Vedder Than Walking
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam mentioned an anecdote from 1992 when he met with a fan of their opener in Amsterdam and ended up talking with her at a cafe until 3AM until she gave him a ride back to his hotel on her brother’s bike. He mentioned the story during a set in Amsterdam and a reporter was able to find her and they met up almost 27 years later in person.
Album of The Week
Broken English - Marianne Faithfull (1979)
“Got so much to offer, but I can’t pay the rent
I can’t buy you roses ‘cause the money’s all spent”
“Keep you doped wit religion and sex and TV
And you think you’re so clever and classless and free
But you’re still fucking peasants as far as I can see”
This album released nearly a dozen years since her previous album represented a comeback after a decade of troubles. After breaking up with Mick Jagger in 1970 and losing custody of her son, she got stuck in a self destructive cycle. Suffering from a heroin addiction and homelessness on the streets of London, her voice and career would never be the same. Due to drugs, cigarettes, and a severe case of laryngitis her comeback record left her with a much deeper voice prone to cracking. A constant reminder of the addictions she was trying to overcome. The album’s success gave her the base to get back on her feet, and continue her life and career.
Best New Track: Stones
“I woke up this morning with stones in my mouth
You said those are only the lies you’ve told me
Those are only the lies you’ve told me”
There is a War
“There is a war between the rich and poor
A war between the man and the woman
There is a war between the ones who say there is a war”
Fluttering in the Floodlights
“She’s in a movie, Felliniesque and wild
And she got me in a spiral, soul driver with lazurite eyes
She looks at me”
Talk Show Host
“I want to
I want to be someone else or I’ll explode”
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