Dylan, and Simon & Garfunkel

Perry Winkle · 02-01-2007, 05:58 PM

What are must-haves from their works?

I've never heard much except what's in movies and on TV, I like what I've heard, so I need a starting point. Suggestions on where to start are appreciated.

Ibby · 02-01-2007, 07:11 PM

All of them?

Start with the greatest hits, I guess, and go from there...

Dylan's Blood On The Tracks and Nashville Skyline are my favorites, personally

Undertoad · 02-01-2007, 07:25 PM

I'm strangely resistant to anything that can roughly be described as folk. Therefore,

Dylan was incredibly overrated

S&G got better over time, making "Bridge over Troubled Water" their best; and Simon solo continued to get better after that, until the apex of "Graceland", which is amongst the top 50 of all time.

jinx · 02-01-2007, 07:28 PM

Dylan: Live at the Gaslight and No Direction Home
S&G: Concert in the Park '82, although Paul Simon's solo of the same name ('91) is better.

Urbane Guerrilla · 02-02-2007, 12:23 AM

Dylan wrote better than he sings. The last thing I heard from him was that baffling, unintelligible livecast from Japan adorning some political convention or other a few years back. It was saddening.

He always did sing like a duck, but the folk poetry of his Sixties works stands up well, I think. My permanent Dylan favorite is The Times They Are A-Changin'.

funkykule · 02-02-2007, 05:15 AM

This duet with Johnny Cash is my favourite- Dylan is gorgeous and I love his voice.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LHS592SNKJo

please can someone tell me how to embed the actual video into the post?

Trilby · 02-02-2007, 07:26 AM

I agree with the Toad. Bridge Over Troubled Water is excellent! Get The Sounds Of Silence, too. AWESOME!

Dylan must haves: Blonde on Blonde and Blood On The Tracks.

Shawnee123 · 02-02-2007, 08:02 AM

Paul Simon: Negotiations and Love Songs...

A greatest hits album, but man that guy can write and arrange some music.

lumberjim · 02-02-2007, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by funkykule

This duet with Johnny Cash is my favourite- Dylan is gorgeous and I love his voice.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LHS592SNKJo

please can someone tell me how to embed the actual video into the post?

[ youtube ] the numbers after the equal sign (LHS592SNKJo) [ /youtube ] no spaces

funkykule · 02-02-2007, 10:16 AM

Thanks Lj, got it after numerous attempts.

Elspode · 02-02-2007, 12:00 PM

I have to agree that Blood on the Tracks is *the* must have Dylan. It was the peak of his powers as a songwriter (60's era classics are fine, too, but this is better) and the musicality was the best of his career.

S&G...just get it all.

Perry Winkle · 02-02-2007, 12:37 PM

Thank you all so much for the suggestions.

I've got a great big stack of music to listen to now.

02-01-2007, 05:58 PM	#1
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Dylan, and Simon & Garfunkel What are must-haves from their works? I've never heard much except what's in movies and on TV, I like what I've heard, so I need a starting point. Suggestions on where to start are appreciated.

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Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	All of them? Start with the greatest hits, I guess, and go from there... Dylan's Blood On The Tracks and Nashville Skyline are my favorites, personally __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

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jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Dylan: Live at the Gaslight and No Direction Home S&G: Concert in the Park '82, although Paul Simon's solo of the same name ('91) is better. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Dylan wrote better than he sings. The last thing I heard from him was that baffling, unintelligible livecast from Japan adorning some political convention or other a few years back. It was saddening. He always did sing like a duck, but the folk poetry of his Sixties works stands up well, I think. My permanent Dylan favorite is The Times They Are A-Changin'. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

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Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I agree with the Toad. Bridge Over Troubled Water is excellent! Get The Sounds Of Silence, too. AWESOME! Dylan must haves: Blonde on Blonde and Blood On The Tracks. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I'm strangely resistant to anything that can roughly be described as folk. Therefore, Dylan was incredibly overrated S&G got better over time, making "Bridge over Troubled Water" their best; and Simon solo continued to get better after that, until the apex of "Graceland", which is amongst the top 50 of all time.

02-02-2007, 05:15 AM	#6
funkykule professional bowler Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 134	This duet with Johnny Cash is my favourite- Dylan is gorgeous and I love his voice. http://youtube.com/watch?v=LHS592SNKJo please can someone tell me how to embed the actual video into the post?

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Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Paul Simon: Negotiations and Love Songs... A greatest hits album, but man that guy can write and arrange some music. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-02-2007, 10:16 AM	#10
funkykule professional bowler Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 134	Thanks Lj, got it after numerous attempts.

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Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I have to agree that Blood on the Tracks is the must have Dylan. It was the peak of his powers as a songwriter (60's era classics are fine, too, but this is better) and the musicality was the best of his career. S&G...just get it all. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-02-2007, 12:37 PM	#12
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Thank you all so much for the suggestions. I've got a great big stack of music to listen to now.

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