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. If you like the podcast, please give us a five-star rating and share it with a friend. If you have a recommendation for a future episode, email us at [email protected] Social Media Links https://bsky.app/profile/ttheylisten.bsky.social ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ttheylisten/⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/ttheylisten⁠ https://www.threads.net/@ttheylisten Ryan’s Vinyl Collection https://www.discogs.com/user/rjk3168/collection 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