The Sounds Of Silence/Leaves That Are Green/Blessed/Kathy’s Song/Somewhere They Can’t Find Me/Anji/ Richard Cory/A Most Peculiar Man/April Come She Will/We’ve Got A Groovey Thing Goin’/I Am A Rock
Sounds Of Silence was the first of the four definitive Simon & Garfunkel albums. Contains the US chart topping title track and I Am A Rock, No. 5 in the US and No. 17 in the UK. A very satisfying album from this hugely influential duo. (US:21 UK:13)
"This was the defining American album of the mid 1960s. Simon and Garfunkel spoke directly to the loneliness of the soul that was pre-Woodstock adolescence, and the rejection of the men in their grey flannel suits who were propelling us to be things we did not want to be anymore. This was the innocent and poetic Paul Simon before he studied music formally. Art Garfunkel has the voice of an angel."
"The album tapped into the restlessness and post-adolescent angst of 60s teenagers, but it was wrapped in gorgeous singing (mostly by Garfunkel) and catchy, if unusual, melodies. Otherwise, how could an album filled with songs about suicides and alienation be such a massive hit?"
"This is their first truly great album. Yes, the title track of this album is a timeless masterpiece, but the greatest moment on here is the beautiful April Come She Will. What is it about this song that just takes me to heaven every time I hear it?"
"Sounds Of Silence marked the introduction proper of Simon as sensitive song poet: intellectual, well-read, politely iconoclastic, self-consciously poetic - the perfect '60s folk-pop idol. Fortunately, Simon's melodic and lyrical prowess and the duo's beautiful post-Everly Brothers harmonies were enough to counteract any intrinsic tendencies toward pretension. From the romantic melodrama of Kathy's Song to the anthem of alienation I Am A Rock, Sounds Of Silence was the ultimate sonic portrait of the artist as a young man."
"A good and classic album from one of the greats of folk-rock. There are many great catchy tunes here. This was the album that really launched their careers. These songs have stood the test of time and remain as great today as they were back then. Every song is a memory being made. They are the measuring stick that all others are measured against."
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