leonard : half man, half-goat? [london evening standard]

[sebmelmoth2003]

LEONARD COHEN
Old Ideas (Columbia)
****

The old goat is back, with cloven hooves and rasping breath. The passage of time, which Cohen feels keenly, has done nothing to diminish the heft of this artist's clout: his voice growls out from some subterranean bear-pit of human experience with undiminished authority. Leonard Cohen, as he never fails to remind us, has experienced the dark downside of life but he also knows that the upside gleams.

Old Ideas sparkles grimly from the opening Going Home, wherein he characterises himself as a "lazy bastard living in a suit". The pace throughout is sedate, contemplative, remorseful and forever looking for a fresh break. Amen, Show Me the Place, Anyhow and Darkness are all laments for lost moments of love and dirty pleasures, wherein regret and repentance vie with the desire to give it one last shot. Wonderful accompaniment from female backing singers and musicians. PETE CLARK

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/art ... -django.do

[Jonnie Falafel]

The "lazy bastard" line is becoming over quoted.... but this is a good review distilled down to essence. Love it. Did anyone find the Rolling Stone review a little wide of the mark?

[MaryB]

LEONARD COHEN
Old Ideas (Columbia)
****

The old goat is back, with cloven hooves and rasping breath. The passage of time, which Cohen feels keenly, has done nothing to diminish the heft of this artist's clout: his voice growls out from some subterranean bear-pit of human experience with undiminished authority. PETE CLARK

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/art ... -django.do

Well this is really weird. In catching up on the forum, I work my way up from the bottom to the top and I had posted this a while ago viewtopic.php?f=9&t=11098&start=345#p296081

You've got this person saying 'the old goat is back, with cloven hooves and rasping breath' and then this 'no clue' girl calling it 'Satan music' based solely on the timbre of his voice. Listen to the words folks before you make any sort of judgement!