Analogman Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 As mentioned many times here, the older covers CD called "I'm Your Fan" is excellent, with John Cale's kick ass version of Hallelujah on it (which started the entire Hallelujah craze.) Also Jennifer Warnes (she was his back-up singer for many years) Famous Blue Raincoat is also worth tracking down. Cohen was one of the most covered artists of the folk era, back in the day anyway. LouieB Deadicated came out that year also. It's funny - I don't care for Leonard Cohen, but Joe Cocker's take on Bird On A Wire is one of my favorite songs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ripthisjoint908 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Just starting to get into Leonard. A little overdue for an 18 year old, but what can you do. Where is a good place to start? Which record is his masterpiece? (I'm assuming more than one..) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Just starting to get into Leonard. A little overdue for an 18 year old, but what can you do. Where is a good place to start? Which record is his masterpiece? (I'm assuming more than one..) I would have to say start right at the beginning with "Songs of Leonard Cohen." I mean, holy shit, how many great songs are on that record: "Suzanne," "Sisters of Mercy," "So Long, Marianne," "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye".... Such a great record. After that I'd go with "Songs from a Room" and "Song's of Love and Hate." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 songs of leonard cohensongs of love and hatenew skin for the old ceremony those are his masterpieces. after that it gets a bit spotty, to be honest. plenty of great songs but youll have to wade through a whole lot of questionable production choices to appreciate them. songs from a room is good but easily the weakest of his acoustic period. i'm personally a fan of his phil spector album, but many people hate it, and i can understand why. i have a hard time getting into his more recent stuff, which is well written but too heavy on really boring arrangements. the 80s albums had some of his best songs, but a lot of cheesy synth sounds as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skian Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Just starting to get into Leonard. A little overdue for an 18 year old, but what can you do. Where is a good place to start? Which record is his masterpiece? (I'm assuming more than one..)Jump ahead and watch "Live in London" and then go back to the begining. The performance of "Live in London" should be enough to hook you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 While it is always dicey to suggest best of collections, the Columbia two disk "The Essential" is actually a great comp of his best work, both early and late. I would pop for a used copy of that and then get the first three albums. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ripthisjoint908 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Thanks for the help folks. I'm developing quite an obsession for Cohen and his music at this point. Great stuff! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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