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

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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