Lenny and Jenny Sings Lenny
Biba Kopf, NME, 14 March 1987
A LEONARD COHEN song is the dark disaster that brings on the light. A slow and irresistible force, the rich laval flow of his voice burns onto the listener's own experiences, illuminating them with the recognition that he or she is not alone.
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