Album of the day (#508): Bridge Over Troubled Water

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Today's album of the day

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel (View album)

Year: 1970.
Overall rank: 121.
Average rating: 84/100 (from 263 votes).

Tracks:
1. Bridge Over Troubled Water
2. El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
3. Cecilia
4. Keep The Customer Satisfied
5. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
6. The Boxer
7. Baby Driver
8. The Only Living Boy In New York
9. Why Don't You Write Me
10. Bye Bye Love
11. Song For The Asking

About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety.

Hayden · #2 | Posted: 04/07/2012 20:16 | Post subject:

Love this album. #6 on my chart.

Not a single song I don't like. It has fun songs, sad songs, emotional songs, and it all seems to tie together perfectly.

Only Living Boy In New York is my favourite track though. I always picture myself with a guitar, sitting in a park in New York, singing along. A clean, nice version of New York Smile

100/100
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RFNAPLES · #3 | Posted: 04/07/2012 22:05 | Post subject:

Best track: Bridge Over Troubled Water
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Applerill · #5 | Posted: 04/07/2012 23:26 | Post subject:

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HigherThanTheSun · #6 | Posted: 04/08/2012 01:08 | Post subject:

The Poe · #7 | Posted: 04/08/2012 02:46 | Post subject:

My suggestion would be that it's more interesting to say: Best Track - [insert track name], BECAUSE [insert reason why]. Saying an opinion without context has less meaning.

Yet still, the oversimplistic style is drawing interest anyway. I doubt this sort of comment has been helpful to anyone, yet... it's getting a reaction from certain people.

hairymarx1 · #8 | Posted: 04/08/2012 02:59 | Post subject:

Captain_Dude · #9 | Posted: 04/08/2012 07:31 | Post subject:

I've always loved this album. A few nights ago, I saw a documentary about the making of this album (I believe it was on VH1 Classic). "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was written especially for Art Garfunkel...and the result is gorgeous. "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" and "The Boxer" are two of my all-time favorites. In the documentary. Art and Paul talked about a song that was left off this album because it seemed too political at that time. I heard Simon play a bit of it on that show. It was called "Cuba Si, Nixon No." I thought it was rather catchy. Does anyone know if this song exists somewhere (maybe a bonus track or as part of a box set), in its entirety? I'd be interested in hearing it.

Anyway, too bad this would be their last offering as a team. They were brilliant.
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albummaster · #10 | Posted: 04/08/2012 07:35 | Post subject:

Great album (but prefer Bookends) The Boxer is probably my favourite from this one.