These are not exactly pop songs. They're dour, hushed, and more spoken than sung. But Cohen is a poet and these songs are poems. And the songs are quite beautiful, in a dark sort of way. Cohen is now 77 years old and you can hear the years in his voice. The background instrumentation is spare, but backup singers pop in now and then to liven things up. Actually, the last song on the album, "Different Sides," is kind of catchy. Also, is that a great cover, or what? Leonard Cohen is a living treasure and we are lucky that he is still with us and making music. 5 out of 5 stars.
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