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Title: The Soul Of Leonard Cohen
Review: I suspect if you are reading this review that you like Leonard Cohen and his type of music since he never has had a hit, and when I ask people if they know who he is I get the typical confused look. Since 1968, Cohen has been writing exceptional poetry and setting them to music. "Ten New Song" is his first studio cd since 1992's "The Future". In general, Cohen does not push the musical envelope more than he has on previous albums, but he does offer up what I think is a soulful sound. If Cohen can actually be soulful with his one note singing style. Yet, he pulls of the r&b nicely here with songs like "In My Secret Life", "That Don't Make It Junk", "Alexandra Leaving" and "Boogie Street". All ten songs are very well written, especially if you compare them to, say, Aerosmith's latest. The kind of music Cohen creates isn't for everyone, but what he makes he makes well. A good solid album, "Ten New Songs" should last us another 10 years until his next album!!
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