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Bodo
Apr-05-2006, 10:53 GMT
IP:
Austria
 | In October 2000 Paul Simon released YTO and was best known as the guy with the biggest flop on broadway and recording with Brazilian musicians Rhythm Of The Saints.
In 2006 Paul Simon is best known as the formerly half of Simon and Garfunkel.
Great. |
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miriam
Apr-05-2006, 15:45 GMT
IP:
Germany
 | I don´t know - people will come to see him nonetheless. But the media might ask him some nerving reunion questions now, more than ever before...The same is happening to David Gilmour right now. He released his solo album 8 months after the Live8 reunion, is satisfied with his work and asked about a Pink Floyd reunion every week now. But he never gives a concrete answer - something Paul should do. Then Art may finally shut up with those disgusting interviews! |
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Klausi
Apr-05-2006, 20:21 GMT
IP:
Germany
| David Gilmour is known for his remarkable voice heard on most Pink Floyd-tracks. But his rival Roger Waters, who composed the whole album "The Wall" was as important for them.
Using the name "Pink Floyd" without Roger Waters had caused a big lawsuit when it happened.
Only few artists had really escaped out of the shadow of their former group. Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Neil Young, Sting, Van Morrison.
Not John Lennon, not Paul McCartney, not Mark Knopfler, neither Stephen Stills, Mick Jagger, Roger Mcguinn, Don Henley, Christine McVie and Steve Nicks, Robert Plant or Jerry Garcia.
But certainly Paul Simon. His fault is, that he teamed up so oftenly with his former pal and that his songs of the sixties were less varied, but more popular. His solo-work has no trademark, but great quality, small output and (mostly) big success. |
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Jeroen
Apr-05-2006, 21:07 GMT
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Netherlands
 | Paul Simon won himself the recources to be able to take so much time to record an album. With Simon and Garfunkel, he had play in conformance to the rules in order to establish his name. Music that is popular is always considered inferior according to highbrow principles. They all die for a hitsong. |
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Nikki
Apr-05-2006, 23:20 GMT
IP:
Canada
 | I think we´ll always be hearing "one-half of the duo Simon and Garfunkel".
I don´t really know what to say, I think people will always refer to him like that. |
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Bodo
Apr-05-2006, 23:42 GMT
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Austria
| Well Nikki, I think around 10 years back he had finally estableshd himself with his own name... when albums like ROTS, Capeman and YTO have been released they always referred to the artist which recorded Graceland, or made the Capeman (flop)...but now he brought himself back to the status where he is only the half of S&G. |
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Nikki
Apr-06-2006, 00:25 GMT
IP:
Canada
| Ahh...I gotcha now. I really don´t know what to make of that. |
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Klausi
Apr-06-2006, 05:47 GMT
IP:
Germany
| He was as angry when called "world-musician" around 1991 as he was when called a half of S&G.
When called the boss or the head of S&G he was angry too because he was reminded of the sometimes poor quality of his earlier songs.
In the early seventies he was angry when called Mr. Alienation or Mr. Anti-Star.
The critics know very well who he is and estimate his solo-work much higher than S&G.
J.S. Bach was forgotten for almost a century, this might mean some comfort. |
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