Leonard Cohen

In a belated tribute to the recently departed Leonard Cohen I hunted out my CD of his “Songs From The Road”, recorded on his 2008/9 tour, to play in the car; I first came across his music in the soundtrack to Robert Altman’s exquisite film ‘McCabe and Mrs Miller’ seen at my university film club in the early 70’s and then I rediscovered it in the 90’s through a greatest hits cassette tape which I played until it disintegrated, and though on this latest CD the voice is even more gravelly the words and delivery remain from the heart and soul, accompanied by an instrumental and vocal backing that adds a luscious depth while remaining supportive to the main man - who may be gone but whose music will live on.