Paul Simon

Meh

This is pleasant enough. Simon writes wonderful lyrics, which I tend to enjoy more than the music itself. Every now and then a great line pops out and stops me getting bored. I likely wouldn't choose to ever listen to this, but it's inoffensive enough. I'd quite like the coat he wears on the cover, so fluffy.

wussy shit

not bad, but too much singer songwriter type stuff like this on this list

vraiment tres chiant

Pointless music. I don’t like Simon & Garfunkel so it’s hardly surprising that I don’t like Simon without Garfunkel.

Aburrido

Sleepy stuff...

#398 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ Revisit? ❌ Paul Simon's brand of folkey pop music has never been to my taste. For some reason I find his reggae grooves especially annoying. Stongly leaning to 1/5, while I appreciate his pop music craft mastery.

It’s not the worst 1 star

did not like this at all

Not my style. At all. Pretty good, but i know i won't listen to this willingly.

I just really don't like this, kind of a bore

Not for me

Kan denna grabben bara göra musik där han gör en sämre version av andra kulturers musik?

not my thing

Oh god make it stop - it’s like “Cultural Appropriation - The Album” 😂

no se

Prima piesă o fost fier

I feel like im hearing same song across whole album. Only „Me and Julio” stands out.

Can't see the appeal.

no me gustó para nada, de las cosas más aburridas que he escuchado en mi vida, un real tough listen

Apart from mother and child reunion ( which I used to think was someone else) this album is utter drivel, are the songs rejects from S&G albums. Now I know why I find Graceland so offensive on the ears

Boring and not my vibe

Last two weeks all i'm getting is Paul Simon and Neil Young. I'm sick of both of them. I've heard Graceland and PSR&T and now this album. This album was done after separating from Garfunkel where Simon, I guess, had to prove that he's an actual musician and this proved that he was capable of writing songs and making music. Lyrically the songs are open and honest. Nothing overly creative, it's like conversational songwriting. Don't get me wrong, I think there's skill in being able to communicate your emotions effectively and directly, and that's what he does.....it just doesn't blow me away. It doesn't help that i'm just not interested in his music and this album is full of cartoony melodies. In terms of albums to listen to before you die, this one is replaceable and forgettable. I get that it established Paul Simon as a legitimate artist without Garfunkel but.........ok? Great. I think we can afford to drop this album since he's so represented on this list. As you can tell, I don't have a high impression of Paul Simon.

#31 I'm beyond done hearing folk from this list

American folk. Really not my think at all, like a weird form of storytelling but very much at the cost of the music being good.

Detesto Paul Simon. Álbum completamente esquecível. Não entendi a escolha do reagginho ser a primeira do álbum, mas é a melhor, mesmo sendo bem mediana

1. mother - 2 2. duncan - 1.5 3. together - 1 4. run - 1 5. day - 1.5 6. julio - 2.5 7. River -1.5 8. Papa - 1 9. Blues - 1 10. Paranoia - 1 11. Congratulations - 1.5

Not my thing

Very dull

oh god no no

Yeah, no. I just can't.

Achei uma bosta

Another bland Paul Simon offering. None of these tracks have a single memorable tune or beat. Looking back I can vaguely remember individual parts, like the pan pipes in Duncan, but overall it's a big boring wash, except for Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard, which just sounds like 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover. Simon and Garfunkel can both jog on as far as I'm concerned, but I fear that as I'm only halfway through this list more of their tedious work is lying in wait for me along the way. I was going to give this two stars as it wasn't actually offending me or making me reach for the fast forward button too often. But then I found the songs from Papa Hobo onwards so painfully boring I had to take a break from the album and it didn't improve once I came back to finish it. One star.

Feels like modern singer songwriter slop but it's made back in 1972.

This was pretty ignorable. It felt kind of like a folk version of children's songs. I feel like I needed to listen to the lyrics better to like this, but I wasn't drawn into the music.

não é muito minha vibe, escutei 6 e não curti muito, mas reconheço a importância

I like folk music, but I just could not get in to this.

Not my cup of tee, but the guy is very good in general

bruh, the bs with his friend was better

From the limp half baked attempt at reggae on the starting track, Paul Simon tries to give a wordy sophistication that fails the longer it goes on. As for 'me and Julio', mediocre tune to mysterious words, what was he thinking, trying to be a second hand Bob Dylan, pathetic. Desperately trying to prove he is more than just half a famous duo, this sounds uninspired and toe curling embarrassing. Like a book that promises intrigue and delivers endless filler. If you have this on vinyl kindly scratch so that no one is subjected to this mess. As for the picture on the album... ugg, just burn it. Should have been number 1002 out of 1001 albums.

Maybe one song sounds ok...otherwise...very flat. Will not listen again, sorry Mrs. Robinson

It was nothing special - songs didn’t hit.

When not being carried by Garfinkel, Simon is reduced to making white-washed reggae and bland guitar ballads. Album is a snoozefest. 1 ZZZZ out of 5

Another album with/by Paul Simon. Way too many on this list. When maybe one Simon & Garfunkel and one solo album (Graceland) would make sense.

Meh

I don't think much of paul simon

Nope

не, 1

Shite

Not for me

Doesn't match my taste in music.

Nah.

Hellish

Not my thing

Profondement ennuyeux ...

oh hell no

Not for me. 1/5

So'nt like it. No consistency. Hatte "Hobo' Blues", that violin. zero stars

Couldn't stand it. Had to stop halfway through the 3rd track.

I truly wish I could like this album.

pretty awful, especially that me and julio song run that body down

Meh. I dislike Paul period.

Mundane songwriting. honestly nothing of substance was sung about on the album. everything felt like normal everyday things. now nothing against that. but at the time there were so many other songwriters doing something similar, while still adding a bit of substance in between the songs. honestly teh album bored me to tears. every song felt the same. slight variances in tempo and tone but they felt the same.

Sehr gut als Hintergrund bei der Arbeit. Stört nicht groß beim Telefonieren oder Mail schreiben. Ev. als Meditationsmusik geeignet. Oder für den Fahrstuhl.

Paul Simon is just not my jam. Hard pass.

Nah

ne sviđa mi se ovaj kao akusticni seoski zvuk

I liked just one song of the album. It was “Duncan”

Never took to the sound of Paul's voice. Too "jokey" for the most part. Never liked the sound of his music either. Was much better with Garfunkel. Nothing on this album I liked. 1/5

Meh

I found every song relentlessly upbeat, dull or both. Not for me

Pretty boring tbh, wasn’t something I was in the mood for at 6PM Friday

Horrible

Ej i min smak

Meh

Missed me 100 percent.

cute, but not for me.

1.5 not bad, still not my thing

I wasn’t expecting a cod reggae opening track. Bland. Didn’t do much for me.

Some neat concepts and ideas, but basically a mix of two of my least desired genres (folk and blues). I have no desire to listen to this album ever again.

not my type

Hated it

Muy egocéntrico

Meh

Weird

Liked it quite a lot! 4/5

More textured and bluesy than I'd expect from Paul Simon. I like the blown out guitars.