☆レナード・コーエン♪『CAN'T FORGET;A SOUVENIR OF THE GRAND TOUR』(ニューアルバム)
☆カナダ出身の詩人で有名シンガー・ソングライター、レナード・コーエンのライヴとレア音源を収録したニューアルバム『CAN'T FORGET;A SOUVENIR OF THE GRAND TOUR』が発売されることになった。(USA;5/12)1956年に最初の詩集を発表して以来、50年以上に渡って、詩人、小説家、シンガー・ソングライターと、様々な顔を持つアーティストとして活動を続けているカナダの至宝レナード・コーエン。今作は2012年から行われた“Old Ideasワールド・ツアー"の中から、選りすぐりのライヴ音源を集めたもの。白熱したライヴ音源に加えて、‘コンサート前のコンサート'として徹底的に掘り下げられることで知られるサウンドチェックの録音も含まれる。中には新曲「Never Gave NobodyTrouble」「Got a Little Secret」が含まれるほか、これまで録音されることの無かったカバー「LaManic」(オリジナル:Georges Dor)、「Choices」(オリジナル:George Jones)等、貴重なライヴ音源が収録されている。 1. Field Commander Cohen (Live at Denver Soundcheck, 2012)2. I Can't Forget (Live at Copenhagen Show, 2012)3. Light as the Breeze (Live at Dublin Show, 2012)4. La Manic (Live at Quebec City Show, 2012)5. Night Comes On (Live at Monchengladbach Show, 2012)6. Never Gave Nobody Trouble (Live at Odense Soundcheck, 2013)7. Joan of Arc (Live at Quebec City Soundcheck, 2012)8. Got a Little Secret (Live at Auckland Soundcheck, 2013)9. Choices (Live at Christchurch Soundcheck, 2013)10. Stages (Live at Sydney Show and Hamburg Soundcheck, 2013)The ten songs of this hypnotic album are Cohen rarities recorded on his recent, celebrated "Old Ideas World Tour." The songs on Can't Forget have the immediacy, spontaneity, and thrilling intimacy of the best studio recordings made in the white heat of live performance and Cohen's legendary soundchecks, in which he brings the colors of his virtuoso band to full bloom in harmony with his voice, never more seductive. Here is a full range of Leonard Cohen's work: new songs including, from the realm of blues, the wickedly funny "Got a Little Secret" and "Never Gave Nobody Trouble"; luxurious performances of such Cohen masterpieces as "I Can't Forget," "Light As a Breeze," "Night Comes On," and a sublime "Joan of Arc". Cohen also treats us to a gripping version of the Quebecois love song "La Manic," performed before a captivated audience in Quebec City, and a moving tribute cover of the late country master George Jones's "Choices." These are songs and performances of the first order that you can't forget. Can't Forget gives listeners an extremely special glimpse into Cohen's intimate rehearsal process, widely known to be in-depth 'concerts before the concert!,' heard by fans for the first time with this new record. Cohen continues to work with vocalists, musicians, producers and engineers who are the best in the business.