Sounded like the truth, but it's not the truth today:
Δε μπορώ να προσποιηθώ το φανατικό ακροατή της δισκογραφίας του Leonard Cohen και βασικά αισθάνομαι άβολα και μόνο που προσπαθώ να γράψω δύο προτάσεις για αυτόν. Ο σεβασμός μου όμως είναι δεδομένος και μπορεί να μην έχω εντρυφήσει όπως θα έπρεπε στην υπέροχη μουσική του, ο πρόσφατος θάνατος του ωστόσο (7 Νοεμβρίου, 2016) ήταν μια αφορμή να μπω στο μαγικό κόσμο των στίχων και των μελωδιών του. Από το εμβληματικό Songs Of Leonard Cohen του 1967 και μετά από συνολικά 14 studio δίσκους, με τον καθένα να κατέχει τη δική του ξεχωριστή αξία, φτάσαμε στο τελευταίο και περσινό You Want It Darker, το οποίο έλιωσα πρόσφατα και αγαπάω ήδη. Δεν είμαι ο κατάλληλος να κρίνω αν είναι όντως ένα από τα αριστουργήματα του ή αν ο θάνατος του Cohen το "μεγάλωσε". Ακόμα όμως κι αν έγινε έτσι, κομμάτια όπως το "It Seemed The Better Way", αρκεί για να μας θυμίζει, γιατί ο κος Cohen είναι ένας Θρύλος της Τέχνης.
Listen & Score: 7/10
The Artist: Leonard Cohen (Montreal, Canada)
The Track: "It Seemed The Better Way"
The Album: You Want It Darker (2016)
The Sound: Contemporary Folk, Chamber Folk, Art Pop
And Says...
It seemed the better way
When first I heard him speak
Now it's much too late
To turn the other cheek
Sounded like the truth
Seemed the better way
Sounded like the truth
But it's not the truth today
I wonder what it was
I wonder what it meant
First he touched on love
Then he touched on death
Sounded like the truth
Seemed the better way
Sounded like the truth
But it's not the truth today
I better hold my tongue
I better take my place
Lift this glass of blood
Try to say the grace
Seemed the better way
When first I heard him speak
But now it's much too late
To turn the other cheek
Sounded like the truth
Seemed the better way
Sounded like the truth
But it's not the truth today
I better hold my tongue
I better take my place
Lift this glass of blood
Try to say the grace
Listen & Score: 7/10
The Artist: Leonard Cohen (Montreal, Canada)
The Track: "It Seemed The Better Way"
The Album: You Want It Darker (2016)
The Sound: Contemporary Folk, Chamber Folk, Art Pop
And Says...
It seemed the better way
When first I heard him speak
Now it's much too late
To turn the other cheek
Sounded like the truth
Seemed the better way
Sounded like the truth
But it's not the truth today
I wonder what it was
I wonder what it meant
First he touched on love
Then he touched on death
Sounded like the truth
Seemed the better way
Sounded like the truth
But it's not the truth today
I better hold my tongue
I better take my place
Lift this glass of blood
Try to say the grace
Seemed the better way
When first I heard him speak
But now it's much too late
To turn the other cheek
Sounded like the truth
Seemed the better way
Sounded like the truth
But it's not the truth today
I better hold my tongue
I better take my place
Lift this glass of blood
Try to say the grace