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StonesTod
i'm always wary of reports of one of his being the greatest since graceland, arguably the greatest album of the 80's....i'll settle for best since rhythm of the saints, which was a very worthy followup to his masterwork.....
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i'm always wary of reports of one of his being the greatest since graceland, arguably the greatest album of the 80's....i'll settle for best since rhythm of the saints, which was a very worthy followup to his masterwork.....
It's like the dreaded "best album since Exile" tag. It'll take a few listens before I would say it was better than "Rhythm", but I think it is on par. There aren't many albums by anyone in "Graceland" territory.
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71Tele
I still miss Artie, and I never thought Graceland was as good as the conventional wisdom about it.
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I still miss Artie, and I never thought Graceland was as good as the conventional wisdom about it.
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I still miss Artie, and I never thought Graceland was as good as the conventional wisdom about it.
i'm not sure it has anything to do with wisdom. it's a fairly common opinion that it's his best solo album and one of the very best and most significant records ever made.
can't imagine art's vocals on it making it any better than it was, if that's where you were going.
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I still miss Artie, and I never thought Graceland was as good as the conventional wisdom about it.
i'm not sure it has anything to do with wisdom. it's a fairly common opinion that it's his best solo album and one of the very best and most significant records ever made.
can't imagine art's vocals on it making it any better than it was, if that's where you were going.
No, my two statements were separate thoughts (Artie and Graceland), but Paul did erase Artie's vocals from what was supposed to be their first (and only) reunion studio album "Think Too Much" and turn it into a Paul Simon album called "Hearts and Bones". I lost a little respect for him there, and I still think Graceland was a tad overrated and tiny Paul looked somewhat silly onstage with all those Africans behind him, but you know, that's just cranky old me. I do like Paul Simon as a songwriter, but he can be awfully insufferable sometimes.
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I still miss Artie, and I never thought Graceland was as good as the conventional wisdom about it.
i'm not sure it has anything to do with wisdom. it's a fairly common opinion that it's his best solo album and one of the very best and most significant records ever made.
can't imagine art's vocals on it making it any better than it was, if that's where you were going.
No, my two statements were separate thoughts (Artie and Graceland), but Paul did erase Artie's vocals from what was supposed to be their first (and only) reunion studio album "Think Too Much" and turn it into a Paul Simon album called "Hearts and Bones". I lost a little respect for him there, and I still think Graceland was a tad overrated and tiny Paul looked somewhat silly onstage with all those Africans behind him, but you know, that's just cranky old me. I do like Paul Simon as a songwriter, but he can be awfully insufferable sometimes.
all the great ones are insufferable, tele!
i've heard the version of hearts and bones with artie, and paul made the right call deleting art's vocals.
i love artie, but his voice lost its angelic qualities many moons ago....
i think your bias is getting the best of you if you're gonna start talking about what paul looked like on stage for the graceland tour. still one of the greatest shows i've ever been to....
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VoodooLounge13
Listening to it now - absolutely love it!!
SCL - I saw him once double-billed with Bob Dylan which was the only way I'd ever see Dylan. Paul Simon was AWESOME!! Would love to see Simon & Garfunkel. Anyone know the status of that rumored reunion tour?
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Listening to it now - absolutely love it!!
SCL - I saw him once double-billed with Bob Dylan which was the only way I'd ever see Dylan. Paul Simon was AWESOME!! Would love to see Simon & Garfunkel. Anyone know the status of that rumored reunion tour?
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VoodooLounge13
I must be in the minority with thinking that Saints is actually better than Graceland......