Leonard Cohen - Live In London [3/31] *

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Brief Description

Item#: 11960180
    Disc 1:
    • Dance Me To the End of Love
    • Future, The
    • Ain`t No Cure For Love
    • Bird On the Wire
    • Everybody Knows
    • In My Secret Life
    • Who By Fire
    • Hey, That`s No Way To Say Goodbye
    • Anthem
    • Introduction/Tower of ...
UPC: 886974050223
 
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Artist:
Cohen, Leonard
See Also:
Simon, Paul Beatles (The) Buckley, Tim Hardin, Tim Original Soundtrack - Leonard Cohen: I`m Your Man [7/25] Various Artists - I`m Your Fan (Tribute To Leonard Cohen) Various Artists - Tower Of Song: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Description:
Personnel: Leonard Cohen (vocals, guitar, keyboard); Bob Metzger (guitar, pedal steel guitar); Charles Webb (guitar, background vocals); Javier Mas (12-string guitar, bandurria, lute, archlute); Hattie Webb (harp, background vocals); Dino Soldo (harmonica, winds, keyboard, background vocals); Neil Larsen (keyboards); Roscoe Beck (upright bass, electric bass, background vocals); Rafael Gayol (drums, percussion); Sharon Robinson (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Michael Brauer; Peter Asher.
Audio Remasterer: Bob Ludwig.
Recording information: The O2 Arena, London; O2 Arena, London England.
After taking a decade-and-a-half vacation from live performance, septuagenarian singer/songwriter/saint Leonard Cohen returned to the stage in 2008 for a European tour. During his absence, his popularity had grown to such a degree that his London concert took place at the city`s O2 Arena. With the gathered masses sounding suitably enraptured, Cohen can be heard delivering a long program that serves as both career summary and mission reiteration on this double-length live album (FYI, there`s also a DVD companion release).
Amazingly, Cohen sounds even more vital and intense than the last time he strode the boards, back in the mid-`90s. For all the high-powered cover versions over the years, his cavernously deep voice remains the most effective instrument for delivering his poetic incantations, looming large over a subtle, sympathetic band. He invests `60s classics like "Suzanne" and "Bird on a Wire" with new energy, underlining their continued relevance, while establishing a place in the canon for latter-day gems like "Anthem" and "Democracy," all the while punctuating his performance with carefully placed quips that show his trademark black humor to be in full effect.
Track Listing:
  • DISC 1
    1. Dance Me To The End of Love
    2. Future, The
    3. Ain`t No Cure For Love
    4. Bird On The Wire
    5. Everybody Knows
    6. In My Secret Life
    7. Who By Fire
    8. Hey, That`s No Way To Say Goodbye
    9. Anthem
    10. Introduction
    11. Tower Of Song
    12. Suzanne
    13. Gypsy`s Wife, The
  • DISC 2:
    1. Boogie Street - (featuring Sharon Robinson)
    2. Hallelujah
    3. Democracy
    4. I`m Your Man
    5. Recitation - (featuring Neil Larsen)
    6. Take This Waltz
    7. So Long, Marianne
    8. First We Take Manhattan
    9. Sisters Of Mercy
    10. If It Be Your Will - (with The Webb Sisters)
    11. Closing Time
    12. I Tried To Leave You
    13. Wither Thou Goest
  • Album Information

    Release Date:
    03/31/2009
    Type:
    Performer
    Genre:
    Rock & Pop
    Subgenre:
    Singer/Songwriter
    Label:
    Columbia (USA)
    Producer:
    Robert Kory; Edward Sanders; Steve Berkowitz
    Catalog Number:
    88697405022
    Original Release Year:
    2009
    # of Discs:
    2
    Studio/Live:
    Live
    Mono/Stereo:
    Stereo
    Guest Artist:
    Sharon Robinson; Neil Larsen; The Webb Sisters

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    Customer Reviews

    Overall Rating: 5

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    leonard cohen live in london

    jsinsd from san diego, ca, Jul 21, 2009

    Great CD, pretty funny too. Good deal. Thanks My favorite song is, dance me to the end of love, best song I've heard in a while.

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    Leonard Cohen's London CD

    timetrader2115 from Long Island, New York, Jun 22, 2009

    In these two Cd's Mr. Cohen reads, or rather recites, his songs as the poetry that they have always been bringing a clearer and richer understanding of his works. The musicians and singers are all excellent, their solo performances and their backup performances enhance the experience in this performance. He has a touch of humor, somewhat more open than in some of his earlier work and as always you are startled to hear a song you thought you knew branch off in a new direction, turning the meaning of the song into something new.It is clear that Mr. Cohen is never finished with a poem or song there is often a new turn in the meaning so the listener must be alert for these sudden revelations. His songs and music, as always, have a timelessness on one side, and a strong connection to our times. This is, I think, one of the things that keeps Mr. Cohen always fresh and new, his ability to connect and merge with people and the world today while the songs connect to humanities most touching questions, feelings and experiences throughout time.In these Cd's you will feel many things, if you are open to them, laughter at yourself and the world around you, sorrow bringing you near to, or to tears, feeling of hope, despair; reminders of the goodness and the evil in humanity today and their connection to our common history. Mr. Cohen's works have stood the test of time and I believe they will continue to connect to the hearts and minds of generations yet to come.

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