In 1968, Simon and Garfunkel released their first masterpiece. Their previous albums showed steady and progressive growth from album to album, and “Bookends” nicely captures Paul Simon’s development.

Never a prolific songwriter, the album shows signs of deliberation. You can almost hear every note and syllable being pored over, analyzed and fine-tuned. This attention to detail helped make “Bookends” one of the best albums in 1968, a banner year for popular music, and it continues to age well.

By this time, Simon had moved beyond the restraints of folk rock, displaying a diversity of styles that would only continue to grow from this point forward. This show features the album “Bookends” in its entirety, including;

1) Bookends Theme

2) Save the Life of My Child

3) America

4) Overs

5) Voices of Old People

6) Old Friends

7) Bookends Theme

8) Fakin’ It

9) Punky’s Dilemma

10) Mrs. Robinson

11) A Hazy Shade of Winter

12) At the Zoo