The Concert in Central Park

by Warner Bros / Wea

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Release Date:1990-10-25
Label:Warner Bros / Wea
UPC:759923654202
Binding:Audio CD
Published By:Warner Bros / Wea
ASIN:B000002KNI
Category:Music

Tracks on The Concert in Central Park by Warner Bros / Wea

  1. Mrs. Robinson
  2. Homeward Bound
  3. America
  4. Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
  5. Scarborough Fair - Simon & Garfunkel, Garfunkel, Art
  6. April Come She Will
  7. Wake Up Little Susie - Simon & Garfunkel, Bryant, Boudleaux
  8. Still Crazy After All These Years
  9. American Tune
  10. Late in the Evening
  11. Slip Slidin' Away
  12. A Heart in New York - Simon & Garfunkel, Gallagher, Benny
  13. Kodachrome/Maybellene
  14. Bridge over Troubled Water
  15. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
  16. The Boxer
  17. Old Friends
  18. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
  19. The Sound of Silence

Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions

Album Description

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2007.
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You can almost hear Simon & Garfunkel begin to like each other again on this now-legendary set. On September 19, 1981, the duo reunited for just the second time since their initial breakup and revealed a camaraderie that had apparently vanished years earlier. Not only do they reprise their shared hits, they also work in a few of Paul Simon's solo gems and a couple of telling covers--one from the Everly Brothers and one from Chuck Berry. The band includes the best session men around. By the time they get to the sincerity of "Old Friends" and the joy of "The 59th Street Bridge Song," you sense a relationship fully repaired. After this success, they even planned a studio record together--one that eventually became Simon's overlooked Hearts and Bones--few were surprised when it did not come to pass. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews

Not too pleased - Reviewed on 2008-10-01
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The sound quality of the CD is terrible. It sounds like a homemade cassette tape. The music is plain enough, but it plays much softer than any other CD and sounds like it's coming from cheap speakers.
Nostalgia - Reviewed on 2008-07-12
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The music brought me back to when I was young , in the 1960s. What a great selection from their concert in Central Park! I wanted this disc because I saw "The 69th Street Bridge" song sung by Art Garfunkel on U-Tube. All the magic of this duo is here on this CD. Their voices are still "clear and young", not like the albums they put out later in their career. If you want a trip down memory lane, get this CD.
Great concert, you feel like you are there - Reviewed on 2008-01-11
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This is my second favorite S&G album, next to their Greatest Hits. Simon and Garfunkel re-united for this back in 1981. This has S&G songs along with Paul Simon classics, some I would argue sound better live than they do in the originals. I remembered hearing this and listening to it before dinner on Saturday nights, thinking about how much fun it is to listen to a concert on a summer Saturday night. This is worth every penny and is a must for Simon and Garfunkel and Paul Simon fans.
Great for all Fans - Reviewed on 2007-12-27
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I watched this concert on T.V. I knew what I saw and the CD didn't disappoint. Anyone who even likes these guys a little will want this CD. It's live it's New York you can hear the crowd and it's almost like you are there. They weren't as polished as their studio albums but that's the draw for me it's like going to see them in person. A little slip here a little start over there and it takes me back to the times I went and heard these singers and others like them.I bought this because someone borrowed mine and not surprisingly never gave it back.
Sadly indicative of their de-evolution - Reviewed on 2007-12-26
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1 customer found this review helpful, 2 did not.

I have been a Simon and Garfunkel fan for years now, and this is the compilation I like least. Don't get me wrong, there are some wonderfully jazzy moments, a few fun times, but the evening was...drugged. There was some dysfunction in the air, that made the audience clap to the already dismal tempo of "The Sound of Silence", ruining it completely. I think that moment really defined the two's loss, how they went from the beautiful persona of ethereal/acoustic folk duo to a pathetically bouncy pop label, with songs that were fun, but not at all inspiring, and almost embarrassing when thought about too long. ("This song is MEANINGLESS!") It was a sad night, made bearable by the bluesy pleasures of "Late in the Evening" and "Still Crazy After All These Years."

Buy the 1967 concert; the recording is not great, but the songs, the moment, "Anji", "Richard Cory", "Sparrow"... THAT was a sweet concert by the old S&G.
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