Members recordingtrack1 Posted November 11, 2016 Members Share Posted November 11, 2016 RIP Mr Cohen! You were great! Thank you for all of the amazing music. Godspeed. The world is a lesser place without you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted November 11, 2016 Members Share Posted November 11, 2016 SAD.. One of the few great poets, authors and songwriters. A member of the R&R Hall Of Fame, writer of the song "Halleluah. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted November 11, 2016 Members Share Posted November 11, 2016 Such a sad loss. I've loved his music from the start. His song "Sisters Of Mercy" was the first song I ever learned to fingerpick - laboriously working out the tabs from the vinyl album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tbry Posted November 11, 2016 Members Share Posted November 11, 2016 Hallelujah...even I can play that. RIPsmiley-sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katopp Posted November 11, 2016 Members Share Posted November 11, 2016 2016 started like sh!t. Bowie, Lemmy, Prince ... Trump and now Leonard Cohen. It's scary. Very scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted November 11, 2016 Members Share Posted November 11, 2016 2016 started like sh!t. Bowie' date=' Lemmy, Prince ... Trump and now Leonard Cohen. It's scary. Very scary.[/quote'] And Fretfiend is a moderator, don't forget that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted November 11, 2016 Members Share Posted November 11, 2016 Actually, never heard of the man until Halleujah. I thought the best rendition of the song was by John Cale in Shrek. I did attempt to get connected with Cohen but after a few videos decided his writing was better than his performing. Oh, and not a Bowie or Prince fan so no musical loss registers on my dad-gummit meter. That leaves Trump but he's neither died nor written anything I like. I'm sure he's working on it, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted November 12, 2016 Members Share Posted November 12, 2016 He did seem to be rather morose in his delivery.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted November 12, 2016 Members Share Posted November 12, 2016 A loss for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted November 12, 2016 Members Share Posted November 12, 2016 More like Trump has his ghostwriters working on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted November 12, 2016 Members Share Posted November 12, 2016 sad loss ,i got to enjoy his sound these last few years..i didn`t know they nicknamed him the ^godfather of gloom" i`m sure he will have had a good innings ,rest in peace . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted November 13, 2016 Members Share Posted November 13, 2016 Gloom. Yep. But, lot's of people made some money writing songs about that emotion. Too many to name. Cohen just never popped up anywhere as a notoriety in my musical memory as an icon. Even now at his passing I can't think of anything but Suzanne and Hallelujah as memorable, and both of those were best rendered by Judy Collins and John Cale, respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Idunno Posted November 14, 2016 Members Share Posted November 14, 2016 And now Leon Russell at 74. They say they go in three's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted November 14, 2016 Members Share Posted November 14, 2016 Tony Bennet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamesp Posted November 15, 2016 Members Share Posted November 15, 2016 Dammit Neal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted November 15, 2016 Members Share Posted November 15, 2016 Yeah, it was Gwen Ifil. Who da thunk? How are you James? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neal Posted November 15, 2016 Members Share Posted November 15, 2016 Bennett. I'd edit the post, but it's so pristine. Oh, and he's going out soon, mark my words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted November 16, 2016 Members Share Posted November 16, 2016 I hope not. We need him around as long as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamesp Posted November 18, 2016 Members Share Posted November 18, 2016 Good! Looking forward to ski season, as usual. Still not playing very much. To inspire myself, I recently changed strings on every instrument I own (3 guitars & 4 mandolins.) Not sure if that had the desired effect, but they're ready even if I'm not. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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