Marianne Faithfull – Twentieth Century Blues - An Evening In The Weimar Republic 2LP

Marianne Faithfull – Twentieth Century Blues - An Evening In The Weimar Republic

Recorded live with just a pianist, this could have been a dreadful affair; others have tried similar concepts and failed. Yet this works marvellously. Why? Partially because Marianne Faithfull has lived about five normal lifetimes and this shows up in her voice. The audience hold it's breath while Faithfull digs into 'Alabama Song', 'Surabaya Johnny' and 'Pirate Jenny'. It's glorious and if you like the extremes of dark and light, the sound of a whiskey-flavoured voice accompanied by a lone pianist (Paul Trueblood), then you will love this piece of work. The concerts entitled 'A Night In The Weimar Republic', are made up of mainly songs by Brecht & Weill before an audience that really loved her, whisky and cigarette in her hand.

Tracklist:
LP1
A1. Alabama Song
A2. Want to buy some illusions
A3. Pirate Jenny
A4. Salomon Song
B1. Boulevard of broken dreams
B2. Complainte de la Seine
B3. The ballad of the soldiers wife
LP2
A1. Intro
A2. Mon ami my friend
A3. Falling in love again
A4. Mack the knife
A5. 20th Century Blues
B1. Don’t forget me
B2. Surabaya Johnny
B3. Street singers farewell

Label: Sony Music
Released: 1996/2021