Article on Cohen song (not Hallelujah) in Melbourne Review

UrPal · Post by **UrPal** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:40 pm

I thought this might be of interest:

http://www.melbournereview.com.au/read/708/

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:56 pm

Interesting piece - thanks for posting.

I've always been a little bit fascinated by that album and the circumstances surrounding it's production. And I don't think it's a as bad as some people make out - patchy, yes, but a couple of the songs work well enough, and I absolutely love "True Love Leaves No Traces." Perhaps the "aural soup" works to the song's advantage on that one....

UrPal · Post by **UrPal** » Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:27 pm

I love Doalm. As a portrait of the male psyche in freefall, it really can't be beat.

Btw, this article is part of a series of short studies of various songs from across the decades. As is evident from this particular article, the writer is a musician himself, and, it seems to me, quite a gifted scribe too. The other articles are also available online and highly recommended. Recent features cover songs by the likes of Iggy Pop, Flaming Lips and Serge Gainsbourg:

http://www.melbournereview.com.au/search/phil%20kakulas