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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5099747717123 Format: Live Label: Columbia Manufacturer: Columbia Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Columbia Release Date: January 25, 1999 Studio: Columbia Sales Rank: 199
Rating: - L Cohen live
Bought this as I like Hallelujah . CD is good all the tracks a have a meaning. Nice to listen to and drift away.
Rating: - Listen to the Original..
With all of the current "X-Factor" interest in a particular song now seems as good a time as any to review this CD. I hope the show will encourage people to look more deeply into the work of the man who wrote the song..
I first heard Leonard Cohen courtesy of a girlfriend's sister about a year after his first album was released. It's therefore fair to say I've been a fan for a good while...
Live albums are often a disappointment - this one isn't.. Over an hour of sublime ... Read More
Rating: - Heartrendingly beautiful
I've been a Cohen fan as far back as I can remember. I had a feeling I wouldn't be disappointed by this album, since Cohen's live backup singers are legendary, and I was right. These are without a doubt the most beautiful and emotional versions of the songs ever recorded, and I find it impossible to listen to the album as mere background music; as soon as the music starts playing, I can't help but close my eyes and just let the music envelop me completely.
Rating: - The best live album ever?
I'm not usually a fan of live albums. They often contain little more than badly recorded, inferior versions of tracks you probably already own. So this live collection comes as a welcome exception to the rule.
Simply put, this album is stunning. It contains many of Leonard Cohen's best loved songs, all played to perfection by world-class musicians and recorded with pin-drop clarity. The songs were recorded on various tours during the 80s and early 90s but the album hangs together as if they ... Read More
