--- product_id: 6796976 title: "Songs From The Road" brand: "leonard cohen" price: "129 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/6796976-songs-from-the-road store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Songs From The Road **Brand:** leonard cohen **Price:** 129 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Songs From The Road by leonard cohen - **How much does it cost?** 129 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/6796976-songs-from-the-road) ## Best For - leonard cohen enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted leonard cohen brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Songs From The Road ## Images ![Songs From The Road - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81+MlpHOlRL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful as ever Cohen! *by S***A on Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2014* This is a great CD/DVD mix, with a wonderful collection of songs taken from various performances on Leonard Cohen's 2008-2009 tour. And, while Live In London (from the same tour) gives us a whole show, Songs From The Road offers us various tastes as we see Cohen performing to crowds of varying sizes and formats (one show is from the Coachella festival, the rest are from his headliners); it also manages to carefully select around the incessant and repetitive "introduce-the-musicians" sessions that somewhat annoyingly dotted Live In London, but which don't turn up even once here!The session starts with "Lover Lover Lover", a somewhat robotic take on the old classic, spiced up with a great funky vibe, plenty of clarinet and Javier Mas' familiar banduria sounds. The first thing that we note, though, is that Cohen's band is absolute crackerjack - vibe-ridden, and tight as a whip, if perhaps a bit TOO smooth... "Bird On A Wire" is augmented at the start with some great bluesy guitar, and lovely organ, as well as a bit more guitar and a sax solo to garnish the middle section. Nice! "Chelsea Hotel" is a sweet appearance, which I don't believe he sings often any more, with some nice organ sounds. "Heart With No Companion" is a strange countrified oddball here, and the band plays it by the numbers. "That Don't Make It Junk" is another faithful version of a very recent song - Cohen was touring on the album this song appeared on. Nice. "Waiting For The Miracle" sounds very much like the album version. "Avalanche" is a standout for the album, since it is a very challenging piece to play for its guitar work. Cohen pulls it off like the expert that he is, just him and his Godin up there on stage running through the masterpiece itself, with a bit of keyboard. "Suzanne" gets a similarly-spare treatment, with mostly just Cohen's voice, some guitar, and a few other decorations like barely-audible keyboard... and of course those floating female vocals.. "The Partisan" is also chilled-out and somber; Cohen really wails on the vocals on this one, making it much angrier than the original, which was nearly-muttered in its delivery; he also chops up the English and French lyrics at strange new intervals. In the middle there's plenty more furious banduria jamming by Javier Mas, touches of clarinet, and that final, forceful strum! "Famous Blue Raincoat" is moody, and Cohen takes it throaty and raw; the song includes a very nice sax solo. "Hallelujah", which Cohen lays down in California at the Coachella festival ("I didn't come to Coachella... to fool you" he ad-libs during one of the verses, as he often does); this song ups the ante in terms of audience sounds, which we so far haven't really heard since the first tune (recorded in Tel Aviv), and it feels great; cool singalong by the end too! The rowdy crowd reactions continues into "Closing Time", so far Cohen's first live recording from his native Canada of his recent live recordings (ironically, it was from a show in London, Ontario) and his first live release release since the 1988 I'm Your Man tour; this wonderful song closes the release, and it's pretty darn funky and driving. Great collection!!The DVD follows the set, and is very nicely shot, picking up on the key action onstage (soloists get their moment of glory), and there are plenty of great shots of the man itself. Great lighting!The CD and DVD are housed in an elongated cardboard housing that is probably too tall to fir on most CD shelves, although it's a bit shorter than a book or a DVD. There's a nice 12-page booklet inside, with a write-up and some pictures, and I also got a curious "fortune teller miracle fish" in a plastic envelop, with the explanation that you put it in the palm of your hand and read its movements (moving head = jealousy, moving tail = indifference, etc). ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Someone Hand Roscoe Beck a Cello *by A***K on Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2010* I was two rows back, on the floor, at the Kingston Ontario show in May of 2009 when Cohen played The Partisan. It sent chills up my spine, made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. It was that good.Songs From the Road contains a Helsinki performance of The Partisan that's so intense it did it once again. "Through the graves the wind is blowing. Freedom soon will come".In addition there are seven other songs that weren't on Live In London (only four are repeated). Taken together they round out the record of what must be one of the most amazing tours ever. All performed by a man in his mid seventies.Go figure.Apart from The Partisan, the standouts for me are Famous Blue Raincoat, Lover, Lover, Lover, and Waiting for the Miracle. Famous Blue Raincoat includes what must be one of the most sultry and soulful sax solos ever laid down by the incomparable Dino Soldo. Lover, Lover, Lover throbs with the insistency of unrequited desire, set against the flowing virtuosity of Javier Mas. And Waiting For the Miracle broods with an almost unimaginable darkness.The only song that doesn't work for me is Avalanche ("I stepped into an avalanche, it covered up my soul"). The original version on Songs of Love and Hate is defined by a raw and menacing cello line which here is absent. Considering that the musicians in Cohen's band seem each to play a multiplicity of instruments, it doesn't seem like it would have been a stretch for musical director Roscoe Beck to put down the 5 string electric bass and contrabass to pick up a cello for the part.But it was not to be... ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you, Leonard *by A***I on Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2011* I have followed Leonard Cohen's career amd songs from the 1960's until today. I cherish and recommend to everyone "The Essential Leonard Cohen," as it is a history of his (my? our?) journey in this life. I will always hold the "Live in London" CD and DVD dear to my heart as a welcome "come back." I was one of the first to wait in line to purchase tickets for his concert in Cleveland during his latest tour. Thank you, Leonard: I appreciate your talent, your heart, your compassion, and your soul. Upon watching this latest release, "Songs from the Road," I realize, accept, and embrace the realization of our common Buddhist philospphy: we grow, we suffer and learn, and we age... I can appreciate your (our?) journey in life. We are all getting older. Of course, I can see the effects that stress has had on Leonard since I saw last him in Cleveland. I can see what this world tour has taken on him; however, I will forever appreciate his devotion to his poetry and music. Who am I to criticize his latest performacnces because he appeares to some as tired and/or old? That his voice is not as strong and deep as it once was? Yes, he has aged and appears frailer -- he is OLDER!! So what?? Take this DVD/CD for what is it: a celebration of Leonard Cohen's life. How many of us can do it with such finesse and beautiful compassionn as Leonard when we are his age? Bless you, Leonard Cohen. I hope I am not alone in appreciating your life, your music, your lyrics, and, especially, YOU!! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/6796976-songs-from-the-road](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/6796976-songs-from-the-road) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*