What an astounding, delightful concert from beginning to end! Cohen was in great form in 2008, at age 74, 8 years before his sudden passing.
Easily the best band he had ever assembled with Bob Metzger on guitar from his early days, Sharon Robinson–his late co-writer, and the Webb Sisters vocalizing like angels.
He brought down the house many times, especially with his introductory recited lyrics to several songs he was about to perform and a long, beautiful, moving spoken adaptation of “A Thousand Kisses Deep”.
One of the three splendid encores included “I Tried to Leave You” performed with solos by every member of the band including the singers. Simply a knockout finale about love and male-female relationships per se.