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Pelle
Nov-21-2010, 11:31 GMT
Sweden
 | I think the new Paul Simon song is real classic pop song who could be written in the 60, the sound in the background remains me of some songs on Bookends, but time changes and the song is done in this time whit the modern sound. Paul Simon have done a modern classic or basic rock/pop song in my opion.
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Ian
Nov-21-2010, 12:09 GMT
USA - United Staates America
 | Yes,I agree Pelle. It´s a great song and as I´ve said,it is in NO WAY a sure indicator as to the style of the new album. So if you find this version of Paul´s acoustitronica a little disconcerting,I´m sure the new album will still contain elements of whatever Paul Simon sound you like most. I´ll repeat again,The Obvious Child was unlike anything else on The Rhythm Of The Saints. Nearly every first single he has released has been dissimilar to the album as a whole. There does seem to be a little hostility to this new song,even down to criticizing the split second of sound that closes the song?? Of what supernatural importance that particular sound is,that it can be responsible as to whether people enjoy the previous 4 minutes or so,I have no idea. |
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Pelle
Nov-21-2010, 12:28 GMT
Sweden
| I think the rest of the album has some diffrent style, some ballads like question for the angels, and some bluegrass, a little bit of Dylan. How ever they talks much about Rewrite is that a lyric from his book or. |
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Bodo
Nov-21-2010, 13:13 GMT
Austria
 | If this is the first single like F&D was in 2002, then I have hopes the album could sound complete different.
But I have read the strange guitar sounds appear on more songs.
BTW: And I say the song could be much better if someone would call Paul and tell him: erase those nerving childish sounds. But even then it is missing some of the real clever elements, those elements of tension, changes in the mood. It is tak tak tak from the first till the last second. But what are people waiting for on real great songs like Still crazy, Hearts And Bones or YCCMA...? The moment of the sax-solo, the bass solo(s), the quietness after them. There are emotions, and I do not feel any emotions in that new song (also without the noises)
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Pelle
Nov-21-2010, 13:25 GMT
Sweden
| I will have songs who is good and i like the new song. You can you hear his version of Biko there is sure something like that in the new album, a complot of sounds, lyrics and good music. |
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Bodo
Nov-21-2010, 14:38 GMT
Austria
| Biko, that was a good one yeah. |
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Pelle
Nov-21-2010, 21:35 GMT
Sweden
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My last writng about the new songs is follow, how can it describe as noicy and strange and sometimes like rhymin of the saint, there is a lot of strange sound, drums who take over the melodies sometimes.
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Bodo
Nov-21-2010, 23:51 GMT
Austria
| ROTS and this song?
heresy! ;-) |
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Phil
Nov-22-2010, 00:27 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| yeah, Bodo´s right on this one. I like the new song - hope it gets some air time. (Think it´s meant to be the F&D of the new album). But ROTS it´s not. |
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Jay
Nov-22-2010, 07:15 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| Yeah I agree with Bodo on this one too. Don´t get me wrong I Love the new song, but to me ROTS was the greatest album ever made. |
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Gerard
Nov-22-2010, 07:27 GMT
New Zealand
 | Phil, I agree with your comments.
For me ROTS is still the peak of his work. Both lyrically and musically it is a class above any release since (just read the full album lyrics - they stand up pretty well without any music).
That said, I still think You´re The One and Surprise have some worthy songs (Another Galaxy my fav from Surprise) and I would not want to be without them in my collection.
What concerns me from numerous post here is the need for anything new Paul might do to be the best he has ever done. At 70 years of age quite frankly anything new is a bonus and we should either like and appeciate it or don´t like and discard it(depending on your taste). But don´t let it devalue your appreciation for his past work.
Why can´t we just appreciate it that he continues to think and work creatively (even if it fails or we don´t like it). Seems a little silly reading comments like "someone should be telling him how/what elements he should be using or not using or whether to use or discard Sonic lanscapes (whatever that means), etc".
Also, I don´t see much point worrying about whether he is going to have a hit song or not. That fact is that he will not. He hasn´t charted since YCCMA (and that was only minor) and last real hit was probably Late In The Evening.
At almost 70 he is 30+ years beyond the age group necessary to acheive hits.
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Ian
Nov-22-2010, 07:50 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| Yeah,the point Pelle was trying to make(I believe) is that ROTS contained it´s fair share of unusual sounds,acoustic and percussion in nature I grant you,but unusual nonetheless. He wasn´t comparing the quality of songwriting of that album and the new song. Not that the quality is that far removed. It´s odd,that folk often disregard Paul´s S&G work in favour of his post break-up music,and yet here we have Paul perhaps shedding his musical skin again and leaving the admirers of his solo career desiring the touch of nostalgia that they so often deride the S&G crowd for wanting. Me,I like it all-it´s all Paul Simon. I look at it as one vast piece of work. I believe that´s how Paul Simon sees it also,as evidenced by his desire to bring his entire catalogue under the one Sony umbrella. |
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Andras
Nov-22-2010, 08:50 GMT
Hungary
 | @Gerard, you are quite right with expectation hear on this forum: the new songs should be the best one. I think that was Paul who taught us to be eager and perfectionist. I agree that we should see this new song as a result of a fresh, creative and experimenting mind - and that makes me glad.
I write it though I do not really like this new song. And it is not because of any new way of guitar sounds or whatever, but of this very particular way it is used here.
As I wrote, the song reminds me off course on SN/7oC for various reason. I would not wonder if this would be the last track on the new album. A little bit something else than the whole one. (Like F&D was...) |
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Ian
Nov-22-2010, 09:51 GMT
USA - United Staates America
| Yes,I said the same thing a couple of days ago,that this new song would probably be offered as a bonus track,not unlike ´Father And Daughter´ on ´Surprise´. That´s if it is on the album at all. Wasn´t this song meant to be included on a Christmas album with various artists contributing tracks? In that case it may be more like a ´Ten Years´ than a ´Father and Daughter´ |
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Pelle
Nov-22-2010, 10:10 GMT
Sweden
| rhymin of the saints is not a bad album 3,5 (5), but there is a lot of stranged sounds. Take the title song and Can´t Run But or futher to fly not the most simple song he has made.
Getting ready is an easy pop/rock song whit the ground in 60 pophistory |
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