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Ross (3284 KP) rated Graceland by Paul Simon in Music

Jun 29, 2020

Graceland by Paul Simon

1986 | Folk

8.5

(4 Ratings)

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Rolling Stone's 71st greatest album of all time

Paul Simon's "discovery" of South African musical styles and using them to restart his flagging career after splitting up with Garfunkel and reducing sales on his solo albums. Musically more interesting than his other efforts, I would still rather listen to the artists that inspired it. I find Paul Simon to be quite weaselly and I can't get past that. The album was unarguably ground-breaking for its time (except a white man using music of black origin for his own gain, that was nothing new) and I would hope opened doors for world music artists.

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The Money Pit (1986)

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Young lovers Walter (Tom Hanks) and Anna (Shelley Long) are house-sitting the New York City...

Jonas Carpignano recommended Do the Right Thing (1989) in Movies (curated)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

1989 | Comedy, Drama

8.0

(4 Ratings)

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"Love, love, love it. I just recently saw it again in Palermo, and it was a new experience for me to watch it without Americans. People certainly laughed at different things and found different things fascinating. But the idea of letting a predominantly white audience into this block works. It’s a way of opening doors and being like, this is what it’s like on my block. There are obviously some didactic moments and caricatures, but at the same time the dynamics still feel real today. I still think it’s Spike’s best film, and he knocked it out of the park. It’s probably his best performance as well."

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