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Good Album!
A classic for the ages, very jam band
We’ve had enough Simon and Garfunkel. This is good but we only have a thousand. Chase it up when you start to do the deep Dive. And Paul stole Martin carthy arrangement of the title track. So there’s that too. I think Simon is an incredibly talented songwriter and Garfunkel was magic with him. But two albums from S and g and 2 from Simon is enough. We don’t want to get into Neil young territory.
There's an old joke -- two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible." The other one says, "Yeah, I know; and such small portions."* And so to Simon & Garfunkel's Parsley, Sage Rosemary and Thyme. Pretentious, self-satisfied, over-produced, dull, and such small portions. Is it worse when he takes the piss out of Dylan (A Simple Desultory Philippic) or when he slavishly cribs Dylan's style (almost everything else)? And why is Paul Simon so over-represented on this list, especially when every one of his albums seems to have a Wikipedia entry section titled "Songwriting credit disputes"? It's time to out Paul Simon as a serial plagiarist. Two stars, you fucking hack. * Just to pre-empt any accusations of hypocrisy, this is a quote from the screenplay to Annie Hall by Woody Allen. You see, Paul, you just acknowledge your sources, it ain't that hard!
Loved it. It was so beautiful. My four favorite songs were Scaraborough Fair/canticle, the dangling conversation, a poem on the underground wall, and the classic silent night
Paul Simon and the other guy are good songwriters, there's no argument there. Unfortunately this album ain't it. The "feeling groovy" song is okay. Rest of it is like the Byrds on heavy sedatives. Pass.
3.5 - It's always gonna be good, but found this to be a lot weaker than their other stuff
Good stuff, these boys sure can right a beautiful number. Fave Tracks: Scarborough Fair, Homeward Bound, The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy), 7 O'Clock News / Silent Night 4.3/5
This must be their best album - full of classic hits from this duo. Mellow, not super dynamic but perfectly encapsulates their style.
Patterns, homework bound were bops. Big bright green is a fast paced Beatles song.. 59th street.. feeling groovy.. and sounding groovy too Simple dulsatory sounds like a damn Dylan song. This is crazy how many genres are in this album Poem on the underground wall feels powerful.. need to listen to words to this bad boy Powerful finish Damn good influential album that doesn’t overstay its welcome
More proof Paul Simon is one of the greatest American songwriters and Art Garfunkel's voice adds a lot as well. The ending with Silent Night/7 O'clock News gave me chills.
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It's the S & G formula: mellow folky guitars, literate lyrics, sweet harmonies. Highlights: "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", "Cloudy" (jaunty tune), "Homeward Bound", "The 59th Bridge Street Song" Notable: "A Simple Desultory Philippic" (Paul Simon does Bob Dylan). The "Silent Night"/7 o'clock news mashup is sad.
Más movido que el otro de ellos que ya me había salido aquí, pero me siguen pareciendo aburridos. No para mí.
trodde mina anteckningar skulle finnas kvar från när jag precis hade lyssnat på den bruh
It was nice, but not really what I like listening to.
Generally acoustic music on this album. Several big hits and some that I never heard. Hearing the 7 pm news makes me think not much has changed in sixty years. A very good album.
Evokes the feeling of watching an old Shakespeare movie in my middle school English class. Generally pleasant. The continued proliferation of musicians on this list referencing other musicians on this list makes me smile. Highlights: 'Cloudy', 'Homeward Bound'
Very Simon and Garfunkel, distinctly them. Knew a couple songs on the album, didn’t realise they were on this album. Liked the violin instrumentals of ‘The Dangling Conversation.’
It was good.
Patterns - banger. I feel like a mystical witch :-) Taylor Swift for men
Fantastically short album. I really cued into Art’s vocals this listen and feel strongly that he is the secret weapon here. Also need to mention that “A Simple Desultory Phillic” is truly one of the worst & unfunniest songs I’ve ever heard in my life.
7/10 I'll never understand why I like Paul Simon so much. The music is just seems shifted from another universe that closely resembles ours. the songs seem like they've existed since the days of bards. Good fucking stuff 12-30-2024
This album was all over the place, and there is a version of the 59th St Bridge Song out there that I like better than the one on this album. But Homeward Bound is so good and the whole thing kept me paying attention.
I liked this. I think I liked individual songs more than the whole package together though, but still quite a bit on the second or third listen. It's a slow burner for me.
## In-Depth Review of *Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme* by Simon & Garfunkel *Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme*, released in 1966, marks a pivotal moment in the career of Simon & Garfunkel. This album not only showcases their musical evolution but also reflects the socio-political climate of the 1960s. The duo's blend of folk and rock elements, coupled with profound lyrical content, solidified their status as leading voices of their generation. This review delves into the album's lyrics, music, production, themes, and influence while highlighting its pros and cons. ### Lyrics The lyrical content of *Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme* is rich with imagery and emotional depth. Paul Simon's songwriting shines throughout the album, characterized by: - **Poetic Imagery**: Songs like "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" intertwine traditional folk elements with contemporary themes. The lyrics evoke a sense of nostalgia while addressing deeper issues such as love and loss. - **Social Commentary**: Tracks such as "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" juxtapose the serene melody of a Christmas carol with a chilling news report, creating a stark contrast that critiques societal apathy towards violence and unrest during the Vietnam War era. - **Personal Reflection**: Songs like "Homeward Bound" express feelings of loneliness and yearning for home, resonating with listeners who share similar sentiments. The introspective nature of these lyrics allows for a personal connection with the audience. Overall, Simon's ability to weave complex narratives into his lyrics sets this album apart from its contemporaries. ### Music Musically, *Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme* showcases a blend of folk rock that was innovative for its time: - **Harmonies**: Art Garfunkel's soaring vocals complement Simon's more grounded singing style, creating harmonies that are both intricate and emotionally impactful. Their vocal interplay is particularly evident in tracks like "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her." - **Instrumentation**: The album features a diverse array of instruments beyond traditional folk guitars. Strings, percussion, and even unconventional sounds are used to enhance the emotional weight of the songs. For instance, "The Dangling Conversation" employs orchestral arrangements that elevate the song's themes of disconnection. - **Production Quality**: Produced by Bob Johnston and engineered by Roy Halee, the album benefits from meticulous production techniques. The extended recording period allowed for thoughtful arrangement choices that contributed to the album's polished sound. ### Themes Thematically, *Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme* explores various aspects of human experience: - **Love and Relationships**: Many songs reflect on romantic relationships' complexities and challenges. "The Dangling Conversation" captures the emotional distance between partners through clever wordplay and poignant imagery. - **Social Issues**: The album addresses pressing social concerns of the 1960s. The anti-war sentiment is subtly woven throughout many tracks, reflecting the duo's engagement with contemporary political issues without overtly confrontational rhetoric. - **Existential Reflection**: Simon's lyrics often delve into philosophical musings about life’s patterns and struggles. Songs like "Patterns" explore the cyclical nature of existence and personal growth. These themes resonate deeply with listeners from various backgrounds, making the album timeless in its relevance. ### Influence The influence of *Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme* extends beyond its initial release: - **Cultural Impact**: As part of the folk rock movement alongside artists like Bob Dylan and The Byrds, Simon & Garfunkel helped shape a new sound that combined traditional folk music with contemporary rock elements. Their lyrical sophistication set a precedent for future singer-songwriters. - **Legacy**: The album remains significant in music history for its artistic ambition and social commentary. It has been cited as an inspiration by numerous artists across genres who admire its blend of poetic lyrics and melodic complexity. - **Continued Relevance**: Themes addressed in the album continue to resonate today. Issues such as war, social justice, and personal introspection are still pertinent in modern discourse. ### Pros and Cons #### Pros - **Lyrical Depth**: Paul Simon’s songwriting showcases exceptional literary quality that engages listeners intellectually. - **Vocal Harmony**: The combination of Simon’s baritone with Garfunkel’s angelic tenor creates a unique sound that is both soothing and powerful. - **Production Excellence**: The meticulous attention to detail in production results in a cohesive listening experience that enhances each track’s emotional impact. #### Cons - **Pacing Issues**: Some critics argue that certain tracks may feel slow or overly contemplative compared to more upbeat contemporaries from the same era. - **Accessibility**: While many appreciate the lyrical complexity, some listeners may find it pretentious or difficult to relate to without a background in literature or poetry. - **Dated Elements**: Certain songs may feel dated due to their specific references to 1960s culture or events; however, this can also be viewed as a historical snapshot reflective of its time. ### Conclusion In summary, *Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme* stands as a landmark achievement in both Simon & Garfunkel's discography and 1960s music history. Its blend of poignant lyrics, harmonious melodies, and thoughtful production encapsulates the spirit of an era marked by social upheaval and artistic experimentation. While it has its drawbacks—such as pacing issues and occasional accessibility concerns—the album’s strengths far outweigh these shortcomings. It remains a timeless work that continues to inspire listeners with its depth and relevance.
Simon & Garfunkel are definitely my comfort band. Half of the album feels like you're lying on a field somewhere in the Welsh or Irish countryside unbothered by the world (Scarborough Fair, Cloudy, Homeward Bound, The Dangling Conversation, Flowers, For Emily, Poem on the Underground Wall, 7 O'Clock News), and the other half feels very whimsical and fun, which is not necessary bad (Patterns, Big Bright Green, 59th, A Simple Desultory Philippic). As you can see, they often intertwine, which, I don't even know if it's good for the album's overall narrative or not. The opener and closer tracks are divine, and I'll love them to death. Homeward Bound is also quite nice, Big Bright Green and A Simple Desultory Philippic are definitely very fun to listen to. Other tracks might be a bit forgettable tho. Solid 4.
A classic from tip to tail. A few songs get a little slow but it’s easily balanced out to make a near perfect album. One of the albums that I could listen to it on repeat without getting bored.
gostei
YES
Never listened to S&G outside of The Sound of Silence. This album was very enjoyable. Right length, maybe a bit longer would have been nice. Overall great and definitely want to listen to it again. It gets a five from me for how solid it is. Standouts: Scarborough Fair/Canticle, Cloudy, Homeward Bound, The Bug Bright Green Pleasure Machine, The Dangling Conversation, Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall, For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her, and A Poem on the Underground Wall.
Generally I've noticed quite a lot of hard panning... not sure how i feel about it. The album I like the vibe of, definitely nostalgic and distinctive sound, couple of standouts. Scarborough Fair - I liked this and the overlapping harmonies. Felt gentle and intricate. Quite repetitive but didn't feel boring. Patterns - instrumentation is quite reflective of the lyrics/messaging. Ending is a bit odd. Can't see myself listening to this a lot. Homeward bound - could be nice for a car journey vibing. Flowers never bend - I like the tambourine. Silent Night - it's nice but maybe I don't get it.
Really nice great harmonies 3 favourite tracks: Homeward bound Feelin Groovy Patterns
One of those albums that sounds great the first couple times you hear it but then feels like a ren-fair gone bad over time.
Great album. Iconic anti war songs.
Solid damn album
7.5/10. I'm not going to Scarborough fair, but thank you for asking me!!! :) It's a really pleasant and melancholic album!!! :)
I was not familiar with this album by Simon & Carfunkel. However, I knew Scarborough Fair and a few other songs. It was nice to hear them again. Overall, the music is much better than the horrible cover art. How do you come up with that? 3/5
Decent album, nice song writing. Folky like Dylan
Feelin' groovy...
Better than other S&G. 2.6
Classic but not for me
Paul Simon's guitar playing (and songwriting) really shines here. Liked Songs Added: Scarborough Fair/Canticle Homeward Bound The 59th Street Bridge Song For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
A classic with a lot of favourite tunes.
Simon & Garfunkel's "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" disappointed. The melodies are pretty, but the songs all sound the same, are too short, and lack depth. The vocals are pleasant but unmemorable. Not recommended for those seeking a unique listening experience. 2/5
Gentle harmonies, pretty songs. The lone (bad) outlier was A Simple Desultory Philippic--I thought my player had switched to Bob Dylan, but apparently this was written/performed to mock the man's style. LOL.
Going between gorgeous folk and upbeat hippie, the album is a pick me up and full of the most gorgeous lyrics. Until the final song, which is a deadly, almost frightening, recognition of reality. 4.5/5
I always like Simon and Garfunkel more than I think I will. First I think they’ll bore me with traditionalism - then they find bongo grooves, lampoon Bob Dylan, and dive headlong into social commentary. And obviously the flawless harmonizing doesn’t hurt. The album has some awesome tracks like “patterns” and some real hoke like “The 59th Street Bridge Song”. All in 28 minutes.
I didn’t really know what to respect but starting with track one this sounds very MODERN (American Football vibes) especially for the 1960s. Very longing for track one. I don’t like track two as much…but the lyrics are cool. The beat throws me off. “my life is made of patterns that can scarcely be controlled.” Cloudy is same as track two for me really. No notes. Track four is really good. Longing for home. Being a poet. Very good returning home vibes lol. I get it and love it, and the guitar is pretty. Track five. Good, relevant. But not something i’d really listen to. TRACK SIX lowkey gives me mazzy star and it eats and is rlly cute and soft. “let’s make our own fireworks.” Track seven is really really good. Very SAD. Very poetic. Fav track so far. Track eight is prob second best. Very good. IM BAD AT GIVING FEEDBACK CUZ IDK IT KINDA BORES?? Me but i also have a bad attention span. Gonna dance to track nine. No notes besides that. Track ten is very beautiful. Wherever she may be. Track eleven is in line with everything else. Track twelve is relevant. As fuck. Overall 7.5/10. Not a bad album at all, not really in line of my listening, but pretty sick.
Not quite sure to make of this album - some solid gold classics - but also some tracks that grated. Not sure how to weight it so going by song .... "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" - 2 "Patterns" 3 "Cloudy" Simon, Bruce Woodley - 3 "Homeward Bound" - 5 "The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine" 3 "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" 5 "The Dangling Conversation" 3 "Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall" 4 "A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)" 2 "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" 2 "A Poem on the Underground Wall" 3 "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" - 2 Its a 3.3 average which I guess is roughly how I feel about it.
Really great writing on this one. This is the type of music I’d play outside walking through a warm and sun-dappled forest. Perhaps after getting high on some natural substances. Good vibes and a hopeful tone. 3.5/5
The album you put on or sing to your child to sleep. Works on adults too
Still so good. Almost 5.
Nice
I’ve listened to this album before, but it’s always been enjoyable. Several big hits for S&G, and the rest are still great examples or what made them so popular. Amazing harmony, great songwriting.. 4.5/5
- Sure, there were a couple of tracks there that weren't too bad - I was surprised by that electric guitar in A Simple Desultory Philippic, I should say pleasantly - A couple of the folkier songs too caught my attention notably A Poem on the Underground Wall - The masterpiece of the album has to be Scarborough Fair/Canticle, the counterpoint of the traditional English folk song and their Canticle, it's really quite magnificent - I found everything else kind of dull though
I wouldn't call myself a folk music hater, and in fact like some (I gladly listened to the Spotify suggestions that followed this album for quite a while); but this album left me cold. Wasn't very inspiring. Much prefer Bookends.
Unremarkable but not bad
Easy listening but didn’t do much for me.
Couple classics.
8/10, świetne klasyki (Scarborough Fair, Homeward Bound, Silent Night), odkrycie - Dangling Conversation
Aburrido
Classic album, enjoyed listening to it again.
A lot more interesting than I was expecting. A lot more genre hopping than I would have thought. One of those groups where you just kind of forget how good they were. 4/5
When you commit to listening to an album a day for 1001+ days, a runtime under 30 minutes feels like a gift. For *Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme*, that brevity enhances its brilliance. Like many of their 60s and 70s peers, Simon & Garfunkel are often reduced to a “Greatest Hits” act—a perception cemented by their nine official compilations and box sets. While their iconic sound is universally recognized, this was my first dive into this album from start to finish, and it was a delightful surprise. The album showcases Paul Simon’s evolution into a masterful lyricist and composer, blending poetic imagery with introspection, sharp social critique, and inventive musical structures. Simon’s lyrics are vivid and layered: "The Dangling Conversation" captures emotional distance through literary metaphors, while "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" merges a traditional folk ballad with an anti-war counter-melody. Themes of longing ("Homeward Bound"), satire ("The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine"), and existential musings ("Patterns") reveal Simon’s ambition and range. Musically, he pushes beyond folk's limits with polyphony, unconventional arrangements, and shifting meters, paving the way for the conceptual richness of *Bookends* and the grandeur of *Bridge Over Troubled Water*. Vocally, Simon & Garfunkel are at their finest. Art Garfunkel’s ethereal tenor and Paul Simon’s grounded warmth merge into harmonies that are both flawless and profoundly moving. Tracks like the opener highlight their intricate layering, while "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" captures pure, angelic tenderness. Their harmonies aren’t just beautiful—they’re the heart of the album, setting a benchmark for vocal duos to come, all without the help of computer trickery. *Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme* solidified S&G's place as defining voices of the 60s folk revival and laid the groundwork for their later triumphs. While it doesn’t quite match the cohesion of Bookends or the sweeping impact of Bridge Over Troubled Water, it remains a captivating listen. And truly, after hearing this, why waste time on bands like The Lumineers or Mumford & Sons? Simon & Garfunkel perfected this sound decades ago. Did/Do I own this release? No Does this release belong on the list? It depends on your criteria, but this album has stood the test of time. Would this release make my personal list? Originally I wanted to limit my list to one album per artist, but increasingly this is sounding impossible. Will I be listening to it again? For sure, this is a vibe.
This is a classic album. let's see what people think about it, especially myself. Sometimes you just wanna listen to old white dudes sing fairy music.
Liked it. Great album full of gentle songs, but there are some misses on it.
Enjoyable listen with some classics
Silent night is so good
The influence of the English folk pop scene shows in this album, which for me personally is one of the weaker periods of pop music. However the huge hits like Scarborough Fair, 59th Street make it worth the listen. Bonus to the Dylan influenced flair to close out the album and the closing 7 O'Clock News / Silent Night offers a stark antiwar message that sadly does nothing to influence the US from remaining in a senseless war for many more years. 4/5
were they gay for each other?
There are several tracks on this album that make me tear up. Minor keys, pure poetry, I have to be in the right mood, but when I am, nothing hits like this.
I used to be on Team Simon all the way but starting to feel myself switch sides to Team Garfunkel....or maybe even Team No Thanks! Also, I'm surprised the cover art doesn't consist of a basket of herbs.
I usually complain about getting multiple albums from most bands, but for whatever reason I don't mind at all getting three Simon & Garfunkel albums in this collection (and this is #2 for me, with "Bookends" preceding it, and apparently "Bridge Over Troubled Water" as #3 at some point). Probably because of the bare handful of albums my parents owned, I think they might have had two Simon & Garfunkel records (or possibly just a greatest hits album?). Although I'm not entirely sure whether I've ever heard this album in its entirety before, I definitely recognize many of the songs, and enjoyed the visit down memory lane. It's definitely doesn't pack as much punch as "Bridge Over Troubled Water", but their hits (mainly "Homeward bound" and "59th St. Bridge Song" (such a Dylanesque title, and far more effective than the poor-man's-Dylan "A simple desultory philippic" on this same album)), and even "Scarborough Fair" and a few others are enjoyable S&G standards. "The big bright green pleasure machine" is a very strange detour for them into a sort of Beatles-inspired and drug-insinuating rockin' tune (apparently meant to be satirical, but not very convincingly), while "The dangling conversation" sounds very much like a harmony-filled version of a Leonard Cohen song. I also really enjoyed the last three songs on the album, particularly "For Emily, wherever I may find her". And a tip of the hat to them for keeping the songs and album refreshingly brief.
The best tracks are recorded elsewhere with better arrangements, especially my favorite "Cloudy." Still incredible songwriting and what an amazing reflection of the times. It's like they took every signpost of the age and wrote a song about it. Look at the track list--it looks like a soundtrack for a musical titled "1968" (note: album came out in 1966 but as with all great artists, they were a little ahead of the times).
A few bangers but wasn't all THAT impressed overall.
It’s alright. Nothing magical 1001 album worthy: No - 6/11
Relaxing listen guided by Mr Garfunkel’s soothing voice.
Scarborough Fair gave me spooky pirate song vibes, kind of reminds me of MALINDA. I enjoyed Cloudy, it’s a pretty upbeat track that feels like good. Homeward Bound was also quite good, it was probably my favorite instrumentation. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine was pretty silly. Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall was also a nice upbeat track. I was surprised at how short these were. Overall pretty unremarkable, don’t think I would listen to much of to this in my free time. However, I did like it more than I expected to. By no means bad, but not my cup of tea. Favorite Track: Homeward Bound Least Favorite: Patterns
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Loro so buoni, ma l'album meno
If you get past Art Garfunkel's terrifying hair, this album is classic folk. I mean we have all heard Scarborough Fair more times than we can count. Stand out tracks: - Scarborough Fair - Homeward Bound - The Dangling Conversation - A Simple Desultory Philippic - A Poem on the Underground Wall
I first heard this album while babysitting two rotten little kids - they liked to fall asleep to it. At the time I thought it was an odd choice. But as I got older I started listening to it myself and realized how brilliant it is. Homeward Bound and 59th Street Bridge (Feelin’ Groovy) are obvious classics, but my favorites are The Dangling Conversation and Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall.
This is another 3.5 from me that I bumped up to a 4 due to impact and influence. I do like the album, and there are some classics, but, at this point (in 2024), I'd rather listen to other music by S&G or, better yet, other folk artists. However, there is no denying what this album did for so much music, especially modern folk and indie artists.
Mrs robinson
own
i lowkey love these guys i might be a fan tbh
Would listen to this as background music, Scarborough fair is an absolute banger, there were some other bangers in there as well. Definitely very talented so I'll give them the jump to 4, I also enjoyed it a lot more than other backgroundy albums
I wouldn't listen to any of this(*) so it's a 2.5, but it isn't bad at all and they are very clearly quite talented so I'll give it the bump to 3/5 (as opposed to 2/5). *Scarborough Fair is an absolute banger
A solid album, highlighted by some exceptional songs (homeward bound and Scarborough fair). Unmatched in beautiful harmonies and some beautiful guitar picking throughout the album. It simply doesn't have the oomph for a four or five star for me. There are a couple songs that I don't enjoy and I just don't find it a stand out. However it is an album that fits a particular mood perfectly, one of being about the house with a coffee or book on a damp sunny morning after rain or perhaps driving through a shadowy rainforest or old redbrick industrial street in London. I'll come back to the album but it's not a favourite.
Some songs on this are quite nice - the harmonies on Scarborough Fair are lovely for example. The album is also quite snappy in length and doesn't overstay its welcome. This kind of acoustic folk with sparse musical arrangements isn't really my cup of tea; there's just not enough going on to fully hold my attention. I think individual songs in the right context can hit quite well, but a full album in this genre tends to bore me a little. The song parodying the vocal style of Bob Dylan was quite amusing though
Short and sweet. Quite a variety on this S&G album. Scarborough Fair and Homeward Bound and Feelin' Groovy are best known songs. A surprise is Simon doing his best, and credible, Bob Dylan impression on a song i will never remember the name of.
Loved it
Such pretty singing. No one sings like them anymore.
Rating: 4/10 Nah. Choice cut: Scarborough Fair/Canticle
Hearing this makes me feel like a kid again
relaxing background music.
Paul Simon's voice is brilliant Not the most consistent album, weirdly
Buen disco. Me gusto mucho la primer canción. Aunque creo que todavía no es el mejor de Simon & Garfunkel
Super low key but good enough.
I’m a live cut junkie so most of the classics on this I am familiar with the live versions on “The Concert in Central Park” album from ‘82. There are few artist duos or groups from the 60’s & 70’s that are in the same stratosphere as these two when comes to harmonizing and songwriting. 4.25/5
I will always appreciate their level and ability to harmonize, and can for sure understand their placement in the industry at the time as presenting a style that was new and different. But outside the few tracks on here that were the more well-known, the rest of it didn’t do much for me. I always felt S&G walk a fine line between serious and somewhat cheesy. Probably an observation that is further supported by their music placements in both “The Graduate”, and Will Ferrell’s collapsing into the pool in “Old School.”
My mother would be appalled, but this particular collection of S&G tunes doesn’t do it for me. I kept waiting to hear one of their songs that I like, but this album never delivered.
This is the whitest music that ever whited. Enjoyable but other than Homeward Bound nothing really stood out. Also, I was cracking up on 59th Street Bridge, that boy def smoked a lil wacky tobbaccy and was walking around feeling groovy and talking to lampposts. 😂 We’ve all been there
S&G always seemed pretty corny to me. From the album titles, album covers, super serious tone of some songs... almost like a parody of themselves. That said, I do enjoy a lot of their stuff and this album is totally fine. Close to a 4* but rounding down because I don't think it belongs in the "great" category. 3.5/5
Short and sweet. Pretty good.
“Scarborough Fair” is beautiful, but these guys are pansies. I imagine them in a fight getting it handed to them by Metallica. I feel super wimpy after listening and now I need to do something manly like chop wood or fart and drink beer.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme I can’t recall listening to this before, or at least not properly, I’ve always tended towards Bookends and Bridge Over Troubled Water, but I should really have given this more attention, as it’s quirkily great, with some excellent songs on it outside those all time classics in Scarborough Fair, Howard Bound, 59th Bridge Street Song and For Emily. Scarborough Fair is so familiar I find it easy to not really listen, but those harmonies and the harpsichord really are so fantastically well done. Patterns is an interesting one, a great song and probably emblematic, from what I’ve read, of the songwriting difficulties that Simon had at the time - not in the song itself but the theme of resigned futility and lack of will. Love the bass, and it feels like the guitar break is about to turn into the middle bit of Stonehenge. Cloudy feels like a classic S&G album track, not the most showy perhaps but a lovely melody with and rhythmic accents. ‘All my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity’ - always loved that line. I like the sequencing with The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine’s glib satire after the heartfelt and sad Homeward Bound, and it’s one of those Paul Simon songs like Me and Julio, Keep the Customer Satisfied and Baby Driver that seem to be an attempt to write a rock n roll song, but turn out to be a excellently quirky halfway between folk and rock n roll. ‘Dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep’, another great, evocative line. The Dangling Conversation is a lovely tune, augmented nicely by harp and strings, the lyric may be a bit heavy handed, but it’s another one of those great sad but not despairing S&G songs, again on the themes of futility. Flowers Never Bend, goes back to the themes on Patterns, more melancholy balancing hopefulness and hopelessness. More excellent sequencing of earnest with amusing with the next song. A Simple Desultory Philippic may be based around the single joke of a Dylan pastiche, but luckily Simon is good at these sorts of wryly amusing lyrics and I like the organ part - again seems like when Simon attempts to write a rock song it comes out slightly odd, but in a good way. I love For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her, one of my favourites, Art’s vocal is superb and the melody is so satisfying as it builds to the I Love You conclusion - the only thing is that it feels like it could be longer, but maybe it’s brevity is one reason it’s so great. I don’t think I’ve ever really listened properly to the lyrics of A Poem on the Underground Wall, but it’s a great story with some excellent imagery, and I wonder what the 4 letter word was? 7 O’Clock News/Silent Night is the sort of thing that could be heavy handedly sanctimonious, but I find it genuinely affecting, Art’s sweetly earnest and delicate vocal highlights the despair of the headlines. Maybe it’s the 60 year’s remove that makes it work as a period piece but I do like it. It maybe not be quite at the level of Bookends or Bridge Over Troubled Water, but most artists would kill for one album containing Scarborough Fair, Howard Bound, 59th Bridge Street Song and For Emily, as well as the excellent Patterns and Flowers Never Bend, and there is only a limited number of S&G albums, so I think it’s hard not to give it a cherished 5. ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️ Playlist submission: For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
Awwwe Simon and Garfunkle. My mom loved these guys. I think she said one of her music teachers introduced her to them when learning about harmonizing. They do harmonize pretty fucking good. lol This album had a couple songs that perked my ears. Some darkness in one of them, no not the sound of silence. Something about rats. And then a naughty reference in A Simple Desultory Philippic.
I know their popular songs on here but never listened to this in it's entirety. Wow they just harmonize so well on Scarborough Fair. A Simple Desultory Philippic was a fun poke at Dylan. Homeword Bound is also a great song, and 59th St Bridge, but I'm pretty bored with this rest of this, not a huge fan of folk and there's not enough folk/rock here for me. I'm probably at 3 just for those tracks I already knew.
The gold standard for the 60s Folk Revival. The arrangements are brilliant. The vocal harmonies are incredible. And a surprising amount of diversity throughout the album. The closing track, with its juxtaposition of a beautiful arrangement of Silent Night and a newscaster reading increasingly horrific headlines (hard-panned left and right, respectively) probably got them an FBI file. 5 stars.
Two Garfunkel and Simon albums in a row. The other one was better though.
Classic
I’ve never really listened to Simon & Garfunkel. I enjoyed this.
best song is the one that just makes fun of bob dylan
Not what I would choose to listen to, but well written songs, each with a clearly carefully chosen character. And an epicly disturbing end to the album. What weird men
Psi & G-Funk go punk! Ha, not really, apart from ripping through twelve songs in 28 minutes. And they're not fast songs either, which is a bit of a two finger attitude. So, quite punk after all. I'm sure there's some sort of narrative to the album, from sipping barley wine at Scarborough Fair to tripping balls and taking to lampposts on 59th Street, meeting Bob Dylan along the way. An album my mother and I could listen to together, and that's not meant in a derogatory way.
Some good songwriting here. Very mellow, keeping in line with their (equally great) works before and after 1966 – but still some strikingly good melodies and excellent two-part vocal harmony. I guess I shouldn't expect any less. Some of these songs could do with extended cuts, because at the moment many of them sound like unfinished snippets that aren't developed enough within their two-minute runtimes. The album as a whole is under 30 minutes, which is short even for its time. I would've liked to see more of an exhibition. In terms of specific tracks: A Simple Desultory Phillippic is a strange tune that sees Simon and Garfunkel at their most aggressive, channelling a kind of angry Bob Dylan style, dropping many famous names of the time. It's suffers a lot from short runtime, but it's pretty fun, showing off their ability to emulate styles other than their classic acoustic singer-songwriter gig. Scarborough Fair / Canticle is a beautifully executed cover of the classic English folk tune. 7 O'clock News / Silent Night is haunting and sounds like it could easily be released today without the general populace so much as blinking. 4/5 Key tracks: Scarborough Fair / Canticle, Homeward Bound, The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
Pretty good I guess
Classic S&G.
Easy but very good listening. I appreciated the arrangments.
A beautiful and concise album, with enough energy in just the right spots to keep things fresh. Perhaps one or two skips. Favorite song: For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her.
Oh boy… My dad sure loved the title track. He used to sing along in harmony, and wasn’t half bad. For a ROTC and MIT grad of the late 50’s, sporting a high and tight and building missiles for Boeing, he sure struggled with the sexy powers of the budding hippy movement. Burning bras only helped fuel his transformation to the left, and before long, his goatee was born and leaves were burnt. And goddamnit, I had to listen to this shit! Yuck. It’s not awful.
Not what I expected.
Not one of theirs I'm come back to regularly, but better than I remembered! Even 7 o'clock news works for me when that type of sanctimoniousness doesn't usually. 4.5 stars
Maybe it holds up better than many of its contemporaries, and a lot of what's there still has meaning today, but it feels like you just trip over lyrics you could draw modern parallels to with any of these Vietnam era rock albums, many of which present their ideas in a more compelling fashion than this. I'll give them credit for one thing, though: their Bob Dylan parody(?) is legitimately funny. Folk rock.
Soms heb je zo'n album die precies goed klikt in het moment, en dat was deze, in het zachte herfstzonnetje, terwijl de groenbruine blaadjes ritselen in de wind. Ik heb toch wel een soft spot voor het werk van Paul Simon, vooral in z'n tijd als duo met Garfunkel. Ik heb het best vaak afgedaan als zoetsappige, oude vrouwenmuziek, maar er zijn best momenten in hun discografie aan te wijzen die ronduit fabelachtig zijn. En daar is deze plaat er één van. Niet hun populairste, en wat dat betreft erg underrated. De poëzie van Paul Simon in z'n beste dagen (lees: 1966) is van het niveau Dylan, de variatie tussen boterzachte folk en up-tempo folk rock is on point, en de melodieën balanceren tussen hoop en wanhoop. Een voorbeeld van dat laatste is voor mij 'Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall'. Een nummer dat ik pas recent ontdekte, en in één klap misschien wel m'n favoriete Simon werk is. Het heeft iets kils, en de lyrics zijn duister, maar tegelijkertijd heeft de muziek ook iets warms. Een 'warme hug', iets vertrouwds, wat toch wel de essence is van de muziek van het duo. Het is de ultieme huiselijke soundtrack, wat 'Homeward Bound' nog maar eens bevestigd. Dit is wel zo'n plaat die je de wintermaanden doorsleept. Andere piekmomenten uit hun carrière staan ook op deze plaat, waaronder 'For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her'. De importantie van z'n rol als rechterhand van Paul wordt wel eens - terecht denk ik - gebagatelliseerd, maar de lyrics van Art in deze song zijn echt hemels. En dan nog 'The Dangling Conversation' en 'Patterns', twee andere parels uit de pen van Paul Simon. Maar de kracht van dit album is de balans tussen die zwaardere poëzie en de grappige en vaak cynische teksten en muziek van bijvoorbeeld 'The 59th Street Bridge Song' en de Bob Dylan-tribute 'A Simple Desultory Philippic'. Een onwijs vermakelijk half uur, dat de zwaktes van het koppel minimaliseert en al hun krachten tentoonstelt. Een compagnon voor het najaar. 8,5/10 Highlights: Patterns The 59th Street Bridge Song Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
Het meest Simon&Garfunkeligste album van allemaal. Waar de harmonieën hoogtij vieren en het aantal irritante liedjes beperkt blijft. Het album is ontzettend clean en netjes. Maar door het ontbreken van de uitspattingen (die ik dus vaak wat irritant zit) blijft de sfeer er goed in. Allen bij de Dylan-impressie kijk ik even verstoord op, dat had niet gehoeven. En Homeward Bound is natuurlijk de banger waar je niet niet van kan houden. Beter dan gedacht. Highlights Patterns Homeward Bound Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall 7,5/10
Strong album
Some solid bangers, though it ends strangely?
Soothing. Classic songwriting.
Not more Simon & Garfunkel!!!! I find it hard to find any enthusiasm to listen to any of Simon & Garfunkel work. The music is slow, passive and boring. In short, it's a dull album full of passive songs that you dont really care about or pay attention to. Favourite song: homeward bound Least favourite: most of the album is boring Album artwork: lame
Paisley sage rosemary and CRIME
This is okay. Art "Tiny Eyes" Garfunkle has a wonderful voice. However a lot of the songs are run of the mill. The best songs are reworkings of traditional songs rather than original compositions. Overall, decent, but no Bridge Over Troubled Water
I'm horribly behind on reviews at this point, so I'm gonna have to keep the next seven of them short just so I can catch up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I love Simon and Garfunkel, and it's a little surprising that it took this long to get one of their albums. I've had a couple of Paul Simon albums, but those, in my opinion, do not even come close to the genius of him and Art together. I cherish the music they made together. It's such a unique and refined sound, one that really hits hard. It can be light, fun, dreamy, dark, serious, and even a little frightening. You get all those elements on this album. I need to talk about "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" though. The first time I heard this track, I was in the fifth grade. My then music teacher played it for us during a unit talking about folk music. It blew my mind. It was the first time I'd heard a song that used significant audio that wasn't music, and combined it to create something that contrasted the messages of both to make something totally new. I thought it was brilliant then, and it opened me up to the idea that music could be more than just fun songs, but could send a message as well. I love it. This is an easy five stars for me. I don't love every track, but what I do love is undeniable. Standout Tracks: Scarborough Fair/Canticle, Homeward Bound, The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine, Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall, A Simple Desultory Philippic, 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night
Ermmm…..this is probably my least favourite of the three Simon & Garfunkel albums on the list. Having said that it’s still a decent listen, and the arrangements are nice, but yeh, prefer some of their other stuff more. ‘A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)’ is gold though.
Enchanting. Very laid back. Gentle, one to dream to. Just a lovely time.
I wish this was longer. Not quite as many bangers as Sounds of Silence, mostly due to the short runtime and the small “skit” at the end. A beautiful album otherwise with a lot of my Simon & Garfunkel favorites like Homeward Bound and Scarborough Fair.
It was OK
Technically proficient but it’s so soft it doesn’t really get me going. I will give it a light 4 for Homeward Bound.
Really good album with a couple of great songs. Paul Simon's acoustic guitar parts sound great. Really like the political statement in the final song.
There are some really great songs on here, but it falls short of the 5 I gave to Bridge Over Troubles Waters. “Homeward Bound”, “patterns” and the title track are great but many of the others are forgettable. “A Simple Delsutory Phillipic” is clearly a Bob Dylan parody that I think would work better as a b-side than as part of an album. I didn’t love the final track, but I do respect that they had something to say about current events.
A mixed bag for me. In general, I want to like Simon & Garfunkel more than I actually do. Lots of good stuff here, but also a few snoozefest songs.
3.5
I loved getting high in Highschool and listening to this album. It was a mainstay for me during that time period when I was getting into 60s folk and psychedelia. So subjectively, it is a 5 for me.
I love these two! A simple desultory Philippic just became a favorite. I haven't heard it before but it sounds like they are throwing shade at Dylan haha.
I freaking love these two. Not as good as Bridge Over Troubled Water (had to listen to Cecilia asap after this), but still an absolute classic. Takes me back to so many different car rides and road trips from high school/college days.
i tried listening to this on my commute on friday, listened for 30 seconds, and said oh hell no and changed it to reggeaton. it was giving girl picking flowers in a field & baking focaccia, when i needed city girl driving to USC that being said i obvi gave it a proper chance bc never listened to an album by them i think i love this... scarborough fair is giving renaissance fair patterns - paris,texas (1984) at the very beginning homeward bound - bet im listening to this melodramatically on my return flights from now on middle of the album has some punch that i wasn't expecting they capture the sounds of whimsy v well overall pretty good & i could see myself listening to it again
I love this album
I have never listened to this album in its entirety, but was familiar with a good chunk of it - it definitely made me more aware of Simon & Garfunkel's influence. Flowers Never Bend and the outtro to For Emily are the big standouts for me, the former sounding spot on to what the Beatles were doing at the time and the latter more on the Beach Boys end. Very cool to hear an album keeping pace with those two.
You know that moment in the party when the periphery friends leave and it’s just you and your forever bestie who you’ve known for a million years. You’ve had way more to drink than you care to admit and the energy mellows and the conversation wanders to the “old days.” You talk about who you were and how you got to be who you are now and how music has changed (or have YOU changed?) The playlist ends so you crawl over to the bookshelf and start riffling through the records. You find it. The one. You both sit on the carpet, directly in front of the speakers (it’s the only way to consume music properly) and you are primed to properly consume THIS album. The conversation fades to singing, because who can resist these goddamn harmonies. Some basic instinct kicks in and you let the vocals spring from you in a laughable attempt to harmonize at the loudest volume your diaphragm can handle. You Feel. Every. Word. Your bestie Feels. Every. Word. Your partners have long abandoned the two of you lest they feel left out of the singalong that only two old friends could truly participate in. You start softly rocking back and forth, holding hands, eyes closed, trying to harmonize after the many bottles of wine and only one of you really sounds like Simon. The other is off key and fucking up the words, but it doesn’t matter because this is poetry, man. Fucking poetry.
3.2 Ok
I don't even have to say anything 8.5/10
I give it a solid four point five out of five Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Our second vinyl record of the generator. This album is just lovely, start to finish. "For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her" is one of the most ethereally beautiful songs I've ever heard.
I guess I’m getting old cause S&G is finally starting to hit just right. Beautiful harmonies. Complex and thoughtful lyrics. Sublime acoustic arrangements. 4/5 Highlights: Scarborough Fair / Canticle Patterns A Simple Desultory Philippic A Poem on the Underground Wall
Homeward Bound is one of my all time favourite songs. This is a great album with great songs.
It's hard to be selective with Simon & Garfunkel albums because you'll always have something worth hearing on at least one of the albums. Sounds of Silence has the Sounds of Silence, Bookends has Mrs. Robinson, Bridge Over Troubled Water has Bridge Over Troubled Water. For the album with a bunch of herbs, we're listening to Scarborough Fair. Their most intricate and inconsistent album. Scatterings of folk rock, baroque folk, folk pop, a Christmas hymn at the end, it all never quite clicks a whole unit. There's a few good things going for it but it keeps getting held back by challenging decisions.
Slower and not what I would usually listen to (for the most part), but still very refreshing, catchy, and melodic.
Some good songs and a bunch okay ones but nothing that was a "YES!" on here.
Good listen.
Just shy of perfection, loved it
I didn't think I'd like it as much as I did. A Simple Desultory Philippic made me laugh. I'm going to have to give this one a 5.
Probably the best duo to ever exist in any genre anywhere? It doesn't matter if they're singing upbeat tunes satirizing folk rock, or slow ballads about life and love. It's all great. That being said, the closing track somewhat confuses the message of the album to me. Perhaps I missed the point, but it didn't seem to be an album about the issues of modern America until the final track.
Enjoyable music, but also not super exciting.
So pretty! Definitely dated, but pretty
Simon & Garfunkel has never been my thing, but every now and then i enjoy it in small doses
We had this on cassette and listened to it on countless road trips when I was a kid. So it has some lovely nostalgia for me and is some sweet ditties. But I’m pretty sure it wasn’t what the cool kids were listening to… it’s a little daggy but I like it.
I was fully prepared to absolutely hate this, given how dreadful the title track is. But hey, it's OK. At just under half an hour, I can cope with the embarrassingly simple lyrics becuase mostly the harmonising disguises them well. Decent enough, for a much simpler musical time.
Chill listening
Music for the village green. Not my vibe but I am happy for those who get anything out of this. 4 / 10
a true gem
putting crystals under my pillows
2nd favorite Simon and Garfunkel
Outside of The 59th Street song, which is heard before and the 7 O'clock news, which I found interesting... My only other thought was I need to roast a chicken (title song)
For me the least known S&G album but all the tracks are all familiar to me. The only problem with the album is that it is way too short. S&G can do no wrong for me and I consider them to be exceptional musicians and responsible for composing and singing some of best songs making up the soundtrack of my life. None of the tracks on this album make that soundtrack but all come pretty close and are certainly a foretaste of the magnificence to come. 5/5 14/10/24
This kind of music really isn't my thing. Having said that, I was surprised by how many of the songs on this album I knew. I'm not sure why anyone would regard this album as a 'masterpiece' (c.f. the Wikipedia entry). It's pleasant enough, but some of the songs are just a bit too twee. And then there was the rumpus about song authorship.
If this was your thing back then, it will still be your thing. If not, it won't become your thing. Nothing wrong with it but it doesn't set your world on fire. 2/5
Talent 4.5
Scarborough Fair is such a perfect song, this is all such great morning music. The deep cuts on here are pretty good, but man the hits really stand out, just such great writing, and their voices blend so incredibly well.
Relaksujące. Jak miód na uszy. 4/5
these two.. what a touch, love these songs and words
Loved this. There were many deep cuts I was unfamiliar with that I really enjoyed. I’ve already listened to it another time or two. I guess 60s folk is a preferred genre of mine! 🤷
Scarborough Fair sounds like something they stole from a minstrel in King Henry the VIII's court Homeward Bound is one of my favourite Simon and Garfunkel tracks... It was written for a different album 59th Street Bridge is a fun little piece of songwriting, but the phrase "groovy" always sounds as dated as it is. The album sounds very rushed like it was written on the back of a cigarette pack and just recorded without any work put into the songs Ends with a strange take on a Christmas carol Definitely not my favourite Simon and Garfunkel album
I can legit listen to this album over and over on a loop and not get sick of it. That's the definition of a 5 for me. At one point in my life Feelin' Groovy was my least favorite S&G song, but then I had kids, and damn if "I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep/let the morning time drop all its petals on me" isn't just the best to sing to them.
Never heard the album. A few classic songs but the other songs were just okay. The "dylanish" song is better off forgotten. Other songs sounded like rip-offs of the music of the time (Procol Harum, 10cc, etc.). 7 O'clock news is an interesting moment in time. "But all my words come back to me In shades of mediocrity"
Several enjoyable and memorable songs in here. A few duds, but nothing is perfect.
What can I say, I like Simon & Garfunkel. The headphones picked up some strange almost ASMR effects on Scarborough Fair - with the clavichord in the right ear, some vocals coming in the left and another in the center. They could reproduce this to be very ASMR and it would appeal to the Gen Z crowd! I was surprised by their Dillon satire on A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission) and also the weird heartbeat pulse in A Poem on the Underground Wall.
Truly a great pair of songmasters.
Great collection of songs. I recall "Scarborough Fair" being one of the songs I had to play for my piano lessons...probably around 1975 or so.
A collection of short, catchy tunes, on a sub-30 minute album. Wonderful harmonies, as always.
I quite like a bit of S&G but I’m not sure this album hit the heights. A few good songs but also some that I didn’t really take to.
Led me to a podcast about Simon and Garfunkel. Great stuff. From "Patterns" to "Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall."
Absolutely phenomenal. I knew I liked them, but WOW I didn't realize how much range they had. Soft, jazzy, poppy, rocky, dey got it all.
Famose e belle, ma un po' castigate.
Simon & Garfunkel create a soothing and comforting vibe, but as a cohesive album I found this tedious and dull.
Nice calm album. The older I get, the more I enjoy these types of records
lovely and i love the title
Con Simon & Garfunkel la música folk alcanzó en norteamérica un nuevo nivel gracias al sentido pop que incorporaron a una buena parte de su repertorio así como a sus estupendas armonías vocales. En este su tercer álbum destacaron algunas de las canciones que siguen formando parte imprescindible de la memoria musical de los años 60. Me gustan especialmente la muy folk "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" y la maravillosa canción de amor "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her". Pero qué decir de la melancólica "Homeward Bound" y su canto a la nostalgia de los tiempo pasados (que como dijo el poeta, siempre son mejores, al menos para nuestro recuerdos), o la suavemente alegre "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" sobre vivir la vida con optimismo. Para mi gusto también destaca "The Dangling Conversation", con una hermosa letra sobre la relación en crisis de una pareja. En definitiva un disco repleto de emoción envuelta en grandes melodías.
I loved this album. I wish they could all be like this, fun, beautiful, meaningful and short.
Simon & Garfunkel are very much a "the best of" band. Their albums contain too much filler which contrasts heavily with some of the most memorable and beautiful melodies ever.
S&G are so comforting. I just love their harmonies and guitars. I was trying to imagine what this combination of spices would taste like, and it seemed overwhelming. Highlights: scarborough fair, homeward bound, 59th street
incredible harmonies. 4,3/5
Some great harmonies and melodies and a surprising amount of variety track-to-track. Apparently I like Simon and Garfunkel?
A ono, slatki je album i obožavam njihove vokale i dvoglasja. Album ima stvarno lijepih stvari ali me uvijek uspava, što nije nužno loše. Ne vjerujem da ću se vratiti njemu, ali slatko i milo. Tako bi opisao. 6/10
Nisam ni znala da znam pjesme s ovog albuma 😅 nisam nikad ovo aktivno preslušavala. Prva stvar mi je kul jer je neobična, zvuči kao pjesma za Hobbita 😁 sviđaju mi se njihovi isprepleteni vokali. Ne znam zašto, ali ovo mi zvuči nekako napredno za '66. Istovremeno mi postaje sve dosadnije što više slušam, ne volim taj folk rock djir nikako. Pustila sam si ovo u krevetu kao da se malo razbudim i skoro opet zaspala 😂 sve mi zvuči isto i dosadno. Jedini razlog zašto sam uspjela poslušati do kraja je što je kratak album. Ne mogu reći da je totalno smeće, ali mi nije ni napeto, nekako sam indiferentna. Ovaj Silent night na kraju mi je bio teški wtf - mislila sam dati 3, ali ide to na 2 ipak. 2/5 ili 4/10.
Jao napisao sam cijeli review, nisam kliknuo Save i nestalo je.. a jebote No, dosta dobro je ovo. Probao sam slušati ovaj album kad sam bio jedno 10-13 godina mlađi i mislio sam si ma tko sluša ova sranja Valjda te život treba malo izgaziti da uspiješ vidjeti ljepotu u stvarima koje ti nisu bliske I dalje će ovo biti trojka, ali naginje na četvorku Tipa 7.5 od 10
8/10 Odlican album koji se cesto vrtio u autu i stanu kad sam bio klinac. Lijepo ga je ponovno poslusat u komadu i prisjetit se nekih stvari koje sam zaboravio, kao npr. Homeward Bound i The 59th Bridge Song koje su mi lijepo sjele na ovaj umorni ponedjeljak. Album za sva vremena, ne samo 60e i vjecna inspiracija za mnogo izvodjaca i danas (Kings Of Convenience i Iron&Wine su samo neki od novijih koje sam do pred koju godinu bas cesto slusao). Nesto teze podnosim ovako mirne albume ovih dana, valjda mi je takva trenutna faza u slusanju glazbe i nije me jos ova hladnoca vani lupila po usima, ali ovdje ima svega i drago mi je da nije sve na Sound Of Silence foru, vec je bas saroliko. Zasluzuje i vise ali prijatna osmica ce biti dovoljna ovaj put. Zanimaju me i solo albumi njih dvojice na ovom popisu, tako da - till next time!
Interesting songs and ideas. Not cool about Simon taking credit for borrowed songs and such.
Ok but not for me
This is #day57 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... it's finally Friday, and I've found the perfect soundtrack for an early October evening gloom, though it's morning as I write this and listen to the album. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme is more than just music; its harmonies, orchestrations, and instrumentation weave a rich tapestry that captivates the soul. This is poetry in all its fragility and fleetingness: beautiful, breathtaking... I was literally sitting and drinking coffee during "The Dangling Conversation." It's a strong 3 out of 5 this time. Looking forward to #day58.
marginally less annoying that the other S&G albums on this list, still shit though, just less shit Feelin' Groovy - yeah of course you do
I liked it a lot but I didn't see myself listening to the whole thing again. But I liked it.
An interesting listen if not exactly setting the pulses racing.
I don't love Simon and Garfunkel. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is corny. David Gray's White Ladder was definitely influenced by this album. Homeward Bound is great. You can feel the kid who just left home and is feeling lonely in it. Paul Simon is a great songwriter, great storyteller. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine sounds like a nickname for the Incredible Hulk's junk, but I think it's about drugs. The Dangling Conversation and Nico's These Days have a more than passing resemblance. A Poem on an Underground Wall is as hard as two Columbia University folk musicians could possibly sound. Found sound of the nightly news' greatest hits from 1966 over Silent Night feels like a freshman film school project.
Meh. Dated and boring
Love the bass on patterns. Reminds me of‘white rabbit’ Jefferson airplane
very good! Maybe not their best, but an excellent album.
I don't have a lot of experience with these guys. Super chill. A pleasant blend of Hippy and Hipster. Something to throw on in the evenings, but I can't see myself revisiting this album often. Something like Bread or John Denver is similar but more my speed.
Another classic
Kinda sleepy and a little boring at times Not a big fan of a lot of the vocal melodies, they harmonize well together though. Parts of the album that I did like are scattered and far between Not a big fan of this style of music. Overall very hit or miss for me. Some songs sound great with cooler weather right now. Some songs just don't work for me. Starts weak and ends weak. Without the strong mid section of the album this would be a big miss. What the hell is that last song? Are we for real right now? BEST TRACKS The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine // The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) // A Simple Desultory Phillippic // For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her WORST TRACK 7 O'clock News / Silent Night
Decent herbs, pretty strong together. It's too bad these guys hated each other because they sure make beautiful music. Phenomenal tracks, front to back, make up this fantastic album. 6 stars.
Wonderful album. Listening to Simon & Garfunkel is such an idyllic experience. Their harmonized voices sound angelic. Every single song on the album is amazing. Super enjoyable listen!
Give me Graceland any day
Not sure I’m down with this genre. Simon on his own, yes. This music is lost on me
Gear: Aür Audio Aurora Artwork: 💐🌷🌹🌸🌺 Produktion: 🎧😘🤌 Musik: 🎻🪕🥁🪘🪇🪈🎙️🥹✍️🧐 Wertung: 💐🌷🌹/5
Silent Night is phenomenal!
A bit dorky at times, but so am I. Overall it’s a beautfiul, concise album, that’s always gonna be a 5 for me.
I know this is a classic. White people love Simon and Garfunkel. Started listening to the album with an open mind. In conclusion, I can see why it’s influential and there are a few tracks I enjoyed. The other ones are good but not my taste. Still solid album overall.
Really lovely. Very comforting on a grey day. 4.5
This is what I imagine would be playing though my head if I was larping at a medieval fair
Bof
I came listening to it
Eh…
Little slow for me
Kind of boring but “Cloudy” + an edible is fire
This is an old album, it’s nearly 60 years old. And it sounds like it. This is from a different time period, and I tried to remember that fact as I listened. The harmonies are really nice. I get the message and the lyrics of most of the songs and the album, and if I was a young man in 1966, this would’ve been my fucking anthem. But today its age shows, it’s kinda boring. I didn’t enjoy most of it. I do appreciate the short length of the album, it truly reached the end of what my attention span can endure from an old whiney teenage anti culture ballad.
Some choice hippie music here. Side A has more known singles, side B is a little more out there. Lots of juxtapositions between sweet-sounding vocal harmonies and anti-war rhetoric. Good times.
Kind of as I imagined. Tad boring, get why people like it. Personally wouldn't love listening for any longer, 2.4.
Blehsley, bleh, blehmary, and blehme 58
"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" is too pretty. i get the intent of pairing a fairy tale song with an anti-war countermelody, but the former is just too delicate and flowery (no pun intended) for me to even really notice the latter. it feels embarrassing to listen to, and not in an "i like this and i'm flustered" way, in a "this is kinda for babies" way. sorry to "Scarborough Fair" fans, but despite my enjoyment of over-medieval bullshit ("Ys", "Peasant", "Pull The Right Rope") it's just a bit too twee for me. i'm a "Girl of the North Country" feller. that aside, i feel like a sub-30 minute would necessitate a good ratio of songs to strongly impress themselves on you, something that i don't think this LP has the juice to do. there's nice deep cuts on the B-Side, with "Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall" being one of the duo's best songs, but generally i'd say a lot of the leaps taken here don't land as well as they do on the next two albums. ending your album by doing a cover of "Silent Night" over news reports of violence and government oppression might have been searing and thoughtfully ironic in the 60's, but nowadays it's no more daring than the man writing "FUCK" on the subway wall in the previous song. and why is "Feelin' Groovy" so big, anyhow? it's clearly an interlude. maybe i've just heard too much Muzak.
The parody of Bob Dylan made me laugh
Easy five star album. And 'big bright green......'
This album wasn’t for me, didn’t like it at all
A very solid S&G album, probably only bested by Bookends and Bridge Over Troubled Water in their catalog. Scarborough Fair / Canticle, Homeward Bound, and The 59th Street Bridge Song are among their best tunes.
Abwechslungsreiches, höhrenswertes Album.
Very nostalgic feel and incredibly melodic. I find the harmonies incredibly interesting. They are very well done harmonies, but Simon and Garfunkel aren't as polished and perfect at holding pitches as modern day singers, so it feels much more authentic and intimate. It's like a little glimpse into life in 1966. Perhaps a bit too optimistic, like a lot of hippie music was, but that makes it all the more interesting. A nice look at the times, one that feels very different from modern day, staring down a kind of bleak future. The exact kind of thing a gen Z person like myself finds very comforting.
listened to again an absolute classic
Used to be a huge fan, and they are good but not feeling this album the same as before 2.7 stars?
Day 44 - September 16th, 2024 Slow, earthy, and overall good shit. 4/5
Two of my favorite Simon & Garfunkel songs are on this album: Scarborough Fair/Canticle and For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her are both gorgeous, haunting songs. I prefer the live versions of other two songs I love (The 59th Street Bridge Song and Homeward Bound). The Bob Dylan parody is genius. The rest of the album is nice, too. It's a great album by the duo, in their Top 3 overall.
Amazing folk album. Great songs the whole way through. Quite more diverse than I thought a Simon & Garfunkel record would be. The Bob Dylan piss-take is real funny.
Lovely, relaxing and cozy. ( Except pleasure machine & feeling groovy which don't fit well on this album ) 4
Though the twee feeling of a English Lit major is rampant through this album, Paul Simon's guitar playing and melodies help do a lot of heavy lifting. The vocals are sweet but all have an air of melancholy seeping through them. The problem is Simon loses his way when he tries to be Dylan and fails. The best bits are always when he is just being Paul and Art is backing him up. Best Tracks: Homeward Bound; The 59th Bridge Street Song; Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall
Good album - not the best by S&G but an enjoyable listen
Some of my favourite S&G songs on this but overall not quite as good as Troubled Water. I'd give it 4.5/5 if I could.
This album always makes me cry but I love it anyways
Favorite Track: Homeward Bound
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme showcases Simon & Garfunkel's signature gorgeous harmonies and thoughtful songwriting. The lush arrangements create an immersive listening experience that beautifully complements their vocal interplay. While it may not be my favourite album from the duo, it still delivers memorable moments, such as Homeward Bound and The 59th Street Bridge Song. The lyrical depth reflects the social issues of the time, adding a layer of resonance to the music. The overall production is polished and evocative, making it a joy to listen to. The album's themes of love and introspection resonate throughout, showcasing their talent for storytelling. Overall, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is a wonderful album that highlights Simon & Garfunkel's artistry, even if it doesn't quite reach the heights of their best efforts. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 4 STAND OUT TRACK - Homeward Bound
The music of my youth. The songs that stick with you forever are from when you're 8-9-10 years old; that's what these are. AND...they're great songs.
Kan aldrig være helt dårligt når det er de to, god sangskrivning, afslappende
Фолк-рок, бардовская музыка... В целом, ощущение от альбома целиком очень приятное. Вокал волшебный. Особенно, лиричные композиции.
Second S&G spin from this list and another one that I very much enjoyed. Extra point for having a short and snappy album.
Eh. High pitched
Great folk album. Amazing vocals as you would expect! Overall a great album, as can be very slow (in a good way) and then mix it up with quick up beat song, so the album does never sound the same. The lyrics are amazing, each song tells a story
Better than I expected. I thought it would be a lot more like the title track, but a few highlights lifted this from bland to slightly seasoned.
большую часть знаю и подустала от них. красиво и приятно, но на хоре красивее)
You really can't go wrong with most of Simon & Garfunkel's discography and the same sentiment holds true for this album. Blissful harmonies, a variety of instrumentation and meaningful lyricism. Simple, yet beautiful.
Love this! Couple of big hits on here, Scarborough Fair and Homeward Bound. Folksy, calm and with a good mix tempos and beautiful lyrics. Homeward Bound the pick of the album for me.
If you like Belle & Sebastian but at times, find them a bit too hardcore, I might recommend this album by Simon & Garfunkel. Just give me enough time to leave before you put it on.
Ouais why not
This is one of those albums that you hear people recommend, but you kinda put it off until one day you listen to it and you realize how good it is. It starts off strong, and it keeps going. The harmonies are great, the guitar playing is solid, the lyrics have more going on than you really expect them to if you don't know who Simon and Garfunkel are. Solid album.
Am I the only one that thinks the last song is beautifully scary? Favourite Songs: Scarborough Fair / Canticle, Homeward Bound, The Dangling Conversation, 7 O'Clock News / Silent Night. Least Favourite Songs: The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine, A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission).
и снова на радио-волне Дон Симон и братишка Гомункул с новым акустическим альбомом, похлопаем ребятам
I remembered it better than it was. Lots of the older stuff leaves me nostalgic for bygone times, but this album just seemed different- it didn’t hold my attention- but nor did I turn it off.
I don’t think this is their best album but have to give a 5 for the artist. Like the versions of the songs without drums that are on the greatest hits album. Favorite song was For Emily.
Objectively so great but just really not my kinda thing. Great harmonies great production great all around but not really moving for me
7 o’clock news is iconic. Solid album but I don’t need to listen again.
simon i love but once you get garfunkel in the mix? that's my time to catch a little shut eye
A simple desultory philippic (Dylan one?) was the best here. Feeling groovy my least favourite. Needed more from the spice rack
I was gonna abandon this one early but it’s only 30 mins so I powered through and some of the tracks later (the Dylan one) were good but overall I didn’t really like this. (That Scarborough one is abysmal.)
Scarborough fair takes me back to group singing in music class at secondary school Snoozefest Really don’t have much else to say about the album
after a 4-day bender this was exactly what my brain needed. nice
3.5/5
I talked a bit about the mystical sound of Love’s Forever Changes a few days ago. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme creates a similar effect with it’s first few songs, but then drops it for a more raucous and human take on Folk music, beginning with the simple yearning for connection and familiarity expressed in Homeward Bound. Simon and Garfunkel continue in this vein for most of the rest of the album, taking in everything from devastating portraits of the fragility of human connection to full blown generational anthems that pastiche Dylan, before creating a synthesis with their version of Silent Night which contrasts the literal mysticism of Christian Theology with actual news stories about Lenny Bruce’s death and Nixon declaring the possibility of five more years of war in Vietnam. It’s a pretty much perfect encapsulation of the human condition, with our capacities for good and evil, the mystical and the banal, and the ever present, and ever allusive need for human connection
Sounds great for 1966. Can I have something more interesting please?
A bit corny in places, not a patch on Bridge Over Troubled Water. Again, do we really need more than one Simon and Garfunkel album on this list.
Just ok- I feel like there other albums are better and I'd like to lean in deeper on these guys
It was peak comedy to listen to "A Simple Desultory Philippic" after Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde
very calming and well-produced
The songs I knew before listening are solid. Everything else was pretentious, boring, sleepy...
Desigual conjunto de canciones de un dúo qu hará mejores lps y que sobre todo Paul Simon demostrará lo bueno que era en su larga carrera
It was OK but nothing really that special
1st song medieval , no fu ni fa - Dani C + R liked feeling groovy. Mix of genres. Wasn't unpleasant. Last song was creepy
Una mezcla entre los Beatles y Elvis
Classic
Enjoyed this waaay more than I expected!
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme is a pretty decent album for what it is. The songs had that generally relaxing yet somewhat energetic feel that Simon And Garfunkel were known for. Some of the songs also had some genuinely really unique ideas like a cover of Silent Night being played right next to a news broadcast which is an idea i genuinely love. This album unfortunately does sound rough in some spots which the duo's later albums would rectify. I also did find the vocals in one track to be a little creepy but that wasn't really a huge issue or anything. This album is good, just not very refined. Best Song: A Simple Desultory Philippic Worst Song: The 59th Street Bridge Song
Beautiful songwriting, beautiful playing, beautiful singing, beautiful harmonies. This might be a textbook for singer/songwriters, if only it was that easy! They even manage to out-Dylan Dylan on A Simple Desultory Philippic.