Simon & Garfunkel
KB Hallen
Copenhagen, Denmark
April 28, 1970

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Setlist (72:02):

01 Turn Up The Mic!
02 The Boxer
03 Homeward Bound
04 Fakin' It
05 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
06 I Am A Rock
07 The Only Living Boy In New York
08 For Emily Whenever I May Find Her
09 Mrs. Robinson
10 Scarborough Fair
11 Bye Bye Love
12 Leaves That Are Green
13 America
14 Punky's Dilemma
15 That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine
16 Song For The Asking
17 A Poem On The Underground Wall
18 Bridge Over Troubled Water
19 The Sound Of Silence
20 He Was My Brother
21 Angi
22 Old Friends / Bookends

Notes: I obtained this CDR in a trade circa 2002, immediately noticed that it had gaps between tracks and flagged it for fixing at some point in the future. Over twenty-two years later, I've finally gotten around to making the fixes - I was hoping that this would show up either on another tradelist or via torrent, but I've never seen this show again. I don't know if it's rare, but it is an entertaining listen for an audience recording made a few months prior to my birth!

My interest in S&G goes back to high school in the 1980s - I very much styled myself as a hippie and dressed appropriately, from my long (now long gone) hair to my moccasin boots, with the occasional dashiki or paisley for good measure. Fortunately, I learned to dress better, but my love of 1960s music has never waned - for me, listening to this recording isn't just a time machine to 1970, but to my teenage self. All five Simon & Garfunkel albums were part of my regular rotation and, while I don't listen to them as frequently today, I still love those songs. It's amazing to think that both men are well into their 80s now.

Paul's mic seems to be pretty low (he can barely be heard when speaking to the crowd, though Art comes through loud and clear) and he spends a good portion of the time between songs asking if he can be heard and tuning his guitar. The show is largely as a duo, though Larry Knechtel joins on piano for "Bridge". As a result, the audience is much louder between songs than the performers, but are respectful and quiet during each song. This appears to be a complete performance of one of their late period shows, so we get a nice selection of classic pieces from throughout their career. It's interesting to me that the audience is hearing these now-long established standards as reasonably new songs.

Finally: please don't sell the recording, but, otherwise, do with it what you wish. Share it and trade it, and remember: these and other greats will not be around forever, so, let's enjoy them while we have them. Best wishes to all of the fans out there and Namaste.