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Lenny and Jenny Sings Lenny

Biba Kopf, New Musical Express, 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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