Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends Live On Stage (DVD, 2004)

This dvd was truly enjoyable. Songs included "The Leaves that are Green" "The Boxer" and Sounds of Silence. A surprise visit from the Everly Brothers made it very special as Simon and Garfunkel told how the Everlys had influenced their music in the early years. They all sang Bye Bye Love together. Also included were segments from The Graduate with Dustin Hoffman because of the song Mrs. Robinson. The concert ends with Feelin' Groovy. This one's a treat to watch and a keeper to watch on a rainy night. If you grew up listening to these guys.. you'll also enjoy My Little Town, Slip Slidin' Away and of course Bridge Over Troubled Water. Hope this helps you decide if you want to buy this dvd. We recommend it highly.

Jen

This is a wonderful concert DVD. Art & Paul camaraderie is evident throughout with funny personal jabbing with each other and historical context thrown in for good measure. As for the music the highlights are too many to list here but let me start with a fantastic ode to possibly their biggest influences, The Everly Brothers. Even more than that to have Don & Phil themselves there to play a few songs together and then for S&G to join them on stage for a song. Having the Everlys on stage with S&G is even more poignant considering the fact that they had their own estrangements from each other over the years. Superb.

I wanted to see this concert back when they were touring, but I wasn't able to get tickets. These are two of my favorites out there, I grew up listening to them and I wore out that iconic cassette of their Central Park Concert. So I was excited when I saw this and got it.

When it arrived, I popped some popcorn, got a drink, and sat down to watch it... Well... They've aged for one and even though they sang the songs we all know and love... To me I felt a lot of tension between the two of them and to me it also seemed like their hearts just weren't in it. Some of the "dialogue" seemed over rehearsed, over done, like they were saying the words just to say them and use them as a filler between songs and not because they wanted to add something to the show. None of it seemed natural and didn't seem to really fit or flow...

It was nice to listen to, nice to see, but I don't think that I would review it again. If you want a great concert to see, watch the Central Park concert (you can also listen to the CD) and there are two really nice CD's out there of concerts from the 60's concerts, one from 1967 and one from 1969.

This is a "Must Have" DVD for any Simon & Garfunkel fan. Excellent musicianship & performance. Very much recommended!

Excellent music DVD. Appropriate lyrics, no profanity. Today's music industry could learn from this music DVD.