PAUL SIMON : SO WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT

 

Disc One (67:19)

  1. Introduction
  2. The Boy In The Bubble
  3. Dazzling Blue
  4. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
  5. The Afterlife
  6. Mother And Child Reunion
  7. That Was Your Mother
  8. Hearts And Bones
  9. Mystery Train / Wheels
  10. Slip Slidin' Away
  11. Rewrite
  12. Peace Like A River
  13. The Obvious Child
  14. The Only Living Boy In New York
  15. Love Is Eternal Sacred Light

Disc Two (60:05)

  1. Diamonds On The Soles of Her Shoes
  2. Late In The Evening
  3. The Sound Of Silence
  4. Kodachrome
  5. Gone At Last
  6. Here Comes The Sun
  7. Gumboots
  8. Cecilia (with The Punch Brothers)
  9. The Boxer (with The Punch Brothers)
  10. Graceland
  11. Pretty Thing
  12. Still Crazy After All These Years
  13. Band Introductions

Label : Project Zip

Venue : Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington, Indianana, USA

Date : November 20, 2011

Quality : Soundboard Recording (A+)

Review (TUBE) : Paul Simon's 2011 tour featured the maestro himself, backed by one of the best bands in the business, performing a wide range of songs from almost every part of Simon's illustrious career. The tour changed a lot as it rolled along and you never really knew what you were going to hear each night because he tended to avoid familiar favorites like "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "The Boxer" "Me And Julio" and "You Can Call Me Al". When the power went out in Oklahoma City, Simon and band performed an acoustic set in the lobby of the theater. In Memphis, he performed "My Little Town." at the Vic Theater in Chicago he performed "The Cool Cool River," in Nashville he brought Don Everly on stage to sing "Bye Bye Love." On this night at Indiana University, he brought opening act The Punch Brothers on stage for acoustic versions of "The Boxer" and "Cecilia," two Simon & Garfunkel classics that were largely missing in action on this tour. The covers are fascinating: George Harrison's "Here Comes The Sun," Chet Atkins' "Wheels," Junior Parker's (and Elvis and The Band) "Mystery Train," and Bo Diddley's "Pretty Thing." What you won't realize from just listening to the broadcast is that the musicians frequently picked up other instruments and the drummer, Jim Oblon, played guitar on many of the songs (while drumming!) including on the instrumental "Wheels."