
- Summary: The singer-songwriter's first solo album in six years also marks his first collaboration with legendary producer and artist Brian Eno. (Finally, a worthy successor to Garfunkel!) Bill Frisell and Herbie Hancock guest.
- Record Label: Warner Bros.
- Genre(s): Rock, Singer-Songwriter
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Father And Daughter | |
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If you leap awake In the mirror of a bad dream And for a fraction of a second You can't remember where you are Just open your window And follow your... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 23
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Mixed: 3 out of 23
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Negative: 0 out of 23
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It's a bravura performance on both men's part.... A thrilling return to form.
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Unlike such deservedly praised comeback albums from some of his peers -- such as Dylan's Love and Theft, the Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang, Paul McCartney's Chaos and Creation in the Backyard -- Simon doesn't achieve his comeback by reconnecting with the sound and spirit of his classic work; he has achieved it by being as restless and ambitious as he was at his popular and creative peak, which makes Surprise all the more remarkable.
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It’s almost as good as ['Hearts & Bones'], and likely to be as undervalued, but don’t worry: give it 20 years and its cadenced ruminations and instantly dated production will get some love from the usual suspects.
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New Musical Express (NME)This surprise is an entirely pleasant one. [27 May 2006, p.33]
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Despite the album's shiny surface, Simon sounds like Simon.
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An ambitious and challenging work full of sonic experimentation and oblique lyrics.
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BlenderSimon wasn't born to sing over drum & bass. [Jun 2006, p.148]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 39 out of 42
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Mixed: 1 out of 42
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Negative: 2 out of 42
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TiagoAOct 20, 2009Beautiful record!!!
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DaleKMay 23, 2006
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stevepJun 20, 2006
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ScottAMay 15, 2006
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JeffSJan 5, 2007
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Mar 24, 2012
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CMiddlemanJun 10, 2006good goddamn, this record is insipid
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