{"id":14492,"date":"2024-02-22T14:27:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T12:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/?p=14492"},"modified":"2024-02-22T14:27:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T12:27:51","slug":"leonard-cohen-songs-of-leonard-cohen-surorile-milei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/leonard-cohen-songs-of-leonard-cohen-surorile-milei-14492\/","title":{"rendered":"LEONARD COHEN &#8211; SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN &#8211;\u201eSurorile milei\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0; margin-bottom: 8pt; padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 1.3;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; height: 1em;\"><span style=\"display: none;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Drag\u0103 melomanule, \u00een diminea\u021ba asta trebuia s\u0103 aleg discul despre care \u00ee\u021bi voi scrie \u00een articolul de s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na aceasta. Dup\u0103 ce m-am g\u00e2ndit mai bine de 10 minute despre ce disc a\u0219 putea scrie \u0219i nu am ajuns la nicio concluzie, cu un reflex plin de dezam\u0103gire, am pornit un document word \u0219i mi-am l\u0103sat m\u00e2inile libere.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Numele interpretului a fost primul care s-a a\u0219ezat pe v\u00e2rful min\u021bii mele imediate: \u201eLeonard Cohen\u201d. Bine, bine, sufletul meu a ales s\u0103 scrie despre Leonard s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na aceasta, \u00eens\u0103 despre ce disc? \u00cen momentul \u00een care m-am \u00eentrebat aceasta, din capul meu a \u00eenceput s\u0103 r\u0103sune imediat \u201eSisters Of Mercy\u201d, piesa mea preferat\u0103 de la Leonard. Preferat\u0103 fiindc\u0103 piesa este grozav\u0103 sau preferat\u0103 fiindc\u0103 propune o \u00eencercare grozav\u0103 oric\u0103rui audiofil \u0219i, implicit, sistemului s\u0103u? Promit s\u0103 afl\u0103m \u00eempreun\u0103 r\u0103spunsul la aceast\u0103 \u00eentrebare \u00een articolul de s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na aceasta.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Cel mai probabil Leonard mi-a ap\u0103rut \u00een suflet fiindc\u0103 \u00een ultimele doua s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni i-am reascultat mai toat\u0103 discografia, de la albumele sale de tinere\u021be, romantice, pline de poezie juvenil\u0103, la cele de b\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u021be, pline de introspec\u021bie \u0219i g\u00e2nduri ad\u00e2nci, ni\u0219te adev\u0103rate capodopere.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Probabil fiecare disc al lui Leonard ar merita un articol \u00een sine, \u00eens\u0103 pe poetul Cohen nu am putea s\u0103 \u00eel lu\u0103m de \u201ecoad\u0103\u201d altfel dec\u00e2t de la \u00eenceputuri, \u00eent\u00e2mplarea face ca piesa mea preferat\u0103 Sisters Of Mercy se afl\u0103 chiar pe primul s\u0103u album \u2013 \u201eSongs Of Leonard Cohen\u201d, lansat \u00een decembrie 1967 la Columbia Records, album despre care \u00ee\u021bi voi vorbi ast\u0103zi.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">C\u00e2nd pui pe ascultare pentru prima dat\u0103 acest disc te la\u0219i imediat surprins de stilul de \u00eenregistrare \u0219i produc\u021bie al anilor 60: simplu \u0219i direct, cu magie \u0219i cu lirism. Tot discul este a\u0219a, de la eterna \u0219i arhi-cunoscuta \u201eSuzanne\u201d care deschide discul, p\u00e2n\u0103 la \u201eSo Long, Marianne\u201d, un alt hit marca Cohen, \u0219i apoi p\u00e2n\u0103 la grozava \u201eSisters Of Mercy\u201d, pe care, de c\u00e2nd am auzit-o prima dat\u0103, nu am uitat-o.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Sisters Of Mercy este o pies\u0103 extraordinar\u0103 prin simplitatea sa, prin mesaj, prin versuri, \u00eens\u0103 \u0219i prin felul \u00een care se prezint\u0103 pe un sistem stereo. Din mijlocul imaginii stereo, din mijlocul \u201escenei\u201d, cum ne place noua audiofililor \u0219i melomanilor s\u0103 spunem, \u00eel po\u021bi auzi imediat pe Leonard care gr\u0103ie\u0219te, la grani\u021ba dintre recitat \u0219i c\u00e2ntat, povestea \u201esurorilor milei\u201d, apoi, pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce piesa continu\u0103, \u00ee\u021bi dai seama c\u0103 Leonard este doar un povestitor \u0219i c\u0103, de fapt, povestea piesei este augmentat\u0103 de un alt element.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Dup\u0103 ce Leonard face introducerea, din partea st\u00e2ng\u0103 a scenei, undeva \u00een afara difuzorului st\u00e2nga, vei auzi un nou suflu \u00een melodie, un fel de \u201efanfar\u0103\u201d care \u00ee\u0219i face sim\u021bit\u0103 prezen\u021ba \u0219i pentru c\u00e2teva momente \u00eencepe s\u0103 c\u00e2nte st\u00e2nd pe loc, Leonard continu\u00e2ndu-\u0219i pledoaria din pozi\u021bia de centru. Fanfara \u00eens\u0103 \u00eencepe s\u0103 se mi\u0219te \u0219i cu pa\u0219i m\u0103run\u021bi, dar vizibili, se mut\u0103 de la st\u00e2nga la dreapta \u00een ton cu cele c\u00e2ntate \u0219i recitate de Cohen. Ajuns\u0103 \u00een partea dreapt\u0103 fanfara se opre\u0219te, face o \u00eentoarcere pe loc pe care o po\u021bi sim\u021bi negre\u0219it \u0219i apoi, cu aceea\u0219i pa\u0219i m\u0103run\u021bi, se \u00eentoarce \u00een punctul de pornire. <\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Acest c\u00e2ntec este magic \u0219i felul \u00een care Leonard se amestec\u0103 cu cele c\u00e2ntate de aceast\u0103 fanfara d\u0103 aceast\u0103 magie unic\u0103. Ini\u021bial am putut s\u0103 jur c\u0103 aveam de-a face cu un fel de juc\u0103rie imens\u0103 care, cu arcul \u00eentors la maxim, se mi\u0219ca frumos din st\u00e2nga \u00een dreapta scenei. Document\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 cu foarte mult\u0103 curiozitate \u00een suflet am aflat c\u0103, de fapt, nu avem de-a face cu o juc\u0103rie, ci chiar este o fanfar\u0103 condus\u0103 de c\u00e2\u021biva muzicieni care, bine sincroniza\u021bi cu Leonard, \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 vreun fel de post-procesare, au reu\u0219it s\u0103 \u00eenregistreze aceast\u0103 magie \u0219i acest sentiment de mi\u0219care. <\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">\u201eFanfara\u201d a fost compus\u0103 din mai multe instrumente care au c\u00e2ntat la unison \u0219i s-au mi\u0219cat st\u00e2nga-dreapta prin fa\u021ba microfoanelor pentru a simula mi\u0219carea. Instrumentele au fost un mi\u0219ma\u0219 de chitar\u0103, acordeon, glockenspiel \u0219i ceva percu\u021bie. Instrumentul \u00eens\u0103 care mi-a dat b\u0103t\u0103i de cap \u00een a-l recunoa\u0219te timp de mai bine de 20 de ani a fost acesta:<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Picture-2-2.jpeg\" alt=\"A brown musical instrument with a black stick\n\nDescription automatically generated\" class=\"wp-image-14493 size-full\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Se nume\u0219te \u201eg\u00fciro\u201d \u0219i este un instrument de percu\u021bie originar din Cuba \u0219i Puerto Rico. Acest instrument d\u0103 fanfarei o puternic\u0103 senza\u021bie de mi\u0219care mecanic\u0103, ceea ce m-a indus \u00een eroare \u00een to\u021bi ace\u0219ti ani s\u0103 cred c\u0103 aveam de-a face cu motora\u0219ul cu arc al unei juc\u0103rii mecanice.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">De asemenea, versurile \u0219i povestea care reiese din c\u00e2ntecul lui Cohen au generat nenum\u0103rate dezbateri de-a lungul anilor. Unii au v\u0103zut \u00een cele povestite de Cohen ceva erotic, al\u021bii au v\u0103zut ceva spiritual. Adev\u0103rul, povestit de Cohen la ceva vreme mai t\u00e2rziu, a fost unul foarte interesant \u0219i s-a bazat pe teoria: \u201elook but don\u2019t touch\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Povestea Sisters Of Mercy a \u00eenceput \u00eentr-o sear\u0103 extrem de friguroas\u0103 \u0219i de \u00eenz\u0103pezit\u0103, \u00een timpul unei furtuni de z\u0103pad\u0103 care l-a prins pe Cohen \u00eentr-un hotel din Edmonton, Canada. Cohen avea deja o camer\u0103 acolo \u0219i se afla \u00een holul micului hotel c\u00e2nd dou\u0103 turiste tinere \u0219i extrem de \u00eenfrigurate au intrat \u00een recep\u021bie s\u0103 caute, disperate, o camer\u0103. Cu dezam\u0103gire au aflat c\u0103 niciun hotel din zon\u0103 nu avea vreo camer\u0103 disponibil\u0103. Cohen le-a s\u0103rit \u00een ajutor \u0219i le-a propus s\u0103 doarm\u0103 cu el. Este u\u0219or, astfel, s\u0103 ne imagin\u0103m erotismul situa\u021biei.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">\u00cens\u0103, de abia mai t\u00e2rziu, \u00een 1993, la o perioad\u0103 considerabil\u0103 de la lansarea piesei, Cohen povestea adev\u0103ratele premise \u0219i ce a f\u0103cut de fapt cu acele dou\u0103 fete \u00een micu\u021ba camer\u0103 de hotel. Spre uimirea tuturor, adev\u0103rul a fost c\u0103 fetele s-au dezbr\u0103cat, s-au tr\u00e2ntit \u00een pat \u0219i de obosite ce erau au adormit imediat. Cohen a r\u0103mas astfel \u021bintuit pe un fotoliu \u0219i inspirat de somnul lor doar s-a uitat, nu a atins, dar a compus. Astfel, cele dou\u0103 fete metamorfozate \u00een \u201esurorile milei\u201d deveneau personajele poemului \u0219i c\u00e2ntecului s\u0103u. Sisters Of Mercy se n\u0103\u0219tea din mila lui Cohen pentru aceste dou\u0103 fete \u0219i din fapta bun\u0103 pe care a f\u0103cut-o \u00een seara aceea. Ulterior roadele poeziei s-au \u00eentors la el \u0219i, implicit, la noi, d\u00e2ndu-ne aceast\u0103 pies\u0103 fabuloas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Povestea Cohen c\u0103 seara respectiv\u0103 a fost magic\u0103, felul \u00een care fetele au adormit, felul \u00een care s-a odihnit pe acel fotoliu, felul \u00een care toat\u0103 situa\u021bia l-a inspirat, felul \u00een care r\u00e2ul Saskatchewan curgea necontenit la geamul camerei sale, toate au fost tr\u0103iri pe care nu le-a mai experimentat niciodat\u0103, ceva unic, ceva poetic, ceva tipic Cohen. Astfel de versuri profunde se n\u0103\u0219teau:<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">\u201eOh the sisters of mercy, they are not departed or gone<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">They were waitin&#8217; for me when I thought that I just can&#8217;t go on<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">And they brought me their comfort and later they brought me this song\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Chiar acest ultim vers n\u0103\u0219tea multe controverse \u0219i mul\u021bi \u00eel b\u0103nuiau pe Cohen c\u0103 a profitat de acele fete. Poezia, \u00eens\u0103, nu este pentru toat\u0103 lumea \u0219i este u\u0219or s\u0103 \u00eentorci \u00een\u021belesul unui vers, mai ales atunci c\u00e2nd \u00eel rupi de context. Poe\u021bii nu pot, p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i lanseze opera cu adnota\u021bii sau cu manual de utilizare, poezia este art\u0103 \u0219i la fel ca o pictur\u0103 abstract\u0103, \u00ee\u0219i de\u0219art\u0103 \u00een\u021belesul \u00een ochii, mintea \u0219i sufletul celui care cite\u0219te.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Acest ultim vers este nobil, dulce \u0219i foarte uman, spus \u00eentr-o form\u0103 \u00een care sufletul \u021bi se \u00eenmoaie \u0219i toat\u0103 persoana ta se transpune acolo \u00een acea noapte cu furtun\u0103 de l\u00e2ng\u0103 r\u00e2ul Saskatchewan, \u00een mica camer\u0103 de hotel din Edmonton.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">De fapt, am putea s\u0103 generaliz\u0103m \u0219i s\u0103 spunem c\u0103 acesta este, p\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, stilul lui Cohen care \u0219i-a avut \u00eenceputul aici pe acest prim album, un stil la grani\u021ba dintre recitat \u0219i c\u00e2ntat care ne-a adus sub privire modul unic de a c\u00e2nta al lui Cohen, unul din suflet \u0219i mai pu\u021bin din virtuozitatea vocii.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Revenind la premisele acestui disc, \u00ee\u021bi spun c\u0103 \u00eel surprindea pe Cohen \u00eentr-o stare de nehot\u0103r\u00e2re, artistul fiind un t\u00e2n\u0103r de 33 de ani c\u00e2nd a migrat de la o carier\u0103 de scriitor la una de interpret. Cohen nu era interesat ini\u021bial s\u0103 c\u00e2nte, focus\u00e2ndu-se pe poezie \u0219i proz\u0103 mul\u021bi ani, apoi, dintr-o \u00eent\u00e2mplare, a ajuns la c\u00e2ntat. Mai jos o imagine cu Cohen din perioada c\u00e2nd a fost lansat acest disc:<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Picture-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Leonard Cohen, the women he loved, and the women who loved him \u2014 Andrea  Warner\" class=\"wp-image-14494 size-full\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">P\u0103rin\u021bii lui Cohen au fost destul de \u00eenst\u0103ri\u021bi, put\u00e2ndu-i oferi lui Cohen o bun\u0103 situa\u021bie material\u0103 \u0219i o sum\u0103 lunar\u0103 din care acesta se putea sus\u021bine pentru a-\u0219i dezvolta partea artistic\u0103. \u00cen acest sens Cohen a studiat la facultate \u00een Statele Unite unde a ob\u021binut \u0219i masterul, apoi, hot\u0103r\u00e2t s\u0103 scrie frumos a cump\u0103rat o mica casa pe insula Hydra de l\u00e2ng\u0103 Atena, Grecia, unde a locuit c\u00e2\u021biva ani \u0219i unde a scris multe din poemele sale care mai t\u00e2rziu au devenit c\u00e2ntecele geniale pe care le cunoa\u0219tem to\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">\u00cen 1998, Cohen descria procesul de a scrie: &#8220;like a bear stumbling into a beehive or a honey cache: I&#8217;m stumbling right into it and getting stuck, and it&#8217;s delicious and it&#8217;s horrible and I&#8217;m in it and it&#8217;s not very graceful and it&#8217;s very awkward and it&#8217;s very painful and yet there&#8217;s something inevitable about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">De scris, Leonard a scris frumos, \u00eens\u0103 dezam\u0103git de insuccesul s\u0103u ca scriitor s-a mutat definitiv \u00een Statele Unite, p\u0103r\u0103sind Canada \u0219i Grecia. Pl\u0103nuise ini\u021bial s\u0103 se mute la Nashville unde s\u0103 devina textier, dar soarta l-a dus la New York, unde, \u00een calitate de textier\/compozitor \u00eencep\u0103tor, a pus la cale piesa \u201eSuzanne\u201d, ini\u021bial doar o poezie inspirat\u0103 din rela\u021bia sa platonic\u0103 cu Suzanne Verdal. <\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Piesa a fost preluat\u0103 de Judy Collins \u00een 1966 \u0219i, \u00een timpul \u00eenregistr\u0103rilor versiunii lui Judy, Cohen i-a atras aten\u021bia produc\u0103torului John Hammond care i-a propus o carier\u0103 muzical\u0103. Paradoxul este c\u0103 Hammond l-a determinat pe Cohen s\u0103 c\u00e2nte dar nu a dus p\u00e2n\u0103 la cap\u0103t produc\u021bia discului \u201eSongs Of Leonard Cohen\u201d, fiind \u00eenlocuit de un alt produc\u0103tor, pe numele s\u0103u John Simon.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">\u00cen timpul \u00eenregistr\u0103rilor au existat nenum\u0103rate tensiuni \u00eentre cei ce lucrau la album. Cohen era un tip retras, cu tot felul de cutume care nu se potriveau cu dinamica rapid\u0103 a produc\u021biei muzicale de pe atunci. Produc\u0103torul aducea \u00een studio tot felul de instrumenti\u0219ti \u0219i muzicieni \u0219i Cohen era foarte deranjat de asta, ace\u0219tia \u00eei stricau starea \u0219i nu se putea concentra.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Cohen era un personaj ne\u00een\u021beles \u00eenc\u0103, una din ciud\u0103\u021beniile sale era c\u0103 trebuia s\u0103 c\u00e2nte \u00een fa\u021ba unei oglinzi mari, asta \u0219i ceruse pentru sesiunile de \u00eenregistrare pentru \u201eSongs Of Leonard Cohen\u201d. Acesta declarase c\u0103 \u201ecu narcisism, nu pot c\u00e2nta altfel dec\u00e2t \u00een fa\u021ba unei oglinzi mari, s\u0103 m\u0103 privesc \u00een timp ce c\u00e2nt\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">C\u00e2nd produc\u0103torul s-a schimbat de la Hammond la Simon, tensiunile au devenit \u0219i mai mari. Certurile ap\u0103reau \u00een special \u00een zona de instrumenta\u021bie, direc\u021bia vremii era ca instrumenta\u021bia s\u0103 fie mult\u0103 \u0219i divers\u0103, pe c\u00e2nd Cohen \u00ee\u0219i dorea ceva ce \u0219tim acum c\u0103 face parte din stilul s\u0103u, o instrumenta\u021bie simpl\u0103, secund\u0103, neimportant\u0103. Produc\u0103torii insistau \u0219i pentru multe instrumente cu coarde ca baz\u0103 a orchestra\u021biei albumului, ceea ce \u00eel \u00eenfuria pe Cohen, acesta refuz\u00e2nd multe versiuni ini\u021biale ale c\u00e2ntecelor. Ba mai mult, Leonard nu dorea baterie a\u0219a cum se poate auzi pe un album de pop, nu voia tobe deloc pe discurile lui.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Din moment ce pe disc nu prea auzim nici coarde \u0219i nici tobe, este clar c\u0103 Leonard a c\u00e2\u0219tigat lupta cu produc\u0103torii \u0219i, de acolo din fa\u021ba oglinzii, a reu\u0219it s\u0103 \u00eenregistreze ceea ce \u0219i-a dorit.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Muzicienii care au contribuit la acest album au fost:<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Leonard Cohen \u2013 voce, chitar\u0103<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Jimmy Lovelace \u2013 baterie (\u00een pu\u021binele cazuri unde a existat)<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Nancy Priddy \u2013 voce<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Willie Ruff \u2013 bas<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Chester Crill, Chris Darrow, Solomon Feldthouse, David Lindley \u2013 flaut, mandolin\u0103, harp\u0103, vioar\u0103<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">John Simon \u2013 pu\u021bine coarde (at\u00e2t c\u00e2t l-a l\u0103sat Cohen)<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Picture-5.jpeg\" alt=\"A person in a hat holding a microphone\n\nDescription automatically generated\" class=\"wp-image-14495 size-full\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Nu pot, astfel, s\u0103 \u00ee\u021bi deschid drumul Leonard Cohen dec\u00e2t cu acest album, acesta este cel ce a introdus stilul Cohen \u0219i a marcat un nou stil muzical. Din punctul meu de vedere, Leonard Cohen a adus ceva unic \u00een muzic\u0103, ceva ce nu se mai f\u0103cuse p\u00e2n\u0103 atunci. Muzica lui Cohen este \u00een primul r\u00e2nd poezie \u0219i aceasta este tr\u0103s\u0103tura cea mai important\u0103 pe care \u00eemi doresc s\u0103 pun emfaz\u0103.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">De la acest prim album, \u201eSongs Of Leonard Cohen\u201d, p\u00e2n\u0103 la ultimele sale albume, c\u00e2nd pui pe ascultare Cohen prime\u0219ti mai \u00eent\u00e2i poezie, al\u0103turi de tr\u0103irile sale de dragoste, dar \u0219i de durere. Introspec\u021bia versurilor lui Cohen este de-a dreptul unic\u0103 \u0219i l-a\u0219 pune sus de tot, acolo l\u00e2ng\u0103 Keats \u0219i Byron.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Dac\u0103 ne \u00eentoarcem la \u00eenceputurile lui Cohen de care povesteam \u00een paragrafele precedente, ne d\u0103m seama de dragostea sa pentru a scrie \u0219i \u00een special pentru poezie, dorin\u021ba tinere\u021bii sale fiind cea de a scrie, nu de a c\u00e2nta, \u0219i, \u00eentr-un fel sau altul, conform dorin\u021bei sale, chiar a devenit un poet celebru, ba chiar noi am avut \u0219ansa de a-l asculta recit\u00e2ndu-\u0219i poemele, c\u0103rora prin muzic\u0103 le-a dat o magie suplimentar\u0103, cum numai el a \u0219tiut s\u0103 o fac\u0103.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Te las cu rug\u0103mintea s\u0103 \u00eei ascul\u021bi \u0219i tu discografia \u0219i \u00ee\u021bi recomand s\u0103 \u00eencepi de la acest album, \u201eSongs Of Leonard Cohen\u201d \u0219i te las, de asemenea, \u00een compania unui set de versuri pe care le consider cele mai frumoase din ce a scris:<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">\u201cLike a bird on the wire,<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Like a drunk in a midnight choir,<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">I have tried in my way to be free.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Te invit s\u0103 ne m\u0103rturise\u0219ti experien\u021ba ta cu acest disc fie \u00een comentarii mai jos, fie pe grupul de Facebook \u201eMelomani Romania\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">Silviu TUDOR<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">An article written in my sweet spot, <\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:8pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">and this is what I\u2019ve heard.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/viniluri\/universal-records-leonard-cohen-songs-of-leonard-cohen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discul la AVstore.ro<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spotify:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2Aiv0ThDpFa7lqHphR6MN5?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tidal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/32570004?layout=gridify\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 1px; min-height: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple Music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *;\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/ro\/album\/songs-of-leonard-cohen\/191437839\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":". . Drag\u0103 melomanule, \u00een diminea\u021ba asta trebuia s\u0103 aleg discul despre care \u00ee\u021bi voi scrie \u00een articolul&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":211,"featured_media":14496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_appearance_grid":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1167,958,912],"tags":[1172,520,1714,1196,1719,1716,1168,1197,1718,1715,1717,1198],"class_list":["post-14492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-despre-muzica","category-guest-posts","category-muzica","tag-album","tag-avstore","tag-cohen","tag-disc","tag-mercy","tag-of","tag-recenzie","tag-silviu","tag-sisters","tag-songs","tag-surorile-milei","tag-tudor","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"views":1489,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14492"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14497,"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14492\/revisions\/14497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}