Definitive Simon And Garfunkel, The - Simon & Garfunkel

THE DEFINITIVE SIMON & GARFUNKEL - CD - £14.99 new, but you can purchase used versions on amazon and other internet sites for as little as £3.49 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are pure musicians who have left an everlasting mark on popular music. The album of 20 songs, carefullly selected by Art for this compilation completey epitomise what the duo were all about ... acoustic harmonies, soulful and haunting lyrics ... not what you would term as typical ...
...In fact, a more apt desription of their music would be "folk", which is where the duo's early influences lay, particularly from Bob Dylan and the Everley Brothers. The album sleeve is simple with a picture of the duo whilst recording, with the inner sleeve providing three pages of text, detailing some very interesting facts, such as, the fact the duo dominated the American album charts in 1968 ... "... in a manner unparalleled since The Beatles ...

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Released in 1991, The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel contains twenty songs performed together by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. It contains some of their best known pieces of work. ~~~ About the Duo ~~~ They first performed together as a band called Tom and Jerry in the 1950's when they were still at school. They released a couple of songs under this name with some success. In 1964, they released their first album, Wednesday Morning 3am. They released ...
...Parsley, Sage Rosmary and Thyme, also in 1966; the soundtrack to The Graduate in 1968; Bookends in 1968; and finally Bridge of Troubled Water in 1970. Almost all of their songs were written by Simon, though some were adaptions of old songs such as Scarborough Fair and Silent Night. ~~~ The tracks ~~~ 1. Wednesday Morning, 3am (2.11) A man who's just committed a robbery is saying goodbye to his lover. 2. The Sound of Silence (3.04) Probably my favourite ...

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A great album with all the wonderful and timeless hits from 2 brilliant singer/songwriters. I've loved S & G since i can remember. 'Bridge over troubled water' is a classic melody as is 'The sound of silence' and 'Scarborough fair' all beautiful songs to make your heart sing. This is an album i put on when i'm alone, with the lights off, just sitting there in the dark, letting the wonderful harmonies wash over me. If the boss has been on your back ...

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How could anyone not like Simon and Garfunkel? Their music is just sublime, beautiful tunes with really thought-provoking lyrics sung in gorgeous harmony. When I bought this album I knew I liked their sound without having heard too much of their work This album is just perfect for people like that, it encompasses all their hits and a couple of tunes you're probably a little less familiar with. All the tunes you'd hope for are there such as Bridge ...

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