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STILL CRAZY marked the end of one era for Simon and pointed toward the beginning of another. Simon was always the kind of artist whose growth could be easily measured from album to album, as he progressed from and expanded upon his previous work. The songs here are the furthest logical extensions of the songwriting style he developed in the early '70s. The musical and lyrical sophistication of said style is at its apex; it was the best Paul Simon album possible at that time.
From the brooding sexual disconsolation of "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" to the the barely veiled psychosis of the title track, STILL CRAZY is full of expertly crafted songs of neurosis and disaffection. Also at its peak is the Randy Newmanesque irony Simon was fond of practicing in the '70s, as on "You're Kind" and "Have A Good Time." Listeners must have thought there was nowhere left for Simon to go after this seeming creative peak. Little did they know, they hadn't heard nothin' yet.
1975 Remastered W/3 Bonus Tracks.
Recording information: 10/02/1974-09/??/1976.
Author: Ted Hughes.
Personnel: Paul Simon (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Paul Simon (guitar); Patti Austin (vocals, background vocals); Simon & Garfunkel (vocals); Barry Beckett (piano, electric piano, keyboards); Ken Asher (electric piano, organ, keyboards); David Hood, Gordon Edwards , Tony Levin (bass guitar); Ralph MacDonald, Ralph McDonald (percussion); Chicago Community Choir, Rev. Jessy Dixon & The Chicago Community Choir, Jessy Dixon Singers (background vocals); Sivuca (vocals, accordion); Phoebe Snow (vocals, background vocals); Art Garfunkel (vocals); Hugh McCracken (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Joe Beck , John Tropea, Pete Carr, Jerry Friedman (electric guitar); Toots Thielemans (harmonica); David Sanborn, Eddie Daniels, Michael Brecker, Phil Woods (saxophone); Leon Pendarvis, Richard Tee (piano); Bob James (electric piano); Grady Tate, Roger Hawkins, Steve Gadd (drums); Valerie Simpson (background vocals).
Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot.
Record Collector (magazine) (p.97) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] Simon enlisting a crack squad of New York jazz session players for a record that was clearly more personal than anything that had gone before."
Customer Still Crazy After All These Years Reviews
Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)
What else is there to say? Here, Paul is owning up to the fact that he can't be a powerhouse forever, and he revels in the fact. At this point, his popularity as a solo artist was at a peak, and the strength of the songwriting was as great as ever. However, he must have foreseen that he would soon lose popularity, so he made an album that has a distinctly different lyrical bent than his previous solo albums. He sang about the loss of love, instead of the realities of it. Some sixth sense must have told him that his time was coming, and it showed in his songs. This doesn't detract from the music in one bit, although it does show where its coming from. None of the songs are weak, and they stay powerfully aware of what they are talking about ("Have A Good Time", "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover", "Still Crazy After All These Years"). Still an amazing album, but with slight foreshadowings as to what is to come. Submitted by Galen (Anchorage, Alaska) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
One of the best What can I say about an album that has one classic song after another? Still Crazy is followed by My Little Town, I Do It For Your Love, and 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover... and that's just the first four songs! This is a great album, the sound quality is excellent, and the bonus tracks are a nice touch. Although only a demo version of Slip Slidin' Away is included, it really sounds like a finished product (although I don't have the official version of the song so I can't compare it to that). And that's one more classic song added to an album already full of them. Also, the bonus version of Gone At Last is significantly different enough that it's almost like a new song. Very cool. This is an album I never thought could get any better, and it just did. Submitted by a fan (Washington) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Paul Simon Review Great album, all his hits without ART!!
A must for Simon FANS! Submitted by Jim (Arlington, TX, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 0 of 1 found this helpful.
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