Like a Man

Adam Cohen, Leonard Cohen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 3, 2012)
• Original Release Date: 2012
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B006VZ21KA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,431 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...Sweet Dominique and What Other Guy, compete with the best Leonard ever registered in the tower of song. " -- Winnipeg Free Press, Morley Walker

"Adam Cohen is following in his father's footsteps. For a change. After more than a decade of running from pa Leonard's musical legacy, the onetime frontman of rockers Low Millions has pulled a 180º and embraced his folk-poet heritage on his latest album." -- Toronto Sun - Darryl Sterdan

"Adam Cohen is his father's son, the eldest child of Leonard Cohen, and a genuinely gifted singer-songwriter in his own right. His new album, Like a Man, is a little beauty, a perfectly turned collection of measured, poetic, introspective, funny, philosophical and deeply romantic songs exploring what it means to be a man in love, simply arranged around a picked nylon-string guitar." -- Ottawa Citizen, Neil McCormick

"It's beautiful, very beautiful. Profound lyrics, impeccable voice, wonderful arrangements." -- Le Droit, Marc Andre Joanisse

"Songs like "Girls These Days" and "Sweet Dominique" recall that record's (New Skin for the Old Ceremony - Leonard Cohen) spare acoustic quality while its subject matter is both libidinous and self-deprecating. His father's son indeed." -- MSN.ca - Sean Plummer

Product Description

The son of the legendary Leonard Cohen, all his life Adam had sought an artistic space beyond the reach of his father's looming shadow. But in January 2007, at the age of 34, Adam Cohen owned up to his legacy. After years of declining to sing in public so much as a single note written by his father or to participate in any tribute, on stage in Barcelona, Adam sang Leonard's classic song Take This Waltz -- in Spanish.

`Barcelona in 2007 was the first time I ever played a Leonard Cohen song in public. Until then I hadn't so much as learned one on guitar. It was cathartic. My son Cassius was only a few months from being born, and embracing fatherhood was on my mind -- my father, and the father I was to be.

Intimate, romantic yet shrewdly reflective, Adam's songs on Like A Man evoke something of his father just as in any child you can discern the echo of the parent. But there is Adam's own unique and distinct voice and perspective too -- a plain-speaking style freighted with disarming candour.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars good music & a pleasant surprise April 19, 2012

By Live to Ride VINE™ VOICE

Format:Audio CD

Man, I grew up on his dad when I was a hippie (And my mother hated it when I played his albumns loud-because his son has a much more musical voice I must say). I am going to buy this- it's very nice, thoughtful music. First time I heardthe first Jeff Buckley song I thought- damn Tim Buckley's dead who did this? So he doesn't sound like his dad(that's good) but he's got his talent for words and music.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The legacy continues January 30, 2013

By R. MCRACKAN

Format:Audio CD

First, let's get this out of the way: this is Adam Cohen, not Leonard Cohen. Adam Cohen is not as good as his father, but then -- few are.

That said, this is a very good album. All songs were recorded in a small number of takes and the rawness comes through beautifully. At his worst, he's disposable but listenable. At his best, he has brief moments where he channels the likes of Tom Waits and, yes, his father. The album spends a lot of time on lyrics which are thematically linked but not cohesive. There are so many clever couplets that, on first listen, it feels gimmick-y -- until you realize that he has a real gift for creating these and they're a joy to behold.

Adam Cohen has a long way to maturing his sound but he's off to more than a good start. I look forward to hearing more from him.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely April 27, 2013

By Kate Dunn

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Ok, so Adam is no Leonard, let's get that right out of the way. I still very much like the cd. Adam sings the songs well, and the songs do remind me of Leonard's work. His vocal delivery is similar to his father's, when Leonard was a young artist, although Adam has a more up-beat sound. I like every song on the cd, and don't for one minute, regret buying it. I would like to see Adam follow in his famous father's footsteps, although I'm uncertain that the market will continue for this type of sound. The love songs on this are a little bit "folk-poppy," but Adam sings with convincing emotion. I'd recommend this to Leonard Cohen fans, and to others that enjoy a compelling folk sound.