Leonard Cohen Anthology (Pvg) (Paperback)

~ Leonard Cohen (Author)

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This thick collection includes 43 favorites penned by legendary singer-songwriter, poet, novelist and iconoclast Leonard Cohen. Includes: Ain't No Cure for Love * Avalanche * Bird on a Wire * Chelsea Hotel #2 * (No) Diamonds in the Mine * Famous Blue Raincoat * The Guests * I'm Your Man * Jazz Police * Joan of Arc * Lady Midnight * A Singer Must Die * Sisters of Mercy * So Long, Marianne * Suzanne * Take This Longing * Tower of Song * You Know Who I Am * and more.

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• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825612381
• ISBN-13: 978-0825612381
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #145,995 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent selection presented well, January 30, 2005

By	Terry Dawson (Appleton, WI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The 43 songs in this book cover Leonard Cohen's work up through 1988, with his I'm Your Man album being the last one represented. While the 1969 book Songs of Leonard Cohen contained an essay and many photographs with vocal lines and guitar tablature from his first two albums, there are no photographs or extras in this collection.

This book presents vocal lines, guitar chords, and a grand staff for piano arrangements. The typography and layout are excellent, though the piano arrangements cause a number of songs to be run out for six, eight or ten pages. The 43 songs included represent a good cross-section of Cohen's most prolific period of songwriting.

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Singer Songwriter's Reference, A Must Have, June 25, 2000

By	Lisa Sekoiya (Earth) - See all my reviews

As I have always been attracted to Leonard Cohen's mysterious poem and song writing; now I can and you too, experience the thrill of playing guitar or piano to Leonard's classic songs such as, Sister's of Mercy, Suzanne, Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye, etc. We can do justice to these compositions since chord charts are provided making each page in this anthology easy to read with melodies - accurately -chord matched. In other words, it's not a fake book. Lyrics, though not text underlayed, can be manipulated under first verses, especially if you are a guitar player and are not in need of the piano treble and bass systems. Regardless, you won't be let down. Make this Anthology of Mr. Cohen's life's work masterpieces part of your creative library. Ok, I've gotta go now, Bird on A Wire is hovering over my guitar.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful work by Leonard Cohen, February 26, 2008

By	hawkflight "Hawkflight" (Las Vegas, Nevada) - See all my reviews

This Leonard Cohen Anthology is a wonderful collection of the great poet's work. Not all of his work, but much of it. The songs, to me, are wonderful and hypnotic. The price for the book is more than worth spending.