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Music : Tower Of Song - The Songs Of Leonard Cohen
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0731454025928 Label: Polydor Group Manufacturer: Polydor Group Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Polydor Group Release Date: September 15, 1997 Running Time: 60 minutes Sales Rank: 7559 Studio: Polydor Group |
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Disc 1:
- Everybody Knows - Don Henley
- Coming Back To You - Trisha Yearwood
- Sisters Of Mercy - Sting, The Chieftains
- Hallelujah - Bono
- Famous Blue Raincoat - Tori Amos
- Ain't No Cure For Love - Aaron Neville
- I'm Your Man - Elton John
- Bird On Wire - Willie Nelson
- Suzanne - Peter Gabriel
- Light As The Breeze - Billy Joel
- If It Be Your Will - Jann Arden
- Story Of Isaac - Suzanne Vega
- Coming Back To You - Martin Lee Gore
- I'm Your Fan: the Songs of Leonard Cohen
- Famous Blue Raincoat
- Various Positions
- Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
- I'm Your Man
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- Interesting takes on a collection of superb songsI love this album.The highlights are Don Henley's take on 'everybody knows' which is biting and cold, Martin Gore's 'coming back to you', rich but still imbued with the pain of emptiness (miles better than Tricia Yarwood's version)and Tori Amos's 'famous blue raincoat', she is perfect for the song. The rest is still good but I am not entirely convinced by Billy Joel, I think he lacks the necessary depth and Peter Gabriel's effort is a bit sluggish.
Have to disagree with the others, I think Bono's ... Read More
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- Successful Interpretations of classic Cohen masterpiecesIf you are just on the verge of Leonard Cohen, if you appreciate the poetry and the compostions but you aren't so sure about that gravelly voice, the this is the one for you. An impressive set of well-know artists cover well-known works of Leonard Cohen, with an amazingly diverse set of styles (copmpare Elton John and Tori Amos).
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- A Fitting Homage to the Maestro of MelancholyThis compilation is the best in the genre of tribute albums that I have come across. The only thing lacking (and it is a black hole in terms of negligence) is a cut from Jennifer Warnes, who is the premier interpreter of Cohen's songs. Every artist on the disc shines, most especially Willie Nelson and Suzanne Vega. Nelson's rendition of "Bird on a Wire" is one of the classics of recent memory and how anyone can call Vega's interpretation of "Story of Isaac" "unispired" is not only beyond me, but belongs ... Read More
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- Diamonds and DustWhilst clearly superior to the other Cohen covers compilation, 'I'm Your Fan', this contains both heart-stoppers and inexplicable duds.
Tori Amos' delectably spaced out and soulful 'Famous Blue Raincoat' coupled with Elton John's successfully rocking version of 'I'm Your Man' are obvious highlights - but what on earth was Peter Gabriel thinking of in his pared down and just plain emotionless version of 'Suzanne'? However even he has to take second place to Bono in his prize turkey rendition of ... Read More
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- Competent, a few gems, but uninspiring overallIt is mainly artists from the country, folk and singer-songwriter tradition that contribute to this 1995 tribute album which does not open on an impressive note. I do not like the vocal or instrumental arrangements, the tempo or Den Henley's voice. Coming Back To You by Trisha Yearwood is accomplished but the next one really sparkles: Sisters of Mercy by Sting & The Chieftains. The up-tempo treatment and the Celtic instruments totally transform the song, and it works somehow.
Bono ... Read More
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