Last album you bought, downloaded or listened to

**Janszoon** · 11-26-2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

I kind of doubt it but would love it if Broadrick named his after the Cohen album. Cohen's is generally dark and bleak, complete with evil biblical imagery so I suppose it's possible.

I'm pretty sure it actually was named after the Leonard Cohen album. I think I remember Justin Broadrick saying so in an interview I read with him.

Engine · 11-26-2011, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I'm pretty sure it actually was named after the Leonard Cohen album. I think I remember Justin Broadrick saying so in an interview I read with him.

Really?! This seriously makes my day.
I'm re-listening to the Cohen album right now and it makes sense.

**Janszoon** · 11-26-2011, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

Really?! This seriously makes my day.
I'm re-listening to the Cohen album right now and it makes sense.

Yup. Here's a source confirming it:

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Originally Posted by Justin Broadrick

"Songs Of Love And Hate coming from him [Cohen] as a title, nobody would doubt that, nobody would question that because it's in his context. I guess with us using it, a lot of people do question it. Most people are really surprised that we actually have a title with 'love' in it, as if all we're about is hate. What we're talking about are depths of emotions. We aren't just cold, clinical machine-like characters. We want to meet people on every level. There's a lot of depth, and if we're talking about hate, then we're talking about love anyway. To us, there isn't really much dividing line on either extreme. Those are a lot of things I think Leonard Cohen was dealing with, those dualities, like love and hate meeting. There is a lot of love in our songs, but there is hate as well and it's really the examination of both. It covers all areas, all the emotional extremes that human beings are capable of dealing with. "

Zer0 · 11-26-2011, 04:22 PM

Hmmm interesting. I've never actually given Leonard Cohen a proper listen but I probably will get around to him soon.

Engine · 11-26-2011, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Yup. Here's a source confirming it:

Wow! Thank you. I had no idea. Broadrick even 'borrowed' some of Cohen's lyrics? I love it. In case anyone else is fascinated by this, here's the first song on Cohen's Songs of Love and Hate.

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Sneer · 11-26-2011, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Zer0

Hmmm interesting. I've never actually given Leonard Cohen a proper listen but I probably will get around to him soon.

Songs of Leonard Cohen, Songs from a Room and Songs of Love and Hate should be essential listening for any serious music fan.

Zer0 · 11-27-2011, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Stu

Songs of Leonard Cohen, Songs from a Room and Songs of Love and Hate should be essential listening for any serious music fan.

Thanks, I'll take note of those.

Charlemagne · 11-27-2011, 08:50 AM

A Great Big Pile Of Leaves - Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?

Very good album, hard to pin down into one specific genre, which is one of the main reasons I like it so much.

TheFolkslave · 11-27-2011, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Stu

Songs of Leonard Cohen, Songs from a Room and Songs of Love and Hate should be essential listening for any serious music fan.

I've just started to get into Cohens music myself. I got those three albums and I've liked them all quite alot.

**Janszoon** · 11-27-2011, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Stu

Songs of Leonard Cohen, Songs from a Room and Songs of Love and Hate should be essential listening for any serious music fan.

Yeah, those are probably my two favorite albums by him as well.

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Charlemagne Say something vague Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,551	A Great Big Pile Of Leaves - Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex? Very good album, hard to pin down into one specific genre, which is one of the main reasons I like it so much. __________________ Charlemagne had eyes like a lover, but last winter there was weather and his eyes they iced right over. My Last.fm