Songs Of Leonard Cohen

I have that album. One of the great ones.

Déjà écouté avant. Top : Master Song Flop : One of Us Cannot Be Wrong

I own two Cohen albums and this is not one of them, so looking forward to listening. I can hear some Dylan in this music. Not sure if that's a cause or effect thing. I've listened to Sisters of Mercy since high school and somehow did not know until right this minute that their name came from a Leonard Cohen song! Christina Applegate's mother on backing vocals! I've realized lately how much my rating of these albums depends on my mood on whatever day I am listening. I could see myself giving this album a 3 some days, but today I was in the right mood for it. 4 stars and glad I was assigned this today.

Songs seem strong, but vocal range is small and difference between songs appears minimal. Suzanne will always remind me of Plan B.

Not a fan, I can take a song or two. But I couldn't wait for this to be over. 1.5/2

I love Leonard, but I’ve never been able to get into this album. Not sure why. Too folky? Too quiet? It’s missing a gravitas i expect. I know that’s because this is his debut and rarely does any artist arrive fully formed. I can hear what I love about latter Leonard Cohen forming in these tracks, but I can’t give full marks. 3.5/5

This was a new discovery for me. I already knew that Suzanne was a perfect song, but it is followed by many more beautiful, perfect or near perfect songs. The music is fairly minimal but carries light and shade, texture, personality and mood, like looking at a painting that captures a whole story and atmosphere in a single frame. I want to listen to it in different settings - in the woods, in a town, by the sea, at night, in the snow, in the rain - to see how it feels different and which parts jump out. So many moments where an instrument comes in and adds texture and feeling in a way that is unexpected but feels perfect in retrospect. A genuine work of art.

An absolutely stunning collection. Absolutely perfect, encapsulating the melancholy and maudlin nature of the 60s folk movement. Couldn't have been made an American. LOVE this album so much.

Well done, Leonard, this one didn’t make me mad! We have the premonition of future awfulness in the backup singers, but as a guy with some songs and a guitar he’s tolerable at this point, if a little dull.

2.5

Nice

I liked so long, Marianne

Replay nope

Temu Bob Dylan

actually kinda beautiful....not sure why my other thoughts didn't save but liked the one w strangers in the title :)

nice sound, songs kinda got repetitive by the end lyrics were kinda odd/didn’t melodies for me

3/18 Boring

Je ne savais pas que je connaissais déjà cet album... il me rappelle mon amoureux

- Religious imagery, not necessarily my favorite - Talented singing - Liked ‘So Long, Marianne’

A day before listening to this album, I found myself thinking about Cohen and even had a conversation about him. I almost knew this would be my next pick. Sometimes music feels like poetry. This is one of those cases. It is beautiful, emotional, and connects on a deeper level. At times it feels almost dreamlike; at others, it is grounded and raw. It is an astonishing debut that begins a decades-long exploration of the human condition. Almost every song shines, making it difficult to choose favorites. I’ll go with "Suzanne", "Master Song", and "Stories of the Street".

7/10

I'm enjoying all the Leonard Cohen we get on this list, having never listened before this.

Is that Leonard cohen or Al Pacino? Great album.

If you had a party and wanted people to leave, throw this in the ole hi-fi!

3.5/5 don't think I get it

Not my favourite Leonard Cohen album, but still pretty good - and an interesting glimpse at the birth of an artist in the process of inventing himself. I’ve always loved Cohen’s sullen, flat delivery. I totally understand how it would sound like spoken word to some people ; but for me, it lends an almost ceremonial dimension to his music. He’s also one of the only lyricists I can tolerate in the “singer-songwriter” genre, with his wonderfully dark and soulful tone. His debut album is certainly not without flaws – Leonard Cohen didn’t know he was Leonard Cohen yet, and his voice hadn’t fully matured. He was still working under the shadow of the 60s folk revival, trying to be some kind of biblical version of Bob Dylan. The instrumental parts are a bit basic, with very average guitar work. But Cohen is already starting to introduce the quasi-religious choruses, violins and keyboards that will later define his best creations, and his themes of predilection are already well fleshed-out. The sombre and haunting mood he’s trying to convey is still hit-or-miss - but when it succeeds, it cuts deep. 5/10

Leonard Cohen is a classic, and compared to the album from this weekend it suddenly feels deep and dark, miles away from yesterday’s squirrels. I don’t know Cohen’s work that well, but this is basically what I hope to hear when I put on one of his records.

Review - love the simple arrangements, love the very occasional addition of something other than voice+guitar, love the lyricism. Great album Rating - 9/10 Need to hear? YES

Did not enjoy it

3.9

I like this album so far

Dropping this in the late 60s just adds another layer to that folk sound of the day. I'm not certain it was his intention but So Long, Marianne is catchy as any pop jam at that time. This is as strong a debut as any artist can get.

I think I just love Leonard Cohen. 4.5/5

Of all the Leonard Cohen I’ve had to listen to, this was by far the best. His voice was much better when he was younger. I knew Suzanne. I’m still not a fan though.

I respect the legacy of Mr. Cohen's body of work, and I respect the art form of storytelling. While the musical accompaniment was peaceful and pleasant, the overall experience, to me, was just kinda boring

54 albums in and have had two Leonard Cohen albums already - the last one and now the first. On "You Want it Darker" Cohen's voice sounded weather-worn and life-worn. Here he just sounds like some guy. Sometimes it feels like the music is incidental, like Cohen had the poems and wanted a way to make people actually sit and listen to them. Though there are a few moments to perk up the ears ("So Long, Marianne," for example) they are few and far between. Note: when the album was done Spotify autoplayed Tim Buckley's "Song to the Siren" and I thought it was still Cohen and was like, "oh I should rethink this." Nope.

esta bueno,muy tranquilo

Well, there’s more liveliness in his voice on this album isn’t there? I’m not sure I like it. It’s less poetic. This is another one of those albums where it sounds like it could have been performed in a castle by the Kings musician. But the problem would be that the King would be bored with this music and have the kings musician executed.

Дуже ніжна і приємна музика, 4,5

Muito chato. Parece um história complicadamente entediante

Have I ever heard this before? - it sounds sort of familiar, and yet not at the same time Suzanne, Sisters of Mercy, Goodbye - wow! I'll take this over Bob Dylan and Paul Simon when I need some 60's folk guitar And not as gloomy as some of his later stuff

Me lembra muito bem a vibe de uma madrugada depois de passar o dia com amigos. Vocês ficam em volta de uma mesa, composta por cerveja e algo pra beliscar, céu limpo, levemente frio, e começam a tocar algo. 9/10

Eh, not my favorite of Leonard Cohen’s.

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Don't know what to say, the singing was a bit monotonous

60s folk rock. Debut. Gentle folk album, nice voice. A bit one-note.

Nice and mellow.

Enjoyable

It's more like spoken word poetry than music at times. Gonna need a few more listens to appreciate the lyrics and the allusions but dig it

What’s up with the hard-ons for Leonard? Second album in one week. He’s not terrible, but it’s just not interesting. Calling whines and moans as vocals would be stretch. Hard pass.

Ótimo álbum. Os vocais são o destaques em músicas com uma grande carga emocional. QoA Adonis New.

The album is a bit sleepy, But you got to respect the songwriting and lyricism here. It's a chill and peaceful listen that is good for certain moods and weather.

Not my favorite Leonard Cohen album, but it's still a great one. It's got some of his strongest songs from his entire catalog peppered throughout.

y'all ready know i'm about this life favorite tracks: sisters of mercy, suzanne, master song, hey, that's no way to say goodbye, one of us cannot be wrong

I can’t shake the sense that he’s making each lyric up on the spot. It’s fine but once was enough

Almost gave this a higher rating out of a sense of, I guess, potential? It feels like something I could get more out of in the right mood. I even tried. Listened to it like I do everything else on the list, headphones on, undivided attention, lights low. I opened a window to let the cold in a little bit and listened to it twice trying to find that thing I missed about it. I don't know, man. I don't love the drone of it, the writing isn't strong enough to make up for a pleasant but weak voice, and it's not got much variety to it. None of those are bad on their own but I felt like I was meeting the album 75% of the way the entire way. Also the song where he's lusting after a Nazi really didn't work for me? but to be fair I'm going to find someone involved with the Velvet Underground annoying even outside of the nazi thing anyway, could have been a three or maybe even a four in the right mood and circumstances but instead it's a two. dude's got four more albums on the list (please stop including so many albums by the same artist) so maybe one of us can redeem ourselves here

deadass ruined the entire album with the last 30 seconds of the last song, one of us cannot be wrong.

Great songwriting, a little fatiguing to take it all in one go, just dense and the melodies can be easy to tune out--a little bit of a dated perspective in some ways but several incredible songs and some absolutely gorgeous lines. Great instrumentation and recording quality. Suzanne - Absolutely insane--Gave me physical chills. Reminds me of The Lighthouse and Harold and Maude Master Song - fantastic arrangement, love the upright bass, tremolo guitar, muted trumpet with delay/reverb is insane!! "angel glands" Winter Lady - Lovely guitar tone/recording quality in general--reminds me of Haley's Martin through the OC818 + Focusrite ISA one Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye - lovely love long One of Us Cannot Be Wrong - amazing, hopelessness, mistrust, disappointment, hypocrisy. Awesome laying of final texture--flute(or recorder) layered with scream-singing which then pans away and across, whistling in the middle. mouth noises.

Me ha gustado las lyrics jocosas

Nice, but very samey and a little bit weird here and there. Not sure Cohen's style is one that suits me very well, however I can hear the craft in the songwriting. I saved one for long-term listening, but otherwise I don't think I'll be back.

I've heard the name Leonard Cohen before, but I don't think I've ever listened to any of his music or can remember anything ever said about him, negative or positive. At first when I saw that the album was called "Songs of Leonard Cohen" I was little annoyed... 'cause yeah no shit dude. It felt a little pretentious, but now I don't care because it's so good. As I'm reading more and trying to understand who Leonard Cohen is, I'm understanding a lot of people view his music as highly intellectual and think of him as almost a musical Shakespeare. Some people even feel as if his music is unreachable because of how intellectual it feels. I'm getting a little bit of that sense, especially when I tried to understand "Master song". I clicked on one reddit post who was analyzing the song, ready for a quick, easy explanation, but was met by a longgggggggg, extensive one backed by a COLLEGE PROFESSOR. I did not know it went that deep. Maybe one day I'll be ready to go that deep into the lyricism, but today is not the day. I can appreciate it without understanding it completely. Towards the end of this album I got tired of looking into songs too deeply and my note taking faded off... * Susanne: a breathtaking song. it's beautifully melancholy and melancholy in its beauty. It's supposedly based off of a poem in a book of his. It certainly feels like a poem. * Master song: this one feels a little sinister in its tune. I like how it guides the listener through the story. I've read a little bit about it because I wasn't quite understanding it as I was listening. I'm pretty sure it's a love triangle between the master, the narrator, and the lady he is singing to. I'm also pretty sure this has connections with the father, son, and holy spirit, but I'm not going to delve into that today. * Winter lady: lovely, also similarly melancholy, "I know I'm not your lover" * The stranger song: the comparing a dealer to a lover is interesting. I think he's trying to say that he completely controls the lovers he takes on and is the sole decider whether they continue on the next day. He's always looking for the "best card" or true lover/soulmate. Another religious reference (joseph and the manger). It's a song of someone who is being tossed from person to person, while the narrator watches from a distance wishing they could love them because they know they'd love them right. * Sisters of mercy: this feels like a diss on someone. Is that the sound of velcro in the background? Whatever it is, I'm not a fan. "We were lovers like that and besides it would still be alright" * So long, Marianne: this song has a jaunty, sea-tune feel to it. "I forget to pray for the angels so the angels forget to pray for us". I was walking around when the woman's voice joined in and I got spooked because I thought it was a sound coming behind me... * Hey, that's no way to say goodbye: it's okayyyy * Stories of the street: I really like the melody of this one * Teachers: "teachers of my heart" is fun * One of us cannot be wrong: it okay

Now we are talkin. Not my favourite of him, though, but still extremely enjoyable.

good background listening

The whole album feels like one flowing journey with Cohen's rich vocals and the simple melodies perfectly complementing the powerful lyrics. This album doesn't quite reach the very top tier for me, but it's certainly an essential piece of the Cohen catalog. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions - Suzanne - Sisters of Mercy - So Long, Marianne - Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye

The Stranger Song

Ok. This is not for the casual listener...or for the casual listening. You need to be in the right mood. But, if you are, this turned out to be really great. Suzanne, Sisters of Mercy. Really good songs. At least 4 stars even if it didn't catch me in the first listen.

I don't usually go for a singer with an acoustic guitar and some strings and such in the background, but Leonard Cohen is an exception. His lyrics are so strange and absorbing, and the tone of his voice and the guitar give it a an appealing edginess that I wouldn't expect from material like this. I already knew a number of these songs, of course, but some I hadn't heard before. (Though I swear I know a different version of "Sisters of Mercy.") I don't think I'll go out of my way to hear the whole album again, but I'm glad to have heard it this evening.

No esta para nada, me gustan los álbumes con antigüedad. Lo guardaría para una noche de peda con amigos. 8.0

Not for me...

rlly rlly great :)

Fav is “So long, Marianne”

Meni je draži songs of love and hate ali i ovo je klasik

De la bonne dépression.

Such a cornerstone.

Ik was deze week laat met mijn reviews omdat ik nog lekker in dit album zat. Het gitaarspel was heerlijk met verschillende lijnen in hetzelfde spel (bas en melodie) de storytelling vind ik ook heeeel goed. Hij zuigt mij echt in het verhaal. Het contrast met de achtergrondzangeres met zijn eigen breekbare stem vond ik ook lekker. So long mary an en suzanne zijn klassiekers. Echt een klassieker.

Een klassieker, en persoonlijk wel fan van Leonard Cohen. Zelf ben meer gecharmeerd qua stemgeluid van de latere doorleefde stem. Teksten met zoveel symboliek dat je van elk album een halve studie moet maken. Wat ik prettig vind is dat hij als singer song writer over de kleine persoonlijke dingen schrijft en minder de protest of koetjes en kalfjes schrijver is wat in die tijd misschien wat gangbaarder was. Het album is muziekaal heel minimalistisch waardoor dit album misschien wat tijdlozer is dan zijn latere mid carrière albums. Het gevaar is ook als je niet in de gelegenheid bent om dit album heel aandachtig te luisterren (vooral textueel) dat het een beetje saai kan worden en elk nummer in elkaar over kabbelt. Als met al iconisch album en voor mij persoonlijk op de 3e plek van beste cohen albums

Kreeg een beetje Boudewijn de Groot vibes van, af en toe worden er een beetje cheesy achtige geluiden gebruikt, stijkers, hoge stemmetjes. Maar hier kan Bruce Springsteen nog een puntje aan zuigen, de liedjes hebben duidelijk meer inhoud, t gitaarspel klinkt ook fijn. prima plaat 3 sterren.

I listened to the Songs of Leonard Cohen, and i admit most of the songs werent really for me. Even with that, I can clearly see how talented he is as a song writer and singer, and I don't like knocking things for not fitting in my personal taste. Looking it up, this was a very early career album for him, and id be curious to see how he evolves as an artist. if 1001 albums let me do half stars id do 3.5, but given they dont ill round up to 4/5

Love Leonard Cohen, very stark.

Nice. Languid. 3 stars

Really nice lyrics. Melodic folk sad boy vibes. Lamented, danced, pranced, sat, and swayed to this in my backyard. "But the room just filled up with mosquitoes / They heard that my body was free"

Oh yeah - he didn't always have that deep gravely voice!

I knew Leonard Cohen is one of the greats but I never realized HOW great he is. This album gave me a warm fuzzy feeling and I really enjoyed it. Not the biggest folk fan but I liked this album.

A breath of fresh air after a couple of mediocre albums.

OK

Well yes!

AND JESUS WAS A SAILOR WHEN HE WALKED UPON THE WATER AND HE SPENT A LONG TIME WATCHING FROM HIS LONELY WOODEN TOWER AND WHEN HE KNEW FOR CERTAIN ONLY DROWNING MEN COULS SEEG HIM HE SAID ALL MEN WILL BE SAILORS THEN UNTIL THE SEA SHALL FREE THEM BUT HE HIMSEELF WAS BROKEN LONG BEFORE THE SKY WOULD OPEN FORSAKEN ALMOST HUMAN HE SANK BENEATH YOUR WISDOM LIKE A STONEEEEEE i dont need to explain myself past that

Need to rewatch McCabe and Mrs miller NOW

Laughing Len comes out of the gate flying!

Nah

Classic man and his guitar album. Canadian icon

It just sounds a lot like bob dylan, unfortunately. It isn't bad! But his later stuff sounds much more unique.

Wanted to like this more, but still liked it a lot. Best song So Long Marianne

Wow, I had high hopes for this one but really did not care for it. So dull. Vocals and song structures are monotonous, and even the lyrics failed to make much of an impression on me. Listened to: walking the High Line. Favorite tracks: Sisters of Mercy, Stories of the Street

Not for me

Holy boring…. I don’t get the obsession with this guy.

When I was a child, my parents had this album in their record collection. I remember the face of the sad boring looking man staring out at me while I grabbed something by ELO with a spaceship on the cover. This is about what you’d expect from Cohen. Poetic and literate and well worth the time.

I like a bit of melanin my music and often sit in a dark room or in bed at night wallowing in sadness. Not that I am naturally a depressive type but find some comfort or consolation in such music. So one would think a Leonard Cohen album would do the trick for me but it never as. When I was 17 a friend of mine recommended Cohen to accompany our teenage angst which was all the fashion then. It never grabbed me then and still doesn’t. I soon tire of his monotone voice singing over simple guitar chords. I get the impression that it isn’t the music which is important but his use of words in his lyrics. I don’t shy away from lyrics but never spend endless time analysing them for hidden meanings. I’m from Yorkshire so prefer straight talk. There are one or two of his songs which I do like. Like Suzanne on this album which is a classic covered by many other singers. So I can see why he is held in high esteem but from my point of view I don’t get it. As a footnote my 17 year old friend got himself into a lot of trouble and tragically committed suicide later in life. I also knew a work colleague who never had any luck in relationships who played Leonard Cohen music a lot. She also died very young. Makes me think Leonard Cohen albums should come with a Government health warning. 2/5

I like this album more than You Want It Darker, but I’ve decided that Leonard Cohen is not for me. He sort of sings on this one, which I prefer to the spoken word approach. Musically, I love the pared down, folky acoustic vibe, even though every song sounds the same. I recognize that his lyrics are poetry, but something about them feels so distinctly masculine. I can’t connect lyrically, and I feel no emotional impact, even when I read the lyrics along with the album.

Great songwriter and arrangements. His voice is very unique and I am assuming this is one that you either love or hate

Very similar to Bob Dylan but less whiny. I suppose I need to read the lyrics. Nothing outstanding musically on first two listens.

Definitely one of his better albums and deserves to be on this list.

Beautiful

Some all time great lyrics, with some of his best songs. Musically it is a bit a monotonous, though there are some great moments

holds up to anything put out today.

Incredibly beautiful album! Can get slow and repetitive, but overall it's a really nice listen. Absolutely loved So Long, Marianne and Suzanne. The lyrics especially piqued my interest; they're just so poetic. Very close to a 5, but I think a 4 is fitting.

very pretty, story telling, although I do sometimes think of a newer version of story telling (Taylor Swift) with a similar style of singing perhaps

Music when we were young. So many memories of a time we crew up.

i do not really care for american folky poetry songs but i'll take leonard cohen over bob dylan anytime

no está horrible y maluco pero si bastante aburrido la verdad, ya para la mitad es como too much y ya no quiero escuchar más

He certainly has a way with words. Understanding the inner workings of his mind is the effort of a lifetime but well worth it.

Ahhh, I can hear the beginnings of something here.

Enough potent imagery, poetic storytelling and frank intimacy to catch me falling madly in love with this man even after he’s long been gone. Like damn.

Beautiful. The start of a special career. Later albums I do prefer but this is still of immense quality and poetry

I really enjoyed this album. I wish it was a bit longer though.

Sad man in a cliff vibes

I've heard enough of Leonard Cohen to say he's one of those musician's you either get or you don't. I don't. I really gave this album a couple good listens. I just can't find any enjoyment in this at all. It's not terrible. It's just not for me. 2

4 Leonard Cohen is one of those artists who I always have felt I should like more than I do. Like, a depressing singer-songwriter? Sign me up. I do like Hallelujah… but prefer the Jeff Buckley version. And I am a fan of Chelsea Hotel #2… but think The Menzingers did it a touch better with Sun Hotel (specifically the demo version from On The Possible Past - give it a listen if you’re a fan of the song or the band). However, I feel like things finally clicked with this album. In my limited knowledge of the guy, it seems he may have gotten a bit more melodramatic as his career went on, and I think his blend of storytelling and songwriting pairs much better with the more stripped back approach to it here. Musically, it’s simple - one might even say a bit repetitive - but incredibly enchanting nonetheless. Although seemingly minimalist at surface level, there was something so calming and welcoming about each every one, despite the oftentimes depressing lyrics, like it’s inviting you in to commiserate fireside with a warm cup of coffee in hand… or maybe a bourbon (it’d be a beer for me, but something tells me that wasn’t Lenny boy’s vice). Case in point, I had an absolutely s#!tty day at work today and wanted to put something familiar on, but I played this instead in some weird sense of duty to this list, and still ultimately felt at ease after. It reminds me of a quote I read once (I think from a YouTube comment) - “It doesn’t put me in a good mood, but it makes me feel a lot better about being in a bad one”. True that. I wish I would have had time in the past day or so to dive more into the lyrics, as I’m sure there’s a lot to unpack here, but in some ways, I find the aura of mystery just as alluring. I’m really not confident what any one song here was about, but the hints of them that I picked up I found fascinating all the same, with Suzanne, Master Song, and The Stranger Song being ones I found the strongest in that regard. Really, I think it’s Leonard’s biggest strength - the guy is a brilliant storyteller that knows how to captivate with lyric alone. I mean, there’s certainly a reason Hallelujah has been covered eight million times. I will say this though, I remember being put off by his voice in what I’ve heard in the past, but I didn’t mind it here at all… largely because it sounds entirely different? Like, not Mariana Trench deep? I’m just going to assume this was either long before or very early on into a two-pack-a-day habit. As a big Conor Oberst and Bob Dylan fan, I had a feeling I would come around on this guy eventually (hell, Kurt Cobain even name-drops him on Pennyroyal Tea). I’m definitely looking forward to checking out more of Leonard’s work and seeing what else this particular album has to offer (probably lots).

I think that I should have enjoyed this album more than I did. The songs were varied and they told a story, but honestly, there wasn't a single song that really spoke to me. I heard it, I listened to it, and I can even mention a few of the titles of the songs, but if you were to ask me to hum or sing any or part of one of the songs on this album, I just couldn't do it. It was interesting hearing Leonard's voice before it became croaky.

This has good vibes. Like that "Bob Dylan" coffeeshop experience I had, but with more melody. I can't appreciate this album for what it is, because I can't follow the lyrics as they're sung. Also, the first song is romantic-themed, and is about captivating the woman's mind. Which is a total turn off for me and I hate it. Didn't finish listening but would recommend to someone else.

I actually really liked this. Leonard Cohen is one of those “he was HOW OLD?” Artists a you just kind of appreciate where they ended up. The poetry on this album is first class and honestly, even Dylan probably took notes.

Classy, thoughtful, uplifting

Melancholy songs which bring tears to the eyes

Very cohen but nothing on the album that grabs you by the short and curlies

Now I love a singer songwriter. And I love a melancholic song. But for goodness sakes Leonard, lighten up sometimes. My day had already been ruined by the time I got to So Long, Marianne. And blow me if he doesn't dive straight back into his dirge fest after that. 2* for the undoubtedly poetic (if overly gnostic) lyrics.

I could listen to this album forever and still hear new things. The man is a sculptor of words.

In my last review I said that I find folk pretty dull and repetitive but this is an exception in my opinion. It feels pretty sincere and I felt like there is definitely more to it than most contemporary folk albums.

I'm generally not a fan of spoken word poetry masquerading as music but the fact that I really enjoyed this album goes to show just how good Cohen is.

Took me three attemps to finish. Cohen's album just uses his singing and a guitar, for the most part. Master Song, So Long, and Stories are the better tracks, but for the most part, the music is uninteresting and cannot capture my attention. For that reason, it's hard to listen to it outside. Sometimes Cohen is not even singing, but rather is talking, making this some sort of a spoken word. Perhaps some will enjoy the lyrics, but I am a music fan. Def not going to re-listen it apart from the selected tracks maybe. Not ugly, but sometimes not enjoyable, just two start for this one.

honestly... i'm not a huge fan of people who sound like they're half-singing, half-talking. it's just not my cup of tea. i love the instrumentals, but it's intolerable with that voice (not that i'm gonna judge anyone who likes this album a lot, i can understand!). i think "winter lady" and "teachers" get a pass, though; those are when leonard's voice matches the vibe of the instrumental. now, i'm usually super easy to please music-wise. am i also super picky? yeah! so take my negative reviews with a grain of salt, and don't let anyone's opinion dictate yours.

As I said before, Leonard Cohen gets five stars in this house. Immaculate songwriting and incredible world-weary delivery.

Just like listening to an album by Bob Dylan for the first time, this one gives me the same feeling of listening to something great and timeless. And just like with Bob Dylan’s guitar playing, I’m super impressed by Leonard Cohen’s guitar playing. The arrangements are also quite good and the instrumentation is suitably subtle. When I listen to music I generally don’t latch onto words right away but for some reason I’m pretty entranced by Leonard Cohen’s words and singing style. I’ve really been missing out and need to go back and listen to all his albums!

LC's debut record, including some of his best songs. "Suzanne" is incredible, with poetic lyrics set against a tender guitar and a nice chord change. The other big hits off of this one are almost as good, and the deep cuts are nice. Not a bad Monday afternoon. FOUR STARS

Leonard Cohen is my undisputed goat

Excellent.

I've heard Suzanne covered by someone. Lyrics are amazing in all the songs. It's really well done, but I'd prefer the songs interspersed with something more upbeat. Reminiscent of Bob Dylan.

I try so very hard to like LC…. This is as close as I get. 1. Suzanne 2. Sisters Of Mercy 3. So Long, Marianne

8/10 Favourite: So Long, Marianne Least Favourite: Winter Lady

A five

I can recognise his ability but I find his songs a bit slow for me.

What Cohen did here is so great, his songwriting is amazing and he is such a respectful artist.

Amazing lyrics, songs are good

Lovely. Top opener and nice vibe.

This is the fourth Cohen album I’ve listened to, and I think I’m starting to get it. There’s not much in the way of instrumentation – neither here nor on future records – which forces the listener to engage in the lyrics. Oh no. (I’m the victim here.) Normally I’m not one to pay attention to lyrics unless they’re heinously bad or life-changingly good. These ones are closer to the latter. I still didn't try to pick up the lyrics – sue me – but even without paying heed, something about the rhythm and eloquence calls to you. Reminds me of Dylan and (vaguely) of Waters. And to make it about gender inequality at the same time? Releasing “mainstream” music concerning institutional inequality in 1967 is no small feat, putting it up with VU&N (also in 1967) as one of the most daring musical releases in history. It’s no wonder this Cohen guy caught people’s attention. I feel that the music is clearer, more youthful, here than in later works. Maybe I’m crazy. But his vocal is closer to a bell-like McCartney timbre than the "whispery" huskiness he’d develop later. (Another reviewer complained that his voice sounded whispery on *this* album. To that, I ask: seriously? Did you even listen to a single song here?) Couple that with some great understated string arrangements and guitarwork, and you have a near-perfect background to a political statement. It's almost too simple, though. The chord progressions get a bit predictable and the lack of percussion and musical innovation makes this just a little more monotone than the listener would like. Exceptions include So Long Marianne, which has a wacky fiddle-folk thing going on, really separating it from the pack. The album opener, Suzanne, is another standout, mostly for its relatively catchy melody. The deranged singing at the end of One of Us Cannot Be Wrong is questionable. 4/5 Key tracks: Suzanne, Master Song, So Long Marianne

Super chill listen

4.5⭐️/5 02.06.2026

dreamy experience, loved sisters of mercy. Teachers was beautiful too, there's a certain sadness in the way he sings that song that I just can't help but share the feeling. This album it's almost like feeling like a kid again.

I really like it. Suzanne made me cry and I don’t even know why. I think it’s biggest flaw is not every song hits that high for me. Master Song is just awful. Winter Lady is tragically beautiful. And on it goes with those peaks and valleys.

Boring tbh

This was ok got a bit meh at the end

I love albums where the artist just tells a story and Leonard Cohen crushes it. 4/5

beautiful

Beautiful song writing and lovely melodies. It's an album to float away on!

Its been a few years since I've heard this one. I find him to be much more of a poet than a musician. That is still true but I certainly appreciated this much more this time around.

Better with every listen. The king of songwriting and his voice is still in good shape in this album

Leonard Cohen rocks - watched McCabe and Mrs. Miller recently, didn't realize the soundtrack was essentially lifted out of this album. Nice

Leonard Cohen is great and this is a great album!

Awful

Not really my type of music. Sounds very boring

One of the best singer-songwriter albums ever. Dark, deep and powerful. Musically pleasant to hear with even when disregarding the lyrics, which I think is important for long-term engagement.

suzaaaaanne takes u doooown

I've not really listened to Leonard Cohen before, although I've always thought of myself as someone who likes him. It's not a wrong thought, just a weird one for someone who's never listened to him before. I watched Inside LLewyn Davis recently and I think I thought that was about Leonard Cohen. Obviously it's not, but my brain clearly went "Cohen? Coen brothers? absolutely, same thing". Sure gal I like this a lot. 4.5/5 - rounded up, why not Songs added to playlist: - Suzanne - The Stranger Song - So Long, Marianne - Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye - One of Us Cannot Be Wrong

BEST SONGS: - So Long, Marianne - Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbay

нот куайт май темпо(диднт рили листен вилл трай ту ин зе обозримом фьючер)

Amazing. Just amazing. Limited talent, limitless soul.

precisely okay. mostly i think this is not something that overly interested me, or perhaps i was just not in the mood for it, as i can see why someone would enjoy this a lot. cohen has a nice calming voice over top very relaxing instrument. his lyricism and general style to me feels more evocative of poetry than traditional songwriting, such is how folk often leans. all of these broadly blur together in a way that makes me want to sleep, but it's Nice to listen to at least.

My favorite Cohen is You Want it Darker, I wouldn't say this is the kinda music I would listen to on a regular basis though. I certainly don't hate it, but its not exactly the most exciting album I've ever heard. Depending on the day I imagine this'd either be contemplative or downright boring, but today I do feel more the former. I've seen some people in the reviews on the site say "just write poetry", which is a common thing levied at spoken word folk, but to me this really does blur the lines between being a music album and a poetry reading with musical accompaniment. I think if you're open minded to the idea of that, which tbh its understandable why many people aren't, there's at least something to find here. My favorite two songs is probably "the stranger song", which I interpret as a sad look at the cycle of women who are used in relationships by men and "hey, that's no way to say goodbye" which I think is complemented by the backing singing pretty well. It isn't incredible, it kind of dragged for me and if someone hated it I'd be like "that tracks" but I thought it was fine.

somber and filled to the brim with lyrics. the instrumental composition was so alluring and it kept me in it, even when every song was about that one woman whose body was tea, but he couldn’t love her.

2 out of 5 Couple of decent songs, rest were too folky for me

Скучно

Love

Cool

There are many albums that I haven’t heard in this world and this was one of them. I know who Leonard Cohen is because of Hallelujah. This album I could have gone without hearing it. I liked So Long Mariane. That’s it. 2/5.

From track 1 of his debut album Cohen establishes his unique, sonorous sound. Masterful poetry over arpeggio guitar.

He can sing! Liked this one more.

Very folks. I miss the time when people could sing politically relevant songs without fear of being canceled. I really enjoyed his songs.

What a pleasant surprise. Most of the songs on this record still feel relevant sixty years later.

What a beautiful and raw album. I loved it as a passive listen and would like to spend more time with it.

Jolly

Too folksy for me

Respect Leonard Cohen. But not really my vibe.

This is going to need multiple listens, but I was pretty blown away with the lyrical writing. I'm not sure I've listened to Leonard Cohen before? But it was a big surprise tbh. Definitely going to have a few more listen throughs, really good recommendation

My Rating 2.0. How can you make this album sound so sad and boring when you have templates already set up for you to transform your poetry into something insightful and catchy???? See Dylan (Freewhelin Bob Dylan) and Simon and Garfunkel ( Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme)

Really struggled to rate this. I appreciated the artistry but 40 minutes of this was just So. Much.

Great voice. Sad, comforting songs.

The songwriting is good. The stories are great. Musically, I appreciate the haunting, beautiful sad vibe, but at other times bored. Perhaps this record asks for your full attention, which I am unable to give today, only picking some of the pieces of the puzzle. There's no doubt that the ceiling of this album is higher than I am giving it credit for, but this is my first listen. There is a type of record, which I find difficult to rate, which I describe as a masterpiece in which I don't yet love. This project is exposing my bi-polar relationship with rating music.

excellent 4.5/5

Totally agree with ksigz about the songs - great poet, great songwriter, but 60's Leonard singing is torture to me. Love 80's Leonard once the ciggies and whiskies did their work. (it's fun to search just about any song on this album on Spotify and hear better singers bring game to what great songs they are)

They kind of all sound the same, don’t they?

This is Leonard Cohen at his best, in my opinion. There is a bittersweetness to this music that feels like what life feels like. The imagery is so specific and yet the emotion behind it feels very relatable. I love Suzanne. I first learned about the song in an Intro Music History course in my first year of uni. I don't fully remember why my prof brought up this song, but I believe he was likening Leonard Cohen to a medieval troubadour, which is apt I think. I liked the song as soon as I heard it and that is one of my only lasting memories from that course. Another moment I really loved on this album is the end of One of Us Cannot Be Wrong with the whistling, lyric-less singing, and some kind of flute. The singing is so raw and very beautiful. Perfect way to end the album.

I felt this one was really mid. I'm learning that I just don't love his music

Not my favorite of Leonards albums thus far. Felt like the other albums we've had thus far just had more to offer. To be fair I wasn't paying all that close attention to the lyrics on this one, which I think is important with his music, as storytelling is a key factor. But one mustn't forget about the instrumentation and I felt as though it took more of a backseat on this one aside from So Long, Marianne, which was by far my favorite on the album. Also, the wailing on the last song was unnecessary Leonard... whatever that was... Idk...

enjoyed this a lot more than rest of his albums. idk this is just more engaging to listen to

I thought I liked Cohen for a bit when I was 17, but it wore off quite quickly. I do enjoy his final album, but also feel he has a lot to answer for in influencing Nick Cave's overly melodramatic oeuvre.

not bad for Leonard

Sounds like Leonard Cohen. Not really anything else to be said, love him or hate him, he's one of a kind.

Lyrical, mellow

1,001 albums and I get three Leonard Cohen in a week. Not bad, but not his best.

Not as bad as the other Cohen album inflicted on me but still deeply unpleasant. I don't mind terrible singers but terrible singtalking is not my thing.

#20/1001 🇨🇦🖤 Marvelous stuff. I bought this on reputation as a teenager and loved it. His poetry of love and heartbreak made a big impression on me at the time. It still sounds magnificent now with its simple instrumental backing. Best tracks: Suzanne, So Long Marianne, Teachers.

Quite the vibe

A Pandora's Box into prime singer/songwriter manna, that once opened, can never be closed again. Lives are changed with every song on this one.

Another cohen classic

awsome vocals and enjoyable.

Some classic tracks

Now I’m depressed.

Deep lyrics coupled with soothing guitar chords. Leonard Cohen is hailed as one of the great song writers of our time and the track Sister of Mercy proves that.

I guess it’s ok , but a little boring for me

Je kiffe

YAYAYAYAYA MI PAPI

Alright singer songwriter. I think I liked a different album from this list better. This one sets a certain mood and vibe that I wasn't in the mood for but it wasn't a bad album

apparently it’s supposed to have been an influential album…it only influenced me to turn it off.

I couldn't listen to the entire album, but I really liked what I heard. nothing out of this world but some very special lyrics and rhythms, I had never heard them before, and some very catchy ones.

9/10 Superb - the closest someone has ever come to putting poetry to music and it working. Lyrically it is so rich, it is almost embarrassing and might even be too much. Musically I think it is the only way to deliver these songs - spare, but never dull.

Always loved this.

Obnoxious trash.

Po czasie muszę napisać, że bardzo przyjemny, poetycki album, często słucham go do zasypiania, albo do pisania w pamiętniku, więc dość często go słucham.

Real sadboi hours

Susanne

Fint

Double feature?! Lät bättre än det förra.

Trevligt, men mindre trevligt direkt efter hans andra album.

Hade det inte varit dubbel-Cohen hade jag kanske satt högre. Det är fint, men det är också sömnigt i längden.

Leonard Cohen is so damn cool. It’s interesting to start on this and then listen to how his voice has changed over the years. But it’s also interesting to hear how the Leonard Cohen vibe doesn’t change much from record to record. This guy writes some sad, tortured bastard music, but I’m into it. 3.5/5

boring

Classic Cohen. Favorite track: Suzanne Other picks: So long mariane, hey that’s no way to say goodbye

Bob Dylan wannabe

Incredible lyricist and songwriter.

Hm, historically so mi bolj pri srcu coverji njegovih komadov (zadnjič od Buckleya "Hallelujah", recimo). Sm pa bila na njegovem koncertu, ko je bil prvič v Stožicah. Prvi, "Suzanne" je ful lep komad. "Master Song" in "The Stranger Song" sta mi bla med ljubšimi komadi, ki so sledili. "So Long, Marianne" nism slišala že leta, ampak sm ga v življenju že tokrat, da je prijetno familiar ga spet slišat. "One of Us Cannot Be Wrong" sm slišala že miljonkrat, ampak prvič prav od Cohena, ker rada poslušam Father John Misty verzijo. FJM verzija je bl čustveno izvedena, itak je live posnetek tud. Na splošno mi je všeč. I guess so mi njegova besedila všečna v vsakem primeru, glasbene izvedbe so mi pa velikrat boljše s strani drugih izvajalcev.

Ok

3.5 stars This feels ahead of its time for 1967. Cohen’s distinctive phrasing, often more spoken than sung, makes it seem like he’s saying something important, even if it doesn’t immediately click. I respect the literary depth and understand his influence, especially knowing how much artists like Father John Misty admire him. Still, while I appreciate it intellectually, it didn’t fully draw me in emotionally. Favorite tracks: One of Us Cannot Be Wrong, So Long, Marianne

Yeah, not really my cup of tea. But, this dude made Hallelujah! I love the chill vibes.

9/10 29.12.2025

Leonard Cohen is one of the greatest poet musicians that has ever existed. This album has, next to Hallelujah, one of his most known songs Suzanne. This is exactly how albums should be 10 great songs, all amazing, your best, and no fluff.

It sounded more than a storytelling album with some basic music on the side, rather than a musical album. Very monotone, all songs sounded the same, normal, but the same. Nick Cave vibes. Did have some interesting lyrics though - the stories.

It all sounds like the same song all over again. I wouldn't turn this off if it were playing at a chill evening with friends and we're drinking wine, but you wouldn't hear me saying "Hey, we should put on some Leonard Cohen".

Hard to review this objectively as a Montrealer because these songs are part of the city. Walking in the Old Port, the statue atop Notre Dame de Bonsecours is always the Our Lady of the Harbour referenced in “Suzanne”. When he died we all gathered at his house to sing his songs. Without question the greatest songwriter to ever come from this city.

Would not buy

Nagyon nyugis vibe, jo dallamok, a mai kornak kicsit lassú, meglepően popos

This one is a project. Good though

Absolutely not - he's one with Cat Stevens that if it comes up it's a no from me Never been a fan, but my parents were - I understand the love, I just don't have it

Dullllllllllllllll. While he may be an amazing song writer he is not an amazing singer. He managed the exact same tone for each song, impressive honestly.

Leonard Cohen es mi padre

Not my cup of tea

Re chill. Me gustó. Lo volvería a escuchar.

Meh

I'm not familiar enough with Cohen's catalogue to say whether this is his best album, but I can certainly say I've loved this album for several years after first discovering it. Suzanne is a timeless track. The Stranger is another epic. But really, all of these songs are very good. The songwriting transcends simple folk or rock songs--this is straight poetry. I love Dylan, but as a writer, Cohen should have won the Nobel peace prize for literature over him. 5/5

Couldn’t get through it. 3rd Leonard Cohen album is all lot considering all songs are very, very similar. I love ‘Suzanne’ but the Nina Simone version.

Este jueguito me va a sacar fanático de Cohen. 8/10

+ Kul stemme, fin gitar, tror det er mye å hente i lyricsa. - Veldig repetativt, ikke så spennende, connecter ikke gelt med plata. 3/5 would buy the record on sale

Dette er bra. Tidløst. Kritikk: lite variasjon, litt labert

Really good, love the voice, love most of the songs. Drifts a bit towards the end.

bardzo smutne piosenki

Beautiful record. I haven't spent enough time with Lenny. His fingerpicking is way more intricate than I expected. Of course a generational lyricist.

Loved it!

I’m biased, as this is the only LC album I’ve ever spent any real time with, but it’s definitely the best.

Not for me

Dustin Hoffman saying, "I'm not mad; I'm just disappointed." on the album cover is a bold choice. Seriously, though, what's wrong with you Leonard? This is all so bleak and depressing. I can't listen to you any more.

Well. I initially thought that the finger style guitar and the lyrics were not so bad either, but I changed my mind after 4 songs. The vocals drone on worse than the instruments. Yet another 60s boring record.

3.3 I'm torn on this. Previously had a huge aversion to Leonard Cohen, felt like old sad bastard music. However, his first release I can see in a new light, it's less old, but still very much sad bastard. On the one hand it invites the listener in to read what are effectively his poetry. Reminds me a bit of the Freewheelin in that way. On the other hand, unlike the Freewheelin, none of the songs actually make me happy, make me enjoy the musicianship, make me laugh etc. If I'm going to listen to music when I'm feeling like wallowing in pity, there's a 1,001 albums ahead of this in the queue so I don't know where it fits in. I can appreciate the artistry, but it's just not doing too much for me.

Good but boring

- soft and calm feeling - simple yet poetic - I get a “sit back and relax” feeling - simple track - very few instrumentals - “songs around a campfire” kind of vibes - the songs don’t look to reach some kind of goal or climax, the lyrics are intentional enough where that kind of thing isn’t necessary

bno esa amiga q no le tiene fe a nada y nunca le gusta nada tmb viste, mentiras good vibesss ok track 1: suena muy lindo, muy triste tmb, ns es muy bello pq no tiene una super produccion simplemente la guitarra y el vocal lo cual transmite cmo una cercania y debilidad (no de mala manera sino mas sentimental) gusta tmb los violines y las armonizaciones, preciosa manera de abrir un album quiero mas. track 2: pura poesia, his body is a golden string my body has grown numb, la voz trasmite tanto sentimiento me hago bolita, un poeta la vdd, And now, do you come back to bring Your prisoner wine and bread? track 3: me encanta los acordes de la guitarra, simple pero bella. track 4: it's hard to hold the hand of anyone who is reaching for the sky just to surrender, qn le rompio el corazon a este pobre hombre :c. track 5: suena tan bello, ns q suena en el fondo, no tengo el mejor oido pero suena tan magico y bello, when you're not feeling holy, your loneliness says that you've sin, ES UNA CANCION DE CARRUSEL lo lei en un comentario. track 6: me gusta el detalle de esuchar la parte instrumental un poco mas alta en el lado derecho del audifono btw, I forget to pray for the angels and then the angels forget to pray for us, idk pero las voces femeninas dps de esa linea no se si seran los angeles o si no fue intencional pero q lindo, LA HISTORIA DE ESTA CANCION ???? no chicos asi no era :ccc, la parte final es maravillosa. track 7: as i always say, the best one come by sevenn, But let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untie. track 8: nada q decir, melancolia pura We are so small between the stars So large against the sky And lost among the subway crowds I try to catch your eye best one track 9: q tanta gente conocio, q perdedero de cancion akdkjhd, are your lessons done?, ya medio entendi igual q increible cancion. track 10: Then he locked himself in a library shelf with the details of our honeymoon, que loco cmo escribes algo asi que, todos los caminos llevaban a esta persona de vdd, pobre hombre debe ser horrible pasar algo asi que, eee me gusto el final cmo q te deja ese sabor amargo y en general para el album tmb me siento en la obligacion de leer la letra de cada cancion, una belleza. no soy la persona mas fanatica de la musica tranquila ?? sin tanta produccion me refiero pero es de esos albums q traen paz amor y calma (si no le pones mucha atencion a la letra btw ksadk) cmo siempre me encantan los acordes de la guitarra en general en este album. aunque algunas canciones pasen ese "limite" actual de duracion (es complicado encontrar actualmente una cancion de mas de 4:50 i think) no se siente la duracion, no se siente pesado cmo otras cancion donde algunas veces da pereza escuchar por la duracion, es magico, ademas de como dije anteriormente no es un album con una super produccion tanto vocal cmo instrumental (no le estoy restando ok, simplemente hay albumnes mas con mas truco ??) no lean los comentarios si no quieren llorar, ya adverti me rei leyendo las demas reviews perdon ahora si, tmb critico la portada, semejante poesia, derrocho magia el hombre, el lapiz echo fuego cuando termino de escribir y esa portada tan fea, no tenian mejores fotos ??? algo mas artistico no se. no lean los comentarios de yt vuelvo y digo van a llorar.

Obviously a genius. Just not for me.

Some mellow singer- songwriter songs. Very chill and acoustic. I really like this album.

I hate myself for not enjoying this, as I adore folk and singer-songwriter stuff. Furthermore, I love Stan Rogers despite not being Canadian. I always meant to give Cohen a shot, but I was left scratching my head after this. It's fine, but not particularly great. Wasn't impressed by the composition or lyricism or vocals, or much of anything really. I know there's later works from Cohen on this list and I certainly hope I find them more appealing than this.

I’ve heard this album many times before, but it still took a couple of relistens before I felt ready to review. The entire album is hauntingly beautiful, in both the imagery evoked by the lyrics and the atmospheric arrangements. It’s clear that Cohen started out as a poet, and then slowly built up a sonic world to surround them. His performances are perfectly complemented by John Simon’s production: from the widget orchestra on “Sisters of Mercy” to the competing harmonies and discord of “So Long, Marianne.” An aside: John Simon remains inscrutable to me, and seems completely unsuited to the music he managed to elevate. He’s outspoken about his dislike for rock music, and I once saw him perform a cabaret-style set live, singing such lyrics as: “Like a monkey looking at a banana / That’s me in front of my pian-ah” An utter mystery perhaps best left unexplained. Alas I can’t justify five stars because, beyond the surface imagery, I couldn’t really tell you what these songs are about.

Hauntingly beautiful in parts (Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye) and psychedelic in others (Teachers), Cohens first album showcases his exceptional skill on guitar and unique lyricism that only evolved from here.

I liked some of the songs here a decent amount, like Suzanne or The Stranger Song. But something about Leonard Cohen just makes me feel like I’m in church. The instrumental of Sisters of Mercy was probably the most interesting part.

You can definitely hear that Cohen has the same folk songwriting sensibilities that his contemporaries like Bob Dylan or Paul Simon. Once again though, I struggle with the disconnect of trying to have meaningful poetic lyrics juxtaposed against incredibly frantic instrumentals. They are often so fast and intricate that I would get distracted focusing on them, and realize I hadn’t been listening to the lyrics for some time. Maybe this is an album I need to give another listen to really digest, but for now it was fine.

“I loved you in the morning, our kisses deep and warm Your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm Yes, many loved before us, I know that we are not new In city and in forest they smiled like me and you” I knew Leonard Cohen almost exclusively as the man who wrote “Hallelujah” (also my mum really likes him). This left me with a bit of an idea what I was in store for which I think was helpful for being in the right headspace for the album. I can imagine Cohen being a serious marmite artist for many. His delivery is completely monotone and emotionless and I would completely understand anybody telling me that they find listening to him a slog. However, I think the beauty in this record is in the profundity of Cohen’s lyrics juxtaposed with the simplicity of both the music and his vocal delivery. Leonard Cohen is first and foremost a poet and what you get with this album is a wonderfully basic conduit for his poetry.

Amazing debut album. Acoustic guitar work is outstanding

3.8

uu

Boring boring boring.

Not my era but beautiful lyrics

The way Cohen is more a story-teller than a songwriter brings on a different listening experience that I wasn't used to. There's an ambiance that your brain isn't sure if it should focus on or not. I love the classical-inspired nylon guitar used in many of the songs. Like a mix of a bolero and corrido, I can't help but feel there's a lot of Spanish and Latin influence behind these songs, despite their distinctly western folk feel. "Sisters of Mercy" even utilizes some European folk instruments, indicative of the Renaissance fad of the 60s. Ultimately, what makes this album great is Cohen's song writing. At the end of the day, he's a poet and this album is pure poetry. "So Long, Marianne" was a favorite off this one. The lyric "You held onto me like I was a crucifix," sticks with me.

i enjoyed this album more than the previous leonard cohen album i got. Way more. i wasnt expecting this album to click with me sm

Leonard Cohen was a writer (poet if you must) - not a musician. That alone is not disqualifying for me, it could even bolster his place on the list. The problem for me is that rather than producing what may have been the first audiobook of Cohen poetry, we're given what everyone claims is a music album. If I review it as a music album, it is unadulterated trash. As a novel poetry concept, not for me, but actually fairly brilliant. Influence 4. Quality 3. Intangibles 3. Hits 3. No thanks, I choose life 1.

I'm just not into whatever leonard cohen makes... it's good sure but it's just boring and got bored half way thorugh

Maybe it was being in nature while listening to this album, but for a singer-songwriter album, I felt it was quite a pleasant listen. His voice is a lot nicer than it was in his recent few albums.

very nice and calming

I hate to give this star one album. From Warren Zevon to the Mountain Goats, I love a lot of music that is folk adjacent. I love Hallelujah. But this album was a tough listen for me. Where music I'm not loving can sometimes slip into the background of my attention, this album kept my focus on itself, but that was not a good thing. I actively disliked listening to it.

Liked the guitar but what was he talking about?

4/10 - just super soft lyrically driven songs but no real tune grabs you

Fairly inoffensive but just boring. I liked some songs more than others but I don’t think I’d ever choose this as an album to put on.

J'ai aimé ! Mais pas son meilleur album :)

I liked this one

This genre just wasn’t really for me. It was a nice album though.

A little boring 60s folk, but it’s good enough I guess. Basic two star album.

Another Leonard Cohen album and better than the last, more recent one but still didn’t convert me. Just don’t like the vocal style and too many songs in 3/4 time!!

Yeah it was nice. Fairly one note but I appreciated the song writing. Never been too into him so it was good to listen to a full selection.

Very chill, melancholy vibes

6.5/10

Es increíble el ambiente que crea una guitarra. Sin embargo no conectó conmigo.

enjoyed this much more than the other cohen one we listened too but still not my favorite

Good vibe, wish I had listened more closely

Leonard Cohen is a great songwriter but his music just doesn't move the needle for me

Gostei bastante