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Marianne Faithfull had been effectively written off as a one- hit wonder when she reappeared in 1979 to shock everyone with this dark masterpiece. Gone was the bland choirgirl voice of "As Tears Go By", replaced by an instrument that, although ravaged by drink, drugs, and hard living, had gained in expressiveness. The music, which sounded like a synthesizer phalanx hijacked by depressed punks, was perfectly suited to these songs of disillusionment ("Ballad of Lucy Jordan") and loss (the title track). Most powerful was a "Working Class Hero" that matched John Lennon's original sneer for sneer, and an
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Manufacturer: Universal / Island
Release date: 24 May 1989
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0042284235525 UPC: 042284235525
Release date: 24 May 1989
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0042284235525 UPC: 042284235525
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Curse of the Music Diary (2025) (1074 music items)"11.5. I don't know. This old school pop rock has its moments, but it's no masterpiece. The vocals are weak. "
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2,020 Albums You Must Hear Before the World Ends (2020 music items)
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My Favorite Albums: 1979 (9 music items)
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2,020 Albums You Must Hear Before the World Ends (2020 music items)
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Q's 100 Women Who Rock The World (100 music items)
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The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women (150 music items)"Eager to escape the pigeonhole of being Mick Jagger's beautiful girlfriend, Marianne Faithfull dropped out of her life of privilege and wound up a heroin addict on the London streets. In 1979, she resurfaced with her seventh studio album, the new wave-inflected Broken English. Her sweet and lovely lilt had disappeared, replaced by a gravelly snarl that was the permanent aftermath of an untreated case of bronchitis. It turns out that this was the voice she needed to unleash her innate powers; she"
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2,020 Albums You Must Hear Before the World Ends (2020 music items)
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