Death Of A Ladies' Man (studio album) by Leonard Cohen

From Jameth 09/14/2020 05:04

I can’t decide if this is brilliant or a bad Christmas album from some nightmare. Maybe both.

I think it needs plenty of listens to give my ears a chance to cut through Spector’s haze and sort out whether these songs are actually good. It might grow on me.

Edit: It’s great!

From ddeeddles64 04/14/2018 07:41

A beautiful record, full of filth and bombast, where the artists reveal and revel in their vices, yet the finished product just reeks of talent.

The odd couple Leonard Cohen and Phil Spector unite to produce an odd album. It's almost a tug of war, with Cohen pulling one way, Spector the other. It's an ambitious record, but it's a hit and miss affair. Iodine, is a great track, and, don't go home with your hard-on, is fun, and, memories, is a wonderfully overblown doo wop number. The title track is a Dylan type cut, but the rest is just about ok. An odd album then, but I'm glad Cohen has it in his Canon. Strange fun.

From junodog4 02/11/2015 03:17

It's still Cohen, but this is the album I turn to the least.

From NickVolos 06/12/2014 15:58

"some great f*ckin' music." (Spector) "an experiment that failed" (Cohen) "some great f*ckin' experiment..." (NickVolos)

By far his most underrated album. Even Cohen himself was dissatisfied with the production, yet I can't help be notice his trademark sadness still perpetuates itself through Spector's large scale production. Memories is one of his best songs, I can't get over it. And I can see why (according to Cohen) the "punkers" loved this one.

I can't quite explain it, but I love this album even if it sounds nothing like his other albums.