Artist: Leonard Cohen
Title Of Album: Leonard Cohen - Live in London
Year Of Release: March 31, 2009
Label: Sony
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock
Quality: FLAC
Bitrate: lossless TRACKS+CUE +LOG +BOOKLET/SCANS
Total Size: 953,36 Мb
A wonderful concert presentation with excellent sound quality,
Leonard Cohen is still a magnificent performer, even at 73-years old, and this concert captures that fact wonderfully. This two-disc cd set was recorded live at the concert in London at the O2 Arena on July 17th, 2008. Sony has done a marvelous job in putting this package together. Both cds are filled to maximum capacity and Amazon's tracklisting above is correct. There are several nice photographs of the event in the included booklet with liner notes by John Aizlewood.
The performance is spectacular on this set and very typical of the level of quality the current world tour has been regularly achieving at various venues. The backing singers and band members are all in top form and Leonard himself sounds in good voice. Sharon Robinson and the Webb sisters provide background vocals, while Roscoe Beck, Neil Larsen, Javier Mas, Bob Metzger, Dino Soldo, and Rafael Bernando Gayol comprise the band. Leonard throws out some light banter at times and probably is too gracious in the regular and profuse compliments he gives out to his supporting players.
On a technical level the recording is very good and sounds better than most live cds. The cds are mastered by Bob Ludwig, a well-known and respected mastering engineer. He did a fine job here as the music shows no signs of overcompression or clipping. The audience is well-behaved and generally can not be heard during the songs, though vigorous applause greets each song and Leonard's sly jokes.
On a technical level the recording is very good and sounds better than most live cds. The cds are mastered by Bob Ludwig, a well-known and respected mastering engineer. He did a fine job here as the music shows no signs of overcompression or clipping. The audience is well-behaved and generally can not be heard during the songs, though vigorous applause greets each song and Leonard's sly jokes.
The set captures the live magic of Leonard Cohen's current tour with many fine performances. While not every song on here is the definitive live version, many are great like "Tower Of Song" and "Who By Fire". Anyone with a marginal interest in the music of Leonard Cohen needs to pick up this cd set. It is essential in my estimation as a document of Leonard Cohen's current live performances. Hopefully more dates from this tour will be officially released.
Disc 1
01.Dance Me to the End of Love [06:20]
02.The Future [07:21]
03.Ain't No Cure for Love [06:17]
04.Bird on the Wire [06:15]
05.Everybody Knows [05:53]
06.In My Secret Life [05:03]
07.Who by Fire [06:35]
08.Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye [03:48]
09.Anthem [07:21]
10.Introduction [01:30]
11.Tower of Song [07:07]
12.Suzanne [03:47]
13.The Gypsy's Wife [06:43]
Disc 2
01.Boogie Street [06:57]
02.Hallelujah [07:20]
03.Democracy [07:09]
04.I'm Your Man [05:41]
05.Recitation [03:54]
06.Take This Waltz [08:37]
07.So Long, Marianne [05:25]
08.First We Take Manhattan [06:16]
09.Sisters of Mercy [04:56]
10.If it Be Your Will [05:23]
11.Closing Time [06:15]
12.I Tried to Leave You [08:34]
13.Whither Thou Goest [01:27]
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