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In keeping with this whole May Madness theme, I have decided to bring attention to some of the artists not eligible for the seeding. Each week, for ten weeks, I will introduce nostalgic artist(s) with their top five albums as well as their top ten songs, as I see them. Many of you may not like the order that these albums and songs fall into. For those of you whom are knowledgeable enough to add your two cents, I'd be more than happy to take your objections into consideration. Without further adieu, I present to you the first band worth recollection.
Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
Whether they were talking about Joe DiMaggio, Frank Lloyd Wright or "catching a boat to England," people were listening. Often noted as "a poet and a one man band," referring to the seemingly simplistic, yet overwhelming lyrics written by Art Garfunkel, and the foot tappin', hand clappin' melodies strummed by Paul Simon. Although both men were lyrical geniuses, which intern led to several artistic differences between the two. In an era that was quite robust with now under appreciated talent, Simon & Garfunkel have established themselves as one of the top "feel good bands"of the era. They are inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as well as the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. They were also noted as the fortieth greatest band by Rolling Stone Magazine, and have won several Grammys. They duo broke up in 1970, but continue to reunite. Their most notable reunion came in 1981 when they bestowed their musical talent upon an enormous crowd in Central Park. Personally, although I'm sure you could really care less, this is one of my favorite bands of all time. Hell, I may be "one stinkin' hippie," (right John?) but this is one band that even he too wouldn't mind sleeping in the back of a station wagon to see. In all reality, John even bares a slight resemblance to Art Garfunkel!
Top Five Albums
1.) "Sounds of Silence" - 1966
2.) " The Concert in Central Park" - 1982
3.) "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" - 1966
4.) "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - 1970
5.) " Wednesday Morning, 3 AM" - 1964
Top Ten Songs
(*Readers Note: This was possibly the most difficult thing I've ever done. Compare it to picking which of your children you love the most.)
1.) Homeward Bound
(*After intense moral scrutiny, I forced myself to remove my number one song, "Kodachrome." This song features only Paul Simon.)
2.) America
3.) The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
4.) The Boxer
5.) Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall
6.) Bridge Over Troubled Water
7.) Fakin' It
8.) Somewhere They Can't Find Me
9.) Mrs. Robinson
(*Has succumb to #9 because Jon Bon Jovi has covered it. The song will never be the same. Fucking Jovi, dude.
10.) The Sound of Silence
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