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Title: Spector's Folly
Review: Yes, yes. I understand that there is a certain sort of reviewer mentality that likes to defend horrific material so as to appear off-beat, hip, and exceptionally insightful. Regard the raves for Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, for example. But there IS a reason why Cohen himself disownes "Ladies Man", and considered taking the master tape from deranged producer Phil Spector at gunpoint. Spector's orchestral, muzak excess, as bad and inappropriate as it has ever been, combined with a mix of Cohen's vocals that make him sound like a fly trapped in a salt shaker, remove any charm that the lovely lyrics might provide. Better to just read them in one of Cohen's poetry collections.Is any of this junk salvageable? "I Left a Woman Waiting" (just barely) and attempted single "Iodine" have a glimmer. A very, very bad place for new Cohen listeners to begin.Trust me.
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