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I played my first one until it died - it had such unusual flair of styles with a large emphasis on African sound that no one had focused on for the popular music scene. It was released right around the time when anti-aparthied was at it's height. These songs always remind me of that time in a good positive change way What I really love about it is that it's such a personal reflection on the events in his life - one and one half wandering Jews was he reference to his marriage to Carrie fisher, which was on the rocks. Buy iit - you will be captivated by the entire work of art. Artists paint with oil, acrylic, watercolor. Musicians create with sound - Paul Simon's musical art on this album is a masterpiece
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I loved this album when it first came out and I bought the cassette tape of it way back when. Somehow I lost the tape and have been wanting to replace it but my budget being low, I decided to try e-bay first. I won and put the CD in my car CD player weeks ago and I just kept playing it over and over. The only thing I dislike is one track that I tend to skip over but every other tune is just great. "These are the days of miracle and wonder, don't cry baby, don't cry".
I bought this cd because years ago I owned the cassett. I played that cassett constantly. My children got tired of listening to it and often hid it at times. I lost the tape (or they threw it away). They are all grown living their own lives. I am divorced and living my new life. I wanted to own this music again. Therefore i looked for it on ebay and found it. Hurray Now i listen to it as much and as often as I want. I am free! It is in excellent condition. I am happy to have purchased it on ebay and a very affordable cost.
I keep hearing that the 80s was the decade that taste forgot... Well, maybe bratpack movies, massive hair, shoulder pads and filofaxes aren't to everybody's taste, but this album is without peer, in my view. Even within Paul Simon's outstanding back catalogue, this is a bit special. Maybe it's the world music thing, with most of us being introduced to Ladysmith Black Mambazo for the first time. Maybe it's the finely-observed, if occasionally neurotic introspection of Paul Simon's lyrics (which isn't to say that they aren't finely crafted and very witty, of course), particularly on "I know what I know" and "You can call me Al". Maybe it's the quality of the arrangements and the musicians who have collaborated, but from the very first moment that accordion strikes up on "The Boy in the Bubble" right up until Simon has finished telling us about the former talkshow host's conviction that fingerprints are all identical, one knows that one has been listening to a genius.Read full review
I have read that critics find this album to be Simon's best solo endeavor. I don't know. I haven't heard all of Simon's solo work. It is a very good album. He explores new genres for his music. For a while, he became enthralled with African tribal music. He spotlights some of that in this album. He also explores some Cajun music. All the songs in this album are successfully woven together to make the tapestry called Graceland.
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