Marianne Faithfull : Easy Come, Easy Go :: Review
Marianne Faithfull returns with her 22nd release, ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ produced by collaborator Hal Willner and featuring a who’s who of guest appearances from friends Nick Cave, Chan Marshall, Anthony Hegarty, Sean Lennon, Keith Richards, Teddy Thompson and Rufus Wainwright. The iconic singer performs 12 songs from various artists and gives them the Faithfull makeover.
The song selection and performance ranges from the sublime, “Solitude” by Duke Ellington to the spooked reading of “Hold On Hold On” written by Neko Case. Nick Cave lends his vocals to duet with Faithfull on The Decemberists “The Crane Wife #3.” Marianne Faithfull is not always an easy listen, as her vocals might be hard to take for some. Consider her an acquired taste, similar to one of her collaborators, Antony Hegarty who performs with her on Smokey Robinson’s “Ooh Baby Baby.” ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ veers from cabaret to nightclub styles of arrangements with ease and class as most of these songs were recorded in one take. That’s almost unheard of in today’s music scene. ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ offers listeners another side of Faithfull allowing them to get a musical roadmap of where she’s been and where she’s going.
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