by talkfromtherockroom | May 19, 2023 | Reviews
Paul Simon’s new album, Seven Psalms, is exactly what the title says, seven individually crafted songs and morality musings. Seven proud and beautiful prayer flags, wind worn and strung on a frayed and unifying line. The album, a thirty-minute song cycle rooted...
by talkfromtherockroom | Apr 22, 2020 | Reviews
Spinning today in the ‘rock room’ is a introspective singer songwriter classic. Released in January of 1972, Paul Simon’s self-titled solo album initiated his later extended travels into and through world music, while becoming an introductory document into...
by talkfromtherockroom | Oct 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
In late 1969 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had just (almost) completed their famed LP Bridge Over Troubled Water, a record that would unfortunately be the duo’s last, but one that would leave an indelible impression on the world of music. Following the recording...
by talkfromtherockroom | Jun 4, 2013 | Reviews
Today in the ‘rock room’ the needle is dropped on Simon and Garfunkel’s seminal 1968 LP ‘Bookends’. In my personal opinion one of the most legendary albums to come out of the turbulent late 1960’s. Supported by some of the most...
by talkfromtherockroom | Oct 7, 2012 | Reviews
Many of the blogs that I have posted for your review have been deconstructions, ruminations, or an extreme analysis of music I have been listening to in the “rock room”. Today’s blog is just a greeting to the people who do read my blog, and a thank...