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Live in London (2009)

Leonard Cohen

Reviewed by Jason Adams | Mar 25, 2009

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EW's GRADE

A-

Details Release Date: Mar 31, 2009; Lead Performance: Leonard Cohen; Genre: Pop

Image credit: Lorca Cohen

still got it: Leonard Cohen

At 74, Leonard Cohen may no longer be — as he sings on ''So Long, Marianne'' — cold as a new razor blade. But listening to this double CD, recorded last summer, it's clear he's still cool as a cucumber. Both an older, wiser counterpart to The Essential Leonard Cohen and, based on one recent concert, a quip-forquip preview of his spring tour, Live in London is a reminder that Cohen is as gifted a performer as he is a songwriter. A-

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Originally posted Mar 25, 2009 Published in issue #1041 Apr 03, 2009 Order article reprints

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