Simon & Garfunkel: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme
Album #60 - October 1966
Episode date - July 20, 2016
With their third album, Simon and Garfunkel came into their own, or perhaps it would be more accurate to state that they finally found a way to get comfortable within the expectations of the times.
Their first album was pure folk music, full of well meaning songs about the importance of faith, the horrors of war and the cruelty of prejudice. In other words, it was a stereotypical folk album for the times. Their second album caught the pair trying to weld those same ideas onto rock and roll rhythms, an blend that was sometimes awkward or inappropriate for the material. On “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme,” they finally found a way to create a seamless blend that remained true to their roots while sounding thoroughly contemporary.
Featured tracks include;
1) Scarborough Fair/Canticle
2) Patterns
3) Cloudy
4) Homeward Bound
5) Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
6) 59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy)
7) The Dangling Conversation
8) Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall
9) A Simple Desultory Phillippic
10) For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
11) A Poem on the Underground Wall
12) 7 O’Clock News/ Silent Night
13) Homeward Bound (Monterey Fest)
14) Sounds of Silence (Monterey Fest)
October 1966 - Billboard Charted #4