Cohen moves away from live/organic instruments in favour of synths and drum machines. A lot of people, even now, praise it as a giant leap forward, but personally it doesn't 'do it' for me. Don't get me wrong, the songs on "I'm Your Man" are among Leonard's best, but having heard live versions of some of them using live band instrumentation, I just feel like the songs would have been better served that way.
That gripe aside, the album does have an interesting sound. Leonard picked it as one where he was happiest with his vocals, which is odd as he seems to sing with much less melodic range here (though his voice does sound smooth). The lyrics here are brilliant as usual, with the title track being a personal favourite of mine.
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