Friday, October 26, 2012

Simon and Garfunkel

Simon and Garfunkel is another one of those groups that my dad has been playing for years. As usual, I hadn't really gotten into their music until around last year. My guitar lesson teacher played The Boxer, and I immediately wanted to learn it. After I did, I began to look into many other songs of theirs.



I love this song. The guitar work is great. The vocals are amazing. The lyrics tell a story of dealing with poverty and other challenges in New York City. Simon and Garfunkel harmonize in tons of their songs and they're amazing at it.


Scarborough Fair is good relaxing song. As usual, both Paul and Art provide excellent vocals. This is a great version of the very old, original song. I may attempt to learn the guitar part to it, and other songs of theirs. When I compare them to Bob Dylan, I can say that the vocals sound better with Simon and Garfunkel. But Bob Dylan sounds completely different to me, in terms of style. They both occupy different genres and in my opinion, cannot be easily compared.

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