Articles tagged "paul simon"

Film Feature

Full Circle: Béla Fleck, Paul Simon & America’s Return to the World Community

by Jeffrey Pinzino

[20.Apr.09] :. Béla Fleck didn't ask to be the Avatar of the New American Culture (avatars never do). He happened to be in the right place at the right time with a banjo and a digital recorder. The remaining dots are ours to connect, and we've begun to connect them.

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Music DVD Review

Paul Simon: Live from Philadelphia

by Guy Crucianelli

[14.Jan.09] :. Looking a bit like Lou Reed's more sober brother, Paul Simon delivers a short, fairly laid-back set of hit songs and some newer material.

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Music Review

Aqualung: Words and Music

by Mike Schiller

[23.Oct.08] :. Caution must be taken to avoid listening too hard lest you risk inescapable boredom.

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Paul Simon: The Essential Paul Simon

by Andrew Gilstrap

[17.Aug.07] :. The early stuff we all know about. The Essential Paul Simon makes an argument for checking in after Graceland.

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Music Review

Paul Simon: Surprise

by Jeff Vrabel

[23.May.06] :. A bright and rewarding work that will be lauded as His Best Album Since Fill In The Blank Here, Surprise is a low-key, sneaky little gem.

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TV DVD Review

The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons

by Michael Buening

[26.Aug.05] :. For classic rock fans, the set contains some fascinating moments, and it's a testament to Cavett's willingness to play with format that they don't seem dated.

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Paul Simon: The Paul Simon Songbook

by Andrew Gilstrap

[27.Jan.05] :. When you listen to The Paul Simon Songbook and notice the 1965 date attached to most of the songs, you think, “Hey, that’s kind of cool. Demos of Simon & Garfunkel...