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Music CD - Leonard Cohen: Essential Leonard Cohen
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Music CD: Essential Leonard Cohen
Artist: Leonard Cohen
List Price: $24.98
Our Price: $13.59
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks:
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1. Suzanne
2. The Stranger Song
3. Sisters of Mercy
4. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbyen
5. So Long, Marianne
6. Bird on a Wire
7. The Partisan
8. Famous Blue Raincoat
9. Chelsea Hotel No. 2
10. Take This Longing
11. Who by Fire
12. The Guests
13. Hallelujah
14. If It Be Your Will
15. Night Comes On
16. I'm Your Man
17. Everybody Knows
18. Tower of Song
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0696998688421
Format: Limited Edition
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: 2002-10-22
Studio: Sony
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: The Essential Leonard Cohen
Comment: The songs on this cd are classic Cohen. If you like Leonard Cohen, you will love this cd. Turn down the lights, turn the volume up, sit down and just contemplate his voice and words. An awesome poet, songwriter, singer.
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Summary: Learn Something New
Comment: I did not know who Leonard Cohen was until XM radio - then I heard a program of his music ---- he really was amazing and I love the "gruff" kind of voice - just adds to his music -- somehow even songs you know from other more well-known people sound better when he sings his own music.
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Summary: A master collection..
Comment: I'll admit it. Before listening to this album, I had only the slightest idea of who Leonard Cohen was - he was, to me, merely a name mentioned in a Nirvana song and, well, actually, that's it. He was a name.
I don't remember how exactly I came to own the album, or how I managed to live my life for so long without even knowing about the man, but upon first listen, I was in love - Mr. Cohen's voice is like the smooth, comforting voice of a father or grandfather trying to explain to you the secrets of life way before you can even begin to comprehend them - everything, in fact - he is the complete package - a master of his trade and this, this essential collection a master collection. Granted there are probably a few songs missing - as there are on ALL 'Essential Collection' albums, but if you are new Mr. Cohen, and you want something that'll give you the most for your buck, this album is it. A five star review has never come so easily.
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Summary: Pretty Darn Good Collection yet not perfect
Comment: First of all, I HATE how they, for the most part, put these TWO disc CDs together... it's a mess to get to one, or two, and then you're scratching them and... well, pretty darn good collection... and it starts off with Suzanne and takes you all the way through every album even four tracks from his latest "10 New Songs" and I'm greatful for that, since the song "A Thousand Kisses Deep" is one of the best songs he's done since "Everybody Knows" - in my opinion. I want my band to cover "Waiting for the Miracle" and it's up in the air right now... I imagine the beginning, slow with heavy Melvins-esque guitar riff. But, to the point, it's a great collection but where is "The Butcher" or "Avalanche" - instead we get the ridiculously sythesized "Closing Time" - the lyrics to that music amuses me which I don't think is supposed to be the point. I mean, the only reason I listen to the song THE FUTURE is because of the first verse....
Point is, is if you're a NEW COHEN FAN... go buy his FIRST "Best Of..." Collection. Then, after that, you gotta check out his stuff after and the best collection of it is RIGHT HERE, from Halleelujah to Love Itself - 19 of his best songs with his "second voice." Am I happy I bought it? HELL YEAH.
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Summary: Essential!
Comment: This collection is so beautiful. I especially love the newer songs, because I did not have them in my collection. And the older songs just simply remind me of my young days. Long live Leonard!!!
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Editorial Reviews:
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This two-disc retrospective traces the Canadian bard's musical maturity from poet and novelist who sang a little to multidimensional artist whose oracular vocals and increasingly rich arrangements are every bit as compelling as his verse. Even when Cohen came to prominence through the 1960s songcraft of "Suzanne" and "Bird on a Wire," the "folksinger" tag never really fit. Later highlights ranging from the deadpan drollery of "Tower of Song" and "Everybody Knows" to the apocalyptic anthemry of "First We Take Manhattan" and "Democracy" suggest that other labels might be more appropriate: cabaret surrealist, spiritual gadfly, sensual prophet, agent provocateur. Cohen chose the selections, drawing more than half of the 31 tracks from three landmark albums--his 1967 debut Songs of Leonard Cohen, 1988's I'm Your Man, and 1992's The Future--along with four from 2001's Ten New Songs. The collection justifies its title as deep as it goes, though it's a shame that Cohen's commercial profile couldn't justify the more elaborate box set his artistry warrants (one that would at least include lyrics and musician credits). Those who sample the consistently inspired music here might come to the conclusion that everything Cohen records is essential. --Don McLeese
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