The recession has put an end to this state of affairsChoirs on the other hand is directly movingThis is done and Thomson can now move forwardHowever no new restructuring were announcedIt does not generate a structural deficitStarting for part of its lost time beig did not lose hisTurmoil is still felt throughout the worldIt was necessary to network all the skillsThe greatest collectors of the world comeIt doesn't matter if they lose most of the timeLes Echos n 06/07/2009 p. 11 20459 music Mr Cohen holiday thank you very much for coming to listen to us this evening. "The ritual formula introduced the concerts of the long tour around Leonard Cohen around the world for more than a year. Somewhat like an old man who would express its appreciation charitable souls who came to visit him at his retirement home. But the same man they are reminded that there is no cure for love and that the future is that murder. Old, it is, with its almost seventy-five years and his voice more serious than ever, its silhouette worthy but slightly vaulted. Is it reasonable to impose this exhausting journey that began on May 11, 2008 in Fredericton, in his native Canada Is it moral to the walk and from one city to another, from one continent to the other He already spent several months in Europe last year, the opportunity to include a triple evening at Olympia which left a memory moved to those who had the chance to attend (there are excerpts from these three dates by typing "Leonard Cohen Olympia" on Dailymotion). The last time that it had surveyed the scenes, it was in 1994. "At the time, joking, I was a kid of sixty years still dream.But here it is, one of the largest "songwriters" in the history of pop and rock, equal with Dylan in the eyes of many, has problems of retirement. Ruined by his manager and companion (read the view, at p. 32), the singer had to get back to work for a very unexpected comeback, he believed to be forever cloîtré in meditation. The defrauded resumed the route, bringing with him Marianne, Suzanne, his secret life, the bird on the wire and the Waltz. Surrounded by impressive but subtle training supported by a chorus while restraint (thanks to the sound engineer to have managed to preserve its unique voice, too long suppressed, on disk as in concert, by invasive female choirs), Cohen is the hut (very) old professional that it is charming and enchanting. Good developer of the atmosphere of its concerts, London July 2008 released on CD and DVD (tour is very profit, let us recall). Yet recorded in the immense O2 Arena (a room the size of the Palace of Bercy), the evening of July 17, 2008 is all sweetness and moments of grace. Each fan of course regret the absence of any particular song (where are past "chelsea Hotel" or "famous blue raincoat"), others will prefer the original versions (the most beautiful of all, the sublime "Hey, that's no way to say goodbye," won to lose his simplicity). And the neophytes will discover that "hallelujah" is well signed Cohen, not Jeff Buckley. Neither years nor the routine of a tour do seem to have decision-making on Leonard Cohen, whose pleasure on stage is obvious, nourished by the love that he transmitted his fans. It is true that this inspired writer is also a great singer, those which could make magical reading the telephone directory. Poetry and more. LEONARD COHEN in concert the 6 (Nantes), 7 (Paris-Bercy) and 9 July (Toulouse) and the 16 (Colmar), 18 (Vienna) and 20 August (Nîmes) "Live in London", double CD and DVD (Sony Music).
