jevilla

The playful abandon of children locked in a room full of instruments. From their earlier records to now, I continue to marvel at just how much fun and theatricality they squeeze into their songs. I just love it!

Beautiful. Angry. Funny. Heartbreaking. Inspired.
Can’t stop listening to this!

I get how upon release, this would have sounded really out of place in the man's catalogue. That behind the scenes, it was total chaos working with Spector, and that Cohen wasn't happy with the results. But when I came to this album, fully ignorant of any of that history, and was just reacting to the songs, it was pure, unadulterated love. The songs are amazing.

Sure, Spector's production is a bit heavy handed, but hasn't it always? What matters is that Cohen was a genius, and that quality ... read more

I’m sorry, if you ever meet anyone who says they don’t like Johnny Cash, just walk in the opposite direction.