SIMON & GARFUNKEL
Sounds Of Silence COLUMBIA, 1966
It’s not for the title track at all. I think where the record touched me was when it hits “Blessed”, and when it gets really dark with “Richard Cory” and “A Most Peculiar Man” – just the depth of the writing, and the subject matter. I remember my mom saying, “They’re gonna lock you up in a mental institution,” because I played that record so many times, I wore it out. There’s amazing power in their vocal harmonies, and a simplicity. They took folk to a level where it became pop music, which is amazing because there’s a shitload
