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85 out of 100

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7.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

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  • Summary: The first new album from the Canadian singer-songwriter in eight years includes production work by Patrick Leonard, Ed Sanders, Dino Soldo, and Anjani Thomas.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Blurt Magazine
    Feb 6, 2012
    100
    Leonard Cohen has made the best full album of his career (song for song, sound for sound, lyrical point for point; yes, this is true) and most certainly the best album of 2012.
  2. The Telegraph (UK)
    Jan 27, 2012
    100
    It is, in short, and as we might have expected, a work of genius.
  3. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Jan 30, 2012
    60
    Not to say Cohen is not an artist to be treasured, just that Old Ideas may not be entirely essential.

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
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  1. Mericege
    10
    One of the best albums of 2012 already. Great music and lyrics,pure work of genius. At 77 years old Leonard Cohen is at his best. Don't miss this masterpiece.… Expand
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  2. ShepRock
    9
    A slow meditation on life's ultimate destination, Cohen looks for reaffirmation in Old Ideas, and offers more than one amen as he and his band reach for the heights of a peaceful Nirvana.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. BKM
    9
    Leonard Cohen emerges like a specter from the shadows to deliver this gem of an album. The arrrangements are minimal which allow the focus to be entirely on Cohen's weathered voice as he sings about love, loss, longing, regret and salvation with the fervor and passion that artists half his age have trouble mustering up. A true work of art.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes

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