Graceland by Paul Simon Album Review

In this week's episode, Matt and Ryan take a look at the seventh album by Paul Simon named Graceland. This album incorporates genres ranging from pop, rock, a cappella, zydeco and South African styles such as isicathamiya and mbaqanga. This album was Simon's most successful studio album. It won album of the year in 1987 at the Grammy Awards. Tune into this episode to see what the guys have to say about this album.

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Time Stamps

00:00 Intro
01:44 Last Week Recap
03:13 Graceland Overview
09:47 The Boy in the Bubble
14:27 Graceland
20:21 I Know What I Know
25:37 Gumboots
29:48 Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
35:09 You Can Call Me Al
39:59 Ways To Support The Show
43:07 Understand African Skies
48:29 Homeless
52:30 Crazy Love, Vol. II
56:59 That Was Your Mother
01:01:15 All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
01:06:29 Overall Thoughts, Ratings and Next Album Recommendations
01:11:56 Next Week's Review Selection
01:13:58 Outro