Leonard Cohen

Thoughts_Arrive
Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
edited March 2013 in Other Music
Anyone a fan?
I've started reading about him online after seeing one of his songs played on a music video show last night.
Plus he is mentioned in Kurt's lyrics for Pennyroyal Tea.
Listening to his song samples now on Allmusic.com
Anyone recommend any albums as starting points?
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  • pearljam133
    pearljam133 Posts: 202
    Everybody Knows is a good song. Not too familiar with individual albums though.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Oh man, yeah. Leonard Cohen. Absolutely. Here's one of my favorites:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY2mrKKxLMk
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  • SD48277
    SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    I'll probably get some flack for saying this, but, for me, he is similar to Dylan--phenomenal song writer, but I don't necessarily want to hear him singing his own songs. Sometimes, yes; most of the time, not so much. There is a good movie that came out a few years ago, "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man." It mixes him talking about his life with footage of a concert in his honor. Check it out. And, of course, there is Jeff Buckley's fantastic cover of Hallelujah.
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    I learned of him from the rate thread, I love him! I am all about a baritone :D

    He's going to be here at the Fox this Friday...
    would love to go listen but the my pockets are not that deep these days.
  • Eraserhead
    Eraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,981
    Saw him in Manchester a couple of years ago. Amazing show - he was onstage for 3hrs and finished with Famous Blue Raincoat.

    Check out Songs of Leonard Cohen and The Future.
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  • curlygirly9
    curlygirly9 Vancouver, WA Posts: 1,872
    Love. I'm sure you actually know more of his songs than you know, ie. The Sopranos theme (Woke Up This Morning), Jeff Buckley's famous cover of Hallelujah, Nick Cave's I'm Your Man, etc. And yes, Kurt was a fan.

    Waiting for the Miracle:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-E53gmeO-8

    First We Take Manhattan
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTC_fD598A

    Tower of Song
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiAuXRK3Ogk
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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    I loved his two songs on the Natural Born Killers Soundtrack. I got one of his albums and I kinda forgot about it though.. I'll have to dig it up and re-listen.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665
    I love him. I think he's washed up now - he just doesn't sound good anymore - but he has done some amazing work. The Future, Tower Of Song, First We Take Manhattan, Everybody Knows, I'm Your Man, Waiting For The Miracle, Anthem, Halleluiah ...... Oh so good!
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  • Drowned Out
    Drowned Out Posts: 6,056
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    I love him. I think he's washed up now - he just doesn't sound good anymore - but he has done some amazing work. The Future, Tower Of Song, First We Take Manhattan, Everybody Knows, I'm Your Man, Waiting For The Miracle, Anthem, Halleluiah ...... Oh so good!
    :lol:
    Can't help but chuckle that you're saying a 78 year old is 'washed up now'. Damn, I hope I make it anywhere near that long before people start writing me off :)
    The guy is an amazing poet...
  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    edited March 2013
    the "Essential Leonard Coen" is a great collection of his work. I recommend that one. 8-) It's a great starting point. 8-) even though it's a greatest hits kind of thing.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Cohen's "Suzanne" and "Sisters of Mercy" alone- not to mention others- will be around as long as we are. And I don't think it's just the writing- for me it's his voice too.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,665
    Drowned Out wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    I love him. I think he's washed up now - he just doesn't sound good anymore - but he has done some amazing work. The Future, Tower Of Song, First We Take Manhattan, Everybody Knows, I'm Your Man, Waiting For The Miracle, Anthem, Halleluiah ...... Oh so good!
    :lol:
    Can't help but chuckle that you're saying a 78 year old is 'washed up now'. Damn, I hope I make it anywhere near that long before people start writing me off :)
    The guy is an amazing poet...
    Well, it's just that his latest album sounded really bad. Yeah, of course it's because he's really old - has to be expected!
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  • Eraserhead
    Eraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,981
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    I loved his two songs on the Natural Born Killers Soundtrack. I got one of his albums and I kinda forgot about it though.. I'll have to dig it up and re-listen.

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  • motorcade
    motorcade Posts: 108
    Eraserhead wrote:
    Saw him in Manchester a couple of years ago. Amazing show - he was onstage for 3hrs and finished with Famous Blue Raincoat.

    Check out Songs of Leonard Cohen and The Future.

    Saw him in London on the same tour...mesmerising performance, quality band too!

    Songs Of Love And Hate is my favourite album, includes 'Avalanche' also covered by Nick Cave on From Her To Eternity.
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  • Eraserhead
    Eraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,981
    motorcade wrote:
    Eraserhead wrote:
    Saw him in Manchester a couple of years ago. Amazing show - he was onstage for 3hrs and finished with Famous Blue Raincoat.

    Check out Songs of Leonard Cohen and The Future.

    Saw him in London on the same tour...mesmerising performance, quality band too!

    Songs Of Love And Hate is my favourite album, includes 'Avalanche' also covered by Nick Cave on From Her To Eternity.

    Hope I'm in that good spirits and health when I'm in my 70s!
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Last night I purchased:

    Songs of Leonard Cohen
    Songs from a room
    Songs of love and hate
    The Essential Leonard Cohen

    Yet to listen to them.
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    red mos wrote:
    the "Essential Leonard Coen" is a great collection of his work. I recommend that one. 8-) It's a great starting point. 8-) even though it's a greatest hits kind of thing.

    Bought it. ;)
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I love the song 'So Long, Marianne'.
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  • curlygirly9
    curlygirly9 Vancouver, WA Posts: 1,872
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    I love the song 'So Long, Marianne'.

    8-)
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  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    red mos wrote:
    the "Essential Leonard Coen" is a great collection of his work. I recommend that one. 8-) It's a great starting point. 8-) even though it's a greatest hits kind of thing.

    Bought it. ;)

    nice! 8-) . I really enjoy this one cause like you, one day I was wanting to expand my music collection. A retail store had a special on Essential albums for like 3 for $25 bucks.
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