tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112286768054284858.post4469515126417603496..comments2023-10-05T11:40:56.540-04:00Comments on soundproof: Paul Simon Album Guest Review - 'So Beautiful or So What'parttimepunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15788691801107584121noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112286768054284858.post-5238074333740234452011-06-08T15:43:08.078-04:002011-06-08T15:43:08.078-04:00Well said, well spoken. Have you had a chance to l...Well said, well spoken. Have you had a chance to listen to the album yet?onehandclappinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554966174429785775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112286768054284858.post-58389139048477504132011-06-01T18:01:39.596-04:002011-06-01T18:01:39.596-04:00But it does my heart good to know that Paul is not...But it does my heart good to know that Paul is not satisfied to sit on his past accomplishments and is still putting out new music. Like Hall of Famer Joe Morgan at age 40 falling down on the base paths trying to score from 3rd on a sac fly in his last ever appearance in a World Series, Simon risks failure and embarrassment, and exposes himself to unkind comparison's with his own legend. And at a time when when he could easily bask in the glory of sold out stadiums and adoring fans in yet another reunion tour with his old friend (how terriby strange) Art, Paul puts it all out on the line to play his new stuff at the epicenter of the DC hip music scene.<br /><br />And who knows, maybe twenty years from now, when folks have enough distance to begin to put <br />his body of work in some perspective, some musicologist will say something like, "panned by the critics and ignored by the public, Simon's ‘So Beautiful Or So What.’ is regarded by many as one of his most melodically interesting works." Probably not, but I think I'll go out and buy his new record, just in case.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965887900777337821noreply@blogger.com