Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' Paul Simon

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  • Release Date: 10/25/1990
  • Original Release: 1974
  • Sales Rank: 48,620
  • Label: WARNER BROS / WEA
  • UPC: 075992559027

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Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin'

1LISTENMe And Julio Down By The Schoolyard 2:47
2LISTENHomeward Bound 2:45
3LISTENAmerican Tune 3:58
4LISTENEl Condor Pasa (If I Could) 4:08
5LISTENDuncan 5:11
6LISTENThe Boxer 6:11
7LISTENMother And Child Reunion 4:00
8LISTENThe Sound of Silence 4:27
9LISTENJesus Is The Answer 3:28
10LISTENBridge Over Troubled Water 7:10
11LISTENLoves Me Like A Rock 3:16
12LISTENAmerica 4:35

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Editorial Reviews

One thing Simon & Garfunkel never did much of was tour, so a Paul Simon solo tour, following two commercially successful solo albums, was one more way for Simon to distance himself from the duo and, simultaneously, by performing songs like "The Boxer" and "Homeward Bound," to reclaim his songwriting catalog. Reflecting the musical explorations he had pursued since S & G, Simon brought along Brazilian group Urubamba and gospel group the Jessy Dixon Singers. The result wasn't perfect: nobody needed to hear "Jesus Is the Answer" (a Dixons spotlight number) on a Paul Simon album, and if it was inevitable that he would try his own version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," it was also predestined that he wouldn't come near to matching Garfunkel's original. Though the album was, like most live albums, artistically redundant (there was nothing new, and none of the live versions improved upon the studio ones), it served as a career statement and it had a marketing function, buying the relatively slow-working Simon time between new studio releases. (Simon completists should note that, as in all live performances of "The Boxer," Simon sings the extra verse [beginning "Now the years are rolling by me"] not included on the Simon & Garfunkel studio version.) William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

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Good but not Greatby Anonymous

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December 03, 2005: This cd is a good live cd but not a "great" cd. I mean the first 3 tracks are nice but then when "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and some of the other songs come on, it just seems like a waste of time listening to them. What I mean is that it's good but it's not as good as some of his other live cds.

Pretty goodby Anonymous

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March 12, 2005: This cd is pretty desent to listen to. The opening song is a wonderful song to do to open up the "night." "Homeward Bound," "American Tune," "The Boxer," and "Duncan" are pretty good versions of these songs. Paul's voice is in great condition and sounds as good as ever in this concert. The other songs are ok but some of them like "Sounds Of Silence" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" sound, in my opinion, bad compared to the versions of the songs in Paul Simon's Concert in the Park. Overall, the cd is a good live concert. Pretty well done but not as good as some of the other concerts that Paul has done.


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