Leonard has never been big on upbeat so it's hardly a surprise that this, his latest offering, continues the path of maudlin songwritership making the album title, Old Ideas, apt. Little has changed with the exception of Leonard's voice getting even deeper if such a thing is possible. A handful of great songs and some dodgy production combine to make this both an intriguing and disappointing but largely good twilight album. The album is Relatively short at a mere 10 tracks ranging in length from a 2 1/2 minute standard to those 8-9 minutes in length. The overall feel is that this is a cohesive collection of songs, some better than others with Leonard in ...  Read the complete review

===Old ideas for new times.=== I love this album, it is Leonard Cohen at his most mellow, reflective and astringent. I would argue that none of his ideas are old but then I have grown both older and younger listening to his 'ideas'. My Dad used to hate him and referred to him sardonically as "Laughing Leonard" but even he came to appreciated Cohen's lyricism! Jennifer Warnes, if I remember rightly, said Cohen's music was "the place where God, sex and literature meet up." She wasn't wrong but this new album sees Cohen also reflecting on his age. As I listen to it I think that his age has finally caught up with his voice. He always ...  Read the complete review