Paul Simon & Friends[DVD]

Brings back memories of many olders songs, Plus new additions over the years.Good entertainment, and educational for all ages. And special guest ArtGarfunkel was fun to watch.

I'm a HUGE Paul Simon fan (emotionally, thank you very much. At 61 years old, I still have my trim, girlish figure, sort of.) This tribute helped me realize how incredibly influential this quiet little man has been - not just to fans, but to music and our society. It was genius to have so many major vocal artists do covers of Simon's work. This DVD (actually, I got the BluRay and it was well worth the extra money) replays some of the South Africa concert, his performance at the Joe DiMaggio tribute, his SNL appearance with George Harrison and other historic moments from his career. This is a must-have. I anxiously await the arrival of his new, much-heralded album. An incredible artist who (with one stumble on Broadway) seems to get more incredible with every year.

I definitely expected to LOVE this collection, was excited to actually own a DVD of the concert honoring Paul Simon’s brilliance. Instead, it alternated between painful, boring and maddening to listen to HIGHLY capable artists flatly interpret this selection of Paul Simon’s words and music.

A very special DVD. Using Simon's own band to back up the other artists performing his songs was a brilliant move, as it maintained the integrity of his works in their new forms. It did seem like the videographer (or editor) was enamored of Simon's band manager Mark Stewart, as he appears prominently in an extraordinary number of scenes.The inserted clips of Simon singing "Mrs. Robinson" at the Yankee Stadium tribute to DiMaggio was as awkward here as it was originally. The clips of Simon's recorded duets with Miriam Makeba and George Harrison were priceless, welcome additions.The only real downer of the whole experience was Philip Glass's piano mangling of "Sounds of Silence". It was tortured and barely recognizable!Overall, this purchase was well worth the money!

Having seen a portion of this award presentation to Paul Simon on PBS, I knew I had to have the CD.The CD is classic Paul Simon and watching him andother musicians who are his contemporaries perform his music has been equally pleasureable. The CD contains his most popular and well known compositions and performances, and for those of us who are consumate Paul Simon fans it's a treasure to own. I held a Paul Simon party at my house to which I invited those friends of mine who I know are P.S. enthusiasts, and after cocktails and snacks we sat to be entertained by our favorite American composer/performer. If you like Paul Simon's music, you will like owning this CD.by Dora Guerra, San Antonio, Texas

Along wth Neil Young, this is the truly stellar genius of a career-performer who has never failed to entertain, provoke, and inspire. Very few have half the depth of Mr. Simon's catalogue of music in their back pockets; he is simply unmatched in what he does. His prose and lyrical ability takes the high-road of looking at the human race with both amusement and utter profundity. Besides Paul Simon himself on this opus, you get real alternative takes on his music that adds to the sonic glory of Paul's past and present 'hits'. I say hits with parentheses, because to me they are all standards,they stand with time among the great composers preceded by him. I can't wait to hear what he does next!

The point of this tribute show is that the music and songwriting are wonderful and are only enhanced by the top-notch performers playing and singing Paul Simon's wonderful creations. I love this DVD and have sent it to several friends because I know that they will "get" the magic. You have magical reunions with Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Stevie Wonder, but the non-Paul renditions are absolutely wonderful. Allison Kraus, Shawn Colvin, and Jerry Douglas give you an incredible version of "The Boxer". Buckwheat Zydeco and Lyle Lovett rock the house, and who cannot adore the Dixie Hummingbirds??? Anyone thinking that not having Paul singing all of the songs clearly does not get it.

I ordered TWO coppies of this DVD -- one as a gift. When my copy was defective (pixilation and stops and starts in program), I checked the "gift" copy. It, too was not playing properly. It is NOT my DVD player as several other discs played just fine. This was a wonderful program and I was so looking forward to re-living it and sharing the great performances with others. Now Shout Factory has not responded to my requests (via e-mail) to return/exchange these DVDs. HELP~!

Overall enjoyable - DTS sound was a bonus. Uneven quality of performances. PS obviously enjoyed himself & performed very well. It was lovely to see a short clip of Miriam Makeba. Alison Krauss did very well with The Boxer & Graceland. But I thought the rest were a very mixed bag. Can’t stand Lyle Lovett & I didn’t think the chosen songs suited James Taylor.Worth the money, but you need to be selective with the fast forward button!

I really love this show. I think it's interesting to see other people honour Paul by doing his songs. And nice to see him, too. He's still got it!

Gran concierto en homenaje a Paul Simon. Para los fans de Paul Simon es una verdadera joya

Un excellent enregistrement qui ne nous rajeunit pas mais qui fait référence à l'authentique "american song" ! Et puis le style de Paul Simon est tellement unique !

While I love the music of Paul Simon, this concert video "Paul Simon and Friends" should be re-titled to "Paul Simon's friends badly cover some of his biggest hits". There are some good performances by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and James Taylor, as well as some interesting clips of the African Concert from Zimbabwe in 1987, but performances by Lyle Lovevett, Marc Antony and Alison Krauss fall flat. The last 20 minutes or so Paul Simon does appear with some wonderful performances, including an almost flawless rendition of Bridge over Troubled Water with his former partner Art Garfunkel, I wish I'd passed on this one. On a side note, if anyone can figure out why sport caster personality Bob Costas was chosen to host, let me know, what a joke of a host.