LEONARD COHEN LIVE

Leonard Cohen aged gracefully, from early Dylan comparisons to elder statesman of songwriting, without giving much thought about record sales, airplay or any brand of hipness. I mean, he practically makes Dylan look like a sellout. He's an artist's artist, and he'd probably still be doing what he does, even if it meant playing coffeehouses for decades on end. And with those calm emoting hand gestures he does up near the microphone, it's really no wonder all literate women love him. He can do more standing in one place then Jagger or Iggy Pop can do hurling their osteoporosis bound bodies all over the place.

Here's a few live cuts from a 1993 Zurich show. The quality is really clear, and the arrangements about as good as it gets. This stuff is timeless. Check out the entire show, and four other live cuts at Captain's Dead (the same site that posted a slew of live Tom Waits stuff a while back).

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Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man (live) mp3 at Captain's Dead
Leonard Cohen - Anthem (live) mp3 at Captain's Dead
Leonard Cohen - Joan of Arc (live) mp3 at Captain's Dead
Leonard Cohen - I Tried to Leave You (live) mp3 at Captain's Dead
Leonard Cohen - Closing Time (live) mp3 at Captain's Dead
Leonard Cohen - Twenty four live cuts at Captain's Dead
The Leonard Cohen Files - Exhaustive site, with contributions (unpublished poems and artwork) from Cohen
I'm Your Live Man -Catalog of known live and radio recordings (no audio files)
The Leonard Cohen web ring - Multiple fan sites