Discussion
Currently watching the doco I'm your Man (which will be followed by Live in London) and his music is simply beautiful especially when sung by people like Antony Hegarty. So I figured I’d start a thread for people to post songs of his they like or stories about seeing him live.
I missed him when he came out here two years ago and I baulked at paying $350 to see him in an intimate 15,000 seater stadium this time. That said I still remember the first time I heard Death of a Ladies Man, I was a huge Dylan fan at the time and that album was a hell of a lot more interesting than anything I heard by Dylan.
I missed him when he came out here two years ago and I baulked at paying $350 to see him in an intimate 15,000 seater stadium this time. That said I still remember the first time I heard Death of a Ladies Man, I was a huge Dylan fan at the time and that album was a hell of a lot more interesting than anything I heard by Dylan.
I don't have any real stories about him, but I can fully appreciate why he is so highly regarded
I first started listening to him after hearing a couple of cover versions in the early 90's, namely "Everybody Knows" on the soundtrack to Pump Up The Volume....and then R.E.M. covering "First We Take Manhattan" as a B-side. From there it was the usual case of buying a couple of old LP's then CD's, including the aforementioned "Death...etc"
A lot of the public associate him now with "Hallelujah" but he's done far more that's better. The albums Songs Of Leonard Cohen and Songs From A Room (especially the remastered versions from a couple of years ago) are a great place to start
I thought we would never get a chance to see him live, but thanks to his manager stealing all his money whilst Len was living the life of a monk, he had to go touring again. Twice I bought tickets, but twice I had to sell them in advance, due to either ending up on holiday or arriving back on the day in question. Still hope to see him sometime
I first started listening to him after hearing a couple of cover versions in the early 90's, namely "Everybody Knows" on the soundtrack to Pump Up The Volume....and then R.E.M. covering "First We Take Manhattan" as a B-side. From there it was the usual case of buying a couple of old LP's then CD's, including the aforementioned "Death...etc"
A lot of the public associate him now with "Hallelujah" but he's done far more that's better. The albums Songs Of Leonard Cohen and Songs From A Room (especially the remastered versions from a couple of years ago) are a great place to start
I thought we would never get a chance to see him live, but thanks to his manager stealing all his money whilst Len was living the life of a monk, he had to go touring again. Twice I bought tickets, but twice I had to sell them in advance, due to either ending up on holiday or arriving back on the day in question. Still hope to see him sometime
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