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View Full Version : where to start with leonard cohen severin 03-16-2005, 04:34 AM i was only slightly aware of him until now, but now i found 2 songs of him on a soundtrack and i really like these 2 songs. so, what should i get first to get to know him musically? CherubDaydream 03-16-2005, 06:25 AM get this first (it really has every essential cohen song from his 60/70s prime time) http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000026B3L.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg and then http://www.webheights.net/dearheather/cover.jpg to see how he sounds these days Sapphire 03-16-2005, 03:14 PM The Future! Get The Future! Leonard Cohen is the fucking man! pale_princess 03-16-2005, 03:28 PM Originally posted by CherubDaydream http://www.webheights.net/dearheather/cover.jpg don't bother with this piece of crap. just get everything he's done between the 60s and 90s. his last two albums are makeout music for mom and dad. Sapphire 03-16-2005, 04:37 PM Originally posted by pale_princess don't bother with this piece of crap. just get everything he's done between the 60s and 90s. his last two albums are makeout music for mom and dad. Ba dom bom, psssssh! Burn! ryan patrick 03-16-2005, 05:30 PM Originally posted by CherubDaydream http://www.webheights.net/dearheather/cover.jpg no no no! just get Songs of Leonard Cohen and go in chronological order from there. patrick 03-16-2005, 05:52 PM Originally posted by ryan patrick just get Songs of Leonard Cohen and go in chronological order from there. correct answer severin 03-16-2005, 06:43 PM ok. thanks. i guess i will be able to extract some underlying common point from all this posts patrick 03-16-2005, 06:46 PM Originally posted by severin ok. thanks. i guess i will be able to extract some underlying common point from all this posts the underlying common point is start with his first album and then get songs for a room wally 03-16-2005, 08:45 PM pardon my ignorance, but didn't he write "hallelujah" that Jeff Buckley covered? MrPantyFAce 03-16-2005, 10:27 PM greatest hits is fantastic, although i generally dont like compilations this one is the just about the same comp of cohen songs i would pick off his albums up to that point. if you dont mind comps, go with that or his first album and work your way up as someone else suggested. is dear heather any good/is it like ten new songs? i remember liking a few songs off ten new songs but not listening to it that much. i should dig that one out agian. how bout field commander cohen? im a bit fussy about live albums so i didnt get that one, i generally prefer bootlegs....i didnt like the cohen live cd at all. Frankie Machine 03-17-2005, 03:22 AM Get The Best Of/ Greatest Hits - if you like certain songs - get the album your favorites came from. Sometimes he's visionary; sometimes he's not... |