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Marianne Faithfull’s 10 Greatest Musical Moments
The musical career of Marianne Faithfull, who died today at 78, is as seasoned and diverse as her inimitable voice. Here are 10 highlights.
On the Hal Wilner-curated multi-artist album “Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill,” Faithfull and razor-sharp British guitarist Chris Spedding approach the woe of a military man’s love for his bride and the precious trinkets he sent – from the bejeweled start of his victorious campaigns to the grave and her “widow’s veil” – with tart drama. “Strange Weather” (1987) Produced again by Wilner, with an all-star crew of musicians ranging from arid jazz guitarist Bill Frisell to Band accordionist Garth Hudson, the morose match of Faithfull’s broken bassoon of a voice to the dark cabaret song-stylings of neo-Beat Gen composers Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan are as stunning as that match-up portends. “The Stations” (2011) The ‘00s saw Faithfull coming full circle by collaborating on a series of albums with a number of young musicians she’d influenced — notably PJ Harvey, Beck, Nick Cave, Blur, Billy Corgan, and here, the Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli and Screaming Trees/ Queens of the Stoneage singer Mark Lanegan.
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