Reviews (page 9 of 9)
The big man. It feels like this album kind of references itself a lot. Mood shifts a lot which is cool. Diamonds in the mine & Love calls you by it's name absolute stormers. V v good just don't think it's for me, too manly x
Occupies the same place for me as a lot of Bob Dylan songs. Really interesting to see Cohen develop from his second to his third album. "Diamonds in the Mine" was a great ending, as was "Sing Another Song, Boys"
What a voice, what a poet. Famous Blue Raincoat is a melancholy masterpiece - it doesn't matter how many times it is played.
2.6
Reminds me of Sun Kil Moon.
4/5. Some of my favorite Cohen material (Avalanche, Dress Rehearsal Rag, Famous Blue Raincoat) and some of my least favorite (Diamonds in the Mine)
Interesting music and lyrics, but let's face it: Leonard Cohen was not much of a singer. I know that was part of what made him great -- the signature style -- but it really grated on me by the end of the album.
Really good shit to be honest
Not bad, great voice, not my style.
bit cheesy
Boring but in a good way
Fuck, this was good right from the first line. "I step into an avalanche. It covered up my soul" Leonard Cohen is what I feel like I should be hearing when I put on a Bob Dylan record. I honestly don't have much to say about this album. It goes by in a blur, but every song is good. No one knows how to pick the bit of diamond out of a fist-sized lump of coal the way that Cohen does. Every song is dark, imperious, but beauty always shines through. I will definitely come back to this one (4/5).
this was a miss, love the genre and time period, but 100% a miss
not for me.
2.75. Sounds like some sad Johnny Cash. The slow guitar riffs are great
Heavy stuff
People must drawn inspiration from this purely because they are inspired to write an actual song.
The deep vibrating voice of leonard cohen and the amazing and simple guitan make a calm and strong 45 minutes of an amazing album.
Never a great fan of Leonard Cohen. Not an album I would have chosen to listen to, but it's done now. Won't rush to put it on again 2/5
Cohen has an incredible way with words and his talk-sing manner fit perfectly with within this context. The focus of the album are the stories. Stand-outs: Diamonds in the Mine, Joan of Arc
Nice lil album
god this is dreary. someone should introduce this guy to some Sponge Bob.
No Leonard Cohen
famous blue raincoat is nice but he went more loud in this album which for me takes away from the nice poetic flow the first album had
Spoken word or something this close to it shouldn’t belong here imo. I’m here for music not poetry
This was absolutely hauntingly gorgeous. Cohen's voice is incredibly emotive, and the often bare-bones instrumentation really brought that out.
liked it better than the other two albums of his I listened to
Very dark and moody, avalanch is great, some odd vocal choices later on, probably wouldn't listen again
The third installation of the Songs... series, Love and Hate sees Leonard Cohen take a massive step forward with an intensity and vigor that had not been noticed on prior records. Gone was the softness and gentle mingling, in was vitriol and venom. If there is one album of his that is worthy of digging into first, Love and Hate will take the cake.
3.5/5. Not as good as the other Leonard Cohen album I listened to (Songs of Leonard Cohen), some sounds on here that didn't really work for me.
pretty good, chill, somber folk