jarkko wrote:And before the new album there will be something else to enjoy (another good reason to attend the Krakow Event!). More about this later.
burningviolin wrote:jarkko wrote:And before the new album there will be something else to enjoy (another good reason to attend the Krakow Event!). More about this later.
Could I make a guess that it's the compilation of all the 'best bits' of the live show dvd/cd?!?!
p.s. any prizes if I'm right because I'm rubbish at the 'last concert of 2010' game!! lol.
Leonard Cohen Plotting New Album for 2011
6/21/2010 By Alex Hudson
Iconic songwriter Leonard Cohen has been releasing albums at a slow but steady pace for more than 40 years. It's now been almost six years since his last studio LP, 2004's Dear Heather, and while 2009's Live in London helped to tide us over, we've all been craving some new material from the Canadian legend. Now, Cohen has revealed that he's in the midst of recording new material, and should have an album out next year.
While being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this weekend, he said of the new album to Rolling Stone, "God willing it will be finished next spring.
The disc will reportedly contain "ten or 11 songs," and will be self-produced, marking the first time he has ever recorded an album without the help of an outside producer. In 2006, he produced Blue Alert, the most recent LP by his romantic partner and songwriting collaborator Anjani.
Cohen added that the songs were mostly composed prior to hitting the road in 2008 for his marathon world tour. "One song was written on tour, the rest were written before." Previous collaborator Sharon Robinson will appear on the album, as will Anjani.
As Suite101 notes, Cohen debuted a few new songs while on his latest tour: "Feels So Good," "The Darkness" and "Lullaby." Check out the brokenhearted blues lament "Feels So Good" in the video at the bottom of the page.
Fans will also likely get a taste of some more new material later this year when the songwriter embarks upon a lengthy European tour.
VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oamvw_WFiZc
The Leonard Cohen Files (the parent site of this forum) has been updated two days ago; to be exatc, Timeline & Awards section has been updated, and I noticed this addition to the timeline:burningviolin wrote:Could I make a guess that it's the compilation of all the 'best bits' of the live show dvd/cd?!?!
2010
(albums)
New tour video (tbc)
Bird on a Wire (DVD)
(tours&concerts)
World Tour 2010 in Europe, Pacific, Asia
Great catch, Tom. A lot of us were hoping for a Best of... compilation.tomsakic wrote: The Leonard Cohen Files (the parent site of this forum) has been updated two days ago; to be exatc, Timeline & Awards section has been updated, and I noticed this addition to the timeline:2010
(albums)
New tour video(tbc)
Bird on a Wire (DVD)
(tours&concerts)
World Tour 2010 in Europe, Pacific, Asia
Jarkko,jarkko wrote:About the new album:
I asked for Leonard's permission to give some details, and here we go:
All the songs for the new album have been written. One of them,
"The Street", is co-written with Anjani (not recorded yet)
He has already recorded four tracks for the new album:
The Darkness
Amen
Lullaby
I Know She Is Coming
Ten New Songs was tenth album...
Cohen Working On New Album
Self-produced effort due soon
Release Posted by Robin Murray Tue, 22/06/2010 0diggsdigg
Canadian songwriter Leonard Cohen is currently working on his new album which should be ready soon.
Leonard Cohen is a notorious perfectionist. Working at a snail's pace, there is a famous anecdote of the Canadian asking Bob Dylan how long it takes him to finish a song. "About a half hour" replied Dylan, the time it takes for Cohen to ponder a single word in just one line.
But it seems that the creative juices may be flowing in Leonard Cohen. The legendary songwriter was recently inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame and paused to speak to reporters.
To the astonishment of everyone in the vicinity, he revealed that work has already begun on his next album. Touring widely, Leonard Cohen collapsed onstage earlier this year but it seems that the singer has found time to recover and re-enter the studio.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, the Canadian singer explained "God-willing it will be finished next spring" before adding that most of the material was written before embarking on an enormous tour.
Leonard Cohen's last album 'Dear Heather' was released in 2004 to widespread acclaim. Now, for the very first time, the singer is set to produce himself. Taking control of the mixing desk, the album will contain "[There will be] 10 or 11 songs," he said. "One song was written on tour, the rest were written before."
As for inspirations, the singer is looking towards contemporaries citing "Tom Waits, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins".
Of course, Leonard Cohen is currently feeling flush with 'Hallelujah' becoming a hit for several different artists across the globe. In addition to working on his own album, the singer has helped Montreal singer NEeMA record her second album, due for release later this year.
The sleeve credits Leonard Cohen, alongside Arcade Fire's Tim Kinsbury. So that Leonard Cohen and Arcade Fire on the same album - truly these are great times to be alive!
I was wondering why these words sounded so familiar. Then when I replied to Jarkko's Beautiful Losers thread with a link to Dr Heck's blog, I found the topic of the "The Street" with some interesting background in that very same post.jarkko wrote:About the new album:
I asked for Leonard's permission to give some details, and here we go:
All the songs for the new album have been written. One of them,
"The Street", is co-written with Anjani (not recorded yet)
...The Street
I used to be your favorite drunk
Good for one more laugh
Then we both ran out of luck
And luck was all we had
You put on a uniform
To fight the Civil War
I tried to join but no one liked
The side I’m fighting for
So let’s drink to when it’s over
And let’s drink to when we meet
I’ll be standing on this corner
Where there used to be a street
You left me with the dishes
And a baby in the bath
And you’re tight with the militias
You wear their camouflage
I guess that makes us equal
But I want to march with you
An extra in the sequel
To the old red-white-and-blue
So let’s drink to when it’s over
And let’s drink to when we meet
I’ll be standing on this corner
Where there used to be a street
I cried for you this morning
And I’ll cry for you again
But I’m not in charge of sorrow
So please don’t ask me when
I know the burden’s heavy
As you bear it through the night
Some people say it’s empty
But that doesn’t mean it’s light
So let’s drink to when it’s over
And let’s drink to when we meet
I’ll be standing on this corner
Where there used to be a street
It’s going to be September now
For many years to come
Every heart adjusting
To that strict September drum
I see the Ghost of Culture
With numbers on his wrist
Salute some new conclusion
Which all of us have missed
So let’s drink to when it’s over
And let’s drink to when we meet
I’ll be standing on this corner
Where there used to be a street
1. Still Into That (A Thousand Kisses Deep No. 2), with Sharon Robinson, in production after Dear Heather
[plus another song or two produced and co-written by Sharon]
My knowledge about the existence of this song comes from the interview with Sharon, who said the rest of the verses from A Thousand Kisses Deep are still in process of making it into another song. (She also said there are few songs left after Dear Heather in "back burner". One song, Different Sides, has been revealed in her talk to Reuters in February 2010.)
The title comes from early draft of Book of Longing, which I received from the publisher in 2005. Thousand Kisses Deep, published in the book in two parts, as 1 and 2, here was separated into two separate song-poems, the 2001 album version A Thousand Kisses Deep, and another titled Still Into That. Still Into That, or "1" under the title Thousand Kisses Deep in the book (page 56), has been recited as "Recitation w/ Neil Larsen" on the current tour and released on Live in London.
2. "Taken Out Of Egypt": the original version of "I Can't Forget", discarded in 1987-88. Also titled at one point as "Born in Chains".
"[...] that song started off as a song about the exodus of the Hebrew people from Egypt. As a metaphor for the journey of the soul from bondage into freedom. It started out, I was born in chains but I was taken out of Egypt / I was bound to a burden but the burden it was raised / Lord I can no longer keep this secret / Blessed is the name, the name be praised. It went on like that for a long, long time, and I went into the studio and tried to sing this song about how "I was born in chains and I was taken..." But I wasn't born in chains and I wasn't taken out of Egypt, and not only that, but I was on the edge of what was going to become a very serious nervous breakdown. So I hadn't had the burden lifted and the whole thing was a lie! It was wishful thinking. And this song, "Taken Out of Egypt," took months and months to write. Nobody believes me when I say these things but I have the notebooks and I don't fill them in an evening. And there were many of them. So it wasn't as if I had an endless supply of songs: I had to start over. And I was saying to myself, "What is my life?" and that's when I started writing that lyric: I stumble out of bed / I got ready for the struggle / I smoked a cigarette / And I tightened up my gut / I said this can't be me / Must be my double / And I can't forget / I can't forget / But I don't remember what. That was really true."
(Leonard Cohen, interviewed by Mark Rowland, "Leonard Cohen's Nervous Breakthrough", Musician, July 1988
Source: http://www.leonardcohenlive.com/storero ... ttakes.htm
Leonard can be heard mumbling these lines "I was born in chains" etc. to the unknown melody in Lian Lunson's 2005 documentary Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man. Obviously, at the time of film's shooting he was working again on the song.
3. Book of Longing, demo aired at KCRW in 2006. You can listen to it at ~greg's site: http://relay.twoshakesofalambstail.com/ ... onging.mp3
Jarkko's post informs as that Leonard calls this song now I Know She Is Coming.
4. Puppets, demo aired at KCRW in 2006. You can hear it at ~greg's site: http://relay.twoshakesofalambstail.com/ ... uppets.mp3
5. The Street, recited live in 2006, according to Leonard in an interview: music co-written by Anjani Thomas
Jarkko's post informs us the song is still not recorded.
6. Blue Alert, Leonard's own version, demo discarded after he heard Anjani's version and then given to her for her album. This song is probably discarded forever, although I'd like to hear Leonard performing the version from Anjani's album (her music) as it's an excellent song for his voice.
7. Lullaby, performed live in 2009, in Grand Prairie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUjVhQc1aIY (sound), video from Dublin, July 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InQ69VP182s
Jarkko's post informs us it has been recorded.
8. Amen, mentioned in 2009 interviews as "finished"
Jarkko's post informs us it has been recorded.
9. untitled blues, provisionally titled by fans The Darkness, performed for the first time in Venice, August 2009, at the soundcheck. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr7jptm02N4
Later performed in few variations in US tour, Fall 2009: in St. Louis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg398mnGlLU, in Nashville http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkWMqs67Lhw, in Las Vegas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--410yY3iHk, in San Jose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w6zbMutzTw
Jarkko's post informs us it has been recorded and titled The Darkness.
10. Feels So Good, perfomed in the US, November 2009. Video from Chicago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oamvw_WFiZc, Las Vegas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGQ1vqrto7I and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uvHKa1s2oI, Kansas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWmY-LVQeuc, Durham: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnBFuFGmx5s, Asheville: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8iAKuvnHBQ, and San Jose: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GihhK_TyLAI
11. Different Sides, with Sharon Robinson. Reported as finished and recorded by Sharon Robinson in Reuters' news from the Grammy Awards, February 2010.
