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Disc One Disc Two Dance Me To The End Of Love talk (avalanche of aucklanders) The

In Chains Chelsea Hotel #2 Waiting For The Miracle Anthem Disc Three audience sounds So

Time Tower of Song Suzanne Sisters of Mercy The Gypsy's Wife Feels So Good The Partisan

recording supplied by an un-named taper This recording engineered by bj2117 @ DIME

Concert report by Dean Engelhardt visit lcdownunder20wordpress.

contained on these compact discs is sourced from an audience recording, and constitutes

This material has not been officially released and is provided here for personal use

1 Disc One Disc Two Dance Me To The End Of Love talk (avalanche of aucklanders) The Future Bird On The Wire Everybody Knows In My Secret Life Who By Fire The Darkness Born In Chains Chelsea Hotel #2 Waiting For The Miracle Anthem Disc Three audience sounds So Long, Marianne First We Take Manhattan Famous Blue Raincoat If It Be Your Will Closing Time Tower of Song Suzanne Sisters of Mercy The Gypsy's Wife Feels So Good The Partisan Boogie Street Hallelujah I'm Your Man A Thousand Kisses Deep Take This Waltz Raw recording supplied by an un-named taper This recording engineered by DIME Mastered by DIME Packaging by Dean Engelhardt Photographs by Dean Engelhardt Concert report by Dean Engelhardt visit lcdownunder20wordpress.com for additional details and photographs Total Running Time 2h, 43 mins The music contained on these compact discs is sourced from an audience recording, and constitutes a Recording of Independent Origin (ROIO). This material has not been officially released and is provided here for personal use only. It is expressly forbidden to sell, rent or otherwise derive money from this recording. Recording first issued on-line: 10 November 2010 by bj2117. This disc prepared January 20

Concert Report Leonard Cohen s second night performance in Auckland was another spirited performance, maintaining the very high musical standard set on the opening night of the tour.

Down in the forward section where I was sitting (row 15, right hand side not as lucky this time around) the band received its first of several standing ovations mere seconds after setting foot on

Lots of huge applause in all the usual kinds of places, and some others as well and some rather nice audience singing during the later choruses of Hallelujah and pretty much all the choruses of So

After his first song, LC made one of his few spoken comments of the night, thanking everyone for coming and (looking up at those in the very back, very very high-up seats) thanking them for climbing

The big surprise of the night was the inclusion of (substituted for Avalanche). This is a song that Leonard performed at no other concert on the 2008-2010 tour.

.. maybe everyone had to get back to their babysitters before midnight.

I went down to the place where I knew she lay waiting under the marble and the snow. I said, Mother I'm frightened; the thunder and the lightning; I'll never come through this alone.

2 Concert Report Leonard Cohen s second night performance in Auckland was another spirited performance, maintaining the very high musical standard set on the opening night of the tour. The audience this time around seemed a fair bit more buzzing. Down in the forward section where I was sitting (row 15, right hand side not as lucky this time around) the band received its first of several standing ovations mere seconds after setting foot on stage. Lots of huge applause in all the usual kinds of places, and some others as well and some rather nice audience singing during the later choruses of Hallelujah and pretty much all the choruses of So Long, Marianne. Interestingly enough, the singers were almost exclusively women Vector Arena a big sports arena / entertainment dome thingy was packed to the rafters literally. After his first song, LC made one of his few spoken comments of the night, thanking everyone for coming and (looking up at those in the very back, very very high-up seats) thanking them for climbing these heights. Just one caution, he quipped, In the upper realms, please do not lean too far forward we don t want an Avalanche of able-bodied Aucklanders! The big surprise of the night was the inclusion of (substituted for Avalanche). This is a song that Leonard performed at no other concert on the tour. The song was performed pretty much solo by LC on guitar there may have been some very subtle backing from Neil and the girls (as is the case on some of the other solo songs), but it was really just Leonard. One other oddity from this night: despite being a fairly enthusiastic audience, quite a large number of people rapidly vacated their seats after Closing Time (end of encore two), I m not sure why... maybe everyone had to get back to their babysitters before midnight. Either way, this lead to this show being 2 songs (and about 15 minutes) shorter than the first Auckland show, with no I Tried To Leave You. I went down to the place where I knew she lay waiting under the marble and the snow. I said, Mother I'm frightened; the thunder and the lightning; I'll never come through this alone. She said, I'll be with you my shawl wrapped around you my hand on your head when you go. And the night came on; it was very calm I wanted the night to go on and on, but she said, Go back, go back to the world. We were fighting in Egypt, when they signed this agreement that nobody else had to die. There was this terrible sound and my father went down with a terrible wound in his side. He said, Try to go on, take my books, take my gun, and remember, my son, how they lied. And the night comes on and tt's very calm; I'd like to pretend that my father was wrong, but you don't want to lie, not to the young. We were locked in this kitchen; I took to religion, and I wondered how long she would stay. I needed so much to have nothing to touch: I've always been greedy that way. But my son and my daughter climbed out of the water, crying, Papa, you promised to play. And they lead me away to the great surprise; it's Papa, don't peek, Papa, cover your eyes. And they hide, they hide in the world. Now I look for her always; I'm lost in this calling; I'm tied to the threads of some prayer. Saying, When will she summon me, when will she come to me, what must I do to prepare? Then she bends to my longing, like a willow, like a fountain, she stands in the luminous air. And the night comes on, and it's very calm, I lie in her arms, she says, When I'm gone I'll be yours, yours for a song. Now the crickets are singing, the vesper bells ringing, the cat's curled asleep in his chair. I'll go down to Bill's Bar, I can make it that far, and I'll see if my friends are still there. Yes, and here's to the few who forgive what you do, and the fewer who don't even care! And the night comes on; it's very calm; I want to cross over, I want to go home, But she says, Go back, go back to the world.

The Boss Don t Like These Dizzy Heights... Tower of Song: Leonard s keyboard solo got a healthy applause which made him stop for a moment, smiling and seemingly just about to say thank you.

: As mentioned before, this song made a very unexpected appearance in the set list, but just for this one concert.

Boogie Street: Sharon s performance was particularly well rewarded with a big response from the crowd lots of applause, cheering and a couple of shouts of affirmation.

I m Your Man: As with the previous show, it was I ll wear this old man s mask for you Second Encore: A minor moment of slight panic as LC bounded on stage... and almost tripped on something.

Closing Time: I don t know what exactly LC sang in the place of The Holy Spirit s crying where s the beef it was something different, but maybe just a jumble of syllables caused by getting

As before, Leonard sang some other lyrics under a couple of the choruses pretty loudly, but away from the mic, so as to be inaudible to the audience. Maybe he s singing to the rest of the band?

immediately go nuts as soon as he starts playing) I hadn t noticed that before. Who By Fire: A really big applause for Javier s long intro.

3 The Boss Don t Like These Dizzy Heights... Tower of Song: Leonard s keyboard solo got a healthy applause which made him stop for a moment, smiling and seemingly just about to say thank you. But his smile brought about an even longer and louder applause before he could thank the audience for being too generous. : As mentioned before, this song made a very unexpected appearance in the set list, but just for this one concert. While most of the audience were somewhat oblivious to this unique inclusion, the online community justifiably went a little nuts at the news! Boogie Street: Sharon s performance was particularly well rewarded with a big response from the crowd lots of applause, cheering and a couple of shouts of affirmation. Hallelujah: This time around the obligatory name check was: didn t come to Vector Arena to fool you. I m Your Man: As with the previous show, it was I ll wear this old man s mask for you Second Encore: A minor moment of slight panic as LC bounded on stage... and almost tripped on something. He righted himself and got to his spot, but there was a bit of a smile of relief between him and some of the band. Closing Time: I don t know what exactly LC sang in the place of The Holy Spirit s crying where s the beef it was something different, but maybe just a jumble of syllables caused by getting tongue-tied Performance Notes: Everybody Knows: the lyric take one last look at this mighty heart replaced sacred heart. As before, Leonard sang some other lyrics under a couple of the choruses pretty loudly, but away from the mic, so as to be inaudible to the audience. Maybe he s singing to the rest of the band? The Darkness: over the bass-heavy intro to this song, LC played his flamenco-style guitar picking pattern (the same one he plays at the beginning of Suzanne to disguise it so the audience doesn t immediately go nuts as soon as he starts playing) I hadn t noticed that before. Who By Fire: A really big applause for Javier s long intro. One interesting thing I noticed for the first time while he is playing this, Dino plays a single long drone note on the Sax because the solo intro is about four and a half minutes long, that s a continuous single note which is 4.5 minutes. Almost certainly the longest note of the concert Not to mention some nice circular breathing, I imagine. Chelsea Hotel #2: A minor lyrical mis-step, ably covered. Right at the beginning, when starting on the line You were talking so brave and so sweet, LC skips some words, actually singing talking so sweet (omitting the brave). Because, I guess, the line can t have anything after sweet (otherwise it wouldn t rhyme with limousines wait in the street later, he just padded it out with silence. Nice recovery. Band Intros in Anthem: There seems to be a bit of a running joke going around the increasingly convoluted introduction LC gives to Rafael as on the previous night Leonard described his contribution to the band as laying it down, bringing it home, putting it to bed, tucking it in and kissing it goodnight. For the second night he added clipping its toenails to the list (which is an odd image). This got a good laugh. In the intro, LC also described Rafael as a connoisseur of silence.

4 I m Guided by a signal in the Heavens I forget to pray for the angels And then the angels Forget to pray for Us Now the wheels of Heaven stop You feel the Devil s riding crop Get ready for the Future It.. Is.. Murder

5 The Boss Don t Like These Dizzy Heights... Tower of Song: Leonard s keyboard solo got a healthy applause which made him stop for a moment, smiling and seemingly just about to say thank you. But his smile brought about an even longer and louder applause before he could thank the audience for being too generous. : As mentioned before, this song made a very unexpected appearance in the set list, but just for this one concert. While most of the audience were somewhat oblivious to this unique inclusion, the online community justifiably went a little nuts at the news! Boogie Street: Sharon s performance was particularly well rewarded with a big response from the crowd lots of applause, cheering and a couple of shouts of affirmation. Hallelujah: This time around the obligatory name check was: didn t come to Vector Arena to fool you. I m Your Man: As with the previous show, it was I ll wear this old man s mask for you Second Encore: A minor moment of slight panic as LC bounded on stage... and almost tripped on something. He righted himself and got to his spot, but there was a bit of a smile of relief between him and some of the band. Closing Time: I don t know what exactly LC sang in the place of The Holy Spirit s crying where s the beef it was something different, but maybe just a jumble of syllables caused by getting tongue-tied Performance Notes: Everybody Knows: the lyric take one last look at this mighty heart replaced sacred heart. As before, Leonard sang some other lyrics under a couple of the choruses pretty loudly, but away from the mic, so as to be inaudible to the audience. Maybe he s singing to the rest of the band? The Darkness: over the bass-heavy intro to this song, LC played his flamenco-style guitar picking pattern (the same one he plays at the beginning of Suzanne to disguise it so the audience doesn t immediately go nuts as soon as he starts playing) I hadn t noticed that before. Who By Fire: A really big applause for Javier s long intro. One interesting thing I noticed for the first time while he is playing this, Dino plays a single long drone note on the Sax because the solo intro is about four and a half minutes long, that s a continuous single note which is 4.5 minutes. Almost certainly the longest note of the concert Not to mention some nice circular breathing, I imagine. Chelsea Hotel #2: A minor lyrical mis-step, ably covered. Right at the beginning, when starting on the line You were talking so brave and so sweet, LC skips some words, actually singing talking so sweet (omitting the brave). Because, I guess, the line can t have anything after sweet (otherwise it wouldn t rhyme with limousines wait in the street later, he just padded it out with silence. Nice recovery. Band Intros in Anthem: There seems to be a bit of a running joke going around the increasingly convoluted introduction LC gives to Rafael as on the previous night Leonard described his contribution to the band as laying it down, bringing it home, putting it to bed, tucking it in and kissing it goodnight. For the second night he added clipping its toenails to the list (which is an odd image). This got a good laugh. In the intro, LC also described Rafael as a connoisseur of silence.

6 Concert Report Leonard Cohen s second night performance in Auckland was another spirited performance, maintaining the very high musical standard set on the opening night of the tour. The audience this time around seemed a fair bit more buzzing. Down in the forward section where I was sitting (row 15, right hand side not as lucky this time around) the band received its first of several standing ovations mere seconds after setting foot on stage. Lots of huge applause in all the usual kinds of places, and some others as well and some rather nice audience singing during the later choruses of Hallelujah and pretty much all the choruses of So Long, Marianne. Interestingly enough, the singers were almost exclusively women Vector Arena a big sports arena / entertainment dome thingy was packed to the rafters literally. After his first song, LC made one of his few spoken comments of the night, thanking everyone for coming and (looking up at those in the very back, very very high-up seats) thanking them for climbing these heights. Just one caution, he quipped, In the upper realms, please do not lean too far forward we don t want an Avalanche of able-bodied Aucklanders! The big surprise of the night was the inclusion of (substituted for Avalanche). This is a song that Leonard performed at no other concert on the tour. The song was performed pretty much solo by LC on guitar there may have been some very subtle backing from Neil and the girls (as is the case on some of the other solo songs), but it was really just Leonard. One other oddity from this night: despite being a fairly enthusiastic audience, quite a large number of people rapidly vacated their seats after Closing Time (end of encore two), I m not sure why... maybe everyone had to get back to their babysitters before midnight. Either way, this lead to this show being 2 songs (and about 15 minutes) shorter than the first Auckland show, with no I Tried To Leave You. I went down to the place where I knew she lay waiting under the marble and the snow. I said, Mother I'm frightened; the thunder and the lightning; I'll never come through this alone. She said, I'll be with you my shawl wrapped around you my hand on your head when you go. And the night came on; it was very calm I wanted the night to go on and on, but she said, Go back, go back to the world. We were fighting in Egypt, when they signed this agreement that nobody else had to die. There was this terrible sound and my father went down with a terrible wound in his side. He said, Try to go on, take my books, take my gun, and remember, my son, how they lied. And the night comes on and tt's very calm; I'd like to pretend that my father was wrong, but you don't want to lie, not to the young. We were locked in this kitchen; I took to religion, and I wondered how long she would stay. I needed so much to have nothing to touch: I've always been greedy that way. But my son and my daughter climbed out of the water, crying, Papa, you promised to play. And they lead me away to the great surprise; it's Papa, don't peek, Papa, cover your eyes. And they hide, they hide in the world. Now I look for her always; I'm lost in this calling; I'm tied to the threads of some prayer. Saying, When will she summon me, when will she come to me, what must I do to prepare? Then she bends to my longing, like a willow, like a fountain, she stands in the luminous air. And the night comes on, and it's very calm, I lie in her arms, she says, When I'm gone I'll be yours, yours for a song. Now the crickets are singing, the vesper bells ringing, the cat's curled asleep in his chair. I'll go down to Bill's Bar, I can make it that far, and I'll see if my friends are still there. Yes, and here's to the few who forgive what you do, and the fewer who don't even care! And the night comes on; it's very calm; I want to cross over, I want to go home, But she says, Go back, go back to the world.

7 Disc One Disc Two Dance Me To The End Of Love talk (avalanche of aucklanders) The Future Bird On The Wire Everybody Knows In My Secret Life Who By Fire The Darkness Born In Chains Chelsea Hotel #2 Waiting For The Miracle Anthem Disc Three audience sounds So Long, Marianne First We Take Manhattan Famous Blue Raincoat If It Be Your Will Closing Time Tower of Song Suzanne Sisters of Mercy The Gypsy's Wife Feels So Good The Partisan Boogie Street Hallelujah I'm Your Man A Thousand Kisses Deep Take This Waltz Raw recording supplied by an un-named taper This recording engineered by DIME Mastered by DIME Packaging by Dean Engelhardt Photographs by Dean Engelhardt Concert report by Dean Engelhardt visit lcdownunder20wordpress.com for additional details and photographs Total Running Time 2h, 43 mins The music contained on these compact discs is sourced from an audience recording, and constitutes a Recording of Independent Origin (ROIO). This material has not been officially released and is provided here for personal use only. It is expressly forbidden to sell, rent or otherwise derive money from this recording. Recording first issued on-line: 10 November 2010 by bj2117. This disc prepared January 20

Oscar Benton. Lyrics

Oscar Benton. Lyrics Oscar Benton Lyrics Benjamin Wilder Johnny Laporte On the first day of May, I was standing in line Took a fast train out of town, a quarter to Nine At home I told, had to see my Mom and Dad Had a mind