Would love to see some lists of which other artists people feel are in the same category with Leonard Cohen.....
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Re: In the Same Vein?
Thu, September 29, 2005 - 4:08 PMI'm sure I'll get some strenuous disagreements, but for me:
Nick Cave
Tom Waits
Suzanne Vega
I have two primary points of comparison - the degree to which persona has been developed as a musical tool, and their level of craft and technique in songwriting. -
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Re: In the Same Vein?
Fri, September 30, 2005 - 3:09 PMI think you're right about Susanne Vega...same sort of inwardness and poetic force.
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Re: In the Same Vein?
Fri, September 30, 2005 - 4:58 PMFor similar wordsmithing, emotional impact and magic:
Rumi
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Re: In the Same Vein?
Fri, September 30, 2005 - 9:06 PMI'm really into the new/not so new Joanna Newsom album. it may not be of the same vein, but may be of a similar artery. -
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Re: In the Same Vein?
Sat, October 1, 2005 - 1:36 PMsome of bruce cockburn's work... -
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Re: In the Same Vein?
Sat, October 1, 2005 - 3:46 PMHas anyone listened to Iron & Wine. Sometimes, I feel, it is very similar in craftsmanship (lyrical & musical) as Leonard. Also, I believe he is gifted with words the way Leonard is. I think it is his ability to use words to sanctify things. Leonard had that way of taking the inately human (and sometimes the perverse) and shrouding it in holiness.
Am I way off here, or can you relate?
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