Sounds of Silence.....

For those of you who've heard this song, well, yes - I am talking about Simon & Garfunkel.

Been listening to them the whole afternoon, and the more I listen to them, the more I admire the timeless quality of those songs. First discovered S&G when I entered college (towards the end of the first year, if I remember correctly), and it has been a joyful experience over the years to discover how these simple lyrics captured the essence of the world as it was in the late 60's.

Even today, songs like "Sounds of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", "Homeward Bound" and the rest strike a chord somewhere. This was indeed a magical combination - the incisive, yet touching lyrics penned by Paul Simon, coupled with the amazing vocal artistry of Art Garfunkel cut a swathe through the musical landscape of the 60's, and endures even today with the same freshness and emotion.

To provide a glimpse of the influence of their last album "Bridge Over Troubled Water"they had - here's an excerpt from the CD inlay :

"it spent ten weeks at number one in America, stayed on the British charts longer than any other album, collected more Grammy awards than any other album in rock history and went on to sell more than 11 million copies."

Suffice to say, that this was, without doubt, one of the greatest acts in musical history - a duo who reached out to the masses, the people, and spoke to them in their own inimitable style, and left an indelible mark on the minds and hearts of those they touched with their music.