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The Essential Leonard Cohen
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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 | Suzanne |
2 | The Stranger Song |
3 | Sisters of Mercy |
4 | Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye |
5 | So Long, Marianne |
6 | Bird on the Wire |
7 | The Partisan |
8 | Famous Blue Raincoat |
9 | Chelsea Hotel #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 |
Disc: 2
1 | Ain't No Cure for Love |
2 | Take This Waltz |
3 | First We Take Manhattan |
4 | Dance Me to the End of Love |
5 | The Future |
6 | Democracy |
7 | Waiting for the Miracle |
8 | Closing Time |
9 | Anthem |
10 | In My Secret Life |
11 | Alexandra Leaving |
12 | A Thousand Kisses Deep |
13 | Love Itself |
Editorial Reviews
This amazing collection includes many fan favorite's and gems chosen by Leonard himself, including "Bird on a Wire," "Tower of Song," "First We Take Manhattan" and many more.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 12.7 x 5.4 x 6.3 inches; 5.8 Pounds
- Manufacturer : Legacy Recordings
- Item model number : 1792481
- Original Release Date : 2002
- Run time : 2 hours and 36 minutes
- Date First Available : December 7, 2006
- Label : Legacy Recordings
- ASIN : B00006NSH8
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,703 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #13 in Contemporary Folk (CDs & Vinyl)
- #46 in Folk Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
- #653 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl)
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Nowadays, my musical interests are much wider and my pockets deeper, so I took a chance on Cohen's CD Ten New Songs when it was released several years ago. It took a while to get into, but I liked some of the songs immediately. My rule with music is that if I like a CD I've purchased by an unfamiliar artist, I buy something else by that artist also in order to give myself a broader enjoyment and understanding of their work. And so it went with Cohen. I picked up several more CDs and liked them enough to feel confident that I would be pleased with The Essential Leonard Cohen.
I have read all the reviews posted here, both positive and negative, and observe that its a given with any compilation that one will always feel that some songs were included that shouldn't have been and some obvious winners omitted. My candidate for ejection is Alexandra Leaving. I would have much preferred to see Boogie Street included or possibly Joan of Arc in its stead.
I think the CD is nicely divided into two periods because as several reviewers have noted, Cohen seems to have two voices. A lot of songs on the first CD one might classify as neo-folk, for lack of a better term. On this, I like Suzanne, The Partisan, Hallelujah, and I'm Your Man best.
On the second CD, the music is more in the direction of soul tinged rock with the occasional nod to country. And Cohen's deepening voice on the second CD imbues the music with more mystery and even occasional menace. I prefer the second disc with its apocalyptic renderings of First We Take Manhattan and The Future. Cohen's blood-chilling delivery on the latter combined with its scathing lyrics should give everyone a lot to think about. Closing Time wouldn't be out of place in any country dancehall and could probably be an alt-country radio hit. A Thousand Kisses Deep is evocative of the work of Michael Franks during his Objects of Desire period. But next to The Future, you might find the live recording of the dreamy and romantic Dance Me To The End of Love to be the surprise best cut. It is really tremendous. Juxtaposed with the former, it shows Cohen to be a man of huge talent who can literately express the gamut of human emotion through song.
This CD is not really for those who have all of Leonard Cohen's recordings already, but it is a suitable primer for anyone who wants an overview of this underrated musician's work.
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年代によってアレンジも中には歌詞も一部違ってたりしてぜんぜん別の印象を与える。
このアルバムは好きな曲ばかりで、年代的にもいい声をしていて、私のベスト盤である。