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The Essential Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
 

The Essential Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen

Personnel includes: Leonard Cohen (vocals). Producers include: John Simon, Bob Johnston, John Lissauer, Leonard Cohen, Henry Lewy. Compilation producers: Leanne Ungar, Bruce Dickinson. Recorded between 1967 & 2001. Includes liner notes by Pico Iyer. Recording information: 1967-2001. Illustrator: Leonard Cohen. Photographer: Dominique Issermann. THE ESSENTIAL LEONARD COHEN manages the considerable task of documenting the career of a man many consider one of the finest songwriters in the English language. Easily on par with Bob Dylan and Paul Simon in terms of sheer poetic power, Canadian troubadour Cohen started out, appropriately enough, as a prose poet before beginning a recording career in the late 1960s. His early albums, amply represented here, found him accompanied chiefly by his own nylon-string guitar, delivering dark, but often romantic, reveries atop folk-based song structures. By the late '70s, Cohen's lyrics and musical settings had both grown more expansive, as is made plain here by judicious...

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For He's Touched Her Perfect Body with His Mind

bythevoid99 Jul 20, 2004
62 Helpfuls 63 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 2 Comments
Pros Thirty-One Tracks & More than 2 Hours of Great Music from Leonard Cohen.
Cons None, Unless You Don't Like Depressing Music.
Recommended it? Yes


One of Canada's most prolific songwriters, Leonard Cohen has brought stories of melancholia and sadness to the forefront since the late 1960s and he was in his 30s by that time. Prior to his career as a recording artist, Cohen was a revered poet and storyteller. Since releasing his first album... Read full review »

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Truly memorable music for a memorable time

byhappycherub Mar 7, 2008
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Pros Peace of mind, incredible melodies, Mr Cohen gives you a hug.
Cons It'll take you a while to share this music with all the people you love.
Recommended it? Yes

I'm not going through with a review of every song of this masterpiece compilation. That's not the point of this review. However, I am going to try to explain how this compilation makes me feel. I bought it for me and my girlfriend, whom I was visiting in Paris. She had been there for 6 months and... Read full review »

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One of the best albums I have ever listened to.

bymaddogdenny Dec 20, 2003
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Pros More of an experience than a CD.
Cons One of the few CD's I can't find one in.
Recommended it? Yes

I used to have a radio show with a friend of mine at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and we played the Leonard Cohen song "Waiting for the Miracle." It was a great song, and I had always meant to check out more of his music, but never got around to it.

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Number of Discs 2
Artist Leonard Cohen
Record Label Legacy Recordings
Genre Rock and Pop
Subgenre Folk Rock
Release Date October 22, 2002

Song List: Disc 1

Song List: Disc 2

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