I remember my future sister-in-law bringing this album to my apartment because she had fallen in love with it. I did too and promptly bought my own copy. I have wanted it for my iTunes collection so was thrilled to find Amazon had it. Although Graceland is better musically, to my mind, There's Goes Rhymin' Simon will always be my favorite.
October 21, 2008This album is excellent, a good example of what make Paul Simon a great singer/songwriter.
June 16, 2008The album wasn't full of hits, but there's plenty to like. Kodachrome by itself is almost worth the price of the CD.
May 26, 2008I had this album a couple of decades ago and loved it then. Of course, being an irresponsible young man the vinyl got buckled and I eventually forgot all about it. When I saw the album again on Amazon, I just had to get it - and it's been worth it! Every bit as good as I remember, with such wonderful musical nuances and thought-provoking lyrics. The start of my road back to Paul Simon music.
June 28, 2007 |  | a definitive album from wonderful Paul Simon...... |  |
I couldn't help but notice that someone from Amazon had added a tag suggestion for THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON, calling it one of the definitive 200 albums. That sounds right to me and I'll tell you why. RHYMIN' SIMON was only Paul Simon's second solo album after breaking up with Garfunkel, and he shows such depth as a musician, as well as a songwriter. This isn't just Paul Simon banging away on the guitar in defiance, spurting sharp words about his cynicism for life. He has a full band backing him up while he is spurting sharp words about his cyncism for life (oh, and love, too). Yet, this doesn't grow derivative to my ears. Simon's at his witty, intelligent and unaffected best, here. The album kicks off on a high note with "Kodachrome." Who couldn't take notice of a song that begins with the lines, "If I thought back on all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all." That hooked me back when I was in high school, and I couldn't agree more. Plus, it has a wonderful, up-tempo piano riff, menacing in the background, just in case the lyrics aren't enough to sustain your attention . RHYMIN' SIMON succeeds in presenting very diverse sounds, with a real soul (and even gospel) influence. The songs that stick out for me the most are "One Man's Ceiling is Another Man's Floor," and "Loves Me Like a Rock." The allbum presented a great group called The Roaches, and I remember distinctly the soul sound of his back-up singers carrying this album out into the southern flavored sounds from the bayous and up into new territory. It sounded beautiful, just really unexpected.
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