Sounds Of Silence

tlsteel · April 06, 2012, 02:57:54 PM

Cover by Tom Stephens.
"Sounds of Silence" is the song that propelled the 1960s folk music duo Simon & Garfunkel to popularity. It was written in February 1964 by Paul Simon in the aftermath of the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. An initial version preferred by the band was remixed and sweetened, and has become known as "the quintessential folk rock release". In the U.S., it was the duo's second most popular hit after "Bridge Over Troubled Water".

Rata-tat-tat · April 06, 2012, 04:14:19 PM

Kewl cover... Not an easy one to cover. Simply wonderful...nice harmonies. Always liked Simon & Garfunkel.

Facemask93 · April 06, 2012, 05:30:48 PM

hey , nice cover my friend , those harmonies are sweet , & i like the guitar picking , got that just right

Rob

Tony H · April 07, 2012, 06:08:32 AM

Good work. This holds true to the original in both sound and feel.

lg · April 07, 2012, 06:45:31 AM

Absolutely agree with all the above comments!
Paul Simon is one of the greatest song writers ever I believe.
Excellent cover Tom!

LG

Geir · April 07, 2012, 11:01:20 AM

Excellent cover !

launched · April 07, 2012, 11:56:20 AM

Fabulous cover - Sounds great at 80K, too. FYI, a 192 or 224K would fit within the 6mb upload limit.

Anyway, well done, impeccable vocals and instrumentation!

Mark

64Guitars · April 09, 2012, 01:59:47 PM

Great cover, Tom. Please tell us a little about how you recorded it. Did you play all of the instruments? Are the drums real, a drum machine, or loops? Which recorder or software did you use? I was surprised at the amount of background noise in the first few seconds and at the end. Almost like tape hiss. We don't usually hear that with modern digital recordings. Or was there some noisey electronics in the signal path?