Leonard Cohen-Songs Of Love And Hate-(Remastered)-2007-SAW torrent

Artist : Leonard CohenrnAlbum : Songs Of Love And HaternLabel : LegacyrnGenre : RockrnBitrate : 178 kbps avgrnSource : CD (LP)rnPlaytime : 00:50:35 (67.4MB)rnRls date : 2007-04-19rnStore date : 2007-04-24rnrnrn[Track List]rn1. Avalanche 5:07rn2. Last Year\'s Man 6:02rn3. Dress Rehearsal Rag 6:12rn4. Diamonds In The Mine 3:52rn5. Love Calls You By Your Name 5:44rn6. Famous Blue Raincoat 5:15rn7. Sing Another Song, Boys 6:17rn8. Joan Of Arc 6:29rn9. Dress Rehearsal Rag (Early Version) (Bonus 5:37rn Track)rnrnrnSongs of Love and Hate is one of Leonard Cohen\'s mostrnemotionally intense albums -- which, given the nature ofrnCohen\'s body of work, is no small statement. While therntitle Songs of Love and Hate sums up the album\'s themesrnaccurately enough, it\'s hardly as simple as thatrndescription might lead you to expect -- in these eightrnsongs, "love" encompasses the physical ("Last Year\'srnMan"), the emotional ("Famous Blue Raincoat"), and thernspiritual ("Joan of Arc"), and the contempt in songs likern"Dress Rehearsal Rag" and "Avalanche" is the sort of venomrnthat can only come from someone who once cared veryrndeeply. The sound of the album is clean and uncluttered,rnand for the most part the music stays out of the way ofrnthe lyrics, which dominate the songs. Thankfully, Cohenrnhad grown noticeably as a singer since his first twornalbums, and if he hardly boasts a range to rival RoyrnOrbison here, he is able to bring out the subtleties ofrn"Joan of Arc" and "Famous Blue Raincoat" in a way hisrnprevious work would not have led you to expect. And whilernBob Johnston\'s production is spare, it\'s spare with arnpurpose, letting Cohen\'s voice and guitar tell theirrnstories and using other musicians for intelligent,rnemotionally resonant punctuation (Paul Buckmaster\'srnunobtrusive string arrangements and the use of arnchildren\'s chorus are especially inspired). And Songs ofrnLove and Hate captured Cohen in one of his finest hours asrna songwriter, and the best selections (especially "FamousrnBlue Raincoat," "Joan of Arc," and "Love Calls You by YourrnName") rank with the most satisfying work of his career.rnIf Songs of Love and Hate isn\'t Cohen\'s best album, itrncomes close enough to be essential to anyone interested inrnhis work. [The 2007 edition includes bonus tracks.]

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