Leonard Cohen 2009-04-15
Paramount Theater, Oakland CA

Schoeps cmc34->psp3->r09 (24bit 48khz)->usb reader->cep(eq, hard limit, fades, downsample)->cdwav->flac


Recorded from the "cheap seats" in the mid balcony. Eq'ed to bring out the vocals a bit and hard limited to bring the applause down. Also, there was some sort of scuffle a few rows back and off to the side during the first chorus of Hallelujah. It didn't amount to more than a few unintelligle murmurings on the recording but it annoyed me, so I mixed in a portion of a later chorus somewhat to cover it up. All in all I'd say this is an OK recording until(if?) better shows up -- probably about a B.

Disc I (Set I)

01 Dance Me to the End of Love
02 The Future
03 Ain't no Cure for Love
04 Bird on a Wire (like a beast with his horn) -- short
05 Everbody Knows
06 In my Secret Life
07 Who by Fire
08 Chelsea Hotel #2
09 Waiting for the Miracle
10 Anthem (?)

Disc II (set II)

01 "I was having a drink . . ."
02 Tower of Song
03 Suzzane
04 The Gypsy's Wife
05 The Partisan
06 Boogie Street
07 Hallelujah
08 I'm your Man
09 A Thousand Kisses Deep
10 Take this Waltz

Disc III (Encores)

Encore One

01 So Long Marianne
02 First we take Manhattan

Encore Two

03 Famous Blue Raincoat
04 If it be your Will
05 Democracy

Encore Three

01 I Tried to Leave you
02 Whither thou Goest