It is an album which I believe probably has life’s answers hidden in its melodies. This album compels you to doze in the evening sun and bask in its sentimental lyrical and musical beauty. It is notable to mention the range of instrumentation which colours the album, with added flute, mandolin, jaw harp, violin, and an assortment of Middle Eastern instruments. Nancy Priddy furnishes a selection of the songs with haunting, feminine backing vocals which supplement Cohen harmoniously. Wrapped in a sensitive blanket of nostalgia and longing, Songs of Leonard Cohen was released in 1967 and is an immensely reflective and poetic debut album which explores life’s quarrels of romance, religion, politics, isolation, and loss.Ĭohen masterfully plays the heartstrings on the guitar of the soul in songs like 'Suzanne' and 'So Long, Marianne' and narrates to the listener an acoustic story of woe in his gravelly baritone voice. Songs of Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen (1967)Īged 33 and already established as a Canadian novelist and poet, Leonard Cohen decided to venture into the occupation of music and thankfully got caught in the introspective web of New York City’s folk scene.
Songs of Leonard Cohen Album Cover | Discogs Better put in Buckley’s own lyrics from the song 'So Real', the album ‘sucked me in and pulled me under’. His atmospheric songs of lust and heartache will enchant you, as the album’s journey lulls you into drowsy relaxation before throwing you back into its exhilarating hubbub of noise. The opening harmonium chords on 'Lover, You Should’ve Come Over' were enough alone to warrant this album in my top five Buckley passionately yearns his way through the song, lamenting on dying emotion and lost love. Songs like 'Mojo Pin' and 'Grace' are distinguished by howling guitars which jangle their way through intricacy and complexity. Buckley’s soul-stirring lyrics, along with his four-octave vocal range, generate an evocative and tender intensity delightfully bathed in vibrato. Wistful of failed relationships, desire, and loss, this harrowing 1997 album is eternally hungry and energetic.Ĭoncocted with ingredients of classical, jazz, grunge and so much more, the album rose considerably in critical reception after the early death of Buckley, with his tragic passing amplifying its emotional significance for listeners.
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Grace is not only the debut album of Jeff Buckley, but also his only full studio album. Aching with distortion, drones, and detuning, songs like 'Venus In Furs' and 'The Black Angel’s Death Song' will equally hypnotise and violate you, making it an intrinsic selection for my top five. It speaks for the untamed sensibilities of New York City, and although it is noted for its controversial lyrics, a few of the songs provide a tender complement to its overarching umbrella of merciless concerns, such as 'Sunday Morning' or 'I’ll Be Your Mirror'. Recorded with the primary formation of the band (Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, John Cale, and Moe Tucker) and joined by German singer Nico, I honour the album for its tangled instrumentation, which is pleasurably accompanied by Reed’s dispassionate and relinquishing voice. Under the management of iconic pop-artist Andy Warhol, this hybrid art-rock album enthuses themes of sadomasochism, drug abuse and general experimental deviancy with mesmeric melodies and rhythms. Surging with nihilistic and avant-garde commotion, The Velvet Underground’s 1967 debut album is arguably a fundamental influence on countless sub-genres in the rock and alternative scene: namely krautrock, punk, garage, and shoegaze. The Velvet Underground and Nico - The Velvet Underground (1967) The Velvet Underground and Nico Album Cover | Discogs These artists did it right the first-time round.
We must acknowledge their humble origins. I recognise that this is a topic subject to opinion, but I believe these albums paved the way for the future of their genres by originating a sound that was new, rousing, and revolutionary right from the get-go. Most of the time, debut albums can be hit or miss a substantial number of successful bands and artists have weak and meagre beginnings. By Avalon Vowles, Second Year Theatre and Performance
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