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.
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.
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
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.
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.
1 | Suzanne 3:50 | 97 |
2 | Master Song 5:58 | 93 |
3 | Winter Lady 2:17 | 88 |
4 | The Stranger Song 5:08 | 91 |
5 | Sisters of Mercy 3:36 | 91 |
6 | So Long, Marianne 5:40 | 95 |
7 | Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye 2:58 | 92 |
8 | Stories of the Street 4:37 | 91 |
9 | Teachers 3:02 | 92 |
10 | One of Us Cannot Be Wrong 4:26 | 93 |