Stranger to Stranger
by Paul Simon
  • Record Label: Concord
  • Release Date: Jun 3, 2016
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 45
  3. Negative: 6 out of 45
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  1. anonymous1baby
    Jul 28, 2016
    0
    Self-indulgent clap-trap! Wristband and Cool Papa Bell are passably catchy but the rest is so awful as to leave a person dumbfounded.

    This album is an example of what happens when an artist runs out of ideas but has no editor or close supporting cast to tell him that his latest creations are drivel. On the other hand, perhaps Paul noticed just how much talky, rappy, folksy nonsense    Self-indulgent clap-trap! Wristband and Cool Papa Bell are passably catchy but the rest is so awful as to leave a person dumbfounded.

    This album is an example of what happens when an artist runs out of ideas but has no editor or close supporting cast to tell him that his latest creations are drivel. On the other hand, perhaps Paul noticed just how much talky, rappy, folksy nonsense is passing for music out there today, and just wanted to cash in one more time.

    I've been a fan since the beginning, but this album is a smack in the face to fans who deserve better from a Paul Simon album. Shame...    … Expand

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#29 Best Album of 2016
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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Record Collector
    Jun 20, 2016
    80
    [A] challenging, deeply odd at times and hugely enjoyable album.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Jun 9, 2016
    72
    Musically, it’s his most adventurous album since Graceland, filed with strange rhythmic kinks and a junkyard’s worth of barely identifiable sounds.
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  3. The Line of Best Fit
    Jun 8, 2016
    80
    With so much powerful percussion on display, it takes a few listens before you finally settle down and appreciate the more intimate and painstakingly-beautiful arrangements that fall in between Stranger to Stranger’s colossal thunderclaps.
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