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Contents Introduction Blu-spec CD2 / Commentary: Yuko Noji, Lyrics & Translation: Kyoko Maruyama ?sTrack Listing?t 1. The Road 2. Love Is Like a Blade 3. My Professional Opinion 4. Your Forgiveness 5. Trail of Volcano 6. The Scared Harp 7. Wait Weaving Love. The latest work, "Seven Psalms," is a new challenge both poetically and musically, and is the first original album in about 7 years since "Stranger to Stranger," and is already being hailed as a masterpiece of his later years. It is a single continuous work divided into 7 "segments," and focuses on Paul Simon's acoustic guitar and vocals, with additional accompaniment such as strings and percussion kept to a minimum. As a result, Paul's vocals are gentle yet deeply penetrating, resulting in a collection of extremely beautiful and poetic songs that are stripped of unnecessary elements and have a core to them. His wife, Eddie Brickell, participates on harmony. The striking owl cover is by Thomas Moran, a Rocky Mountain School painter known for depicting the American West. Media reviews and more: His latest work, "Seven Psalms," is a new challenge both poetically and musically, and his first original album in about seven years since "Stranger to Stranger," and is already being hailed as a masterpiece of his later years. Divided into seven "segments," it is a single continuous work, centering on Paul Simon's acoustic guitar and vocals, with additional accompaniment such as strings and percussion kept to a minimum. As a result, Paul's vocals are gentle yet deeply moving, resulting in a stripped-down, core, and extremely beautiful and poetic collection of songs. His wife, Eddie Brickell, participates on harmony. The striking owl cover is by Thomas Moran, a Rocky Mountain School painter known for depicting the American West. (C)RS
