The full dozen

On December 27, 1967 was when the then 33-year old Canadian poet after all, already his legendary debut album Songs of Leonard Cohen "published. 44 years and one month later, only a dozen is now full. Bob Dylan created the first 12 albums in only ten years, Elton John even in only eight, Neil Young took 14 years old meanwhile created parallel but still 4 LPs collaboration with Crosby, Stills and Nash ...
Now it would be complete nonsense, of the speed, created with the albums to derive conclusions about the quality and substance. Neither faster or slower is absolutely better or worse. Cohen commented once "There are guys who jump into the backseat of a taxi, and if they get ten minutes later, she wrote a worldwide hit highest quality. Enviable! I can not do that. To get a good song finished, need I months. "

But to feel is actually that Leonard Cohen's songs, his song had become poems, worked with incredible care. There sits every word, every note acts lovingly placed. Although this was in principle for all Cohen albums so far, if one of the verhunzten of producer Phil Spector "Death of a Ladies Man" (1977) once apart, but to "Old ideas" reached the attention to detail to new heights. It was not expected that the silent Canadians serves up some half-baked eight years after his last album "Dear Heather" his audience. That it would be a consistently good album, could be safely assume. But just well it is not. "Old ideas" is once again a masterpiece. Still, careful, intense, thought and feeling full.

In the best sense of the word, the twelfth album is exactly what you'd expect from Leonard Cohen. Not in the sense of service providing fulfillment of expectations, but Gerechtwerdung a high claim. He reinvents itself with 77 not new, this was neither reason nor occasion, but he proves that perfection is never a conclusion fulfilling measure.

Very clear recommendation to this edition: 180g vinyl with large booklet + CD in a simple slip case, for only a few euros more than the simple CD-edition. Especially as an album like this as a record only unfolds the right charm.