Paul Simon's rock 'n' roll has always been a little different. Raucous, unreconstructed and soul deep, rock is, first of all, about feeling. Or so it is thought to be. But Simon's songs are also about thinking, about the half- rational process of measuring out passion in small portions, like time- release capsules, detonating long after consumption. They are stately, funny and absurd, with elusive rhythmic changes and melodic surprises that come up fast and take the tune off in a whole new direction.
This is music for a great rock musical that has never been written. It would be a...
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