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Songstress
Marianne Faithfull
last collaborated with producer
Hal Willner
on her iconic
Strange Weather
album in 1987. Though
Faithfull
has continued to record sporadically -- and has written and published her memoirs -- it's odd to think that she hasn't worked with
Willner
again until now, because then as now, the match feels effortless and natural. Like
,
Easy Come Easy Go
is a covers collection, featuring
in different musical settings and interpreting the songs of everyone from
Merle Haggard
to
Smokey Robinson
Duke Ellington
Randy Newman
the Decemberists
Morrissey
with a killer guest list including
Antony Hegarty
Rufus Wainwright
Teddy Thompson
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Jarvis Cocker
Jenni Muldaur
Sean Lennon
Warren Ellis
Nick Cave
, and
Keith Richards
. The core band on this set includes old friends like
Marc Ribot
and
Greg Cohen
as well as drummer
Jim White
Rob Burger
Doug Weiselman
Steve Weisberg
Barry Reynolds
Steven Bernstein
Marty Ehrlich
Lenny Pickett
. The sense of stylistic sprawl on these 12 songs is incredible. The album opener, a cover of
Dolly Parton
's
"Down from Dover,"
features the full band and guests numbering 18 strong!
's trademark deep-throated, whiskey-and-cigarettes-ravaged voice is in better shape than it's been in a decade at least. It's full and expressive, and she brings up a depth of passion for this sad tale that almost soars. The band, arranged by
Weisberg
, plays with beautiful space and elegant harmonics with nice work by
Ribot
Burger
.
Cave
sings backing vocals on
'
"The Crane Wife 3,"
its lithe rock arrangement shaded by a beautiful British folk-style melody and gorgeous bass work by
Cohen
, celeste by
, and a three-piece string section. While
Wainwright
's signature backing vocals grace a jazzy arrangement of
Espers
"Children of Stone,"
and the chart is eight minutes of pure, nocturnal lounge lizard eros, it does go on a bit too long, emptying it somewhat of its power.
Ellington
"Solitude"
works far better, as
's command of sparse phrases drives the tune, expressing more in the spaces between words than the words themselves -- or even her voice. Other highlights include an excellent version of
Judee Sill
"The Phoenix,"
and a deeply emotive, almost startling cover of
"Dear God Please Help Me.
There is a fantastic--if surreal--faux-soul reading of
Robinson
"Ooh Baby Baby,"
as a duet with
Antony
The disc closes with
Richards
adding both his guitar (to those of
Reynolds
) and his raggedy croak of a vocal to
's on
Haggard
"Sing Me Back Home."
It's sad and slow, but feels more contrived than honestly emotional. While this is a long journey with a couple of missteps
Ms. Faithfull
shows up in excellent form throughout this offering. If you are patient, there is more than enough here to hold your attention and take you on journeys through love, lust, tragedy, and longing and bring you home again.(The British version of this CD, contains an extra CD with six extra tracks--the Morrissey and Judee SIll covers on this version came from the British one--and a bonus DVD with a documentary about the making of the album.) ~ Thom Jurek
Marianne Faithfull
last collaborated with producer
Hal Willner
on her iconic
Strange Weather
album in 1987. Though
Faithfull
has continued to record sporadically -- and has written and published her memoirs -- it's odd to think that she hasn't worked with
Willner
again until now, because then as now, the match feels effortless and natural. Like
,
Easy Come Easy Go
is a covers collection, featuring
in different musical settings and interpreting the songs of everyone from
Merle Haggard
to
Smokey Robinson
Duke Ellington
Randy Newman
the Decemberists
Morrissey
with a killer guest list including
Antony Hegarty
Rufus Wainwright
Teddy Thompson
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Jarvis Cocker
Jenni Muldaur
Sean Lennon
Warren Ellis
Nick Cave
, and
Keith Richards
. The core band on this set includes old friends like
Marc Ribot
and
Greg Cohen
as well as drummer
Jim White
Rob Burger
Doug Weiselman
Steve Weisberg
Barry Reynolds
Steven Bernstein
Marty Ehrlich
Lenny Pickett
. The sense of stylistic sprawl on these 12 songs is incredible. The album opener, a cover of
Dolly Parton
's
"Down from Dover,"
features the full band and guests numbering 18 strong!
's trademark deep-throated, whiskey-and-cigarettes-ravaged voice is in better shape than it's been in a decade at least. It's full and expressive, and she brings up a depth of passion for this sad tale that almost soars. The band, arranged by
Weisberg
, plays with beautiful space and elegant harmonics with nice work by
Ribot
Burger
.
Cave
sings backing vocals on
'
"The Crane Wife 3,"
its lithe rock arrangement shaded by a beautiful British folk-style melody and gorgeous bass work by
Cohen
, celeste by
, and a three-piece string section. While
Wainwright
's signature backing vocals grace a jazzy arrangement of
Espers
"Children of Stone,"
and the chart is eight minutes of pure, nocturnal lounge lizard eros, it does go on a bit too long, emptying it somewhat of its power.
Ellington
"Solitude"
works far better, as
's command of sparse phrases drives the tune, expressing more in the spaces between words than the words themselves -- or even her voice. Other highlights include an excellent version of
Judee Sill
"The Phoenix,"
and a deeply emotive, almost startling cover of
"Dear God Please Help Me.
There is a fantastic--if surreal--faux-soul reading of
Robinson
"Ooh Baby Baby,"
as a duet with
Antony
The disc closes with
Richards
adding both his guitar (to those of
Reynolds
) and his raggedy croak of a vocal to
's on
Haggard
"Sing Me Back Home."
It's sad and slow, but feels more contrived than honestly emotional. While this is a long journey with a couple of missteps
Ms. Faithfull
shows up in excellent form throughout this offering. If you are patient, there is more than enough here to hold your attention and take you on journeys through love, lust, tragedy, and longing and bring you home again.(The British version of this CD, contains an extra CD with six extra tracks--the Morrissey and Judee SIll covers on this version came from the British one--and a bonus DVD with a documentary about the making of the album.) ~ Thom Jurek
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