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October 15, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Seeing Simon & Garfunkel. Twice.

Back in 2009 Simon & Garfunkel played. Twice. And I went to both shows. I only found out I’d be at both gigs at about 4pm on the Friday of the weekend they played. But, good stuff. I’d always been interested in the idea of attending back-to-back shows by an artist but it’s an extravagance that […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art Garfunkel, Concert, Dominion Post, Garfunkel, Gig, Gigs, Paul Simon, Review, Reviews, S&G, Seeing Simon & Garfunkel, Seeing Simon & Garfunkel. Twice., Show, Simon, Simon And Garfunkel, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

It Was The Best Gig Ever # 14: Paul Simon, Auckland 2013

I don’t get up to Auckland all that often for gigs. I’d like to. There are a lot of good gigs that come to New Zealand, but only play Auckland: one show only. And it’s the obvious place for one-show-only tours. It has the population. I get to Auckland once a year for a gig. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2013, Akld, Auckland, Auckland 2013, Best, Best Gig, Gig, Gig Review, Heroes, It Was The Best Gig Ever, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 14, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 14 Paul Simon, Live, Live Gig, Paul Simon, Paul Simon Gig, Rufus, Rufus Wainwright, S&G, Simon & Garfunkel, Stubs ·

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March 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 565

Paul Simon, The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) The first I knew of this was the reissued CD – a few years back now. But until then I didn’t know that Paul Simon had recorded prior to the Simon & Garfunkel albums. I mean, I knew they had cut a single years earlier, together, under a […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1965, Art Garfunkel, Britain, England, Folk, Leaves That Are Green, LP, Mono, Paul Simon, Record, S&G, songbook, The Paul Simon Songbook, The Vinyl Countdown # 565, Tom & Jerry, Vinyl ·

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April 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 715

Art Garfunkel, Fate For Breakfast (1979) A lovely voice, dreamy, quite incredible – and those amazing harmonies and vocal arrangements…but I think so many of us will remember Art Garfunkel as the second fiddle, wingman, nuttier than squirrel shit and with some decent forays into acting and one helluva reading list…well, certainly, post Simon & […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1979, Album, Art Garfunkel, Bright Eyes, Fate for Breakfast, In A Little While (I'll Be On My Way), LP, Record, S&G, Simon & Garfunkel, The Vinyl Countdown # 715, Vinyl, Watership Down ·

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February 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 754

Simon & Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) A recent junk-store pick-up; a good score for a buck, it’s scratched up a bit but it plays – and I like a bit scuff on these old pre-loved records anyhow. I’ve mentioned, previously, the yarn about seeing Simon & Garfunkel live and what happened when they […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1970, 7, Art Garfunkel, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Keep The Customer Satisfied, LP, Paul Simon, Record, S&G, Side A, Side B, Simon And Garfunkel, Single, Stubs, Stubs # 86, The Vinyl Countdown # 754, Vinyl ·

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July 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #118 – Paul Simon, Auckland, 2013

I had traveled to Auckland to see Paul Simon already – as part of Simon & Garfunkel. And it was great, and special and all of that, but I really wanted to see Paul Simon (not just because I had seen Art Garfunkel solo already). Midway through that show when Paul Simon did a solo bracket with […]
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June 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 86 – Simon & Garfunkel, Auckland, 2009

I had already seen Art Garfunkel live, early 2000s, and it was a good show (great band – decent repertoire) but Art’s voice was shot. I hadn’t yet seen Paul Simon  (that would happen after this) so I took my chance to see Simon & Garfunkel. We were going for the nostalgia, absolutely. I prefer […]
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