didn’t like it. annoyed me. being harsh here and vague bc i half listened. luca s (🇮🇹) ahh review💔
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️— 4[.4] of 5 stars. Listening to this felt really refreshing, especially compared to what we got before. It’s a classic, again, old-timey in the greatest way possible. There’s a reason I always end up teaching “Scarborough Fair” to each one of my piano students (it’s in like every beginner piano book lol). Overall, it’s a really calming listen. I enjoyed it a lot. The opener “Scarborough Fair / Canticle” is absolutely iconic, and I absolutely adore their rendition of “Silent Night” as the closer of the album. I loved the mellow, subdued instruments throughout, and their vocals fit it extremely well. Overall, It’s a really easy, not too demanding listen; short, but, amazing. Favourites: Scarborough Fair, Silent Night⭐️, Homeward Bound. Dislikes: absolutely none at all :)
3/5 nice!!!
Beautiful sound and harmonies. I love Simon & Garfunkel. A great album.
Such a great album with the harmony between Simon and Garfunkel. Scarborough Fair is an incredible song with the countermelody and intricate details. Silent Night 7 o’clock news is also striking.
3 - charming but I don’t see it as a good whole project
It's got a folkish vibe to it, been meaning to get into songs from the 60s. This Album was released in 1966. It was alright, i don't want to biased by saying i'm not into folk music but I have been getting into some 60s. It's a nice album
3.5
Loved this album. I ended up listening to several more Simon & Garfunkel albums after this one to get a wider view of them. I've always known of this group and a few of the hits, but never listened to a full album. I'm a convert, this is excellent.
It was fine
Here we are, at my final Simon and Garfunkel album to review. As luck would have it, I will wind up reviewing their contributions to this list in reverse chronological order. Also, I gave five stars to Bridge Over Troubled Water, and four stars to Bookends, so I'm hoping that this contribution isn't destined to be three stars. It's time to get folky! Thankfully, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme was not a three star album. I thought this album was fantastic, filled with beautiful songs from start to finish. When it comes to S&G's catalog, I wouldn't count "Scarborough Fair" as one of my favorite songs of theirs, but I gained a new appreciation for it today. The harpsichord playing is fantastic, and captures the folk mood of the sixties perfectly. I loved the percussion and bass on "Patterns," which really surprised me, since I can't think of any other S&G song where the percussion stands out to me. "Homeward Bound" is probably my favorite song on the album though. The lyrics perfectly capture a feeling of homesickness, and the vocals on the chorus are fantastic. The guitar melody is great too, and the light organ playing rounds out the sound really well. I could write more about the individual songs, but I'll spare you my rambling, but summarize by saying that musically, this album was a treat for the ears. When it comes to the songwriting, PSR&T was another reminder of just how talented Paul Simon is as a songwriter. Last night, as I was cleaning up the kitchen, I was thinking about how I wish I liked Bob Dylan more, but his lyrics are just too figurative for me, and at times, listening to his lyrics can feel like translating Beowulf, and it becomes a chore. However, Paul Simon's lyrics contain the perfect balance of straightforward storytelling and figurative language to me. And speaking of Dylan, I thought "A Simple Desultory Philippic" was brilliant and pretty funny. Overall, this is another brilliant album from Simon and Garfunkel. Not only is this my last S&G album, it's my last Paul Simon album as well. PSR&T was a fitting way to wrap up my contributions from this duo.
A delightful 28 minutes of my morning, they really are nice Jewish boys
I had only heard one song from this album before, the very funny Dylan Pastiche "A Simple Desultory Philippic" which really did get a good laugh out of me and I still think about as one of the highlights here, but that's more because I get the joke now and it's so different from everything else in the album which is obviously what I imagined it would be, very lush and pretty "folk rock", the melodies alone just make it such a great listen while not wasting any time in its songs. I think what struck me the most was that sonic but I feel like I'll have to return to this one for the lyrics. Either way I really enjoyed it
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme is not my favorite Simon & Garfunkel album, but it's up there. The Dylan diss track precedes Drake and Kendrick Lamar by some time but the level of vitriol feels contemporary. A petty Paul Simon can be a wonderful thing and obviously Garfunkel was a good counter-balance. Helping the album be more than just Paul, Paul, Paul. And let's be real, it would've been. One shameful thing about this album people often talk about is the lack of song writing credits here and there. Relatedly, from the searches I've done, I need to know if Bob Cato is only the photographer of the cover or did he also do the graphic design? Because it's a crime if there's an uncredited genius out there who drew and/or typeset the artist and album name. 🔥
Surpingsingly large number of tracks on the album.
At it's best during tracks like For Emily. Even at a blistering 28 mins, this album tends to drag a little at points. Also, maybe I'm just being a hater but that closing track was mega corny.
wistful and nostalgic. what giants of folk/singer songwriter genre. not sure I'll ever tire of Garfunkel's voice.
Prefer their later albums but still brilliant. Their harmonies never cease to amaze me.
Quite possibly the perfect folk album.
Sooo pretty
I've lost my harmonica, Albert.
Pleasant, but not amazing.
An absolute classic.
Easy listening and nice short album. They have great harmony with the nice acoustic guitar. However, it doesn’t make me want to seek it out to listen to it again.
It might not be their best but it is still really good
I mean they sound really nice but honesty that's kinda the reason they aren't gonna get a 5 from me. They sound too perfect too good to be true. It kinda irritates me. Also most of the songs sound very, very similar. Very folksy. Nice harmonies of course but the whole album was just very folksy which isn't a bad thing just not really my cup of tea for a whole album.
overall this is just not an exciting listen-it's 60's folk music & ok in background. but they do have amazing harmonies together. Homeward Bound is best track on the album. (and wonder if Seinfeld's puffy shirt was a nod to Paul Simon's on cover)
Amazing album by amazing artists
Loved the sound, intriguing and relaxing at the same time!
Sappy, soft singing and ultra-gentle instrumentation, tedious lyrics. I cannot see the appeal. The only tracks which stood out were A Simple Desultory Phillippic, a simple and out-of-place Dylan parody, almost a comedy song; A Poem on the Underground Wall; and the final 7 o'clock News/ Silent Night, which was a bit like a teenage art student's first "deep" song. I agree with the idea, didn't like the presentation. One star. A bit harsh but I honestly don't want to listen to any more Simon and Garfunkel after this.
This may be a bit too trad-folk rock for me. I can acknowledge how well crafted the songs are and just how well Paul and Art's harmonies work together, but this was just too light and airy for it to make much of an impact on my feelings. Getting to stuff like 'The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine' and the quite brilliant Dylan parody 'A Simple Desultory Philippic' was like finding an oasis in a desert of rather dry and dusty songs. I can clearly hear the impact it had on stuff that came after it, but listening to it in 2025 I can only appreciate it from afar rather than truly enjoy it.
Hmmm hmmm
Easy to listen
This is a really good album. Scarborough Fair/Canticle is probably the best known track, but there is a nice mix of electric/acoustic and fast/slow tracks on here. This album shows the direction they are moving and their following albums would be even better.
Good listen, never had
Beautiful melodies. Great album. I was surprised, I thought it might be more boring, but I wasn't bored.
Classic Simon & Garfunkel.
It's a classic. Some of these songs are timeless. Love Scarborough Fair/Canticle as the opener. Homeward Bound is great. I prefer the live versions of Feelin' Groovy and For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her from the greatest hits records, but they are two of my favorite songs. There were some other cool tracks that I'm not super familiar with. The song A Simple Desultory Philippic was an interesting invocation of Bob Dylan and folk rock in general and the 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night tune was pretty haunting and poignant in light of current events. Great record.
My kind of album, love the harmonies and the juxtaposition of Silent Night with a news broadcast at the end was really unique. I would have appreciated a bit more variety though. Favourite track: Scarborough Faire
As a kid, I sang "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Felling Groovy)". I feel like I still have PTSD from that. Most of the songs do not feel as dated as you imagine, although "7 o'Clock News / Silent Night" seems a bit on the nose. The only other song that I was a bit iffy on was "Cloudy," I felt the lyrics were interesting, but the music was kinda meh. Otherwise, I liked the other songs. Short album, though. Top tracks: "Scarborough Fair / Canticle," "Patterns," "Homeward Bound," "The Dangling Conversation," "Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall," "For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her"
Wow. This album is almost 60 years old, and yet it feels timeless. I'm not saying that it sounds like modern music or that it doesn't have some feel of vintage. But the way they harmonize will never go out of style. Scarborough Fair is no rocker, it's slow and you might even say plodding if the vocals weren't so incredible and perfectly arranged with the soft guitar and harpsichord. I'm not saying this is a perfect album (side two isn't as good as side one) but it is captivating. Still, the big singles are better than the lesser knowns. Homeward Bound and Feelin Groovy are classics and while I don't really know The Dangling Conversation I quite enjoyed it (reminded me of Leonard Cohen). Patterns, Cloudy, and Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall are solid, but at times great and at times ho-hum. I do like Simon's satirical songs on this album, which I didn't know before. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine is biting and set to a great poppy beat. A Simple Desultory Philippic is an interesting ode to Dylan - clearly written in his style, Simon does a good job with the word play and sounding like Dylan but it annoys me a little how much it sounds like Dylan. 7 O'Clock News/Silent News is really well done - the mix of Simon and Garfunkel harmonizing a sweet carol with despairing news overtop is poignant. I don't know I can quite give this album a 5, though I thought about it.
First, are we not going to talk about the shirt Paul Simon is wearing on the album cover? I think it was the model for Seinfeld's puffy shirt. Meanwhile Art is just sitting there in an everyday shirt. Paul just came from the Renaissance Faire and Art just got back from a stroll in Central Park. Moving on, I'm a HUGE Paul Simon fan, but even I have to admit this is an uneven album. It's got some absolute classics on it: Scarborough Fair (the guitar part and vocal harmonies are iconic, a true classic), Homeward Bound (such a great song), and The 59th Street Bridge Song (sure, it's a little cheesy, but again great guitar lines and a great vibe). A lot of the other tracks, though, are cheesy and/or seriously dated. Patterns sounds like it needs an old Western whip crack (wih-CHEW!). Almost the entire second side is dated (especially the Bob Dylan parody). I do like the 7 O'Clock News / Silent Night combo. The album is certainly a milestone album for Simon & Garfunkel, and a classic worth listening to (and I will definitely listen again), but it's a dated classic. Despite my love for Paul Simon's music, I gotta go with the 4 on this one.
OK, bit slow for me, some familiar tunes 2/5
Easy listening at its finest. Some classic tunes, sung with incomparable harmonies. What a great collaboration. Im a big fan of Paul Simon. But I don't think he would have ever been what he has become without Art Garfunkel.
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
It's Simon and Garfunkel. You know what you're getting into when you put them on. It's a couple of singer songwriters, singing calm songs from the late 60's and early 70's. It might be a little protest, but it's not outrageous. "Scarborough Fair" is a little nod to the past.
These sweet soft boys, thinking they can end a war with harmonies
enjoyable, but nothing i feel compelled to revisit in full
Kedvenc/Favourite: Homeward Bound Kicsit csalódtam benne, jobbra számítottam őszintén. Elég rövid volt, talán még összecsapott is, egyszerűen üresnek tűnt több dal is. A hangulata azért jó volt, meg a zene is kellemes, de nem hiszem, hogy többször meg fogom hallgatni. I was a bit disappointed, I was expecting better honestly. It was quite short, maybe even jumbled together, several songs just seemed empty. The vibe was good though, and the music was nice, but I don't think I'll listen to it again.
Some classic songs on here.
I loved it. Some songs were nostalgic for me and we're still great to hear (not sick of them) and the new to me tracks were also really good.
Mostly outside my wheelhouse but I do think it's quite good. I'm going to round up to a 4. One or two of the songs on here feel slightly familiar but I'm not sure I've actually heard them before. "I been Phil Spectored, resurrected" maybe evokes something slightly different now than it did back in 1965. I do like the jangly, rambling "A Simple Desultory Philippic;" apparently it's a parody of Dylan's style and, now that I read that, I feel it. The album ends on "7 O'Clock News / Silent Night," juxtaposing a bleak nightly news report with a Christmas Carol about peace. I think this one's effective, especially hearing it filtered through the lens of the current moment's non-stop parade of news nightmares (it's late January 2025).
I read a book called "Impossible" when I was in middle/high school that was based on Scarborough Fair, so that song I'm partial to. The whimsical/folk music does more for me than the lyrics do.
I enjoyed, it probably deserves another listen. 3.5 stars.
Could I listen to most of this album while playing Skyrim and it not break the immersion? Yes. 4 star album
A great album by the iconic folk duo. Tons of classic timeless tracks. Are you going to Scarborough fair is probably my favorite song on the album.
solid short album. Had no huge impact but its a really smooth listen without doin too much. Also not stunning but its good.
3.5
Fínasta Folk frá flottu Folki.
Fínasta plata hjá þeim félögum, ljúf og þægilegt. Verður þó pínu leiðigjarn til lengdar, 2 hlustanir alveg nóg.
Simon & Garfunkel sing together in beautiful harmony whether Simon is the lead or Garfunkel is the lead. Thoughtful, peaceful album to listen to.
Lovely rich album that certainly showcases the dichotomy of songwriting styles between Simon and Garfunkel. The two of them together are incredibly gifted and wrote songs that will stand the test of time.
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
I liked it, it has a very “timeless” feel where it could be from the 40s or the 20s, it also feels very similar to Vampire Weekend but more stripped back. Not sure I’d listen to it regularly as it's not really my thing but it was an enjoyable experience
i don’t got much to say this is just a very pretty album
Probably my least favorite by them thus far? It's baseline fine though because of the artist it comes from.
a.classic
The first song was really pleasant to hear but then I fell asleep. 2/5 because of the 1st song)
To put ir simply: beautiful
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.
The Sound of Silence becoming a surprise hit was a mixed blessing for Simon & Garfunkel. On the one hand, it brought them back together. On the other, they'd never asked for the remix and it tied their second album to sounding like early Electric Dylan. Well, that wasn't going to happen this time. Paul and Art (along with Roy Halee) were in the producers seat, and they could make the album they wanted to. And what they wanted was atmosphere. Whether it's the more serious material (the haze of the opening Scarborough Fair/Canticle, the earnestness of Homeward Bound or Poem on the Underground Wall) or the more fun stuff (the Dylan-spoofing A Simple Desultory Philippic, the satirical 'Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine' you can see the care and hard work put into it. The two halves fit together well. Of course, the songwriting had been there ever since Paul had gone off to write his Songbook material in England but now everything was in place to cement their legacy. It was only up from here. Tangent: Speaking of the Paul Simon Songbook, it's interesting to see how differently the material from it was used in both the previous album, and this one. It's like night and day, despite the songs being written at the same time. Fave: Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall Least Fave: A Simple Desultory Phillippic Strong Bad Demerit Count: 0
Somehow, an album bookended by two powerful statements against the Vietnam war set to folk songs ends up being bright and breezy. The first album where they really got to show their strengths in full - Paul's verbose and varied songwriting, Art's incredible tone and vocal range and their trademark close harmonies. A treat.
I like the atmosphere of thid album. But the songs dont really grab me.
Pretty good album. Not remarkable like BoTW, or as fun, but still a nice album to listen to.
Dig it
Nice folk album. +1 for poking fun at Dylan
I definitely know this duo. Truly respect what they deliver. So good. Just a bit too mellow for me.
It is certainly of the time, it shows a bit of its age, but it has a lot of big tunes on it. Silent night scared the crap out of me as a child, the voice-over part…
Really noce
This album (and Simon & Garfunkel) remind me of my mom which is a good thing and deserves high rating! Aside from nostalgia, its just a pleasant album to listen to. I like their vocals and the acoustic vibe.
Classic 60’s flower power era folksy, gentle songs.
Scarborough fair! Alhoewel ik moet bekennen dat ik de pianoversie stiekem mooier vind kan dit er ook wel mee door. En verder bekruipt mij toch steeds meer het gevoel dat de stemmen mij toch niet helemaal pakken. Het gitaarspel (denk ook aan Anji van Sounds of Silence) is niet mis, maar toch vind ik dit album niet meer waard dan drie sterren. Misschien is het het gebrek aan variatie in de stemmen? Het hijgerige? Wie zal het weten. Het laatste nummer laat doorschemeren dat dit misschien ook een soort protestalbum is (een eerdere track ook al wel).
A few classic tracks on there. A lot of Simon & Garfunkel and Paul Simon recently, as a whole album this one was not my favourite. 2.5
Awesome, harmonic
Short and sweet. Loved it!
First listen. Pretty good.
нежнятинка,мало что могу сказать
Some lovely songs but some dull. Surprised how many I recognised. Will die on the hill that Paul Simon made better music as a solo artist.
The breakthrough album from Simon and Garnfunkel so had a string great singles before this. "PSR&T" really sees them mature as songwriters, Paul Simon in particular. There's a great mix of songs, many of which build up over 2 or 3 minutes before cutting off, leaving you wanting more and then shifting into something different. It keeps the music fresh and interesting. The social commentary of "Silent Night" does outweigh the actual music but it does create a good juxtaposition from being calm and happy to depressing news coverage. My only slight complaint is that there's a lot of recycled elements from previous releases but they seem to have really refined their sound. It's an incredible piece of folk music history.
I am more of a hits type of guy when it comes to Simon and Garfunkel, but I really enjoyed this album it was pretty good! The last song in the album was definitely interesting lol
The usual S & G fayre.
the instrumental is so subtle that it makes you focus on the lyrics not my vibe though i get the appeal...
Not really my cup of tea, but there were a few good songs on the album.
Love that the album title sounds like a shopping list. The 59th St Bridge Song made me nostalgic as my parents are fans. Wrongly credited Phoebe Bridgers with putting sad news behind silent night as these lads did it first
Like floating on a river made of autumnal leaves. I particularly loved 'Cloudy'. Very pretty with plucky strings and whimsical, nostalgical lyrical musings. Some slightly heavier moments in there too, musically at least. Really liked it overall! 3.5/5
Iconic treasure ✨️ Every song is a little treat
Patterns is a bop. Music you listen to on a journey and feels like you have a sack slung over your shoulder off on an adventure. Had me in the first half of big bright green pleasure machine but then it started to annoy me and I had to skip. 59th street brought me back with the soft guitar sounds and whispery vocals with the upbeat tone. Liked the vocals in for emily, almost sounded like Bowie at points. Good album, would listen again and have put a couple of songs on my "sunday" Spotify playlist.
Ehh, okay. I found it slightly boring tbh. But I enjoyed the odd one. Their harmonies are too repetitive for me generally
Good, interesting album. It reminded me a lot of Pet Sounds in how it's both overflowing with fearless and forward looking ideas that push against the standard form of folk music, yet also sounds really unsure of itself and uneasy. It gave the whole album a low key haunted vibe, which I liked. The slight problems are that I'm not fussed about The 59th Street Bridge Song, the heavy handed Silent Night/contemporary news bulletin juxtaposition hasn't aged well, and I could have done without the jarring Dylan parody. Those miss-fires are all a result of the albums core strength though, so swings and roundabouts.
i thought i might just miss today cuz Ive Got The Flu Baby and tbh even typing this feels like its taking energy that i dont have. but this seemed nice and undemanding so i threw it on and it ended up being p much perfect....aside from a couple "rockier" cuts that i tbh dont rly know what to make of, the mood is fairly constant in its combination of pastoral escapism and counterculture protest ...tbh kind of ideal for me being stuck in my suburban house and/or the sterile halls of the urgent care center. im not sure how Undemanding it ended up being tho,,,a couple places r so beautiful they rend me a little bit. idk why i didnt expect that tbh!
Some fine songs on this album. Very much of it's time, but far better than most of the hippy era on the 1001.
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.
4.5
9.95 ★★★★½
Really pristine and beautiful album. Wonderful listen. 4.5 stars
3.5/5
I'm not too high on this album -- they bring in some chamber pop and baroque elements that don't really work for me and the whole thing feels too precious and overly serious to me. "Homeward Bound" and the Dylan aping "A Simple Desultory Phillipic" are probably my favorites. 3 stars.
3.5
A little slight at 28 minutes but in effect a mini masterpiece up there with Beatles’ Revolver as highest quality, most ambitious studio work of 1966. Has a mix of everything from spike-tingling renaissance covers, all-timers like Homeward Bound and 59th Street Bridge Song, swinging sixties vibe of Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine, intense folk moods of Patterns, savage Dylan parodying on A Simple Desultory Philippic and poignant sound collage with the 7 O Clock News/Silent Night closer. For Emily Whenever I May Find Her is astonishingly beautiful but Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfalls is a hooktastic lyrical masterclass and nudges into the lead as my fav. Not really a bad song and simply incredible harmonies and arrangements throughout.
love these fellas
Hmm. Folksy. Too folksy for my taste but can appreciate the influence
This was CLASS
Ok