Now THIS is more like it

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phillyfoggy
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Now THIS is more like it

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I must confess, as a huge Leonard Cohen fan, it's shocking how little I've listened to OLD IDEAS. The musical sameness, sluggishness, same temp-ness of the songs just failed to hook me (Different Sides being the exception). It was like an album filled with all ANTHEM and no CLOSING TIME. Anthem, of course, an amazing song, but if the FUTURE had 7 more musically just like it, that might have been a problem for me.

The new album has a lot more going on, musically. A lot more variety and energy.

It even makes me want to go back and give OLD IDEAS another chance.

I know Leonard is our "poet" but I prefer him with a little musical ambition too -- and POPULAR PROBLEMS has it.

Will there ever be another "Rock Star" who makes a great album when he/she is 80? Seems unlikely.
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