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Leonard Cohen - Essential Leonard Cohen Audio CD

A fair review of the Leonard Cohen "Essential Leonard Cohen" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Leonard Cohen reviews here, or go back to the Leonard Cohen tabs.

Leonard Cohen Band: Leonard Cohen
Title: Essential Leonard Cohen
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Release Date: 2002-10-22
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Suzanne 2: The Stranger Song 3: Sisters of Mercy 4: Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbyen 5: So Long, Marianne 6: Bird on a Wire 7: The Partisan 8: Famous Blue Raincoat 9: Chelsea Hotel No. 2 10: Take This Longing 11: Who by Fire 12: The Guests 13: Hallelujah 14: If It Be Your Will 15: Night Comes On 16: I'm Your Man 17: Everybody Knows 18: Tower of Song 19: Ain't No Cure for Love 20: Take This Waltz 21: First We Take Manhattan 22: Dance Me to the End of Love (live) 23: The Future 24: Democracy 25: Waiting for the Miracle 26: Closing Time 27: Anthem 28: In My Secret Life 29: Alexandra Leaving 30: A Thousand Kisses Deep 31: Love Itself

Leonard Cohen
I am impressed on the speed. This CD came in fast and in condition that was listed.


Like his unique sound.
Nice mellow music to listen to while driving. I have enjoyed Leonard Cohen's unique sound.


Wish I could have picked the tracks for this one...
I have been a Cohen fan since before he made his first album (he came to public attention first with a novel) and saw him in concert around 1971. Whoever did the choosing, Leonard or a label executive, concentrated on too many gloomy songs for my taste. How could "Joan of Arc" be left off an "essential" collection? How could "The Captain" from his "Various Positions" album? There were other songs from that release included here, but none as good as the one I like. Leonard has not created a slew of happy songs, true, but the ones that exist are just as worthy as his lengthy, poetic, dirge-like compositions. Too many of those on here, in my view. Still, especially on Disc One, there are lots of good things. I found my copy of this at a bargain price, so I am happy. . . but it could have been much better with a different mix of songs from his 45-year career.


to bad about the arrangements
Leonard's voice has enough 'depth and mood' to save humanity and the arrangements just make it sentimental. I love his voice, and I think his words are profoundly moving, but i find the the background 'noise' fack strings and washes annoying (to be kind) - it's like jazz musicians who must have a 'strings' album which only dilutes the strength of their voice on the instrument.


Excellent!
Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!. If you're a Cohen fan (and you will be after listening to this one) this is the album to get.


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