Hardbopjazz Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 (edited) It was reported on the BBC that she has passed. Edited January 30 by Hardbopjazz Quote
felser Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 RIP. Fascinating persona, interesting musician. Quote
gvopedz Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 Marianne Faithfull's 1979 album Broken English is unforgettable for me. RIP. Quote
jlhoots Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 1 hour ago, gvopedz said: Marianne Faithfull's 1979 album Broken English is unforgettable for me. RIP. Agree!! Quote
mjazzg Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 (edited) She was kind of ever present in the background over here as a reminder of the swinging 60s but also someone who transcended that scene to create an interesting career beyond it. I agree that 'Broken English' is a great record. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jan/30/marianne-faithfull-singular-icon-of-british-pop-dies-aged-78 Just read she grew up in my home town, quite a few years before me sadly Edited January 30 by mjazzg Quote
mjazzg Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 How to inhabit someone else's song. And I say that as someone who would probably take Astral Weeks over every other album in my collection Quote
clifford_thornton Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 Too bad. She'd been in hospice a while so this is not unexpected, but nevertheless, glad she's at rest. Did anyone here see her as Peg Leg in Robert Wilson's The Black Rider? There are some great images -- this was the 2004 Barbican revival of the 1990 original. Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted January 31 Author Report Posted January 31 Here she is with Bill Frisell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCZWqW57pcY Quote
BFrank Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 She lived a "full" life, that's for sure! I was fortunate to see her in NY at the Bottom Line in 1987 with a very eclectic band of all-stars: Dr. John, Garth Hudson, Marvin Stamm, Fernando Saunders, Bill Frisell, J.T. Lewis. Below is a review of that show. Music: Marianne Faithfull Returns (Published 1987) Quote
GA Russell Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 RIP. I got this eight years ago, and never got around to opening it up. Now's the time. Quote
GA Russell Posted Saturday at 11:23 PM Report Posted Saturday at 11:23 PM (edited) On 1/31/2025 at 2:10 AM, GA Russell said: RIP. I got this eight years ago, and never got around to opening it up. Now's the time. All these years I thought that she got her start because she was Mick Jagger's girl friend. That was not the case. The liner notes here say that Andrew Loog Oldham met her at a party, and convinced her to let him be her manager. She then made a record which didn't sell. Later Oldham introduced her to the Rolling Stones. Edited Saturday at 11:24 PM by GA Russell Quote
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