Blogcritics Comments on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Comment by nancy j. sandwick on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Tue, 6 Jun 2006 22:58:32 EDT

Love this album....and I love it more each time I listen and glean some new pearl from Paul's lyrics. I didn't think it was possible, but I do believe that this is now my favorite Paul Simon album. I am shocked but happy. ]]>

Comment by Gordon Hauptfleisch on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Tue, 6 Jun 2006 20:25:44 EDT

Great review, Mark--I, too, did a double-take (though I barely managed to refrain from spritzing my coffee) when I read abouit this release a while back. Thanks for the early word. ]]>

Comment by Karen S Toole on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Tue, 6 Jun 2006 03:56:34 EDT

Well folks....I'm sure I'm the uncoolest around but I am grieving the loss of the Paul Simon I've come to know and love AND the $18 I parted with to find that out. Not that I am a 59th St. Bridge Song nazi, just sorry - can't get to all the 'fuzz' around the sound. Lyrics are o.k. Music too edgy for me. ]]>

Comment by Barry Stoller on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Tue, 6 Jun 2006 03:32:00 EDT

Prepare thyself for more interesting genre mashups as aged boomer artists discover the buddy system to stay in the game (like all those wild parings of 1940's & 50's stars in the early 60's). I can't say I was shocked (and I wish Simon's album title wasn't so smug), after all, it was Tom Wilson's radical studio additions that got 'Sounds of Silence,' therefore Simon, the royal chance. Eno, with his 'tribal-techno' rep, seems a pretty logical choice for a dude trying to knock another Graceland out of the park. Personally, I think pairing Simon with Sting would have been cooler (if the fuzak temptation could be kept in check) because, then, there would be musical and lyrical heat. ]]>

Comment by Aaron, Duke De Mondo on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Tue, 6 Jun 2006 03:30:57 EDT

must...resist...urge...to...purchase paul simon record... Brilliant review, Sir Saleski, as ever. still, me and paul, we don't get on so well no more. OH GOOD LORD! i just realised i had a dream about him last night, he was playin guitar with terribly grizzled hands. That, my boy, was a direct result of this screed. I don't have much time for anything after The Paul Simon Songbook. Still, maybe i'll give this a spin. it IS an incredibly arresting review... ]]>

Comment by Mr. Real Estate on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Mon, 5 Jun 2006 20:05:06 EDT

What do you have in store for us with Evil Plan No. 65, Mark? Hopefully it's as good as this CD. ]]>

Comment by Mat Brewster on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Mon, 5 Jun 2006 18:20:52 EDT

You are truly out for world domination then. That's like evil plan #64 for you. I would have bought this disk eventually anyway. ]]>

Comment by Paul Ramon on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Mon, 5 Jun 2006 17:59:51 EDT

This album is terrible. Painful lyrics. Scattered brilliance in a mess of cliche. ]]>

Comment by Al Barger on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Mon, 5 Jun 2006 14:09:54 EDT

If anything, Brother Saleski understates just how good this record is. I've been stewing on it for weeks cause I haven't figured out yet the words to explain just how good it is. ]]>

Comment by Mark Saleski on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Mon, 5 Jun 2006 13:23:16 EDT

it's my evil plan. ]]>

Comment by Mat Brewster on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Mon, 5 Jun 2006 13:21:00 EDT

Dang it, Mark. Why is it that every time I read one of your reviews, I have to go buy more music? ]]>

Comment by Tom Johnson on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Mon, 5 Jun 2006 12:50:52 EDT

One of my favorites of the year so far. I've been referring to it as Eno with Paul Simon - I know Paul is listed as the producer, but it sure sounds much more like one of Eno's pop albums with Paul Simon guesting than a Paul Simon album! It also shares some stylistic similarities to another Eno catalog favorite of mine, Wrong Way Up, with John Cale. ]]>

Comment by J. P. Spencer on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Mon, 5 Jun 2006 11:07:50 EDT

My wife and I were watching Paul Simon on "Saturday Night Live" a few weeks ago. She turned to me and said, "This is pretty loud for Pau Simon". I had to agree with her, but at the same time, it was Paul Simon bringing his universal truth-cityscape lyrics to the forefront. It's all unexpected, and all welcome at the same time. I couldn't be happier that one of my musical heroes continues to be relevant, if not crazy, after all these years. ]]>

Comment by DJRadiohead on CD Review: Paul Simon - Surprise

Mon, 5 Jun 2006 10:29:58 EDT

I almost picked this up today. Might have to do it now. ]]>