Check out Leonard Cohen’s Live Album
While Leonard Cohen isn’t the greatest singer on Earth, he does have a uniqueness to him that captivates the audience. He also seems to be a jack of all trades seeing that not only is he a singer and songwriter he was a poet and part time Buddhist monk.
“Leonard Cohen ” Live in London” finds the 74 year old Canadian wordsmith in full throws of his orchestrated personal pain. Somehow, although he tends to talk only about his own problems, Cohen is able to communicate the feelings of almost every listener’s deep-buried emotions, as well. This masterful delivery at London’s O2 Arena was his first major live tour in fifteen years. This double CD live performance also includes in-between song chat and banter, which is usually cut from live albums. The CD is also full of pictures in case you dont want to splurge on the DVD which, although visual, doesnt necessarily give you a better sound than the CD. The CD also contains lyrics for all 26 songs.
His album is a mix of both old and new songs, however getting a hold of his live material, unlike his studio CD’s can be a little bit harder. Usually the live tracks are placed at the end of an album or on side B.
“The definitive live version” is what some of Cohen’s internet based fans have been calling some of his songs. The quality of sound is wonderful on his ‘Live in London’ album.
With all of the greatest backing him up, you can see why Leonard Cohen’s ‘Live in London’ is so great. Bob Meztger, Roscoe Beck, Neil Larson, Rafael Bernardo just to name a few are the ones that help this concert go so smoothly.
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