Title: Very Disappointed ...Thoughts from a Cohen "First Timer"
Review: I had never heard Leonard Cohen's music but saw references to it frequently when looking at other singers/songwriters. Given his status/reputation I thought I should get this CD and learn what all the fuss was about.Having had no preconceptions, I have to say I was quite disappointed. I think the music has not aged well and is pretty unremarkable. Perhaps the style liberated others to pursue new directions but the work in and of itself is ho hum at best. Specific example that speaks volumes: listen to Cohen's singing of his "Hallelujah" and then listen to Jeff Buckley's cover of that song on "Grace" which was recorded in 1994. Sorry, Leonard, you cannot hold even a birthday-sized candle to Jeff Buckley's rendition of your own song. It is a very unflattering comparison that pretty much put the first and last nail in the coffin for my appreciation of Cohen's legacy. "Tant pis, vers le bonheur."
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