The Omaha World Herald review
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 6:07 pm
This comes from Dick!
Published Sunday
October 31, 2004
CDs in review
"Dear Heather"
Leonard Cohen (Columbia)
Available now
Leonard Cohen is an old man now, but the Canadian-born crooner once
was cool.
Just being himself gave the world a new breed of ladies man - a mix of
dark suits, an I-don't-care smirk and an esoteric gaze focused on something
no one else could see.
Unfortunately, the old man's songs don't have the poetic poignancy
they once did. The irony is that Cohen at 70 knows this better than anybody.
His new album "Dear Heather" isn't another attempt to redefine cool.
Instead, it reveals, with the stark honesty of a love letter, the
reflections of a poet who reluctantly became a rock star long ago. And in
some ways, that honesty is the album's charm.
It seems Cohen doesn't want to be a rock star anymore. He's grown
tired of couching his visions in song. But he's still the wise man with
unanswerable questions. Not even he knows what he'll be next. "From bitter
searching of the heart," Cohen sings, his voice rising, "we will rise to
play a greater part."
Omaha World Herald
Published Sunday
October 31, 2004
CDs in review
"Dear Heather"
Leonard Cohen (Columbia)
Available now
Leonard Cohen is an old man now, but the Canadian-born crooner once
was cool.
Just being himself gave the world a new breed of ladies man - a mix of
dark suits, an I-don't-care smirk and an esoteric gaze focused on something
no one else could see.
Unfortunately, the old man's songs don't have the poetic poignancy
they once did. The irony is that Cohen at 70 knows this better than anybody.
His new album "Dear Heather" isn't another attempt to redefine cool.
Instead, it reveals, with the stark honesty of a love letter, the
reflections of a poet who reluctantly became a rock star long ago. And in
some ways, that honesty is the album's charm.
It seems Cohen doesn't want to be a rock star anymore. He's grown
tired of couching his visions in song. But he's still the wise man with
unanswerable questions. Not even he knows what he'll be next. "From bitter
searching of the heart," Cohen sings, his voice rising, "we will rise to
play a greater part."
Omaha World Herald