LEONARD COHEN

Songs of Love and Hate

2007-06-11

A Colombia digital mastered re-release of the 1971 album serves as a didactic epitome for Leonard Cohen. The album opens with the chilling ‘Avalanche’ (no pun intended). And includes other Cohen classics such as ‘Dress Rehearsal Rag,’ ‘Diamonds in the Mine’ (my personal favorite), and an ode to Cohen’s recurrent archetype ‘Joan of Arc.’ Also included is a previously unreleased cut of ‘Dress Rehearsal Rag.’ An enduring performance of Cohen’s bravura, existing in the ephemeral, and produced by Nashville great Bob Johnston. – Derrick Mund

More reviews tagged #Folk

  • reviewed 03/2014

    GRANT PEEPLES AND THE PEEPLES REPUBLIC
    Punishing The Myth

  • reviewed 09/2009

    MONSTERS OF FOLK
    MONSTERS OF FOLK

  • reviewed 08/2010

    JOHN MCVEY
    UNPREDICTABLE

  • reviewed 02/2006

    BETH ORTON
    Comfort of Strangers

  • reviewed 02/2010

    HARLEM PARLOR MUSIC CLUB
    SALT OF THE EARTH

  • reviewed 06/2006

    REGINA SPEKTOR
    Begin to Hope

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.