Okay, this is an odd first choice, but I knew this was a CD that was headed to the garage sale bin. This 1993 release was a half-hearted attempt at a rarities/greatest hits type collection, with some newly recorded songs thrown in for good measure.
Garfunkel's voice is a thing of beauty, but since he's not a songwriter, he's at the mercy of his own tastes for song selection. It's not always pretty. The best example of that is Garfunkel's version of Mark Knopfler's "Why Worry."
For my money, there are really only two songs worth moving over to the old hard drive. The first is a beautiful duet with James Taylor on "Crying in the Rain," and the other is the theme song to the TV show Brooklyn Bridge. Remember that show? It was a great little show, and Garfunkel's voice singing the theme was perfect.
The original version of "The Sound of Silence" is included here. If you didn't know, the original version of this song was strictly acoustic. The guitars and drums were added for the hit single version most are familiar with. Staying on the Simon and Garfunkel theme, there's an odd thing called "The Breakup," where Garfunkel is talking about their split-up while Simon is in the background feeding him instructions. Good for a laugh once, but after that it's annoying.
There you have it. That's my take on Up 'til Now.
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