Playlist: The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel in Bloomington, MN

2014's
Playlist: The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel
is a straight-up reissue of the legendary folk-pop duo's 1972
Greatest Hits
collection, a 14-track sampler culled from their five studio albums that served as the gateway drug for millions of fans over the years. It may lack the breadth of headier anthologies like 2003's 40-track
Essential Simon & Garfunkel
, or the definitive
Columbia Studio Recordings, 1964-1970
box set, but it presents a solid and streamlined set that's sure to please listeners both casual and devoted. ~ James Christopher Monger