sorry my post was poorly worded, didn't mean to imply a direct causal relationship between the two sentences. It's more like Walcott's style doesn't work AND Paul's writing "in character" is sorta off-putting
― satisfying punishment for that thing he said about lesbians (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 30 August 2011 19:04 (thirteen years ago) link
adios hermanos is a great song that i cant really listen to
― max, Tuesday, 30 August 2011 19:44 (thirteen years ago) link
best interpreted via the SNL turkey suit performance
― incredibly middlebrow (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, August 30, 2011
This was great.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 30 August 2011 20:19 (thirteen years ago) link
listening again to the radio programme on BBC iPlayer
he played the song, again, and said it suggested a quiet killerand told of the turkey shoot, I mean, turkey suit, performance
glad to see this thread revival happened.
― the pinefox, Thursday, 1 September 2011 22:34 (thirteen years ago) link
he played the song, again, and said it suggested a quiet killer
wait Simon's actually said this...?!
― I can feel it in my spiritual hat (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 1 September 2011 22:34 (thirteen years ago) link
They brought him out to do "Sounds of Silence" at the 9/11 memorial.
― Alamac, Sunday, 11 September 2011 14:35 (thirteen years ago) link
it was Russell Davies who talked about the song, on the radio
I'd like to see that latest performance. saw James Taylor playing in a suit on BBC!
― the pinefox, Sunday, 11 September 2011 16:42 (thirteen years ago) link
http://gawker.com/5839085/watch-paul-simon-perform-sound-of-silence-at-the-911-memorial
― Volvo Twilight (p-dog), Sunday, 11 September 2011 17:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Not a bad version by the way.
― Anakin Ska Walker (AKA Skarth Vader) (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 11 September 2011 17:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Once in high school in the pitch black of a cold winter morning I heard the click of my clock radio alarm coming on and then those words "Hello darkness my old friend" and it freaked me out for a few minutes.
I, too, saw The Capeman on Broadway. Thought the music was going to have more of a genuine Latin feel given the vocalists involved and was disappointed by what it turned out to be, especially the second-rate Leiber and Stoller imitation "Shoplifting Clothes"- heck, back in the day Jerry and Mike were already borrowing from Latin music and it was a lot better than what PS came up with. My fellow theatergoer Quincy Jones liked it even less than I did, according to the conversation I overheard during the break.
Talked to a gal this weekend who thought for decades that the song was called "Coat of Chrome."― The Freewheelin' Rebecca Black (Eazy), Monday, August 22, 2011 3:20 PM (2 weeks ago)
― The Freewheelin' Rebecca Black (Eazy), Monday, August 22, 2011 3:20 PM (2 weeks ago)
― Agent Double O POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 11 September 2011 17:41 (thirteen years ago) link
NOTHING BUT THE DEAD AND DYING BACK IN MY LITTLE TOWN
― horseshoe, Thursday, 3 November 2011 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
was just jammin rhythm of the saints, those later tracks they sneak up on you
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 3 November 2011 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
yeah that album rules. "spirit voices"!
― horseshoe, Thursday, 3 November 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
Loved his Simon & Garfunkel work... I never really delved too far into his solo work (I've heard the self-titled debut, Rhymin' Simon, Graceland and Rhythm Of The Saints), but it never really did that much for me aside from a few moments. I think 'The Coast' is one of the best songs he's ever written.
― Turrican, Thursday, 3 November 2011 17:42 (twelve years ago) link
born at the right time through rhythm of the saints is an awesome stretch
― max, Thursday, 3 November 2011 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
http://i14.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/a9/c6/7bd0_2.JPGthis was the first concert t-shirt i ever got. 6th grade! i was so cool.
― tylerw, Thursday, 3 November 2011 17:54 (twelve years ago) link
he def looks like he killed a man on that t-shirt
― horseshoe, Thursday, 3 November 2011 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
I love 'The Obvious Child', 'Proof', 'The Coast' (of course, this track is beautiful - and lovely guitar work), 'Born At The Right Time' and 'Spirit Voices'. The rest of the album kinda bores me.
― Turrican, Thursday, 3 November 2011 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
rhythm of the saints is my favourite i think
― plax (ico), Thursday, 3 November 2011 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
you are my favorite!
― horseshoe, Thursday, 3 November 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
Born At The Right Time ... For Me To Kill You
― tylerw, Thursday, 3 November 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
rolfz
― The Uncanny Frankie Valley (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 3 November 2011 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
♡U♡
(thats supposed to be a horseshoe in the middle)
― plax (ico), Thursday, 3 November 2011 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
how can you be bored by the "the cool, cool river"?
YES, BOSS
xp <3
― horseshoe, Thursday, 3 November 2011 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
i guess if you find almost painfully beautiful things boring
― horseshoe, Thursday, 3 November 2011 18:01 (twelve years ago) link
i feel like w/the later tracks on that album at first they seem beautiful but somewhat spacey and unstructured, then after a while the depth of the songwriting starts to reveal itself, its p subtle
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 3 November 2011 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
cool cool river has the best moment on the album, when the horns come in, just amazing, religious experience if done right
― max, Thursday, 3 November 2011 18:06 (twelve years ago) link
can we start a commune devoted to listening to paul simon albums or what
― horseshoe, Thursday, 3 November 2011 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
brb going to listen to the cool cool river on repeat
i guess if you find almost painfully beautiful things boring― horseshoe, Thursday, November 3, 2011 6:01 PM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark
― horseshoe, Thursday, November 3, 2011 6:01 PM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark
It's not that I find 'almost painfully beautiful things boring', it's that I don't find 'The Cool Cool River' beautiful in the first place. I like the 'yes, boss' moment, actually, and it's unusual 9/8 time signature, they're neat ideas. Ultimately though, I find the track too meandering to engage me.
― Turrican, Thursday, 3 November 2011 18:17 (twelve years ago) link
― max, Thursday, November 3, 2011 1:06 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
this this this this
― The boyboy young jess (D-40), Friday, 4 November 2011 00:38 (twelve years ago) link
there is nothing meandering about that song, its a fact of life so
Maybe not to you.
― Turrican, Friday, 4 November 2011 00:59 (twelve years ago) link
you didn't finish that last sentence D
― pathos of the unwarranted encore (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 4 November 2011 01:00 (twelve years ago) link
― Turrican, Thursday, November 3, 2011 7:59 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
no this is a universal established objective truth
― The boyboy young jess (D-40), Friday, 4 November 2011 01:01 (twelve years ago) link
If you say so.
― Turrican, Friday, 4 November 2011 01:03 (twelve years ago) link
These streetsquiet as a sleeping army
(Like "Quiet as a burglar/Who's stepped on a thumbtack")
― your way better (Eazy), Friday, 4 November 2011 01:13 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, Cool Cool River is awesome, Simon doesn't often try to do 'sinister' but the ''SLIDes through the metal detECtor'' part pretty much nails it, love the whole song, live in central park version is good too IIRC.
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 4 November 2011 06:25 (twelve years ago) link
the entirely real and valuable poster Alamac hasn't been on ilx much lately : (
― buzza, Friday, 4 November 2011 07:40 (twelve years ago) link
I have a memory of liking 'the cool cool river'
I don't have a copy of this LP, now
― the pinefox, Friday, 4 November 2011 09:53 (twelve years ago) link
how the heart approaches what it yearns
― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 November 2011 10:15 (twelve years ago) link
the entirely real and valuable poster Alamac hasn't been on ilx much lately : ( do you think paul simon killed him!? omg
― tylerw, Friday, 4 November 2011 14:22 (twelve years ago) link
on the '91 tour the horns, swathed in shadows, suddenly appeared, with the spotlights punctuating every stab. The crowd went nuts.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 4 November 2011 14:24 (twelve years ago) link
one of my favourite things of all time is the backing vocals on born the right time
― plax (ico), Friday, 4 November 2011 21:48 (twelve years ago) link
he always has such good good backing vocal arrangements
like the oohs at the beginning of hearts and bones. this is something that attention should be drawn to i think.
There he goes, the Man Who Thought Paul Simon Overrated
― pass the duchy pon the left hand side (musical duke) (Hurting 2), Friday, 4 November 2011 22:33 (twelve years ago) link
his Chicago concert this evening is being streamed live right now, on WXRT. fyi
wxrt.radio.com
― Stormy Davis, Monday, 14 November 2011 02:41 (twelve years ago) link
alright i had to do some serious deep cleaning the other day and in order to get psyched i made a lil psimon mix, guys this is not meant to be definitive so just lets all be cool ok, anyway some interesting insight emerged from the process which i would like to take a moment to share w/you:
1 i am really only into the albums graceland, paul simon, rhythm of the saints, and hearts and bones2 he is really good abt starting off each album w/a banger, so many good 1st tracks3 it is hard to make a paul simon mix because he has so many good songs and because u just want to put the entirety of graceland on there4 i have never listened to any of his post rhythm of the saints music at all5 garfunkel was a coward6 i like generally his more up expansive songs7 he has a sort of gross chummy mode that im really not that into
this is the mix - i didnt put any same album songs back to back just to challenge myselfMe and Julio Down by the School YardMrs. RobinsonI Know What I KnowMother and Child ReunionObvious ChildThe Boy in the BubbleLate In The EveningProofGracelandAllergiesAll Around the World or the Myth of FingerprintsWhen Numbers Get SeriousKodachromeDiamonds on the Soles of Her ShoesBorn at the Right TimeDuncanMy Little Town
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 17:32 (twelve years ago) link
plz compliment my mix
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:09 (twelve years ago) link