Paul Simon: You`re The One - In Concert From Paris (2001)

Even being quite a Simon and Garfunkel fan, and a keen follower of Paul Simon's solo career, wasn't enough to convince me that Paul Simon could cut it live without "Artie". Sure, I have enough of his solo albums to know that he can still write great songs, but a live Paul Simon solo performance is something I have never been overly interested in seeing. Fortunately, the man surprised me with his ability to put on a good show, and by the time he was really rocking, so was I. Paul Simon - You're The One: In Concert was filmed at Music Hall Paris Capucines, Theatre De l'Olympia October 30 and 31, 2000 and combines the best of each performance. Everyone on stage appears suitably relaxed and confident, increasingly letting loose as the pace of the show began to build.
The twenty six songs that make up this disc cover "Rhymin' Simon's" entire career, but one or two tunes have a slight reworking, particularly Kodachrome which sounds like it would be right at home on his Graceland album. Speaking of which, the songs from that album hold up very well and are used to pick up the pace of the concert. The 'all-nation' band is very skilled and the range of instruments played constantly surprised me. African drums and percussion, and all manner of wind and string instruments, combine with the more traditional instruments such as guitars and keyboards to provide the show with plenty of variety and differing rhythms. There are a couple of extended drum/percussion solos and while I normally cringe at drum solos, these are quite enjoyable and allow the percussionists their "15 minutes" to strut their stuff.
There are a number of highlights including 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, Late In The Evening and The Boxer. Other Simon and Garfunkel tunes are sprinkled throughout and though each is most enjoyable, there are moments when I was praying Art Garfunkel would walk on unannounced to provide those beautiful harmonies. Sadly, he didn’t show and I was forced to sing the high harmonies myself - it wasn't quite the same.

Artists:
- Paul Simon: Guitar
- Jay Ashby: Trombone/percussion
- Tony Cedras: Keyboards
- Steve Gadd: Drums
- Jamey Haddad: Percussion
- Bakithi Kumalo: Bass
- Vincent Nguini: Guitar
- Steve Shehan: Percussion
- Andy Snitzer: Saxophone/recorder
- Mark Stewart: Guitar/banjo/cello
- Evan Ziporyn: Saxophone/bass Clarinet


Tracklist:
01. Intro/That's where I belong [3:42]
02. Graceland [4:57]
03. One man's ceiling is another man's floor [3:34]
04. You're the one [5:02]
05. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover [4:47]
06. That was your mother [3:21]
07. Me and Julio down by the school yard [3:11]
08. The teacher [4:00]
09. Diamonds on the soles of her shoes [6:59]
10. You can cal me Al [5:19]
11. Old friends [3:02]
12. Homeward bound [2:58]
13. I am a roc [3:46]
14. Darling Lorraine [7:03]
15. Old [2:32]
16. The boy in the bubble [:02]
17. Pledging my love [6:29]
18. The late great Johnny Ace [2:15]
19. The coast [4:17]
20. Late In The Evening [5:56]
21. American tune [4:36]
22. Hurricane eye [4:21]
23. Kodachrome [6:54]
24. Bridge over troubled water [4:01]
25. Still crazy after all these years [5:16]
26. The boxer [4:35]
27. Credits [5:36]

Extras:
- Subtitles/ Lyrics
- Web Link


Features:
- Direct Scene Access
- Interactive Menu