![]() ![]() It peaked at number four in the US and number thirteen in the UK, and received a three-time multi-platinum certification by RIAA. Simon & Garfunkel's third album, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, was released on October 10, 1966, and produced five singles. Besides the same-named single, the album also featured Simon's " I Am a Rock", a song that first appeared on his 1965 debut solo album, The Paul Simon Songbook. It peaked at twenty-one on the Billboard charts and at thirty in the UK Album Charts, and later received a three-times multi-platinum certification by the RIAA. The overdubbed version of the eponymous single was released on their second studio album, Sounds of Silence, released on January 17, 1966. The re-released version peaked at number thirty in the US Billboard 200 chart and at twenty-four in the UK Albums Chart, and later received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Initially a flop, it was re-released two years later with the new version of the single " The Sound of Silence", which was overdubbed with electric instruments and drums by producer Tom Wilson. Simon & Garfunkel's debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., was released on October 19, 1964. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel first formed a duo in 1957 as Tom & Jerry, before separating and later reforming as Simon & Garfunkel. Simon & Garfunkel, an American singer-songwriter duo, has released five studio albums, fifteen compilation albums, four live albums, one extended play, twenty-six singles, one soundtrack, and four box sets since 1964. The “pleasure of the reunion,” noted Simon, was as much about the bond between the pair as it was observing “the generation who first heard us, with their children.Simon & Garfunkel performing at an outdoor concert in Dublin A fair few brought their offspring and grandchildren along to enjoy the songs of their youth. Given the span of Simon & Garfunkel’s career, it should come as no surprise that the audience gathered many folks of a certain age. Unfortunately, no photographic evidence was provided tonight. The crowd learned that the duo met at age 11, in the six grade, during a school performance of “Alice In Wonderland” (Simon played the White Rabbit). The city, he continued, had “great energy, and beautiful women.” He might sell the same line at every other show, but no one minded on this occasion. “We’re thrilled to be in Brisbane, opening the Australian leg of our tour,” Garfunkel told the audience. The hits flowed - “I Am a Rock,” “Scarborough Fair” and “Slip Slidin’ Away” - and the pair took turns to charm the audience. ![]() But the famous pair soon warmed the place up, first with an acoustic version of “Old Friends” followed by a fully plugged-in rendition of “Hazy Shade of Winter” with their backing band. On this mid-winter’s night, there were no support acts to warm up the 10,000-strong audience. Simon and Garfunkel, their images and sound spliced with the historical footage. There were hippies and Nixon, the lunar landing, the fall of the Berlin wall and start of the new millennium. A showreel played out on the big screens, depicting poignant moments in recent history. From the opening moments of this “Old Friends In Concert” event, theĪudience knew they were in for a night of nostalgia. The years, it seems, have caressed their sound, in particular Garfunkel’s voice. Back on stage in Australia for the first time in 25 years, Simon & Garfunkel gave the sold-out arena a lesson in songcraft. ![]()
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