An entire L.C. concert in a double album!
There are quite a few surprising songs on here.
'Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye' from his very first album was a welcome surprise set-list selection. Also 'Take This Waltz' was another wonderful surprise. The back-up band did a terrific job with this song, just really bringing it to life.
Speaking of the back up band they are awesome on here! Many of L.C.s songs are transformed into magnificent multi-layered sound-scapes by this crew.
Still one wonders... Where is Jennifer Warnes? Did she retire? Well that has been in the back of my mind for some time.
What about Leonard Cohen himself? Well this was recorded when he was around 73 years old and I must state that for a man of his age he performs quite well! There are a couple of songs where the band over-powers him, but then there are other songs (such as 'Everybody Knows') where his older, deeper, huskier voice actually seems to give him more presence as the lead vocalist! It is actually pretty cool to behold!
I am going to have to get a copy of this on DVD as well!
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