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Blues as only Simon could perform them

Orland Carra | Wheeling, WV | 09/10/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Great CD by Paul Simon. Ace in the Hole and Late in the Evening are simply rockin blues. One Trick Pony is also a cool Simonized tune. Several great jazzy blues also inhabit this CD - Jonah, Belvedere Hotel and God Bless the Absentee to name a couple also have great lyrics. Great album to just sit back and listen to with no distractions."

A Great Paul Simon Album!

Andre' S Grindle | Bangor,ME. | 10/09/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Jazz and fusion,as you might notice are ammong my favorite music styles.But I've always enjoyed Paul Simon's

witty,reflective songwriting and lyricism.And on 'One Trick Pony'

Simon incorperates both of these quality's into his music.

"Late In The Evening" ha a bouncy latin feel to the arrangement

while "Ace In The Hole" and the spunky title song are about as

close to funky fusion as Paul Simon will likely ever come and I

must say;it's a great fit.On the more typical side "That's Why God Made Movies","Oh Marion","Nobody" and just about everything

else on this album is stripped back,light textures and very much

in the typical Simon style-featuring the crack musical backup of

Eric Gale,Richard Tee and Hugh McCracken who's backing,without

sounding crass,is the most appropriate they could possibly use

on a New York singer-songwriters album.One of Simon's finer works."