Adama - Avishai Cohen

Advantages: soulful, excellent lyrics, has all the old favourites, two disc album
Disadvantages: the voice sometimes gets too droney

...So what has this album got to offer? -Its a double disc album -It has all the best songs, such as, Suzanne, Sisters of Mercy and Hallelujah -There is a total of 31 songs on the album The whole two discs play for approximately two hours and 36 minutes which is a good length for an album. All Cohen fans will love every minute of this album. There are some amazing tunes on this album which are, for me, my all time favourite tunes, but Cohen's music is definately not everyone's cup of tea. I know many people who cant stand to listen to Leonard Cohen, claiming its simply bad music, its depressing music, and even that he can not sing. He is definately a love or hate artist. Inside the sleeve of the album, there is a list of the the songs on the album, detailing the lyricist, when it was recorded and from which of his dozen or so album... Read review

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Advantages: An excellent album, the muse is back!
Disadvantages: A great poet... it's a shame that the lryics couldn't be printed in the sleeve.

...I approached this album with caution, having not liked 'The Future', Cohen's previous effort. However I needn't have, what I found with Ten New Songs was a deep and delicate ode to love. From the excellent (EXCELLENT!) 'In My Secret Life' onwards, the album omits a dark, relaxing, almost meditative sound that is perfect for that late-at-night sleepless hour. Cohen's voice sounds better than ever, a prophet-like sound from below, whispering the sins and pleasures of sexuality, love, loss and longing. Whilst a lot of praise is (rightly) associated with Cohen's early work ('Suzanne', 'Bird on a Wire' 'The Partisan') it is best to seperate Ten New Songs from his back catalogue. It is so different, so modern and yet manages to sound almost biblical lyrically. 'Alexandra Leaving' is a good example of the excellent harmonising that Cohen... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent introduction to Mr Cohen
Disadvantages: Disadvantages? are you crazy?

...Bought in HMV for £4.99 a few years back, this is a good collection of melancholy folksy musings by one of the greatest lyricists of the twentieth century and beyond. This collection is a good starting point for those wishing to explore Mr. Cohen's back -catalogue, including the important early works. Beginning with the timeless 'Suzanne', you will be drawn into his brooding and introspective world - a beautiful and haunting a depiction of transient and impermanent love, 'Suzanne' is tangible in it's imagery and nostalgic whims. The man himself... Ever the eccentric, Cohen was encouraged at an early age by his father to express himself. By the time he reached his teens he was already a competent guitarist and a fixture iwithinn the Montreal Cafe circuit, performing his own poetry to the Canadian beatniks. His poetry achieved critical... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful