Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' [Live]

Paul Simon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: WEA/Reprise
• ASIN: B000002LBX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,906 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Along with the The Boxer; Homeward Bound; Bridge over Troubled Water; The Sound of Silence; Mother and Child Reunion; Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard , and the rest of this hit live LP ('74), this reissue adds Kodachrome and Something So Right , both previously unreleased! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2011 Remaster, June 7, 2011

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Adam J. Matza "Weedspoet" (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' (Audio CD)

Just an FYI: Of the four Paul Simon 2011 remastered versions that dropped today, this is the ONLY one that is a 2011 remaster. The rest are reissues of the 2004 remasters. Five star CD, of course. This remaster sounds great and there are two new songs.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sing An American Tune, December 1, 2001

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Margaret L. McQuaid "magmcq" (Anchorage, Alaska United States) - See all my reviews
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I bought this album in LP form back in 1975, and dug it out and listened to it today for probably the first time in 20 years. Although the record hasn't held up well, the music still astounds with its freshness and originality. Paul's collaboration here with the Incan group Urubamba shows he was playing "World Music" decades before it became the cool thing to do. His songs with the Jessy Dixon group similarly show him pioneering so-called "American Roots". And when he takes the stage alone with just his guitar, his presence and musicianship are breathtaking. "American Tune", written on the wreckage of Watergate, takes on a shattering new meaning in the wake of September 11th. I am amazed at how prescient these songs are. He recorded this album live in 1974, and by some strange trick of imagination and talent, the songs are still live and rhymin' today.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent live recording, October 1, 1998

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This review is from: Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' (Audio CD)

This is vintage 1970's folk-rock. Paul is accompanied on a couple of the cuts by an South American Indian band on hand-made pipes. They lend a distinctive touch to El Condor Pasa, and Lincoln Duncan. Paul also does a couple of gospel songs accompanied by a choir, this too comes off very well. The quality of the recording is excellent, although his narrative between the songs is sometimes a little faint. There is that "real life" feel you get from a live recording, but the quality is so good, you forget everything but the music once the songs begin.