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Track Listings
| 1. Bird On The Wire |
| 2. Story Of Isaac |
| 3. Bunch Of Lonesome Heroes |
| 4. Seems So Long Ago |
| 5. Nancy |
| 6. Old Revolution |
| 7. Butcher |
| 8. You Know Who I Am |
| 9. Lady Midnight |
| 10. Tonight Will Be Fine |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
"I choose the rooms that I live in with care/ The windows are small and the walls almost bare", Leonard Cohen sings in a particularly telling couplet in "Tonight Will Be Fine", one of the highlights in this aptly titled album from 1969. The Canadian poet-performer's sophomore release has the sub rosa feel of an attic hideaway, thanks in part to Bob Johnston's restrained production. Cohen's near- monotone vocals are suitable for conveying his finely honed, meditative musings but-- at this stage in his development--not much else. Johnston's soundscapes aren't as beguiling as the ones John Simon created for Cohen's superior debut Songs of Leonard Cohen, though lovely orchestral shadings flatter such Cohen classics as the oft-covered "Bird on the Wire" and "Story of Isaac". Songs from a Room is only a secondary effort when it's stacked up against its consummate predecessor, but by any other measurement, it's an exceptionally literate and enigmatic recording by a true original. --Steven Stolder
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Leonard Cohen's second album maintained the haunting strengths of its predecessor. His hypnotic, murmured voice retainsits compelling power and the content on Songs From A Room proves equally resonant. Where another pensive singer-songwriter might warp his craft with bathos, Cohen injects his workwith mature insight, using metaphor and poetic insight to enhance his craft. Superb acoustic guitarwork weaves a path throughout the bewitching melodies, enhancing the singer's spell, although Cohen's self-deprecating humour is equally prevalent, particularly on the singalong 'Tonight Will Be Fine'. Songs From A Room captures every facet of Cohen's inestimable talent.
"I choose the rooms that I live in with care/ The windows are small and the walls almost bare", Leonard Cohen sings in a particularly telling couplet in "Tonight Will Be Fine", one of the highlights in this aptly titled album from 1969. The Canadian poet-performer's sophomore release has the sub rosa feel of an attic hideaway, thanks in part to Bob Johnston's restrained production. Cohen's near- monotone vocals are suitable for conveying his finely honed, meditative musings but-- at this stage in his development--not much else. Johnston's soundscapes aren't as beguiling as the ones John Simon created for Cohen's superior debut Songs of Leonard Cohen, though lovely orchestral shadings flatter such Cohen classics as the oft-covered "Bird on the Wire" and "Story of Isaac". Songs from a Room is only a secondary effort when it's stacked up against its consummate predecessor, but by any other measurement, it's an exceptionally literate and enigmatic recording by a true original. --Steven Stolder
Description
Leonard Cohen's second album maintained the haunting strengths of its predecessor. His hypnotic, murmured voice retainsits compelling power and the content on Songs From A Room proves equally resonant. Where another pensive singer-songwriter might warp his craft with bathos, Cohen injects his workwith mature insight, using metaphor and poetic insight to enhance his craft. Superb acoustic guitarwork weaves a path throughout the bewitching melodies, enhancing the singer's spell, although Cohen's self-deprecating humour is equally prevalent, particularly on the singalong 'Tonight Will Be Fine'. Songs From A Room captures every facet of Cohen's inestimable talent.