Art Garfunkel Studio Babble

[@MajorDenisBloodnok]

Bravo to the engineer who succeeded to keep his temper (and his job), and who didn't shout : shut up and sing the f... song!

[@CaveTater]

This is fantastic, the reverb effect elevates this to absolute comedy gold.

[@dereksherinian6631]

This is truly comedy gold! Brilliant!

[@jessthehorse]

Glad ya got a chuckle. It sure as hell struck both my wife and I as very funny and she is also an experienced musician with many hours of studio experience when the meter is running and people just want to get shit done.

[@happymoogman]

Oh, this is torture. I have produced many vocalists, and I’ve never had to deal with an artist like this. I feel really bad for that producer. I’ve seen Garfunkel interviewed on camera, and he always seems pretty pompous. That being said, he has a glorious voice, and it was a thrill to be in the audience for Simon and Garfunkel’s 2003 reunion tour.

[@lonesomelooch5661]

Imagine an accomplished artist taking their performance seriously? Hard to believe. (I realize not every artist is like this.)

[@happymoogmanjohnson2292]

@@lonesomelooch5661 I was lucky to have see S&G's 2003 final tour. Art sang like an angel, and thankfully, didn't talk all that much. It was a beautiful thing. I'll never forget it.

[@lonesomelooch5661]

@@happymoogmanjohnson2292 Agreed. I was there too. In my top 3 shows ever.

[@jessthehorse]

Yea, every engineer I know wishes they would all babble incessantly before every take. LMAO That will surely make them "take their performance seriously". LMAO I am guessing you are not in show biz. LMAO@@lonesomelooch5661

[@lonesomelooch5661]

@@jessthehorse As a matter of fact, I make my living in the industry, partly as an engineer/producer. You're right, some engineers hate this kind of thing but they're paid to serve the artist, not the other way around. I suggest you take it down a little. Pretty over the top.

[@Nickdude6]

Tim Heidecker brought me here

[@myspace2001]

Same

[@creativesharts]

Same

[@lukewand]

Same

[@quad1000]

I dunno. This studio banter is probably taken out of context, but neither Art Garfunkel nor Paul Simon could've been easy to work with in the studio. Yikes, we know what happened with them together...pure magic. But the arguements and bitterness to get to it? We're lucky we just listened to the final product.

[@broman260]

Let's face it: this dude sang bridge over troubled water. Enough said.

[@quad1000]

@@broman260 Right? That was 100% legend. He wins.

[@boysofsommer]

Thank you sir, I have learned four new, beautiful words from the eloquent description you've written! 😁

[@dereksherinian6631]

did he say “autumnal”?

[@andys2773]

reminds me of my ex

[@jerrycohen7640]

This is quite possibly the funniest thing I have ever heard.

[@jessthehorse]

That's exactly what my wife said and she too is a musician. LMAO

[@SimonandGarfunkelNews]

Art Garfunkel's first solo album is called 'Angel Clare'.

[@jessthehorse]

+Simon and Garfunkel News - I am no expert. I just know that there was an album called "Break Away" and that Paul Simon without Art Garfunkle is like a meal without Rutabaga. LMAO Clearly Simon was "the brains of the outfit and the talent as well". Garfunkle is not even a first rate singer.

[@marianne8655]

+Larry Brown "BREAKAWAY" is Art Garfunkel `s second album. You are really right what you wrote about Paul Simon. Latest news: togehther they won`t do a tour anymore and I am glad they don`t by finding each their own way of making music!

[@jessthehorse]

Still sucks.

[@cindyinnew]

@@jessthehorse have you lost your mind? Garfunkel is one of music’s greatest voices.

[@jessthehorse]

@@cindyinnew - Not really! LOL

[@TanteTiffy1979]

His ego is bigger than the ego of Bigbird from Sesamestreet😂

[@marcinmerrimack1726]

I’d say Simon’s ego is at least the equal of Garfunkel’s.

[@robertminor3967]

Art is known as a perfectionist. Everything has to be just right.

[@jessthehorse]

@@robertminor3967 I would call this more “full of shit as a Christmas goose“ but that’s just me. The engineer let it roll because he thought Garfunkel was an arrogant prick, not a perfectionist. Lol

[@robertminor3967]

@@jessthehorse I'll grant there is arrogance there. Art definitely has issues, but all-in-all he's a good person. As a fan of vocal performance, he has given me much to admire throughout my lifetime. I love the man, despite his flaws.

[@michaelOMalley-y1l]

It’s easy to say that ,but as temper testing as he seems, his points are sound and make sense ,so it’s the fact that nobody has patience these days is the issue here .

[@williambriggs79]

He says he wants to sound “more 1992”. But he didn’t have an album out till 1997.

[@LaVerdad65]

You missed his point completely.

[@LaserGryph]

Is this from the Farts for Breakfast sessions?

[@daytube]

That's my guess! 😂

[@MilesHartl93]

😂😂😂😂

[@rockallstarscollaborationp3136]

What song is this from?

[@darylshops]

what is the piece he's referring to? I'd like to hear it.

[@jessthehorse]

I have no idea .. this is just one of the many things that some heads up sound guy preserved for posterity.

[@tomkent4656]

At 04:35 he references the introduction to "I'm Glad There is You". He did record this song but didn't include the introduction. Make of this what you will.

[@Mourinho335]

He's very articulate and intellectual

[@nonconnahordeath]

distaste for the song is what i feel

[@matttoner2054]

You know what, record your own fucking album

[@jessthehorse]

I have "recorded my own fucking album" .. seveal of them in fact.

[@rollomaughfling380]

@@jessthehorse Give 'em hell, Larry. Precious fucking dingleberries . . .

[@Anonymousbirb19]

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@bookoflists]

Nasty stuff. Taking a conversation from one context and presenting it to a different context and audience for judgement. Got an axe to grind?

[@jessthehorse]

You seem to have missed the point or any point. I was a recording musician by career until my retirement and this is not about "grinding an axe" but rather demonstrating what professional musicians and recording techs endure at the hands of narcissistic artists who take themselves way too seriously. This makes studio players laugh out loud at the pomposity.

[@bookoflists]

​@@jessthehorse Nonetheless, this features cherry picked snippets, taken from one context (studio) and put in another (internet). I agree that Garfunkle - the "narcissistic artist" - comes across as pompous. But why go out of your way to show it?

[@jessthehorse]

@@bookoflists - No, not really. There is enough stream of consciousness that it gets the message across to anyone who has ever sat in the booth listening to some pretentious self important "ar-TIST" blather. You may be overthinking this. It does not make him a bad person or a candidate for an indictment ... just a laugh or two from biz insiders.

[@bookoflists]

@@jessthehorse Maybe I came on a bit strong. "thinking too much" is a pretty persuasive line on me. But after reading the caption below the video I return to my original point. I am not a fan of Garfunkle, the pomposity is cringey. However, it is less than 6 minutes presumably cut from hours of recording of what is more or less a "private" recording session. Maybe the engineer felt insulted through their relationship and that partly explains it.

[@jessthehorse]

@@bookoflists - I have no idea and no way of knowing BUT some engineer or producer, I know not who, felt this routine was stereotypical enough to make good inside baseball. Art is a very wealthy man and I do not feel sorry for him. When you are in the public eye you have to BE careful about what you say and where you say it no less when you are being recorded. I DID NOT edit this clip. I have uploaded it in its entirety just as it was posted elsewhere before me. I wish I had the same financial concerns as Art Garfunkel so in the real world he can either take a little ribbing or not but its simply not a priority nor am I the least bit self conscious about sharing this material after a lifetime of listening to similar bullshit from artists in studios.

[@jukeboxcowboy]

Garfunkel is 100% correct. That producer was trying to iron the life out of his songs.

[@jessthehorse]

Bwaaa haaaa haaaa haaaa haaaa ... yea .. what does the producer know compared to a guy who made a career out of being a background singer.

[@jukeboxcowboy]

@@jessthehorse 🤠 Yeah, what does Art know? He only co-produced all of the major Simon & Garfunkel albums, like Bookends... Bridge Over Troubled Water ...

[@jessthehorse]

It's pretty clear that Paul Simon was "the brains of the outfit". Although Art might have gotten production credit I guarantee you he did not produce those recordings on his own NOR did he write anything worth a shit. What he did do was sit here like a self important narcissist adoring the sound of his voice and babbling like a fool. You have no basis to say the producer was overproducing. At the end of the day he was a glorified background singer. @@jukeboxcowboy

[@jukeboxcowboy]

@@jessthehorse 🤠 The basis is on the tape: The producer is literally trying to get a part that he considers a flub, re-recorded, and Garfunkel is saying no, he prefers the excitement of "the save". It's a creative difference, but absolutely valid: Feel vs perfection. Re: Simon and Garfunkel, I reckon it took some brains to write those harmonies, which Garfunkel did almost exclusively, and became their signature sound.

[@LaVerdad65]

​@jessthehorse wasnt this for his own record? Seems like a stupid comment on your part considering he's the artist being recorded

[@judithavinger6894]

Interesting mind. Too complex and subtle for some people.

[@cammi69]

Lol

[@trailblazer1047]

This guy was nothing.He thinks to much about himself with nonsense.Get rid of him.

[@MusicMan73790]

BABBLE, is correct.