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Sounds of Silence
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Track Listing
- The Sound Of Silence
- Leaves That Are Green
- Blessed
- Kathy's Song
- Somewhere They Can't Find Me
- Anji
- Richard Cory
- A Most Peculiar Man
- April Come She Will
- We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin'
- I Am A Rock
- Blues Run The Game
- Barbriallen
- Rose Of Aberdeen
- Roving Gambler
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3564 in Music
- Released on: 2001-08-21
- Number of discs: 1
- Formats: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
One suspects that Paul Simon cringes a bit when he listens to Simon & Garfunkel's 1966 breakthrough release. Lines from "I Am a Rock" ("For a rock feels no pain / And an island never cries") and the title track ("Fools, said I, you do not know / Silence like a cancer grows") are the essence of sophomoric poetry. And who but a couple of self-serious young men would sequence the suicide odes "Richard Cory" and "A Most Peculiar Man" back to back? That said, every callow couplet found here is counterbalanced by words that are disarmingly guileless. The unabashed romanticism of "Kathy's Song" is truly poignant; it ranks with "For Emily" and "The Only Living Boy in New York" among the duo's most resplendent performances. "April Come She Will" has a similar innocent appeal, while the title track, despite its overwrought moments and Tom Wilson's tacked-on production, is a folk-rock landmark. It's not hard to find fault with The Sounds of Silence, but it's easier still to bask in its inchoate splendor. (The 2001 reissue adds the bonus track "The Blues Run the Game" plus three unreleased 1970 demos.) --Steven Stolder
Customer Reviews
Beautiful
Nobody writes stuff this good anymore, except maybe Nick Worrall. Simply beautiful in every way possible.
GREAT Album, Great Re-release
This is one of the all-time best albums, and one of my all-time favorites (there IS a difference!). This re-release is excellent for the inclusion of a couple of extra tracks. Great stuff.
Richard Cory
ts it, if it doesnt work, thats as good as it gets.I rated it in stars, I entered a title for the review, and I typed a review. So whats this OOPS???? I hate when this happens.
