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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 30, 2015 13:55:04 GMT -6
recorded...that album sounds so freaking good.
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Post by tasteliketape on Jul 30, 2015 16:48:44 GMT -6
All I could find was Co produced by Phil Ramone and Still crazy track was played mostly by muscle shoals ryth section but there is a who's who of session players on the record
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Post by swurveman on Jul 30, 2015 20:04:44 GMT -6
Love that song. The lyric is so true to life and laid back. Perfect lyric to meet the music mood.
We're so beat driven now. Wish there was more modern music like that song.
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Post by wiz on Jul 30, 2015 20:11:00 GMT -6
After I saw your post, I went onto Apple Music and had a listen to a few tunes...
sounds gorgeous
cheers
Wiz
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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 30, 2015 20:40:14 GMT -6
"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" sounds amazing too.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 30, 2015 20:54:24 GMT -6
The third new studio album of Paul Simon's post-Simon & Garfunkel career was a musical and lyrical change of pace from his first two, Paul Simon and There Goes Rhymin' Simon. Where Simon had taken an eclectic approach before, delving into a variety of musical styles and recording all over the world, Still Crazy found him working for the most part with a group of jazz-pop New York session players, though he did do a couple of tracks ("My Little Town" and "Still Crazy After All These Years") with the Muscle Shoals rhythm section that had appeared on Rhymin' Simon and another ("Gone at Last") returned to the gospel style of earlier songs like "Loves Me Like a Rock." Of course, "My Little Town" also marked a return to working with Art Garfunkel, and another Top Ten entry for S&G. But the overall feel of Still Crazy was of a jazzy style subtly augmented with strings and horns. Perhaps more striking, however, was Simon's lyrical approach. Where Rhymin' Simon was the work of a confident family man, Still Crazy came off as a post-divorce album, its songs reeking of smug self-satisfaction and romantic disillusionment. At their best, such sentiments were undercut by humor and made palatable by musical hooks, as on "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover," which became the biggest solo hit of Simon's career. But elsewhere, as on "Have a Good Time," the singer's cynicism seemed unearned. Still, as out of sorts as Simon may have been, he was never more in tune with his audience: Still Crazy topped the charts, spawned four Top 40 hits, and won Grammys for Song of the Year and Best Vocal Performance.
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Post by ericn on Jul 30, 2015 20:55:39 GMT -6
Check Tape op Back issues there was an Interview years ago with Phil that covers a lot of this.
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Post by donr on Jul 31, 2015 19:26:58 GMT -6
I remember Paul Simon was booking a lot of time at the Hit Factory in NYC at that time.
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