Give me crack and anal sex
Take the only tree that's left
and stuff it up the hole
in your culture
Possibly the greatest lyrics in song history.

I've seen him in Montreal last summer. Front row seats. Greatest (and priciest) show I've ever seen.

Hallelujah

I'm Your Man

As a resident of Boogie Street, I approve of this thread.

Cohen's earlier work is some of the most consummate songwriting EVAH, but I have a major addiction to the sparse, stark, Casiotone awesomeness of Ten New Songs, et al. And no Cohen thread is complete without mentioning Buckley's soaring version of "Hallelujah." And since I brought up covers, check out Tower of Song. It's a tribute piece with one or two turds on it (Don Henley should not be allowed to touch...anything), but it's a cool album nonetheless. Now, if only there were some way to get albums mentioned in threads without actually going to a store. Pfft. That'll be the day...

The Duke of Carrot Flowers: I've seen him in Montreal last summer. Front row seats. Greatest (and priciest) show I've ever seen.

I saw him, when he was in Denmark last summer, and can only say THIS. Both the "greatest" part, and "priciest" part.

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North American Dates:

02-Apr-09 Austin, TX, Canada Michael and Susan Dell Hall at Long Centre
03-Apr-09 Grand Prairie, TX, USA Nokia Theatre
05-Apr-09 Phoenix, AZ, USA Dodge Theatre
07-Apr-09 San Diego, CA, USA Copley Symphony Hall
10-Apr-09 Los Angeles, CA, USA Nokia Theatre
13-Apr-09 Oakland, CA, USA Oakland Paramount Theatre Of The Arts
17-Apr-09 Indio, CA, USA Coachella
19-Apr-09 Vancouver, BC, Canada GM Place
21-Apr-09 Victoria, BC, Canada Save On Foods Memorial Centre
23-Apr-09 Seattle, WA, USA WaMu Theatre at Qwest Field Events Centre
25-Apr-09 Edmonton, AB, Canada Rexall Place
26-Apr-09 Calgary, AB, Canada EPCOR Center's Jack Singer Hall
28-Apr-09 Saskatoon, SK, Canada Credit Union Centre
30-Apr-09 Winnipeg, MB, Canada MTS Centre
03-May-09 Minneapolis, MN, USA Orpheum Theatre
05-May-09 Chicago, IL, USA Chicago Theatre
09-May-09 Detroit, MI, USA Fox Theatre
11-May-09 Columbia, MD, USA Merriweather Post Pavilion
12-May-09 Philadelphia, PA, USA Academy Of Music
14-May-09 Waterbury, CT, USA Palace Theatre
16-May-09 New York, NY, USA Radio City Music Hall
19-May-09 Hamilton, ON, Canada Copps Coliseum
21-May-09 Quebec City, QC, Canada Pavillon de la Jeunesse
22-May-09 Kingston, ON, Canada K-Rock Centre
24-May-09 London, ON, Canada John Labatt Centre
25-May-09 Ottawa, ON, Canada National Arts Centre
26-May-09 Ottawa, ON, Canada National Arts Centre
29-May-09 Boston, MA, USA Wang Theatre
02-Jun-09 Morrison, CO, USA Red Rocks Amphitheatre

/See you at Merriweather

i was to late to get tickets for the ny show and they were reselling at like 400 a ticket...

Twice in Belgium. The first time disappointed enormously because of the venue. Leonard may have been good but I could neither see nor hear him so I can't comment but made certain I was well-positioned for the second and it was magic. Remarkable, perhaps, for how uncannily like the albums every single song was but really, this was his goodbye tour, I wasn't looking for innovation.
For me it was only the second greatest concert I've ever seen. The first was fifteen years ago, in Toronto, and it was the first time I saw Leonard Cohen live.

Great song writer. Godawful singer.

apeiron242: Great song writer. Godawful singer.

Every time I hear his voice, I think of:

As I've said before, I saw him back in the mid 70s (and yeah
where the fark has the time gone?) and it was an all time
Top 5 show and for my era I've seen just about everyone, he was that good.

apeiron242: Great song writer. Godawful singer.

Yeah, why doesn't he us autotune or something cool like all my favorite pop stars?

I pre-ordered his upcoming LIVE DVD from Amazon a few days ago. Can't wait to get it!

Stay Cool Babylon: As a resident of Boogie Street, I approve of this thread.

Cohen's earlier work is some of the most consummate songwriting EVAH, but I have a major addiction to the sparse, stark, Casiotone awesomeness of Ten New Songs, et al. And no Cohen thread is complete without mentioning Buckley's soaring version of "Hallelujah." And since I brought up covers, check out Tower of Song. It's a tribute piece with one or two turds on it (Don Henley should not be allowed to touch...anything), but it's a cool album nonetheless. Now, if only there were some way to get albums mentioned in threads without actually going to a store. Pfft. That'll be the day...

Speaking of Tower Of Song, The Jesus and Mary Chain do an amazingly awesome cover of that particular song.

apeiron242 and shadowself, WTF? I love Leonard's voice, both the early stuff in his higher register and the later bass stuff.

But then I also think Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs are all excellent singers. I'd rather hear the scratchy mewl of a raw human soul than a processed loaf of whatever that is they're selling on the radio these days.

Then he'll take singing lessons?

carmody: apeiron242 and shadowself, WTF? I love Leonard's voice, both the early stuff in his higher register and the later bass stuff.

But then I also think Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs are all excellent singers. I'd rather hear the scratchy mewl of a raw human soul than a processed loaf of whatever that is they're selling on the radio these days.

I have tons of respect for Cohen! However, I consider him a vocalist, not a singer.

I thought he died in 1996

Leonard Cohen can get the gas face.

LC at Coachella would be fun. I'd like to see Antony and the Johnsons live.

drnugget: Leonard Cohen can get the gas face.

I thought it was Elroy!

/I snickered.

I'd like to thank you for the items that you sent me: the monkey and the plywood violin.

Wow - I was thinking of getting two tickets to the Austin, TX show, but I think I'll keep my thousand bucks.

/I'll buy the dvd

The tickets for Austin haven't even gone on sale yet. You're looking at scalper prices.

You can get fanclub pre-sale tickets through his forums.

I saw him in Helsinki. Wonderful show. Three hours plus. Definitely worth the $100. He's remarkably spry for such an old guy, too.

And I must say, his singing is now better than ever.

MikeyistheDevil

You can get fanclub pre-sale tickets through his forums.

Thanks for the tip!

everybody knows that you love meeverybody knows that you really doeverybody knows that you've been faithfulgive or take a night or two.