I was in Barnes & Noble the other day and I ran across a greatest hits CD of his. I've heard he is good and I like his genre of music, but I have not heard any of his stuff (I don't think) Is this worth buying?
Thanks for the input.
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
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Leonard Cohen is one of the greatest singer/songwriters of all time. Both best-of discs are good, but practically all of his albums are loaded with gems and usually in the bargain bin price range. His self-titled album, Songs of Love & Hate, I'm Your Man and 10 New Songs are really good starting places. There is also an excellent two disc retrospective, The Essential Leonard Cohen, that is well worth springing for.
I love Leonard Cohen, but the only album I own is his first one on vinyl. I brorowed that Essential 2CD set for a while, and it seemed like a good sampler, though it doesn't give you all of the good stuff.
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This is one for the "celebrity encounters at one remove" type thread.
I used to work for a guy who claims to have known him in his college days at McGill U.
I also once spoke with a Chabadnik rabbi who said he used to trade Hassidic stories for Zen parables with Cohen.
"I'm Your Man" is a great record.
I used to work for a guy who claims to have known him in his college days at McGill U.
I also once spoke with a Chabadnik rabbi who said he used to trade Hassidic stories for Zen parables with Cohen.
"I'm Your Man" is a great record.
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