Keeper Of The City - Leonard Rosenman

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... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: First album by a true genius
Disadvantages: His voice gets better with time

...This review has been written to commemorate Leonard Cohens's 72nd birthday today. Happy birthday Lenny! Leonard Cohen's recording career began with the release of "The Songs of Leonard Cohen". Cohen already had a career as a poet and novelist and his career as a musician might never have taken off without the encouragement of Judy Collins. Although he had been one of "The Buckskin Boys" - a trio performing country standards - they had not come close to troubling the charts or threatening to make a career of their music. So in 1967, fresh from several years on the Greek island of Hydra, Cohen looked to expand his artistic horizons. He was, famously, on stage at a Judy Collins concert starting his performance when petrified by stage-fright he said he could not continue. A wave of empathy from the crowd carried him through... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: A reasonably good overture
Disadvantages: The merits end there

...and the probe is wondering why the communications have suddenly ended. The ever resourceful Kirk decides the only way to save Earth is to attempt time travel and bring back a couple of humpback whales in order to repopulate the species. What ensues is one of the best and most amusing Star Treks ever as our heroes have to survive in the Los Angeles of 1986. Again directed by Leonard Nimoy, there is much situation comedy drawn from their apparent lack of knowledge of the past like how to use money, working a primitive computer or listening to heavy metal. With James Horner being the composer of choice after writing the music for the previous two films, the composer declined the honor of becoming stuck in one franchise and left Star Trek for good. To replace Horner, Nimoy turned to the veteran composer Leonard Rosenman who had written the first... Read review

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