The Rhythm of the Saints

Graceland The melding of South African styles and Simon's trademark sensibility made for one of the most intriguing albums--not to mention commercial hits--of the '80s. At once lively, thoughtful, gorgeous, and tough, Graceland acknowledges splits both in South Africa's social fabric and i...	Still Crazy After All These Years Paul Simon's third solo album unifies the varied threads running through its predecessors--confessional ballads, wily story songs, agnostic spirituals and snapshots of modern life, circa 1975, are extensions of the models on his self-titled debut and--There Goes Rhymin' Simon. He...	There Goes Rhymin' Simon In the early '70s, Paul Simon sounded old before his time: while his harder-rocking peers were hanging on to themes of youthful rebellion and romantic obsession, Simon, already a pop veteran who'd notched records since his teens, focused on the smaller details and defining quirks...	Surprise Since severing his epochal partnership with Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon's solo career been characterized by restless reinvention. But while it's easy to see such disparate, cross-cultural collaborations as Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints as Simon's quest for new creative partner...	Paul Simon How does one follow a commercial smash on the scale of Bridge over Troubled Water, one of the blockbuster pop titles of the '60s? For Paul Simon, the strategy was simple--as in "Keep it simple." His 1972 solo debut is the bantam bookend to the expansive Bridge. Where the final Si...
Hearts and Bones Featuring contributions from Nile Rodgers, Phillip Glass, Al DiMeola, and others, 1983's Hearts And Bones is at once personal and ambitious, incorporating jazz fusion into Simon's signature rock/pop/doo wop vocabulary. Includes four previously unreleased bonus tracks.	One-Trick Pony This energetic 1980 studio release contains many of the songs featured in the film Simon wrote and starred in. Contains the hit single "Late In The Evening," as well as four previously unreleased bonus tracks, including the non-album track "Soft Parachutes" from the film.	Bridge Over Troubled Water No one can say Simon & Garfunkel went out with a whimper. The popular duo's 1970 swan song produced four hit singles and won six Grammy awards, including Record, Album, and Song of the Year. An involving mix of sweeping epics ("The Boxer," the title track) and breezy throwawa...	The Best of Simon & Garfunkel Augmenting 1972's Greatest Hits with additional tracks, Best of... now stands as the preeminent one-disc introduction to the music of Simon & Garfunkel. Containing everything Greatest Hits offered except for the live version of "59th Street Bridge Song" (the original studio hit r...	The Essential Paul Simon (2 CD/DVD) While the restless artisanship of Paul Simon's music has been previously anthologized more than once, this double-disc-plus-DVD set instantly takes its place as the most comprehensive yet musically insightful overview of his solo career. Six tracks from the singer's Grammy-winnin...

rhythm of the saints
paul simon is always great to listen to no matter how old you are or his music. lots of catchy rhythms in this one.

Oldie but a 'Greatie'
I have lots of Paul Simon CDs and recently purchased 'Surprise'. It was OK but when choosing it I happened to read some reviews for The Rythm of the Saints. It took me about three 'plays' to start to enjoy it but I think, next to Graceland(his best in my opinion) this is great music and as described by another reviewer, really has that South American beat. I play it in my car driving to work and 'bop' along to it and arrive at my destination feeling great!

Strong Follow for Graceland
I've had this album for years, and everything that Paul Simon did up this point. Graceland was explosive, it rightly won record of the year (Grammies) for both '86&'87 and introduced many folk, including me, to world music. Simon is complexity. If you believe that good Science results in more questions than answers, this is the path. He makes it lyrical. Check out Hearts and Bones. Van Gogh's sales weren't so great for a while...

great music and i love it
I have always liked this album and so there is no surprise on why i rate it so much .. but why just a 4 and not a 5? the music is great but i am not happy about the quality of the CD i received .. the sound quality is ok, but the CD looks like a cheap quality and not like an original one .. the edge has some black shades or marks and it does look like a cheap imitation .. i wish that that i had purchased from music shop.. but i may not have got this price .. anyway, i should have checked first ..

Simply the Best
This is simply the best Paul Simon recording. The true masterpiece. The songs. The musicianship. The emotions. The depth and layers of production. All incomparable. It is one of the best collections of "popular" compositions you can play on a sound system. It goes beyond categorizations. It never gets old, nothing is artificial, its just solid as a rock.