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Maarten wrote:
After his keyboard solo during Tower Of Song, mr Cohen said: "I knew here in Salzburg you'd appreciate a good piece of music", refering to Salzburg as the city of Mozart of course. Really funny line.

majmunka wrote:I think you forgot the Chelsea Hotel

[quote="Maarten"
Set 1
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Everybody Knows
In My Secret Life
Who By Fire
BORN IN CHAINS (Tour debut & World Premiere)
Waiting for the Miracle
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jdhayes wrote:Maybe there will be howls of protest but I would much prefer to hear Nancy or Undertow than Born in Chains. Many of the old songs are much better. Just my personal opinion. And maybe live it sounds better than on YouTube.

Maarten wrote: And now I can (finally) put a face to your forumname at last!
Maarten

andrea wrote:Hi all,
thanks for the postings and thank to the Salzburg compagnions for the nice evening together,
we were lucky, had a superb concert , Leonard was in extremly a good condition and his group too was fabulous. Heartful thanks to Leonard and his team.
Here a link I found
http://www.salzburg.com/online/nachrich ... ext=&mode=&
Andrea

Leonard Cohen live in Salzburg: Terrific service
28th July 2010 | 01:18 |
Bernhard Flieher

[Click on link for 12 pictures from the concert]


Leonard Cohen, one of the most important songwriters of the present,
inspired in the Salzburg Arena with a concert full of gratitude and humility,
Source: SN / Heinz Bayer

Salzburg (SN). Leonard Cohen takes the hat. Again and again he does that. He pulls his little black hat from his head, he sticks to his chest, looks up and leans her head humbly down. His smile, which accompanied the Hutzug tells of satisfaction. However, it is not the arrogant type, but from those with which someone shows how much he can not make happiness. In this gesture to the audience and much more to his musicians on stage is one part of the Salzburg Arena gratitude and humility that audience with a high concentration and enthusiasm in applause answered that.

The man, 75 years old and one of the most important songwriters of the present, so one of the most important poets of the 20th Century plays, once again live. And because this is so beautiful and touching, it must be the fact that Cohen was cheated out of its financial managers million, considered a lucky coincidence. He would probably never come out of his monastery, where he had once withdrawn. And we would have missed an evening full of beauty of poetry, filled with devotion and with some of the best songs ever written. Cohen is not limited to the management of an artistic treasure. He makes noticeable with fine nuances of his songs, so fresh experience, although many of these songs - Suzanne, Bird on a Wire, Hallelujah, First We Take Manhattan and Anthem have long been popular songs of the present, the sums in a socialized through poetic pop music everyday.

"Who knows whether we shall meet again," said a sometimes exhilarating, slightly prancing, but most of his songs in-depth, thoughtful Cohen before the first note. Much time is no more and he wants to use, and therefore he would "do everything". And he does it three and a half hours (with intermission).

An acclaimed worship takes place there, with a gracious gentlemen, a holy form of combination of word and sound. But he has a fabulous and tempered over the years to every subtlety well-rehearsed band involved. Outstanding but the three choral singer who support discreetly and accurately Cohen's velvety smoky voice. The result is a blend of eeriness and seduction, which you can not help but pay tribute with a deep bow of respect.

If I had a hat, I would come to nothing other than drag it to Leonard Cohen.

astranger wrote:wow! beautiful song! all we need now is an mp3! C'mon DrHGuy