Which is your favorite Leonard Cohen period?
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Which is your favorite Leonard Cohen period?
I don't remember whether or not I ever asked this question.
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So you know him, Catherine? Lucky you. It's self-evident, surely, that polls such as these are about the artist, not the man. And anyway, even if you did know him, the idea of rating someone according to periods of their life is an unbelievably insulting notion. I mean, how would you like it if there was a similar poll about yourself? The mind boggles.
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Re: Which is your favorite Leonard Cohen period?
Eh?YankovicGretzky wrote:I don't remember whether or not I ever asked this question.
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I can´t understand, why there is just one period man can vote.
I like Leonard Cohen- artist as a complex. It is so great, that he is still in progress. Some songs are better for me, some a little worse, but every period is amazing. I can´t just select only one period and say: this is the one I like.
I like Leonard Cohen- artist as a complex. It is so great, that he is still in progress. Some songs are better for me, some a little worse, but every period is amazing. I can´t just select only one period and say: this is the one I like.
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I'm not sure how the shifting timbre of Cohen's voice amounts to 'degradation', but even where, technically speaking, there has been degradation in the voice of 'non-singer' vocalists it doesn't necessarily imply a nosedive in the quality of the artist's work. See, for example, Tom Waits, Neil Young and Bob Dylan. Indeed, when it comes to Cohen and Waits I think they sound better then ever.
I was actually just thinking the other day about how his voice would sound on tour these days. Especially after reading all the comments about his voice "disappearing" on Dear Heather.
But, I went for the 90s and The Future because I think his voice is just perfect on that one. He's never had a classically" beautiful voice, so they say, but by the 90s it was a lot deeper and harsher than the 60s and 70s, obviously, and it fit the music pefectly, imo.
But, I went for the 90s and The Future because I think his voice is just perfect on that one. He's never had a classically" beautiful voice, so they say, but by the 90s it was a lot deeper and harsher than the 60s and 70s, obviously, and it fit the music pefectly, imo.
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Aggressive? Really? Gosh. I should think everything I say is aggressive, then! ROFL!!Jim Williams wrote:Sorry, Catherine - I was pissed when I wrote that. I stand by the content of what I said, but the tone just 'sounds' plain aggressive. Apologies.
Or did you edit something out?
And I don't have a favourite period, so I can't vote. I love the lot.
Only just found this video of LC:
http://ca.youtube.com/user/leonardcohen?ob=4" target="_blank
This one does make me cry.
http://ca.youtube.com/user/leonardcohen?ob=4" target="_blank
This one does make me cry.
I like everything he has done since 1934. This is impossible because one of the things that I really admire is that he has remained true to his art and has evolved without going commercial. Plus in the 80's he did not fo a soppy duo, which seemed to be the trend in those days.
Please note, I did not vote
Please note, I did not vote
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"Doorhinge rhymes with orange" Leonard Cohen
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"Doorhinge rhymes with orange" Leonard Cohen