Art GarfunkelBest Art Garfunkel Albums Ranked

The Singer

rollingstone

9.0

“A rare combination of angelic delicacy and extraordinary power, Art Garfunkel’s voice has lent reverie and wonder to songs for nearly 50 years. This two-CD set, lovingly curated by Garfunkel himself, collects 34 examples of his best work, beginning with Simon and Garfunkel classics such as "The Sound of Silence" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" […]”

Scissors Cut

rollingstone

8.0

“Scissors Cut, Art Garfunkel’s finest solo album, easily justifies his unfashionable formal approach to pop music by its sheer aural beauty. Garfunkel’s idea of arranging and recording pop numbers with a meticulousness that’s usually reserved for art songs has always been controversial. After all, how much instrumental weight can even the sturdiest pop tunes support […]”

“After forty years in the game, Art Garfunkel shows virtually no signs of wear. His tenor soars and croons through Everything Waits to Be Noticed just as it did on his uninterrupted string of gorgeous solo albums in the Seventies, caressing lyrics with a tenderness that never devolves into wimpiness. Most of the classic-pop style […]”

“Blessed with a beautifully ethereal voice, Art Garfunkel has suffered in his post-Paul Simon career because of a choice of songs and musical settings that mistake preciousness for subtlety. Happily, his new album remedies that problem. Nine of the 16 songs on Across America, which was recorded live last year, are Simon and Garfunkel classics, […]”