Songs of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen
Critic Score
Based on 5 reviews
1967 Ratings: #2 / 87
User Score
1967 Rank: #3All Time: #183
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
AllMusic

Many artists work their whole career to create a work as singular and accomplished as Songs of Leonard Cohen, and Cohen worked this alchemy the first time he entered a recording studio; few musicians have ever created a more remarkable or enduring debut.

100
Entertainment Weekly
The debut that shocked so many — such pretty songs, such rich orchestration, such a croaking voice — now sounds like a natural mix of lush and raw, sacred and profane, the sad and the uplifting.
BradTasteMusic
94

Timeless, brilliantly written, and bursting with passion. Songs of Leonard Cohen is a classic sounding, smooth 10 tracks that breezes by with amazing wit. An easy album to enjoy, a difficult album to fully comprehend.

JoaoSantos
80

I never thought Adam Sandler could be such a great musician

Doublez
97

The History of The Albums – n°371 [Here is the last episode of the year 1967, so you will find my Top 50 albums at the end of this review, Love]

The Quebec native is without question one of the greatest musical legends of all time, a monument that no one will forget. This is the story of Leonard Cohen, poet and novelist before one of the most marvelous voice and pen. Even before being known, Leonard Cohen was a case apart, a UFO of the UFO, he will remain so forever. Great traveler, ... read more

Menino_Desligad
100

Goated music

Dark_160
91

Absolutely stellar. This is timeless man. The songwriting is top tier, probably in the same level of dylan. The arrengements are gorgeous! Suzanne makes me levitate, it sounds like it came straight from heaven to bless us. The backing vocals in this song and in others are heavenly, pure bliss.

82

A classic Singer-Songwriter record. Probably should have rated it higher, but it's just not the type of music that I could go on a journey with, soryy :(( Still, I respect the album and recommend it for anyone to check out.

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Added on: March 16, 2013