Leonard Cohen Collection

Recorded with vocalist Jennifer Warnes (who later cut the album Famous Blue Raincoat, a collection of Leonard Cohen compositions), Various Positions is a stunning return to form – Cohen's strongest work since New Skin for the Old Ceremony…

Digitally Remastered Compilation Chosen by the Staff of Mojo Magazine to Introduce a New Generation to the Great Music of the Past. The Legendary Canadian Poet and Songwriter is in the Same Class as Bob Dylan and Serge Gainsbourg, but Never Had the Kind of Mass Exposure and Celebration that the Other Two have Experienced, Except in Influential Circles. Doubtless There Will One Day Be a Vehicle (Movie, Cover Version) which Will Elevate Cohen to the Commercial Level of his Contemporaries. In the Meantime, You Can Enjoy this Selection by People who Know his Music Backwards and Forwards and Delve Into the Psyche of a True Genius with this Collection. It Will Only Leave You Yearning for More, So Get Ready to Open Up Your Pocketbook to his Catalog.

Leonard Cohen – Songs From The Road [BluRay Untouched, 1080i]
MPEG-4 AVC, 1080i, 1.78:1 | Dolby True-HD 5.1 & LPCM Stereo @ 24Bit/96kHz | Full Artwork
Label/Cat#: Sony Music, Legacy # 88697759099 | Country/Year: Europe 2010 | Size: 21,60 GB | 5% Recovery Info
Genre: Pop, Chanson | Style: Acoustic, Singer/Songwriter

…Songs from the Road offers the chance to see one of the most enigmatic and lyrically brilliant artists working in the realm of popular music. Cohen has been such a reclusive figure for so long it's a bit bracing to see him, warts and all, in this amazing amalgamation of performances from venues near and far. Though the image quality here isn't great, the audio quality more than makes up for it, and this Blu-ray is highly recommended.

In May 2006, Leonard Cohen published his first collection of poetry in 22 years, Book of Longing, having previously used some of the material as songs on his most recent albums, Ten New Songs (2001) and Dear Heather (2004). The book touched on many of the themes he had explored throughout his writing career, including spirituality (he had spent part of his time between books as a postulant at a Buddhist monastery), eroticism, and self-deprecating humor. On June 1, 2007, at the Luminato Festival in Toronto, Ontario, composer Philip Glass premiered his song cycle based on Book of Longing, which is here given a two-CD recording. Cohen is present on the album speaking (not singing) some of his poems, and Glass also has set some of them to music, with singing by a soprano (Dominique Plaisant), a mezzo-soprano (Tara Hugo), a tenor (Will Erat), and a bass-baritone (Daniel Keeling).

The Essential Leonard Cohen is a career-spanning collection of Leonard Cohen songs released in 2002. It is part of Sony BMG's The Essential series. The songs are arranged in chronological order; all studio albums released before 2002 are represented, except the 1977 album Death of a Ladies' Man. All tracks were digitally remastered by Leonard Cohen and Bob Ludwig.

Leonard Cohen - Songs From The Road
Stereo FLAC @ 24/96: 1,53 GB | - | Lossless Artwork & Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Sony Legacy 88697759099 | Country/Year: Europe 2010| Genre: Songwriter | Hoster: FP/FF

…Songs from the Road seems a bit pale compared to the excellence of Live in London, but both albums are enough to convince anyone that even at the age of 74, Leonard Cohen remains one of the most vital figures in contemporary music, and his gifts as a performer nearly match his abilities as a writer, no small accomplishment.