Marianne Faithfull - Broken English/Strange Weather (1979&87) (MFSL)

Marianne Faithfull  - Broken English/Strange Weather (1979&87)

rock | 2lp on 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 420MB

MFSL

Allmusic:
Broken English: After a lengthy absence, Faithfull resurfaced on this 1979 album, which took the edgy and brittle sound of punk rock and gave it a shot of studio-smooth dance rock. Faithfull's whiskey-worn vocals perfectly match the bitter and biting "Why'd Ya Do It" and revitalize John Lennon's "Working Class Hero."
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Strange Weather: Faithfull's 1987 release recast her as a nicotine-stained chanteuse, approaching such standards as "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "Penthouse Serenade" with a ravaged, world-weary demeanor that recalls the latter-day recordings of Billie Holiday. She also tackles some blues and jazz material and turns "As Tears Go By" into the gut-wrenching torch ballad neither the Stones nor Faithfull could ever have done in the '60s. A dark, challenging masterpiece.
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Mobile Fidelity reissued Marianne Faithfull's two dark milestones, 1979's Broken English and 1987's Strange Weather, on one CD. Although there were nearly ten years separating these two records, they share a moodiness and faux-torch arrangements that make them a perfect match. The remastering is terrific, as is the packaging, which means this is the way for serious fans to own this music on disc.

Tracks
-01. "Broken English" - Faithfull, J. Mavety, Maverty, York… - 4:36
-02. "Witches' Song" - Faithfull, Mavety, Reynolds, Stannard… - 4:45
-03. "Brain Drain" - Brierley - 4:13
-04. "Guilt" - Reynolds, Reynolds - 5:09
-05. "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" - Silverstein - 4:11
-06. "What's the Hurry?" - Mavety - 3:05
-07. "Working Class Hero" - Lennon - 4:42
-08. "Why d'Ya Do It?" - Faithfull, J. Mavety, Movety, York - 6:51
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-09. "Stranger Intro" - 0:32
-10. "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - Dubin, Warren - 3:05
-11. "I Ain't Goin' Down to the Well No More" - Leadbelly, Ledbetter, Lomax, Lomax… - 1:10
-12. "Yesterdays" - Arkeen, Harbach, James, Johnson, Kern… - 5:19
-13. "Sign of Judgement" - Moore - 2:54
-14. "Strange Weather" - Brennan, Waits - 4:15
-15. "Love, Life and Money" - Dixon, Dixon, Glover, Glover - 4:07
-16. "I'll Keep It With Mine" - Dylan - 3:47
-17. "Hello Stranger" - Carter, Pomus, Rebennack - 2:31
-18. "Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)" - Burton, Jason - 2:34
-19. "As Tears Go By" - Jagger, Oldham, Richards - 3:46
-20. "A Stranger on Earth" - Feller, Ward - 4:03

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Marianne Faithfull - A Secret Life (1995)

Marianne Faithfull - A Secret Life (1995)

rock | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 210MB

Island

Allmusic:
For her first studio album comprised of mostly original material in over a decade, Faithfull enlisted noted composer Angelo Badalamenti (who collaborated with David Lynch for the Twin Peaks TV soundtrack) to write music for her lyrics and produce. Faithfull is still in rippingly fine voice, and her words still penetrate. But while Badalamenti's densely orchestral arrangements can be effectively noirish, they can also create an inappropriately cold and detached ambience, despite standout tracks like "Flaming September" and "She."

Tracks
-01. "Prologue" (Badalamenti, Dante Alighieri) – 2:03
-02. "Sleep" (Faithfull, Badalamenti, Frank McGuiness) – 3:43
-03. "Love in the Afternoon" (Faithfull, Badalamenti) – 3:30
-04. "Flaming September" (Faithfull, Badalamenti) – 5:01
-05. "She" (Faithfull, Badalamenti) – 3:24
-06. "Bored by Dreams" (Faithfull, Badalamenti) – 3:08
-07. "Losing" (Foreman, Levine, Badalamenti) – 3:52
-08. "Wedding" (Faithfull, Badalamenti, McGuiness) – 3:16
-09. "Stars Line Up" (Badalamenti, Faithfull) – 3:51
-10. "Epilogue" (Badalamenti, William Shakespeare) – 3:12
All music composed by Angelo Badalamenti. All lyrics written or co-written by Marianne Faithfull except "Prologue", taken from Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri, "Losing" qritten by D. Forman and D. Levine, and "Epilogue" taken from The Tempest by William Shakespeare.

Personnel
* Marianne Faithfull – vocals
* Carmine D'Amico – guitar
* Vinnie Bell – guitar, mandolin
* Gene Orloff – violin
* Al Brown, Julien Barber, Lamar Alsop, Ann Barak, Mitsue Takayama, Kenneth Fricker, Juliet Haffner, Harry Zaratzian – viola
* Frederick Zlotkin, Clay Ruede, Beverely Lauridsen, Julie Green – cello
* Al Regni, Pamela Sklar, Lawrence Feldman – flute, alto flute
* Shelley Woodworth, Sherry Sylar – oboe, oboe d'amore
* Andre Badalamenti – clarinet
* Robert Carlisle – French horn
* Kinny Landrum, Angelo Badalamenti – keyboards
* Rufus Reid, Mark Egan - bass
* Sam Merendino, Gordon Gottlieb – drums, percussion

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Marianne Faithfull - Before The Poison (2004) (eac-log-cover)

Marianne Faithfull - Before The Poison (2004)

rock | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 280MB

Naive

Allmusic:
Each time Marianne Faithfull issues a recording, fans and pundits hold their breaths waiting for another outing as iconoclastic as Broken English. Before the Poison isn't it for a number of reasons, quality not being one of them. Simply put, Before the Poison is an album that concerns itself with both sides of love, friendship, and redemption, not desolation or desperation. That said, there is plenty of human shadow in these ten songs. Polly Harvey wrote three songs here, co-wrote a pair with Faithfull, and is present on all of them. Nick Cave co-wrote three with the singer and his Bad Seeds back her on these tracks. She also co-wrote one apiece with Blur's Damon Albarn and composer Jon Brion. Along with Harvey and Cave, Rob Ellis and Hal Willner aided in production. Therefore, Before the Poison, like its predecessor, Kissin' Time, is an album of collaborations. But unlike that offering, this one is seamless; its songs are sequenced impeccably and all feel of a piece linked by emotional thematics. Harvey's songs are all moving and beautiful. Faithfull's reading of "No Child of Mine," a track that appeared on PJ's own last album, Uh Huh Her, has more depth and texture than the original. Harvey is pushing it on, underneath, her signature guitar sound ushering in each line as Faithfull -- in fantastic voice throughout -- does a call and response with herself until the refrain, when Harvey harmonizes and adds dimension to the stark loss and resignation uttered with great empathy and even tenderness. On "The Mystery of Love," which opens the set, Faithfull brings the weight of her life experience to Harvey's poetic lyric and opens its fathomless heart. On Cave's "Crazy Love," the lyric could have accompanied the footage in Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire. As Faithfull paints the skeletal portraits of the song's protagonists who move around the chessboard of life, she gets to the refrain where the tune splits wide and, as Warren Ellis' raggedly elegant violin sweeps above the rest, the singers offers a poetic truth from her own life: "Crazy love is all around me/Love is crazy, love is kind/But I know somehow you'll find me/Love is crazy, love is blind." On Albarn's "Last Song," possibility has passed into memory amid the swell of strings, tambourines, and acoustic pianos. It's a devastating track, and Faithfull sings with an authority that can only be borne by a witness. The disc closes with "City of Quartz," written with Brion. It's a fractured, slightly off-kilter waltz that could have easily appeared on Blazing Away or even as an outtake from 20th Century Blues. The notion of time's passage is in the present tense here, as strings enter amid the chimes underscoring longing, and the acceptance of human need. Before the Poison is poetic and unnerving; it stands alone in her catalog in the same way that Broken English did -- but this time, on the other side of the mirror.

Tracks
-01. "The Mystery of Love" (PJ Harvey) – 3:53
-02. "My Friends Have" (PJ Harvey) – 2:48
-03. "Crazy Love" (Marianne Faithfull/Nick Cave) – 4:04
-04. "Last Song" (Marianne Faithfull/Damon Albarn) – 3:19
-05. "No Child of Mine" (PJ Harvey) – 6:15
-06. "Before the Poison" (Marianne Faithfull/PJ Harvey) – 4:10
-07. "There Is a Ghost" (Marianne Faithfull/Nick Cave) – 4:32
-08. "In the Factory" (Marianne Faithfull/PJ Harvey) – 3:51
-09. "Desperanto" (Marianne Faithfull/Nick Cave) – 4:22
-10. "City of Quartz" (Marianne Faithfull/Jon Brion) – 4:04

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Marianne Faithfull - Come My Way (1965) (eac-log-cover)

Marianne Faithfull - Come My Way (1965)

rock | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 285MB

Decca/Lilith (2006)

AMG:
When Marianne Faithfull released her first two albums for the U.K. market in the spring of 1965, she took the unusual step of issuing them simultaneously. One, simply titled Marianne Faithfull, was the pop-oriented collection that listeners of her hit singles would have expected. The other, Come My Way, by contrast was comprised solely of folk tunes, most of them traditional, the acoustic settings arranged by guitarist Jon Mark. Faithfull at this very early stage in her career still had the tremulous soprano common to many women folksingers of the era. While her singing here is pleasant and competent, it's rather average when stacked against the emotional commitment and personality the best interpreters of such tunes brought to the material at the time. Indeed, Faithfull herself would do the same kind of repertoire, with considerably greater vocal imagination and more forceful musical backing, on her underrated third U.K. album, 1966's North Country Maid. Still, it's an OK record, Faithfull putting her pipes to reverent use on folk revival staples like "Portland Town," "House of the Rising Sun," "Once I Had a Sweetheart," and "Black Girl," and also taking on a contemporary writer with Ian Tyson's "Four Strong Winds." Her reading of "Lonesome Traveller" stands out for the propulsive backing, with hasty 12-string guitar strums and what sounds like bongos. The CD reissue, available briefly in Britain in the early '90s and then in Japan in the early '00s, adds four bonus tracks: the 1964 B-side "Blowin' in the Wind," "Et Maintenant" (from a 1965 EP), the poppy and bluesy 1966 B-side "That's Right Baby," and her classic 1969 single "Sister Morphine," which predated the Rolling Stones' version by a couple of years.

Tracks:
-01 - Come My Way (Mark). 2:08
-02 - Jaberwoc (traditional). 2:39
-03 - Portland Town (traditional). 3:04
-04 - House Of The Rising Sun (traditional). 2:32
-05 - Spanish Is A Loving Tongue (traditional). 2:47
-06 - Fare Thee Well (traditional). 2:56
-07 - Lonesome Traveller (Hays). 2:07
-08 - Down In The Salley Garden (traditional). 2:09
-09 - Mary Ann (traditional). 1:50
-10 - Full Fathom Five (traditional). 1:31
-11 - Four Strong Winds (traditional). 3:03
-12 - Black Girl (traditional). 2:33
-13 - Once I Had A Sweetheart (traditional). 2:12
-14 - Bells Of Freedom (traditional). 2:08
bonus tracks:
-15 - Blowin' In The Wind (Dylan). 3:13
-16 - Et Maintenant (Delanoe/Becaud). 3:35
-17 - That's Right Baby (Farr). 2:54
-18 - Sister Morphine (Faithfull/Jagger/Richards). 5:35

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Marianne Faithfull - A Child's Adventure (1983) (eac-log-cover)

Marianne Faithfull - A Child's Adventure (1983)

rock | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 220MB

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AMG:
Faithfull pegged her comeback to a brutal survivalist persona, but by this fourth album of her second career, she had mellowed at least to the extent of constructing flowing song structures with her collaborators, Barry Reynolds and Wally Badarou, that eased the bitterness still found in many of her lyrics. A Child's Adventure is thus more listenable, but less compelling, than her other albums of the period.

Tracks:
1. "Times Square" (Barry Reynolds) – 4:22
2. "The Blue Millionaire" (Wally Badarou, Marianne Faithfull, Reynolds) – 5:35
3. "Falling from Grace" (Ben Brierley, Faithfull) – 3:56
4. "Morning Come" (Badarou, Faithfull) – 5:16
5. "Ashes in My Hand" (Faithfull, Reynolds) – 4:51
6. "Running for Our Lives" (Badarou, Faithfull, Reynolds) – 4:48
7. "Ireland" (Faithfull, Reynolds) – 4:37
8. "She's Got a Problem" (Caroline Blackwood, Faithfull) – 3:55

Personnel:
* Marianne Faithfull – vocals
* Barry Reynolds – vocals, guitar
* Ben Brierley – vocals, guitar
* Wally Badarou – vocals, keyboards
* Mikey Chung – guitar
* Fernando Saunders – bass
* Terry Stannard – drums
* Rafael de Jesus – percussion

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Marianne Faithfull - Kissin' Time (2002) (eac-log-cover)

Marianne Faithfull - Kissin' Time (2002)

rock | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 410MB

Virgin | rar +5% recovery

AMG:
One of the most endearing things about Marianne Faithfull is how well and often she reinvents herself as an artist, all the while remaining true to her rebellious, defiantly independent nature, enduring whatever changes the industry undergoes with her restless, and often reckless, vision intact. Kissin' Time has been billed as Ms. Faithfull's collaboration album because of the appearances and production talents of numerous artists, including Beck, Billy Corgan, Jarvis Cocker, Pulp, Dave Stewart, Blur, etc. The truth of the matter is that this is just the latest installment in a series of collaborations, but one that includes far bigger names from the world of postmodern pop. Ms. Faithfull's 1990s recordings with producer Hal Willner, and collaborations with composer and producer Angelo Badalamenti, were just that. Ms. Faithfull was involved in every part of the recording process. Her collaboration with Peter Trueblood on 20th Century Blues, an album of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht songs was in the most literal sense a cooperative arrangement. If anything, this project, her first new material in three years, is closely linked to her last album, the beautiful and moving Vagabond Ways, produced by Daniel Lanois. There Ms. Faithfull co-wrote all the material on the record and helped to choose the players. Here, she co-wrote most of the material and commissioned all the artists to work with her. The sound on Kissin' Time is thoroughly contemporary, deconstructive pop. That Ms. Faithfull is able to make this set sound as if it were recorded in one studio with one band is a minor miracle; that she can put such searing soul into sonic constructs that are sometimes only marginally "songs" is a major artistic achievement. Faithfull also deserves kudos for maintaining her various collaborators' identities throughout the album. Thus, Beck Hansen signs the dark, frenetic rhythms on "Sex With Strangers" and "Nobody's Fault," with its bluesed out, country lilt. But neither of these songs would have been convincing without Ms. Faithfull's voice carrying them. On "Being Born," another Beck track, the production and pace are pure Leonard Cohen, but Faithfull turns the lyric into something almost sinister, and it lands just this side of perverse. But it's Billy Corgan who gets the highest marks here for capturing Faithfull's dominant strengths with "I'm On Fire." A large, timberline rhythm, slowed to a crawl, covered in keyboard and synthed strings become a processional for the anthem Faithfull calls forth from the center of her being as her words come hurtling from the depths: "...And love did come but in such disguise/That I could hardly recognize!/So with trust in fate and love of life/Take my chance and roll the dice/And whatever sent me...I'll still be there/Whatever happens, it's true/And I'm standing still/Try to show the way..." Likewise on "Wherever I go," Corgan captures the pace of her delivery, and the dynamic her lyrics demand -- "You can see I've come so far/So kiss me quick/I swear upon the stars they're mine..." -- strings, synths, shimmering drums, warbling guitars, all of them are draped lovingly around Ms. Faithfull's voice. Her collaborations with Dave Stewart in a heartfelt tribute on the "Song for Nico" register as honest and bare of all sentimentality. But in "Love and Money" and "Sliding Through Life on Charm," Ms. Faithfull's sense of irony and Jarvis Cocker's sonic architecture don't match; they overstate one another and cancel each other out of the mix, leaving no room for either lyric or pop sensibility to redeem them. The title track, a collaboration with Blur, is in the pocket, with its droopy, dubby texture that threatens to swallow Faithfull's voice, but doesn't get the chance as Damon Albarn slithers in under the guitars to stretch her lyric in the refrain, creating a hypnotic, sexy drone that envelops both singers. The album closes with another collaboration, with Corgan on a cover of a Goffin & King tune called "Something Good." Its sweetness is initially off-putting, until the listener makes the connection that this is Faithfull singing a song that would have been a natural for her 35 years ago. It sounds so alien, so gauzy, like a ghost from memory past coming to illustrate why things change. It's positively tender, not ironic. Ultimately, Kissin' Time is another achievement, another raise of the bar, another welcome and necessary addition in the strange and beautiful catalog of Marianne Faithfull.

Tracks:
01 "Sex With Strangers" (Marianne Faithfull/Beck) – 4:21 -- featuring Beck
02 "The Pleasure Song" (Marianne Faithfull/Étienne Daho/Edith Fambuena/J L Pierot) – 4:15
03 "Like Being Born" (Marianne Faithfull/Beck) – 3:51 -- featuring Beck and Jon Brion
04 "I"m On Fire" (Marianne Faithfull/Billy Corgan) – 5:11 -- featuring Billy Corgan
05 "Wherever I Go" (Billy Corgan/Marianne Faithfull) – 4:27 -- featuring Billy Corgan
06 "Song For Nico" (Marianne Faithfull/Dave Stewart) – 3:59 -- featuring Dave Stewart
07 "Sliding Through Life on Charm" (Marianne Faithfull/Pulp) – 4:00 -- featuring Pulp
08 "Love and Money" (Marianne Faithfull/David Courts) – 2:17
09 "Nobody"s Fault" (Beck) – 6:28 -- featuring Beck
10 "Kissin" Time" (Marianne Faithfull/Blur) – 5:39 -- featuring Blur
11 "Something Good" (Carole King/Gerry Goffin) – 3:24 -- featuring Billy Corgan

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Marianne Faithfull - Vagabond Ways (1999) (eac-log-cover)

Marianne Faithfull - Vagabond Ways (1999)

rock | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 275MB

Instinct |  rar +5% recovery

AMG:
Following a pair of albums that delved into cabaret and one which paired her with Angelo Badalamenti (an affair that yielded mixed results), the Grande dame of rock & roll returned with her most striking effort in a while. Faithfull, an amazing interpreter of others' material, co-wrote most of the songs here, including the haunting title track. In fact, haunting is the best way to describe the first several cuts. "Incarceration of a Flower Child," written by Roger Waters, is emotionally wrenching, and "File It Under Fun From the Past" has an air of wistful resignation. Some of the material wavers a bit ("Marathon Kiss," the somewhat overly dramatic, spoke word "After the Ceasefire"), but Faithfull is never anything less than riveting. For long-time fans, Vagabond Ways is a worthy addition to her body of work. For newcomers, it's a suitable introduction to one of the true icons of rock history and one who has become more relevant with age.

Tracks:
01. "Vagabond Ways" (Marianne Faithfull, David Courts) – 3:22
02. "Incarceration of a Flower Child" (Roger Waters) – 5:34
03. "File It Under Fun From The Past" (Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds) – 4:50
04. "Electra" (Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Frank McGuinness) – 3:24
05. "Wilder Shores of Love" (Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Guy Pratt) – 5:40
06. "Marathon Kiss" (Daniel Lanois) – 4:00
07. "For Wanting You" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 3:57
08. "Great Expectations" (Marianne Faithfull, Daniel Lanois) – 3:13
09. "Tower of Song" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:35
10. "After The Ceasefire" (Daniel Lanois, Frank McGuinness) – 4:22

Personnel:
* Marianne Faithfull: Vocals
* Daniel Lanois: Producer, Drums, Snare, Organ, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Loops
* Mark Howard: Producer, Synthesizer, Percussion, Loops, Mixing
* Barry Reynolds: Guitar, Slide Guitar, Tremolo, Bass, Piano
* Roger Waters: Synthesizer Bass
* Brian Blade: Percussion, Snare, Drums
* Michael Chaves: Electric and Acoustic Guitar
* Danny Frankel: Percussion, Snare, Drums
* Emmylou Harris: Background Vocals
* Victor Indrizzi: Guitar
* Novi Novog: Viola
* Glenn Patscha: Organ, Piano, Bass Pedals, String Arrangements
* Chris Thomas: Bass, Fuzz Bass, Double Bass

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Marianne Faithfull - 20th Century Blues (1996) (eac-log-cover)

Marianne Faithfull - 20th Century Blues (1996)

rock | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 325MB

RCA |  rar +5% recovery

AMG:
As the liner notes to this intriguing release tell, Faithfull had a long-simmering interest in German cabaret, particularly the work of Kurt Weill. It came fully to life via her role as Pirate Jenny in a staging of The Threepenny Opera in Dublin as translated by Frank McGuinness and her attendance at a workshop organized by Allen Ginsburg. After a series of initial performances with pianist Paul Trueblood, Faithfull took her revue of many classic songs from the mid-century, titled "An Evening in the Weimar Republic," to the road. This particular recording is from a performance in Paris in 1996, showcasing both a smart selection of songs to work with and Faithfull's own dramatic, interpretive skills with them. Kicking off with the aggressive-then-smooth bite of the Brecht/Weill standard "Alabama Song," Faithfull and Trueblood show they make a great team -- her distinct vocals seem almost born for the material, while Trueblood is a sure hand on the keys, both playful and polished. Weill remains the centerpiece of the show, in both his various collaborations with Brecht -- standout tracks include withering versions of "Pirate Jenny," "Salomon Song," and "Surabaya Johnny" -- and with other partners, including "Complainte de la Seine" and "Mon Ami, My Friend." Friedrich Hollaender gets the nod twice, with a take on the eternal classic "Falling in Love Again" almost rivaling Marlene Dietrich's original interpretation. The title track, a noted Noel Coward number, gets a fine performance, as does the one nod to more contemporary times, a rendition of Harry Nilsson's "Don't Forget Me." One nod to Faithfull's previous recording past appears via a new version of "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," originally covered by her on Strange Weather. Faithfull throughout introduces songs with humor and reflection, a perfect MC for her own performance.

Tracks:
01. Alabama Song
02. Want To Buy Some Illusions
03. Pirate Jenny
04. Salomon Song
05. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
06. Complainte De La Seine
07. The Ballad Of The Soldier's Wife
08. Intro
09. Mon Ami, My Friend
10. Falling In Love Again
11. Mack The Knife
12. 20th Century Blues
13. Don't Forget Me
14. Surabaya Johnny
15. (Outro) Street Singer's Farewell

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Marianne Faithfull - Blazing Away (1990) (eac-log-cover)

Marianne Faithfull - Blazing Away (1990)

rock | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 425MB

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AMG:
Fully established as a dramatic, innovative singer with astonishing appeal and energy thanks to her string of excellent '80s releases, Faithfull concluded her renaissance decade with Blazing Away, an excellent live album recorded in New York's St. Anne's Cathedral. The crackerjack backing band deserves note in and of itself, including members ranging from the Band's Garth Hudson to Dr. John, plus regular collaborators Marc Ribot, Fernando Saunders, and her key partner Barry Reynolds. Faithfull and the players fit hand in glove track for track, with the emphasis on subtler arrangements and performances suiting the hushed, striking atmosphere of the performance. When the band shows its muscle, as with the snarling strut of "Guilt," there's no question of this being anything like easy listening. In general, though, the sense of cabaret meets modern nightclub dominates, with Faithfull's singing capturing the cracking tug of her vocals just so. The selection of songs ranges from the intriguingly obscure to the familiar enough -- "As Tears Go By" and "Broken English" take unsurprising bows, as does a lengthy brood on "Sister Morphine," "She Moved Through the Fair," and a commanding rip through the harrowing "Why'd Ya Do It?" There are two new numbers as well. The title track is the one song recorded in studio, with Reynolds and Saunders, plus a number of other musicians; it's got a nice steel guitar twang to it, and Faithfull tries for the high lonesome sound in her own wonderful way. Other flat-out highlights include a grand take on "Times Square" and a slow crawl through "Working Class Hero" that seethes with fire, both from the musicians and Faithfull.

Tracks:
01 Les Prisons Du Roy 6:16
02 Strange Weather 5:12
03 Guilt 7:51
04 Working Class Hero 7:25
05 Sister Morphine 7:25
06 As Tears Go By 4:25
07 Why'd Ya Do It? 6:21
08 When I Find My Life 2:59
09 Ballad Of Lucy Jordan 5:08
10 Times Square 4:57
11 Blazing Away 4:10
12 She Moved Through The Fair 2:09
13 Broken English 7:37

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