Since severing his epochal partnership with Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon's solo career been characterized by restless reinvention. But while it's easy to see such disparate, cross-cultural collaborations as Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints as Simon's quest...more.
Among the most popular artists and greatest songwriters of our time, Paul Simon returns with his first album in six years—and the album titled Surprise is exactly that. First, three songs were co-written with electronic music guru Brian...more.
how someone could give this album 1 star... check their other reviews, they explain it all! One reviewer who gave "Surprise" 1 star gave the new Rob Thomas schlock 5 stars!!! Another gave every Collective Soul album the highest rating! There...more.
I learned recently that Paul Simon would be playing at our local fairgrounds this Friday (7/7/06) and so after succeeding in getting tickets, I decided to pick up his new CD to familiarize myself with his new material. That...more.
Rather than go "song by song" as is often done in this forum, I will quickly address the merits of this album: Simon's historically bemused, ironic and clever take on the world is intact, as is his gift for the...more.
I've been a Paul Simon fan for a long time, and have enjoyed his albums. This album was also great. I'd say the song "Father And Daughter" was his biggest hit for this album. I hope he'll continue...more.
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