RSSGarfunkel [extended]
- Bridge Over Troubled Water [Columbia, 1970] B
- Angel Clare [Columbia, 1973] C
- The Concert in Central Park [Warner Bros., 1982] C+
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Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water [Columbia, 1970]
Melodic. B
Angel Clare [Columbia, 1973]
In case you had any lingering doubts about why you hated Simon & Garfunkel, you should hear what this castrato manque does to Randy Newman's "Old Man." Is all that sweet stuff supposed to be ironic or something? Bet Randy doesn't think so. Point of information: his first name is Art. C
Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park [Warner Bros., 1982]
In the great Woodstock tradition, this gift from a flower (or two) to a generation (or two) is also a corporate boondoggle--a classy way for Warner Bros. artist Simon to rerecord, rerelease, and resell the catalogue CBS is sitting on. Paul has forgotten Art enough to relax as a singer, which means that much of the S&G material has improved since 1971. But live doubles are live doubles, nostalgia is nostalgia, wimps are wimps, and who needs any of 'em? C+