Leonard Cohen thread

[stip]

I think Come Healing is one of my favorite songs of the last decade

[LetMeSleep]

New Album Sept 22
http://www.uncut.co.uk/leonard-cohen-to ... ember-news

[kreng]

every time i see this thread pop up out of nowhere i think he's dead.

[ridleybradout]

New Album Sept 22
http://www.uncut.co.uk/leonard-cohen-to ... ember-news

That's some god-awful graphic design right there
Seriously, it looks like it was done by an 80 year old (the man himself?)

New song: Almost Like The Blues

[Heathen]

holy shit

[Jorge]

Wow.

Is the song any good? Can't play it now. I really liked Old Ideas.

[stip]

picture a thousand kisses deep meets The Future

[stip]

and yes

[stip]

it's very good

[ridleybradout]

The new album didn't really grab me on the first few listens, but I'm looking forward to this:

http://www.leonardcohen.com/ca/news/leo ... ber-2-2014

The first (and only) release of a complete Leonard Cohen concert to be shot in high definition, Live In Dublin will be available in 3CD/DVD, 3CD/Blu-ray and digital configurations.

Set 1
Dance Me to the End of Love
The Future
Bird on the Wire
Everybody Knows
Who By Fire
The Gypsy's Wife
Darkness
Amen
Come Healing
Lover Lover Lover
Anthem

Set 2
Tower of Song
Suzanne
Chelsea Hotel #2
Waiting for the Miracle
The Partisan
In My Secret Life
Alexandra Leaving (Sharon Robinson)
I'm Your Man
Recitation w/ N.L.
Hallelujah
Take this Waltz

Encore
So Long, Marianne
Going Home
First We Take Manhattan
Famous Blue Raincoat
If It Be Your Will (Webb Sisters)
Closing Time
I Tried to Leave You
Save the Last Dance for Me

DVD Bonus songs
Show Me The Place – Halifax, NS, Canada – April 13, 2013 – Halifax Metro Centre
Anyhow – St. John's, NL, Canada – April 20, 2013 – Mile One Centre
Different Sides – St. John, NB, Canada – April 15, 2013 – Harbour Station

[Kevin Davis]

This basically looks like the "Live in London" album, just with the "Old Ideas"'songs added. His third live album in five years.

"Popular Problems" is pretty good -- it and "Old Ideas" give each other some context, and there is some characteristically strong writing throughout even if none of it feels remotely fresh or surprising. After ten plus years listening to this guy I find his perpetual need for an aesthetic coach increasingly less endearing -- namely, the fact that he continually insists on giving such an undue fraction of most of his songs over to serviceable but characterless female vocalists who undercut the gravitas of his own voice every time out, especially since here more than ever they constantly seem to be tripping over each other rhythmically. Of course, I remember the Casios, so I am reluctant to look a gift horse in the mouth.

[ridleybradout]

I'm with you KD - I'm surprised he hasn't used the 'sublime Webb Sisters' for either album, as they do a great job in concert.

I'm more than happy to have yet another live video/album - I liked the way he minimised the overlap from Live in London and Songs from the Road, and this new one looks like a mix of both with the new songs thrown in which should be good.

Hopefully the cinematography of this will be better than Live in London, which was basically just the feed on the screens at the show hastily thrown onto DVD (i.e. mostly close-ups, no wide/crowd shots to give you a sense of the show). Though I'm not encouraged by the haphazard approach to artwork etc these days!

[stip]

This basically looks like the "Live in London" album, just with the "Old Ideas"'songs added. His third live album in five years.

"Popular Problems" is pretty good -- it and "Old Ideas" give each other some context, and there is some characteristically strong writing throughout even if none of it feels remotely fresh or surprising. After ten plus years listening to this guy I find his perpetual need for an aesthetic coach increasingly less endearing -- namely, the fact that he continually insists on giving such an undue fraction of most of his songs over to serviceable but characterless female vocalists who undercut the gravitas of his own voice every time out, especially since here more than ever they constantly seem to be tripping over each other rhythmically. Of course, I remember the Casios, so I am reluctant to look a gift horse in the mouth.

the first time my wife heard the album version of dance me to the end of love she turned to me (we were in the car) and said 'what the hell is this shit'?

[Heathen]

She's probably used to that feeling now.

[stip]

I finally got around to Popular Problems. It's a very solid album for an 80 year old man, and the first two songs are bad ass. They're like the best moments on Old Ideas without the specter of death hanging over them (though that's what made the best stuff on that album some of his best stuff ever)

[stip]

To answer KD's year old point about the backing vocals, at this point I assume he uses background singers so he can sleep with them during the recording process.

[stip]

and because why not


My top 10 Leonard Cohen

1. Come Healing
2. The Future
3. Dance me to the End of Love
4. The Guests
5. Story of Issac
6. Diamonds in the Mine
7. Take this Waltz
8. Suzanne
9. Going Home
10.Suzanne


I think those first two songs from Popular Problems probably won't crack the top 10 but they're likely top 15.

[Kevin Davis]

"Diamonds in the Mine" is a great choice -- I am going to listen to that album today, it's been ages.

[epilogue]

and because why not


My top 10 Leonard Cohen

1. Come Healing
2. The Future
3. Dance me to the End of Love
4. The Guests
5. Story of Issac
6. Diamonds in the Mine
7. Take this Waltz
8. Suzanne
9. Going Home
10.Suzanne


I think those first two songs from Popular Problems probably won't crack the top 10 but they're likely top 15.

[stip]

hmmm. what did I leave off?