{"id":40825,"date":"2008-04-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/parsley-sage-rosemary-thyme\/"},"modified":"2008-04-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-09T00:00:00","slug":"parsley-sage-rosemary-thyme","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/parsley-sage-rosemary-thyme\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme"},"content":{"rendered":"

The grand and organically titled Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme<\/i> is a rich and often stunning listen. With producer Bob Johnston onboard for a second go-round, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were obviously shooting for a lot more than their usual acoustic fare. While hurriedly walking down the street one chilly autumn day, the popular refrain, \u201cSlow down \/ you move too fast, you got to make this morning last,\u201d from \u201cThe 59th Street<\/st1:address><\/st1:street> Bridge Song\u201d was bopping through my mind. It was at that moment that I decided to give its parent album another spin. Little did I know just how much else I had been missing out on.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Starting off with the dreamy \u201cScarborough Fair,\u201d the entrancing and hypnotic mood for the overall album is set in place. The Byzantine melody and hushed vocals help the track to positively sparkle. It will instantly bring back magical memories of your childhood the first time you hear it. We then pick up the pace and add some unsettling heavy percussion on \u201cPatterns\u201d before settling back into a more comfortable groove for \u201cCloudy.\u201d This was the point of the record where I wish I could find the nearest patch of grass, lie down and gaze up at the clouds in the sky. Such peaceful reverie! This is music our busied souls need to hear more of these days.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Breaking up the next familiar section of hit S&G songs is the delightful surprise of \u201cThe Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine.\u201d Filled with fun poetry and a carefree sense of whimsy, this is more stuff that children\u2019s stories and fairy tales are made of. Such material is childlike in the best sense of the word, and the complex lyrics help each one to be even more mature than the last. Trying on grown-ups\u2019 clothes for a jarring change of pace is the odd, Dylanesque piece \u201cA Simple Desultory Philippic,\u201d where the subject of marijuana use is disguised as \u201chaving tea.\u201d Not sure such adult subject matter belongs for an album largely about innocence, but at least it shows off the duo\u2019s range and proves they can rock out when it is required of them.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

The gentle yet potent \u201cFor Emily, Whenever I May Find Her\u201d is more suited for the style they are most known for and rightfully so. With their incredible harmonies, these two young New Yorkers really didn\u2019t need much more than just a guitar or piano to sing to in order to effectively move listeners to tears. The closing tune \u201c7 O\u2019Clock<\/st1:time> News\/Silent Night\u201d is especially heartbreaking. An ironic statement such as this is as timely as ever, proving just how much things go in cycles when it comes to current events. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

All Enneagram Type 4\u2019s should run — not walk — to their nearest CD shop and seek Parsley, Sage <\/i>out. I promise you won\u2019t be disappointed. <\/o:p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":29280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[7683],"rating":[5646],"class_list":["post-40825","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-simon-garfunkel","rating-rating-a"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=40825"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=40825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}