It's easy to take 1966's Songs of Leonard Cohen for granted — it's an incredibly canonical and beloved album. Many songs are beloved and well-crafted, including lyrics surprisingly dark for their time. The album also captures an amazing recording of the nylon-string guitar and Cohen's voice, with a dark and flattering frequency balance. John Simon's arrangements are tasteful and subtle, nicely complementing Cohen's great performances without distracting from them. While the cover design features a prominent photo of Cohen's face, the blurry and strangely-cropped image becomes a flattering part of the design. Whenever I hear "Suzanne", I appreciate that New Zealand primitivists The Garbage And The Flowers took their name from the lyrics.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment