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This 1965 Canadian documentary captures Leonard Cohen just as he was poised to translate his notoriety as a novelist and poet into a parallel identity as a singer-songwriter. If the latter role would bring him his broadest and most enduring audience, these glimpses of a still youthful Cohen underscore the Montreal native’s prevailing [...]
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Judy Collins met Leonard Cohen in 1966, at a time when the young Canadian was uncertain about his skills both as a songwriter and a singer. Collins responded powerfully to his music, assuring him that his performance and compositions were alluring and potent. She subsequently covered a number of his songs, and she [...]
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Leonard Cohen: Under Review 1935-1977 is typical of the other volumes in the Under Review series: detailed, thorough, almost scholarly in their approach, these well-made and often fascinating volumes may not interest the casual fan, but will prove rewarding for those looking for a deeper investigation into the work of some complex, left-of-center [...]
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If ever an artist deserved the tribute-album treatment, it’s Leonard Cohen, an intermittently fascinating songwriter but perhaps the worst singer to ever release more than one major-label album. Cohen has never written a song which couldn’t be improved by someone else singing it, and it’s no coincidence that he’s been the subject of [...]
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If ever an artist deserved the tribute-album treatment, it’s Leonard Cohen, an intermittently fascinating songwriter but perhaps the worst singer to ever release more than one major-label album. Cohen has never written a song which couldn’t be improved by someone else singing it, and it’s no coincidence that he’s been the subject of [...]
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“…Beautifully conceived..a rewarding listening experience…every bit the equal of Jennifer Warnes’ classic Cohen tribute Famous Blue Raincoat.” –Michael Tearson, Sing Out Magazine ,Summer 2005
Leonard Cohens gruff voice has kept many from properly appreciating the brilliance and utter romanticism of his songs. Perla Batalla here lovingly [...]
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Each Essential Limited Edition 3.0 expanded 3-CD set features the biggest hits and best-loved songs from superstar artists, including material not previously available in an Essential package. Definitive, career-spanning and comprehensive, The Essential 3.0 series features all of the must-have selections from the biggest names in music history–now with [...]
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Canadian poet Leonard Cohen sings with great weight and authority and his lyrics are among the most elegant and scripted of the rock era. This collection is culled from his past three albums (1988’s I’m Your Man, 1992’s The Future, and 1994’s Cohen Live) and shows a man whose voice has deepened to [...]
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Leonard Cohen is famous as a major seller in much of the world outside the U.S., the Canadian singer-songwriter’s adoptive home; in Europe, this album’s title is Greatest Hits. Even listeners barely familiar with Cohen’s name will know “Suzanne” and “Bird on a Wire,” but those oft-covered numbers are the least of it. [...]
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