Paul Simon - The Essential Paul Simon (2 CD/DVD)
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Artist: Paul SimonEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-06-26
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Mother And Child Reunion
- Loves Me Like A Rock
- Me And Julio Down By The School Yard
- Duncan
- Kodachrome
- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
- Slip Slidin' Away
- Gone At Last
- Something So Right
- Late In The Evening
- Hearts And Bones
- Take Me To The Mardi Gras
- That Was Your Mother
- American Tune
- Peace Like A River
- Stranded In A Limousine
- Train In The Distance
- The Late Great Johnny Ace
- Still Crazy After All These Years
- Graceland
- Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
- The Boy In The Bubble
- You Can Call Me Al
- Under African Skies
- The Obvious Child
- Born At The Right Time
- The Coo, Cool River
- Spirit Voices
- Adios Hermanos
- Born In Puerto Rico
- Quality
- Darling Lorraine
- Hurricane Eye
- Father And Daughter
- Outrageous
- Wartime Prayers
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Hit: 4 Stars
If you like Paul Simon, there is nothing to dislike about this package. Having a video makes a difference if you really haven't seen too much of him. Paul Simon has never been afraid to explore music and while his pieces are clearly "Simon" there are distinct phases to what he was doing. I always respected that he did not seem to pander to the pop audience.
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While the restless artisanship of Paul Simon's music has been previously anthologized more than once, this double-disc-plus-DVD set instantly takes its place as the most comprehensive yet musically insightful overview of his solo career. Six tracks from the singer's Grammy-winning triumph Graceland, the 1986 collection that both reinvented Simon's career and pushed world music into a well-deserved spotlight, serve as the collection's focal point. They bridge the more traditional '70s singer-songwriter fare Simon pursued after his split with partner Art Garfunkel and the often openly experimental avenues that more recently led to his rewarding 2006 collaboration with Brian Eno, Surprise. Simon's innate artistic curiosity is further underscored by the album's creative sequencing, which eschews strict chronology for a tack that weaves the songs into a more musically and thematically cohesive tapestry. The bonus DVD culls together visual materials that range from the expected videos (including a turn with Mickey Mantle in the early "Me and Julio," the signature, Chevy Chase-starring "You Can Call Me Al," "The Boy in the Bubble," and "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" from Graceland) and TV performances that include a plaintive "Mrs. Robinson" from a 1970 Dick Cavett show and three era-spanning appearances on Saturday Night Live, including a warm 1976 duet with George Harrison on "Homeward Bound" that legend says was nearly the catalyst for a full onstage Beatles reunion. --Jerry McCulleyIn celebration of Paul Simon's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress, The Essential Paul Simon brings together all of his hits and favorite tracks in the most expansive, solo career-spanning compilation issued for the two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.
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