Old Friends Live on Stage (Deluxe Edition) (2 CD/1 DVD)

Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends Live on Stage (Deluxe Edition) (2 CD/1 DVD)

Old Friends Live on Stage (Deluxe Edition) (2 CD/1 DVD)
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Artist: Simon & Garfunkel
Brand: SIMON & GARFUNKEL
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-12-07
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Old Friends/Bookends
  2. A Hazy Shade of Winter
  3. I Am A Rock
  4. America
  5. At the Zoo
  6. Baby Driver
  7. KathyÂ?s Song
  8. Tom and Jerry Story
  9. Hey, Schoolgirl
  10. The Everly Brothers Intro
  11. Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers with Simon & Garfunkel)
  12. Scarborough Fair
  13. Homeward Bound
  14. The Sound of Silence
Music CD 2
  1. Mrs. Robinson
  2. Slip SlidinÂ? Away
  3. El Condor Pasa
  4. The Only Living Boy in New York
  5. American Tune
  6. My Little Town
  7. Bridge Over Troubled Water
  8. Cecilia
  9. The Boxer
  10. Leaves That Are Green
  11. Bonus Track: Citizen of the Planet
Music CD 3
  1. Opening Montage (America inst.)
  2. Old Friends/Bookends
  3. A Hazy Shade of Winter
  4. I Am A Rock
  5. America
  6. At the Zoo
  7. Baby Driver
  8. KathyÂ?s Song
  9. Tom and Jerry Story
  10. Hey, Schoolgirl
  11. The Everly Brothers Intro
  12. Wake Up Little Susie
  13. All I Have To Do Is Dream
  14. Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers with Simon & Garfunkel)
  15. Scarborough Fair
  16. Homeward Bound
  17. The Sound of Silence
  18. Opening Montage
  19. Mrs. Robinson
  20. Slip SlidinÂ? Away
  21. El Condor Pasa
  22. Keep The Customer Satisfied
  23. The Only Living Boy in New York
  24. American Tune
  25. My Little Town
  26. Bridge Over Troubled Water
  27. Cecilia
  28. The Boxer
  29. Leaves That Are Green
  30. The 59th Street Bridge Song (FeelinÂ? Groovy)

Music reviews of Old Friends Live on Stage (Deluxe Edition) (2 CD/1 DVD)

Music Review: Mostly Brilliant
Rating: 4 Stars

The DVD: This documents very nearly the entire set from last year's shows (the only omission being the Everly Brothers' performance of Let It Be Me.) If you saw any of those shows, you pretty much know what you'll see here. The only unpleasant surprises you'll get on viewing this are in the form of some questionable editing - dramatic musical moments when the view should be locked on Simon and Garfunkel, the view artlessly flits to a back-of-the-arena shot, or worse, an audience shot. This is by no means the most grievous recent example of attention-deficit editing (that honour goes to David Bowie's Reality DVD), but why oh why can't we just see the artists performing? Frequent angle switches don't make the show more fun to watch. They just remind us that we're watching a DVD and not actually at the show. The biggest disappointment regarding the video are the inclusion of embarassing (though mercifully momentary) audience-member "sing along" shots. I for one never want to see this. Never. It grossly cheapens the value of the visual document.

For those who didn't see the shows, there are some magnificent moments here, and a few of the performances do transcend the old recordings that we are familiar with. And some that don't.

Some highs points:

"Only Living Boy In New York". Yes, Simon does sometimes sing lazily or weirdly, forsaking a note that you want or expect for one from outer space. But this is a performance for posterity, and a fully realized arrangement. The mid-song entry of the harmonies, Pino Palladino (recently of The Who) masterfully nailing the bass, it adds up to four minutes of absolute grace.

"I Am A Rock" also comes alive, technicolor sound next to the original recording's black and white. The dramatic, electric arrangement is similar to that on Simon's "Live In Paris" DVD, but with the inclusion of the third verse, and of course harmony.

"My Little Town" is record-perfect.

"Bridge Over Troubled Water". It is refreshingly different to hear Simon take over the second verse of "Bridge", even if he doesn't sing it straight and has to do that weird thing with his arms.

The few songs where we get to hear the "naked" unadorned sound of the acoustic guitar and S&G's voices are definite highlights: "Leaves That Are Green", "Kathy's Song", "Scarborough Fair".

The songs which have "jazzy" arrangements inflicted on them tend to fare the worst... i.e. "Homeward Bound", "Cecilia". And as great as it is to see the dignity and musical power of performers who have a lifetime of music behind them, the youth, energy and elasticity of the duo's voices 30+ years ago are sometimes missed. There are a handful of clips from 1970 (in the DVD bonus features) featuring pieces of songs (not entire performances), and short interview bits.

As for commenting on the CDs, these are basically an abridged version of what's on the DVD. The only reason to own the CDs would be to be able to play them in a player that won't play DVDs.
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Artist: SIMON & GARFUNKEL
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Street Release Date: 12/07/2004
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Genre: ROCK/POP

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