Paul Simon – The Concert in Hyde Park (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Paul Simon – The Concert in Hyde Park (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:58:58 minutes | 1,44 GB | Genre: Folk Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Legacy Recordings

When you’re an institution like Paul Simon, and strictly speaking you don’t have anything to prove, you can do whatever you like. So surely Art Garfunkel’s former bandmate was doing exactly that when he recorded this ample (two hours!) live set in Hyde Park in London on 15 July 2012, as part of the Hard Rock Calling Festival. As so often in this kind of situation, when the artist possesses an XXL-sized body of work and discography, the recording plays the role of a kind of Best Of. And that is precisely what it is. All Paul Simon’s hits get an airing here, in pretty vigorous versions. The concert reunites Hugh Masekela and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who were present on the album Graceland, but also features a guest appearance by the great Jimmy Cliff. Solo career (Kodachrome, Graceland, Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard, 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover) or works from the Simon & Garfunkel period (The Boxer), nothing is missing from this first-rate performance.

Tracklist:

1-01. Paul Simon – Kodachrome (Live) (03:20)
1-02. Paul Simon – Gone at Last (Live) (03:37)
1-03. Paul Simon – Dazzling Blue (Live) (04:55)
1-04. Paul Simon – 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (Live) (04:31)
1-05. Paul Simon with Jimmy Cliff – Vietnam (Live) (03:47)
1-06. Paul Simon with Jimmy Cliff – Mother and Child Reunion (Live) (03:43)
1-07. Paul Simon – That Was Your Mother (Live) (03:57)
1-08. Paul Simon – Hearts and Bones / Mystery Train / Wheels (Live) (10:02)
1-09. Paul Simon – Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard (Live) (02:48)
1-10. Paul Simon – Slip Slidin’ Away (Live) (05:28)
1-11. Paul Simon – The Obvious Child (Live) (04:33)
2-01. Paul Simon – Introduction (Live) (00:47)
2-02. Paul Simon with Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Homeless (Live) (04:15)
2-03. Paul Simon – Paul Introduces Graceland Band (Live) (01:32)
2-04. Paul Simon with Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Live) (06:29)
2-05. Paul Simon with Ladysmith Black Mambazo – I Know What I Know (Live) (04:32)
2-06. Paul Simon – The Boy in the Bubble (Live) (04:52)
2-07. Paul Simon – Crazy Love, Vol. II (Live) (06:11)
2-08. Paul Simon – Gumboots (Live) (03:58)
2-09. Paul Simon with Thandiswa Mazwai – Under African Skies (Live) (04:55)
2-10. Paul Simon – Graceland (Live) (05:31)
2-11. Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al (Live) (04:55)
2-12. Paul Simon – The Sound of Silence (Live) (04:24)
2-13. Paul Simon with Jerry Douglas – The Boxer (Live) (06:10)
2-14. Paul Simon – Late in the Evening (Live) (04:27)
2-15. Paul Simon – Paul Introduces Band & Thank You (Live) (00:55)
2-16. Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years (Live) (04:11)

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