Songs From The Capeman (studio album)
by Paul Simon
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Songs From The Capeman is ranked 18th best out of 29 albums by Paul Simon on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Paul Simon is Graceland which is ranked number 122 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 10,862.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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80/100  | 06/29/2025 17:57 | mostlymor | | 79/100 |
75/100 | 04/20/2025 12:13 |  Tamthebam | | 69/100 |
90/100 | 04/04/2025 17:46 | Pienk | | 82/100 |
70/100 | 02/06/2022 04:40 | Moondance | | 72/100 |
65/100 | 12/22/2021 12:23 | salvador | | 81/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 65.2/100, a mean average of 62.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 62.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.5.
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junodog4 06/11/2017 20:59
Is it really that bad? It's a little muddled, but there's still enough quality here to take notice.
Why this album isn't more highly thought of is a mystery, maybe it's the ill fated Broadway production that went with it that drags it down. In my opinion it's a wonderful retro record set in late 50's new york about a puerto rican gang member known as the capeman who murders two innocent teenagers in a knife attack. Sent to jail, he becomes a born again Christian and studies for a diploma, after which he becomes a voice against gang violence. A dark subject matter and Simon doesn't hold back on the language of the protagonists either. It also features real dialogue from the period . The sounds move from Puerto Rican to doo wop to folk. Best tracks are the fifties like, quality, the sprightly, Bernadette and the beautiful but dark acoustic ballad, can i forgive him. Born in Puerto Rico, is also stunning, as is closing track, trailways bus. Simon uses a handful of guest vocalists, as well as his own, and they really add to the authenticity of the songs. A superb album that really should not to be ignored. I can't see how any Paul Simon fan cannot love this album. Brilliant.
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