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Leonard Cohen "you want it darker"
Spotify listen:
my knowledge of LC is pretty poor...
I only own "songs of leonard cohen" and "songs of love and hate"
plus a compilation...
musically, I like it, its almost atmospheric in places,
the backing vocals are a highlight, almost ethereal throughout,
lyrically, its very good IMO also...
Cohen's vocals are gravelly, almost as if they belong in a
smoky blues club somewhere....
i think they suit the album and the offset of the angelic backing
vocals add another dimension to the album...
it was a pleasant surprise after his last two efforts,
i wont even hazard a guess as to whether MH, who is a big LC fan
will like this one or not, i guess time will tell...
from the album:
[video=youtube;v0nmHymgM7Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0nmHymgM7Y[/video]
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you generally don't read anything until you've listened for yourself and made up your own mind, I get that mate, not a problem,
it will be interesting to hear your take on the album though (being the huge fan you are.)
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#4 on debut in the UK this week
#6 on debut in Australia this week
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enters the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart this week at #10
courtesy of YouTube
only Cohen's second top 10 album here
after the last 3 bombed for me I had low expectations for this one
they were easily exceeded
of course he can't sing, he's Cohen
needed more percussion
but the lyrics and use of strings won me over
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[video=youtube;yvRZslZ75b4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvRZslZ75b4[/video]
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maybe he'll bring out a Christmas album next year or a duet album with Bob Dylan...LOL
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forgot to add
that cover pic looks just like my dad did
hope that didn't influence my opinion
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Leonard Cohen really should have been in the running for that Nobel Prize - perhaps he was â who knows? Frankly, if I were on a panel deciding between Bob and Mr C, Iâm not sure Iâd be up to the task!
I got around to listening to this the other day, also purposely not reading anything beforehand â just havenât had the opportunity to comment up to now. He doesnât really sing much, which is not hugely surprising since his vocal register has sunk to previously unplumbed depths (compared to some years back, at any rate, and it was never very high to begin with!) â quite a lot of spoken word and I donât mind that, I think it suits the content.
This album is not for the faint of heart! Deeply personal, raw and unflinchingly honest â I wouldnât be at all surprised if it becomes some kind of a benchmark in terms of it being an examination of, and anthem for, the scourge of aging. Itâs like an extended confessional with occasional wry and dry relief which rescues it from being impossibly angst-ridden. Not a comfortable thing to do â face the prospect of oneâs mortality. Denial is common ground for most of us, and I think heâs choosing to ârage, rage against the dying of lightâ in his own inimitable fashion which, it has to be said, is incredibly assured and sophisticated despite (and maybe even because of) the juxtapositions in the content.
I particularly noticed the sounds of various places of worship; the cantor on the first track, for example, and thereâs a lot of organ about â âOn the Levelâ has quite a gospel feel IMHO. There are also heavenly creatures scattered about in abundance, as well as their darker counterparts â go figure! And heâs far from âout of the picture ⦠leaving the gameâ just yet! Thereâs something defiant and right up-to-date about the way this sounds â nothing anachronistic at all.
As to the title, there are such deep, dark silences spread throughout the album that I found myself almost inhaling the sounds rather than them simply entering my brain via those antennae on the side of the head! Another one for the ever expanding âto purchaseâ list â¦.
[video=youtube;M0uq5cgd2So]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0uq5cgd2So[/video]
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^^
that was my elaboration
thanks
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LOL...
I wrote mine piece in layman's terms and gave the draft to Ruby so she could copy it.
Damn you girl, you've made us both look stupid again!
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