The lyrics are a surprise, and they are fine. On вЂњAmerica,вЂќ however, there is a fine horn arrangement, and вЂњA Hazy Shade of WinterвЂќ is simple but compelling. The phrasing in the song, which has a kind of folk song feeling, is too loose for anything but a show song at its most dishonest. On вЂњOld Friends,вЂќ strings are used with wild abandon, when they might better not have been used at all. For instance, вЂњOvers,вЂќ the weakest cut on the LP, would lend itself well to a Streisand styling. It is, also, and this is certainly not a fault per se, not rock and roll, whatever that is. It is nice enough, and I admit to liking it, but it exudes a sense of process, and it is slick, and nothing too much happens. The music is, for me, questionable, but IвЂ™ve always found their music questionable. It is hard sometimes, to find out who is putting whom on. Or maybe Avedon has merely captured them at their high-fashion best. This record is worth getting, if only for the cover, which captures the amazing resemblance of Simon and Garfunkel to Gertrude Stein and Alice B.

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