#1275 Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate

Lyrics, he's got some, some of the most pure poetry you'll hear put to song, lines that unfold and reveal themselves and echo and reflect, beating out Dylan easily in my book. Unfortunately, there's even less to appreciate musically than on a Dylan record, as meandering backing seems put there just to justify calling these readings songs. Scant melody, little movement, pure backdrop. Worth hearing for the words, but there's little to recommend as music, even as a strange curiosity draws me back, still 3.5/5