Paul Simon - Crap/Not Crap?

[Idaho]

couldn't you argue that Graceland championed the sanitised, westernised version of 'world music' that homogenises it and pisses people off?

Probably. But when you open up a road, you get all sorts of traffic

There were a number of good south african musicians who worked on Graceland that went on to do good things and get a wider audience for all sorts of African music.

 

[danny la rouge]

Comparing him to MacCartney is a reasonable one.

Yes, they should both be treated like royalty. Executed.

 

[Idaho]

I think you need to have your anger soothed away by a marathon session of easy listening Dad-rock.

 

[Iam]

I like some of his songs, and I've got some CDs kicking about somewhere, although it's a while since they span.

I can't help thinking of him as unsufferably smug, though - I saw a show on him in Africa whilst he was doing Graceland, and it's stuck. I don't know if it's fair or not, but that's how he seemed to me.