Wednesday Morning 3 Am (Exp) [Extra tracks, Original recording remastered]

Simon & Garfunkel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00005NKKW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,872 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic CD with Underrated Music, November 11, 2002

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D. COLLIER "Top Guhzillion Reviewer" (Brownwood, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wednesday Morning 3 Am (Exp) (Audio CD)

This collection of music is as good as any Simon & Garfunkel album out there (and perhaps better than most).

First of all everything is acoustic. No synthesizers, no electric guitars. There is no sound on this CD that isn't pure and natural. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel harmonize as well as anyone in the last 100 years of professional singing/songwriting.

Speaking of songwriting, the lyrics herein are permeated with smooth poetry and sometimes abstract symbolism which proves to be very puzzling. Even Art Garfunkel himself describes the song, "Bleecker Street" as "highly intellectual, the symbolism extremely challenging." And yet "Bleecker Street" is still one of the sweetest-sounding songs on here.

My personal favorite song on here is "You Can Tell the World". This is a lot more of a Gospel song. It talks about "My Lord" who "talked about the Children of Israel" and "talkin' about a man from Galilee". Near the end they sing, "Now the Jordan River is chilly and wide...I got a home on the other side." And each chorus ends with "He brought joy, joy, joy into my heart."

If your musical interests ever overlap Oldies, Folk, or Christian, then this is a wonderful CD to own and listen to to pieces.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simon and Garfunkel debut, September 25, 2001

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This review is from: Wednesday Morning 3 Am (Exp) (Audio CD)

Wednesday Morning 3 A.M., Simon and Garfunkel's debut album, is a far cry from Bridge Over Troubled Water. It's a traditional folk album, entirely acoustic, consisting of traditional folk and gospel songs with a few Simon originals. It's very different from the more pop-oriented folk rock that would come later, but this is a very good debut. If you like folk music, and/or the beautiful harmonies and Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, you should like this album. But beware it's probably not as accessible as Bookends or Bridge Over Troubled Water.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Even though this album does not demonstrate what. . ., April 5, 2002

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David Zampino "21st Century Hobbit" (Delavan, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wednesday Morning 3 Am (Exp) (Audio CD)

. . .Simon and Garfunkel would become, to my mind, it still gets 4 stars because of the promise it showed -- promise which did come to fulfillment.

Unlike later albums, on Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., Simon and Garfunkel covered quite a few songs written by other artists, including such stock folk favorites as "You Can Tell the World" (aka "Yes, He Did") and a rather good version of Dylan's "The Times They Are A Changing".

However, Simon's music writing talent showed definite promise in the haunting "Bleeker Street" and showed profound musical genius in the all-acoustic version of "The Sounds of Silence". Credit must also be given for the touchingly beautiful "Benedictus" taken from the Latin Mass.

This is still one of my favorite Simon and Garfunkel albums.