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Amazon.com essential recording
In the early '70s, Paul Simon sounded old before his time: while his harder-rocking peers were hanging on to themes of youthful rebellion and romantic obsession, Simon, already a pop veteran who'd notched records since his teens, focused on the smaller details and defining quirks of real life. His second solo album finds him regarding the passage of time and the fragility of relationships with his usual mix of smart-aleck observations and gentler, more deeply felt melancholy. "Kodachrome" was a breezy delight upon its release that now sounds prescient in its backwards glance at myths of youth, "An American Tune" sustains its mood of graceful maturity against a Bach-inspired guitar arrangement that's still gorgeous, and "Something So Right" remains Simon's most luminous declaration of love. Actually produced in varied studios with shifting session bands (including the chameleons in the Muscle Shoals Sound section), the set also introduced the Roches and notched Simon's first plunge into gospel on "Loves Me Like A Rock." --Sam Sutherland

Album Description
Japanese limited edition issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork.

Album Details
2006 Digitally Remastered Reissue of the Classic Paul Simon Album in a Limited Edition LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Cover.

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5 out of 5 stars

America's Troubador March 24, 2006
13 out of 13 found this review helpful

What a wonderful CD. We bought the album when it first came out in the early '70s and we've never tired of the tracks. The bonuses on this release give you a nice window into Simon's creative process, as they offer some alternate lyrics, pacing, and instrumentation of several cuts earlier in the disk.

Keep in mind that Paul was quite a young man when he came up with this musical poetry. His lyrics demonstrate a depth of understanding regarding human nature far beyond his years.

This CD is a joy to listen to and, in the case of my wife, sing along with!

5 out of 5 stars

A classic of American songwriting August 22, 2005
11 out of 12 found this review helpful

The Rhino remastering job is excellent.

You've already heard three or four of these songs on the radio, probably. For me, it is harder to describe what makes an album great than it is for me to describe the faults in an album that doesn't measure up. And I can find little to fault here. A couple of the songs on side 2 (thinking back to the vinyl LP days) are a bit less accomplished, but still highly listenable. The bonus demo tracks at the end are interesting, but not essential.

Rhymin' Paul Simon did a much more intricate production on this album than on his first solo (eponymously titled) record following the split with Garfunkel. Here he expands from that earlier folk base to add elements of gospel, jazz, lush orchestral arrangements, a bit of dixieland on the Mardi Gras tune, and all but the kitchen sink. Paul Simon's singing is unleashed on this record too, compared with the straightlaced stuff he did with Simon and Garmfunkel. It sounds very spontaneous, and yet perfectly executed at the same time. I find the variety of instrumentation, the different beats, the continuous innovation, the changing parts and rhythms within a song -- all of it is very entrancing. There's hardly a dull moment. Even St. Judy's Comet, a kind of lullaby for his son, is sincere and on target, instantly loveable.

The songs are short, so they don't wear out their welcome. The original album was less than 40 minutes. Hey, do you want quality or just quantity? I think movies and pop songs are both too self-indulgently long nowadays.

Simon was in the zone when he wrote and recorded Rhymin'. Most artists would be satisfied for one timeless classic like American Tune on a record. But Loves Me Like A Rock is just as timeless, and so is Something So Right, for my money. The other tunes are not embarrassed in the company of such greatness, either. That's saying a lot.

4 out of 5 stars

Four of His Best Songs, Nothing Less than Very Good August 16, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

I took some time to re-listen to "There Goes Rhymin' Simon" and it's still a very enjoyable album. "Kodachrome," "Take Me to the Mardi Gras," "Loves Me Like a Rock," and (my all-time favorite) "American Tune" make this recording a keeper, and the other six songs are solid and enjoyable. The production throughout is excellent. I haven't grown tired about this one!

5 out of 5 stars

BUY IT September 6, 2005
8 out of 10 found this review helpful

when I first herd the song American Tune I was in shock , how could someone have read my mind and put it to music . I now carry the words to this song in my wallet as a message to have it played at my funeral , not that I am planning on that to happen. Paul simon has a gift of taking our most personal thoughts and letting us know that we are not alone in those thoughts. While I bought the cd for this song only and feel the rest pale in comparason others will find a song that means as much to them as this to me. Paul Simon is a writer whos songs will play on long after he is gone because he has the ability to capture the raw human emotion and put it to music. If you listen to his songs you will never feel alone.

5 out of 5 stars

a definitive album from wonderful Paul Simon...... June 8, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I couldn't help but notice that someone from Amazon had added a tag suggestion for THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON, calling it one of the definitive 200 albums. That sounds right to me and I'll tell you why. RHYMIN' SIMON was only Paul Simon's second solo album after breaking up with Garfunkel, and he shows such depth as a musician, as well as a songwriter. This isn't just Paul Simon banging away on the guitar in defiance, spurting sharp words about his cynicism for life. He has a full band backing him up while he is spurting sharp words about his cyncism for life (oh, and love, too). Yet, this doesn't grow derivative to my ears. Simon's at his witty, intelligent and unaffected best, here. The album kicks off on a high note with "Kodachrome." Who couldn't take notice of a song that begins with the lines, "If I thought back on all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all." That hooked me back when I was in high school, and I couldn't agree more. Plus, it has a wonderful, up-tempo piano riff, menacing in the background, just in case the lyrics aren't enough to sustain your attention . RHYMIN' SIMON succeeds in presenting very diverse sounds, with a real soul (and even gospel) influence. The songs that stick out for me the most are "One Man's Ceiling is Another Man's Floor," and "Loves Me Like a Rock." The allbum presented a great group called The Roaches, and I remember distinctly the soul sound of his back-up singers carrying this album out into the southern flavored sounds from the bayous and up into new territory. It sounded beautiful, just really unexpected.

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