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The season is too auspicious for the usual wrangling, for my usual topics of government, guns, and money.  In one of my other lives I write reviews for the webzine Minor 7th.  (It might surprise you to learn they are brief.)  Usually, I review indie artists and players who labor at the margins o...


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:record-of-the-year-leonard-cohen-steve-klingaman-open-salon/ 29 Dec 2009 20:30:40 PST Opinion: Leonard Cohen at the Chicago Theatre http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:leonard-cohen-at-the-chicago-theatre/ But the poignant beauty of the songs simply couldn't be denied as one classic followed another, rife with grand Biblical allusions and gritty barroom epiphanies: "Bird on the Wire," "Suzanne," "Chelsea Hotel" and "Hallelujah"--most of all "Hallelujah," ...


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:leonard-cohen-at-the-chicago-theatre/ 05 May 2009 21:04:55 PDT Concert review | Troubadour Leonard Cohen delivers masterful WaMu show http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:concert-review-troubadour-leonard-cohen-delivers-masterful-wamu-show/ It was folkie diva Judy Collins who first popularized Cohen's songs ("Suzanne," "Famous Blue Raincoat") in the US And when Cohen's debut album appeared in 1967, many listeners preferred Collins' prettier treatments of his tunes to his own craggy-voiced ... Leonard Cohen Observer Online


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:concert-review-troubadour-leonard-cohen-delivers-masterful-wamu-show/ 24 Apr 2009 12:14:20 PDT Coachella 2009 Complete Review http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:coachella-2009-complete-review/  CA Leonard Cohen - easily the best dressed band of the weekend. Fedoras, dark suits and a Continental panache. The fit 74 year old Cohen released his first album 42 years ago. His rich baritone was counterbalanced by the buttery harmonies of his female ...


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:coachella-2009-complete-review/ 24 Apr 2009 01:41:49 PDT Opinion: Perspective & The Leonard Cohen Oakland Concert http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:perspective-the-leonard-cohen-oakland-concert/ Written by DrHGuy
Putting Cohen In Context A  review of the April 13, 2009 Oakland concert, Leonard Cohen’s Perfect Offering by Gary Kamiya,  is online at Salon.com It’s an interesting perspective, placing this show in the context of past tours and focusing not only on the performance but also on the notio...


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:perspective-the-leonard-cohen-oakland-concert/ 17 Apr 2009 08:51:38 PDT Review: Leonard Cohen at Nokia Theatre LA Live http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:review-leonard-cohen-at-nokia-theatre-la-live/ The audience, many of whom may have never seen him before, responded warmly to every song, showing special fervor for the most familiar, such as "Hallelujah," and the most anthemic, such as "Democracy" and, of course, "Anthem. ... Leonard Cohen Works For A Living Huffington Post


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:review-leonard-cohen-at-nokia-theatre-la-live/ 12 Apr 2009 23:07:26 PDT Opinion: Leonard Cohen In The Eyes Of Texas http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:leonard-cohen-in-the-eyes-of-texas/ Written by DrHGuy
from Julie's StoryNo Leonard Cohen Cowboy Hat Trick YetOK, Make That Leonard Cohen, His Famous Blue Raincoat, And His Cowboy Hat In DallasLeonard Cohen - A Thousand Kisses Deep In The Heart Of Texas_____________________In adherence to the Great minds - Same direction bromide, a comme...


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:leonard-cohen-in-the-eyes-of-texas/ 07 Apr 2009 06:09:47 PDT Opinion: Leonard Cohen to bring live tour to Europe http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:leonard-cohen-to-bring-live-tour-to-europe/ Following his initial success in the early 1960s and 1970s, the singer gained a new audience almost three decades later, thanks largely to cover versions of his best-known song Hallelujah. Alongside the Jeff Buckley version, the song has also been used ...


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:leonard-cohen-to-bring-live-tour-to-europe/ 03 Apr 2009 09:55:51 PDT Opinion: Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah - Mood Music For Watchmen SuperHeroic Sex Scene http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:leonard-cohen-s-hallelujah-mood-music-for-watchmen-superheroic-sex-scene/ Written by DrHGuy
Let's go to my place and listen to some Leonard Cohen. The music choices are moldy (please save me from hearing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” in a film again) Stephen Whitty, The Star-Ledger I liked the music most of the time, but the Leonard Cohen lovemaking didn’t work for me.


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:leonard-cohen-s-hallelujah-mood-music-for-watchmen-superheroic-sex-scene/ 08 Mar 2009 10:33:13 PDT Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah Video Review http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:alexandra-burke-hallelujah-video-review/ Written by Dave Parrack
Alexandra Burke won The X Factor 2008 and her version of Hallelujah, a Leonard Cohen song brought to life superbly by Jeff Buckley is the song vying for UK Christmas number one. She faces competition from Rick Astley, Leona Lewis and a few others but this is a dead cert.


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Alexandra Burke won The X Factor 2008 and her version of Hallelujah, a Leonard Cohen song brought to life superbly by Jeff Buckley is the song vying for UK Christmas number one. She faces competition from Rick Astley, Leona Lewis and a few others but this is a dead cert.


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:alexandra-burke-hallelujah-video-review/ 17 Dec 2008 12:05:31 PST Opinion: Leonard Cohen's live show at The 02, Greenwich, exceeds expectations http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:leonard-cohen-39-s-live-show-at-the-02-greenwich-exceeds-expectations/ Leonard Cohen's live show at The 02, Greenwich, exceeds expectations  UK - Nov 18, 2008 Early songs such as Suzanne, Chelsea Hotel No 2 and So, Long Marianne have the feel of a smoky, after-hours French bar, but his superb band also build up a ...


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:leonard-cohen-39-s-live-show-at-the-02-greenwich-exceeds-expectations/ 18 Nov 2008 08:31:30 PST Opinion: Why Is Leonard Cohen Smiling - And Who's Lenny? http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:why-is-leonard-cohen-smiling-and-who-s-lenny/ Written by DrHGuy
Leonard Cohen is, after all, the man known as4 the Grand Master of Melancholia, the Godfather Of Gloom, the Master Of Erotic Despair, the Poet Of Bedsit Angst, the Gloom Merchant, the Poet Laureate Of Pessimism, the Apocalyptic Lounge Lizard, the High Priest Of Pathos, the [Biblically l...


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:why-is-leonard-cohen-smiling-and-who-s-lenny/ 15 Nov 2008 05:50:47 PST Opinion: Leonard Cohen Wedding Music: "I Do" http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:leonard-cohen-wedding-music-i-do/ Written by DrHGuy
Now, Leonard Cohen’s music has graced many nuptial events. Typically, however, the songs from his discography most frequently heard in this context have been “Take This Waltz,” “Dance Me To The End Of Love,” The Marriage March” (from Night Music), “Hallelujah,” and, less often, “I’m Yo...


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:leonard-cohen-wedding-music-i-do/ 27 Oct 2008 06:42:21 PDT Opinion: 10 Most Viewed Posts Countdown Continues http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:10-most-viewed-posts-countdown-continues/ Written by DrHGuy
Rare Leonard Cohen Chelsea Hotel #1 Video was a fortuitous find. I ran across a YouTube video of this early version of the much better known “Chelsea Hotel #2″ when it had been viewed only 124 times. Leonard Cohen - Chelsea Hotel #1 Click here to view the embedded video.


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:10-most-viewed-posts-countdown-continues/ 30 Sep 2008 06:43:33 PDT Music Review: Anjani - Blue Alert (CD/DVD) http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:music-review-anjani-blue-alert-cd-dvd/ Written by Donald Gibson
The accompanying DVD features a mini-documentary, “The Making of Blue Alert,” which more than compensates for any additional cost of this reissued 2-disc set. Directed by Lian Lunson, who also directed the feature-length documentary, Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man, this short film incl...


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]]> http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:music-review-anjani-blue-alert-cd-dvd/ 11 Jul 2007 05:48:59 PDT Movie Review: Leonard Cohen Under Review 1934-1977 http://mixxable.com/Leonard_Cohen/opinion:movie-review-leonard-cohen-under-review-1934-1977/ Written by Richard Marcus
Two of the more fascinating discussions centred around Songs Of Love And Hate and the Phil Spector-produced Death Of A Ladies Man. In the case of the former the discussion focuses on the fact that for the first time Cohen used a full band both in the studio and on the road. Ron Cornelius was band...


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