Dance Me To The End Of Love
The Future
Ain't No Cure For Love
Bird On The Wire
Everybody Knows
In My Secret Life
Who By Fire
Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye
Anthem
Second Set
Tower Of Song
Suzanne
Gypsy Wife
Boogie Street
Hallelujah
Democracy
I'm Your Man
Take This Waltz
First Encore
So Long, Marianne
First We Take Manhattan
Sisters of Mercy
If It Be Your Will
Closing Time
Blog - Café Turco - "LEONARD COHEN IN LISBON: thank you for such a wounderful concert!" ...The night fell smoothly as Leonard Cohen and his band gifted us with almost 3 hours of the best of his best music. I hope that one day, when I get old and my brain starts deteriorating, and that I loose my memory and my reason, my heart may still remember the joy I felt for being there and how light I was feeling afterwords (I am becoming sentimental, this is ruining my reputation, but what can I do?)...
Dance Me To The End Of Love
The Future
Bird On The Wire
Everybody Knows
Who By Fire
Suzanne
Hallelujah
I'm Your Man
First We Take Manhattan
So Long, Marianne
Leonard Cohen ha tirado esta tarde por tierra el tradicional concepto del festival de verano para convertir el de Benicassim en un gran teatro al aire libre, donde su enorme talento, su glorioso pasado y su aún atractivo presente ha conquistado a un público entregado con respeto a su arte tranquilo, quizá el menos acostumbrado a escucharse por estos lares.
A las ocho de la tarde y en el escenario principal del Festival Internacional de Benicassim, el artista canadiense ha salido junto a una banda de seis músicos y tres coristas que le han acompañado a la perfección durante un recital de una hora y diez canciones, todas ellas entre las más conocidas piezas de este poeta y compositor.
Así, el vals de 'Dance me to the end of love' ha marcado el inicio de un recital que a muchos se antojaba complicado para un entorno como el FIB Heineken, pese a que en las últimas ediciones se ha ido abriendo al homenaje a los 'padres' y 'abuelos' de la música contemporánea para que los jóvenes 'fibers' puedan descubrirlos y los adultos pasen también por la taquilla de un certamen-negocio destinado fundamentalmente al ocio veraniego.
Vestido con sombrero negro, el mismo color que el chaleco y el pantalón, y con una camisa gris que se ha arremangado -inevitablemente, ante el bochorno de hoy-, Leonard Cohen ha regresado a un escenario español tras 15 años de ausencia, cuando en mayo de 1993 visitó Madrid y Barcelona para presentar 'The future', cuyo tema titular también ha sonado hoy con la misma ironía con que fue escrito en su última obra maestra antes de su retiro zen, su ruina económica y su discreto regreso a la industria discográfica.
Permanentemente agradecido al público, ante quien se ha quitado el sombrero cada vez que recibía una de las constantes ovaciones que le han brindado, y a los miembros de su también elegante banda, el hoy sonriente trovador de las miserias humanas ha vuelto a prestar su voz quebrada para recitar 'Bird on a wire', 'Everybody knows', 'Who by fire', 'Suzanne' -40 años después, la ejecuta con su guitarra-, 'Hallelujah', 'I'm your man' y 'First we take Manhattan'.
Con 'Hallelujah' se ha vivido posiblemente el primer gran rezo colectivo del festival en sus catorce años de historia, con brazos al cielo durante el estribillo, niños pequeños a hombros de sus emocionados padres y alguna lágrima entre varias 'fibers' que descubrían hoy a este 'señor tan guapo y elegante'.
'I'm your man', ese larguísimo ruego para ser correspondido por la amada que 22 años después sigue sonando tan actual como entonces, ha traído paz a un festival acostumbrado al derroche sonoro y al culto al decibelio, aunque ha generado también bastantes reproches del público 'mayor' hacia los jóvenes que pasaban por allí vociferando.
'Qué falta de respeto', comentaba indignado un hombre que superaba los 50 antes de pedir silencio a un grupo de ingleses, cerveza en mano y con pocas ganas de tranquilidad.
Pero Leonard Cohen, de esas cosas, no se ha enterado porque la respuesta entregada de un público que no ha llegado a llenar el recinto del Escenario Verde le ha emocionado en varias ocasiones y tras la última canción del concierto, la también histórica 'So long, Marianne', se ha retirado a su camerino dando pequeños saltos mientras una larga ovación resonaba a sus espaldas.
El crepúsculo de la sierra costera de Benicassim ha despedido al artista canadiense mientras los espectadores más veteranos, novatos en esto del FIB, comenzaban a preguntar: 'Y por aquí, ¿dónde se cena?'.
Leonard Cohen has pulled this afternoon by land the traditional concept of summer festival for converting from Benicassim in a large outdoor theater, where his enormous talent, his glorious past and its still attractive this has conquered an audience delivered with respect to his art calm, perhaps less accustomed to listening to these lares.
At eight p.m. and on the main stage of Benicassim International Festival, the Canadian artist has gone along with a banda six musicians and three choir member who had accompanied him to perfection during a recital one hour and ten songs, all among them the best-known pieces of this poet and composer.
Thus, the waltz from 'Dance me to the end of love' has marked the beginning of a recital that many are craving for a complicated environment as the FIB Heineken, despite the fact that in recent editions se ha ido opening tribute to the 'Parents' and' grandparents' of contemporary music for young people 'fibers' discover and adults can also pass by the ticket office of a competition-business aimed primarily at leisure summer.
Dressed in black hat, the same color as the waistcoat and trousers and a grey shirt which has arremangado-inevitably, to the embarrassment today, Leonard Cohen has returned to a Spanish stage after 15 years of absence, when in May 1993 visited Madrid and Barcelona to present 'The future', whose theme holder has also sounded today with the same irony that was written in his latest masterpiece before his retirement Zen, and your economic ruin his discreet return to industry record.
Permanently grateful to the public, to whom he had removed his hat every time he received one of the constant ovations that you have provided, and members of his banda also elegant, smiling today troubadour of human misery is back to lend his voice broken to recite 'Bird on a wire', 'Everybody knows',' Who by fire ',' Suzanne '-40 years later, running with his guitar,' Hallelujah ',' I'm your man 'and' First we Take Manhattan '.
With 'Hallelujah' has been arguably the first major collective prayer of the festival in its fourteen year history, with arms to the sky during the chorus, young children to shoulder their parents excited and some tears among several 'fibers' discovered that today This' Mr so handsome and elegant.
'I'm your man', this lengthy plea to be matched by the beloved that 22 years later still sounding as current as then, it has brought peace to a festival accustomed to waste and noise decibel to the cult, although it has also generated considerable criticism Public 'major' to young people who passed through there vociferando.
'What disrespect', commented outraged a man who was over 50 before requesting silence a group of British, beer in hand and with little desire for tranquility.
But Leonard Cohen, of those things, not because it has learned the answer delivered by a public that has not come to fill the perimeter of the Green scenario has moved several times after the last song of the concert, also historic 'So long , Marianne ', has retired to his dressing room while giving small jumps a long ovation resonated to their backs.
The twilight of the coastal mountains of Benicassim has dismissed the artist while Canadian viewers more veterans, novices in this business of IFF, began to ask: 'And here, where is dinner?'.
El cantautor canadiense Leonard Cohen durante el concierto que ha ofrecido esta tarde en el Festival Internacional de Benic ssim, en Castellón. (The Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen during the concert which has offered this afternoon at the International Festival of Benicarlo SSIM, in Castellon. EFE)
Levante-emv.com
- July 21, 2008 by Enrique Ballester (Foto: Robert Muñoz)
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La XIV edición del FIB Heineken concluyó ayer por todo lo alto, con varias de las actuaciones más multitudinarias del cartel. La jornada del domingo reunió a tres mitos de la música popular del siglo pasado. Leonard Cohen, Enrique Morente y Morrissey coincidieron en el Festival Internacional de Benicàssim. Irrepetible.
La dominical era la jornada sobre la que apostaban a ganador los organizadores. El primero en aparecer en el Escenario Verde fue Leonard Cohen. El veterano poeta canadiense, que regresaba a España tras quince años de ausencia, regaló una actuación mágica a su público. Cohen, mesiánico, desarrolló un listado de canciones impecables, clásicos entre clásicos. La voz se alzó para recitar sus textos imprescindibles, claves de la música contemporánea.
Su presencia elevó, en un curioso choque generacional, la edad media de los asistentes. Incluso se vieron familias enteras presenciando el concierto, algo bien poco habitual en este festival. El poso y la sapiencia de Cohen fundió prejuicios basados en la fecha de nacimiento. Apoyado en unos acompañantes de un nivel extraordinario, su victoria fue tan inapelable como universal.
La actuación se hizo corta, pero es que además fue corta. Sólo una hora de concierto en cierto modo es desaprovechar a un artista que en otros lugares está sobre la escena mucho más tiempo. Se había especulado en la posibilidad de un dúo Cohen-Morente, que, al menos durante la actuación del primero, no se produjo.
Con el Verde aún envuelto en una aureola especial por la actuación de Cohen, tomó el relevo Enrique Morente, quien antes de tocar Omega, recreó un círculo de baile, con palmas y voces flamencas incluidas, convirtiéndose el Escenario Verde en un auténtico tablao flamenco. Luego Morente, acompañado por Lagartija Nick, con Antonio Arias al frente, no decepcionó a nadie. Los temas de esa perturbadora fusión entre poesía, rock y flamenco que es, el ya legendario y rupturista desde el primer día, Omega, retumbaron en toda la esplanada, con Erik Jiménez potentísimo a la batería. Morente cantó con una crudeza cercana, a veces cálido, siempre desgarrador. Una demostración de arte arrebatador.
Tras ellos, y justo al cierre de estas líneas, aparecía la flema británica de Morrissey en el Verde. El que fuera líder de The Smiths precedió a otro icono de las últimas décadas, la incombustible Siouxsie. También se especulaba sobre un posible dúo entre ambos. Siouxsie fue la penúltima en actuar, antes de Vive La Fete, en el foco principal del FIB Heineken 2008.
Levante-emv.com
- July 21, 2008 by Enrique Ballester (Photo: Robert Muñoz)
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The XIV edition of the FIB Heineken ended yesterday for everything high, with several of the most multitudinarian cartel. The day on Sunday met three myths of popular music of the last century. Leonard Cohen, Enrique Morente and Morrissey agreed at the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim. Repeatable.
The Sunday was the day on which gambled on winning the organizers. The first to appear on the Stage Green was Leonard Cohen. The veteran Canadian poet, who was returning to Spain after fifteen years of absence, gave a performance magic to your audience. Cohen, messianic, developed a list of songs flawless, classic among classics. The voice rose to recite their texts indispensable key to contemporary music.
Their presence raised in a curious generational clash, the average age of attendees. Even entire families were witnessing the concert, but something unusual in this festival. The fallout and the wisdom of Cohen merged bias on the date of birth. Supported by about accompanying an extraordinary degree, his victory was as indisputable as universal.
The performance was short, but it also was short. Only one hour concert is somehow to miss an artist elsewhere is on the scene much longer. It had been speculated on the possibility of a duo Cohen-Morente, which, at least during the performance of the first, did not take place.
With Green still wrapped in a halo special performance by Cohen, took over Enrique Morente, who before touching Omega, recreated a circle of dancing, clapping and voices including flamenco, becoming the Stage Green in a real flamenco shows. Then Morente, accompanied by Lagartija Nick, with Antonio Arias at the helm, not disappointed anyone. The themes of this disturbing merger between poetry, rock and flamenco that is, and rupturista already legendary from day one, Omega, Rumbles across the esplanade, with Erik Jimenez powerful on drums. Morente sang with a crudeness close, sometimes warm, always heartbreaking. A demonstration of art outburst.
Behind them, and just the closure of these lines, appeared phlegm British Morrissey in Green. Anyone who was leader of The Smiths preceded another icon of recent decades, the combustible Siouxsie. It was also speculation about a possible duet between the two. Siouxsie was in the penultimate act before Vive La Fete, the main focus of the FIB Heineken 2008.
Critics say that his performance was possibly the best ever seen at the festival.
Leonard Cohen proved to be a worth headliner at the Benicàssim International Festival this weekend with his first appearance on a Spanish stage for 15 years.
The Canadian united the FIB crowd as never seen before with his performance of his song ‘Hallelujah’, with all those present of all ages linked together, changing the rock stage into a massive open air theatre. With three backing singers and a band of six, Cohen performed all his famous songs from ‘Dance me to the end of love’ to ‘First we take Manhattan’.
The other top star to end this year’s festival yesterday was Morrissey and followed earlier successful appearances from Gnarls Barkley, Babyshambles and Icelandic rockers, Sigur Rós, among others.
Dance Me To The End Of Love
The Future
Ain't No Cure For Love
Bird On The Wire
Everybody Knows
Who By Fire
So Long, Marianne
Tower Of Song
Suzanne
Hallelujah
Democracy
I'm Your Man
Closing Time
Le Journal du Dimanche
- July 23, 2008 by Baptiste Piegay, envoyé spécial à Montréal (Photo: Reuters)
Le chanteur canadien, auteur de Suzanne et de Hallelujah, n'a rien perdu de son humour et de sa gravité légère. A Montréal comme à Lyon et à Montreux (et avant l'Olympia, en novembre), il arrive en trottinant, ses neuf musiciens sont déjà en place, et trois générations de spectateurs se lèvent pour la première des nombreuses ovations que lui offrent des salles affichant partout complet.
Injustement présenté comme le chanteur le plus sinistre de sa génération, Leonard Cohen a la plaisanterie vive (et en l'occurrence pertinente): "Malgré les prix gonflés, j'espère que vous ne serez pas déçus. La dernière fois que je suis monté sur une scène, j'avais 60 ans, juste un gamin avec un rêve fou. Depuis, j'ai pris beaucoup de Prozac... Quelques "fâcheux soucis financiers" l'ont conduit à reprendre la route, mais ont également "rallumé le feu dans son ventre": son agente lui a subtilisé 5 millions de dollars. Condamnée récemment à lui en verser 9, elle a disparu...
A 74 ans, il entame une tournée moins en forme de plan épargne retraite que de témoignage de l'extraordinaire vitalité de son répertoire. S'il doit gagner sa vie, il ne brade pas son art. Il a refusé les interviews pour, selon son fils Adam, "se consacrer totalement au spectacle". En effet, qu'il joue à Montreux dans une salle où les plus grands jazzmen se sont succédé, ou en plein air à Lyon et bientôt à Nice, il est tout entier impliqué dans un récital à l'intensité émotionnelle unique.
En trois heures de concert, où le recueillement le dispute à la célébration, en costume croisé, Fedora sur le crâne, la silhouette sèche, ému et concentré, il traverse quarante ans de musique, à la façon d'un partage qui tient de l'expérience spirituelle. Accompagné par d'impeccables musiciens, qu'il présentera une dizaine de fois, s'inclinant devant eux dès qu'ils prennent un solo, il présente ses chansons en récitant leurs paroles en français, esquisse quelques pas de danse, s'amuse de l'enthousiasme du public lorsqu'il pianote quelques notes sur un mini-clavier: "Merci, vous êtes très généreux."
Il termine à genoux l'emblématique Hallelujah, tremblant, avec des inflexions soul dignes d'Otis Redding. Il retrouve une Suzanne qui n'a pas pris une ride, pas plus que n'ont vieilli ses psalmodies amoureuses, ses satires cocasses ou ses visions politiques. L'instrumentation judicieuse (bandurria, mandoline, orgue, clarinette basse, situant un imaginaire musical entre influences klezmer, flamenca, tsiganes, country et gospel) laisse toute la place à une voix qu'on n'imaginait pas aussi subtile et riche de nuances sensuelles, malicieuses et expressives.
Après le concert à Montréal, sa ville natale, fêté comme un héros de retour au foyer, il a soulevé une dernière fois son chapeau, salué, et s'en est allé sur ces mots: "Comme le dit la chanson, il y a longtemps que je t'aime, jamais je ne t'oublierai."
Le Journal du Dimanche
- July 23, 2008 by Baptiste Piegay, special envoy from Montréal (Photo: Reuters)
The Canadian singer, author of Suzanne and Hallelujah, has lost none of its humour and its seriousness lightly. In Montreal as in Lyon and Montreux (and before the Olympia in November), he arrived in trottinant, its nine musicians are already in place, and three generations of spectators rose in the first of many ovations that offer rooms displaying complete everywhere.
Injustement presented as the singer the most sinister of his generation, Leonard Cohen has a great joke (and relevant in this case): "Despite inflated prices, I hope you will not be disappointed. The last time I went up on stage, I had 60 years, just a kid with a crazy dream. Since I took a lot of Prozac ... Some "unfortunate financial worries" led him to resume the road, but also "turned fire in his belly "his agent has lifted 5 million. sentenced recently to pay 9, it has disappeared ...
In 74 years, he began a tour less shaped retirement savings plan as evidence of the extraordinary vitality of its repertoire. If he must earn his life, he does not brade his art. He refused interviews for, according to his son Adam, "devote himself entirely to the spectacle." Indeed, it plays in Montreux in a room where jazz greats have succeeded, or outdoors in Lyon and Nice soon, it is entirely involved in a recital at the unique emotional intensity.
In three hours together, where recollection the dispute with the celebration, costumed cross, Fedora on the skull, the silhouette hair, moved and concentrated, he crossed forty years of music, the way of sharing that takes the 'spiritual experience. Accompanied by impeccable musicians, he will present a dozen times, bowing before them as they take a solo, he introduced his songs reciting their words into french, outline a few dance steps, amused by the enthusiasm of the public when pianote few notes on a mini-keyboard: "Thank you, you are very generous."
It terminates at the emblematic Hallelujah knees, trembling with soul inflections worthy of Otis Redding. He found a Suzanne who did not take a ride, nor did its psalmodies aged love, funny satires or political visions. The judicious instrumentation (bandurria, mandolin, organ, bass clarinet, placing an imaginary musical influences between klezmer, flamenco, gypsy, country and gospel) leaves any room for a voice that imagined not as rich and subtle nuances sensual, mischievous and expressive.
After the concert in Montreal, his hometown, celebrated as a hero back home, he raised one last time his hat, saluted and went away on these words: "As the song long ago that I love you, I can never forget. "
Bien sûr il y eut le vétéran Archie Shepp, toujours impeccable et festif. Bien sûr, il y eut les divas - la très appliquée Stacey Kent et la charmeuse Diana Krall. Bien sûr Maceo Parker (« 2 % de jazz, 98 % de funk ») a enfiévré le festival avec ses rythmes torrides et son hommage à Ray Charles quand, au même moment, sur une autre scène, la compositrice Maria Schneider a montré ce que l'on peut faire de mieux en matière de grand orchestre de jazz... Mais les festivaliers sont encore sous le choc de deux jeunes formations qui, tels des ouragans, ont balayé les arènes de Cimiez sur leur passage.
Jazz et la musique pop
Ainsi, le formidable quartet du saxophoniste italien Stefano Di Battista a électrisé le public avec un soul-jazz des plus réjouissants (on se souviendra longtemps du batteur Greg Hutchinson en bûcheron inspiré). Mais le premier à avoir allumé les mèches fut le contrebassiste israélien Avishai Cohen. On l'avait repéré, il y a quelques années, aux côtés de Chick Corea. Avec son trio, il a livré un concert aussi roboratif qu'un repas complet. Ses compositions sont à la fois impétueuses et charnelles. Il ne ménage pas sa contrebasse : son attitude sur scène, assez inédite, évoque un corps-à-corps. Faut-il que la grand-mère (le surnom de la contrebasse) ait les épaules bien larges pour subir des hommages aussi « appuyés » ! Bassiste d'une grande musicalité, il fait rebondir le tempo avec volupté. A la batterie, Mark Giuliana, joue « à l'énergie », mêlant des influences de musiques binaires (pop, rock...) et de jazz. Quant au pianiste, Shai Maestro, il est l'élément « romantique » de la formation. Cette nouvelle synthèse entre le jazz et la musique pop prend l'âme et fait bouger les pieds. Et lorsque Avishai Cohen entame un chant traditionnel en hébreu, la magie opère encore alors que nous ne sommes plus dans le même registre. Cela s'appelle le charme.
Et Leonard Cohen dans tout ça ? A bientôt soixante-quatorze ans, le doyen du plus ancien des festivals de jazz dans le monde est très éloigné des quadras rénovateurs du jazz. Costume noir, chapeau noir et chemise grise, silhouette élancée - on aurait dit Bogart interprétant Marlowe -, il est l'une des exceptions d'une programmation, qui comme le veut le producteur Gérard Drouot, s'est recentrée sur le jazz. Après quinze ans d'absence, Leonard Cohen a offert un surcroît de frissons. Lorsqu'un artiste procure un tel niveau d'émotion, il n'y a plus de genre musical qui tienne. Et un très bon festival devient, le temps d'une soirée, un événement exceptionnel.
Of course there was the veteran Archie Shepp, always impeccable and festive. Of course, there were the divas - the very applied Stacey Kent and charmeuse Diana Krall. Of course Maceo Parker ( "2% jazz, 98% of funk") enfiévré the festival with its torrid pace and his tribute to Ray Charles when, at the same time, on another stage, composer Maria Schneider has shown that can be done better in terms of great jazz band ... But festival-goers are still under the shock of two young formations, such as hurricanes, have swept the arena of Cimiez in their path.
Jazz and pop music
Thus, the formidable quartet of Italian saxophonist Stefano Di Battista has electrified the audience with a soul-jazz of the most pleasing (will be remembered for a long time drummer Greg Hutchinson inspired a lumberjack). But the first to be lit wicks was the Israeli bassist Avishai Cohen. He had been spotted a few years ago, along with Chick Corea. With his trio, he also delivered a concert roboratif a complete meal. His compositions are both impétueuses and carnal. It is sparing no bass: his attitude on stage, quite unprecedented, evokes a body to body. Should the grandmother (the nickname of the bass) has the broad shoulders well to undergo tributes also "supported"! Bassist of great musicality, he bounced the tempo with delight. A battery, Mark Giuliana, plays "energy", mixing influences of binary music (pop, rock ...) and jazz. As the pianist Shai Maestro, it is the "romantic" of training. This new synthesis between jazz and pop music takes the soul and move your feet. And when Avishai Cohen began a traditional Hebrew song, the magic still while we are no longer in the same register. This is called the charm.
And Leonard Cohen in all this? A soon sixty-four years, the dean of the oldest jazz festivals in the world is very far removed from quadras renovators jazz. Costume black, black hat and gray shirt, slender silhouette - might have said Bogart interpreting Marlowe - it is one of the exceptions programming, as is the producer Gerard Drouot, has focused on jazz. After fifteen years of absence, Leonard Cohen offered an extra thrill. When an artist brings such a level of emotion, there is no longer a musical genre that takes. And a very good festival becomes, the time of an evening, an exceptional event.
NICE JAZZ FESTIVAL 2008: LÉONARD COHEN - concert sous les oliviers
Nice RendezVous
- July 23, 2008 by SG (Photos: Ripo/agenceRealis)
NICE JAZZ FESTIVAL 2008 LEONARD COHEN - Ambiance peace and love dans les jardins de Cimiez, Nice Jazz Festival 2008 accueille Léonard Cohen. Hallelujah, le grand love singer à la voix profonde nous invite à le suivre pour une longue ballade sous les oliviers. Robes longues, foulards noués, jeans-baskets, l’illusion est parfaite, voyage dans le passé réussi, on a tous 20 ans et on attend le chanteur-poète de Montréal qui nous revient après 15 années de silence et d’absence, feutre sur l'oeil, costume sombre, cravate lacet. De sa voix grave légèrement voilée, il attaque «Aint No Cure For Love» soutenu par le choeur et l’émotion s’installe, intacte. Son souffle sorti des abysses a tout balayé, l’absence, les années qui passent. La légende canadienne nous saisit, nous retient dans ses cordes et nous immole sur l’autel de l’amour. Il égrène ses succès «Suzanne», «So Long, Marianne», «Bird on a wire», «Tower of Song», «Hallelujah» et ses textes plus engagés «Everybody knows», «Democracy». Proche d’une ambiance de pub irlandais, «It’s closing time» sonne le glas de cette soirée revival, pas de nostalgie mais un émoi intact. Malgré ses 74 ans ans, Leonard n’a pas pris une ride. Il remercie le public avec chaleur et humilité «Merci pour ce grand honneur, c’est un plaisir de chanter pour vous.» Le rappel «Anthem» a un petit côté feu de camp mais on aime.
Reste à revenir sur terre car ce n’est pas une soirée de concert, c’est un festival et d’autres artistes prennent place sur les podiums. Aux Arènes, c’est le Maria Schneider Orchestra, une parterre d’enfants sages menés au cordeau par une maitresse d’école qui distribue les satisfécit, c’est propre, c’est beau, c’est classique comme son nom l’indique clairement, mais ça manque d’émotion...
NICE JAZZ FESTIVAL 2008: LÉONARD COHEN - concert under the olive trees
Nice RendezVous
- July 23, 2008 by SG (Photos: Ripo/agenceRealis)
NICE JAZZ FESTIVAL 2008 LEONARD COHEN - Ambiance peace and love in the gardens of Cimiez, Nice Jazz Festival 2008 welcomes Leonard Cohen. Hallelujah, the great singer love the deep voice invites us to follow for a long stroll under the olive trees. Dresses long, knotted scarves, jeans-baskets, the illusion is perfect trip in the past succeeded, it was all 20 years and wait for the singer-poet of Montreal who comes back after 15 years of silence and absence felt on the eye, dark suit, tie yaw. His deep voice slightly veiled, it attacks "Is not No Cure For Love" supported by the choir and emotion moved intact. His breath out of the abyss has swept the absence, the years go by. The Canadian legend takes us, holds us in its ropes and we sacrificed on the altar of love. It égrène its success "Suzanne", "So Long, Marianne", "Bird on a wire," "Tower of Song," "Hallelujah" and its most committed "Everybody knows", "Democracy". Near an Irish pub atmosphere, "It's closing time" sounds the death knell of this evening revival, not nostalgia but a stir intact. Despite his 74 years years, Leonard has not taken a ride. He thanked the public with warmth and humility "Thank you for this great honor, it is a pleasure to sing for you." Reminder "Anthem" has a small side campfire but we love.
It remains to return to Earth as it is not an evening concert is a festival and other artists take place on the podium. For Arena, the Maria Schneider Orchestra, an audience of children wise cord carried out by a mistress school which distributes satisfécit is clean, beautiful, it's classic as its name ' makes clear, but it lacks emotion...
Nous avons déjà évoqué pour vous le formidable retour sur scène de Leonard Cohen, à l'occasion du Nice Jazz Festival. Sorti de sa retraite scénique, qu'il a consacrée, quinze ans durant, à la pratique du bouddhisme, le mystique Canadien de 73 ans à la voix de baryton-basse a régalé un parterre de 8 000 adeptes qui se seraient damnés pour ne pas manquer ce moment.
Le poète leur a même fait le plaisir de traduire en français les refrains de ses chansons, même si, de l'avis du public, cela n'était pas nécessaire pour la communion spontanée qui s'est créée. Dans les jardins du monastère de Cimiez, l'interprète originel de Hallelujah (repris des dizaines de fois, Jeff Buckley fut sans doute l'un des rares à la hauteur), en costume marron très chic, a fait sensation.
Mais aussi déception : celle de Bono et des ses complices du trio U2, The Edge (Dave Evans) et Adam Clayton, fans inconditionnels de l'idole canadienne. En compagnie de leurs épouses, ils avaient délaissé la résidence idyllique de leur leader, à Eze, pour venir participer à cette véritable célébration. Après avoir assisté au concert depuis les loges VIP, ils ont voulu aller saluer leur star. Peine perdue : ils ont eu beau se précipiter en apprenant le départ de Leonard Cohen, la voiture qui emportait celui-ci vers son hôtel ne les a pas attendus.
Ils trouveront bien une autre occasion de lui témoigner leur admiration. Pourquoi pas lors de ses concerts à l'Olympia fin octobre ?
C'est ça, la vie de groupie !
We have already mentioned to you the tremendous return on stage by Leonard Cohen, at the Nice Jazz Festival. Exited scenic retiring, he spent fifteen years, the practice of Buddhism, mystical Canadian 73 years the voice of bass-baritone has enjoyed an audience of 8 000 supporters who were damned for not missed this time.
The poet has even made fun of french translate to the chorus of his songs, even if the opinion of the public, it was not necessary for spontaneous communion which was created. In the gardens of Cimiez Monastery, the interpreter original Hallelujah (repeated dozens of times, Jeff Buckley was without doubt one of the rare arrivals), a very smart brown suit, caused quite a stir.
But disappointment: that of Bono and his accomplices trio of U2, The Edge (Dave Evans) and Adam Clayton, unconditional fans of the Canadian idol. Accompanied by their wives, they had abandoned the idyllic residence of their leader, Eze, to come and participate in this celebration. After attending the concert from the VIP boxes, they wanted to go welcome their star. Not a chance: they were beautiful rush to learn the departure of Leonard Cohen, the car that carried him to his hotel had not expected.
They will find another good opportunity to show their admiration. Why not at his concerts at the Olympia end of October?
That's the life of groupie!
Compilation - Ain't No Cure For Love, Who By Fire, Dance Me To The End Of Love, So Long, Marianne, Hallelujah, I'm Your Man andrejarm - August 14, 2008 http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=fApKAVRuxNw
A lovely array of photos from the Nice Festival by pirlouiiiit.
Blog - Manning Leonard Krull - "Nice is Nice" ...the band had launched into Dance Me to the End of Love, and Cohen popped down on one knee to take the hand of a woman in the audience and sing directly to her. If I'm still in such a daze about the concert, imagine how she's feeling right now!...the sound was incredible nonetheless from where we were standing, and I couldn't believe how strong and rich and unwavering his voice was; even a little stronger than on his records, if that's possible; I thought he honestly sounded excited to be performing...