Senator Andrew Bartlett
Friday, November 05, 2004
 
I'm sure readers of this blog are dying to know if I dropped into Big Star records for more CD buying while I was in Adelaide for our Party Room meeting. I did indeed do so and got trapped buying more than I intended (which was actually zero).

First up - continuing on with my usual wasteful habit of keeping up with the latest by buying CDs I already have on vinyl from 20 years ago - I bought the 2 best Bruce Springsteen albums, Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town (from 1975 and 1978 respectively). The 2nd one of these has so many echoes of my growing up years that it can be a bit off-putting. It contains some songs that were my favourites for many years.

Then I just happened to see that the new Leonard Cohen album was out - a bit earlier than I'd anticipated but a necessary purchase. I finally managed to listen to it a couple of times last night and I don't care if you all think it's just sad-bastard music, I think it's sublime. While I was standing at the counter to buy these, my eye landed on kd lang's latest - Hymns of the 49th Parallel - which is a bunch of covers of Canadian singers, including a couple of Leonard Cohen songs - Bird on the Wire and Hallelujah (a song previously discussed in the entry of 30th Sept).

I was just handing over my money when a cheap compilation of The Stone Roses also caught my eye - more easy listening music from the city that spawned Joy Division. By this time, I figured I should just keep staring straight ahead or I'd end up having to extend my mortgage to pay for any more purchases.

Just when you thought there couldn't be any more positive things to say about Leonard Cohen, I finally got details today of a once in a lifetime event. Nick Cave (and a bunch of other people) performing Leonard Cohen songs in concert in Sydney early next year as part of the Sydney Festival. I've already got my ticket, so I'll share the details with the world now - go to http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CAMESOFA05 for more details.

posted by Andrew Bartlett @ Friday, November 05, 2004
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