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Leonard Cohen: A Tribute (29 items)
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Discography of... Leonard Cohen (30 items)
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Description: Though he's long been revered as the brooding writer of some of Canada's most famous contemporary verse, Leonard Cohen's wicked sense of humour has often been overlooked. Rarely is the balance of tragedy and comedy as compelling as it is on 1979's Recent Songs, the low-key follow-up to the Phil Spector-produced Death of a Ladies' Man. A beguiling softness and warmth that recall his earliest recordings replace the aggression of that album. The softly strummed guitars and delicate violin lines perfectly suit the opener, "The Guests" (also the opening song for Cohen's TV special, I Am a Hotel), and bittersweet love songs ... (more)

Manufacturer: Sony
Release date: 25 October 1990
EAN: 0074643626422 UPC: 074643626422

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