As a rule of thumb if you are jumping into a legacy node project the first thing you should try is a sequentially older node version. Could've reduced his two hours to two minutes.
I had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Cohen on his final U.S. tour. He crooned and gyrated on the stage for 3+ hours and over 30 tracks, including two encores, in his mid-70s at that point. He never lost it, even at the end.