Leonard Cohen

ice nine · Post by **ice nine** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 11:07 am

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.

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 1:37 pm

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.

Elfslut · Post by **Elfslut** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 2:13 pm

If you're wary of getting any of Cohen's discs...maybe try the tribute cd that was floating around a few years ago...

I have that...some really good covers..

That was the disc that made me take a better listen....

Post by **BlueChair** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 3:14 pm

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.

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 8:49 pm

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.

laughingcrow · Post by **laughingcrow** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 12:20 pm

There's a new Cohen album out by MOJO magazine...an introduction disk, so that seems like your best bet.

ice nine · Post by **ice nine** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 9:34 pm

Thanks for the input. I will definitely pick up something by him.