Leonard Cohen
 

i think there aren't any threads about him, but i'm sure many of you listen to his music and enjoy it :D

i've started listening to him recently but i absolutely love some of the songs i've heard, like "Suzanne", "Winter Lady", "The stranger song", "Lover Lover Lover" and there are more :love:

so.... what d'ya think (hint, hint) :hphones:

never heard of him

Great Canadian musician. My favorite is Famous Blue Raincoat, it's a sonnet about his brother.

i've only heard of him in 'pennyroyal tea'.....

didn't that make you wanna find out who he is??

yeah, but i'm lazy.....i wanna find out about lots of people i have a list, just need to work on the execution part..

hehe...i'm sorry, royal canadian air farce total ruined him for me....now i just think he's funny....

no, the songs are REALLY sad...

man, you guys surprise me!! Leonard Cohen... COME ON!!

yeah, but that's what makes his music so funny now, because they did a number about him...and now i can't take him seriously anymore...

^that's sad=funny=sad=funny

get it? :D

He makes me want to cut my ears of with a butter knife.

Jeez, never fear, I'm here and a massive Leonard Cohen fan! Big time, the guy's amazing. I reeeeeeeeeeeeeally love his version of Sweet Jane.

Surprisingly.... :rolleyes:

good thing you showed up :D

how come you haven't started a thread yet? nah, i don't blame ya, look how many people like him on here....

I like him too..That's three atleast haha

Answered your own question there! Seriously though, I haven't started threads on most of the artists/bands I like, I really don't have enough time to be honest! I try to suggest newer things that people may not have heard yet, I thought Leonard Cohen was pretty standard basic listening for anyone who likes music, I didn't realise so few people were interested or had heard his work!

What albums of his have you listened to?

His first three albums are flawless. Essential listening i think. He then went on a steady decline up until I'm Your Man

i think his version of Hallelujah was lame, jeff buckley done it real justice imho

I'm a big fan of Death Of a Ladies' Man, but otherwise I agree his other releases during that time aren't so great.

It's between I'm Your Man, the Future and Songs Of Leonard Cohen when it comes to my favourite.

John Cale was the one that rearranged it, Jeff Buckley basically transposed it to guitar. Not that I don't love JB's version, but he can't get much credit.

Cohen has also recently gone public about being sick and tired of the song. he's done more than write hallelujah.

Don't blame him. To be honest, it's far from one of my favourites anyway.

Great lyricist.

But I'm just not into that kinda music, it's way too sedated for my tastes.

His later stuff, especially on I'm Your Man and the Future, are a bit more lively with a lot less focus on the vocals and guitars. Those two albums are definitely worth a shot if his music's something you can picture yourself getting into.

i don't blame him in the least. it's like you can't escape that song. even before opening the thread i knew that it was going to be a recent topic of discussion and sure enough...

i've been told so many times how much i was supposed to respect and admire that song because i was also a canadian musician. the adulation seems forced at this point, kind of like how anyone who liked indie music a few years ago absolutely HAD to be all over the smiths and joy division.

To me, Cohen peaked at his debut and steadily went downhill after that. I don't listen to any of his albums outside of the debut. I tried to get into Songs From a Room and Songs of Love and Hate but could not.

I meant to type I don't blame him - I often give the prefixes a miss like that (comes with being English) :D . There are about a dozen of his songs I think artists could make more interesting covers of, Suzanne, Story Of Isaac and Famous Blue Raincoat among them.

ahhhh it's all good hahaha a momentary lapse in cross-pond translations of sorts or something :thumb:

Leonard Cohen is the shit! He covered Pennyroyal Tea?

I've only really listened to Songs of Love and Hate but I really dig it.

no. he was name dropped in the 2nd verse.

Personally i think Songs From A Room is his best. Partisan in particular is one of my favourite songs ever.

It's never quite been a favourite of mine, but that's probably as I listen to Songs Of Love and Hate and Songs Of Leonard Cohen a lot more when it comes to his earliest work. Story Of Isaac's probably my pick of the litter though. I should really listen to the whole thing again though (which reminds me, I really should crack on with that thread on him that I've got going).