Original Soundtrack - Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
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Free Music Notes for Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Free Music Review: a different view from the "spotlights"
Hit: 5 Stars
After seeing the film, I immediately ordered the soundtrack and have listened to the CD many times over. Half of the songs hold up to repeat play very well; others get tiresome. I offer this opinion as a different take than many others, including the current spotlight reviewers. The highlight by far is the "Tower of Song," sung on track 1 by Martha Wainwright and again on the final track 16 by Lenonard Cohen himself, accompanied by U2. Listen to these two songs back to back: Martha's youthful emotional yearning is haunting and Leonard brings his deep voice and older wiser nuance to the lyrics in a slower longer version. (I disagree with others about U2's Bono--the timbre of his voice contrasts and fits nicely with Leonard's on the stanza in the middle that he sings.) Other songs that wear well over repeated play: If It Be Your Will, Antony; I Can't Forget, Jarvis Cocker; The Traitor, Martha Wainwright; Suzanne, Nick Cave et al; The Future, Teddy Thompson. On the other hand, Rufus Wainwright gets tiresome (too one-note, especially on Everybody Knows--I liked the timbre of his voice a lot at first, but have cancelled plans to buy one of his CDs); others I have to skip over now include Thompson, Tonight Will Be Fine; M. Wainwright and McGarrigles, Winter Lady (poor rendition); and The Handsome Family, Famous Blue Raincoat. All in all though, great music. Free Music Review: See it to believe it
Hit: 4 Stars
For Mr Cohen live is always best. The documentary of this same title is second best, and this CD, drawn from the documentary, ranks a distant third.
But even a distant third for a Leonard Cohen cover CD is way better than many artists' best efforts. Don't miss this one. Pay particular attention to Antony's offering.
And to have U2 serving as BACKUP band while Cohen himself sings one of the greatest songs ever written about love and music simultaneously? -- Who'da thunk it.
This CD tries admirably to put it all together, and the artists participating clearly get it about Cohen. The direction they're all headed may not be clear, and they may not be there yet, but one perceives that there is something well worth aiming for, "a hundred floors above me, in the Tower of Song."
Free Music Review: Cohen Fete
Hit: 5 Stars
I am a great fan of Cohen's music and voice (less so of the man) and have many of his albums. Despite that fact, after seeing the movie "I'm Your Man," I had to have this album as well. Consisting of Cohen's songs sung by others, including several members of the Wainwright/McGarrigle family, the soundtrack was superb. I'd never heard of Antony before but am hooked on his version of "If It Be Your Will." The only disappointment was that the album did not include the soul-melting rendition of "1000 Kisses Deep" that was in the movie. The least appealing song was "Tower of Song," the only song sung by Cohen (w/ U2), but it is one of my least favorites.
Free Music Review: Fabulous & Friendly Variations
Hit: 4 Stars
Good work in preserving the respect due to this major songwriter/sage. Really enjoyable on repeated listening, especially contrasting "Tower of Song"s and the standout cuts by Nick Cave, Teddy Thompson, Rufus Wainwright, Antony. Only complaint: Where's "Hallelujah"? It was in the documentary--and it was great!Free Music Review: A Treasure for Leonard Cohen Fans
Hit: 5 Stars
Aside from this soundtrack is the film which features most of these songs being performed at an Australian tribute concert. That unto itself may be a better buy when the time comes, as it hopefully will have extra performances available, not to mention the visual joy of watching Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Jarvis Cocker, Antony, Nick Cave and the rest dig into Cohen's brilliant and immensely poetic words. Like Bob Dylan, Cohen's canon is so great that a multitude of artists can recreate it's parts and reveal the depths of the song and themselves...I don't know why Rufus Wainwright's Hallelujah performance isn't here, and Famous Blue Raincoat, The Guests, and if memory serves, Bird on a Wire weren't in the theatrical release of the film. A great album, but I still hope for a fully loaded DVD!