Paul Simon Recommendations

You can't go wrong with Paul Simon - if it is just his solo albums then his first album Paul Simon is wonderful, my next favourite is Still Crazy After All These Years, but if there's a bad Paul Simon album then I've yet to hear it. Of course, you've got Graceland or I'd have recommended it.

If you're looking for S&G then try The Collection [Sounds of Silence/Bookends/Bridge Over Troubled Water] for £17 - the packaging could be better, but the contents are superb.

There are few artists whose output is as consistently good as Paul Simon.

Rotf

Hi John
I can recommend Negotiations & Love Songs a double album with songs from 1971-1986 including Mother and Child Reunion,50 Ways to leave your lover,Late in the Evening,Still crazy after all these years,Etc,Etc,

Regards,Trevor.

I agree with the above comments. I don't think Paul Simon could put out a bad album if he tried. Graceland, as you know, is a helluva album. Rhythym of Saints, which often is overlooked when compared to Graceland, also is excellent (especially if you really like Graceland). In terms of more "traditional" Paul Simon, his first solo album, named Paul Simon, is exemplary, as is Still Crazy .... A more recent album, You're The One, also is very, very good, although the songs did not get much radio play. I hear he just came out with a new album, but I haven't had a chance to pick it up yet.

Mike

Just gone the whole hog and ordered



The Studio Recordings 1972-2000.



SJB

You can't go wrong with Paul Simon - recently bought Hearts and Minds (re release) - Simon at his best - my Graceland album has the groves worn out - blast out ryhem of the Saint's

New release soon - lets hope he also puts it out on Vinyl a la Kate Bush

New album suprise, getting good reviews. Produced by Simon with help from Eno.


Diccus

Paul Simon in Eno collaboration!

I know Bono and he knows Ono, she knows Eno's phone goes thus:
'Brian's not home he's at the North Pole, but if you'd like to leave a weird noise..

Well Mr S usually get's it right - actually I have met Eno (years ago) and he was very normal and nice guy ....

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Originally posted by ROTF:


actually I have met Eno (years ago) and he was very normal and nice guy ....

.....and married to the voice of the Teletubbies, who i saw once at Durham University in my younger days and even bought a 7".. Dance or as she sang it "Darnse". Quite good for its time

And more pleasing to the eye than i recall......

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Originally posted by Diccus62:

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Originally posted by ROTF:


actually I have met Eno (years ago) and he was very normal and nice guy ....

.....and married to the voice of the Teletubbies,

........Bugger it wasn't Eno it was Bob Fripp

Apologies

Doh

Diccus

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Originally posted by Sloop John B:
Just gone the whole hog and ordered

The Studio Recordings 1972-2000.

SJB

Now that's what I call a good Best of ... collection. Enjoy.

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Originally posted by Naimed-In-NY:
Graceland, as you know, is a helluva album. Rhythym of Saints, which often is overlooked when compared to Graceland, also is excellent (especially if you really like Graceland).

I actually like Rhythm of the Saints more than Graceland ...darker, more mysterious, more interesting harmonic and melodic palette.

Fred

Chaps

I have just been out and bought Graceland on CD on the strength of this thread. I am playing it now and it is quite good, in fact very good.

Then like a fool I remembered I got a brand new LP still in the wrapping that I once bought and never got round to playing when the Garrard was being serviced by Loricraft.

Such is life.

Regards

Mick

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Originally posted by ROTF:

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Originally posted by Sloop John B:
Just gone the whole hog and ordered

The Studio Recordings 1972-2000.

SJB

Now that's what I call a good Best of ... collection. Enjoy.

Yes nothing succeeds quite like excess with Mrs Sloop!



SJB

Paul Simon (not least of all with Garf.) is probably with Dylan/Costello my favourite and so I would commend everything he has officially (& unofficially exists as .mp3) released - even that 'Capeman' failure/West Side Story re-jig thing. Next month's album eventually sounded fine to me also despite lots of strange modern-type digital noises in background ...

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Originally posted by fred simon:

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Originally posted by Naimed-In-NY:
Graceland, as you know, is a helluva album. Rhythym of Saints, which often is overlooked when compared to Graceland, also is excellent (especially if you really like Graceland).

I actually like Rhythm of the Saints more than Graceland ...darker, more mysterious, more interesting harmonic and melodic palette.

Fred

I go back and forth between the two in terms of which I like best. What I find surprising is that while Graceland is held in very high regard and usually is the first Paul Simon solo album that is mentioned in any discussion, Rhythm, which is remarkable in its own right, often gets overlooked and I'm not really sure why. Also, You're The One, which I listened to earlier today in the car, is brilliant and similarly overlooked.

Mike

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Originally posted by Mick Parry:
Chaps

I have just been out and bought Graceland on CD on the strength of this thread. I am playing it now and it is quite good, in fact very good.

Then like a fool I remembered I got a brand new LP still in the wrapping that I once bought and never got round to playing when the Garrard was being serviced by Loricraft.

Such is life.

Regards

Mick

Mick - The vinyl is much better than the original CD release of Graceland. If you picked up the more recent remastered version of the CD (which will contain some "bonus" songs after the regular album), you may want to do a quick comparison to the vinyl. I find the remastered CD versions to be quite good in terms of sound quality.

Regards,
Mike

Surprised nobody has mentioned One Trick Pony - think it's an amazing album. How could it not be - Paul Simon and and Tony Levin

Im with you Guatam.

One trick pony is my favourite with Hearts and Bones a close second.

One trick pony especially shines on vinyl as it is an all analogue recording. Things went down hill sonically after that to my ears.

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Originally posted by Tarquin Maynard-Portly:
Rhythm of the Saints.

Wonderful drums, wonderful songs.

M

If you like Rythm of the Saints you might like Ritual Beating System by Bahia Black, which is basically the samba school from Rythm of the Saints, plus on some tracks jazz musicians like Herbie Hancock and on some other tracks the samba singer Carlinhos Brown. Beautiful record, well worth checking out. Not harmed at all by the fact it's produced by Bill Laswell

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Originally posted by Diccus62:
.....and married to the voice of the Teletubbies

That brings up the possibility of some bedroom shenanigans I'd rather not contemplate.

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Originally posted by jayd:

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Originally posted by Diccus62:
.....and married to the voice of the Teletubbies

That brings up the possibility of some bedroom shenanigans I'd rather not contemplate.

Hi,
I think Robert Fripp is married to Toyah Willcox?
Regards
Chris N