My copy of Popular Problems arrived on vinyl the other day, and whilst I perused the sleeve, I realised that I didn't recognise any of the band names.
What's happened to Sharon Robinson et al?
Or does he always record with a different band to the live one?
It seems odd to me that he'd suddenly change from such a well functioning batch of musicians.
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10newtours
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Yes. Cohen has almost never recorded a studio album with any of his touring bands, aside from maybe having some of them play or sing on a couple tracks (with the exception of Ten New Songs, which was a full collaboration with Sharon Robinson). This practice is nothing new, and certainly not at all odd.10newtours wrote:...does he always record with a different band to the live one?...
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It does have Alexandru Bublitchi. And since Sharon Robinson has a new solo album coming out soon, it's not hard to figure out why she's been busy/otherwise occupied.
I'm guessing that the way Leonard Cohen prefers to work these days, in his home studio over a lengthy period of time, makes it difficult to use musicians who don't actually live in Los Angeles. It's not like they can fly in for a day or two and knock it out in the studio. I trust though that if he goes on tour again, we'll see many familiar faces onstage.
I'm guessing that the way Leonard Cohen prefers to work these days, in his home studio over a lengthy period of time, makes it difficult to use musicians who don't actually live in Los Angeles. It's not like they can fly in for a day or two and knock it out in the studio. I trust though that if he goes on tour again, we'll see many familiar faces onstage.