{"product_id":"paul-simon-still-crazy-after-all-these-years-mfsl-sacd","title":"Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years - MFSL SACD { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMastered from the Original Master Tapes: Paul Simon\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStill Crazy After All These Years\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon Mobile Fidelity Numbered Hybrid SACD Plays with Expansiveness, Fullness, and Immediacy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrammy-Winning 1975 Album Reflects on Midlife Circumstance, Relationships, Transitions, and Disillusionment: Features Crafty Jazz-Pop Arrangements and Four Top 40 Hits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExorcising personal demons and reflecting on midlife circumstance,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eframes\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStill Crazy After All These Years\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas a post-divorce statement yet retains cutting humor and lighthearted cynicism that make every song universally appealing. A succession of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebrooding vocals, jazz-laden arrangements, contagious hooks, and an appearance by the famed Muscle Shoals rhythm section\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003efurther conspire to make the record a lasting template for mature pop music that offers\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emeaningful contemplation of relationships, transitions, disillusionment, and responsibility\u003c\/strong\u003e. A chart-topping statement that coincided with Simon's ascent as a superstar solo artist, it now sounds more immediate, cunning, and refined courtesy of painstaking restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity's numbered hybrid SACD\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eenhances the music for generations to come. Featuring sublime sonics, it strips away remaining film and limitations to provide a clear, transparent, ultra-dynamic view of a record that won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eexpanse and depth of the soundstage, fullness of detail, reach of the omnipresent electric piano, and natural rise and decay of individual notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill leave you breathless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe newfound immediacy, presence, texture, and dark-black backgrounds showcase the scope and craft of Simon's alluring melodies – as well as the intentional conflict between the tense lyrical content and the deceivingly pleasant aura.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStill Crazy After All These Years\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eresonates with a decided nasty streak and delves into adult romance with rapier wit. Indeed, in its original review of the album,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epertinently observes, \"There is something\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eominous about the disparity between Simon and Phil Ramone's typically elaborate, creamy production and the downbeat theme of the album\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNowhere is the distinction more pronounced than on the seductive, irony-rich smash \"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.\" Interviewed decades ago about its creation and appeal, Simon explained what makes the track structurally distinct. \"I was studying harmony with [bassist\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChuck Israels\u003c\/strong\u003e]. Instead of using a minor chord, I use a major chord and go up a step. It is hard to get an interesting key change. I also like to write a bridge and just jump a whole tone up.\" Needless to say, the approach worked. The song remains\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSimon's most successful solo hit\u003c\/strong\u003e, and joins three other tunes from the record to have climbed into the Top 40.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe other charting numbers – the loose-limbed title track (complete with a\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichael Brecker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esaxophone solo), \"Gone at Last\" (a duet with\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhoebe Snow)\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \"My Little Town\" (which reunited Simon with his former partner\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArt Garfunkel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor the first time in nearly five years) – prove equally sharp. In certain ways,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStill Crazy After All These Years\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eplays as the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emusical complement to Woody Allen's signature film\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnnie Hall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, which, coincidentally, Simon would appear as a sleazy record producer. Relatedly, \"Have a Good Time\" witnesses\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSimon laughing his way through thinly disguised depression\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewhile the kiss-off \"You're Kind\" distills a splintered romance down to the preference of keeping a window open or closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"And you're good, you're so good\/You introduced me to your neighborhood\" Simon sings, slicing through pain with stinging zingers and a coy grin that announce the turning over of a new leaf, which culminated with his performing on \"Saturday Night Live\" in a turkey costume. But that's a story for another day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music Direct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56682908877132,"sku":"821797221269","price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/Paul_Simon_StillCrazy.jpg?v=1770596344","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/paul-simon-still-crazy-after-all-these-years-mfsl-sacd","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}