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Binding: LP RecordEAN: 0886971595017 Format: Import Label: Columbia/Legacy Euro Manufacturer: Columbia/Legacy Euro Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Columbia/Legacy Euro Release Date: October 08, 2007 Studio: Columbia/Legacy Euro Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential recording: Time has been extraordinarily kind to Songs of Leonard Cohen. While it attracted considerable fanfare upon its release in 1968, not everyone was immediately captured by its dusky charms. Randy Newman, for one, couldn't resist the temptation to parody "Suzanne," the album's brooding opener, on his 12 Songs album. (Conversely, director Robert Altman brilliantly drew upon the dirges here for the soundtrack to his classic anti-western, McCabe and Mrs. Miller.) But what some once found to be pretentious and affected has come to feel penetrating and ageless. Seeded with what have become signature songs of the Canadian wordsmith ("Sisters of Mercy," "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye," "So Long, Marianne"), the album has a narcotic quality that owes as much to producer/musical director John Simon's inspired folk-baroque soundscapes as to Cohen's lofty lyrics and earth-bound vocals. --Steven Stolder Album Description: Vinyl Classics reissue of his 1968 debut album comes as a vinyl look-a-like CD that's packaged in a die-cut see-through slipcase. 10 tracks. Sony. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Legendary debutThe lilting poetry of Suzanne lures the listener into Cohen's world of romantic despair while introducing the essence of his sound: a deep monotone framed by sublime female backing vocals over simple but engaging melodies. Master Song, Winter Lady and Stranger Song reinforce the desolate landscape although the melodies are less immediate. Cohen's genius shines brightly on the immortal Sisters Of Mercy, a strange mixture of the spiritual and the sensual that must be one of the most beautiful musical ... Read More Rating: - They don't write songs like they used to......Yeah, I know, I sound like an ole curmudgeon, well I am and am happy to be so. I was living on the island of Ibiza back in the '60's when this album arrived in Santa Eulalia on the back of a Harley. Like many of us who were fortunate enough to have been around back then and lived to tell tall tales, Leonard does not get older, just ages like fine wine. A couple of other albums that appeared in Art's Bar around that time were Nashville Skyline and The White Album. We were/are blessed to have had such ... Read More Rating: - Broke my heart 25 years ago, & still breaking it...I love this work, second only to "Songs of Love and Hate". Cohen is fabulous, not only his amazing lyrics, but his ability to interpret them uniquely. Try "Winter Lady" for the coldest pain of love, and "Suzanne" for the warmest wonder of love. All of the songs on this album presage the mysticism that will haunt and inspire all of Cohen's work. Rating: - Simply arranged, beautifully performed. A Cohen masterpiece.I got the urge to listen to this disc today. It's been a long time since I've listened to it in its entirety. Collected here are some of Cohen's strongest songs, the ones he will be remembered for: "Suzanne," "So Long, Marianne," "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye," and "The Stranger Song." Cohen, in his world-weary way, sounds so young on these songs! "Songs of Leonard Cohen" was my first introduction to Cohen's music. I bought a used LP at a thrift shop for fifty cents and I became ... Read More Rating: - Leonard Cohen, singer and poetI finally bought a cd of Mr Cohen's after reading that Bob Seger was listening to his latest. It is excellent with superior lyrics with great melody and presentation. He is frequently compared to Bobby Dylan, with some truth, however his songs sometimes have too much in common- a more diverse tempo would help- such as from Dylan where " the times are always changing". I think I read he is coming out with a new book of poetry, possibly to be part of the ... Read More |
