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Well, Bookends took a long time to (write and) record indeed, and I remember reading somewhere that part of the delays were due both to Paul's writer's block and to Artie not feeling too well for some periods of time through 67/68. But I may be wrong. Or it may be false anyway.

Nevermind what they went through to make it though, as they did a marvelous job on that album. Saying that Bookends is not "put together adequately" is bullshit, artist.

Anyway, thanks to this "Hell was frozen over" I now have a picture of Paul and Artie burnt in my brain: them begging some CBS boss, possibly Mr Davis himself, in a Jake Blues style. Ifkyk.

"Honest! I ran outta gas. I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from outta town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake, a terrible flood, locusts! It wasn't my fault! I swear to God!"

Today’s episode of ‘reviews that use a whole lot of words to say nothing of value,’ featuring a very odd series of attempted insults towards Bookends. Supposedly “hell was frozen over” during the writing/recording process and “Simon and Garfunkel were unable to really put it together adequately.”

A few people might disagree 💀

The Daily Bruin, 04/18/68