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I was disappointed--felt like every song sounded the same & the cd is a bit depressing overall. Taken individually there are some great lyrics & some interesting music. This seems like a cd for shuffle mode, not one for a long car ride.
This had got to be one of his best work ever. Arrangements are elegant and the whole is extremely rich (which mean you can listen to it for years and still discover new nuances). A masterpiece IMO.
This material gets better and better and reveals more with each listening. His voice is like a tuning fork that immediately sets one's brain waves to deep alpha.
The answer is yes - and "Ten New Songs" is both. I resisted getting this for a while, but, unlike many recordings that heavily rely on synthesizers, I found this one to work unbelievably well.
Can a recording be both philosophical and sexy. His words are both powerful and minimal but evoke a detached enlightenment and ironic romanticism that Cohen has continued to refine over the years.
Cohen and Sharon Robinson are a winning and surprizingly sultry combination. Her voice and accompaniment, along with the production, perfectly compliment "The Master's Song".
She is the feminine counterpart to his ancient, sacred beast. A word should also be given to the engineering and mixing - the word is "superb".
Great CD, My old one got stuck in my car CD exchanger and I liked it so much I bought it again. Very Sexy.
Boogie Street and Alexandra Leaving are especially haunting, but I love the whole album. You might think to skip it because it is not a solo album, it's a collaboration with Sharon Robinson. Don't skip it. It's great.
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