Paul Simon - Surprise!

Flint · 05-19-2006, 10:18 PM

Paul Simon, as always, a gentle spirit, drifting you away on a lullaby of honest stories about simple people living simple lives. Just a man, singing his songs, strumming his guitar.

And I see a pattern here, how he stays fresh, how he keeps exploring new pathways. Back awhile when he brought in the traditional African musicians as a backing band, they layed down a rhythmically dense blanket of accompaniment under his songs. Today, he does the same, in a new way.

None other than Brian Eno and Andy Smith craft a mesmerizing, almost eletronica-esque background layer, built from the finest materials, such as Steve Gadd (!!!) on drums and Bill Frisell on guitar. Goddamn, folks, what more could you ask for?

This album, I can't find the words for it. What I've said here, just ignore it, and listen for yourself...buy this album. He's done it again.

05-19-2006, 10:18 PM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Paul Simon - Surprise! Paul Simon, as always, a gentle spirit, drifting you away on a lullaby of honest stories about simple people living simple lives. Just a man, singing his songs, strumming his guitar. And I see a pattern here, how he stays fresh, how he keeps exploring new pathways. Back awhile when he brought in the traditional African musicians as a backing band, they layed down a rhythmically dense blanket of accompaniment under his songs. Today, he does the same, in a new way. None other than Brian Eno and Andy Smith craft a mesmerizing, almost eletronica-esque background layer, built from the finest materials, such as Steve Gadd (!!!) on drums and Bill Frisell on guitar. Goddamn, folks, what more could you ask for? This album, I can't find the words for it. What I've said here, just ignore it, and listen for yourself...buy this album. He's done it again. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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