08.05.2007.

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LEONARD COHEN - Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967)

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2007 REMASTER

At a time when a growing number of pop songwriters were embracing a more explicitly poetic approach in their lyrics, the 1967 debut album from Leonard Cohen introduced a songwriter who, rather than being inspired by "serious" literature, took up music after establishing himself as a published author and poet. The ten songs on Songs of Leonard Cohen were certainly beautifully constructed, artful in a way few (if any) other lyricists would approach for some time, but what's most striking about these songs isn't Cohen's technique, superb as it is, so much as his portraits of a world dominated by love and lust, rage and need, compassion and betrayal. The new edition featured two bonus tracks recorded during the original sessions for the album, "Store Room" and "Blessed Is the Memory," and while neither is a major discovery, they're fine songs and worthy additions to the set.

01. Suzanne
02. Master Song
03. Winter Lady
04. Stranger Song
05. Sisters of Mercy
06. So Long, Marianne
07. Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
08. Stories of the Street
09. Teachers
10. One of Us Cannot Be Wrong
11. Store Room (BONUS)
12. Blessed Is the Memory (BONUS)
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