He’s just the boss isn’t he. Amazing on the small pared back tracks and the huge arrangements.

A real departure from his usual more minimalistic sound, I'm not sure it's surprising that this album was so divisive in its day. But it's really interesting hearing the poetic lyricism of Cohen with the full throated production of a strong armed producer like Phil Spector. Stringing Cohen's usual tendency to sing about love affairs into a full concept album was also a great move, topped off by a fantastic closing track.