Tour Reviews and Other Memories from
LEONARD COHEN WORLD TOUR Summer 2009
August 29, 2009
Prague, the Czech Republic
O2 Arena
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Set List for August 29
CT24 review & photo
TN.cz review & photos
iDNES review & photos
Hradecký deník review & photo
T-Music review & photos
Aktuálne review & photos
Youtube
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August 31, 2009
Budapest, Hungary
Arena
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Set List for August 31
Kultúra.hu review & photos
Népszabadság review & photo
Quart review & photos
Figyelönet review & photos
Index review & photo
LiterNet.ro review
Napló review
Youtube
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September 2, 2009
Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade Arena
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Set List for September 2
Popboks review & photos
Vreme review & photos
All About Jazz review & photos
Fan reports
Youtube
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September 4, 2009
Bucharest, Romania
Iolanda Balas Soter Stadium
(moved from Piata Constitutiei)
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Set List for September 4
MediaFax review & photos
Jurnalul National review & photos
Libertatea review & photos
Evenimentul review & photo
NewsIn review & photo
Obiectiv de Suceava review
Apropo review & photos
LiterNet review & photo
Cotidianul review & photos
Jurnalul National interview with Roscoe Beck & photo
Ziua review
LiterNet review
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Prague, the Czech Republic
Set List - August 29, 2009
First Set
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
Lover Lover Lover
Waiting For The Miracle
The Flood (recitation)
Anthem
Second Set
Tower Of Song
Suzanne
Sisters Of Mercy
Gyspy Wife
The Partisan
Boogie Street
Hallelujah
I'm Your Man
Take This Waltz
Encores
So Long, Marianne
First We Take Manhattan
Famous Blue Raincoat
If It Be Your Will
Closing Time
I Tried to Leave You
Whither Thou Goest
Prague, the Czech Republic
ENGLISH VERSION.
Leonard Cohen se po roce vratil do Ceska. Bez novinek
CT24 - August 29, 2009
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Leonard Cohen is returned after the Czech Republic. Without news
CT24 - August 29, 2009
Prague - Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen once again paid a visit to Prague. As part of his tour, Leonard Cohen World Tour 2009 performed in Vysocany O2 arena. At last year's line went after fifteen long years, to Prague pr(ijíel concerts a year and it did not show any major changes. However, as in the premiere last year and now enthusiastic audience succumbed magic of his songs. C(tyr(iasedmdesátiletý musician during the three and a half hour-long concert, presented a profile of his many years of work.
The O2 arena Cohen sounded the greatest hits from his more than forty musical career. The students lived to see the songs as Bird On The Wire, Everybody Knows, In My Secret Life and Who By Fire.
None of Cohenových show missing piece Suzanne, who is known in the Czech Republic in the administration of Vaclav Neckar. Cohen did not disappoint this time either, the song was featured in the second part of the evening.
In the hall, which was designed exclusively for this time seated spectators and filled up to the highest galleries, performances followed by organizers nearly 14 000 people. Last free tickets have been taking a few days ago on sale for 1090 crowns.
Canadian singer, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen took his talent early in the 60th years. Success and global acclaim came soon after the first albums Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967), Songs From a Room (1968) and Songs Of Love And Hate (1970). Another album I'm Your Man (1990), The Future (1992), Ten New Songs (2001) and Dear Heather (2004) only confirmed an unshakable position as Leonard Cohen's greatest singers today that his work influenced several generations of his followers. To put your reperotáru Cohen song as U2, REM, Sting, Nick Cave or Johnny Cash.
Prague, the Czech Republic
ENGLISH VERSION.
Písnickár Leonard Cohen okouzlil Prahu
TN.cz - August 30, 2009 (Photos: TN.cz)
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Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen charmed Prague
TN.cz - August 30, 2009 (Photos: TN.cz)
Though appearing in a vast O2 Arena, the concert was intimate, as his songs are.
Legendary Canadian singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen on Saturday night with his tour, he returned to Prague. Again, thrilled audiences with their distinctive tracks and unique musical style. Nova TV was a media partner for the concert.
The award-winning poet and musician, came to the stage exactly 20 hours and began his speech structure Dance Me To The End Of Love from the album Various Positions in 1984. "Thank you for the warm welcome. It's great to be back in this beautiful city," Cohen said in the introduction. In the first half of the enthusiasm of the audience lived to see the hits Bird On The Wire, The Future, My Secret Life and Everybody Knows. Audiences appreciate the osmdesátiminutovém Cohen concert uznalým standing ovation.
After a short break, the musician returned to the spectators, who indulged another dose of his famous songs. The repertoire of songs included, inter alia, Tower Of Song, Suzanne and Sisters of Mercy. Many fans applauded songs already in the first shades of clapping to the rhythm and Cohen did not want to go off the stage. There were also hit Gypsy's Wife, Hallelujah, Boogie Street and So Long, Marianne.
Cohenu*v more than three-hour concert in Prague over the last year did not bring any news, but that fans did not matter. Folk musician offered audiences the greatest hits from his more than forty musical career and played a profile of his work.
Vital songwriter demonstrated in Prague precise and professional performances. Length of the concert he often can not compete with younger colleagues for decades, and his heartfelt vocals ensure viewers an unusual musical experience. Leonard Cohen does not need to your concert and a spectacular lighting show, can attract the "only" their personalities. The O2 Arena was able to induce a pleasant intimate atmosphere.
Last Leonard Cohen concert in September in Prague, accompanied by enthusiastic applause from local fans. Songwriter had pulled onto the world concert line break after fifteen. Based on successful performance, Cohen decided that Prague will not miss even among this year's concert stops.
C(tyr(iasedmdesátiletý musician visited Prague as part of its global tour, Leonard Cohen World Tour 2009. The Czech capital will head interpreter in Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest, Madrid, Granada and Barcelona. Since October was to receive a series of concerts around the United States of America.
Canadian singer, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen to have attracted attention in the '60s years. His debut album Songs of Leonard Cohen published in 1967. Followed plates Songs From a Room, Songs Of Love And Hate, I'm Your Man and Ten New Songs.
Cohen said his musical creation and influenced many generations of many other musicians. Some singer's songs pr(ezpívali as U2, REM, Sting, Elton John and Nick Cave. In his native Canada, received the highest honors there.
Prague, the Czech Republic
ENGLISH VERSION.
I podruhé Leonard Cohen Prahu dostal. A zahrál na prání
iDNES - August 30, 2009 (Photos: Michal Šula)
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I second Leonard Cohen Prague received. A play on demand
iDNES - August 30, 2009 (Photos: Michal Šula)
Canadian songwriter Leonard Cohen joined 29th August after less than a second in the same river again, on behalf of Prague and she sailed with absolute elegance. The last review is not an absolute need to change even a comma. Not a single percentage.
Those who were at the Cohen concert in Tesla Arena 27th September last year, they were ready this time and maybe actually a little cheated on the initial shock, as in all their spectacular concert master prepared. Contrary to their advantage was that they could if they wanted more focus on details. "Prvonávšte(vníci" of course, mainly double perceived particular emotion: from the stage into the auditorium and back.
Program of the concert was very similar to last year. Then the songs were still significantly changed from the concert show for the last month, but apparently Cohen think we achieved the ideal set list, and it works, for example, the statements in Austria Wiesen, which immediately preceded Prague, differed only in that it included two songs were also . The order coincided.
In the first half so he could repeat the classic Praha Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye, the second The Gypsy's Wife. Can not exclude that the inclusion of the latter pair played the role of supporters who waved throughout the unmistakable banner with its name. That even Leonard Cohen was willing to play requests?
Compared to last year's Prague concert this year that differed in several songs. We also heard Lover Lover Lover and Waiting for the Miracle of Democracy setlist contrast, lost a (musical) cute countryovka Heart With No Companion.
When freed from the frenzied audience identification repertoire and order of songs (which certainly made every reasonable man, with the exception of collectors nejskalne(jších setlist and music journalists), he could enjoy one thousand more important things. First, of course, found itself Cohen.
He seemed more natural and comfortable voice than last year. His "odhopsávání" from the stage before the break and before the benefits were somewhat lighter, movement around the stage even more relaxed. It was confirmed that the show is actually a perfectly thought through and that the singer-songwriter is a great actor.
Not that his "heart on her sleeve," with which poklekal and bowed to the audience that his musicians, not a sincere basis genuinely humility it literally shine after so many concerts played but these "actions" must be a grain of theater. But zahraného excellent.
The more pleased, so to speak impromptu moments: when you need 'zamontoval "Prague to the text of one of the songs nejaplaudovane(jších Hallelujah, or when the very short keyboard solo in the Tower of Song reap applause throughout the hall. To Cohen, who will certainly feel everything possible, but no keyboard virtuoso, apparently very amused.
Musical treats
Applause at the open stage but not otherwise no exception, but reaped the discreet grandmasters their tools in the band led by bassist Roscoe Beck. Home soloist charged again bore a fantastic player on the "exotic" stringed instruments Javier Mas. (Not just) his long introductory solo from oriental Who By Fire? Once again, even those who had in detail in advance "Performed.
Great performances in solos and simple, but without exaggeration ingeniously invented the accompanying parte but also to hear the organist Neil Larsen and multidechar(e Dina Solda. He twice crisp blýsknul with chromatic harmonica (Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye, "Famous Blue Raincoat), but also wind synthesizer, very faithfully simulating Viola (The Gypsy's Wife).
All musicians will then come into their own in the penultimate added I Tried To Leave You, where each spent their few tens of seconds of fame as a soloist. Compared to conventional pop music concerts by the way, just to time it was said the first and last true solo on electric guitar in great hands, and - according to Cohenových word "irreplaceable" - Bob Metzger accompanist.
Chapter to itself in the band vocal trio. Not only are all three perfect lady "illustrate" Cohenu*v singing and his nasoulove(lým feelings are a kind of counterbalance to the civil expression, but their solo entries (in the case of Robinson Share Boogie Street, sisters Hattie and Charley Webb for his own accompaniment on guitar and Celtic harp for the Master of taking into account beautiful from a distance vyzpe(vují If It Be Your Will) creatively enrich the concert building.
When we left the last eleven months of Holešovice sports hall, most of us probably say: it was beautiful and it is a pity that he's probably never see. Following events did not give us the truth. For sure it now again. Maybe so again call in something that most of us deep down still touží.enání.
Prague, the Czech Republic
ENGLISH VERSION.
Leonard Cohen: Stále stejná krásná písnicka
Hradecký deník - August 31, 2009 by TOMÁŠ S. POLÍVKA (Photo: Reuters)
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Leonard Cohen: Still the same beautiful song
Hradecký deník - August 31, 2009 by TOMÁŠ S. POLÍVKA (Photo: Reuters)
Prague - Kannada maestro again pr(ivedl Prague audience into a state of fascination
Saturday Concert Leonard Cohen in Prague Or Arena was very similar performance to last. But even some do not mind, moreover, why change perfection. In the following lines would be enough to repeat last year's enthusiastic review of the tip of the concert.
Cohen compared with the previous visit, of course, a few minor changes. Songwriter gently mix the order of songs, even though the beginning of construction of the final concert remained the same. In tight dramatic performances nezela not a single empty second.
In the first part of the Cohen show in Prague for the first time he sang the song Lover Lover Lover and especially in the knee suggestively, with great humility Waiting For The Mirracle, which became one of the highlights of "mountain range" magic moments. On the contrary, to be launched Democracy, the irony, he seemed to have come up. But most of all: Cohen was alone, though it may be a subjective impression, yet relaxed. Instead of fatigue from a long tour of the behavior even more enjoying.
Sometimes Cohen repeated similar phrases such as thank you for the privilege of living a quiet evening in a world of chaos before the song Anthem. And they have the same force of the sentence. Sometimes repeated the same joke, like "you kind" in the applause for "jednoprsté 'solo samohrajku in Tower Of Song. And the jokes just as well taken up. Most important, however, remained constant track design itself, in which the sovereignty and musicians met with procíte(ností virtuosity and conviction.
Cohen's band has a single weak link. Javier Mas literally created a mystical atmosphere to the song Who By Fire kickoff to the Spanish archilaúd. Singer Sharon Robinson made from Boogie Street majstrštyk soul. Neil Larsen compound the tone of the ballad Hallelujah precisely balanced Sole hammondky, which had the power injected tears, like the delicate, acoustic design If It Be Your Will Webbovými sisters.
Cohen never considered himself a great musician, but also talented poet and troubadour is yet another gift to electrify audiences even how cheerfully veskotac(í the scene. It is incomparable storyteller, uhranc(ivým voice can draw the listener into the very heart of the story song. At one point touches, in another ironic subtext fun, then banned outlines the precarious vision or nostalgic mood and emotions are all full. In essence, very simple songs like Bird On The Wire, Suzanne and So Long, Marianne, thanks to Cohen's charisma long ago met with brilliance old masters.
Now Cohen's charisma, timelessness repertoire and masterful design makes each písnic(kár(ova apparition on the scene almost ceremonial event. Surprising taste of rock fans indulge several successive appearances Cohen's tour. If he was a little miracle and Maestro came again, albeit with nachlup same program, we need not hesitate to re-visit the concert.
Prague, the Czech Republic
ENGLISH VERSION.
Leonard Cohen a jeho tri pražské poloviny
T-Music - August 31, 2009 by Iva Marešová (Photos: Iva Marešová)
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Leonard Cohen and his three half Prague
T-Music - August 31, 2009 by Iva Marešová (Photos: Iva Marešová)
The jewel of the world písnic(kár(ství Leonard Cohen, after less than a year found our stove(žatou mother. His unusual entertainment from the first did not differ in almost anything - perhaps only at the meeting, which this year komor(inou definitely nezaváne(lo ... But otherwise not 29th August in terms of musical menu bug - so the next time - when jídelák singer-songwriter, so only one with the maple leaf sticker ... and with his hat over his forehead.
The Czech capital was Saturday night witnessed a repeat of last year's premiere c(tyr(iasedmdesátileté legend from Montreal. Leonard Cohen is with us just neokoukaný - and so joined with the same ensemble, and almost exactly the same repertoire ... Nevertheless, let him stare at fourteen thousand spectators over three hours with a Koran in his mouth.
The company had made real music lubrication. Solo guitar magician Bob Metzger is one of the renowned moments Cohenových concerts - and no less than it was in Prague. Loud applause then harvested and their interplay, bassist Roscoe Beck, excellent "strunar(" Javier Mas, keyboardist Neil Larsen, windjammer Dino Soldo and unique drummer Rafael Bernardo Gayol ... Capitol itself has been a vocal exhibition nurses Webbových (Homepagová excused due to illness) and Share delightful Robinson.
One nejúsme(vne(jších just then came with the keyboard solo Leonard Cohen. Melodie impending difficulty Shepherd slyboots was to wonder himself awarded the Master of a roar of applause O2 Arena ... Then acted charmingly traditional odhopkávání from the stage.
As already stated, the setlist from the first Prague concert is hardly altered. Premiere this year, dismissed the pieces Waiting For The Miracle and Lover Lover Lover, while the possible final performance was last year Holešovice songs for Democracy and Heart With No Companion.
The skeleton of the concert, of course, centered around the greatest Cohenových hits. While in the first half sounded Bird On The Wire, Everybody Knows, In My Secret Life and Who By Fire?
The second brought immortal songs like Suzanne, I'm Your Man, Take This Waltz or a breathtaking Hallelujah. Perhaps the most impressive musical moment Leonard Cohen diversified and surprising text stop in Prague, for which he filled with enthusiasm rewarded hall.
Legendary singer-songwriter but the two did not simply a concert Halves offered by Czech fans and half the third. Its graceful ride and ended at melody So Long, Marianne, Famous Blue Raincoat and I really farewell Whither Thou Gest.
Although Da Vinci Code found in the Czech capital for the second time, nothing lost none of her fascinating exceptional, admirable grace and exciting incomprehensibility. There's no wonder - like a magnificent musical manuscript just so neokouká. Then again next year, Mr. Cohen.
Prague, the Czech Republic
ENGLISH VERSION.
Ledoborec Leonard Cohen znovu drtil cas
Aktuálne - August 30, 2009 by Tomáš Turek
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Icebreaker Leonard Cohen once again crushed the time
Aktuálne - August 30, 2009 by Tomáš Turek
Review - Tonight we'll give everything we have said on Saturday at Prague's O2 arena stage subtle old man. Modestly removed his hat in the pause between songs that everyone should study the songwriter. Leonard Cohen once again on Saturday, the Czech Republic has offered virtually identical readings from the highest floors of the tower songs, as in last year's premiere ecstatic.
We live in strange times. Embodiment of intimate releases from poking into ice cold sport halls. Uncompromising pragmatic everyday healing temples in several degrees colder. Private ownership of eternal songs of Leonard Cohen to try to keep the thousands of others on plastic seats, without the right to drink and cigarette, which we otherwise permitted Cohen even bedroom.
Prošacováni better than after the September eleventh in the direction of New York after less than a second, we could experience the concert in person, which negates the existence of any scene, trends and time.
Great return nearly pe(tasedmdesátiletého Cohen of Mount act as the icebreaker voyage to the Pole. While last year the ice rozestupovaly themselves this year, here and there encountered a circle, the first time with us at the same relaxed way.
Cohen concerts this year have mirrored the same programming with only a few minor exceptions. Moreover, his performances are built so that during the two and a half hours we get everything we wanted from him when live hear.
The band is humble compared to last year seems to Cohen's voice, which holds firmly as a wedge. Vyrývá by words carefully cut into the rock. Str(ídme(ji a teammate this year, but it leaves a long solo. This is probably the only tricky thing about the whole mass.
In addition, audiences - especially that which goes out to concerts once in a blue moon dressed like the Opera - most ironically applauds just too perfect and perhaps a bit redundant exhibicím instrumental.
As it quickly became obvious that we could once again hear virtually the entire board majstrštyk I'm Your Man. Unlike this year's live dvojdesky and DVD Live in London also need to get harrowing version Lover Lover Lover. Otherwise, Cohen held vypiplaného program. Like many years sharpening text proud anthem bolestínství Hallelujah is a stable bug-free program like Cohenu*v speech.
For the men star(ic(kého cord, which would stahala and twenty young men, clearly invigorating effect. Sounds so confident, strong and compelling that even the nejsentimentálne(jší moment - recitation of the text before the actual a cappella songs - sounds like the mantra of the holy scriptures.
Top of the giant hall managed to pull the illusion of intimacy majestátnímu meditation in Anthem and the old Famous Blue Raincoat. The peaks but we can haggle nonsense until the cows come. Above Leonard Cohen is easy to dissolve.
And it's actually the only possible way to live is that it offers an unmatched experience for anything. Treats art, which will never be enough. Melancholy, eroticism and misunderstanding of modern society has been so masterfully in the song text nenakumuloval. In addition, Cohen is able even for a singer blessed age to bring everything, so he would be one today suspected of suknic(kár(ství.
Use the text this time deflated songs Democracy confession: I'm sentimental, if you know what I mean / I love this country, but I can not stand the scene / I'm right, it left / stay at home tonight. The Leonard Cohen.
Budapest, Hungary
Set List - August 31, 2009
First Set
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
Lover Lover Lover
Waiting For The Miracle
The Flood (recitation)
Anthem
Second Set
Tower Of Song
Suzanne
Sisters Of Mercy
Gyspy Wife
The Partisan
Boogie Street
Hallelujah
I'm Your Man
Take This Waltz
Encores
So Long, Marianne
First We Take Manhattan
Famous Blue Raincoat
If It Be Your Will
Closing Time
I Tried to Leave You
Whither Thou Goest
Budapest, Hungary
ENGLISH VERSION.
Egy kalapnyi tisztelet
Kultúra.hu - September 1, 2009 by Csúri András (Photos: Gordon Eszter)
Leonard Cohen költo", énekes és festo" hosszú szünet után tavaly tért vissza a színpadra, és ma este, pályafutása során elo"ször Magyarországon is fellépett sok ezer hálás rajongója régóta várt nagy örömére. Szünettel együtt háromórányi klasszikus dallam, elgondolkodtató verssorok, kiváló zenészek, egy nagyon boldog Cohen és egy még boldogabb közönség. „Én vagyok az embered” énekli Cohen az „I’m your man”-ben, és való igaz: O" az.
A Sportaréna megtelt. Fiatal párok és ötvenes-hatvanas éveiket javában taposó rajongók, ismert mu"vészek, politikusok mindenütt. A koncert pontosan kezdo"dik. Senki nem is számított csúszásra a fo"szereplo" életkorára – Cohen idén lesz 75 éves – és az átlagosnál sokszor hosszabb dalokra tekintettel. A küzdo"tér közönsége Cohen láttán felpattan székeibo"l, ritka alkalom, ha az elo"adót, már az elso" dal eléneklése elo"tt is álló tapsvihar fogadja. Cohen mindezt bo"ségesen meghálálja. Sorra zendülnek fel klasszikusai, mint a „Future”, „Aint no cure for love”, „Everybody knows” megegyezve legutóbbi élo" albumának dalsorrendjével. Az „In my secret life”-ot közösen és egymásnak éneklik dalszerzo"társával, Sharon Robinsonnal. „Megpróbáltam a magam módján szabadon élni” énekli a „Like a bird”-ben. Hangja ido"södo" fátyolosság helyett azonban bársonyosan simogató, és ero"teljesebb, mint valaha. A rögtönzés és ritmusjáték pedig mostanra nagyobb szerepet kapott éneklésében. Kezeit imára kulcsolva, háttérénekeseivel tökéletes harmóniában énekelve, spirituális élményt nyújtva engedi, hogy a zene magáért beszéljen. Minden negatív utalás nélkül, egyszeru"en példát adva válik ezzel (is) a jelenkor felületességének megtestesült kritikájává. Termete törékeny, mégis szinte valamennyi dalt térdelve kezdi énekelni, és amúgy is meglepo"en mozgékony, önfeledten táncol. A térdre ereszkedés és Cohen kalapja két olyan elem, amely visszatéro"en közvetíti az elo"adás üzenetét: alázat és tisztelet. Térdelve tiszteleg az O"t és dalait nem felejto" közönsége elo"tt, és kalapját megemelve hallgatja a háttérbo"l figyelmesen tehetséges zenésztársait, akiket a mu"sor során megismertet velünk. Sharon Robinson az eredetileg „Thousand kisses deep” címu" dalt énekli el új dalszöveggel és „Boogie Street” cím alatt. Kellemes hangját és visszafogott elo"adását a közönség óriás tapssal hálálja meg. A Webb sisters pedig az „If it be your will” címu" fohászt adja elo" tökéletes összhangban, hárfa kíséretében.
A közönség feszült csendben figyel a helyén, hálásan tapsolva dalok elején, rögtön felismerve a Hallelujaht vagy az I’m your man-t. A rend azonban rögvest megborulni látszik, amikor Cohen elbúcsúzik és a szó szoros értelmében szökdécselve elhagyja a színpadot. Az addig fegyelmezett nézo"k a színpadhoz sietnek, sejtve, hogy a mester még visszatér. Így is történik és további hét ráadás dal következik, köztük az utóbbi ido"szakban kevesebbet játszott „Famous blue raincoat” is. Cohen végül újra búcsút int a közönségnek, és visszavonhatatlanul, gyermekien leugrándozik a színpadról.
Fejet hajtunk mi is, és megemeljük a kalapunkat.
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A kalapnyi respect
Kultúra.hu - September 1, 2009 by Csúri András (Photos: Gordon Eszter)
Poet Leonard Cohen, singer and painter, after a long break last year, returned to the stage, and tonight, the first time in his career in Hungary also performed thousands of grateful fans waited a long time the great delight. Break with three hours of classic melodies, thought-provoking verse, excellent musicians, Cohen is a very happy audience and an even happier. "I am the man" Cohen sings in "I'm Your Man" was, and it is true: He is.
The Sports Arena is full. Young couples and fifties and sixties in full swing pedal-life fans, known artists, politicians everywhere. The concert begins exactly. No one can slip from the main character's age - Cohen, this year will be 75 years old - and many more songs than the average view. The arena crowd saw felpattan székeibo"l Cohen, a rare occasion when the artist, the first song before eléneklése accept the applause. Cohen will benefit all in abundance. Rebel lines to the classics like "Future", "Is not No Cure for Love," "Everybody Knows" in agreement dalsorrendjével last live album. "In My Secret Life" has dalszerzo"társával together and sing to each other, Sharon Robinson. "I tried to live freely in my own way" to sing "Like a Bird" was. However, instead of an aging voice of cloudiness velvety caressing, and stronger than ever. The improvisation and ritmusjáték is now given a greater role in singing. Locked hands in prayer, singing in perfect harmony háttérénekeseivel, providing a spiritual experience let the music speak for itself. Without reference to any negative, it becomes easy to give examples of this (is) the embodiment of kritikájává today felületességének. Fragile figure, but almost all the knees start to sing songs, and surprisingly agile anyway, lost in dance. The knee cap is two descents and Cohen is an element of the show repeatedly broadcast a message: humility and respect. He was kneeling and paying tribute to the songs before an audience of non-volatile, and lifting his hat in the background listening carefully zenésztársait talented, who will acquaint us during the program. Sharon Robinson, the original "Thousand Kisses Deep" sings a new song lyrics, and "Boogie Street" title. A pleasant voice and restrained public presentation of the death of the giant round of applause. The Webb Sisters and the "If it be your will" provide an ideal prayer entitled, in accordance with accompanying harp.
The audience was tense silence, watching the place, gratefully clapping songs at the beginning, immediately recognizing the Hallelujah I'm your man, or was. The order, however, seems to megborulni therewith, when Cohen's farewell and literally hopping leaves the stage. The already disciplined spectators rush to the stage, knowing that the master will return. Happening and a further seven song encore follows, including the recent period has played less "famous blue raincoat" too. Finally, Cohen's farewell to the audience again, and irrevocably, childishly leugrándozik the stage.
Chase our heads, and raise the kalapunkat.
Budapest, Hungary
ENGLISH VERSION.
Az év koncertje volt Leonard Cohené
Népszabadság - September 1, 2009 by Papp Sándor Zsigmond (Photo: Kocsis Zoltán)
Telt házas siker Leonard Cohen elso" budapesti koncertje
Tökéletes és lefegyverzo". Ha két hétig gondolkodnék, akkor se jutna eszembe pontosabb meghatározás Leonard Cohen elso" budapesti fellépése kapcsán. Legfeljebb annak szelíd beismerése hogy a So Long, Marianne közepén éreztem elo"ször koncerten azt, hogy most azonnal megölelném a színpadon állót. Aki embernél több, sztárnál kevesebb
Az a szerencsénk, hogy költo"k csak ritkán énekelnek. S akkor sem nagy csinnadratta közepette, nem két órás késéssel, nem sztárallu"rökkel öltöztetve, véget nem éro" kamionsorral, embertelen színpaddal. A költo"k életében minden az emberhez igazodik. A lépték és a mérték is. Laza, mint egy kamasz, és bölcs, mint egy törzsfo"nök. Egy felesleges mozdulata sincs.
Talán ha Cseh Tamást összegyúrom Petri Györggyel, megszórom csipetnyi Zoránnal, megáldom az angol nyelv ismeretével, akkor tartanánk Cohennél. A költo"nél, a vendégeket már arcról ismero" bárzenésznél, a magamutogatást mello"zo" gondolkodónál, akinek hangja évro"l évre érettebb, és a szövegekbo"l, fene tudja hogyan, talán ahogy a jó mustból, egyre jobbféle bor forrja ki magát. Ravaszabb, bizsergeto"bb, egyre nagyobb csendet kéro". És még o" köszöni meg nekünk, hogy hosszú évek során életben tartottuk a dalait.
Nincs is mit kiemelni a majd háromórás folyamból, a három és fél ráadásból. Már a Dance Me To The End Of Love-nál megfogta a közönséget, pedig hol volt még akkor a kesernyés Everybody Knows, az örökké trubadúros, karcos és szívmelengeto" I'm Your Man, amelyet minden férfi lejátszott már egyszer a kedvesének, vagy a So Long, Marianne, amit nem is lehet száraz szemmel hallgatni.
És persze képek. Ahogy letérdel a kontroll hangfalak elé, hogy szinte csak magának énekel, ahogy behunyt szemmel mélyed el a sorokban, mert azok már jóval nagyobb hatalommal bírnak, mint amivel eredetileg felruházta o"ket. Ahogy levetett kalappal és fejet hajtva köszöni meg a zenésztársaknak az estét, ahogy kamaszosan, ugrálva hagyja el a színpadot, és az alázat, alázat, alázat, amely minden mozdulatából árad. Meg az öröm, hogy zenélni jó, nem félszemmel a menedzsert és az eladási listákat lesve, nem ki- hanem összekacsintva a közönséggel, és még 74 évesen, élo" legendakánt is úgy köszönni meg a tapsot, mintha legalábbis elso" telt házas fellépése lenne a mostani.
Nincs is kit kiemelni. A barcelónai Javier Mas úgy pengette 12 húros gitárját, hogy még az is tapsolt, aki lélekben még a Madonna koncert dübörgését hallotta a fülében, vagy a Webb testvérek éteri hangja, ahogy a második ráadásban eldúdolják a If It Be Your Will-t, miután Cohen elszavalta, vagy Sharon Robinson, ahogy mosolyogva és lemondóan végigbandukol a Boogie Streeten. És hogy még a Closing Time után sincs vége, és megismerhetjük a hangmérnökto"l a buszsofo"rig mindenkit. Az egész stábot. A családot.
Mert igenis van még a zenének becsülete, a gondolatnak tere, ha hitelesen vezetik elo", és igen, a csönd is a produkció része. Az, amit hazafelé cipel az ember, kikeredve és vigyorogva, mert belülro"l fu"ti valami, amit még Cohen sem tudna megfogalmazni.
Szerény költo" önmagát biztos nem dicséri. Az maradna nekünk, dicstelen követo"knek. Meg a legnagyobbaknak kijáró, kételyekto"l mentes tisztelet. Ugyanis nincs vita: az év koncertje volt, akármennyi is van még szilveszterig.
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The year's concert was Leonard Cohen
Népszabadság - September 1, 2009 by Papp Sándor Zsigmond (Photo: Kocsis Zoltán)
Full house success in the first Leonard Cohen concert in Budapest
Perfect and disarming. If you think two weeks, you would not mind a more accurate definition of Budapest, the first action in relation to Leonard Cohen. The admission that more than a gentle "So Long, Marianne, the middle of the first concert I felt that now the stage megölelném available. Number of people who, less sztárnál
The luck that poets rarely sing. And even amid great hype, not two hours late, not dressed sztárallu"rökkel endless kamionsorral, inhuman stage. The poets of the life of every man match. The scale and extent as well. Loose as a teenager, and wise, like a chief of staff. Not a useless gesture.
Perhaps if the Czech crumple Tom Petri Gyorgy, sprinkle pinch Zoránnal, bless the English language, it would be held Cohennél. The poet, the guests have bárzenésznél familiar face, a new non-gondolkodónál exhibitionism, his voice more mature every year, and the texts, how the hell knows, maybe as good musts, more jobbféle wine revolution in itself. Cunning, bizsergeto"bb, seeking more and more silence. And he still owes us that many years kept the songs alive.
There's nothing to highlight the three-hour folyamból then, three and a half ráadásból. From the Dance Me To The End Of Love took at the audience, and where there was the bitter Everybody Knows ", the ever trubadúros, scratched and heart-warming I'm Your Man, which every man played once the lover, or So Long, Marianne, which can not be a dry eye listening.
And of course pictures. As I knelt down in front of the control speakers that almost sings to himself, as his eyes closed deep in the ranks, because they already have far more power than we originally gave them. As thrown his hat and bowed in thanks to the zenésztársaknak the evening, as adolescent, jumping to leave the stage, and humility, humbleness, humility, which all emanate mozdulatából. The pleasure to play good, the manager and one eye watching the sales lists, but not out összekacsintva the audience, and even at the age of 74 living legendakánt also thank you for the applause that, if passed, at least the first action would be married by now.
Whom there is no stress. The Barcelona Javier Mas pengette that 12-string guitar that is still applauding his spirit still hear the rumble of the Madonna concert in his ear, or the Webb brothers, ethereal voice, as the second encore eldúdolják of "If It Be Your Will is, after Cohen recited, and Sharon Robinson, and a smile of resignation as the végigbandukol Boogie Street. And yet there is no end after the Closing Time, and get to know everyone in the hangmérnökto"l the bus driver. The entire crew. The family.
Because we do have is the music honor, the idea space, if maintained for a true, and yes, the silence is part of the production. The home that he's carrying a man and a grin kikeredve, because heat from the inside something that Cohen could not be formulated.
Poet praises himself will certainly not modest. Of us would, inglorious followers. It is the largest exit, free kételyekto"l respect. There is no debate: this year's concert was, no matter how many there are still New Year's Eve.
Budapest, Hungary
ENGLISH VERSION.
A muzsikusnak dalból van a teste. Leonard Cohen Budapesten
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Quart - September 1, 2009 by Gitár János (Fotós: Csatári Gergely)
Lehetne ez nagyon rossz is: a tényleg öreg énekes, akinek soha nem volt hangja, a túlképzett zenészek, a jazzys/cafédelmaros hangszerelés, a középosztálybeli közönség. De persze nem hogy nem rossz, hanem felemelo", so"t, felkavaró.
Leonard Cohen 1934-ben született (Magyarországot még négy év választotta el az elso" zsidótörvényto"l) a kanadai Montrealban, elo"bb volt költo" és író, aztán, a hatvanas évek közepén, lett dalszerzo" és énekes. Lusta újságírók a kor folk-gyökeru" dobozgitáros elo"adói mellé (Dylan, Donovan stb.) sorolták, de igaziból nem köto"dött semmilyen irányzathoz már akkor sem. Kultuszmu"vész, amennyiben akkor is megvolt a hu" rajongói köre (különösen Európában), amikor a szó semmilyen definíciója szerint nem volt divatos. Szupersztár, amennyiben röhögve megtölti azt a Sportarénát, ahol Britney Spears koncertjén anno könnyu" félház jelent meg. 1994-ben bevonult egy buddhista kolostorba (Cohen, nem Britney), és mire öt év múlva, felszentelt szerzetesként kivonult, a menedzsere ellopta minden pénzét. Azóta két saját albuma jelent meg (plusz különféle kollaborációk), 2008 elején pedig általános meglepetésre turnézni kezdett. A turnéból már kijött egy lemez, ez a Live In London, a zenészek azóta is ugyanazok.
Hogy lesz ebbo"l meglepetés? Sehogy. Aki hallotta a lemezt, hallotta ezt a koncertet is. A hangzás ugyanaz, so"t, minden szólam ugyanaz, s a mu"sorban összesen három olyan dal szerepelt, ami a Live In Londonon nincs rajta. Egy kivétellel ugyanazok a számok mentek le ugyanabban a sorrendben, mint két nappal korábban Prágában. Cohenék mu"sora éppen annyira profi, éppen annyira be- és kipróbált, mint bo" egy héttel korábban, pár sarokkal arrébb Madonnáé volt. Szegény Madge-t leszúrtuk ezért, Cohent viszont dícsérni fogjuk.
Mert hát ez nem popzene, meg nem is rock. Hanem színház. Megírt szerepet ad elo" mind a tíz ember a színpadon, de nem abban az értelemben, hogy megjátszaná magát, még véletlenül sem. Hanem abban az értelemben, ahogyan egy színészkirály jutalomjátéka alá dolgozik egy egész, amúgy is kiváló társulat. Márpedig a színháztól - általában - nem azt várja az ember, hogy minden este más legyen a darab szövege. Hanem azt, hogy az elo"adás átélt és átélheto" legyen.
Cohen társulata tényleg kiváló, szépek a hangszerszólók és már-már a hiheto"ség határát feszegeto"en jó mindhárom vokalista. A többszörös Cohen-alkotótárs Sharon Robinson most is elénekli a Boogie Streetet, és méltán kap óriási tapsot. A Webb no"vérek, Charley és Hattie pedig már a vége felé az egyik legmegrázóbb Cohen-dalt, az If It Be Your Willt éneklik saját hárfa- és gitárkísérettel. Ez egy halk - de nagyon szépen megszólaló - koncert egyik leghalkabb része volt, és tényleg visszafojtott lélegzettel hallgatta mindenki.
De persze a lényeg Leonard Cohen. Azért sem zavaró sem a visszafogott hangero", sem a néhol érzékenybo"l finomkodóba hajló zenei kíséret, mert mindez végülis csak díszlet a Cohen által játszott Cohen-figurának.
Márpedig a Cohen-figura ellenállhatatlan: vékony, törékeny öregember, szinte végig lesütött vagy becsukott szemmel, szemébe húzott kalappal. Nagy színészek alig-kellékekbo"l is világokat építenek: Cohen kalapja hangsúlyozza, hogy itt egy zsidó illeto" énekel, miközben - a régimódi, kétsoros öltönnyel kombinálva - az amerikai szórakoztatóipar aranykorát idézi, amikor még szintén elo"adás volt minden koncert. Utal Sinatrára, akihez énekesként bizony több köze van Cohennak, mint bármelyik folktrubadúrhoz: ugyanúgy járja, táncolja körül szavakkal, szótagokkal az ütemeket, ugyanúgy tud jelentést adni egy harminckettednyi levego"vételnek, mint egykor az igazgatótanács elnöke. És amikor kalaplevéve meghajol, egy teljes csarnoknyi állva ünneplo" magyar ember érzi egyenként úgy, hogy ez a meghajlás most személyesen az o" tapsának szól. Olyan teltházas arénakoncerten nem voltam még, ahol ennyi ún. intim pillanat alakult volna ki.
Igen, a Cohen-figura ellenállhatatlan: a suttogós - szakérto"i vélemény szerint kontrabasszus - hang, a szenvedélyes hatvanas-hetvenes évekbeli, a gyakran kegyetlenül gúnyos nyolcvanas-kilencvenes évekbeli szövegek (amiket a közbetapsokból ítélve a közönség viszonylag nagy hányada ismer és ért), az a mindent megállító pillanat, amikor a Waiting For The Miracle-ben odaér, hogy "I've been dreaming about you, baby", és, esküszöm, hogy az egész koncerten csak akkor egyetlenegyszer, tágra nyitja a szemét.
A színház, mint tudott: rítus. Leonard Cohen és társulata rituáléként adja elo" estéro" estére ezeket a dalokat. Ezért nem egyszeru"en nem baj a színházi jelleg, hanem éppen a lényeg része. Ahogyan a hangsúlyos tiszteletadás a közönségnek és a társulatnak (a lehajtott fejjel, levett kalappal hallgatott hangszerszólók, a kétszeri, szeretetteljesen ironikus bemutatás, amiben minden zenész "összehasonlíthatatlan", "megismételhetetlen" vagy "magasztos") is az.
A színház, mint tudott: rítus. Erre alkalmas, kiválasztott emberek a közösség elo"tt meghatározott sorrendben meghatározott szavakat mondanak és énekelnek el annak érdekében, hogy a közösség minden tagja kapcsolatba léphessen valamivel, ami olyan mélyen van benne, hogy o" sem tud róla. És valamivel, ami annyival nagyobb nála, hogy más módon lehetetlen kommunikálni vele. A közvetíto" közeg a dal, az emberek csak mu"ködtetik, még ha kiválasztottak is.
Két dal is szólt ezen az estén éppen erro"l a jelenségro"l, két, hogy is mondjam, alapmu", amihez elso" megjelenésük óta rendszeresen fordulnak zenemu"vészek, ha a dal mint olyan lesz a téma. A Tower Of Song metszo", véresen komoly öniróniával szólt egy szintetizátor gyári ritmusprogramjának kíséretére. A Hallelujah meg olyan volt, nincs mese, hogy még a mellettem ülo", megkeményedett lelku" Nyomós Zoli is elmorzsolt közben egy könnycseppet a szeme sarkában.
Azon a ponton lett végleg világos, hogy így eljátszani ezt a szerepet, hát persze, csak az tudja, aki végso" elemzésben tökéletesen egy azokkal a dalokkal, amiket énekel. Feltétel nélküli hitro"l és korcs szerelmekro"l, gyilkos jövo"ro"l és haldokló múltról, a köhögo" Hank Williamsro"l és a résen át bejövo" fényro"l, zsidókról és cigányokról, szóval saját magunkról. Mostanában különösen van okunk elmélázni (azt hiszem, az a magyar fajta meditáció) a dal és az énekes különös, feltárhatatlan kapcsolatán. Ebben a marionettbaba-törékenységu" öregemberben már legalább nyolcvan százalék csak a dal. A többi dolgok elmúlhattak - éppen erro"l szól mennyi versszak -, de a dalok ott vannak benne. "Köszönöm, hogy ennyi éven át életben tartottátok a dalokat" - mondta a legvégén, és mintha azt mondta volna, hogy o"t magát tartottuk életben. Hát, Lenny bácsi, innen üzenem: a megtiszteltetés a miénk.
Mindezek fura, fennkölt szavak, amiket nem könnyu" leírni (bocs, ha elolvasni sem), pláne nem könnyu" itt és most, de ez az elo"adás ilyen volt és ilyet érdemel. Egyszer elmennék egy olyan Cohen-koncertre is, amin csak kétszáz nézo" van és lehet égbe tartott kézzel, együtt kiabálni a szélso"ségesen bölcs/cinikus/szenvedélyes refréneket, meg lehet számot kérni és nem kell attól tartani, hogy ha egy nagyobbat kurjant az ember, akkor lemarad egy szaxofonszólóról. De a tegnap esti rítus résztvevo"jeként már nem igazán bánom, hogy erre a koncertre már csak álmomban jutok el.
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The song is the musician's body. Leonard Cohen in Budapest
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Quart - September 1, 2009 by Gitár János (Fotós: Csatári Gergely)
This could be very bad: a really old singer, who has never had a voice in the overqualified musicians, the jazzys / cafédelmaros orchestration, the middle-class audience. But not that bad, but uplifting, and even disturbing.
Leonard Cohen was born in 1934 (in Hungary for four years separated the first zsidótörvényto"l) in Montreal, Canada, was first a poet and writer, then, in the mid-sixties, Latvian composer and singer. Lazy journalists at the folk-rooted dobozgitáros next presentation (Dylan, Donovan, etc..) Classified, but it is not really tied to any trend is even. Kultuszmu"vész, even if there was a fair range of fans (especially in Europe), where the definition of any word that there was no fashion. Superstar, where röhögve fills the Sports Arena, where Britney Spears concert anno félház light appeared. In 1994, entered a Buddhist monastery (Cohen, not Britney), and by the time five years later, ordained monk walked out the manager stole all the money. Since then, two albums with his own (plus various collaborations) in early 2008 and began touring with general surprise. The turnéból already came out of a disk, this is the Live In London, the musicians are still the same.
How will this surprise? Not at all. Anyone who heard the album, heard this concert. The sound the same, or even all the same rhetoric, and show a total of three songs which is the Live In London, it is not. With one exception, the same number went down to the same order as two days earlier in Prague. Cohens program was so professional, so on and tried just as wide a week earlier, a few blocks away from Madonna was. Poor Madge was stabbed so, Cohen will turn to praise.
Because that's not pop, it does not rock. It's theater. Written in an ad for each of the ten people on stage, but not in the sense that you play, not even by accident. But in the sense that, as a színészkirály jutalomjátéka by working on a whole, is already an excellent company. However, the theater - in general - no one expects that every night should be the other piece of text. But the fact that the show We can watch and be experienced.
Cohen Company is really excellent, beautiful and almost hangszerszólók the credibility of the limit of three feszegeto"en good vocalist. The multiple-Cohen, Sharon Robinson alkotótárs now sings "Boogie Street, and deservedly gets a huge round of applause. The Webb Sisters, Charley and Hattie was already towards the end of one of the most-Cohen song If It Be Your Will sing in your harp and guitar. This is a quiet - but it sounds very much - one of the quietest part of the concert was actually held his breath and listened to everyone.
But of course the point is Leonard Cohen. I did not disturb either the moderate volume, not the sometimes érzékenybo"l finomkodóba leaning music accompaniment, this is after all only because of the scenery played by Cohen, Cohen character.
However, the Cohen-irresistible figure: a thin, frail old man, almost over his eyes downcast or closed, eyes drawn hat. Great actors can scarcely kellékekbo"l build worlds:'s hat Cohen points out that in respect of a Jewish singing while - the old-fashioned, two-line öltönnyel combined - U.S. entertainment golden quotes, when it was also show all the concerts. Sinatrára refers to whom Cohen is a singer certainly has more to do than any folktrubadúrhoz: just walk, dance around the words, szótagokkal the beats, the same report can be a harminckettednyi breath as former Chairman of the Board. And when kalaplevéve bow, standing a full csarnoknyi Hungarian people celebrate each of you, so that the bow is now the person he is tapsának. Arénakoncerten I was not even a full house, where so many so-called. would have been an intimate moment.
Yes, the Cohen-compelling figure: the suttogós - expert opinion that contrabass - voice, a passion for sixties-seventies, the eighties-nineties often cruelly sarcastic years' texts (which, judging by the közbetapsokból relatively large proportion of the public to know and understand), the the all-stopping moment when the "Waiting For The Miracle has come in, that" I've been dreaming about you, baby, and I swear that the whole concert is just no time, eyes wide open.
The theater, known as: ritual. Leonard Cohen and Company in esteri rituáléként give these songs tonight. Therefore it is not easy no matter the theatrical nature, but, on the part of the essence. As the strong deference to the public and the Society (a bowed head, silent hangszerszólók bareheaded, the double, ironic, affectionate display, in which each musician "incomparable", "unrepeatable" or "sublime") is.
The theater, known as: ritual. Suitable for selected people in the community before a specific sequence set to sing the words to say and to ensure that all members of the community to contact with something that is so deeply convinced that he did not know it. And something that is so much bigger than him, otherwise it is impossible to communicate with him. In a medium of song, people just run, even if it is selected.
Two songs, "said this evening was about the phenomenon, two, that is to say, Written, which occur regularly since the first appearance Musicians, if you like the song that will be discussed. Tower of Song "bitter, bloody serious self-irony," said ritmusprogramjának be accompanied by a synthesizer factory. The Hallelujah it was, there is no story that even the next sitting, hard-minded Overriding reasons Zoli also crumble when a tear in the corner of his eye.
Latvian finally at the point clear, so to play this role, of course, only you know who the final analysis, one with the perfect songs you sing. Unconditional faith and stunted szerelmekro"l, killing and dying past, future, the coughing, Hank Williams and the crack of incoming light, Jews and Gypsies, their own words about us. Nowadays, there is particular reason to elmélázni (I think, a kind of meditation, Hungarian), the song and the singer in particular, feltárhatatlan connection. Törékenységu" this marionettbaba-old man has at least eighty per cent only of the song. Elmúlhattak other things - this is exactly what verse - but the songs are there in it. "Thank you for so many years of life tartottátok the songs" - he said at the very end, and seemed to say that he kept himself alive. Well, Uncle Lenny, away message: the honor is ours.
All these strange, noble words, which are not easy to describe (sorry, if you read it), certainly not easy right now, but this show was such and such a thing deserves. He went to a Cohen concert, as soon as there is only two hundred spectators and can be hand-held sky, screaming with the extremely wise / cynical / passionate chorus, you can ask for the number and need not be feared, that if a higher kurjant the man, then behind a szaxofonszólóról. But yesterday evening ritual participants have not really mind that this is only my dream to get to a concert.
Budapest, Hungary
ENGLISH VERSION.
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Figyelönet - September 1, 2009 (Fotó: MTI)
Háromórás koncertet adott hétfo"n Budapesten a könnyu"zene kanadai legendája, Leonard Cohen. A 75 éves énekes köszönte, hogy itt lehet.
Ha hétfo" este ennyi ember kíváncsi egy öreg kanadai zsidóra, akkor Budapest nem elveszett hely – értékelte a Papp László Sportaréna tömött lelátóit egy holland ismero"s. Persze nem árt, ha a korosodó (idén 75 éves) kanadai énekest Leonard Cohennek hívják, aki még sosem járt Magyarországon, így a zenéjét szereto"knek ritka volt ez az alkalom.
Ráadásul az is kérdéses – ha 75 évig nem jött erre – akkor jön-e még újra. A mostani koncert fogadtatása alapján jönni fog, mert a közönség már az elso" számtól ujjongott, a végén szu"nni nem akaró taps, nehezen eresztettük az öreget.
A ragaszkodás értheto", olyan számok után, mint a Future vagy az Everybody knows. És ez még csak a kezdet, de aztán bekapcsolódik Sharon Robbinson, aki 1979 óta turnézik Cohennel. Az énekesno", szerzo"társ hangja az In my secret life során fonódik össze Cohen rekedtségével, és együtt is maradnak a koncert végéig. Szólt a Hallelujah és a Suzanne is felcsendült.
A komoly érzelmekkel átszo"tt dalok mellé persze nem árt a show-elem, bekapcsolódik a spanyolgitár (Javier Mas), külön életre kelnek a fúvós hangszerek (Dino Soldo), de még a vokalista Webb-no"vérek is odateszik magukat egy kézen átfordulással és azzal, hogy az If it be your willt éneklik el tökéletesen, hárfa kíséretében.
A majd háromórás koncert szünetében aztán kiderül, hogy nemcsak a középkorúak ismerik Cohen dalait, sok a fiatal, sok a mosolygós ember. Cohen nem sokat mosolygott, annál többet ereszkedett fél térdre és húzta szemébe, majd vette le a kalapját.
Meghajolt Magyarország elo"tt, a közönség pedig o"elo"tte. Az alázat és a tisztelet találkozott, ami nem túl gyakori mostanság egy olyan országban, ahol a melegeket kordonok közé, a romákat pedig félelembe kényszerítik. A sportcsarnokban hétfo" este béke volt.
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When exposed to the reverence of humility
Figyelönet - September 1, 2009 (Fotó: MTI)
Three-hour concert in Budapest on Monday that the Canadian pop legend Leonard Cohen. The 75 year old singer thanks to be here.
If so many people on Monday night in an old Canadian Jew, then Budapest is not lost in space - by the Papp László Sport Arena packed lelátóit a Dutch friend. Of course, it would not hurt if the elderly (75 years old this year) is a Canadian singer Leonard Cohen called, who had never been in Hungary, so the music lovers, this was a rare occasion.
Moreover, the question is - if 75 years did not come to this - it still comes back. The current show will come on the basis of the reception, because the audience is the first figure, cheering, applause at the end of the protracted and difficult to let the old man.
The insistence is understandable that after the numbers, such as the Future, or "Everybody knows. And this is just the beginning, but then involved Sharon Robbins, who Cohennel tour since 1979. The singer's voice, the authors of In My Secret Life with Cohen rekedtségével intertwined, and together they will remain until the end of the concert. Said the Hallelujah and Suzanne also felcsendült.
The strong emotions interwoven songs, of course it would not hurt the show's next battery connected to the spanyolgitár (Javier Mas), a separate wind instruments come to life (Dino Soldo), but also the vocalist Webb sisters also odateszik themselves átfordulással one hand and the fact that If It Be Your Will be perfectly sung, accompanied by harp.
The three-hour concert will break and then it turns out that not only the middle-known Cohen's songs, many of the young, a lot of smiling people. Cohen does not smile a lot, more than half dropped to his knees and pulled his eyes, then took off his hat.
Hungary bowed before the audience is before him. Humility and respect for the meeting, which is not uncommon these days in a country where the barriers between gays, Roma are forced to fear. The sports hall on Monday night there was peace.
Budapest, Hungary
ENGLISH VERSION.
Leonard Cohennek állva tapsol az Aréna
Index - September 1, 2009 by Gazda Albert
Háromórás koncertet adott a Papp László Sportarénában a kanadai énekes, telt házzal, a teljes életmu" legjobb darabjaival, a végén állva tapsoló közönséggel. Leonard Cohen 75 éves, él, virul, tele van energiával.
Leonard Cohen életét és munkásságát nyilván felesleges részleteiben ismertetni, maradjunk annyiban, a kanadai énekes-dalszerzo"-költo" 1934-ben született Montrealban, verseskötetekkel kezdett az 50-es években, elso" lemeze a 60-asok végén jelent meg, alig tucatnyit készített negyven év alatt, közben abszolút kultikus alakká emelkedett az úgynevezett könnyu"zenében, vagy miben.
Szeptember 21-én már hetvenöt éves lesz, ez részben meg is látszik rajta – csak az arcán; a mozgásán, a hangján és a munkabírásán nem –, ehhez képest kemény világturnét csinál, Bécs, Pozsony, Prága után érkezett Budapestre, megy tovább Belgrádba, Bukarestbe.
Magyarországon eddig nem járt, a közönség nagyon várta és nagyon szerette. O" pedig azt szerette nagyon, hogy ennyire szeretik. Engem kicsit meglepett, hogy összejött az abszolút telt ház a 10 ezres Arénában – a küzdo"térre is széksorokat raktak –, ráadásul magas átaléletkorral, zömmel olyanokkal, akik vették az üzeneteket és a poénokat. Mellesleg jegyzem meg ezen a ponton: mögöttem egy korosabb hölgy az I'm Your Man minden I'm Your Man sora után azt sikkantotta, Yes, You Are.
A kezdésre 15 percet sem kellett várni, jött a mu"vész, zakóban, kalapban, ahogy szokta, a zenészek is feketében, megszólalt a Dance Me To The End Of Love, és tüstént a helyükre kerültek a dolgok. Elso"re szokatlanul halkan szólt, de lement két-három dal, és ez már nem zavart egyáltalán. Leonard Cohen színházi koncertet csinált, show, manírok, bohóckodás nélkül, aminek elvben inkább mondjuk a Mu"vészetek Palotájában, intimebb terekben kellett volna mu"ködnie, mégis megállta a helyét ebben a hatalmas hodályban is, betöltötte.
Érdekes még az is, hogy ilyen tisztára, finomra kevert zenét ritkán hallani élo"ben, megvolt minden hangszer minden hangja, és minden szó is, értelemszeru"en. Ott voltak a spiccen a zenészek is, a kiváló orgonistától a nagyszeru" gitároson át a remek vokalistákig, megkapták az esélyt, éltek vele. A több évtizede munkatárs Sharon Robinson által énekelt Boogie Street volt a mu"sor egyik csúcspontja.
Nem sokan vannak, akik ilyen életmu"re lehetnek büszkék. Cohen mindent megtett, hogy ezt a maga teljességében bemutassa, elhangzott minden, aminek kellett, a két privát kedvencem, a Waiting For The Miracle – nekem már ezért az egy dalért megérte – és a Partisan is, meg sorban a többi, a Suzanne-tól a First We Take Manhattanig.
Két bo" órás rész volt az alap, nettó három lett a vége. Cohen nem volt hajlandó elfáradni, a háromszori ráadás egymagában majdnem egy újabb órán át tartott, a Closing Time után is visszajöttek, hogy elo"adják az I Tried To Leave You-t. Az este standing ovationba torkollott, helyesen, én meg azon gondolkodtam, hogy Nick Cave, David Eugene Edwards, David Bowie és Borisz Grebenscsikov után most már Leonard Cohent is láttam-hallottam – némelyiküket többször is, Tom Waits kéne még –, mégiscsak okosan van tehát összerakva a világ.
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Leonard Cohen standing applaud the Arena
Index - September 1, 2009 by Gazda Albert
A three-hour concert in the Papp László Sport Arena, the Canadian singer, full house, full of the best pieces of the life-work, standing at the end of the audience clapping. Leonard Cohen 75 years old, live in thriving, full of energy.
Leonard Cohen's life and work record surplus described in detail, remain so far, the Canadian singer-songwriter-poet born in 1934 in Montreal, verseskötetekkel started in the 50's, the first album at the end of the 60th, barely a dozen made for forty years while the absolute increase in the so-called könnyu"zenében cult figure, or what.
On 21 September, will have seventy-five years, it also seems to be part of it - only the face, the movement of the voice of workload and not - as compared to doing a hard world tour, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Prague came after, going on to Belgrade, Bucharest.
Hungary has not yet acted, the audience is waiting for and loved. And he liked it a lot, that's what I want. I am a bit surprised to get together for an absolute full house of 10 thousand Arena - the arena is lit rows of seats - as high átaléletkorral, mostly with people who have the messages and jokes. By the way, I must note at this point: an elder lady behind me I'm Your Man I'm Your Man "series, after all it sikkantotta, Yes, You Are.
The start did not have to wait 15 minutes, was the artist, jackets, hats, as usual, the black musicians, he said, Dance Me To The End Of Love, and immediately things are in place. At first, an unusually low voice he said, but went down two or three songs, and it's not at all disturbed. Leonard Cohen concert theater, she did show manírok, without the antics, which in principle rather say the Palace of Arts, more intimate spaces have work, they stopped at a place in this huge hodályban is filled.
Also interesting is the fact that such a clean, finely mixed rare to hear live music, all instruments had any voice, and every word, respectively. There were the musicians of the Spitz, the great orgonistától the great guitarists of the great vokalistákig, received the chance to do so. The staff over several decades by Sharon Robinson sang Boogie Street was one of the highlights of the program.
Not many people can be proud of such an oeuvre. Cohen did his best to present this in its entirety, said each of which had two private my favorite, "Waiting For The Miracle - so I have a dalért worth it - and the Partisan is in line to the other, from the Suzanne First We Take Manhattan.
Two hours was part of the wide base, three Latvian net at the end. Cohen was not willing to elfáradni, the encore alone, almost three times an hour later, held back after the Closing Time, that I submit is Tried To Leave You ". The evening ended ovationba standing, right, and I was thinking that Nick Cave, David Eugene Edwards, David Bowie and Boris GREBENSHCHIKOV now after I saw Leonard Cohen, I have heard - some of them several times, Tom Waits should have - after all, is so smart assembled in the world.
Budapest, Hungary
ENGLISH VERSION.
Ring the bells that still can ring - Leonard Cohen la Budapesta, 2009
LiterNet.ro - September 3, 2009 by Lucian Cremeneanu
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Ring the bells that still can ring - Leonard Cohen in Budapest, 2009
LiterNet.ro - September 3, 2009 by Lucian Cremeneanu
On stage are some red carpet wrapped in a discreet light. Tools quietly awaiting the start of the concert, guarded only by a lazy bass that picotes,te in a corner. "A bass on stage is a good sign, I tell my friend Attila. "Here vocalistele that will have to love", add three voices when entering the scene. Then do not say anything for three hours.
Leonard Cohen came on stage with jumps and lively teenager plunged a large generous applause. The orchestra started Dance Me To The End Of Love, and the stage was lit purple. Canadian Genius kneeling before a Catalan guitar down the story. The applause had frozen in the air, helpless. Song velvet room spread, contaminating us all. Feeling ignored, the reality we closed the room and went for a walk by the outside world.
On stage is an artist aged 75 years intertwined threads of music and poetry. We painted the color neinventate hearts, then we sculpts chips fine little bodies without pain. We lick over the patient away. We want to ourselves, those that sometimes it is as longing. Is not no cure for love ... "We do not know if you ever gonna come here, so I give you tonight what our best. These words with perfect parting amplify our emotions. Symphony continues. Like a bird ... To complete it, one keyboard player stood up and tenderly consoles, traditionally, an electric guitar. Voices ladies are from a world we have not visited before. The volume is turned up to graduation "delicate". Master kneels at the beginning of each song. Maybe in front of it invisible. Or to him. It's so much room in the world for Cohen! Everybody knows ...
Lover Lover Lover ... I am in a room with 15,000 people, but I put the phone on silent. I fear that I will take any sound from this world of fairy tale in the worst places. Waiting for the miracle ... Sometimes, waiting for the miracle we do not realize that we are right in the middle of. I do not expect. I can feel and see it. I live. Anthem ... When good and wise grandfather presents its employees with sweet speech, make a hat in hand and bow before them. Has only love in her voice. Emotion Make me go and I laughed. You should learn to talk again. Then break break everything in an infinite number of pieces. I fear that the spell was finally finished. What good is it wrong?
Tower of Song ... Cohen sung alongside him to sing a single electronic organ, with the simplicity of a child who practices in the living room. Solo several keyboards causing a small flood of applause. "Thank you. You are cute." Laugh. Then come all the other songs. Suzanne ... The gipsy wife ... Boogie Street ... Hallelujah ... I'm your man ... Take this Waltz ... Songs we've heard today, in the car. All I wanted to hear. Even more, since it was invented bis's five songs. So Long, Marianne ... First we take Manhattan ... Famous blue raincoat ... If it be your will ... Closing time ... And it's not even past. I tried to leave you ... Laugh again. Gentleman's perfect longer once removed his hat in front of us and go in steps rebound. What error? Today, we would have to wear hats.
Budapest, Hungary
ENGLISH VERSION.
Cohen: a csodát megtalálva
Napló - September 5, 2009 by Mészáros Zoltán
- Waiting for the miracle to come - várni hogy eljöjjön a csoda - énekli Leonard Cohen a Natural Born Killers (Született gyilkosok) címu" film betétdalában Oliver Stone kultikus filmjében, és igen, akik ismerik Cohen életmu"vét, a '70-es évek vége óta várják a mestert, várják a csodát, ami most, majd 75 évesen, a nyugati sajtó által némi malíciával nyugdíjkiegészíto" turnéként aposztrofált, majd 200 koncertbo"l álló világ körüli turnéja kapcsán végre, Budapestre is megérkezett. Telt ház, hát persze, hogy az.
Még oda se értünk, de Cseh Tamás jutott az eszembe. Tudtam róla, hogy sokat jelentett neki Cohen, és persze nyilvánvaló az áthallás a nyugati popkultúra (Dylan melletti) kétségbevonhatatlanul legnagyobb hatású dalnoka, és a mi hamisítatlanul magyar és Kelet-Európai dalnokunk között, de akkor is.
Cohen és zenekara tíz perc késéssel kezdett, egyszeru" színpadkép, de gyönyöru" fényekben, ott az egész zenekar, nagy részük régóta Cohen oldalán. A zenekar elmondhatatlanul jól szól. Lemez mino"ség. Elo"ször is halk, mértéktartó, pontosan olyan, mint Cohen maga: részletgazdag, arányaiban tökéletes, Cohen mély regiszteru" aranyló búgása tökéletesen szól, a három vokalista parádésan ellenpontozza. A Bocelli koncert, Diana Krall mellett ez a legjobban szóló koncert, amit itt valaha is láttam, hallottam.
Nincs jobb szó, ez a költo"bo"l színpadra keveredett fazon észbontóan kifinomult. Finom öltöny, mint egy költo", úgy beszél, úgy áll a színpadon is. Hogy miért lépett ki a kanadai elismert irodalmár köpenyébo"l, arra azt mondja, hogy a legsikeresebb regénye is háromezer példány körül kelt el, és nyomasztotta, milyen kevés emberhez jut el. Hát, most ez nem nyomaszthatja.
Jönnek a slágerei, egyik a másik után, Cohen kedves a közönséggel, láthatóan jól érzi magát. Zenészei tobzódnak a szinte kiugróan dekoratív zenei világban. A Cohen mellett '79 óta ott álló zseniális hangszerelo"-zenei igazgató Roscoe Beck (basszusgitár), vagy a Hammond orgonán és tango-hamonikán is játszó billentyu"s Neil Larsen, a gitáros Bob Metzger, a megbabonázó Sharon Robinson énekes-vokalista; mind régi harcostársak. A barcelonai fél-roma Javier Mas, aki egy halom egzotikus pengeto"s hangszeren játszik, a legkommerszebb a 12 húros spanyol gitár a kezében, hozza a latin ecsetvonást, gyönyöru" dallamokat, virtuozitást, a mexikói Rafael Gayol a dobok és a kongák mögött a ritmust, vagy az est egyik szóló csúcspontja, a szaxofonon és megmondhatatlan nevu" fúvós varázs-szerszámokon játszó Dino Saldo, és végül, de nem utolsó sorban a megkapó hangú Webb no"vérek; Charley és Hattie, a vokál ékkövei.
Cohen kalapban, csak akkor veszi le, amikor fejet hajt a zenészei elo"tt; és ezt gyakran teszi. A 75 éves mu"vész alig pihen, egy Robinson szóló; a lélegzet eláll, nem véletlen a Grammy jelölés, ilyen kifinomult, hiperérzékeny énekest rég hallottam, nem énekel nagyot, mégis hatalmasat, hátak borsóznak, karok összefonódnak, szívek megtelnek Cohen kalapja, hát persze, hogy a kezében. Vissza-taps és vissza-taps, Cohen újra és újra visszajön.
Amikor lemegy a színpadról, mint egy indián, úgy szökell; azt hiszem, ha lenne kép, Cseh Tamás hogy is ment el, hát valahogy így. Aztán még két szerzemény, a Take This Waltz-ban két kiszólás is a hazai közönségnek, aztán tényleg vége: utoljára megköszön mindenkinek mindent, a közönségnek a szeretetet, a buszsofo"rnek a munkát. És vége. Nem kérdés, ebben a világban Cohen-t receptre kellene felírni.
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Cohen found the miracle
Napló - September 5, 2009 by Mészáros Zoltán
- Waiting for the miracle to come - waiting for the miracle to come - sung by Leonard Cohen Natural Born Killers (Natural Born Killers) betétdalában Oliver Stone film a cult film, and yes, who are familiar with Cohen's oeuvre, in the 70s since the end of waiting the master, waiting for the miracle, which is now, and at the age of 75, the Western press by some malíciával supplementary pension turnéként preamble, and then 200 concerts around the world tour last connection, arrived in Budapest. Full house, of course it is.
Not yet there for us, but the thought of Thomas Czech. I was sure it meant a lot to Cohen, and of course, is evidence of crosstalk in the western popular culture (next to Dylan), undoubtedly the most influential poets, and our genuine Hungarian and Eastern European poets, but even.
Cohen and his band started ten minutes late, stage-simple, but beautiful lights, the whole band there, most of them long-Cohen's side. The band sounds good untold. Disc quality. First, it quiet, modest, precise, like Cohen himself: richly detailed, perfect proportions, Cohen regiszteru" deep golden hum is perfect, the three-vocalist Parades counterpoint. The concert Bocelli, Diana Krall is the best on the next concert, in which I have ever seen or heard.
There is no better word, this guy költo"bo"l stage mixed észbontóan sophisticated. Fine suit, as a poet, speaks, it is also on the stage. Why it came out of Canada recognized the cloak of letters, it says that the most successful novels about three thousand copies sold, and the oppressed, how few people reach. Well, now it is not nyomaszthatja.
Come the hits, one after the other, my dear Cohen, the audience seems to feel well. Musicians wallowing in the musical world at extremely decorative. The Cohen's been there since '79 with a brilliant arranger, musical director Roscoe Beck (bass), or the Hammond organ and tango-hamonikán also plays keyboards Neil Larsen, the guitarist Bob Metzger, Sharon Robinson, the bewitching singer, vocalist, and old comrades. The Barcelona-Roma party Javier Mas, who plucked a bunch of exotic musical instruments playing, legkommerszebb the 12-string Spanish guitar in his hand, puts the Latin stroke, beautiful melodies, virtuosity, the Mexican Rafael Gayol on drums and the congas behind the beat, or One highlight of the evening on the saxophone and wind megmondhatatlan called magic tools play Dino Saldo, and last but not least, the impressive sounding Webb Sisters, Charley and Hattie, Jewels of the vocals.
Cohen's hat, only take off when the drive head of the musicians before, and it often does. The 75 year old artist just resting on a Robinson, the breath stopped, marking the Grammy is not a coincidence, sophisticated, hypersensitive singer recently heard singing not large, yet powerful, pepper backs, arms intertwined, hearts are filled with Cohen's hat, of course, to the hand. Back-back-clapping and applause, Cohen's coming back again and again.
When you go down the stage like an Indian, I lope, I think, if there were pictures, that he went to Thomas Czech, so something like this. Then two more tunes, Take This Waltz in two kiszólás also home to the audience, truly Until last thank everyone all the love in the audience, the bus driver to work. And an end. There is no question that Cohen was in the world should prescribe a prescription.
Budapest, Hungary
Set List - September 2, 2009
First Set
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
Lover Lover Lover
Waiting For The Miracle
Anthem
Second Set
Tower Of Song
Suzanne
Sisters Of Mercy
Gyspy Wife
The Partisan
Boogie Street
Hallelujah
I'm Your Man
Take This Waltz
Encores
So Long, Marianne
First We Take Manhattan
Famous Blue Raincoat
If It Be Your Will
Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
Closing Time
I Tried to Leave You
Whither Thou Goest
Belgrade, Serbia
ENGLISH VERSION.
Još jedan poslednji valcer
Popboks - September 3, 2009 by Nebojša Maric' (Photos: Aleksandar Zec)
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Another Last Waltz
Popboks - September 3, 2009 by Nebojša Maric' (Photos: Aleksandar Zec)
"Thank you keep my song in my life," Cohen said last night at the very end before the full performance troipoc(asovnog Arena
Although the Leonard Cohen deep stepped into the eighth decade of life, his attitude is very simply and gracefully. Last night you could see it on his knees with eyes closed to sing their verses (facing the audience or exceptional guitarists Javier Massu), standing on the side and with hat in hand (a sign of respect) follows the musicians on stage, or how, as boys, trc(kara to backstageu between sets.
The orchestra has been unmistakable. Very precise and discreet (for those moments and the earshot), sounds and voices potcrtava Cohen added. The Bird on the Wire, in the first part of the show (which opened the Dance Me to the End of Love), senses the extraordinary game between "slowhand" blues guitar and Mediterranean-style master from Barcelona, Javier masses (which can be described as an interesting combination Spanish, Greek and gypsy songs).
Masovo play relates dominance over another guitar, but in the next moment, when the striking figure in a dark suit and with a characteristic smile, bitter-cynically announced to the struggle and furnished to the poor remain poor while the rich are rich (Everybody Knows) ... My Secret Life with ease switch to a listener's old-fashioned dance hall, in the last moments before dawn, and the only thing standing in the way the atmosphere is seated character of the concert.
During the 15-ominutne break, under the lights on, you could see how truly powerful Cohenovo heritage. The audience in the arena was made up virtually all generations, and close to your reporter has sat a young couple who decided that one of the first experiences of recently born babies to be meeting with Cohenovim verses and music.
It's hard to live by any musician people cultivate this passion.
"Well my friends are gone and my hair is gray," Cohen declares the beginning of the second set, in one of his songs najduhovitijih Tower of Song, which evokes and Hank Williams. Cohen and bend with ease lower classics like Suzanne (which served as inspiration for former wife of sculptor Armand Vaillancourta, Suzanne Verdal), Hallelluja, I'm Your Man, Take this Waltz ... raising the attendees on their feet.
As a man with an enviable reputation seducer (Rolling Stone him, scandalous, described as the Jewish Bryan Ferryja) - which it is not always going to hand (the most interesting example is the association with Nico, which, however, only otpratio one of the first concerts Doors) -- Cohen is aware that the separation contributes to the magic of life. Last night, even three times returned to the stage so it did impact (So Long, Marianne, First We Take Manhattan, Closing Time ...).
Leonard Cohen was a witness and participant of the most important developments in the culture of the last century. He has shared a room with Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, worked (unsuccessfully) with Phil Spector. In the quest for personal peace and drink the bitter and the sweet juice of life - prepuštao the drugs (in an interview is even said that his prozak helped to feel superior in the spiritual sense, but that he killed his libido), alcohol, women, different religions ...
Today, the Za-Zen Buddhists (Old Rosh teacher gave him the name jikan), which, as he said, ironically, forced to the back to the old days in order to secure retirement.
Without imposing, Cohen became one of the greatest poet of 20th century (about another great figure on this occasion we seem to be too often compared to Cohenovu damage). Among his "children" are the most important names of American music from the end of the last century (Michael Stipe, Jeff Buckley, Kurt Cobain ...), among his fans and friends are people like Nick Cave and Lou Reed.
Serbian audience last night had the opportunity to enjoy live classic pop culture of the 20th century. On the other hand, Cohen's favorite motifs - the love, passion, hope - will hardly ever lose their currency, which remains the hope that his deep voice suggestive continue to tell us about life.
Belgrade, Serbia
ENGLISH VERSION.
JSuper & star
Vreme - September 10, 2009 by Dragan Kremer
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Super Star
Vreme - September 10, 2009 by Dragan Kremer
It is easy to say that almost no objection to last week's performance of Le (o) Narda Cohen (Cohen) in our capital city, unless you recite unachieved, great songs from throughout his four decades of diluted but rich discography. It is much more difficult to add anything so thorough, balanced, harmonious concert, so pleasant and spiritual event. A most difficult - to explain what makes it beautiful, unforgettable, because all the ingredients are ordinary, natural, simple, sensitive ... exactly in line with the songs.
No matter what osedelog Cohen from the monastery of peace in the middle of his 70's (R. '34. Montreal, Canada) drove to the returnee concerts - irony of fate / penalty for leaving his native Judaism: rob these women that you own, seducer and macho, allowed that year menadžeriše? - Surprised him the massive turnout and a cult dedicated to the U.S. for several generations of the audience, and we can only be happy for it and enjoy, hoping that this world tour (started 2008) back in our regions. For ticket prices 2800-4500 d. had about 8500 people, according to official data from the Belgrade Arena, which endeavored to customers multiple reward cards with 1000 copies of DVDs with the documentary Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man. This is the room was charged more than for many rokerske idols and pop stars, not to mention the catharsis of older visitors who waited for this opportunity who-knows-since. Ovations are met out of the characters in inconspicuous clothes, with a cap and caps on stage ušuškanu huge curtains, waterfalls osvetljavanu simple basic colors, and when he started with Dance Me To The End Of Love, The Future and Is not No Cure For Love, nothing less ovations after each taking verses and Valjala over instrumental parts of the track!
The Belgrade concert usually held on the excellent program recorded the album Live In London (2009 2CD/DVD, Columbia / Sony - Multimedia), where the famous Arena O2 atmosphere and mood / reaction of the audience of the 17th VII 2008. not far from ours. Theater, almost mjuzikhol-enhanced atmosphere is stingy, but addressing the Cohen cordial, gentlemanly and restrained slightly ironic 'senior night'. The same sextet with 3 backing singer with Leonard on the whole tour, their first-class quality uigravši to perfection in the refined arrangements as it was fine, pending the final blues song about personal freedom, Bird On The Wire, where he expressed his electric guitarist Bob Metzger (Metzger). Followed a characteristic koenovska warm-cynical "Everybody Knows, and In My Secret Life, which was written with him, Black Escort vokalistkinja Sharon (Sharon) Robinson, later itself will sing one more joint work, Boogie Street. Long wire introduction for suicide songs Who By Fire turned the attention of the Spanish masters Weight Javier (Javier Mas), which is acoustic guitar, mandolin, banduriom, Lauda, etc.. baratao through styles around the Mediterranean. Rasvirana unobtrusive display (k) and sounded like Mark Nofler (Knopfler) and the team from the best track on one of the top authors, eg. Lou Reed (Lou Reed). Relationship virtuosity to the interpretation (Kant) the author, as we experienced, and Reed now the only concert in Belgrade a few seasons, here is the musical director Pasko Roska Becca (Roscoe Beck), bass guitarist and Double Bass; Dino Soldo briljirao with the saxophone and other (wooden and electronic) brass, ukrašavajuc'i salts similar to earlier Brenford (Branford) Marsalis when he appeared with Sting, so it is rare that the track took less than five minutes. Musically, this is all seamless fit and align, and less known songs like Lover Lover Lover and Waiting For The Miracle, after which the Anthem finished first, 70-minute part. Ecstatic pause illuminate the uzmuvala audience pevuši and long, complex Koen verses, and they faced many of the neighboring / surrounding countries, which manjinci Leonard Cohen (was) more important than Dillen (Dylan), growing up in Yugoslavia where the LP - Plates of published Canadian license, and he translated poetry.
Second, almost one hour of the launched Tower Of Song, and then the Coen took guitar and I started Suzanne and Sisters Of Mercy. Lean and lithe silhouette, without the guitar could be to think that the hat singing mainly looking at the floor and possibly the text / reminder, but now it is suspected that broadcast. Furthermore, Cohen is a series of smooth road from stale c(uc(nja or jednokleka not odvlac(ec'i attention from players. They continued with Gypsyžs Wife, and all that is sometimes in his 'electric' opus could zazvuc(ati šlagerski it is immediately became evergreen. Keyboardist Neal (Neil) Larsen dominates old fat organ sound, and folk-pearl The Partisan remove modern Gospel Hallelujah, the song is 2008th stormed to first place in the British top-performing list in Alexandra (Alexandra) Burke, winners of reality-X Factor, which aroused such interest / dragged to another place earlier version of late. Baklija Jeff (Jeff Buckley), while in the first 40 and - for the first time in his life - I Koenov original! Performing the millions hit us, Leonard was clearly yelled verse ... came to Belgrade - attention, not uttered Belgrejd than just Belgrade.
In what style was brought to the end of the concert, it is clear when you know that I'm Your Man cover verse ... will carry the old man because you did not pass unnoticed / accompanied by laughter, and officially, the end-to-try was "Take This Waltz with Lyrical FG Lorca in which Cohen called (Lorca) and his daughter. Again ovations, the first encore began perhaps his najpevnija So Long, Marianne is her rasprskava the choir of thousands of women's votes, that they had rest only in the First We Take Manhattan. Once again the old man Leonard merrily out over a large stage, all dancing dvokorakom. Returns the huge roar of the arena to cover the peace for capital Famous Blue Raincoat, and then those unforgettable deep, izboranim voice speaks his verses If It Be Your Will, and leaves the angelic duet white nurses Web (Webb), which themselves follow the acoustic guitar and a small Harp in the purest tradition apalac(koj.
Author of 'in Kant' s otplesao stage, but returned and has already started izvikivanje orders from the hole sale. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye seems quite appropriate for the end, but joined him and the band for more than a symbolic Closing Time, but even that was not closing time! When Cohen Read wires and go I Tried To Leave You, salve of laughter throughout the audience give the knowledge that after 45 minutes bisiranja agree to go home. Collectively we will intone a votive chapel Whither Thou Goest, greeting. Most of us, this is probably the only time in my life ... honestly, L. Cohen Live. Fortunately, such that we yardsticks to measure his other concerts.
Belgrade, Serbia
Leonard Cohen in Belgrade
All About Jazz - September 27, 2009 by Nenad Georgievski (Photos: Aleksandar Zec)
There is a saying that "all wine improves with age," but despite this well known adage it is only in the nature of a few select wines to significantly improve with time. This wisdom also applies in the case of a select few artists as they and their work age gracefully and tastefully as time goes by. Leonard Cohen is someone whose appeal, charm, grace and, most importantly, songs, seem to get better, more profound and more widely accepted with the passing of time, unlike those of many of his contemporaries. One of the leading poets of these times, Cohen truly is a part of the sublime pantheon of poets alongside other bards such as Dylan, Young, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, Joni Mitchell, John Lennon.
Recently, as a proof of this, when he was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Lou Reed, during the induction speech said: "We are all lucky to be alive at the same time as Leonard Cohen." The cult of Leonard Cohen stands at its highest point for years, bolstered by his poetry, reputation and charisma. He is someone who for years has enjoyed a diet of "women, wine, songs and religion," exorcising his demons by writing some of the most emotionally affecting songs in today's music. This renown is even more impressive, because for many years he lived as a recluse hidden in a Zen Monastery in L. A. Recently, his former manager swindled him out of his savings and royalties by bleeding his bank account, thus forcing him, by his own words, "to work for a living at an old age."
This "farewell" tour, after 15 years of abstinence from touring, saw Cohen traveling the world, delighting his old fans and new generations of admirers. Looking gracefully elegant and trim with a black suit and a fedora, field commander Cohen literally won the hearts of the sold-out Belgrade Arena just by appearing on stage. His arrival proved to be the crescendo of the excitement, with the crowd buzzing in anticipation, finally bursting out in a genuinely enthusiastic reception. There were standing ovations just for seeing him there, and it's unlikely there will be another stage entrance reception to rival this one.
Yet, he raised the stakes even higher with the first song "Dance me till the end of love" as well as what followed. He did the unexpected, dropping on his knee in front of the audience, who felt spellbound by his humility and, at the same time, nobility. How very unlikely that someone else from the pop pantheon would do such a thing. What strikes one most when he starts singing is the depth of his voice, which has become deeper and more vicious, the words now burning like fire: "Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin, Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in, Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove, / Dance me to the end of love."
This was soon followed by the brutal and ironic "The Future," then the poignant and lovely "Ain't No Cure For Love." The audience showed sincere reverence for Cohen, laughing wholeheartedly at his many jokes, while maintaining a respectful silence through the quieter numbers while listening to each word: "Famous Blue Raincoat," "Suzanne," "A Thousand Kisses Deep," "Gypsy Wife," "Chelsea Hotel," "Sisters of Mercy," "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye." On the other hand, Cohen quickly felt at home with this audience, sharing a mutual feeling of old friends meeting again after years of separation, even though it was the first time he has played here. There was a special spiritual generosity on part of the audience which in a way melted the distance between him and them. It was some kind of a personal embrace and appreciation. His gentle humor was infectious throughout and in full evidence. He admitted that "It's been a long time since he last played live, 15 years, a time when he was "just a kid" with a dream.
That sense was evident even in his generous relationship with the band, as he never hesitated to acknowledge their contributions where it was due. Led by bassist and musical director Roscoe Beck, this nine-piece band consisting of brilliant musicians who were more than able to bring out the best of these songs that sound deceptively simple and frugal. Their playing was flawless. Whenever some of them soloed, Cohen would take off his hat and stand enraptured. He generously shared the spotlight with them, especially with his backing vocals (and muses), the Webb sisters, who had a solo spotlight with "If it be Your Will" and Sharon Robinson, Cohen's long time collaborator and co-writer of some of his most famous songs: "In my Secret Life," "Everybody Knows," and one for which she took the lead vocal, "Boogie Street."
For some of us one of the highlights definitely was Javier Mas and his army of instruments. This master musician from Barcelona played on a variety of instruments: bandurria, laud, archilaud, and 12-string guitar. No wonder Cohen calls him "shepherd of the strings." His gypsy soul gave a different flavor to the magnificence of these precious gems. The Arabian-sounding 12-string-guitar intro to "Who by Fire" was breathtaking, as he demonstrated extraordinary virtuosity with sounds intricately woven into a beautiful tapestry.
"I'm Your man" was one of the best-received songs of the night, its lyrics provoking one of many standing ovations: "If you want a lover, Ill do anything you ask me to, And if you want another kind of love, Ill wear a mask for you, If you want a partner, Take my hand, Or if you want to strike me down in anger, Here I stand, I'm your man." It is no secret that he has always relied on or was inspired by the benevolence of women.
In a live setting most of his songs take on a gospel-like feeling, creating something sacred, something akin to a ceremony. "Tower of Song" is one song like that, as is "Hallelujah." But, what really matters is the fire with which he sings these songs: "Well, there was a time when you let me know, what's really going on below, but now you never show that to me do you, but remember when I moved in you, and the holy dove was moving too/ and every breath we drew was Hallelujah."
Again, Cohen's voice is an instrument of singular beauty, its timbre having the resonance that can rend the very fabric of the universe. When it dips and soars, it's magnificent. "Tower of Song" has that voice weaving round a simple keyboard accompaniment, singing: "Well, my friends are gone and my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play, And I'm crazy for love but I'm not coming on, I'm just paying my rent every day, Oh in the tower of song." Definitely he caught his audience by surprise with the level of passion, verve and grace that he exuded.
The show went on and on with the same great spirit—just an endless procession of excellent songs: "First We Take Manhattan," "Closing Time," "So Long Marianne," "Wither You Goest." Can anyone think of another musician of that age or other bands and musicians beyond that age group capable of doing a concert three and a half hours long (not including the pause in the middle)? Armed with his songs he constantly moved all across the stage, occasionally dropping on his knee, or both, in front of the audience. At times, especially during the encores, he would hop after each song with a grin on his face.
In recent years, the world to a degree caught up with Cohen. Generations of performers, from U2 to Nick Cave to Sting, still borrow heavily from his florid poetry. Cohen wrote many songs that were covered by a myriad of musicians in recent times. There are excellent tribute albums by many of today's popular singers and musicians. But when hearing Cohen singing his compositions, one gets the message that these are his songs and that the others are just borrowing them.
To be doing what he is doing at this point is about ensuring continuity between the past and the present, and forging a path into the future. Why should people have to stop doing what they love at a certain point because of age or a good financial situation? Over the years, people like Neil Young, Cohen or Dylan and others have been constantly reinventing the answer. Their work and their lives are love letters to consistency. After the fourth encore, Cohen ended the concert by thanking the audience for keeping his songs alive and stating that it was an honor to be performing for them.
The entire evening along with the concert itself were blessed. That night at the Arena was a beautiful, awkward, strangely intimate, heart-fulfilling, sweet, deep, raw, emotional and moving experience. It was more than just a concert: to witness this man was one of the most enchanting, deeply moving and gratifying experience and musical performance I have ever had, both for me and the audience present. A way to say goodbye, feeling enriched and fulfilled.
Belgrade, Serbia
Photos and Other Fan Reports
Photos - "Leonard Cohen - Beograd, Srbija - 02.09.2009" - "Leonard Cohen"
Discuss the tour and read fan reviews on The Leonard Cohen Forum and in French on the Leonard Cohen Forum (French site).
Bucharest, Romania
Set List - September 4, 2009
First Set
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
Lover Lover Lover
Waiting For The Miracle
The Flood (recitation)
Anthem
Second Set
Tower Of Song
Suzanne
Sisters Of Mercy
Gyspy Wife
The Partisan
Boogie Street
Hallelujah
I'm Your Man
Take This Waltz
Encores
So Long, Marianne
First We Take Manhattan
Famous Blue Raincoat
If It Be Your Will
Closing Time
I Tried to Leave You
Whither Thou Goest
Bucharest, Romania
ENGLISH VERSION.
Leonard Cohen, un trubadur al angoaselor, a revenit la Bucures,ti
MediaFax - September 5, 2009 by Cristina Mazilu (Photos: Mediafax Foto/AFP)
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Leonard Cohen, a troubadour of the anxieties, returned to Bucharest
MediaFax - September 5, 2009 by Cristina Mazilu (Photos: Mediafax Foto/AFP)
Leonard Cohen returned to Bucharest, where, on Friday evening for a 3 o'clock concert to an audience of about 7,500 people, Romanian public offering again a lesson of modesty and professionalism, but also a memorable show - artist emphasizing that knows when will ever return.
Show that he presented was almost identical to that of 2008, the artist being on tour with the same show. It started just with the famous piece "Dance Me To The End Of Love" and then continuing with "The Future" and "Is not No Cure For Love".
"Thank you, friends," Cohen told the audience member. "Thank you so much that I have called back to Bucharest. I do not know when I could get, so tonight we will give all we can," promised the artist aged about 75 years.
They also followed the concert for three hours - not including 15 minute break - Cohen's famous songs - "Everybody Knows", "In My Secret Life", "Waiting for the Miracle", "Suzanne", "The Gypsy's Wife "and" Take This Waltz ", play the rhythms that, like almost a year ago, and took farewell from the public, but his words are covered by the wave of applause and cheers.
Cohen withdrew from the scene, returning then to other hits of-its - "So Long, Marianne", "First We Take Manhattan", "If It Be Your Will" and "Closing Time". Giving and wore hats off to a whole concert, Canadian artist took goodbye once again to those in the audience, but not all - Cohen scoring a second, then a third comeback, with songs including "I Tried To Leave You".
"It was an honor to play for hearts as yours and to be received in them," he said before leaving the scene last, happy, in step rogue.
Even at the age of 75 years (on September 21), one thing has not changed to Cohen - unmistakable voice timbre, with deep tones, when the prophet that subjugate the masses, when the lover lovers. Minstrel's anxieties, he is the artist who for the souls of countless fans worldwide. As to a life that had "the opportunity" to try different degrees of depression, many courses in order to cure melancholy - including remedies counting is therapy, yoga, religion and drugs - the best to cure were proved to be all poetry, red wine and beautiful women.
Its power of attraction has not diminished - dressed in dark colors and a suit with a hat on head, Cohen ruled the scene - and the audience, which listened in silence - with încredearea own an artist who is its element.
During show time in the capital, Leonard Cohen was accompanied by instrumentalists Javier Mas, Bob Metzger, Dino Soldo, Rafael Gayol, Neil Larsen, Roscoe Beck, and Sharon Robinson, Charley and Hattie Webb Webb were voices to balance concert. Moreover, he played the guitar, but the synthesizer, reviewing all stages of his career over 40 years.
Thus, Cohen once again charmed audiences in Bucharest, in concert held Iolanda Balas Soter Stadium.
Events, organizers of the event, told AFP that the concert around 7500 people attended. Despite initial progress have changed the place of the concert - Constitution Square Iolanda Balas Soter Stadium - Tuborg Green Fest because of the festival, taking place at the same time, in the Izvor Park nearby, on the grounds that it would be inconvenient for his concert Cohen, no athletics stadium could not provide a place protected in terms of noise.
Trams, police sirens, and even airplanes landing or taking off the airport Baneasa have been heard throughout the show time.
Bucharest, Romania
ENGLISH VERSION.
Leonard Cohen? Seducator. Impecabil
Jurnalul National - September 5, 2009 by Alex Revenco (Photos: Dan Marinescu, Jurnalul National)
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Leonard Cohen? Seductive. Impeccable
Jurnalul National - September 5, 2009 by Alex Revenco (Photos: Dan Marinescu, Jurnalul National)
After the Romans conquered the last great Canadian artist had another Friday night prestatie overwhelming. This time, the whole show was changed, namely to satisfy the nearly 7,000 spectators, many arriving for the second time Cohen concert.
Divided into two acts, show lasted two fifty-five minutes was more dense orchestration pieces had a wider instrumentalists came off more obvious, and Sharon Robinson complete the performance masterly talentatelor Webb sisters. "This man in Barcelona, Xavier Mas, impressed the audience with great dexterity interpretive, so the guitar with 12 strings, and the banjo.
The stamp or overwhelming, Cohen fascinated us again, playing well known hits, but original songs, danced, recited to us, and in the end thanked us because we kept alive all his work. After two and a half hours of trying to end the concert, but the public, stand up, the "forced" to give bis by bis (five in total!). At one point he said "is closing time", he inserted into his poetry intention "I try to break up with you", culminating with "I hope you are happy now."
In addition, the public has created a fantastic atmosphere, applauded and cheered, the silent precisely when needed, has responded warmly to everything happening on stage. Unlike last year, this time it felt more to connoisseurs than the curious.
Bucharest, Romania
ENGLISH VERSION.
Leonard Cohen, un gentleman la Bucures,ti: ravasitor
Libertatea - September 5, 2009 by Sandra Sârbu, Radu Restivan (Photos: Radu Restivan)
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Leonard Cohen, a gentleman in Bucharest: ravasitor
Libertatea - September 5, 2009 by Sandra Sârbu, Radu Restivan (Photos: Radu Restivan)
With a career 43 years back, Leonard Cohen performed a second time in his career in Bucharest, in front of over 6,000 spectators come from all over Romania.
Events organized by The event was scheduled to begin at 20:00 and the artist did not delay even one minutes in the show that was not prefaced by any other performer: the venerable Leonard Cohen needs no introduction, wherever they play in the world.
"Dance Me To The End Of Love" was the song that opened the evening offered great musician who comes from Canada.
Aritistul aged 74 years continued with songs like "Hallelujah" or "In My Secret Life.
Cohen's concerts audience raises no standing, but have the gift to stick by seats that viewers are becoming more and more soft the voice of the interpreter ra(va(s,itoare bring a new song in the hearts of all. However, at the end of the songs listed above, all the audience to applaud the open stage on muzican.
Solourile artist have reached record orgasmic and brought thousands of spectators to a state of reverie that few musicians have the gift to offer.
Who was peerless in concert Friday night, could not remain single for throughout the series. Leonard Cohen's warm voice came down from Bucharest late summer atmosphere for the first few days of autumn.
He made two bis-uri
Urged the public, Cohen returned twice on stage in thousands of cheering spectators, offering something that occurs rarely in concerts in Romania: two bis-sites.
Bucharest, Romania
ENGLISH VERSION.
Va mult,umim înca o data, domnule Cohen!
Evenimentul - September 5, 2009 by Doinel Tronaru (Photos: Cosmin Marinescu)
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Thanks again, Mr. Cohen!
Evenimentul - September 5, 2009 by Doinel Tronaru (Photos: Cosmin Marinescu)
Nearly a year after it celebrated in Bucharest, The fulfillment of 74 years, Loenard Cohen decided to return to the Romanian public, with a show held last night on staionul Iolanda Balas, Soter of the capital.
Contrary to custom-established international stars when we visit, Canadian artist went on stage just announced at eight fixed, and started suddenly show with the song "Dance Me To The End Of Love". At the same suit in which he won last time the public and held it became the emblem of this tournament, "high poet of melancholy" has been heating parts that were to make, immediately, the public love: "The Future "and" Is not No Cure For Love ", then addressed the first of several thousand people who came to see, many of them they arrived at his concert for the second time.
"Thank you, Romania. Thank you, Bucharest. It's an honor to be here with you. Tonight we'll show you everything we can, "said Leonard Cohen, before another popular piece," Bird On The Wire ", which was first received with applause by those present. Moreover, the first agreements of each of the best known songs were welcomed by the public with a round of applause. Night fell over the stadium Iolanda Balas, filled approximation on the whole, changing the twilight darkness on agreements with the song "Everybody Knows".
Cohen's voice with a stamp as vibrant as the records of years, 70, is sounded great in any corner of the stadium. It sounds as you know. Solos by instrumentalists who scored each item, including that of musician Javier Mas, guitar bandurria were received, each time, with audience applause. Andalusian version of Mas guitarist, an artist in Barcelona, For "Who By Fire", transformed, sometimes, a great flamenco, followed the famous and rather merchantability "In My Secret Life. Agreements delays of each of them mesmerized the audience, who listened to music in silence, as the theater.
Songs like "No Way to Say Goodbye", "Lover Come Back" or "Waiting for a Miracle" have enchanted the audience so hard that it looked longer and respond. Last track played before the break for 25 minutes (which interrupted the concert organizers announced exactly when) was "Ring the Bell", whose lyrics were initially recited by Cohen in a incantation. In addition to playing first stanza, the artist kneeling, as if in prayer. On the final agreements of the song, Cohen thanked the public for coming to see and to receive extraodrinara( enjoyed at the second visit in Bucharest.
Bucharest, Romania
ENGLISH VERSION.
Leonard Cohen, un spectacol de magie s,i poezie la Bucures,ti
NewsIn - September 5, 2009 by Alina Oprea (Photos: Events)
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Leonard Cohen, a show of magic and poetry in Bucharest
NewsIn - September 5, 2009 by Alina Oprea (Photos: Events)
Dressed in suit and white shirt, with her customary hat and a gentleman devoted gestures, Leonard Cohen performed a second time in Bucharest, managing to make music like a magic show, returning three times on stage, confessing to fans "I tried to Leave You".
At 20.00, as was announced, Leonard Cohen stepped on stage in rhythm song "Dance me till the end of love", decided to make the best of him and his music.
For three hours, with only a brief pause, Canadian artist and his band have returned to Bucharest finest repertoire of songs Cohen, "Dance Me to End of Love", "Is not No Cure for Love", "In My Secret Life "," Lover Lover "," Waiting for the Miracle "," I'm Your Man "or" Take This Waltz ", the rhythms that the public has practiced dance steps.
After two hours of concert, the audience stood up, when Cohen announced his first orchestra and remained so until the end of the concert. In the second part of the concert, Canadian was accompanied by guitar and piano played one song, thanking the public that the expected sprightly. "Thank you for staying," said Cohen, then resumed the music, which people at the concert, both young and older, we know.
Gentleman acknowledged, Leonard Cohen has released several times and his hat tilted on stage or in the orchestra or the public. Every solo instrumentalists, like Cohen remained in the shadows, taking his hat in his hand and smiling approvingly.
With a warm voice, Cohen and recited verses from the song "If it be your will":
"If it be your will
That I speak no more
And my voice be still
As it was before
I will speak no more
I shall abid until
I have spoken for
If it be your will"
Recalled three times on stage, they leave and then return playful, sprightly dance, Leonard Cohen has admitted how difficult it is to leave the public, which prompted him to drive carefully back home after all their urase find happiness with friends and family, and, if luck does not smile, to find peace in solitude.
Despite the ban on smoking, smokers present at the concert could not refrain and have lit a few cigarettes.
Leonard Cohen concert was originally scheduled in Constitution Square in the capital, but organizers moved it after the stadium Youth, not to be disturbed by noise from the Tuborg Green Fest.
Portrait of a musician-poet
Music artist, poet and novelist, Leonard (Norman) Cohen was born on September 21, 1934 in Montreal (Canada), a family of Hebrew Christians. Cohen started his musical career in New York in the late 1960s. His songs talk about the biggest and oldest of the world themes: gender, spirituality, religion and power.
Community Hebrew give him a chance "affirmation" at the age of 6 years, when he played guitar in a variety show. Leonard Cohen's father wanted his son but to continue the tradition of textile merchant. Leonard will follow their own way, and at the age of 22 years, in 1956, he published the first volume of poetry, "Let Us Compare Mythologies". This, together with the volume of poems "Flowers For Hitler" (1964) and two novels, The Favorite Game "(1963) and" Beautiful Losers "(1966) had to bring assessment in Canada.
In the '60s, Leonard goes to college, where philosophy deepens and seminars on mythological themes. But Cohen abandons young faculty to go to New York, a place where hopes to redefine the possibilities vital.
His first album, "Songs of Leonard Cohen, appeared in 1967. The song "Suzanne", included on this album became a hit thanks to Judy Collins, Leonard convinced that one of his talent.
After the "The Future" in 1994, Cohen retreated to the Mount Baldy Zen Center, a monastery in California, near Los Angeles, to study the philosophy of Zen. Two years later, was invested with the title of Rinzai Zen Buddhist monk, receiving the name Jikhan ( "The Quiet"), but gave up monastic life in 1999. After this experience, in 2001 was a spectacular return to the "Ten New Songs" (ten songs), an album well received by critics. From this album was drawn on the single "In My Secret Life.
Asked about drug use, he acknowledged: "I tried everything. I would promote happy, if they would have any effect.
Canadian poet press interviews are rare. In that interview, Cohen said that behind every poem or standing a guitar and a woman resting in front of guitarist.
In 1960, Leonard and bought a house in the Greek island of Hydra and lived intermittently in England, Greece, in Los Angeles and New York.
Music artist appears in the soundtrack to the film "Natural Born Killers" Oliver Stone's where songs like "Waiting for a Miracle" and "The Future" exactly match vizunea about manipulation through the media director.
The official website of the artist, it is estimated that the songs in the collection of Leonard Cohen songs have become sites cover more than 1330 times. The known musicians who have taken over and recântat creations are U2, REM, Sting, Nick Cave, Rufus Wainwright and Johnny Cash.
Cohen joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in March 2008, along with Madonna. Artists become eligible for Hall of Fame 25 years after they released their first single or album and are represented in an exhibition at the Museum of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
Leonard Cohen, one of the most important and influential singers and songwriters of the last 40 years, he performed for the first time in Romania last year, on September 21, Arch of Triumph stadium in Bucharest, in front of about 10,000 people in in a world tour, the day they turn 74.
Discography
"Songs of Leonard Cohen" (1967), "Songs From A Room" (1969), "Songs of Love and Hate" (1971), "Live Songs" (1973), "New Skin for the Old Ceremony" (1974) "The Best Of" (1975), "Death of a Ladies' Man" (1977), "Recent Songs" (1979), "Various Positions" (1984), "I'm Your Man" (1988), " The Future "(1992)," Cohen Live "(1994)," More Best Of "(1997)," Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979 "(2001)," Ten New Songs "(2001)," The Essential Leonard Cohen (2002), "Dear Heather" (2004).
Bucharest, Romania
ENGLISH VERSION.
VIDEO FOTOGALERIE Leonard Cohen la Bucuresti, concertul pe care l-ai vedea in fiecare an
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VIDEO FOTOGALERIE Leonard Cohen la Bucuresti, concertul pe care l-ai vedea in fiecare an
Aproape 7800 de oameni au fost prezenti vineri, 4 septembrie, la concertul sustinut de Leonard Cohen pe Stadionul Tineretului "Iolanda Balas Soter" din Capitala. Aflat pentru a doua oara in Romania, in cadrul aceluiasi turneu, artistul canadian a cantat 26 de piese, a recitat poezii si a sustinut doua bisuri de 40 de minute. "We don't know when we will pass this way again, friends. Until then, may you fall on the side of luck, may you be surrounded by friends. And if this is not your luck, may the blessings find you in your solitude", a fost binecuvantarea de final a poetului. Intr-un costum simplu, cu o camasa alba, dar cu nelipsita palarie - asa s-a prezentat Mr. Cohen vineri seara, la Stadionul Tineretului. Punctual ca un adevarat gentleman, a inceput la ora 20:00 si ne-a dansat "'till the end of love" (Dance Me To End Of Love). "Thank you for shining down on us", a multumit el dupa inca doua piese (The Future si Ain't No Cure For Love). "Thanks so much to having us back to Bucuresti. [...] Tonight we're gonna give you everything we love". Iar publicul a primit bucuros. O parte dintre spectatori s-a apropiat de scena, stand pe iarba, pe culoarele dintre scaune. Altii s-au bucurat de spatiul din spatele scaunelor, unde au putut dansa.Au urmat piese ca Bird On The Wire, Lover Lover Lover, Waiting For A Miracle si Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye, pentru ca apoi artistul sa ne recite poezia The Flood, scris in Israel (1973), alaturi de refrenul piesei Anthem. "The flood it is gatheringSoon it will moveAcross every valleyAgainst every roofThe body will drownAnd the soul will shake looseI write all this downDon't have the proof" (Israel, 1973) "So ring the bellsThat still can ringForget your perfect offeringThere is a crack in everythingThat's how the light gets in" Prima parte a spectacolului s-a incheiat cu Anthem si cu promisiunea ca totul va fi reluat dupa pauza, nu inainte ca Mr. Cohen sa ne prezinte, poetic ca intotdeauna, prietenii aflati pe scena: "the great virtuoso" Javier Mas (chitara acustica), "the maestro of breath" Dino Soldo (saxofon, clarinet, clape si "wind instrument"), "the irreplaceable" Bob Metzger (chitara electrica si acustica), "the prince of precision" Rafael Bernardo Gayol (percutie), "the subtle, the impeccable" Neil Larsen (clape & acordeon), "the incomparable" Sharon Robinson, "on vocals, heart and gymnastic, the sublime" Webb Sisters (Charley si Hattie, backing vocals) si "the shepherd of our conscience" Roscoe Beck (chitara-bas si director muzical al turneului). Dupa 20 de minute de pauza, am fost adusi in "turnul cantecelor", cu melodii ca Tower Of Song ("I'm just paying my rent every day/ Oh, in the tower of song"), Suzanne, Sisters Of Mercy ("If your life is a leaf/ That the seasons tear off and condemn"), The Gipsy's Wife sau The Partisan. Boogie Street-ul i l-a lasat lui Sharon Robinson, care ne-a indemnat la evanescenta, in timp ce Mr. Cohen facea backing vocals in penumbra. "So come, my friends, be not afraidWe are so lightly hereIt is in love that we are madeIn love we disappear" Seara a continuat cu celebrul Hallelujah, pentru ca Take This Waltz sa faca lumea sa danseze pe adaptarea muzicala a unui celebru poem al lui Federico Garcia Lorca. "Now in Vienna there's ten pretty womenThere's a shoulder where death comes to cryThere's a lobby with nine hundred windowsThere's a tree where the doves go to die" Dupa o noua prezentare a colegilor de scena, Mr. Cohen si-a scos palaria in semn de apreciere pentru publicul din fata sa si a parasit scena topaind strengareste. A fost insa imediat atras inapoi pe scena de "magnetul uman" creat de cei aproximativ 7800 de melomani prezenti pe Stadionul Tineretului. Si a urmat poate cel mai lung bis din istorie, cu un public care, in picioare, nu se mai satura sa asculte, sa cante, sa danseze, sa aplaude. Piese ca So Long Marianne, First We Take Manhattan si Famous Blue Raincoat, au fost intregite cu un moment de poezie, chiar inainte ca surorile Webb sa cante If It Be Your Will."If it be your willThat I speak no moreAnd my voice be stillAs it was beforeI will speak no moreI shall abide untilI am spoken forIf it be your willIf it be your willThat a voice be trueFrom this broken hillI will sing to youFrom this broken hillAll your praises they shall ringIf it be your willTo let me sing" Closing Time ("Ah we're drinking and we're dancing/ And the band is really happening") a venit ca un avertisment ca spectacolul s-a sfarsit, dar din nou canadianul a fost chemat pe scena, pentru un al doilea bis. I Tried To Leave You, a recunoscut muzical Leonard Cohen, care a incheiat cu o marturisire de suflet: "here's a man still working for your smile". Apoi intreaga echipa, cu trupa, producator, sunetist, s-a renunit pe scena in jurul artistului si au cantat Whither Thou Goest. "Whither thou goest I will goWhither thou lodgest I will lodgeThy people shall beMy peopleWhither thou goest I will go" "To you friends, who kept my songs alive all these years - my deep gratitude! It is a great honour to play for you. You've been through so much, you know so much of the human spirit, where it can thrive and where it can fall. It is an honour to play for heart like your, to be accepted by you. So we don't know when we will pass this way again, friends. Until then, may you fall on the side of luck, may you be surrounded by friends. And if this is not your luck, may the blessings find you in your solitude. We are deeply greateful for the hospitality that you've shown us this evening", a multumit Mr. Cohen la finalul celor mai bine de trei ore de muzica si poezie. Setlist 1) Dance Me To End Of Love2) The Future3) Ain't No Cure For Love4) Bird On The Wire5) Everybody Knows6) In My Secret Life7) Who By Fire8) Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye9) Lover Lover Lover10) Waiting For The Miracle11) The Flood (poezie)12) Anthem(pauza 20 de minute)13) Tower Of Song14) Suzanne15) Sisters Of Mercy16) The Gipsy's Wife17) The Partisan18) Boogie Street19) Hallelujah20) I'm Your Man21) Take This Waltz(bis 1)22) So Long Marianne23) First We Take Manhattan24) Famous Blue Raincoat25) If It Be Your Will26) Closing Time(bis 2)27) I Tried To Leave You28) Whither Thou Goest CiteĹźte mai multe despre concert • bucuresti • leonard cohen
Bucharest, Romania
ENGLISH VERSION.
Leonard Cohen a oferit romanilor trei ore de magie! (poze)
Apropo - September 5, 2009 by Alexandra Ungureanu (Photos: Cosmin Bararu)
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Leonard Cohen gave the Romans three hours of magic! (picture)
Apropo - September 5, 2009 by Alexandra Ungureanu (Photos: Cosmin Bararu)
Leonard Cohen performed last night in Bucharest, Iolanda Balas Soter Stadium for three hours in front of an audience of about 7,500 people.
Modest, very talented and with an extraordinary voice, Leonard has not disappointed this time either fans, they in turn rewarding him with applause and cheers throughout the show.
Punctual, Leonard has appeared on stage to the applause of the public at 20:00 and started the concert with the song "Dance Me To The End Of Love", then continuing with "The Future" and "Is not No Cure For Love ".
"Thank you very much, friends. Thank you so much that I have called back to Bucharest. I do not know when I could get, so tonight we will give all we can," said the artist.
"Everybody Knows", "In My Secret Life", "Suzanne", "The Gypsy's Wife", "Take This Waltz" and "I'm Your Man" are just some of the songs with which audiences vrajit Leonard Bucharest.
The artist retired from the stage to return and then three times, at bis, with other famous songs: "So Long, Marianne", "First We Take Manhattan", "If It Be Your Will" and "Closing Time".
Finally, Leonard Cohen sang publicly "I Tried To Leave You" and expressed the joy of being together with her fans: "It was an honor to play for hearts as yours and be received in them" .
Along with Cohen also climbed onstage instrumentalists: Javier Mas, Bob Metzger, Dino Soldo, Rafael Gayol, Neil Larsen, Roscoe Beck and Sharon Robinson, Charley Webb Hattie Webb (baking vocals).
Leonard Cohen managed to reach the hearts of fans in Romania, giving them a magical concert.
Bucharest, Romania
ENGLISH VERSION.
Leonard Cohen la Bucures,ti - Nu un concert, ci un spectacol!
LiterNet - September 5, 2009 (Photos: Cristian Radu)
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Leonard Cohen in Bucharest - not a concert but a show!
LiterNet - September 5, 2009 (Photos: Cristian Radu)
7,800 people were present on September 4, 2009 at the second show that Leonard Cohen had supported in Bucharest Stadium Youth "Iolanda Balas, Soter. Latest seats were sold out before the concert, Cohen sold back to the last note.
The audience had the opportunity to participate in a concert that in Hyde Park. Many of them lay on the grass, enjoying the intimate atmosphere.
Mr. Cohen started punctually, as a true gentleman, at 20.00. This time, however, the Romanian public was ready for punctuality, so the atmosphere was special from the start. First Part urged viewers to dance Till the End of Love, but the dance steps of the stadium occurred only once with the song Take this Waltz.
Dressed in a simple suit with white shirt, and the customary hat, Leonard Cohen reiterated Bucharest's performance last year, exercising his talent for wizard on the thousands of people present at the show.
For three hours, with only a brief pause, Canadian artist and his band have returned to Bucharest finest repertoire of songs Cohen: Dance Me to End of Love / The Future / Is not No Cure for Love / Bird on the Wire / Everybody Knows / In My Secret Life / Who By Fire / Lover Lover / Waiting for the Miracle / Anthem / Tower of Song / Suzanne / Sisters of Mercy / The Gipsy's Wife / The Partisan / Boogie Street / Hallelujah / I'm Your Man / Take This Waltz / So Long Marianne / First We Take Manhattan / Famous Blue Raincoat / If It Be Your Will / Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye / Closing Time / I Tried to Leave You.
Every solo instrument or demonstration of skill or trade mark Sharon Robinson Webb Sisters, Cohen remained humble, though, the shadows, hat in hand and kept a smile approvingly. Kneeling in front of the public. He spoke directly and simply each spectator, each soul sang. The whole audience felt the magic voice.
Like last time when he was in Romania, Leonard Cohen has bisat long. He went three times, sprightly dance on stage, and returned just as happy in front of which received standing, prolonged applause. I Tried to Leave You, Cohen said at the end, and, finally, after three hours of plea, he did.
Bucharest, Romania
ENGLISH VERSION.
Leonard Cohen: Mult,umesc mult, prieteni, ca m-at,i chemat, din nou, la Bucures,ti!
Cotidianul - September 5, 2009 by Ramona Draghici (Photos: Cristian Radu)
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Leonard Cohen: Thank you, friends, that I've called again in Bucharest!
Cotidianul - September 5, 2009 by Ramona Draghici (Photos: Cristian Radu)
Leonard Cohen performed last night in Bucharest Stadium Iolanda Balas, Soter, the musician is currently in Romania last year, all in September.
Iolanda Balas, Soter Stadium. 18.30. Leonard Cohen fans were already gathered in front of the entrance and wait to occupy Canadian concert artist. It stays in place and civilized discussion about the event. "Can not wait to hear it and see. I really need the music of this period, do not know, like a cure all, it's so, as a dressing for the soul ", he said a gentleman of about forty-somethings wife, it aprobându it with the hot one.
Meanwhile, organizers of Events make the last details. They are friendly and respond to all requests. Elegantly explains even those over the fence trying to sell tickets to overcharge, right in front of the ticket.
But they do not understand (obviously) and still "play". "Madam, madam, you want tickets to 'Lionar Coen'?! Remember, it costs only 300 lei. Not find at home, you know! "Tells a" gentleman "with stomach and shot a lady who ignores it. Checkout and buy tickets to ... 250 lei. "Lord" with cannon fire belly and continue to "fish for customers, but all without success. In particular, the short time involved and the bodyguards.
Time 19.45. The crowd almost has "moved" to the stadium. Were lit and the lights on stage. Over one quarter of an hour Leonard Cohen comes to the public.
20.00. "Dance Me To The End Of Love" starts joy and excitement. Yes, Leonard Cohen entered the stage at a fixed time as us normal. The audience applauds. Mr. Cohen is the same. Elegant and modest. Dressed in suit and hat. Which one out and welcomes yours. "Thank you, friends. Thank you so much that I've called again in Bucharest. I do not know when I could get, so tonight we will give all we can, "said the artist who will be celebrating 75 years on September 21.
They followed "The Future", "Is not No Cure For Love", "Everybody Knows", "In My Secret Life", "Waiting for the Miracle", "Suzanne", "The Gypsy's Wife" and "Take This Waltz "play the rhythms that he retired from the stage, but not for long. The applause they called back and continued with Cohen "First We Take Manhattan", "I, m Your Man," "So Long, Marianne", "If It Be Your Will" and "Closing Time".
"It was an honor to play for hearts as yours and to be received in them," he said, "Troubadour anxieties" getting ready to leave the scene, no more singing than before. "I Tried To Leave You" to "progress" in the same voice unmistakable stamp of the artist. "Well done, man, Leonard" how can a fan shouted "hot", without realizing that the artist did not hear him.
The second concert in Bucharest's Leonard Cohen was as that of last year, followed by over 7000 people coming to the stadium. Cohen gave the same lesson of modesty and professionalism. Together with his band: Roscoe Beck, Neil Larsen, Rafael Gayol, Bob Metzger, Javier Mas, Dino Soldo, tools, and female voices Charley Webb, Sharon Robinson and Hattie Webb. Leonard Cohen's next concert will be in Spain.
Bucharest, Romania
ENGLISH VERSION.
Roscoe Beck despre eternul Leonard Cohen
Jurnalul National - September 6, 2009 by Rozana Mihalache
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Roscoe Beck on forever Leonard Cohen
Jurnalul National - September 6, 2009 by Rozana Mihalache
Leonard Cohen returned to Romania and again gave us a perfect lesson haberdashery, elegance, friendship and love.
I looked respectful and I adored the voice, when he knelt in front of us, he removed his hat and under a full moon, with eyes closed, she sang. He played for us, but for those who died, for those lost and those who go through difficult moments.
LeonardCohen left the scene leaving behind thousands of intoxicated people quiet and happiness and love.
"Leonard have enjoyed both concerts in Romania. You know, usually do not remember how it was in all places where you go, remember to say that audience, but about both. But both are memorable concert in Bucharest. First because Leonard celebrated birthdays here and now because the public was silent, which we made us to sing more slowly. The hardest part is to play slowly, but I had to do this May and Leonard chose to sing something in addition to what I had planned.
"Lover, Lover, Lover" is one example, the first set lasting longer than usual. So yes, Leonard loves to play here again. "
Roscoe Beck's bassist and musical director Leonard Cohen tells me that backstage after the show.
Smile and take a sip of red wine provided by the organizers. Romanian wine he likes. Everyone likes. And they love the way you were welcomed here.
A few moments earlier in Leonard passed away in November next. Still wore his hat and hastened to reach the hotel.
Roscoe was excused and went to change. While I expected to come near me Javier Mas, "Barcelona" and I changed a few words in Spanish, sharing our common passion for ... Pedro Almodovar's films. Roscoe and Javier, as the rest of the team, are very sociable and absolutely wonderful.
Mike Scoble, Cohen's tour manager, pass in November and it is my hand. The night before they met at the reception organized in honor of the arrival at the Palace Ghika Leonard.
"The artist I worked with most easily. It has no claims absurd, says directly what we want and we welcome, especially since, again, his requests are generally easy to fulfill." Mike told me that and occasionally peeking at the screen that was designed DVD with Leonard's concert in London.
Roscoe Beck smiles the mention of "famous" DVD.
"You know, we never imagined that concert that he's on DVD. We were all convinced that one out very well because it had had problems with sound. And Leonard was concerned. I still have a chance to see all records and Now when I think about it, I realize that was the only time I always kept on eye sunglasses. "
I said that my favorite part of the concert is when Leonard recites "A Thousand Kisses Deep." Yes, but generally do so only when it comes to public speaking a angleza(. It happens to all concerts.
Sharon Robinson leaves the room for the team and go to the coach who waited near the stadium.
"Last year she failed to arrive in Romania. He had health problems and stayed to do their analysis. If you believe this, Sharon is married to one quarter of a century and has a boy of 20 years. I I sang at the wedding. "
All are very united. I have the "point" common Leonard and love what I do.
"Yes, you're right, not just looks, but we have a beautiful life. It is not easy indeed I leave behind loved ones, but that's what we do and we like very much by chance. I have a little boy 11 years and admit that I'm really miss him, but when you have holiday concerts May take with us. It's an opportunity for him to see Europe. We all love this continent, we always received more warmly. "
Roscoe out of an envelope bag with views that portrayed him Leonard. "These are some photos taken by Dominique Issermann in the 80s. Then she and Leonard were lovers. They had dedicated'm Your Man."
I draw attention to one in which he sits at a table in front of a typewriter and tell my new friend that Leonard looks like there should be in jail. Laughed.
"There is a photograph taken in Leonard's apartment in Los Angeles. I lived and I go there for a year. It was furnished only with a bed, a table, a guitar and a typewriter.
California is the place where I met Leonard three decades ago. I was 24 years and went into a recording studio where I was surprised to see even him. We sang, loved and accepted me with all of my orchestra. That was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. "
Other band members pass by next November and welcomes. I ask all of Roscoe as before the show.
"Well, 15 minutes before the show we collect all the green room, that is where we change things and let us sing something together. It is a short incantation in Latin that we speak in a special way, each continuing What began to tell each other. Form a circle, actually. And about it. Obviously during the day to test the sound, etc., but we are already used to it. "
Started talking about Anjani and say that she is famous for association with Leonard and now hardly be together actually. I realize it's a sensitive subject.
Roscoe is called to go to the coach. Nod in May lies five minutes and smiled with understanding and gratitude. Invited me to their last concert in Europe, which will take place throughout the day Leonard, in Barcelona, where I hope to have the opportunity to talk with him. We realize that for us that night is beginning to friends because ultimately, all people who love Leonard are friends.
We embrace and go. I look after him in tears as I looked and all concert and realize that that I discovered Leonard Cohen is the most beautiful and pure thing that could happen in this world governed by chaos and lightly, but we are lucky, because "there is a gap at all and there in the light".
So, thank you and God bless you, Mr. Cohen!
Bucharest, Romania
ENGLISH VERSION.
Binecuvantati de Leonard Cohen
Ziua - September 8, 2009 by Adriana Vasiliu
Artistul canadian Leonard Cohen si-a incantat pentru al doilea an consecutiv cei 8000 de fani prezenti vineri seara pe stadionul "Iolanda Balas Soter", ultimele locuri fiind epuizate inainte de inceperea concertului.
Ca un adevarat gentleman, Mr. Cohen a inceput punctual la ora 20.00, iar pentru a nu risca experienta stanjenitoare de anul trecut, cand spectatorii s-au perindat timp de o jumatate de ora prin fata scenei, anul acesta, cei prezenti la eveniment l-au asteptat disciplinati, "in banci", pe cel care avea sa-i vrajeasca pret de mai bine de trei ore. "Dance me to the end of love" a fost invitatia pe care "trubadurul angoaselor", imbracat intr-un costum simplu, cu camasa gri, si cu nelipsta palarie, ne-a adresat-o la inceputul "mirajului". Prima parte a bifat un numar insemnat de melodii: "The Future", "Ain't no Cure for Love", "Bird on the Wire", "Everybody Knows". Piesa "In my secret life" a facut publicul sa aplaude in delir, nostalgic al insului contradictoriu, de acum 4 decenii, rebelul conformist, cu studiata nonsalanta, care stingea intregul patos al fiintei in chistocul unei tigari. La fiecare solo al instrumentistilor sau al demonstratiilor de talent marca Sharon Robinson sau Web Sisters, Cohen a ramas tacut, in umbra, cu un suras aprobator. A ingenuncheat, in repetate randuri in fata "prietenilor", asa cum ni s-a adresat, declarand ca este pregatit sa dea "everything I got", reintalnirea nestiind nimeni cand va mai fi, daca va mai fi. Dar ceea ce ni s-a promis ni s-a si dat. O binecuvantare, nu un concert. La inceputul partii a doua, a glumit multumind celor care au ramas, continuand cu melodiile: "Tower of Songs", "Suzanne", "Sisters of Mercy", "The Gipsy's Wife", dar pasii au aparut pe stadion odata cu piesa "Take this Waltz".
Bis la infinit
Dupa primul si al doilea bis la care a cantat"First We Take Manhattan" si "So long Marienne", la cel de-al treilea, Mr. Cohen ne-a aratat hazliu ceasul pe melodia "Closing Time".
Ora inchiderii nu a venit decat la al cincilea bis, cortina cazand peste "I tried to Leave You".
Leonard Cohen nu a pus punct inainte de a multumi, inca o data, celor prezenti: "A fost o onoare sa fiu in aceasta seara alaturi de voi, care ati trecut prin atatea si ati simtit atatea".
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Blessed by Leonard Cohen
Ziua - September 8, 2009 by Adriana Vasiliu
Canadian artist Leonard Cohen and was happy for the second consecutive year the 8,000 fans attending Friday night stadium "Iolanda Balas Soter", the last places have been exhausted before the start of the concert.
Like a true gentleman, Mr. Cohen began punctually at 20.00 and not to risk embarrassing experience last year, when viewers have visited for a half hour in front of the stage this year, those attending the event it waited disciplined, "in banks", the one that would price them vrajeasca over three hours. "Dance Me To The End Of Love" was the invitation that "Troubadour anxieties, dressed in a simple suit with gray shirt, and hat nelipsta, we sent an early" mirage ". The first part of checked a significant number of songs: "The Future", "Is not No Cure for Love", "Bird on the Wire", "Everybody Knows". The song "In My Secret Life" took the audience to clap in delirium, nostalgic of the island contradictory, 4 decades ago, rebel conformist, with studied nonchalance, the whole pathos of being extinguished in the stump of a cigarette. Every solo musician or demonstrations of talent brand or Web Sisters Sharon Robinson, Cohen remained silent in the shadow, with a smile approvingly. A kneeling repeatedly in front of "friends" as we were sent, stating that he is prepared to give "everything I got, not knowing anyone joining you will be, if you will be. But what we were promised and given us has been. A blessing, not a concert. At the beginning of Part Two, joked thanking those who remained, continuing with songs: "Tower of Songs", "Suzanne", "Sisters of Mercy," "The Gipsy's Wife", but the steps appeared on the stadium along with the song " Take this Waltz ".
Bis indefinitely
After the first and second bis to perform "First We Take Manhattan" and "So Long Marienne, in the third, Mr. Cohen showed us funny watch the song" Closing Time ".
Closing time came not only from the fifth bis, the curtain fell over "I tried to Leave You".
Leonard Cohen has made the point before you, again, those present: "It was an honor to be here tonight beside you who have been through so much and have felt so much"
Bucharest, Romania
ENGLISH VERSION.
Un gentleman generos - Leonard Cohen la Bucures,ti, 2009
LiterNet - September 8, 2009 by Anamaria Dobinciuc
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A generous gentleman - Leonard Cohen in Bucharest in 2009
LiterNet - September 8, 2009 by Anamaria Dobinciuc
Sometimes life gives you a second chance, even when you least expected it. Last year, when Leonard Cohen came first in Romania, I was convinced that lost only chance to see and hear live. I never enjoyed so much that I was wrong.
Story When I discovered Leonard Cohen's music is very simple: in high school, my colleague from the bank, C, I borrowed Ten New Songs, and I was irrevocably in love with Cohen's voice since the first audition. At that time, I thought it would not be possible for some years, I know, with the same C. (in fact, only Leonard Cohen fan I know), before a scene that had to make the emergence man whose voice I spent so many hours.
But behold, the impossible happened ... September 4, 2009, Bucharest Stadium Youth - This information will remain imprinted in my memory forever. We arrived at the stadium early enough, the repetition has not closed (I could hear Who By Fire, and I thought how strange e. .. last year, while Cohen was on stage in Bucharest, I listened to Who By Fire to repeat, in the privacy of my room and now I find it incredible that I hear the same piece live). I was so curious to see, finally, who were fans of Leonard Cohen. I always had the impression that part of a secret club, the members of which I had to know only in such a context. And, just as I expected, there is the concept of generation gap when it comes to Cohen's music. So is the national barriers and linguistic - had seats next to some Americans who came to Romania especially for the concert, which was her first time and a Leonard Cohen concert.
Dance Me to the End of Love kicked off three hours of magic. Were followed by The Future and Is not No Cure For Love, Leonard Cohen then addressed the crowd. Until then, I had that feeling absolutely bizarre, that I had once (when I was at a concert Conor Oberst), namely that what is happening before my eyes is unreal, but when Cohen us happy, then I realized that indeed there on stage, is Leonard Cohen in the flesh. I do not watch a DVD or a video on You Tube, not what is happening here is real as possible!
After Anthem, followed the presentation of the band, which normally means the end of a concert, but, again, that's like you are wrong! It was only the end of the first part of the concert. Cohen went on stage and then the Tower of Song, Suzanne, with whom I spend, many times, and many an hour.
Throughout the concert, Cohen made sure to thank the musicians who shared a stage with him and let them demonstrate their virtuosity, as he stood in the shadows, removed his hat as a sign of respect. Moreover, Boogie Street has been interpreted by the wonderful Sharon Robinson, she is co-author of the play. And after Boogie Street ... "Now I've heard there was a secret chord / That David played, and it pleased the Lord" - I think everyone looked forward to hear a particular piece, and in my case, it was Hallelujah. I wish I could capture this moment to always carry with me, but the harsh reality is that no picture, no video can not recreate such a time. So we tried, how well I am able to remain anchored in the present: here, now, Leonard Cohen sings one of the most beautiful and moving songs ever written!
Something from almost saucy way that Cohen left the scene after Take This Waltz suggest somehow that if we will return for several minutes. And, indeed, returned, not once but three times. Encore's was a special one, as a long farewell letter signed Sincerely, L. Cohen. Cohen has been very generous with us and we benefited as we could of generosity. Even after we announced it's Closing Time, we insisted, and he played us, as if on a merry tone, I Tried to Leave You.
14 hours by plane from the States to Romania? 11 o'clock train from Cluj to Bucharest? Never mind. Any notion of space and time dissolve, because the see Leonard Cohen live experience is a stunning single.
Set list: Dance Me to the End of Love / The Future / Is not 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 / Lover Lover Lover / Waiting for the Miracle / Anthem / pause / Tower of Song / Suzanne / Sisters of Mercy / The Gipsy's Wife / The Partisan / Boogie Street / Hallelujah / I'm Your Man / Take This Waltz. Encore: So Long Marianne / First We Take Manhattan / Famous Blue Raincoat / If It Be Your Will / Closing Time / I Tried to Leave You / Thou Whiter Goes,ti.
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