Word: simon
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Dylan took the stage first in his joint outing with Paul Simon at Jones Beach Theater in New York on July 31, and he put on a show that was hard to follow. Dylan's voice, as it has been for some years, was like a ragged flag blowin' in the wind, but his spirit was strong, and his guitar playing commanding. Simon accompanied him for a few duets, including a bulked-up The Sound of Silence. But by the time Simon began his solo set, it was all anticlimax. He put on a fair performance...
...concert began with a solo set by Dylan's more melodiously-voiced counterpart, Paul Simon. On the whole, Simon's live performance did not live up to his recording reputation. His style, which seems to border on world-music kitsch, was very treble emphasized and percussion heavy, assuming an almost flippant, less weighty framework. Beginning his set with many of his earlier works, especially many he originally recorded with Garfunkel, his renditions of "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge over Troubled Waters" were unconvincing testimonies of his solo career. But the latter-day Simon finally came out during less-instrumental tinged moments...
...Then in a tone reminiscent of a Las Vegas boxing announcer, Simon proudly proclaims: "Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my pleasure to welcome...Mr. Bob Dylan!" The crowd roars in fernetic expectation. This was a surprise, partly because, for the greater part of the summer, I have been surrounded by anti-Dylan enthusiasts and militants. I was afraid that my defense of Dylan could be likened to a musical Steward's Folly (but let's just remember how much oil was found in Alaska). Although, in my childishly ego-centric way, I could never understand why Dylan's music...
...pleasure, Simon and Dylan performed a trio of duets ("Sounds of Silence", "Johnny Cash", and "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", for those keeping track). Their voices paired unexpectedly well. In these brief minutes, the duo seemed to nullify any doubts that were raised concerning this unlikely alliance...
...rental vans and explosives, but none of motive. This was a day care center, a place for children to be safe in summer when school is out and their parents? work weeks continue unrelenting. The older children at the day camp were away at the time, touring the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance, prompting Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean of that sad shrine, to try to make a kind of insane sense of this installment of America?s recent ravaging by men and guns and news choppers. "It's ironic that the 20 children were here learning about man's inhumanity...