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Headphone Commute
I've been writing about instrumental, experimental, and electronic music for over a decade. In 2017 I decided to chronologically go through the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" list, taking individual notes on each one, whether I liked it or not. So besides my regular recommendations of the modern marvels, you may see a few cringe words on some albums that I wish I'd never heard. Follow the journey along!
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I'm definitely happy to report that throughout his long career, this Canadian songwriter was also a poet and a novelist because... he's really not that great at singing. The ten contemporary folk songs are very simple in their harmony and very basic melody (thanks to Bob Johnston), and somewhat interesting in content. The instrumentation includes a strange choice of a jaw harp (also lovingly known as a "Jew's harp"). At some, point Cohen starts singing in French, with a female backup in a chorus, and now I can't even understand the lyrics. Later in the album, Cohen completely misses a few notes, and now I've lost all interest to go on. But I will power through this! I swear!
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