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Leonard Cohen - Ten New Songs - CD
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For the nine years prior to the release of Ten New Songs the legendary songwriter Leonard Cohen was mostly in a Zen monastery, obsessively rewriting and polishing the oblique, lapidary lyrics for this austere collection. Ten New Songs is arguably Sharon Robinson's record as much as Cohen's--she co-wrote all the songs, plays most of the instruments (primarily a synth that seems to have freshly emerged from a chintzy 1984 power ballad) and accompanies Cohen's gloomy croak with her own crooning. This is the most subdued album Cohen's ever made, which is saying something. It's as if he no longer has time for anything in music or performance that could alter the meaning and force of his words. --Douglas Wolk
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great album
Great album
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
A good vinyl sounds great.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful album
Leonard came down from mount baldy where he wrote poems and lyrics . Together with Sharon Robinson they produced this amazing and timeless collection of songs . Just great .
4.0 out of 5 stars Lenfest - creativity undimmed
I've been having a little bit of a revisit of Cohen's work. I was certainly one of those intense young women who found his music and lyrics compulsively thoughtful, sexy and lyrical on albums such as Bird On a Wire. I then drifted away from non-classical music for a long while, so missed what Leonard Cohen was up to. To be honest, the later albums are a revelation, how much Cohen's experience as a deep-thinking individual, musician and poet continues.This album, beautifully enhanced by the backing vocals (and indeed production) of Sharon Robinson, has a smoky, smooth jazz, torch song feel.The voice has dropped and cracked with age, and some of the songs almost sprechsung in delivery, but Cohen's lyrics are always worth focusing on. The musicality is provided by Robinson's mellifluous, floated backing vocals, often slightly on the off-beat, setting up interesting tensions - most notably on the achingly beautiful, textured Alexandra Leaving - which seems to contain many possible meanings within it. I also really loved the connected songs, A Thousand Kisses Deep (I'm back on Boogie St) and the penultimate track, Boogie St - lines, and indeed, musical threads echo between the two. Religious imagery and the juxtaposition of sexual connection and connection to something transcendent and immaterial continues to twine through these songs, Cohen's deep engagement with the mysteriousness of embodiment, a life which is matter and spirit.Instrumentally, I found this less engaging than a much earlier album Recent Songs where Cohen used many instruments from different traditions, and styles of playing, to produce a tapestry of sounds; this album relying more on Sharon Robinson: 'All tracks arranged programmed and performed by Sharon Robinson' - so the use of synthesiser keyboards misses something wild, dynamic, untamed which was provided by the diversity of musicianship on the previous mentioned album. Her vocals though, are gorgeous
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant
Another wonderful album from the great Leonard Cohen. Love it
5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection
I can listen to this CD at anytime without getting tired of listening to it. Even my 16 year old thinks that it is great. Cohen's haunting voice and the back-up singers together with the spartan musical accompaniment make it very unusal but refreshing at the same time. I simply adore this CD and it is excellent value.
5.0 out of 5 stars Lilting, poetic, all the depth of meaning you would expect
I haven't stopped listening to it since buying it. Especially a thousand kisses deep, which I interpret as a very compassionate song.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great album - very soothing - brilliant band and backing ...
Great album - very soothing - brilliant band and backing vocals. Our six week old Grandson loves it too! Bought this one for a friend as I had it already.
A fabulous Leonard Cohen album, featuring Sharon Robinson.
Any one who is or ever was a fan of Leonard Cohen's know who Sharon Robinson was and the professional relationship they had. There are some songs that Sharon wrote that Leonard made famous. Their voices together, singing her songs are totally in sync. I can hardly tell their voices apart when they're singing, they are so close. I've been a Leonard Cohen fan most of my life and was happy to add this album to my collection.
Disappointed
One side of this vinyl skips. A bit disappointing.
聞くのが楽しみ、これまでにない音楽リズムで最高、聞いていて何かうれしくなります。
1945年生まれの74歳です20才から現在(2019)までジャズ音楽ばかり聴いていましたが10年前にLEONARD COHENを知りジャズにはない音楽リズムに聞きほれています。これまではCDで聞いていましたがBoloでレコードが発売されていることを知り、即購入しました。レコードに針を乗せ「In My Secret Life」の音声が出た瞬間...表現できない嬉しさでニヤリとしました、COHEN音楽センス最高...74才して人生最高...レコード最高...
Probably one of the best records
Awesome record, great music and lyrics. Probably one of the best I’ve heard, and I have seven!
Vinilo de Leonard Cohen.
Me ha sorprendido lo bien cuidado y empaquetado, muy satisfecho.Ahora me queda probar este pedazo de vinilo de Leonard Cohen. Lo voy a disfrutar. Gracias.
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AED6933
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Order today to get by 7-14 business days
Delivery fee of AED 20. Free for orders above AED 200.
Imported From: United Kingdom
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Description:
Leonard Cohen - Ten New Songs - CD
Amazon.co.uk
For the nine years prior to the release of Ten New Songs the legendary songwriter Leonard Cohen was mostly in a Zen monastery, obsessively rewriting and polishing the oblique, lapidary lyrics for this austere collection. Ten New Songs is arguably Sharon Robinson's record as much as Cohen's--she co-wrote all the songs, plays most of the instruments (primarily a synth that seems to have freshly emerged from a chintzy 1984 power ballad) and accompanies Cohen's gloomy croak with her own crooning. This is the most subdued album Cohen's ever made, which is saying something. It's as if he no longer has time for anything in music or performance that could alter the meaning and force of his words. --Douglas Wolk
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great album
Great album
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
A good vinyl sounds great.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful album
Leonard came down from mount baldy where he wrote poems and lyrics . Together with Sharon Robinson they produced this amazing and timeless collection of songs . Just great .
4.0 out of 5 stars Lenfest - creativity undimmed
I've been having a little bit of a revisit of Cohen's work. I was certainly one of those intense young women who found his music and lyrics compulsively thoughtful, sexy and lyrical on albums such as Bird On a Wire. I then drifted away from non-classical music for a long while, so missed what Leonard Cohen was up to. To be honest, the later albums are a revelation, how much Cohen's experience as a deep-thinking individual, musician and poet continues.This album, beautifully enhanced by the backing vocals (and indeed production) of Sharon Robinson, has a smoky, smooth jazz, torch song feel.The voice has dropped and cracked with age, and some of the songs almost sprechsung in delivery, but Cohen's lyrics are always worth focusing on. The musicality is provided by Robinson's mellifluous, floated backing vocals, often slightly on the off-beat, setting up interesting tensions - most notably on the achingly beautiful, textured Alexandra Leaving - which seems to contain many possible meanings within it. I also really loved the connected songs, A Thousand Kisses Deep (I'm back on Boogie St) and the penultimate track, Boogie St - lines, and indeed, musical threads echo between the two. Religious imagery and the juxtaposition of sexual connection and connection to something transcendent and immaterial continues to twine through these songs, Cohen's deep engagement with the mysteriousness of embodiment, a life which is matter and spirit.Instrumentally, I found this less engaging than a much earlier album Recent Songs where Cohen used many instruments from different traditions, and styles of playing, to produce a tapestry of sounds; this album relying more on Sharon Robinson: 'All tracks arranged programmed and performed by Sharon Robinson' - so the use of synthesiser keyboards misses something wild, dynamic, untamed which was provided by the diversity of musicianship on the previous mentioned album. Her vocals though, are gorgeous
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant
Another wonderful album from the great Leonard Cohen. Love it
5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection
I can listen to this CD at anytime without getting tired of listening to it. Even my 16 year old thinks that it is great. Cohen's haunting voice and the back-up singers together with the spartan musical accompaniment make it very unusal but refreshing at the same time. I simply adore this CD and it is excellent value.
5.0 out of 5 stars Lilting, poetic, all the depth of meaning you would expect
I haven't stopped listening to it since buying it. Especially a thousand kisses deep, which I interpret as a very compassionate song.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great album - very soothing - brilliant band and backing ...
Great album - very soothing - brilliant band and backing vocals. Our six week old Grandson loves it too! Bought this one for a friend as I had it already.
A fabulous Leonard Cohen album, featuring Sharon Robinson.
Any one who is or ever was a fan of Leonard Cohen's know who Sharon Robinson was and the professional relationship they had. There are some songs that Sharon wrote that Leonard made famous. Their voices together, singing her songs are totally in sync. I can hardly tell their voices apart when they're singing, they are so close. I've been a Leonard Cohen fan most of my life and was happy to add this album to my collection.
Disappointed
One side of this vinyl skips. A bit disappointing.
聞くのが楽しみ、これまでにない音楽リズムで最高、聞いていて何かうれしくなります。
1945年生まれの74歳です20才から現在(2019)までジャズ音楽ばかり聴いていましたが10年前にLEONARD COHENを知りジャズにはない音楽リズムに聞きほれています。これまではCDで聞いていましたがBoloでレコードが発売されていることを知り、即購入しました。レコードに針を乗せ「In My Secret Life」の音声が出た瞬間...表現できない嬉しさでニヤリとしました、COHEN音楽センス最高...74才して人生最高...レコード最高...
Probably one of the best records
Awesome record, great music and lyrics. Probably one of the best I’ve heard, and I have seven!
Vinilo de Leonard Cohen.
Me ha sorprendido lo bien cuidado y empaquetado, muy satisfecho.Ahora me queda probar este pedazo de vinilo de Leonard Cohen. Lo voy a disfrutar. Gracias.
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