Leonard Cohen - Essential Leonard Cohen
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Free Music Review: Cohen's Crowning acheivement...
Hit: 5 Stars
This magnificent collection belongs in every serious songwriter's archives. Never mind that after hearing it you might never pick up your pen again. I can think of no other writer whose lyrics are more concise, piercing, bewitching, prophetic and profound. Cohen's melodies are deceptively simple yet memorable; he surrounds himself with the creme de la creme of vocalists and backup musicians, who help to create real art...not chart-driven drivel.This is food for the heart, for the head, for the restless soul and the weary spirit. Finally, somebody understands you...
Free Music Review: Essential Leonard Cohen
Hit: 5 Stars
If you are a Leonard Cohen fan--you NEED this CD--over an hour of Leonard---and, very, very affordable!
I was worried that I'd get ripped off because I'm in Canada --NOOO!
I'm both impressed with the CD, the price, and the service.
I got it on Amazon.com--and worried about the border stuff.
Thought I'd pay 50 bucks for the border stuff(been there, done that)--Hey, I LOVE Leonard--so I'd pay whatever! I WANTED THE CD!!
NOPE! The price I was quoted when I got it on the internet was the price I was charged
Ola Meawasige, in Canada.
Free Music Review: No comparison
Hit: 5 Stars
Those who unfavorably compare Leonard Cohen's recording of his own song "Hallelujah" with the versions by Allison Crowe and Jeff Buckley are missing the point. Have they listened to the lyrics? The narrator is world-weary, rueful, broken, a sorrowful and wise survivor. Much as I admire Crowe and Buckley and their ability generally to cover other songwriters' material, they didn't convey (or perhaps even fully comprehend) the song's profound heartbreak and desolate beauty. Cohen lived it, and tells it. Listen again.Free Music Review: Beautiful and intelligent
Hit: 5 Stars
I listen to this album constantly, which includes songs chronologically from the beginning of Cohen's career to his most recent work - beautiful melodies, intelligent lyrics, and the sweetest harmonies this side of heaven. What amazes me is that his voice becomes stonger, his singing more confident, and the arrangements more complex the older he gets. In his Buddhist practice, i believe Leonard has reached boddhisattvahood. He makes a fine example of just how hip an elder can be.Free Music Review: This will do fine -- for now
Hit: 5 Stars
Many Cohen fans will argue that Essential is Everything and I won't dispute that thought one bit. However, for a collection that showcases the breadth and depth of Cohen's work, this CD is a lovely addition and a great value. It's also a good start for people who came to Cohen late or lost their original Cohens in a conversion from vinyl to CD. Nice mastering work and the collection does more than just hit the highlights.
Rebecca Kyle, May 2009