Monday, May 30, 2016

Dad Rock podcast, still crazy for Paul Simon

(Photo: GARY HEERY, WARNER BROS. RECORDS)

Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan, USA TODAY
8:07 a.m. EDT May 28, 2016

As great as Simon & Garfunkel were, Paul Simon's solo work is in many ways more impressive. That's because without Art Garfunkel's soaringly beautiful voice to carry the songs, Simon had to find inventive ways to make his music compelling.


As a songwriter, Simon continued to display rare wordsmith skills, commenting on the human condition through vivid stories populated by memorable characters. (Who could forget Julio, going against the law down by the schoolyard? Good thing for the radical priest — and Newsweek.) Every detail in every line was precisely crafted, down to the syllable.

read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2016/05/27/dad-rock-podcast-still-crazy-paul-simon/85057332/

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