All six Simon and Garfunkel albums...
All six Simon and Garfunkel albums...
Apart from the first Simon and garfunkel album, Wednesday Morning 3am, which is pretty patchy, I'd recommend all the duo's studio albums wholeheartedly. I believe "The essential S&G" is well named; I've seen a track listing and could not really think of anything that should have been there and wasn't.
I much prefer Paul Simon's S&G period to his solo stuff, although I haven't the most recent solo albums. I started to lose interest around the time of One Trick Pony, and while Graceland and its follow-up were interesting experiments, for me the novelty rapidly wore off. If you like that Zulu-influenced African sound, I'd check out a South African band called Juluka, who were around at about the same time as Simon was recording Graceland.
Actually, i think Juluka (proper) broke up in the late 90s. Johnny Clegg formed a new band, perhaps with some of the same members, called "Savuka" (later Johnny Clegg and Savuka, or something like that).
Of the two bands, i preferred Juluka which had an edgier and funkier sound. less poppy by far and featuring a wonderful dual guitar thing. His partner and co-founder of Juluka isn't in Savuka, i don't think, and took certain aspects of the edgier sound and songwriting with him when he left, imo.
Not to be a stickler... and not to hijack the thread! You're right, of course, that essentially they're still around :P
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Johnny's new band is also named Juluka, though you are correct Sipho Mchunu is not in the new band. They do however play material from the full histories of both bands.
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Hearts & Bones is also my favorite. Listened to You're the One today. He has been remarkably consistent. Capeman is probably my least favorite as well.
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I want to chime in with a recommendation for So Beautiful or So What, his latest album. Some of the writing on this record is absolutely stunning. It's my favorite thing he's ever done.
I've bought it recently, and I haven't even reached the mentioned albums on it. I should investigate more time in this box.
I agree!
Boy, how we disagree. 'Allergies', the track mentioned, was a small hitsingle in the Netherlands, and I was always surprised it wasn't included on any collection. In fact, I've always mention it as one of my favorite popsongs all times for years. Love DiMeola's guitar on this. Love the way the track is build up. Anyway, my 'other' favorite TOP2000 songs are 'Hold Me' by Fleetwood Mac and 'Golden Brown' by The Stranglers.
You just need Hearts and Bones. It isn't that expensive, and you might enjoy it too.
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