Graceland

Recognized a couple tracks but a bit too hokey for me (2.5/5)

3/4

I really liked this album. It's not my favorite album in the world but I love Paul Simon's voice, the beats are fun, and the instrumentation and scores are creative. I think it is more like a 3.75 Liked Songs: The Boy in the Bubble, Graceland, You Can Call Me Al, Under African Skies, That Was Your Mother

liked songs: Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, You Can Call Me Al, Homeless disliked songs: I Know What I Know (this is one of the most annoying songs I've heard in a long time), That Was Your Mother I really don't like Paul Simon's lyric choices. The album is very well produced and mixed. 2.5

"No we're not getting Bob Dylan at the store! We have Bob Dylan at home."

Wait, why did I actually really like this.

Some good some boring. Typical Simon.

I know I'm supposed to rave over Paul Simon's genius, and there is some very original material here but overall I just did not enjoy listening to it. A lot of it was a little cheesy and the spoken word lyrics were a turn off.

Call Me Al is unlistenable but it was ok overall.

Ok album overall. Paul Simon just doesn't do anything for me. You can Call me Al is awesome just because Chevy Chase was in the music video. Go listen to Justin Townes cover of Graceland.

2.75

The crossover component of this album is nice but a lot of the songs had a similar hokey feel to them

Дон Симон переживает за судьбинушку Африканскую... п.с. а у Гомункула сольники будут ? а то он пока отстаёт от братишки

Not for me

3 out of 5. It's alright, I liked the African influence this album has, but nothing else for me to write home about.

I get why people love it (and it’s definitely his best album), but just not my jam.

2.9 3x while i was working kept this playing.. a little soft

This album is held back significantly by just how awful the bass sounds. The other instruments sound a little dated but fine for the time, but that bass is another level of bad. His lyrics are really good and I like his voice and how he often drags lines onto the next musical phrase. Favorite songs were Graceland, Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes, and You Can Call Me Al.

"Graceland" y "You can call me Al" están por encima del resto. Solo por esas canciones merece la pena el disco.

this album makes me feel like im on a beach drinking cocktails

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I've heard it so many times that it's charm has worn off.

Lots of 70s pop, can only handle in small doses

Good album, just not my genre

It was fine? I listened to it but don’t have any strong feelings. You Can Call Me Al is catchy as hell and it makes sense why that song became huge. It was the most memorable in my eyes. It’s really fascinating how controversial this album is though.

Enjoyed Graceland, You Can Call Me, Under African Skies, and Crazy Love Vol. II. I think the others were just a little out there with me in terms of instrumentals. I liked when there was a harmony with a woman singing like on African Skies, and also really liked the flute. Not used to folk so I think this was a good introduction.

Didn’t grab me but was pleased to see the South African connection. Will probably give it another listen.

Pretty decent world music

This album shouldn’t have been made. Breaking the cultural boycott of South Africa is an unpardonable faux pas from Simon, but the record he produced still has its merits nonetheless. I was first told about Graceland my a music teacher in high school, who told me to focus on the bass playing. Back then, I was gobsmacked by the fretless slapping on this record, but to my ear now it sounds a bit… well, shit. That’s more of a production quibble, but it’s far from minor. This album has aged a lot, both in its concept and its execution. Simon is a songwriting powerhouse, but you’d be better off going to the source of Graceland’s influences directly, rather than his bastardised brand of African soukous. Still, for all its many flaws when heard from a contemporary perspective, there are a couple of Simon’s trademark bangers to be found. Altogether, Graceland is less an album you should listen to before you die, than it is a record that you should listen to before the passing of time kills off any of its appeal.

Two minds on this. It was definitely noteworthy when released. However, I don’t think I need to listen again. 3 stars for the memories.

this was fine, a bit bland in my opinion

Not as good as his other albums You can call me Al is still one of his best songs.

Really good album but it doesn't really hit my personal tastes to really be in love with it

Man, I’d never heard Graceland but I’d heard all about it. The bar was high, and at least on first listen, not really met.

To paraphrase Ian Malcolm, Paul Simon was so caught up in seeing if he COULD culturally appropriate African music, that he didn't stop to think if he SHOULD. Some catchy tunes but an overall feeling of being annoying.

It's alright. Definitely an interesting listen, but nothing really stuck out besides the hit songs I already knew. Average.

I liked the upbeat African influences. Didn't enjoy the repetitiveness. The goofy lyrics and cadence is charming at first but gets old.

Wait, Paul Simon was married to Carrie Fisher? No way! Anyhow... I think "You Can Call Me Al" is the first song I knew from Paul Simon, and it's still awesome. Otherwise I didn't really know this album. The Boy in the Bubble sounds like it could be a Bob Dylan song. The album is OK but I don't like it nearly as much as some of the Simon/Garfunkel albums, especially Bridge Over Troubled Water.

In a vacuum, I'd probably give this 4 stars. There's a lot I like about it, musically. But, going to knock it 1 star for some problematic politics surrounding its creation.

Paul Simon on his own just doesn't hit the same. Still a pretty good listen.

I like the idea of Paul Simon more than I actually like listening to Paul Simon. Some awesome standout tracks but as a whole, I want to like it more than I actually do.

Remember buying it. Good solid album.

Interesting mix of sounds and influences.

This is like a weird folk/post punk child. The instrumentation didn't really work for me. Going from sweet south african drumming to a drum machine was jarring.

Album a bit all over the place. Couple of decent tracks, and 'You can call me Al' is obviously a banger.

Always pleasant and uplifting 7/10

Oh my god Paul Simon what the hell was this. On one hand, I have to give this album some props for how damn joyful it feels. If this is his most popular solo album (which I think it is), I can see why. It has some catchy stuff and it just feels like a really happy album. But I gotta be honest… I never really believed this version of Paul Simon. It’s really difficult to detach myself from his folky origins with Art Garfunkel and that beautiful sound. I know he’s done way more work outside of that pairing than he has as part of it, but I just don’t buy it. I can’t picture him as some pop artist like this. I had the same problem on the other album of his I listened to, “Hearts and Bones.” He just isn’t that guy to me, so anything other than his folk work feels like a farce to me. Throw in the fact that this sounds so dated and I just can’t buy in. I know people love it and they espouse its greatness but I just can’t get there. Thematically it’s unfocused. The inclusion of African musical elements and musicians, while probably a huge part of why it feels so joyful, feels out of left field and a little forced. After some reading, I see that he was criticized for breaking a cultural boycott with apartheid South Africa by working with these artists. He claims it was a political statement and he was following his instincts…yeah ok I guess. But the accusations of cultural appropriation do kind of ring true, but I do feel like the inclusion of genuine African artists on this record does take some of the wind out of the sails of that accusation. But I don’t really have a strong opinion on this. Someone explain to me the greatness I’m missing here because I don’t see it. Three stars. I do feel like this could've been an influence on Vampire Weekend though. And it definitely has some Talking Heads/New Wave influence in there, too. Standout Tracks: Gumboots, Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, Homeless, That Was Your Mother, All Around the World or the Myth of

3/5

I have memories of my dad playing this in the car occasionally when I was a kid and I wasn't particularly impressed by it then and I'm not now. There's nothing wrong with it per se, but there's nothing that draws me in or excites me. The only song that I would go out of my way to listen to is Call Me Al and even that I'd be perfectly happy to never hear again. Threeth Kens out of Val.

Na mijn enthousiasme voor alle Simon en Garfunkel albums die ik heb gehad tot nu toe spring ik natuurlijk een gat in de lucht voor zn solo werk! Maar ik probeer hier neutraal in te gaan, misschien is het solo werk minder saai en zaaddodend dan waneer ze samen muziek maken? Mwah, niet echt. Er zitten wat Afrikaanse invloeden in de muziek heb ik het idee? En er staat een hit op, waarvan ik eigenlijk niet eens wist dat ie van Paul Simon was, sorry! Maar verder, klinkt het grotendeels toch gewoon als Simon en Garfunkel; een beetje saaiig en allemaal hetzelfde. Had liever gehad dat Paul nog verder de Afrikaanse invloeden op zou gaan. Of nog beter; gewoon een Afrikaans album op deze lijst?? Daar had ik best een Paul Simon of Simon en Garfunkel album voor opgegeven... Wel moet ik toegeven dat sommige nummers me wel echt beter pakken! Crazy Love vol 2 is instrumentaal gewoon echt leuk! Mag ook gezegd worden hoor. Album in zn geheel is gewoon een beetje saaiig voor te veel nummers, met een paar hoogtepuntjes, waarvan Crazy Love vol 2 het beste is voor mij. Alles bij elkaar; wederom een ok album van Simon en/of Garfunkel FAVO: Graceland, You can call me Al, Homeless, Crazy Love vol 2

Nice and inventive, i liked the african? elements

Apua miten söpö kansi :D Tykkään a-puolen humpasta (avausbiisi). Miks tuo Afrikka-biisi on keskellä… no, herättää huomion. Hymyilin levyn aikana muutaman kerran, joten positiivisen puolella ehdottomasti ollaan. Ei liian vakavaa, vaikka leikkimään ei varsinaisesti lähdetäkään. Söpöjä stemmoja. B-puoli kyl tylsempi.

Olisi epäoikeudenmukaista kiistää artistin taito säveltää pop-musiikkia vain koska hänen esteettinen makunsa tuntuu vähän kornilta. "Omimista vai arvostusta"-debatissakin olen enemmän jälkimmäisellä puolella, koska musiikki on riittävän laadukasta. Mutta omaa esteettistä makuaan ei voi paetakaan: siinä missä vierailu Bob Marleyn maailmassa tuntuu seduktiiviselta, Simonin universumissa pakaroilleen ei löydä koskaan ihan sopivaa asentoa. 3,5

I really appreciate Paul Simon. I think he's original, takes risks, brings energy and perspective, but not super timeless in that I feel like he's very much of his time and playing to a pretty specific generation (not mine). With all due respect, he can tend to feel pretty corny haha. The African influence/collaboration here is super cool though.

Fint nok. Call me Al er en klassiker, resten var undervældende og ville ikke rigtig frem. Homeless var ret god til lige at fange min opmærksomhed igen.

Started playing You Can Call Me Al while I was about to call my friend Al, 10/10 timing

Not sure I like this as much as S+G work. Good for him for branching out. Backing vocals in Diamonds on the soles reminded me of the Nickelodeon theme song. The songs I enjoyed the most here were the more african-influenced ones. 3* Highlights: gumboots, homeless

Pretty decent album.

I liked it. I’ll need to return to it and listen to the lyrics more.

Fun, eclectic album. You Can Call Me All is a fun song.

This one was interesting, not at all what I was expecting.

The first half is quite strong, but I find it kind of falls away after that, making for an inconsistent record overall which is a shame, because as a whole, I wanted to like ‘Graceland’ more than I did.

I’ve know about the reputation of this album for a while. So maybe my expectations were too high. I thought it was solid. There are a few songs I’d consider great. But as a whole I wasn’t blown away. 3.5/5

Easy 3 - I liked a few songs, but wouldn't choose to listen to this. Felt very generic Paul Simon. Bloody loved call me al though.

The best parts were the African musicians. The worst parts were Paul Simon. I don’t dislike him in general, or at least, conceptually (come to think of it, maybe he’s one of those artists who I feel I “should” like without actually being that familiar with) but this album - which I expected to enjoy - strikes me as cheesy and ersatz. Favorite track: Homeless

Not of my personal taste, but nice nonetheless, lots of african sound throughout the record which can be nice for lots of people.

This album was politically controversial when released. Apartheid was in the news, the South African music vibe was new to the States. Never heard the entire album til 1001, but knew it would show up, and rightfully so. The album has a wide variety of sounds, some totally different styles, and some good songs. Crazy Love Vol II is the best song, Homeless could have been left off the album. L felt the vocals were all too much like he’s talking or reading and very similar - rated the album at (1.8*s). Difference of opinions here, Simon is a songwriter with some good ideas and many, many folk hits. (I hope Garfunkel has an album that makes the list.) For J, Graceland comes in at a strong (2.9*s)

Is Simon actually better without Garfunkel? I never gave that any thought, but here this album is to test theories. What a weird exploration in zydeco, African drumming, and tribal chanting. I can see how this was monumental at the time but there's a few flaws. I don't like the weird fart bass, something about the overall sound feels too island-y, and I'll never get over Simon's talk-sing delivery (like he's just reading a poem). I also don't fully get the album art (15th century Ethiopian manuscript stored at the Peabody Essex Museum) and the album title itself is a bit irksome. This combination of styles already feels like a middle-aged white man doing cultural appropriation, why pay homage to Elvis (a literal middle-aged white man who popularized black music)? In spite of all this, I somehow don't hate it (but I also don't love it).

Digging Simon post divorce from both his wife and bandmate. Have not been impressed by the duo and I am much more into this exploration. Although heartbroken, this album sounds pretty upbeat. Collabs with artists from a variety of genres and it works well. Why does Paul want to be called Al though? 3.2

I've really only been exposed to Simon (and/or Garfunkel) through various hits. I've never really sat and listened to a Paul Simon album prior to this list. I respect him as an artist but for the most part I've just considered him an musical icon but not in my wheelhouse. With Graceland it's nice to hear him with a little pep in his step as opposed to the very somber and sleepy work I'm familiar with. I wasn't familiar with the backstory of this album but the African influence is pretty evident all the way through. While it's a solid album there's only a couple songs I'll come back to. I understand why it's important and it's not something I'll turn off, but like plenty of other Paul Simon just something I'll move past. 2.83

I remember this as being immensely popular but also rather controversial because of Simon's relationship with the South African musicians. That aside, it's a lovely sounding album, if not to my taste. The thing is that the mid-80s production is so perfect and so smooth that the songs just pass by.

I like it! Storytelling is good, the incorporation of African melodies and rhythms gives it unique vibes. I just wish for the sake of the drums that it hadn't been recorded in the 80s.

Lots of really good tracks on this album.

It swings allright and it´s a top ranked easy listening background album i would say. This because i can feel no real emotion in it, very flat most of the time, Simon´s singing like a voice-over does not help here.

Interesting combination of Africana inspired beats and American soft rock. You can call me Al clearly is the front runner on this album, but other than that I found most of the songs were mostly just for the background. Great for playing at a party with a ton of people there, where the music is something to drown out lulls in conversation.

You Can Call Me Al is a 5 star song. I didn’t mind the rest of the album, but I’m not going to be adding any of the other songs to a playlist. Nevertheless, very happy it came up on the list!

It was good just not my cup of tea

Need more time to listen to this album.

The hits are good, the rest is trying way too hard and puts me to sleep.

Pretty good. I feel like Paul Simon is kinda boring but still good. He has a good voice. I like the bass

I couldn’t tell if I liked or hated this album, I still don’t know. Has some good songs though

An enjoyable album with catchy pop songs

Lots of African beats, not my cup of tea, but you can call me Al still gets me everytime!

It was kk

I will never know how I feel about this album. I just don’t know — I want to love it but I also want to hate it. I’m glad other people get so much out of it, I guess.

zu chaotisch

Incredible evolution in the fourth track, overall a solid and clear idea for the soundscape, wanted it to explore it further.

Thought that this album was one was "too nerdy" or "too safe" for today's standards, but it is actually a fun album to listen to. I would rate it with 3.5 stars.

Catchy and popular with many.

I didn't like this back in the day. I liked the music, but thought Simon's lyrics and singing were a bad match to the great stuff going on. There wasn't a universal feeling to them. Kind of a NYC experience superimposed on African grooves. Might have been better if the vocals were much further back in the mix.. I also felt like he wasn't showcasing the musicians very well. Kinda felt demeaning in some way. Maybe this was because I disliked his vocals so much. But it brought interest in very cool African music. Kudos for that. Some good songs when he got back to music styles he really knew: Call Me Al. Homeless, Diamonds. Under African Skies. I guess 3 stars.

Ik ga wel lekker op de toevoeging van de wereldse klanken in de popmuziek van Paul Simon. In veel andere genres die hem voor gingen pakte het ook goed uit (India in de Beatles, Jamaica in de punk). Niet altijd komt het even lekker uit de verf. Graceland is een heel lichte plaat en daarom is er volgens mij ruimte voor de wereldse beats en instrumenten. Dat maakt de simpele poppy songs net iets complexer. You Can Call Me Al is een zieke banger (check liveshow op Hyde Park op YouTube) 7,5/10 Highlights I Know What I Know You Can Me Al

Relentlessly joyful. Too much.

Some great songs, some great lyrics, I wish there was a 3.5.

5.5/10

First off, terrible album cover. Theres a joke involved 'Art' Garfunkel I can't quite reach, but regardless the cover is bad. Paul Simon definitely can definitely write a pop song, a lot of this was better than it had any right to be. That said, the African-influenced 80s sound is far too close to Phil Collins territory for me to truly enjoy it. Better than expected but not brilliant.

Please stop giving me Tom Waits albums.

Fun and easy listening - unique melodies with pop influences and a lot of fun

This is a really great sounding record, with catchy songs and some really great playing. I remember how fresh it sounded on the radio when it was released. Most of that is attributable to the collection of relatively unknown musicians who played on this, from South Africa, New Orleans, LA, etc. But, as I read about the album the more and more I get the ‘ick’ factor about it. While Paul Simon wrote some good lyrics and melodies for this record, he was really great at taking all the credit for the contributions of many others. I mean ALL the credit. Sure, there are some shared song-writing credits, but Simon decided who ‘deserved’ them. And some of his collaborators have publicly disagreed with his calls, which he brushes off, as he does with all of the controversial aspects of this record. Reading about the process, where Simon recorded session with bands doing their thing, which he then took back to America to edit and top-line, I think he claims too much of the credit. When it comes down to it, Paul Simon doesn’t think that rules apply to him. He decides who gets a song-writing credit (without consultation). He knew there was a cultural boycott on South Africa, but decided that didn’t apply to him. He spoke with Harry Belafonte to get some moral justification, but when he expressed reservations, Simon waved those away. He is moral arbiter on so many issues, and brushes off any criticism. He is a more talented version of Malcolm McLaren; a ‘curator’ of other people’s talents, keeping all the credit and cash for himself. It’s cultural appropriation, a type of musical colonialism. And, as time goes on, that just feels ickier and ickier. But am I happy to have been exposed to the music of Los Lobos, Rockin’ Dopise, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and all of the wonderful players on this record (especially the amazing bass player Bakithi Kumalo), who really bring the thing to life? Absolutely. Was it good to give those players a platform? Well, yes. But you can also do it like Peter Gabriel, who set up a studio and record label so that his collaborators could also release their own music under their own names. This album has some great songs on it and you really should hear it, but it’s hard for me to rate. It’s certainly a better introduction to world music than Malcolm McLaren’s similar magpie bricolage Duck Rock, so I’m going 4 stars overall, plus one for the great musicians, minus two for Paul Simon being a dick.

I always liked this album I just never loved it.

You Can Call Me Al gave me a jump scare of recognition. Overall this was fine, didn't blow me away but also didn't drain me. Favourite track: Graceland.

This album has been under a lot of scrutiny lately, but for the sake of this review I'll try to set all of that aside and focus solely on the music. All in all, I did enjoy this album. It's not something I'd ever listen front to back again—mostly because about half of the songs just aren't my jam—but I do appreciate it for going in some really creative musical directions. Tracks like 'You can call me Al', 'Graceland', 'I know what I know' and 'Under African skies' are definitely worth returning to. At the same time, I absolutely despise the accordion, so every time it came on, I immediately had an urge to skip the song. I also think that certain parts of the album haven't aged well—not only because of the controversial aspect of it all, but also because of the outdated production. Paul Simon has other records that feel way more relevant nowadays than this one.

I remember the Call Me Al video in ‘86 with Chevy Chase? Hard to get past it :)

A few good tracks, and wonderful guests, but not really my thing. Enjoyable enough, and clearly the work of someone who knows what he is doing, but lacking a little soul/passion/heart.

I have no idea what you would call Paul Simon’s music but its chill

It’s the late 80s, you’re in the car with your family driving to France on summer holiday and you’re taking turns putting your (very limited selection of) tape albums on the stereo. Dad’s got Dire Straits ‘Brothers in Arms’ and Queen ‘The Works’, you’ve got INXS ‘Kick’, your sister is lethally armed with the Dirty Dancing soundtrack and your Mum’s got this. Happy memories of the times, less so the music selection. The upshot is I know every word and part of this album off by heart, purely by conditioning, it’s definitely not love. I have no idea how to rate it, but I think I actually might like some of it, but my perspective is totally shot . Gonna have to emergency safe ‘3’ it! (Side thought: wonder how many of those other albums are on this list?)

I appreciate this, but it is not always my thing. Also Paul Simon stole credit for the songwriting on this one from the guest artist, but that’s just him being a dick. Now that I think about it: This would actually be a pretty cool record without Paul Simon.

I was looking forward to listening to this one and left feeling pretty underwhelmed. It’s fine but not as great as it gets described.

Al and Graceland were the saviours on this album for me.

crazy love

Good but not 4 stars. 71/100

Second listen. I think I got his self-titled album on here before. I just don’t care for his style. It’s way too mellow. For some reason I appreciated You Can Call Me Al more this time.

Cool

Umstritten bei seiner Entstehung - führte aber immerhin auch zu Diskussionen über Apartheid und den "richtigen" Umgang. Für mich gute Hintergrundmusik - Abwechslungsreich ohne dabei aufdringlich zu sein.

3/5 It had its moments. Why did so many groups do an African music thing in the 80s?

Paul Simon is a great signer song writer and Graceland is his iconic solo album. Now it's just not for me as I don't enjoy the synth or the backing vocals. 3 stars

Heavy in African influence. Big band sounds and brass throughout. Not my style but well produced.

Hmmm, considering it has one of my favorite songs on it, I thought it would be a better album...

I can see how the songwriting was likely groundbreaking but there aren't a ton of bangers

This kind of thing is hard to rate... two songs are absolute bangers, yet... the ones that weren't, were just not too nice to listen to. I'd usually dislike singer-songwriter type music, but I make an exception for Paul Simon.

Caught my attention at times

Known only by name and never listened to the album. I don't know how to feel about this album personally. I thought I'd like it more... maybe if I listened to it I'd grow more sentimental and it would be more memorable. But first listen didn't do it for me.

African inspired Starbucks music for white people. However, it's unique in its own right. 3 stars.

I feel like I’m *supposed* to enjoy this album more than I actually do, based on its acclaim at the time and its place on so many “best” lists. You can’t deny the catchiness of “Call Me Al,” but the rest just sounded kind of dated. Maybe it was groundbreaking for its time (*gasp* white folk singer uses African inspiration!) but now it just seems more desperate and appropriative. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of Simon as an artist, particularly in his Simon & Garfunkel days. But this album falls into the mediocre range for me, which is lower than where I thought it’d be going in.

This is our 3rd Paul Simon album and we've already had 3 Simon & Garfunkel albums too. At this point, new reviews could frequently be copy/pastes from previous ones. Simon & Garfunkel = Fantastic duo, consistently and easily 4-5 stars Paul Simon = Nowhere near the S&G collaboration when flying solo. Consistently pleasant but uninspired 3 stars. Anything that is interesting on this record is thanks to the contributions of the African artists. Outside of those elements, the rest of the album was likely already musically outdated when it first came out.

I hadn’t been exposed to much of Paul Simon’s solo stuff and I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. Musically it was pretty great but I didn’t really enjoy the vocals as they seemed pretty rambling. Listening to this kind of made me feel like I was going a little insane. 2.6

wow this was a weird "mainstream" album. it was about as 80s as it could be, minus the cheesy synths. but what it lacks in synths it makes up for with an amount of accordion that would make weird al blush. that was your mother comes off sounding almost like mariachi music with simon's strange instrumentation choices. all around the world also has that footloose drum sound from the beginning. shoutout to ladysmith black mambazo on this album too... like paul what are you even cookin here with that said, you can call me al is an all-time banger (and ties back into the weird al accordion-measuring contest going on) but the rest of this album is somewhere between middling, weird, and fresh. favorites: graceland, diamonds on the soles of her shoes, you can call me al

It's fine. Some good tunes but I'm not a fan of the rambling lyrics and the instrumentation hasn't aged well. I've always thought it odd that this is often lauded as one of, if not the best album of all time

- Bis auf „You Can Call Me Al“, den ich liebe und „Graceland“, was ich okay gut finde, kannte ich nix. - Ich mag Paul Simons Stimme schon sehr gern und höre ihm gerne zu - Insgesamt waren manche Sachen interessant, einiges aber auch irgendwie anstrengend - Ich mag Paul Simon dann doch lieber als Duo mit Art Garfunkel, als Solo… 3/5

Aside from the critical acclaim and controversy this album gained because of its cultural significance, I thought it sounded... alright. The collaborative element with South African singers is pretty interesting as a political statement. The overall message gets muddled a bit when Simon uses part of the album to vent about his personal problems (like his divorce with Carrie Fisher) or sing with Linda Ronstadt.

I wasn’t feeling this tonight. Something about his voice was grating to me, which is odd bc I really liked the Simon + Garfunkel album that we listened to before. I liked how South African music was incorporated into his style of music though.

there's good and bad stuff here i guess

Cool album, very reminiscent of Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. Can picture dancing and driving to this. Type of music to be on a jukebox. 6.7

Helt ait

20 jaar na Sounds of Silence was Paul Simon, een naam die saai genoeg niet lekker te vertalen is, een veranderd man. Blijkbaar. Redelijk aan het begin zegt ome Paul dat we naar Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee gaan, maar ergens gaat er blijkbaar iets mis met onze vlucht en belanden we in het Afrika van George of the Jungle (een klassieker met de inmiddels gelauwerde Brendan Fraser), waar de enigszins stereotyperend gecaste locals gezellig samen met de witte bezoekers staan te feesten terwijl de gorillas geheel vrijwillig de djembés voor hun rekening nemen. Hier zou je als bakra anno 2024 niet meer mee wegkomen. Denk ik althans. De ongeschreven regels veranderen continu. Het is echt lelijk 80's met absoluut geen gebrek aan galm en mechanische drums, maar het is wel een grappig album. De dikke laag toegeëigende wereldmuziek maakt het zowel verschrikkelijk als fantastisch. Drie sterren zodat niemand aanstoot kan nemen aan m'n rating.

This was neat and the influences are all over, but I think this isn't exactly something I'll reach for again.

You can call me Al. 'nuff said.

Definitely a resurgence and repackaging of Paul Simon.

Pretty good, really liked “The Boy in the Bubble,” “Crazy Love, Vol II,” and “Gumboots.” Overall, a little hard to get into though because Paul spends a lot of the time singing as if he is rambling - the music itself is often more enjoyable than his vocals. That being said, it was an interesting listen. Wouldn’t hate listening to it again, but wouldn’t choose it over Simon & Garfunkel.

I gave this three listens and I really wanted to like it. It was bold and adventurous and had parts that were great! I can hear Vampire Weekend stole from this though they perfected it!

It is clear that Paul Simon retains a lot of the talent we heard in the era of Simon & Garfunkel. Hear we are missing a lot of the sweet and tight harmonies but it partially makes up for it with the impressive integration of African melodies, vocal styles and rhythms and the collaborations, like with Los Lobos. Paul doesn't have strongest voice melodically but he is a poet in his own right. Even though this album was released 20 years later than the 60s it still has a little bit of that counter cultural sound to it, maybe perhaps because his voice is immortalized in that scene. Where this album falls short is that although he is a strong poet, a lot of the themes and descriptive scenes are all things we have heard before, so even though the music is adventurous, the words are not and certainly aren't when compared to what some other artists are doing in that time lyrically (the mid 1980s). My stand out tracks are 'Graceland' and 'Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes'

Interesting album, heavy on the world music vibe. Very interesting tone/instrumentation choices. It can come off a little corny if you focus on that too much, but these are great songs that cover a lot of different ground. Not entirely my thing but can still respect it.

Good

De beste man heeft een imposante solocarrière wel. Ik vind uiteraard Graceland en You Can Call me Al heel nice maar verder pakt het me weinig. Ik merk dat ik niet zo fan ben van hem. Beetje zeurderig

3.5

I discovered that folk music is not for me either, much like psychedelic rock. However, I did enjoy the album’s second half a lot, to the point that I was sad it was over. The album makes me feel conflicted, whilst the wishy-washy, goody-two-shoes melodies and vocal delivery are too overwhelming and tiring for me, I can not help but to appreciate the rich influence of African music.

Veel verschillende invloeden. En juicy bass.

Not something I would listen to normally but interesting.

Overall decent but I’m not a fan of the bass sounds throughout the album.

I think the songwriting on this album is too smart for me. I had no clue what was going on...at any point. It was fun to listen to though, musically anyway. 3/5

game recognize game, thanks paul

I tried to listen to it twice, but both times when I realized it had finished a while ago I couldn't remember anything about it. TLDR kinda forgettable

Not a bad sound.

revisited at 15-02-2024

Из песни The Boy In the Bubble якобы родилась группа War On Drugs. Итс окэй альбом с порой интересным звуком. Лучшая песня - The Boy In the Bubble.

I really enjoyed this album. It had been awhile since I heard this. My favs on this one are That was your Mother and All around the world. Not as high on my list as the S&G albums, but very good.

Favourite song: Graceland

I can call you Dutch, and Dutch when you call me you can call me Ace

Pretty good background music while working. Some good songs sprinkled throughout that sparked my attention. Specifically crazy love volume 2

songs ranging from charming folk music to irritating folk music and acapella.

Merging of cultures is cool but only liked a few songs.

Know this one well. Some great songs. Some good songs. Some I’d skip. Struggled to rank between 3 and 4 stars but ultimately feel like there are albums in between this one and The Wall so went with 3.

Ok honestly better than I expected him to be as a solo act. It does sound a little like a guitar playing singer in some church retreat camp though. Graceland was my favorite track

I didn't mind it

I was already very familiar with this album and knew that to try and judge it objectively, I would have to set what I know about the production aside. I’m doing so, my first thought was that production wise, this album has not aged super well to me. It sounds very of its era, which means overproduced and shiny. Musically, there are a few terrific songs and a couple of throwaways. I’m not going to weigh in on where fusion ends and where appropriation begins, but once you start delving into the source material that inspires Paul Simon, it makes some of this seem less novel or interesting. Still, there is enough inspired songwriting to lift this album. It’s not bad by any means.

I never was really impressed with this when it was released or now. Fine performance.

A really nice classic with some huge hits on it.

Solid album, nice to listen to with fun and upbeat tunes

This is nice pleasant stuff but I’m honestly not sure there’s anything in it that would bring me back

Used to know this well. Pleased to find it was like revisiting an old friend. (Side note. Another New Yorker who can stray into talking instead of singing, but barely often enough to be annoying.) (Another side note. The modern lens means questioning a wealthy white man increasing his own success by working with African musicians. But it sounds like it was a joyful collaboration, and I'll have to trust that all parties were respected and remuneration was handled appropriately.) I like it, although truthfully by the last two songs I'd had enough. Good to hear it again and I was singing along. 7 out of 10.

The bass is so fretless, it’s distracting. I like how he moves between talking and singing. Overall, feels like a combo of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen with a dash of Bela Fleck. Not crazy about it, but it’s not bad.

An odd and eccentric project from Simon inspired by African percussion. The songs are fun though I can see how it is not for everyone. Perhaps not a classic, but definitely a memorable album

I want to like it, but it's difficult

not too bad, not too good

Graceland is good, a known song but the others did pop much for me.

Deciding to rate albums on a scale of 1-5. My first album was “Graceland” by Paul Simon. I knew of one song by him called “You can call me Al” just never knew the artist. I did not listen to the deluxe edition so I listened to the original 11 songs. 43 minutes of something new on every track but it didn’t sound like it was chasing an hot sound of the times. I didn’t dislike any tracks but there were a few I wouldn’t play again on a random day. I’ll listen to this album a few more times before my next one drops. 3.7/5 and that’s me setting the bar around above average with my first playthrough.

Never been a huge fan of Simon or Garfunkel. Don’t hate their stuff, but never really got into it. This felt the same for me; nothing offensively bad, but nothing really blew me away. 5.5/10

hell nah, this blows middly, 80s and apartheid with shitty production. (You Can Call Me Al is pretty good ngl brah) 6/10

I've always loved this album but I didn't know about the history behind it and now I feel weird about it! Still thinking on it.

Think I’m good on Paul Simon for a while thank you.

Not for me but it was a god listen

I can appreciate folk rock, but maybe not so far back as the 60s folk rock. Not the worst music to listen to, but Graceland was alright. Everything else sounded like lots of Tuba and a boring voice.

Better than I would have guessed however not one that I’d add to my rotation. I like the album art.

A strong album with great melodies, backed by South African sounds

Didn’t like quite a lot of this, don’t get the hype.

A little tough to get into but overall very nice!

not my favorite but i like his voice

This is such a strange album. I know it already but it's Paul Simon getting into world music and doing his own thing with it. Musically it's clearly very skilled and it's hard to give a note but it isn't a 5/5 for me like on a lot of lists.

The mix is a little muddy /busy on some tracks. Some stand out singles like Diamonds on the soles of her shoes and You can Call me Al. I think as an album it could have cut like 3 tracks to tighten things up.

Chilled nusic

The music sounds good, but SO much baggage.

It was interesting. Not really my kind of music, but I was able to appreciate the “world music” aspect to it. Very interesting culturally

Why am I soft in the middle when life is so hard? This would be a solid 2 without call me al.

could i write poetry to this? n

Not my favorite of Paul Simon's work by a long shot.

Pretty gooooooood

Paul Simon is cool, call me Al is a bop.

Pretty good, better than I expected

Somehow never listened to this completely before. It sure is eclectic. Energetic and original production. I think it does sound pioneering in the inclusion for other musicians and other musical styles other than US staples. Title track is much sadder than I realised, I have to skip "Al" because that's one song I never need to hear another time in my life. Will probably re-listen in the future I do find Simons solo stuff patchy, probably cos it's so varied, sometimes it's hard to settle into a groove.

On the way home and while cooking

Quirked up white boy with a little bit of swag.

Great album for a long car ride or for getting out of a shitty mood, but the last 3 songs are kind of stinkers. 3.7

Loving the African vibes which actually led me down a rabbit hole of zydeco and mbaqanga playlists on Spotify. I understand there’s a bit of controversy about cultural appropriation but this helped me discover some new music genres so that’s cool. I guess like a lot of things this is quite complicated. Songs wise the majority are okay with some misses due to being cheesy 80s pop compositions.

Some parts were boring but some were cool. This is fine to be on the list. Ez 3

Pretty corny but there's some good parts, especially the bass.

Not my favorite from Paul.

I've always found him a but cute - but there is some great music on this album, and I think he does deserve credit for helping to transmit that beautiful South African music to a wider audience (though of course the original is best!)

classic paul

Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes // You Can Call Me Al

Paul Simon is an iconic artist that I just can't appreciate. The lyrics are great, and some of the tracks I really enjoy (You Can Call Me Al has a killer synth riff), but in general I just find it to be something I want to come back and listen to in the future. If I ever restart this list again, perhaps I'll find more appreciation in my 50's. For now, 3/5.

You can call me anything and I will be your bodyguaaaaaaaaaard! (Completely butchered the lyrics XD) turns out it's an an apartheid album

Mainly: boring.

Meh. Cool I guess. Men nei

Very different from anything I've ever engaged with. Really liked the world influences on multiple tracks. Not something I'd pick all the time, but definitely interesting and I wouldn't hate if somebody put it on. Fav tracks: You Can Call Me Al, Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, Homeless

There’s a lot going on here. Overall, a fun album. Simon’s voice and lyrics are always so great and so on point, and this album is no exception This was a bit of a mish-mash that worked in certain occasions and, in my opinion, felt awkward in others…. kind of like a folk-Afro beats version of Ice-T’s heavy metal project, Body Count. I like both things separately more than I like their sum. It just felt a bit contrived. On top of that, the Dixie/Rockabilly tracks seemed like an afterthought. With any other artist at the helm, I would have likely rated it lower.

Middling inoffensive stuff

An eclectic collection with a folksy vibe.

Fine

Interesting album that was a good listen but not my style

It's good it's just not me.

Nice!

I really like Simon and Garfunkel but just Paul Simon was pretty boring Top Tracks: 1) All Around the World or The Myth of Fingerprints 2) Crazy Love Vol. II 3) You Can Call Me Al

I tell why this album is so well thought of, just not for me.

Very cheery-sounding, almost to the point of cheesiness (and the saxophone doesn't help that, IMO). A few songs in a minor key could have done a lot to even out the overall sound. Still, I liked the vocal harmonies and some of the baselines. Lots of familiar songs on this album since my parents listened to this one all the time when I was growing up.

Is this where I rate? I’m saying solid 6.5/10 just because it’s not super my type of music and 1001 best of ALL TIME calls for a difficult scale lol

Ok I just started listening and wow there is a lot of accordion in this first song... I thought it was alright but world music aint my favorite. Overall the politics of the album and its use of South African musical influences during a time of boycotting the apartheid state is far more interesting to me than the actual songs themselves sorry gen x! this one is just ok!

Already got a Paul Simon album recently. What a coincidence! “You Can Call me Al” was a great song. Probably 3 stars; I liked the other album better I think.

I thought I was in for a wierd ride with the opening part of the first song, but I actually really enjoyed it from then on. There was a few weird moments still, but not offputting. It wasn't mind blowingly good but it was a nice listen. I just enjoy the african imput in the songs. I don't think there were any stand out tracks, but they all had a nice groove to them.

J'ai bien aimé sur le moment, mais je constate un jour après que l'écoute ne m'a pas marqué au delà des chansons que je connaissais déjà (You can call me Al et The boy in the bubble). J'ai une certaine affection pour le chanteur et ses homonymes, mais vaut-ce une place très haute dans mon classement personnel ?

Good, but unremarkable

3.5! Lots of classics.

This album crossed about 75 genres; definitely made for a unique listen but to be honest I really have no idea what I’m listening to

Honestly was a little irated with by this album. I have no nostalgia for this and there was far too many high-pitched chimes, keys and horns. Then you get the story telling that didn't hold my interest at all. Also what is with the African and islander cultural appropriation? Standouts: The Boy In the Bubble, You Can Call Me Al, Crazy Love, Vol. II #5 of working through the 1001 Albums list

A classic.

An upbeat good album, can't see myself listening to it again but I did save a few songs for 80's playlists.

It was ok, not remarkable for me…. Graceland was my fav though

I know a bunch of the subs from this album, and I think I heard it a lot from my sister at the time. Of course I enjoyed Call Me Al and Graceland, but I have always had some negative feelings about Paul Simon plus the was so much Laby Black Mumbaso going on at the time, so couldn't appreciate this. Listening now, I can certainly appreciate the musicality. It's a pretty good album!

loved the instrumentals but can't get over the e-40 cadence

Not my type of vibe. Reminds me of Toto, whoever came first I’m not sure. Might have revealed my young age with that statement.

3.5/5. Good, average. This is a bit different from other stuff I have heard from this time.

Its alright, but aside from a couple tracks this is really not all that exciting

I actually preferred the other Paul Simon record on this list, I found this one a bit weird (although I know it’s more well-known).

Graceland and call me al, mom listened to these (86). Pretty easy listening, chill low key vibe. All the songs sound kinda similar

Спокойная музыка. Я б не сказал, что зацепила меня, но вполне неплохо. Перекликается по звучанию с "Happy Sad".

What does a newly divorced man who simultaneously has a fallout with his best friend do to cure his sadness? Go to Africa of course! Is this album culturally significant? Yes absolutely 100% no doubt about it. However in terms of pure content, this felt lackluster. I enjoyed portions but never felt impressed by the album as a whole. Truly felt bang average.

Wholesome time

Fun for the whole family

Ik herkend een paar nummers maar niet het gevoel alsof ze speciaal zijn

The politics behind this album have not aged well. Call Me Al was ubiquitous and I never need to hear it again. But there's sturdy songwriting as you would expect. A simple three stars.

I appreciate that this is a classic, but outside of a couple of songs, it's just not to my taste

The music video for You can call me Al is so great.

The website fucked up and repeated my review of TPAB for Under Construction so instead of writing out my original review again here's a shorter version: It's very much of its time but holds up surprisingly well (aside from the usual cringe lyrics on tracks like work it). I especially liked the first half of the album up to the Jay-Z feature (minus the long skits). Now onto Graceland, an album with an even shorter review. It was another 45 minutes of fun Paul Simon music that was very similar to the Juilo down by the schoolyard album.

sorta appreciate the guitars but i don't really like the songs. kind of interesting lyrics!

Soso. One really excellent single amongst other musically accomplished however dull and outdated songs

Das man die gehört haben sollte, da gehe ich mit. Hab sie lange nicht mehr gehört, You Can Call Me All fand ich immer großartig. Gute-Laune-Nummer.

Enjoyed the Paul Simon style but only his hits rang out

Love the cover art. I knew one song from before - “You Can Call Me Al”. Style of music makes me wish I was at a beach sipping on a frozen pina colada. Very upbeat tropical vibes.

It's good, just not my jam so much. I don't think I needed Paul Simon to have the whole solo career he's had, but I can't stop him.

This just doesn't move the needle for me. I know it's considered one the greatest albums of all time, but it feels very empty to me. I did find myself bobbing my head to "That Was Your Mother" Zydeco is a cheat code for my heart. Overall I didn't hate it, but if I never heard it again I wouldn't miss it.

This album was good. Can't say I'll ever revisit on purpose, but it was fine and went well as background for working. I liked the more African flavored songs quite a bit.

Okay to have on in the background. You Can Call Me Al is a good song but not too fussed on the others

2.5/5

3.5 stars

Миленько, приятно. Интересные аранжировки местами Алкоальбом: выпиваешь с батей водочку

It's been a while since I've listened to this album all the way through and I realised this time around I only enjoy a couple of songs. I get what Paul Simon was trying to do, but it does not like the lame white version of some of the music. 3.5/5

I like Paul Simon just fine, and I love West African music more than I like him. I know this album is classic, but I think some songs are better than others in a massive way. The production is lovely — the music is incredible, the lyrics are often interesting, though the collaborations aren’t as synergistic as I’d like. I think that more than anything, I feel kind of eh about this album! Would probably be fun to see live, though. Anyways, a solid 3 because I need to listen again, but I mostly feel flat about it.

Good and Great: The Boy in the Bubble, Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, Homeless, Graceland, and You Can Call Me Al. Bad: That Was Your Mother. The Rest is typical middling Paul Simon despite slightly more adventurous instrumentation.

Some good tunes, need to Listen more

It was good

не самый большой фанат Саймона и Гарфанкеля, но это ещё меньше заинтересовало

I enjoyed this album.

Good album!

I always thought Paul Simon was pretty cool. This record was obviously inspired by afrobeat and other genres of African music. I think Simon is able to blend those genres with pop quite well on here. Enjoyable listen.

Bryant: Paul Simon is one of those guys who I don't like most of his stuff but occasionally he hits a really great song. You Can Call me Al is one of those. I'd never heard Under African Skies but it was pretty good too. Erica: I like 'em all. Bryant: Now I wanna meet Fat Charlie the Archangel. Crazy love is pretty good. All around the world was also pretty good. Erica: I like Paul Simon, he does a fair bit of talking through his songs but it sounds like he's feeling it and he's melodic. I like how he really champions African music with references and inclusion on this album. I like the layers of the instruments and how each song has a positive momentum. Bryant: I liked this more than I thought I would. I'd give this a 3.5 if I could.

I have a weird relationship with this album. Simon w/ & w/o Garfunkel were in heavy rotation in my mom’s record collection. And There are plenty of good things about this record, but many that have also bugged me, both at the time, & now even more so. The melodies & harmonies are good, but the production is weird and sounds very dated even when compared to other albums from the same year or the 1980s in general. Simon has always been a good songwriter, and he enlists other musicians who one wouldn’t think he’d use, like the Apartheid embargoed South African musicians, or Los Lobos. And the production & arrangements are filled with weird choices. On “Diamonds…” Simon sings a weird call-and-response w/ the SA singers, but he sings BOTH parts & his voice is louder than the responders, stepping on their harmonies. Theres obviously tons of compression on everything. Then there’s the soooo 80s gated drum production that was already going passé by 1986, especially the once ever present gated reverb. The 80s gated reverb was accidentally discovered by Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, & Gabriel’s production team while recording PG’s 3rd album. And while the Gabriel tracks that have these techniques, use of South Africans, or other arrangement decisions on tracks like “Intruder” (where gated reverb began), “Games Without Frontiers”, “Shock The Monkey” (THAT’S HOW YOU USE GR!), or “Biko” still sound innovative, Simon’s album just often sounds dated & unintentionally disjointed. And the latter PG track was actually banned in SA for taking on Apartheid by letting us in the global North & West about Steve Biko’s murder, whereas the wealthy Simon just broke the international sanctions meant to stop Apartheid because… I just feel like it? “Graceland” didn’t speed up its fall. And Gabriel & Talking Heads were using more traditional African musicians & influences w/o running the embargo. And they were six years ahead of Simon. You know who else went contrary to the embargo? Ronald Reagan. Not good company for a 60s counterculture guy like Simon. And Simon was later accused credibly by musicians of plagiarism, ie Los Lobos. But notice, Simon didn’t sue for defamation, and LL’s Steve Berlin said Simon gave him a rich guy’s fuck you à la Donald Trump “So sue me.” And though I think Chevy Chase, (who is in the “You Can Call Me Al” video) is funny he’s well known to be a prick and Bill Murray’s insult to Chase in a fist fight “Medium Talent!” Seems to fit Simon at this point in his career. So the good parts get this to a ⭐️⭐️⭐️ but the downsides make me not want to give it anything more. I don’t listen to this and I’d go back further in Simon’s catalogue to listen to him. In the end this is an talented aging boomer hippy sellout’s protest album attempting to remain relevant by screwing over some musicians while pretending to care about social issues while actively resisting measures to fix those said issues. And this was a very popular album. But in the mid-80s popularity was a sure sign you’re probably sucking the corporate cock — see Kurt Cobain’s response to popularity five years later. And did Simon actually do anything memorable after this? No.

I love a lot of what Paul Simon has done, but not this. The best parts of the album were the South African performers. And they were great! But overall…mid-1980s Paul Simon is just not for me.

According to other reviews, the South African influence is transformative in this album. I’d argue that, if present, the South African influence had been mainstreamed into classic folk rock shortly before or not long after, and I couldn’t separate it from the stories being told.

Singles are the highlights, album tracks are just okay, but the album as a whole does have a very distinct, cool sound. Cool bass tone throughout

It's a pretty solid album until the zydeco tracks. And there's not all that much zydeco... but that's still too damn much zydeco.

Srry i listened to this over the summer so i don't feel like relistening but it's pretty good?! But not enough for a 4

was fine

This is my favorite Vampire Weekend album! I enjoy this album more now than I did when I first heard it. Feels like a very adult album with adult themes and banging ass African music!

I remember my parents had this album, but I haven't really listened to it before. The way the western sensibilities merged with the African stylings really worked. I really like some of the guitar work - it was quite unique, or at least as far as I've heard. Paul Simon is really quite a gifted lyricist - there were some quite nice lines in there. The title track was my favourite. I've heard "you can call me al" to many times to enjoy that one.

Trippy sound. Highly inspire by african beats

Pretty relaxed, I guess I'd call it folk rock or folk pop. Good variety of instruments

Jumping the shark without Garfunkel. A few fun songs here, but has the 80's garbage sound.

Decent album. You can see what he was trying to do and his influences for the album

It forms the bridge between Dylan and the acoustic singer songwriter. Its nice but not really my bag

"You Can Call Me Al" is a nice earworm, but I've always thought this album is a bit overrated. I can understand the intent which made Paul Simon try to infuse "global' sounds into his songs. The problem for me is just that the end result is plagued by usual 80s mainstream production shenanigans. The latter don't even have some sort of "retro" charm today. It's just a cheesefest hiding whatever merits some of the tunes may have. When you compare *Graceland* to the sixties output of Simon with Garfunkel, the difference is telling. Simon and Garfunkel were style AND substance. To me, *Graceland* is all about style mostly (at least production-wise). I'll give it a 3/5 grade, though. Once a year or so, I try to listen to so-called "important" albums I didn't really like at first to see if my taste has evolved. *Graceland* is one of them. Peter Gabriel's *So* is another. Very rarely, I can change my mind, and honestly, I hope I can do the same for those records one day (hence my middling grade, giving them the benefit of the doubt). Interestingly, both Simon and Gabriels have used so-called "world" music to try to renew their sound. The thing is, I can't help feeling they mostly use those influences as a gimmick to cover for their meandering songwriting. There was a very opportunistic mindset in mainstream music during the eighties. To me, here's another example of it... Number of albums left to review or just listen to: less than 700, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens:  approximately a half so far  Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter (including this one) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter

Paul Simon est de passage en terre africaine pour notre plus grand plaisir. On aurait toutefois aimé qu'il s'exprime en langue locale ou même en français, mais notre ami n'en a pas eu les couilles.

Paul Simon nous propose un nouvel album chiant à mourir. Ce mec est capable de ruiner l'ambiance dans une soirée en une fraction de seconde, grâce à l'ennui profond qu'il apporte dès qu'il ouvre la bouche. Sa dernière apparition télé a d'ailleurs représenté une véritable catastrophe industrielle pour la chaîne lui en apporté sa confiance, puisque dès que le visage de Paul Simon est apparu sur les écrans, plus de 4M de téléspectateurs ont immédiatement coupé leur téléviseur. Un artiste à fuir.

Not bad. A decent melding of folk, the '80s, and International influences.

Cultural tourism that made a million.

General jolly Known song enjoyment

It's fine. Don't really get the hype. But you can caaaall meeee Hel!

T3B 1. You Can Call Me Al 2. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes 3. Graceland A weird one for me, I was back and forth, but settling on a 3.

Not my vibe

I mean it’s fine, I own it. Pretty easy listening tho.

Some songs were great, others were just okay.

Pretty standard for Simon in my mind. Some real gems, others are just ok. I was driving when I listened so it was hard to take good notes.

Interesting sounds