I'm Your Man

Odd. But not unpleasant.

Cohen is always good, but here is not at his best

I'm a bit cooler on Leonard Cohen than most, but I still think he has some amazing moments. This album, isn't one of them. The opening track starts out all right albeit with thin, weak production, but the instrumentation could be improved with some remastering. But once the back-up singers take center stage, it goes way downhill. The entry in the book says that some moments on this album are now dated, but that's selling things remarkably short. The sax opening on the second track is a sad little salvo for the 80s. That pretty much sums up the album - awkward, cringey production choices backing up otherwise good songs.

couple good ones

Meia bomba, mas a voz dele é maneira

Defrinitiely a bit more going on than Songs Of Love And Hate, the last Cohen album I tried. I still don't think Lenny's ever going to be a favourite of mine, but at least here there's some actual music to accompany the poetry.

There's a lot to like with this album. Groovy music really complimented by Cohen's deep voice. It does stray into the cheesy a couple of times though. Jazz Police is a low point for me High points: First We Take Manhatten and Tower of Song

I'm into Leonard Cohen, this album got the 80s going on. I personally, especially want to take Berlin! Everybody Knows is classic! I hate you Jazz Police.

What an odd little album, perfectly summed up by the album cover. Cool kinda dark but still somehow a little absurd. This is the third Cohen album I've been generated. I didn't like it as well as You Want It Darker, but it is hard to rate this voice and these lyrics any lower than 4 stars. The opening track First we Take Manhattan and Everybody Knows are undeniably great songs.

me surpreendi, gostei :D

None more 80's production of synths, sax and sexy backing vocals over some of Laughing Len's most hardcore songs. Best Songs: First We Take Manhattan; Everybody Knows; Tower of Song

It is ok. Nothing noteworthy. Better than the other Leonard Cohen albums that have been on the list so far. I am not sure why there have been 3 Leonard Cohen albums on the list. There are some songs that have the 80s sound, the rest sound like normal Leonard Cohen songs.

It is an interesting sound that Cohen is going for on this album, but it does not appeal to me very much.

Cohen tackles synths. This is a lateral move for the singer/songwriter that works oddly well. Features the hauntingly beautiful "Everybody Knows", which stuck with me more than anything else on the album. I enjoy synth Cohen, but not as much as his old stuff which resonated so much more. The exception is the chaotic and perhaps rushed "Jazz Police". What a song.

First song is 5 The rest are 2

Like this

Ok. I'm not a big fan. Still really like Tower of Song

Manchmal ganz hübsche Texte, aber manchmal absolut garnicht. Kein Fan von der Produktion und vom Gesang.

Great poetic lyrics, and the melodies are pretty good, but combined with the deep bass, almost spoken delivery, the whole is less than the sum of its parts. Maybe someone else should record his songs instead. Still the occasional gem: First We Take Manhattan being the obvious (which has been successfully recorded by others). Tower of Song could be a great upbeat rock song.

Smooth, but I feel everything is a little overdone. May I mourn the amount of Cohen on this list? Yep, he’s pretty cool, but come on.

My grandma liked Leonard Cohen. Described him as "a gypsy singer" and asked me if I could get her a couple CDs. Thought to myself "sure egrandma, I can get you some of this grandma music." Went to New Moon Records in Mt. Pleasant and asked for a couple CDs. The guy behind the counter was super impressed that my grandma liked Leonoard Cohen. Was probably the first time I asked a question about music and got a positive reaction from the Jack Black-esque characters in that store. In hindsight, no wonder they were more interested in requests for Leonard Cohen than the latest Tool/Weezer release. Thanks for making me look cool, Grandma! This record is from the 80s. Sounds cool. The deadpan delivery of singers like Cohen has grown on me in the recent few years. Since seeing Nick Cave live. Sort of an extension of Bob Dylan's approach to barking/speaking important information atop interesting music. This delivers in that regard. But will I listen again? Not likely. At least this record. That's why this is getting a 3 and it seems charitable...

Without knowing what I already know about Cohen - or looking at WikiPedia or something - it's really hard to tell what decade he was recording in or what type of genre this is. That's to his credit. He's unique; timeless. Also, kinda boring.

Sounding dated due to the very 80's style. Still enjoyable and amusing in its own right due to ridiculous bass lines and overly depressing lyrics and delivery.

Prima, zware kost, jazz police is heel raar

First we take Manhattan was nicely retro futuristic, rest was quite Bob Dylan-y.

Generatorn ÖSER Cohen-album över mig. Jag tackar och tar emot. I'm Your Man är ett av hans mest hyllade album, men når för mig personligen inte upp till Leonard Cohens högsta nivåer. Det åttiotaliga synthiga soundet lirar inte riktigt med Cohens röst och stil, tbh. Även om det finns många hits här. First We Take Manhattan är kraftfull och catchy, men om jag veeeerkligen rannsakar mig själv, så är den nog ändå inte så bra. Känns som albumet är ett mellanting av akustiska 60-tals-Cohen och mörka 2000-tals-Cohen. Det blir också bäst när han går hela vägen; åt något av hållen. Som i den mörkare Everybody Knows, och i den melodiösa, vemodiga Take This Waltz. I'm Your Man (låten) är bra. Ain't No Cure for Love och de tre sista låtarna är förglömliga. Bästa låt: Take This Waltz.

The synths surprised me although I was already familiar with First We Take Manhattan. Interesting and intimate - as with other Cohen LP's. Good.

Didnt remember "First we take..." went on for so long They all seem to run kinda long tbf

Too much "talking" / avantgarde stuff.

I like Cohen, this isn't one of my favorites though. First we take Manhattan is a great one on this album. 3.5

I feel a bit guilty about giving this a 3. It's Leonard Cohen! The man's in that upper pantheon of songwriters and is often mentioned in the same breath as some of my all time favourites (Dylan, Waits, Cave...) The 80s production caught me offguard. This is a timeless voice delivering timeless scriptures as songs, but the production slaps a big neon "Made in the 80s" sticker on it. My first thought was that I'd love to hear these songs with different instrumentation (though the backing vocals were lovely). Still, "Everybody Knows", "First We Take Manhattan" and "Tower of Song" were highlights here- "Ain't No Cure For Love" felt relatively cheap and corny and not what I'd expect to hear on a Cohen album. My overall impression might change with time as I get more familiar, but for now it's sitting in the middle.

Cultura general

Cohen has a great voice, but this album suffers from some cheesy synthesizers, and his voice is too upfront in the mix for my taste.

Such a curiosity. What to make of this poetry over synths from the man with the bassiest bass voice in music? I didn’t fall in love at first listen but I think this might be a grower that rewards repeat listening. Three stars for now whilst I work this out.

Cohen's strenth was always in his songwriting, not his performance and this album is far from his best performance. Even when this was released in '88, the instrumentation and arrangements were outdated and cheesy. About two-thirds of the songs on the album are really well written, even so (as you would expect from a Cohen record). The other third, however, are ... well, they're not Lenny's best work. (I'm looking at you, "Jazz Police") The duds are bad enough to tank this down to a middling grade.

i never could get into leonard cohen (although appreciate his lyricism) but this was a really cool one. the hyper 80s production didn't really age well but the album felt complete and full, not over or underdone. really felt like you could feel his character in his voice too

very odd songs, super cool baretone voice though

Quite a unique voice.

Interesting album. Thought the first song sounded like a Disney villain track. The other songs were pretty good. Enjoyed but might not listen again 6.0/10

Ruhiger, dunkle atmosphäre, klassich 80 jahre rock, hörbar

Very of its time. Grew on me after a couple of tracks, but not something I’d listen to again.

Better of an opener. Backing vocals are the key throughout. Love Cohens baritone voice and how clear it is in every song. Highlight for me is Take This Waltz

The synth-pop stuff is definitely not what I expected, but then again it was 1988... Backing vocals are excellent. Not a huge fan of his delivery in some parts but generally the lower he goes the better. Some songs verging on being too simple for me to stay focussed. Enjoying having this on as background music though. Haha Jazz Police is gas. Favourite song so far. Yeah all fairly enjoyable. I think it probably wasn't the best idea to listen to this while working as a lot of the "value" probably comes from dissecting the lyrics. But anyway, glad I listened but wouldn't be a go-to in future.

pretty good

Too poppy for Cohen. Not bad, but not his best.

alright but not my style

It was quite calm, I really liked Cohen's almost spoken word sound.

The songs got less interesting as the album went on. Fist we take Manhattan was an awesome opener but I soon lost interest

Не-не-не, без акустики вся магия пропадает. С гитарой - бард, а с синтами - уже Бардиж какой-то. Конечно, не осмелюсь спиздануть, что музло хуёвое. Открывающий трек и заглавная тема покачивают. Take This Waltz неплоха. Заметил, что местами чувствуются мотивы а-ля Hallelujah. Пока гуглил, как пишется это слово, выкупил, что оригинальная Hallelujah как раз авторству Коэна и принадлежит, находится на предыдущем альбоме, лол. Jazz Police душноватая. В общем, неплохой альбом, но возвращаться я к нему, конечно, не буду.

хз то ли я уже приобщаюсь, то ли этот реально лучше зашел чем предыдущий альбик Леньки

Tough to rate, amazing songs, awful production. Listen to the same songs on later live albums

Saved Prior: None Off Rip: First We Take Manhattan, Everybody Knows, I Can't Forget, Tower of Song Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: The missing link between Frank Sinatra and Nick Cave. I can see how people absolutely adore this whack poetry crooner, but it was average (for this list) listening. I get what he's doing with the cheesy 80's stuff highlighting the cheesiness of the lyrics, but that doesn't make it more enjoyable.

Jag gillar im your man men resten är nog 3/5

Hated this at first. So dated, synth, backup singers, etc. especially relative to his other work I’ve heard. I started to come around later in the album, when it seemed to stop taking itself seriously, it got all whimsical. Interesting. Having trouble to put it into words. Wasn’t floored, but ultimately I didn’t hate—except for the first two.

You gotta like Leonard Cohen to be cool. You gotta dig his lyrics to be cool. You gotta wade through garbage bags of synth to be cool. You gotta realize that you sorta actually like the garbage bags of synth to be cool. You gotta let your eyes drift from your laptop to lazily gaze at the Rainier cherry tree outside your window while realizing you didn't understand a word he said to be cool. Being cool is a journey, not a destination, and you gotta let ol' Lenny take the wheel to be cool.

7, enjoyable voice

This album sound like a year long haunted Halloween! What a great deep voice with lyrics you’re trying to figure out befor he sings them. It was and interesting switch from all the Brits!

Very 80s. Not really my style. It was good. But I didn't really like the style and personally didn't like it that much

Leonard Cohen will always remind me of watchmen. In the movie his cover of Hallelujah was used and during the credits, First We Take Manhattan, which is featured on this album. He has always reminded me of a deeper and slower voiced Bob Dylan. His songs remind me of driving in a neon soaked town at night. They are a little weird and out there but very enjoyable. I mean, look at the guy, it’s like Anthony Bordain meets Dustin Hoffman and he’s eating a banana on the cover! Guys a baller.

The previous Cohen album I rated was terrible. This wasn't. Some of it I'd classify as even good. The probables is it overstays it's welcome after like 3 tracks. I don't know how people can listen to him slowly prod through album after album if this is his style. He's like the last dinner guest at your house after everyone else has left. You're standing at the door. Dishes are being washed. You keep saying things like "well ok then" but he keeps telling his story and launching into new ones. If you told me he writes his music watching birds I'd tell you it shows in the music. Not bad but it gets boring.

3.5. good album but some songs were kind of weird. not bad just kinda weird. feels like a fever dream of an album

I can't say I've listened much of Leonard Cohen before, so I was half-expecting this to be some sort of near-spoken word-styled folky/bluesy jazz. However, it turned out to be a rather 80s-sounding affair which I more or less enjoyed, more than I expected, for sure. 3 stars.

I’m sure the only album I’ve heard from Leonard Cohen was the one released just before (or just after?) he died. This album starts very strong, three fantastic hits right out the gate. He’s a bit like Tom Waits, in that he’s got the signature vocal that everyone remembers (and funny enough, Waits cites this album as a favorite). But there’s much more character to these tracks for me, I enjoyed it a hell of a lot more than the Waits album. But still, it wore a little thin after a while. A good album, but wish I could say I liked more on here. Favorite tracks: Everybody Knows, First We Take Manhattan, Ain’t No Cure for Love. Album art: Comically simple. I can’t look back up at this without grinning. What a dumb album cover. The massive text, and the tiny text, and the pic of Cohen lost in a warehouse eating a banana. Is this supposed to be funny? 3.5/5

lol holy crap, a stark contrast to "You Want It Darker" but i dug this album. I'm still not a huge Leonard Cohen fan, but this album had some good songs, my favorite of which was "Take This Waltz".

Cool darkness quality, very Nick Cave

en god trea. trevligt att sitta och lyssna på men inget som man kanske kommer komma ihåg.

There's better Leonard Cohen albums out there

The production choice is immediately charming when paired with Cohen's vocals, but fails to land in any further sense. If the lyrical themes of the opener showed up more often I may have been convinced, but there's not enough ironic detachment to pull a, say, Alex Cameron (who I'll have to relisten to in Cohen's light now to be time-honest). While the other tracks with backing vocals provide additional highlights, the words and music never quite adhere. In the space between is the cheese, and there needs to be either more of it or none at all.

Great vocal performance and awesome chord progressions but the musical arrangement often triggers me. Imo, it hasn't really stood the test of time, unlike his folk records.

Some date production going on. Great songs and even better lyrics!

Börjar bra men tappar lite mot andra halvan.

Also da habe ich schon besseres gehört von Leonard Cohen ...

This was a weird one for me. I had never heard of Leonard Cohen before, and was initially put off by his baritone delivery and presence on the song. Why is this guy trying to seduce me over his lackluster instrumentals? Around halfway through the record, I was not enjoying it and questioned how it made it on the list. Fortunately, at 8 songs and under 45 minutes, it does not overstay its welcome. I decided to try and meet it where it was at instead of shaping it to what I liked. The rest of the album was much more enjoyable. Leonard's vocals, instead of coming off as the creepy guy next door speaking to my teenage daughter, morphed into a style I found more soothing and relaxed. Similarly, the instrumentals I had previously written off as sterile and lacking a driving force, began to accompany Leonard spectacularly. This album is slow, and you have to be in the right headspace for it. For my money, I prefer other albums for that headspace, but I could see myself listening to this on very rare occasion. The opening track is a tough pill to swallow, and tainted the following three. Upon revisiting them, I found them all much more palatable, and I can groove with what Leonard is doing. This isn't an album I would have sought out, but I am glad to have heard it. Now it’s the next day, and I’ve returned to not liking it. Definitely depends on my mood.

No private session from Spotify. Not my favorite Cohen era, he can't sing at this point and the music is just generic sounding 80's keyboard heavy pop. He can still write great lyrics, but this album just doesn't work for me. There are some songs with great potential(and there is Jazz Police) I can't help but wonder what this album would sound like without the 80s over production.

What an interesting mix of pop and folk. Sometimes it sounds like he’s barely singing, just his whispering gravely voice right in your ear. It actually makes me uncomfortable. Favorite songs: First We Take Manhattan & Jazz Police.

I can't believe they're going to make me listen to 2 more albums by this hack. This one might be worse than Songs of Love and Hate.

The first time I heard Everybody Knows it was while watching Pump Up the Volume at the theaters and I was hooked. The movie version was different than this album version, but it was a fantastic introduction to Cohen. I have found other songs of his I enjoy, but none of them is on this album. This album, with the exception of Everybody Knows is abysmal. Many tracks are jarringly bad. If I had purchased this album directly, I would have been really mad. I was mad anyway as the Soundtrack version is this album version and not the slower one played in the movie.

A bit weird. He has a sultry voice but no range. It's more like he speaks without singing.

It’s undeniably 80’s

More fun than his previous releases, but equally hard for me to take seriously. And with the 80's synth treatments, Cohen on this record starts to sound like a pretentious Wesley Willis (Rock over Manhattan/Rock on, Berlin). Is 'Jazz Police' intentionally funny? I genuinely want to know. Yes, the lyrics are sometimes good, but they also sometimes feel like they were written by a musical improv group.

This was pretty boring.

Lubię Cohena ale nie siadł mi ten album

2.5/5. The 1980’s were really not a good decade for the folk artists of the 60’s/70’s. Though I will at least give Leonard Cohen this, he fares better on a synthesizer-heavy album than Bob Dylan or Neil Young did, this is nowhere near as bad as an “Empire Burlesque.” But it’s still not great, it is almost entirely carried by the fact that Cohen is still a good storyteller. The fact that this is his highest selling studio album is kinda insane, he has so many better albums.

Production ruins some good songs

I don't really like this

Everybody knows this is a two-star album.

Len + synth nonsense is an enjoyable idea (less enjoyable listening), there are some great songs on here. And, sure, it was a return to form. All that aside, there are far too many Len's on this list, you could cut this one.

This sounds like music made by a cool guy who had a cool speaking voice and had people tell him that he should try his hand at singing, but he didn't really want to.

Not my fav of his works, 80’s synths maybe the culprit

#942. Yet again I just come to the conclusion that his stuff is just boring. I've also come to the conclusion this time that this album exactly is probably what Tom Waits is trying to accomplish, except he's terrible. 2/5: bored

Yikes 80's leonard cohen is a tough listen. But he's prime for that gothy droning sad song type. I'm not floored by this album but its fine for its time.

2.4/5 It was ok. A few of the songs dragged on abit but it wasn't awful to listen too.

No muy mi estilo, y creo que tampoco el de Leonard Cohen. Supongo que la década lo influenció demás. Tiene sus cosas, pero a propósito le daré un 2.

Probably my least favorite Nick Cave album. Not my favorite Leonard Cohen album either

2.5 trop repetitif

Boring but not bad

Idk about this one I’ve been trying to get more into Leonard Cohen but I feel like this was just a little bit boring and I got distracted very easily. Maybe I’ll give it another try in the future

I get it, but it’s a rough listen

Leonard Cohen is not for me. I can’t take the vocals seriously.

1.9/5

LC has a handful of truly great songs, and then like 30 that sound like slow dance at a wedding soundtrack. This album is mostly the latter. Not even Cohen's poet's cadence can make this one work. 2/5

2/5

Very mellow, and kinda eerie

respectfully WHAT

Better lyricist than singer, and most of the music was cheesy and not that engaging. But at least it was recognizable as music, so there’s that. I guess I didn’t hate it, but I’m not sure I’d actively seek it out. Maybe just stick to writing poetry.

Leonard Cohen is a great poet. I like him a lot. The lyrics are acid and powerful. But I've never seen such a mismatch between the tone of the lyrics and the music. I don't know who was hired to produce this album but this is horrifying. It's tacky, dated and in extremely poor taste. Who thought it would be a good idea to have new wave style backing singers? I'll stick with Songs of Leonard Cohen and Songs From a Room. This is painful stuff.

The music snob feels like I should put it higher, but it’s lowly-sung poetry over typical late-‘80s synth. May change later if I give it another spin or two.

I think Leonard Cohen is rightly regarded as a really important lyricist and songwriter, and this has a few moments, but mostly just ain't it for me.

**A strange album, mostly storytelling.

So I tried doing this whole project back in 2023, but I couldn't stick to it. Now I'm giving it another chance. I'm saying all this because on my first project I gave this album a 1. Somehow now, on my second listen, I like it more for some reason. It's not anything incredible; don't get me wrong. I like 'I'm Your Man' and 'Everybody Knows.' The rest is eh, alright. No song on this album is giving that much. I'm not saying you should throw in everything you can and hope for the best, but these songs seem a bit bare. There is nothing much to them. They're not leaving any kind of impression on me. I don't love them, and I don't hate them (like last time). I don't have a problem with the whole 'talking instead of singing' thing; I think it works pretty well on the two songs I like; it just gets bland over time. Those feminine backing vocals are really improving this a bit.

yasss except his voice got so low it was kind of scary to me

Didn’t get on with this anywhere near as much as the previous Cohen album. There are some okay songs here, but it’s like a Nick Cave cover band discovering a collection of second hand synths, and just doesn’t suit his delivery well. ‘Jazz police’ is a particular low point that sounded almost satirical.

Tedious.

Just kinda a strange album with his voice. Surprised its so liked, he doesn't have the vocals for a synthy album, at least not one that's as upbeat as this. Would've thought traditionalists would've taken issue with it. It's not terrible, and some songs like Everybody Knows are fine, while I'm Your Man is solid, but its just not a very solid record that I usually expect from him. Jazz Police is terrible though.

2 JAZZ POLICE

ok

Not really my thing

Coming on like the whitest version of Barry White that ever whited, or possibly your Grandpop's drunk impersonation of Nick Cave, all set against c-grade electropop backing that sounds like a Commodore 64 game soundtrack. There are good songs here. Tower of Song, Everybody Knows, First We Take Manhattan are all brilliant - especially when they're sung by Marianne Faithful or Jennifer Warnes or Rufus Wainwright. But then we have Jazz Police. Oh dear. I think if they got Trevor Horn or Tony Visconti to produce then we might have had something. But as it is it's kind of laughable.

Everything he does sounds like it’s written for a Made-For-TV network drama.

Klingt wirklich genauso, wie man sich ein 80s-Album von Cohen vorstellt. Musikalisch finde ich das wirklich furchtbar seicht instrumentiert. Er ist nicht der erste der alten Helden, die versuchen, sich dem 80s-Zeitgeist anzupassen, aber das hätte er wirklich besser bleiben lassen sollen, zumal sich diese Soul/Gospel-Einschübe mit der Produktion komplett beißen. Die Texte sind - soweit ich drauf geachtet habe - weiterhin großartig und sobald er sich wie im Closer musikalisch etwas zusammenreißt, gefällt mir das schon wieder erstaunlich gut. Aber ansonsten gibt es für mich hier wirklich ganz wenig zu holen. Knappe 2 Punkte, weil ich glaube, dass die Platte mit weiteren Durchgängen evtl. noch etwas wachsen könnte.

Lenny idk where you got your critical acclaim from but it definitely wasn’t from this album

This is the terrifying juxtaposition of sonorous baritone and 80s pop (i.e. music for serial killers).

I watched Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights" over the weekend, and this album falls into the same problem: it's too over-the-top and goofy to be taken seriously but at the same time, it takes itself so serious that it's can't be viewed/listened to as a campy good time, either. It's trying to do two things at once and it's doing neither one well. 2 stars.

A bit too jaunty for Cohen's voice and lyrics IMHO, almost jovial when compared to my favourite album of his (Songs of Leonard Cohen). It works on 'Take This Waltz' but even this track doesn't come close to the likes of 'Sisters of Mercy'. Kinda sounds like he's lost his mojo in the 10 years since that album.

This is the fourth Cohen album on the list that I've listened to and it's no better than the drivel of those previous efforts. Which brings up the question, "Was his publicist a voting member of the group that put the list together?"

I wish he wasn't my man

He sounds like a worse version of Billy Joel. It was barely singing. It was just Leonard speaking to me in an extremely low voice with some fake orchestra in the background. Adding a star because at least it was listenable.

Não esperava estes synths do Leonard Cohen. Vou ficar com a uma ou duas na cabeça, mas em geral não sinto que esta vibe 80s encaixe tão bem com a voz/vibe dele. Parece me mesmo que o álbum é um produto da época em que foi lançado.

Eu ate gosto de Leonard Cohen. O último álbum para mim e dos melhores que existe. Este achei fraco, musicalmente os backtracks não ajudam e as letras não compensaram. A parte da

I think I would have liked this pretty well if not for the dated sound. I love 80s music but that and Cohen just don't mix. That and the background vocals just really brought it down for me.

I am not a huge cohen fan but this wasn’t a bad album. Quintessentially 80s

Never listened to this album all the way through before and its made no difference, Leonard Cohen just isn't for me. a few catchy tunes but can't get past some of the 'worst of the 80's' production.

Ain’t No Cure for Love I’m Your Man Jazz Police Tower of Song

Painful

Surely this can’t be serious. I mean it’s just not good. It’s also unfortunate when artists who are clearly established and have carved out their own unique path think they have to pivot to sound like a certain other decade and genre. Pairing his haunting and soulful voice with Casio-like synth sounds was not a good move and immediately cheapens it all. Everybody Knows is the only salvageable song here, and the rest is simply a cheesy, misguided 80s attempt to be someone he is not. Yikes.

Man, how low are we allowed to go on the beloved and renowned Leonard Cohen? His rep aside, there is just NO way anyone cherishes this album.

Man….this is not good. Sounds very cheesey and cheap. His voice worked on early albums but this made me rethink that. It was kinda like Seth Rogan’s role in Step Brothers…when they wore the tuxes and he thought it was weird and ironic but kind of cool. But then one of them farted and he completely changed his mind. This album is that fart. 1.5

15-20 years ago I decided to take a crack at making tracks in GarageBand. I used some of their built in beats and played around for maybe 20 minutes before I got tired and quit. This album sounds like if I had continued my pursuit for an albums worth of songs and then asked a boomer to groan over it. An objectively bad album. I like Leonard Cohen. But I do not like this version. I'm tempting to go 1* but resisting putting in the bottom of the trash with some of the other cray (looking at you, Joni!). 1.5/5

I wonder how good this could have been with a singer instead of the ghost voice from old haunted Mickey Mouse cartoons.

Reminds me of when captain Kirk decided to record an album. I spent most of the album confused.

The 80s really were a hellscape. I normally like Leonard Cohen, but this was just a jumble of synth and drum machine garbage.

1/3. Though I don't even think it's a particularly bad album, I just wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Some of it feels cheesy (Jazz Police? Really??) and I'm just not a big fan of the psuedo-singing/spoken word thing song after song. The arrangements are good and I'm sure he has better work out there for me to listen to.

Lenny really feeling himself on this one. Saved a song: N RYM: N

Good songwriter but voice just not for me

I like early Leonard Cohen. Stuff like Famous Blue Raincoat and Chelsea Hotel, but the man went pretty shit pretty quickly. This middle of the road cack is a borderline one.

Songs would have been better without the 80s cheesy production.

pan cohen znowu przesladuje, ostatnio jego muzyka pojawia sie u mnie akurat gdy zawsze gdy trzeba dolozyc do gasnacego pieca uczuciowego, ale takiej plyty sie nie spodziewalem, jest to osma pozycja w jego dyskografii rocznik 88, wiec potrojna 8, tak jak na poprzednich albumach ktore znam i lubie szarpie on za bardzo imtymne strony uczuc, ale tym razem jest to cos innego, bo od surowych ballad w stylu okolo rokowo folkowym przechodzi on do synthowego popowania, glowna instrumentalna czescia krazka sa klawisze i roznorakie urzadzenia elektroniczne, a saksy czy smyczki sa gdzies w tle, nie mozna tez pominac tego jak duzo jest tutaj chorkowania, chyba same glosy zenskie poza cohenem, skoro instrumental stal sie bardziej ludzio przystepny, to naturalnie lirycznie tez jest o wiele prosciej i bezposrednio niz na starszych albumach, co tez dziwnie uderza, gdy samemu ostatnio jestem o wiele bardziej otwarty w wyrazaniu swoich uczuc i nie jestem pewny jeszcze czy jest to cos pozytywnego, wiec pan cohen znowu to zrobil i w dobrym momencie dal posluchac czegos co powinienem uslyszec, pewnie wkrotce bede mogl zreflektowac sie nad tym czy bylo warto sie na cos takiego szarpnac, ale poki co nadal nie jestem fanem takiej prostoty wyrazu w kwestiach milosci, dochodzi jeszcze kwestia tego, ze niektore kawalki sa jedynie coverami utworow napisanych dla kogos z kims czy jakis kolabow, jak aint no cure for love czy first we take manhatan i jeszcze cos bylo, wiec to troche kompilacja starszego materialu, jesli polowa kawalkow jest z recyklingowangego materialu, bo calosc to 40 minut na 8 trakach, wiec o ile nadal jestem fanem tworczosci cohenowej, to teraz mam albumik ktory lubie najmniej w jego dyskografii, wiec rowniez cenne doswiadczenie, na plejke dodam tytulowy im your man, majac na dzieje, ze nigdy nie przyjdzie mi byc jak podmiot liryczny z tego utworu, a drugim pickiem bedzie zamykajacy tower of song ktory chyba najbardziej do mnie trafil z calej plyty, zarowno przez minimalny instrumental, smutniejszy ton i wokal do ktorego przyzwyczail cohen

I didn't love it. I think Leonard Cohen is a very talented writer and I think he knows what he's going for. But this whole sophist-pop thing with the synths and female backing vocals; just not for me. I really like the closer and Everybody Knows, but the rest is OK or rather unamusing. I know I'll be hearing better things to come from this gentleman, but until then...(5/10, 2/5 on this scale)

I do not get the Leonard cohen acclaim

Ikke lige mig

I really don't like his voice. The music is fine, but his voice ruins it for me. I can't focus on if the lyrics are that good.

Not my fav

Meh. I guess I’d rather listen to this than heavy metal.

I wasn't 100% on board but the closing track is sublime. I think it could do with more listens. High 2s.

i know i’m going to get flack for this, but i tried and just couldn’t get into it.

Well it's not the worst album on your list. At least I could listen to it without stopping, but that's not saying much. Never understood the draw this guy has on people. I will not ne coming back to this.

I’m Your Man by Lenny Cohen is an album that starts strong with a solid threefer of Manhattan, Ain’t No Cure, and Everybody Knows. Starts fading at title cut, didn’t like Jazz Police. Good, melancholy finish with Tower of Song which reminded me of his You Want It Darker album, although this album was better. (2.49*s) For some reason, his songs always sound dated to me, maybe it’s the background singers.

When I saw another Cohen album, I thought I was sentenced to 40 minutes of boredom. Still the solemn tone but significantly better than the other Leonard's on the list. I connected with the music and lyrics on I'm Your Man much more and can finally give the artist his due as a writer. Despite this, the record was not what I would consider great and surprised this was a chart topper all over the world. There is much about this ladies man I do not know but he must have been a sensation at some point. 1.92 stars for being trapped in that Tower of Song.

I really disliked the prior Leonard Cohen albums on this list. I found them overly slow and depressing so I'm Your Man came completely out of nowhere for me when it started with synth lines and a much more upbeat approach. I was pleased that I wouldn't have to suffer an album of an old gravelly man complaining again. I'm Your Man actually wasn't bad. Maybe I shouldn't completely give up on LC as it sounds like this was direction he took during a middle portion of his career. I don't think he will be someone I become a long-term fan of, but there were sections of I'm Your Man that I enjoyed. I can see why this had a handful of singles as the modern synth sound works decently well for him. I'm still not convinced but maybe I don't have to write Leonard Cohen off completely like I previously thought in the wake of his prior folk albums. 2.22 stars

1,5/5

As a Montrealer I am obliged to like Cohen and I do. Unquestionably one of the greatest writers of songs/stories ever. But I do not like this album. I can smell the hair spray coming off his backup singers 35 years later. The songwriting is still there and I guess good for him for modernizing, but my opinion that type of 80s music has not aged well. But I bet stripped down versions of these songs are incredible. 5.8/10

I'am your man! Oder aucn nicht, was ist das für Musik, Götterdämmerung? grösste Überraschung bisher....c

idk why i don't like this album. maybe cause my dad played it so often. maybe because it regularly dips into what sounds like "lounge singer residency in vegas with a backing track, not real backup singers" territory. the production just doesn't mesh for me. everybody knows rules though.

Incredible voice. Get it out of my ears. 2/5

2/5

Like… what’s going on here. It was super campy and the jazz police is in contention for the worst song I have ever heard… but I kinda fucked w it too. Idk I was confused but not terrible

All I have to say about that album is: JAZZ POLICE!

Find him a bit boring really. Some nice 80’s background at times though.

This guy.... It's like someone competing in a poetry contest. I can't stand it.

Dookie

Too much of this album is set to what can only be described as a Yamaha Home Organ arrangement. Personally, I'd rather listen to John Shuttleworth for that kind of material. And I do.

Leonard Cohan may be a brilliant poet and lyricist, but he has the voice of an accomplished actor who’s been given the lead in a musical… but can’t actually sing at all. No matter how hard he tries to smother himself in background singers, he just can’t hide that unflattering truth. By the time you get through “Jazz Police”, you’ll be either a bonafide fan or a completely broken person. Or maybe I’m just not in on the joke. “First We Take Manhattan” “I’m Your Man” “Tower Of Song”

Overuse of synthesizers and drum machine. Very flat and dull music, despite Cohen's thoughtful lyrics. Title track and Tower of Song were rare highs in an album that otherwise made me feel nothing at all. No edge.

I can appreciate the weirdness of it but its a lil to slow for me

There are some great songs on this album: Tower of Song and Everyone Knows - but the tinny production values are horrific.

Ну музично це капелюх ще той. Рятує сама персона Коена.

музыкально это полный отстой. говорят там хорошие лириксы, но я это, как известно, плохо оцениваю. но голос крутой у дядьки, тут сказать нечего. так что среднее что-то

Cohen's voice is so mesmerizing and smooth. This album is just acceptable though.

who told him he can make music like this? can't believe im begging him to go back to the boring acoustic stuff

I couldn't get into this record. I think a lot of it was because of the instrumentation. Favourite Track(s): Everybody Knows Least Favourite Track(s): First We Take Manhattan, Tower Of Song

As a general music fan, of course I’m aware of Leonard Cohen, but I’ve struggled to enjoy him. Thinking about this “review” all day, I still can’t articulate a good reason. There’s a strong emotion to his music, but it just doesn’t hit for me, which is weird because I get cynical, pragmatic, realistic or anything else one would use to describe his music. I just get more bored listening to him than anything else. Is Canandian an emotion?

I used to think I liked Leonard Cohen. Sure, he has a great voice and some of the lyrics are poetic. However, the instrumentation and production is not good. This album did not age well. Tom Waits does the parts of this album that are worth listening to so much better. Sorry, but my friend across the pond got this one wrong. Sometimes, nostalgia just isn't enough to make an album interesting.

Campy, operatic, super 80s from the synths to the female vocals and snares good god. His voice is great. I think this may be too much of a period piece for me to listen to unironically. It is good but not quite for me.

Boring. Not a fan of his voice.

not at all what i was expecting. So sort of mid 80's soft porn sound track album

Woof. Only good thing is we spent the weekend singing “THEN WE TAKE BERLIN” and giggling.

This is the 4th of 5 LC albums we have had. Liked this a bit more than the other 2’s I’ve given out, but not enough to move it to a 3. Some good instrumentation. Still don’t care for his voice and the songs aren’t that great.

I genuinely liked Tower of Song. Laughed out loud at “THEN WE TAKE BERLIN.” He’s so fucking self-serious, I hate it. And I wonder who thought Jazz Police was a good idea. No one thought to stop that? But again, I do think I like the last song enough to save this from a 1.

I was younger. I had a friend who was obsessed with Leonard Cohen. I never really gave him a shot at the time and now I see why , this was OK. It was really like a dude sings poems

Rating: 2.1 Absolutely terrible and unfocused compared to his previous 2 I’ve already heard. Cut out the lame Miami Vice synth crap and go back to what you’re good at.

This dude gives me the ick...

Jesus christ... another Leonard Cohen album?! This is no.4 for me now and I'm disheartened to see there's 1 more left! This one was much poppier than the others. The first few songs caught me off guard. They weren't bad to be honest but his voice is still dreadful. I cannot give this a higher score because I truly hate his voice and he sings like a ghoul. Sorry 2 ⭐️

If you like Tom Jones sung in the style of Vincent Price.

Lowkey saai oeps sorry

Cute

I wanted to like this, but I'm finding myself wondering why this is apart of this album list. I know Leonard Cohen is a big name, but this sounds like dragging feet. Maybe ideal to some, but not to me.

For me, Leonard Cohen was always more of a poet who occasionally set one of his works to music. Apart from the magnificent “Hallelujah,” this usually involved him reciting his poem while more or less appropriate music played in the background. Against this backdrop, it seems only logical that he tried his hand at synth-based background music in the 1980s. However, I would consider this experiment on “I'm Your Man” to be a failure. On the one hand, the rather lively music, especially on “First We Take Manhattan” or “Jazz Police,” does not fit Cohen's calm delivery or even his voice at all. And on the other hand, when he does try to really sing—as on “I Can't Forget,” for example—he quickly reaches his limits. For me, “I'm Your Man” is not a coherent work overall—not really a disappointment, but rather a testament to the things Leonard Cohen wasn't very good at.

Horrible 80s sound to this album. Only his lyrics and delivery gain it a second star

I wasn’t into this

Always been confused by the LC love, not great stuff

in a struggle to find

Singer/Songwriters are a dime a dozen - you gotta bring something "else" to the table to be good for me.

Great songwriter, bad singer

It's giving Over the Garden Wall. Can't say I'd listen to this album again though!

Leonard is certainly wooing someone with these..... melodies and versus i guess we can call them. I am not that someone.

I don’t quite get the guy myself, I’m sure there is a crowd for this, but it’s not really for me. I didn’t hate it enough to give it a one, but it’s a low two.

What in the shitty 80's family resort, sipping regret out of a piña colada hell is this?! Not the Leonard Cohen I signed up for.

great songwriter when covered

nahhh

Not your granddad’s Cohen. 80s Cohen is a skip for me.

AHHH YESSS. Not that I like music like this. Idk if I can survive a whole Leonard Cohen album, but my parents used to play stuff like this all the time when I was growing up. And talk about a boring cover. No offense.

This is some standard Leonard Cohen work. Not my favourite versions of some of the tunes.

Crazy little album

This man can’t sing for shit

As a Canadian, I really want to try and like Leonard Cohen... But I just can't. His book Beautiful Losers was the reason I ended up dropping Canadian Literature way back in university. This album wasn't enough to do the same for this album project, but it's also not enough to win me over. I don't know what people see in him... Hard pass for me, but enjoy.

One of those rare cases where good songs are ruined by terrible production. Some of these songs would be good if they were more stripped back. Except Jazz Police. Nothing's saving that shit.

Never got the appeal of this guy. That Everybody Knows song is fucking annoying.

I can’t take it seriously. So funny

Banger title track, otherwise underwhelming

I likes the messaging behind the songs, but the format wasn’t exactly for me

I’ve said it with every other Leonard Cohen album - the man is a hugely talented poet that fails as a musician. The instrumentation and arrangement is just absolutely NOT for me. Sounds like “we have Johnny Cash at home” backed by some 12 year old who is figuring out the Casio keyboard they got for their birthday. 2⭐️

I have learned that I do not like Leonard Cohan's work. Drones. The music is very 80s. Jazz Police? Seriously? How is this respected?

Człowiek ma wrażenie, że bardziej niż o muzykę w tym albumie chodzi o ego wokalisty

lubie dance me to the end of love ale po tym albumie mam wrażenie że gościu walił konia do swojego głosu

My fiancee called this "Halloween music" and... kinda yeah. 4/10

I wanted to like this, but it left me sad and confused. It was a bad day though.

Cohen’s somber, intense, baritone voice over 80s synthy backings is peculiar and quite jarring at first. There are times when it works well, others where it sounds dated and unfitting. Cohen still often puts forth poignant lyrics, but again some of these really hit while others seem tossable. Overall, just not that interesting to me and sometimes a little cringey.

In The Wonder Years' Kevin Arnold narrator voice: It was at that moment that I realized that Leonard Cohen was not, in fact, my man.

Jeez this might’ve been a good album if it wasn’t for his voice. The beats and background vocals were amazing but Leonard talking over the it gave me chills how bad it was. There were no songs I rly liked but I do have to say there was variation between each song that being something he did right . Overall I didn’t hate it but definitely didn’t like it so ima give it a 4.2/10 2.1/5

OK, I like Cohen, but the 80s production/sound is killing me. No bueno.

No kidding, I fell asleep listening to this. Not my cup of tea, but I can see how people enjoy his words. I don't consider him singing. Just rambling on and on in a monotone voice. Boring. 1.75/5 because some of the lyrics are good.

3/10 - I don’t like the way he talks to me in the songs

This feels a lot longer than it was, I guess it's the slow pace of his voice... His voice is cool though.. But I don't really like it mixed with the 80s production.

Leonard Cohen's music doesn't really gel with me. I love the way his voice sounds, but his talk-singing style makes the whole thing feel a bit like a hipster poetry recital rather than songs. I feel like if I listened to it a few times over then maybe I'd appreciate the lyrics more and get into it, but it doesn't hold my attention out the gate - just not really my cup of tea

Did Eeyore start taking his meds?

Not really something for me, Cohen has a nice voice but the delivery feels stunted and awkward

I liked the first song: “First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin” Otherwise this was a bit dull, not much to say

2 stars - easy listening. Sounds like a very old man singing.

I've had lots of fun reading this album's lyrics with commentaries. It was a blast. But as it is not just poetry, but a music album, I can't ignore how horrendous it sounds. Take the worst of the worst - 80s mess of generic synth music - and layer above a distinguished gentleman monotonous reading. It can't work and I'm shocked, that, apparently, at some point in time in Canada it did. Anyway, there are a whole bunch of covers that give lyrics justice, and that's the best thing about 'I'm your man' to me.

Leonard Cohen's singing feels so soulless

I'm just going to have to accept that I will never be clever enough to appreciate Cohen.

Leonard Cohens Album I'm Your Man wurde überwiegend in verschiedenen Studios in Los Angeles und Montreal aufgenommen. Der kanadische Musiker, der bis dahin vor allem für seine reduzierte Folk-Ästhetik bekannt war, orientierte sich auf diesem Werk stärker an elektronisch geprägten Arrangements, die im Produktionsstil der späten 1980er Jahre standen. Das Album gehört zum Genre Singer-Songwriter mit deutlich hörbaren Einflüssen aus Synthpop und Chanson. Besonders hervorzuheben sind die Stücke „First We Take Manhattan“, „Everybody Knows“ und der Titelsong „I'm Your Man“. Diese Lieder zeichnen sich durch einen markanten Einsatz von Drumcomputern und Synthesizern aus, kombiniert mit Cohens typischem Sprechgesang und oft sarkastischen, politisch gefärbten Texten. Insgesamt wirkt das Album wie ein bewusster Schritt in eine neue klangliche Richtung, ohne dabei den lyrischen Kern aus den Augen zu verlieren. Es zeigt einen Künstler, der sich stilistisch öffnet, ohne seine charakteristische Stimme und Haltung aufzugeben.

I liked the lyrics but just didn’t expect Leonard cohen to lose his badge with 80s synths

Cheezy 80's drum machine, synths, etc. with the unmistakable Cohen voice... if this sounds like something you can listen to, go for it. Not me.

I really wanted to like this one more, because I usually admire Cohen's writing even if I don’t always enjoy it. But this album was a slog for me. The biggest issue is the production — it's like someone challenged themselves to see how much canned keyboard and fake sax they could cram into a single record before anyone noticed. It’s drenched in this late 80s sheen that robs everything of intimacy, and for a guy like Cohen who lives on intimacy, that’s a real problem. The beats plod, the synths are all air and no substance, and even when the lyrics cut through, they’re wearing a very cheap suit. There are still flashes of something real. Everybody Knows is a dark little triumph, grimy and cynical in a way that suits the plastic production. Take This Waltz has a weird charm, even if it feels like it's been drowned in syrup. But overall, the whole thing feels like an uncomfortable compromise between Cohen’s poetic instincts and a very bad idea of what being “modern” sounds like. It’s all a bit smoky nightclub lounge, but not in the cool Tom Waits way — more like a budget hotel bar on a Tuesday night. I get that this is one of those records some fans defend to the death, but for me, the sound is just too dated and clunky to take seriously. The lyrics are still clever in places, sure, but they’re buried under too much synthetic sludge.

He sounds like a creepy crooner to me.

I guess this is better than the other Leonard Cohen album I listened to, but it's still not for me. Still depressing as Hell.

Kind of like a soft pop. He’s got a deep voice that classes with the style of music.

You can DEFINITELY tell how dated the production of this album is. It felt a bit like the Soft Cell album, where the other songs are all "WTF is this?" and then there's the one big track And what the heck is "Jazz Police?" I fell that is more a title for a Frank Zappa song. I give Leonard Cohen a pass because he made three great songs: "Hallelujah," "Suzanne" and "Everybody Knows". It's kind of the same way I fell about Lou Reed ("Walk On The Wild Side" and "Perfect Day"), but I like Cohen more. At least HE can carry a tune. Lou Reed can carry a tune... down a flight of stairs. But I digress. The lyrics in this album are very much seem very telegraphed at times, like you know what he's going to rhyme with "I'm Your Man". And the backup dingers are definitely a contrast to Cohen's low voice, but they're a little too sweet. And the line "I can't forget, but I don't remember what" just got me a little peeved. So besides "Everybody Knows," the rest kinda jut got me scratching my head. I didn't hate it, but it seems like an update to the songs is warranted. NEXT.

My reaction on seeing yet another Leonard Cohen album: https://youtu.be/KCqQknk42sk Overall, the songs aren't bad per se, but my goodness they drag, and the lyrics are not nearly as clever as the critics seem to think. Plus, there are more than a few dated 80s moments. Moving on. Favorite track: Tower of Song.

Strange voice. Some good songs.

a generous 2

Lenny, you are absolutely not my man. I wish the Jazz Police would have arrested you for this album.

I'd kill to be able to give this 2.5 stars instead of either 2 or 3. It is the definition of middling. The record itself is super uneven. The song writing is good for the first half and mediocre/poor on the back half. The production direction is really poor, the synth sounds cheap and gimmicky and most of the backing music is lame. The background vocals are outstanding and Leonard's voice is great. I really liked First We Take Manhattan and Ain't No Cure For Love, I really disliked Jazz Police and I Can't Forget.

Not this shit again. We already know i was NOT fucking with the last Leonard Cohen album even though it was like fine or whatever. Immediately, this is a lot more upbeat than You Want It Darker (prolly bc he isn't dying here) which is nice! Of course, his voice is still scary as hell but that's ok, I guess. I have to say, this sounds a LOT better than You Want It Darker and some of the songs are kinda catchy -- In particular, I liked Jazz Police. The songs are very 80s, I feel. But the harshness of his voice is still difficult for me to overcome. If it were sung by some generic silky heartthrob I might give this a 3.4 but right now it's like a 2.9.

I think bro really likes the sound of his own voice

I’m not a lyrics person. So I don’t really “get” Leonard Cohen. However I can appreciate others do. So it needs to get a 2.

I wanted to hate this so much but there’s something strangely hypnotic about it.

People always talk about Bob Dylan’s voice being polarizing but I think the discussion should really be about Leonard Cohen. I feel like I’m being sung to by a vampire.

Meh.

I dunno. Between Kurt Cobain's name drop and being featured heavily in Oliver Stone's 'Natural Born Killers,' there seemed to be a big push by many to make Leonard Cohen a household name. But he always came across as super cheesy to me. I would give this a 1, but I'll go with 2 to be fair I guess. Maybe I'm just not sophisticated enough to grasp the genius in his work. 2/5 Album 33/1001

Leonard Cohen falls victim to the 80s

Another Cohen! Another album with a guy talking to me over music. Again, good songwriter, nice deep voice, but I just get bored listening to this. I don't understand the appeal. Jazz Police was different and interesting. I'll give this a 2.

Leonard Cohen, we met again. Much to my daughter's chagrin. Look, I see why don't people don't like LC, but I also get why plenty do like him. This album's production sounded really dated (I could tell the albums are before checking the release date) and the backup singers sounded too strong and polished against Cohen's vocal style. So of all his albums we've heard so far this one is the weakest one for me. 2.5

More Leonard Cohen. Interesting backing music. More lively than what I remember of his others but still though, the talk singing doesn't do much for me. I do wonder who would win in some type of competition between the jazz police and karma police....

This album feels like he was experimenting with a current sound. It feels inauthentic to who he is as an artist. These beats and the background vocals are clearly there to supplement his lack of comfort with doing this type of music. His lyrics are strong which is kinda saving it from being a 1 for me but there seems to be a lot going on here with this album and a bulk of isn’t good.

"Theres a concert hall in Vienna, where your mouth had a thousand reviews" Come on lmao. Matter of fact which concert hall is that? For research purposes.

Not a big Leonard fan

I have never listened to Leonard Cohen before in any deliberate way, so listening to this was a trip. It is so eighties! I do not enjoy the music style at all, even with his rich, emotional voice. I enjoyed "I'm Your Man", as the lyrics are more aligned with what I know about Leonard Cohen.

Cohen has a story to tell and I'm not interested

Может быть как поэзия оно и работает, но как музыка очень вторично

Drugs are a hell of a drug. Why does this album sound like it belongs as a soundtrack to a 1980's made for TV movie about cops in Miami?

Spoken lyrics and lazy production: my favorite! Maybe if half of this album wasn't played on a Yamaha keyboard I might actually enjoy it

Yawn.

Musically it’s quite entertaining but I find his voice grating.

Poetic, and I like a LC song by itself, but an album is a bit too much of the same thing.

I like that he's my man, and I respect it, but Leonard, I'm not yours.

I didn't have a synth-pop Leonard Cohen album on my 1,001 bingo card, but here we are—this is my fifth (?!?) Cohen album generated to date, so I suppose that's a bingo!

I'm possibly on this hill alone but I just can't get into Leonard Cohen. This album is especially off-putting to me. Hearing this synth and drum machine underneath Cohen's rhythmless and unmelodious voice just makes so little sense to me.

Yeh not great, Leonard seems pretty tone deaf

Not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. Not sure his sound translated to the 80s well. Felt like Tom Waits, but not as cool and raw.

still have the ick from the first album I listened to of his, this one was slightly better as a younger version of himself. rip

I was not a fan of this one. I knew of Cohen because of Hallelujah but this was more like a crooner and not a great one in my opinion. Didn’t really enjoy his voice on these songs and then also didn’t enjoy the songs that much.

4/10. Вообще не моё. В какой то степени напоминает один из альбомов Роджера Уотерса

Mostly just fine, but there's some truly unlistenable stuff on here. Plus, I think this is the 3rd Leonard Cohen album on here. One is representative enough.

I'm Your Man is the sound of the 80s catching up with Leonard Cohen. It's unmistakably him, but a lesser record than the stuff of his classic era. Everybody knows that the dice are loaded, but it's still 2 stars.

Gorgeous vocals and some good lyrics played over synthy dross. Another victim of the 80s. I’m keen to hear his earlier work, but this didn’t do it 2.25/5

kinda creeped me out

Weird ass dude, weird ass lyrics. I liked the instrumentals.

I didn’t love this, but I think a big part of it was that feeling of listening to the soundtrack to a musical or movie that I haven’t seen, which tends to really frustrate me because I’m constantly wondering, “what’s happening in this part? What are they doing?” I get that this was a really cool thing when it came out in 1969, but it does not work for me. If I ever actually see it performed I might have a better appreciation for it? But for now, it’s a no thank you.

2 stars cause there's some stuff that's okay but goddamn the rest was bad

5/10

I feel like this guy's earlier albums were slightly more accessible because his voice had not gotten as gravelly and monotone yet. This album suffers not only from his increasingly annoying voice, but also the worst kind of 80s instrumentation. There were some nice moments here and there, but I will definitely not put myself through listening to this album ever again. 2 stars

Sorry Lenny. This is bad. Beautiful, but bad. You’re a pretty cool guy I imagine. The irony of the meaningful well written lyrics overtop the cheesy pop beats may be on purpose and tongue in cheek but it doesn’t make it any better

meh

There is some generic 80s producer with blood their hands.

holy fuck this album sucks. take this waltz, jazz police and i cant forget are good songs but everything else is straight ass. hard to believe six of these tracks were released as singles. what a dumb record company.

Schwer zu raten :D Glaub einfach heutzutage nicht mehr modern, weiß nicht. Das erste Lied fand ich ganz angenehm, danach wurds mir doch sehr fad.

His voice is very recognizable. Sometimes it is too slow and the songs are sort of oddly timed. Overall an okay album. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again

2.5 stars. Want to give Cohen some credit for the lyrics and his weird deep singing that I kinda like but this is way too 80's and The Police knock-off. Standout is the closer "Tower of Song".