| 2008 Live In London | 
| Artist: Leonard Cohen
Category: Music
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,815
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 886974050223
UPC: 886974050223
EAN: 0886974050223
ASIN: B001RTP3YQ
Release Date: March 31, 2009
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Dance Me To The End Of Love | | • | The Future | | • | Ain't No Cure For Love | | • | Bird On The Wire | | • | Everybody Knows | | • | In My Secret Life | | • | Who By Fire | | • | Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye | | • | Anthem | | • | Introduction | | • | Tower Of Song | | • | Suzanne | | • | The Gypsy's Wife |
Disc 2
| • | Boogie Street | | • | Hallelujah | | • | Democracy | | • | I'm Your Man | | • | Recitation w/ N.L. | | • | Take This Waltz | | • | So Long, Marianne | | • | First We Take Manhattan | | • | Sisters Of Mercy | | • | If It Be Your Will | | • | Closing Time | | • | I Tried To Leave You | | • | Wither Thou Goest |
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 Leonard's voice has aged like fine wine September 9, 2009
C. A. Gascon (Montreal, Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is by far the best Leonard Cohen album ever!!! I am not usually a fan of live albums but the musical arrangements, performances and of course Leonard's incredible voice and charisma make this one my all-time favorite. I had the chance to see him live in Canada last May (on the tail end of the tour he began in London). It was an amazing concert and this recording really captures the essence of it. I strongly recomend it.
Mesmerizing! July 5, 2009
Dyski (Ottawa, ON Canada)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Got it yesterday afternoon, put it on last night and couldn't tear myself away from my living room chair til I'd heard all the tracks.
Career Topper June 23, 2009
Tom Moffatt (Lethbridge, Alberta Canada)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The versions of the songs from this concert aren't the same as the originals, but they are done with a panache and style all their own. The recording reveals Leonard's age, but he embraces it and revels in it. This includes new compositions that give you his unique view from his older perspective. This album even reveals the meaning of life! (In an extended version of the Tower of Song). Recommended: Tower of Song, Recitation.
If you've ever liked a Leonard Cohen song, you'll like this album.
Stirring and extraordinary May 30, 2009
Pieter (Johannesburg)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Live In London is a stirring celebration of Cohen's music and poetry. The sound is sublime but what makes the album so extraordinary is the interaction between the singer, musicians and audience. There's mutual appreciation between the master, the players and the fans which in the case of the latter is expressed through hearty laughter, silent reverence or rapturous applause. This affectionate atmosphere refreshes the familiar songs whilst some of them reveal new angles through effective re-arrangements, unexpected instrumental flourishes or additional/personalized lyrics. Instruments like the archilaud, banduria and laud add a spacious dimension to the sound.
From the outset the wry wit of Cohen's between-song banter establishes an intimate rapport, ameliorating the mournful or disturbing qualities in his work. His funny introduction to The Future, for example, counterbalances the song's frightening apocalyptic imagery. Leavened with humor, the concert ensures a listening experience filled with variety and emotional resonance. A Thousand Kisses Deep is performed as a spoken poem and includes more than the lyrics of the original song. Those that appear to benefit most from tweaked arrangements include Aint No Cure For Love, Bird On A Wire, Anthem with its introductory recital, Who By Fire with its long instrumental intro, the lilting Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye, In My Secret Life, Sisters of Mercy with its tender treatment and above all Hallelujah which gains new meaning and power.
The angelic female backing vocals - a Cohen trademark - are provided by Charley and Hattie Webb and Sharon Robinson who duets with Cohen on the aforementioned In My Secret Life and takes lead on the smoky Boogie Street with its eloquent sax. Exquisite throughout, these vocals bring significant depth to Take This Waltz, Tower of Song, Anthem and the prayer If It Be Your Will. The greater number of songs come from Cohen's post-1970s work, from albums like I'm Your Man, Various Positions, The Future and Ten New Songs. The latest studio album Dear Heather and the 1970s recordings Songs of Love & Hate and Death Of A Ladies Man are not represented at all whilst 1979's Recent Songs contributes only The Gypsy's Wife.
New fans and Cohen completists might wish to investigate 1979 Field Commander Cohen, recorded in 1979 and released in 2000, which contains excellent live versions of compositions from Recent Songs and New Skin for the Old Ceremony as well as the track Memories from Death of a Ladies' Man. For an artist with such a long career, relatively few live albums were released; tribute albums seem to outnumber the live ones! In its warmth and humanity, this album couldn't be more different from 1973's Live Songs, an impressive but overall cold and often harrowing recording. Live In London concludes with Whither Thou Goest, a moving blessing from the Book of Ruth. This extraordinary recording is a perfect blend of presence, voices and playing of the highest caliber. Besides the track listing, musicians, instruments and credits, the CD booklet provides full-color photographs and notes by John Aizlewood.
 This CD doesn't work on either of our two players May 11, 2009
Sandra Moore (Vancouver, BC)
2 out of 14 found this review helpful
What do I do if the CD is opened but won't play? We have a new car CD player and a three year old stereo CD player, and it won't play on either player. The return policy states unopened CDs only.
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