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It is not only wonderful but real fun. I love coming across old music that I had forgot that I just love.
These discs represent S & G's original studio albums. Don't forget single versions. I'd also included the live versions featured on Greatest Hits. I seriously doubt that they cut all these albums in just days. OK, they're cute.
Not all of their recorded material made it onto an album. My feelings are mixed on the packaging. It would have been great to read S & G's own thoughts. Most of these discs aren't longer than 45 minutes apiece. That's also too rare.
Why have one person write about each album. Meanwhile, enjoy these great songs. Don't forget the 1975 reunion, My Little Town. Are the recording dates here accurate. This collection is an improvement over Collected Works. How come some record companies mistreat their artist's catalogues. Too bad they didn't add all such tracks here. The Encyclopedia of Rock claimed that even their worst seller (Wednesday Morning 3 AM) outsold most of the Rolling Stones' albums.
We get incredible sound here. Maybe Sony BMG should take a cue from the Eagles. Supposedly the discs resemble the original vinyl records. Some books list Joe South and Glen Campbell among them.
Maybe I've spent too much time in music stores. Also, provide information about the musicians involved. Talk about a show of good faith. It shouldn't take so long for them to get things right. They remain classics.
But certain things bug you. Thankfully, the liner notes and lyrics are reprinted in the accompanying booklet. But the company was still rather stingy. Why not add even more songs. I'd like to propose a course.
Suppose they could have licensed the Tom and Jerry material. What's with poor sound, overlapping compilations, and lousy packaging. Learn how to get an artist's complete catalogue with a minimum of overlapping. What company offers a case for them. Some bonus tracks previously appeared on the Old Friends boxed set.
Many here would gladly buy such an album. Why not just put them in regular CD cases. A catch with boxed sets is that they're hard to store. Offer the bonus tracks from other collections separately. We get mini reproductions of the original jackets. As for S & G, I'd advise starting with this collection.
For one thing, you get some bonus tracks. Didn't Art work on a movie during the recording of Bridge Over Troubled Water. But I also find them flimsy. The Star Carol first appeared on A Very Special Christmas, sold in Grant's stores. I wasn't there.
This is my only quibble but then the price would probably be more anyway. I can honestly say that anyone buying this product will put it on their MP3 player to listen to over and over again. The price was unbelievably low but the discs could have come in a hard case and the booklet may have contained more information and some photographs. Long time fans of the duo will arguably agree that these recordings capture the essence of the partnership that burned so bright for just over half a decade and is remembered through each generation that followed. Great sound, great value, disappointment rating = 0. I remember the time when the songs first hit the airwaves and these recordings will not disappoint first time listeners. The lyrics and melodies support a singing style that is timeless. OK, some of the lyrics might seem quaint and a little dated but taken as a whole they still resonate.
thank you so much,Tim Flatley. i bought a used simon&garfunkel 5-cd box set for my moms 85th.b-day,there was not so much as a fingerprint on any of the c.d.s.as im typing this review mom is listening to cd #3.
(Well, why not).The music is, of course, as good as ever, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading the original album notes. When I didn't receive this for Christmas, I decided to treat myself after Christmas. What I didn't enjoy nearly as much, though, was the more recently composed album notes which, honestly, read like a middle-aged guy longing for the sixties with a great deal of angst.The music speaks for itself very well.Recommended. . and have for decades.
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