"The sound of Art Garfunkel wrapping his angelic tenor around one of Paul Simon's folk-inspired melodies is one of the most unique in American popular music. Dispensing with the simplicities that sometimes infected the folk-pop of the 1960s, Simon's songwriting brought Bob Dylan's storytelling style to a Caucasian urban setting. Songs like "The Sound of Silence" and "Mrs. Robinson" became required listening for urbane (as well as urban) college students. Some critics accused them of preciousness and pretentiousness, but their songs have stood the test of time well enough for them to be able to sell out basketball arenas in 2004 - thirty-four years after the release of their last album of new material."- Ellison
"Simon & Garfunkel are always there for you, happy, sad, reflective, poetic, and just plain fun. Sounds of Silence was the first bit of music I ever saw as a work of art, at 14 years old, rather than just some nice sounds. Paul Simon performing "The Boxer" on the first Saturday Night Live after 9/11 is still one of the most transcendent experiences I have ever known."- barlights
"When you combine one of the all-time top songwriters and lyricists, one of the all time top tenor voices, some of the best harmonies, and you pack it all with sublime melodies and poetic landscapes, you may ask yourself how is it possible that only 2 men could have created such a beautiful and trascendental body of work. One of the few bands whose entire catalog is necessary for the fans and some casual listeners, they always progressed from one album to another. Considering that "The Sound Of Silence" is featured on their debut, and that "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was their swan song, their heartbreakingly sincere message of love, nostalgia, and the drama of the isolated man never failed to connect with the listener. Just look at their 1981 reunion concert to prove my point."- sergegrone
"Paul Simon deserves some of the credit given to Bob Dylan for inspiring singer-songwriters to put more thought into their lyrics. Many of the songs Paul wrote for Simon and Garfunkel read like beautiful poems. And when these poems were set to music, with Paul's tastefully picked acoustic guitar and Art's soaring high harmony vocals, the resulting songs were often unforgettable. They combined melody and two-part vocal harmony as well as any pop duo ever has or ever will."- Rocket88
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