Broken English

A bit meh

Beautiful cover

4.5/10

Started off thinking I should like this but ended up realizing I don’t.

Impressive production, probably ahead of its time for 1979, but did not resonate. Hated the vocals.

Listening to Marianne Faithfull's Broken English was a mixed experience for me. I found her voice raw and gritty, but instead of being intriguing, it felt grating and unpolished. Her cover of John Lennon's Working Class Hero was particularly disappointing; it lacked the emotional depth and subtlety of the original, feeling more like a harsh imitation. Similarly, her rendition of Dr. Hook's The Ballad of Lucy Jordan didn't capture the charm and poignancy that made the original so memorable. The production aimed to be edgy and contemporary, but often felt dated and overdone. Despite these issues, I did notice some moments of lyrical brilliance and bold themes in the album. Songs like the title track Broken English showed her willingness to tackle difficult subjects, even if the execution was uneven. Collaborations with musicians like Steve Winwood and Barry Reynolds brought a level of musical sophistication, but it wasn't enough to save the overall experience for me. While Broken English might appeal to fans of Faithfull's unique style, I found it to be a polarizing and challenging listen. It’s far from horrible, but certainly a long way from good. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 0 STAND OUT TRACK - None

More like broken voice. Wailing in the wrong key over simple loops does not make for a good time.

Broken English is the seventh studio album by Marianne Faithfull, originally released in 1979. This is an interesting one. Faithfull was at rock-bottom throughout the 1970s. She fell hard into addiction and was living on the streets. This is known as her "comeback album". Her voice is noticeably worn at this point from drug abuse. It provides more emotional depth to these songs. Where I think this album lacks is the production. It's too slick for my tastes. I mean, it was 1979, so it's pretty much to be expected. I just think a more lo-fi production style would suit her voice more.

This reminds me of rich white girls posting on their instagram stories, and then going on to consider themselves activists because of it. Like damn, marianne, u taking urself too seriously.

I'm assuming the artist is British and that's why it's on the list. Not a good listen. Don't recommend. Do better, list!

While she has a good voice, the album is incredibly lackluster

Just not an enjoyable voice. Some of the lyrics were interesting but the album just couldn't decide where it was going. The music itself was good.

decent but nothing remarkable

I don't think I can forgive her for butchering one of my favorite John Lennon songs. The rest of the album was meh anyway.

Interesting new wave sound but I don’t love the quality of the vocals unfortunately. I found them more distracting than engaging

really liked everything about this except the experience of listening to it

I found this a bit boring. Seems like it's mostly in the list for the context of being Faithful's comeback. The vocals don't quite have the power to bring the heft to the big moments. Instrumental bits are fine, there are some nice guitar licks and moody electronic sounds and whatnot, but nothing that massively grabbed me. The last track is by far the best on here for the venom and guitar solo, but the rest is dull

Cool album, not something I’d ever pick up outside of this list. Can’t say I’d recommend it to someone but pretty cool listen.

Giving these bad reviews is always hard. You still made an album. I haven't. You made one after being fucked over by Mick Jagger in a custody case and wrecking your vocal chords while on heroin. But yet

Yeh idk

Halfway through, and I am not too sure I like this album.

What are you fighting for. Catchy tune I am not sure what this records impact is. Brain drain feels just like that she is draining all my energy. I think it work well as a record and the covers are awesome buy why'd ya do it is a crazy messy song. A anthem of cheating and also getting cheated on it is crazy two crazy people just calling each other out. I don't think its that iconic. Just okay but fun to listen to for an hour.

weird and interesting historically, not necessarily musically

Best Song: Broken English. Her fractured, breaking vocal quality is quite nice and original, and I felt it was most on display for this song. Worst Song: Working Class Hero. How dare you make me spontaneously think of John Lennon. Overall: She has a pleasant voice, sure, but nothing extraordinary. Plus, all that surrounds the voice is pretty standard fare for the time, so this really doesn't feel like it warrants inclusion on this list.

Not good.

How many writers does it take to write "What are you fighting for"x6? According to wiki, four. Why D'Ya Do It requires an explanation

went from a 1 to a 2 by the time I had listened to 1.5x of the album pointless lyrics and very "I'm such a unique person" art student disease

Just not very good at all.

When I was young I pretended to like Marianne Faithfull because I thought she sounded cool and then I was embarrassed when I actually heard her and did not enjoy her music, so I can’t really listen to this without cringing at my younger self. That being said, still not a fan. This album was…I don’t remember hearing anything pop out at me or make me want to listen more than once.

This feels more like someone who is popular for a story or associations vs just the music. 1001 is a lot but not sure about why it needs to be here. Could be missing something.

Meh.

This is another new one for me. I like the music on here, but not a huge fan of the raspy voice. I'll give the rest of her albums a listen. Guilt is my favorite.

love the synths but not a fan of her voice 2.5/5

Good production with lackluster vocals.

Favorite Track: Broken English I found this album to be pretty forgettable. No songs stood out to me. A very average album for the most part I rate this album 2.4/5

A decent album. I'm glad she recorded it and enjoyed some acclaim. It didn't set me on fire though and I didn't really get a sense of her as an artist, somehow.

This isn't a bad album, and there were a couple songs I thought were okay...and I can definitely see how it is likely a precursor for New Wave or "proto-new wave." However, I find her voice grating, and I just didn't feel it holds up today, even if it is a good one-time listen "for historical purposes."

An album that I wouldn’t really listen to from the 1970’s that sounds like an album I wouldn’t really listen to from the 2010’s.

Meh

Didn’t really listen. Whoops

Yeah this was a big nope. Hated her voice, hated the music. The last two tracks saved it from a 1.

I didn't get it.

Not my favorite 70s band or album. Didn’t get much. 4/10

Interesting vocals but quite tedious

Good beat, some explicit language

Det eneste som ramte mig ved dette album er luknings nummeret. Rå tekst, rå vokal, en tekst som bliver spyttet ud. Den fik mig til at genlytte Billy Nomates, og jeg kom ikke tilbage til det her album igen.

Et kedeligt lyt, lige indtil coveret af Working ClassHero. Jeg tror ikke jeg har hørt et så velfungerende cover af en Lennon sang før. Men resten var en lang ørkenvandring i ligegyldighed.

I did not like this

This production is strong, I like her smokey voice, but most of the songs just aren't very interesting. Broken English and Why'd Ya Do It were pretty good.

I wasn't feeling it. I'm not a fan of her vocals. I'm not sure if it's her voice or singing style. Maybe it's both

i don’t like her voice and it leads me to not enjoy any tracks on this

Broken English Lagane stvari, artsy - od country to electro utjecaja

I mean it's powerful, but that doesn't mean I enjoy listening to it.

Yeah not that good

Not horrible but never rose above unremarkable. I found her vocal style/affectations annoying/grating.

Yes, the backstory is sad. I feel bad. So bad. For her and her child. But you really need to know that context to appreciate this album, or really, her voice for what it is. And the music is well done. But the voice is grating. I’m always reluctant to rate female artists poorly. Lord knows the incels doing this project can’t stand listening to any women, no matter how talented. But I’m having a hard time listening past her voice here. It gets points for the musicianship of the backing band though.

A couple pretty good songs here, overall this was pretty damn underwhelming though.

This LP would be much better off if every track dropped a chorus or two - there are some interesting melodic ideas here, but each track feels bloated and as if there’s a runtime minimum Faithfull is stretching to reach. Also wish the Depeche Mode-like instrumentals from the first track had carried through the rest of the album, most of the remaining tracks feel pretty ho-hum instrumentation-wise

Not for me

Title track is great. Got my hopes up. Fairly weak tea from then on

not bad, but there is a reason why I've never heard any of these songs

I’m not familiar enough with the rest of her work to know if this is par for the course or a kind of misstep in an otherwise solid catalogue. There was some lyrics I really liked but didn’t fully connect with this album overall. Not going to write her off though. Two and a half. Fave track: The Ballad of Lucy Jordan

Oof ouch owie my ears

Decent album. Not a favorite.

1.5 stars. Naw. I'll pass. Cool that she was making a comeback after fighting addiction, but I didn't like any of this. Especially the explicitly vulgar closing track.

Folk poprock, ikke så fængende, lidt irreterende vokal

# 167 : Ok, not an awful album, but nothing great either. It's fine, but it's definitely one of those albums that is here because of context rather than content. 2 STARS

Not my favorite type of music....a little to electronic for me.

Very very meh. Doesn't make me angry but I do not really enjoy any of these songs at all.

Ik luister deze albums altijd met koptelefoon en normaal staat het volume van de computer ongeveer op 10%. Door een mij nog onbekende oorzaak stond het volume vandaag op 100% en ik kan je vertellen dat ik dat ik dat synth-riedeltje van een seconde, waarmee dit album begint, nog heel lang ga herinneren. Pure pijn. Over pijn gesproken. Haar stem is aan gort door haar leven als zwerver en dat moeten we blijkbaar extra waarderen. Ik heb er een beetje moeite mee moet ik zeggen. Je had ooit zo'n dakloze (Daniel Mustard) die vol overgave 'Creep' zong en daarmee bekend werd. Bij hem had het straatleven z'n stem mooi verneukt. Deze mevrouw klinkt eerder als een Corry die afgelopen weekend te vaak heeft staan schreeuwen tussen het roken van Belinda Menthols door. Haar stem is niet lekker ruw geworden, maar vooral heel dun. De stem valt regelmatig zelfs weg en niemand in de studio die bedacht dat het in sommige gevallen toch beter was om het zinnetje even over te doen. Authentiek, doch kut. Ze leeft nog steeds, dus wat dat betreft heeft ze het goed gedaan. Dit was voordat goeie heroïne werd verneukt met fentanyl natuurlijk, maar toch. Het laatste nummer is een tikkie expliciet en daardoor zeker bijzonder. Qua album kom ik niet hoger dan 2 sterren.

I'm sorry but her voice annoyed me. Apart from that it was unremarkable rock music.

Middle of the road late 70's contemporary. Nothing special, but nothing short of decent music. Bonus points for proto 80's new wave sounds at time. As my good buddy nino says "theres some cool guitar solos in here".

Sounds like a bar band

i know Marianne Faithfull for two things, one being linked in some way in the dead of Jim Morisson, and the other is being in relationship with Mick Jagger. This album was her comeback, she struggled with a lot of issus in the years prior, like heroin addiction, anorexia and finacial problems, anyway i didn't listen her prior reccord so i'm not able to say how much of a diffrence it make. Its a new wave kinda reccord, with syntetizer and all The album contain a cover of John Lennon's working class hero wich is really diffrent from the original Why'd ya do it is probably the most original in the album with the electirc guitar intro and the more rock vibe to it. I don't have a lot to say, not very impressive

Eh

Well, this was sure an album. The only word that comes to mind is “bizarre.” But not in a good way. Honestly I would have given this a 1 if it weren’t for “The Ballad of Lucy Jordan,” which is actually a pretty good song. I'd probably like this more if it was the 80s, and I was on a lot of cocaine.

An album clearly more about the pop culture around it and the story associated with it. I totally respect that and understand the struggle she had but this album was not for me at all. Her vocals are so weak and broken despite knowing the story behind it. Honestly shout out for Steve Winwood for carrying a lot of this album and not getting the credit he deserves. The smokey jazz sound with the edgy lyrics just don't do it for me here.

2/5 unmemorable

80s easy listening retro

2.5

Not really my jam

fun but i don’t see myself coming back

Agradável, versão interessante de working Class Hero.

pretty dull and forgettable, sounds like her voice is mostly gone. the synthesizers are fine but do not match her voice

Okay why is this special? I don't really like these kinds of vocals anyways but the album seems uninteresting no matter what.

Budget Tina turner

Ehhhh, not my favorite. musically harsh and lyrically crass.

Ehhh just not for me. 4/10

Must have been a thing in the UK. Opening track is no good… Neither are the next few tracks. The Ballad is ok but still is never something I’d choose to hear. Is she trying to be Tina Turner? The Working Class Hero cover is not bad! Still probably a 2 for me.

Not my style

I really didn't like this one.

Weird voice, witches song slapped tho

Not my alley at all. Very weathered voice and songwriting that I just don’t dig. 4 out of 10

Not my favorite. Joan Armatrading came on 5 minutes later, and I feel like while she has a retro vibe + melody, Marianne Faithful had more a "friends mom who likes to sing" energy. I wanted to rank it higher I just didn't think it was my cup of tea.

Dunno, just seems a bit boring to me

Wasn't terrible, but wasn't good either. Some songs started to sound like other songs in the beats, not sure if that's like a deja vu thing or if this just felt that basic.

I respect what she was trying to do here, but it just wasn't doing it for me. She had a very unique style as far as singer-songwriters go, but I wouldn't actively seek this album out again. Stand out track: Witches' song

Not the best album, but listenable. The only song that I actually liked was Why'd Ya Do It

Given that “As Tears Go By,” originally written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, was the only Marianne Faithfull song I’d ever heard, I went into this album with decently high expectations. Maybe those expectations were unfair, but I feel let down. Armed only with this this trivia nugget, the opening track throws a bit of a curveball. I hoped it was more experimental than anything, but “Witches’ Song” sounds like a drunken washed up suburban soccer mom with bleached hair stumbling through a Christine McVie-led Fleetwood Mac tune. I can see why the synth and heavier hitting lyrics of “The Ballad of Lucy Jordan” make it her most popular song, but I still can’t say I like it. Overall I feel like Marianne Faithfull is an acquired taste, but at the same time, I guess you could say the same thing about Mick Jagger. I’m truly confused about how this is the same singer as 1964’s “As Tears Go By,” because her version is absolutely beautiful. I’ll at least give her two stars for that.

"Why'd ya let her suck your CAWHHKK" Not my cup of tea but some of the songs had a nice bluesy tone that I can appreciate.

Not my favorite.

Good production and the title track was excellent, the rest however very forgettable.

The bass line in "Broken English" sounded a lot like the one in "Every Breath You Take" and I thought that was the best part of this album.

I was looking forward to seeing what this one was all about. I've heard the name Marianne Faithfull before and was interested to see what her music was like but was not a big fan. I'm not particular about voices but was really not a fan of her singing on the majority of the record (aside from the two standouts). I found the album fine but didn't hear anything on it that grabbed me or would make me want to come back to it. Standout Tracks: Witches' Song, The Ballad of Lucy Jordan

Vond dit niets. Geen hele nummers, redelijke productie, en ok gezongen. Voelt alsof dit er alleen in staat omdat het voor Marianne een fantastische comeback was, ooit, in de jaren ‘70.

She can't sing, so many people disagree with me but she's super nasal and shrill. I guess lyrically it's pretty powerful and has a interesting story behind it which includes where she suffered server laryngitis... that explains alot

A decent enough listen, but a bit MOR and forgettable.

Truly truly dreadful. What an awful vocal style, and cheesy dated accompaniment. Gross.

It's, um, definitely an interesting album... didn't sound exactly like I pictured, but I also thought this album was older than it actually was, so that definitely played a part in that. If the vocalist was different, I could see myself liking this more. Last song was a bit too long for me. I don't even know what else to say. It kinda just happened. My favourite song was Broken English, I think? Can't remember what anything sounds like.

I had never heard of Marianne faithful before. Poor man's Stevie nicks. Big meh from me.

Not my cuppiest of teas

Despite her rough voice being the product of years of hardship, I’m not a fan of it.

The opening for Lucy’s Ballad sounds so much like Pat Benatar’s We Belong. Did Pat lift it off of Mary Fai?

Meh

Broken English is the seventh album by English singer Marianne Faithfull. It's considered her comeback album and has been described as a masterpiece by Faithfull because it was her return to music after years of drug abuse and homelessness. Musically, the album is new wave rock with parts of other genres like punk, blues, and reggae. Broken English was critically acclaimed and was a massive success for Faithfull. It was a moody, but beautiful album that I'm glad Faithfull was able to record and release for the public to enjoy.

Musically some decent arrangements, apart from the title track. Vocally I found Marianne extremely annoying, more reminiscent of the pished old doll singing up the pub on a Saturday night, in fact I couldn't wait to skip through the album. This one definitely not for me.

Not fussed on this one but her cover of Working Class Hero was great and lifted the album at the end.

The ninth studio album! The previous 8 seemed to have been released by different labels, though. Not sure what to make of it. Broken English has a part that sounds like someone is blowing their lips to make motorcycle sounds.... Someone please confirm this for me.

A long way from her sweet ‘60s voice. I wouldn’t listen again.

Not great at all

Some nice pop moments but mostly unremarkable

Mmmmm, ok.

She sounds like someone who desperately needs a throat lozenge. Bland folk/pop that people who think salt is spicy probably think is dangerous and deep owing to her terrible life choices. The Mars bar incident made her interesting for a brief spell - this doesn't. If this is her self considered "masterpiece" that I can safely say I didn't need to hear, I definitely don't need to listen to any of her other stuff. Best Tracks: Brain Drain; The Ballad of Lucy Jordan; Why'd Ya Do It

Case in point that bad times don't always make good albums. A disappointing record.

this is fine I guess I don't really like when she makes her voice all choppy. seems like maybe it was trendy in the 80s and didn't really stand the rest of time

I know the name, but never listened to Marianne Faithful before. Probably cool not listening to this again. There’s not much interesting to me in this one. I’m guessing the atmospheric stuff was rarer in the 70s when this came out. But to me it feels tired and uninteresting.

Elvis never meant shit to me.

tupakkaa vetänäesque album cover sekä ääni... täsä albumissa on kaikennäköistä... vittuako sä tätä arvostelua luet.... voi ihan rohkeasti mennä kuuntelemaan itse...tehdä oma päätös... jaha alhainen numero... no en sitten kuuntelekaan... heh... guilt

Occasionally good when the vocals aren't there

Meh

that's the spirit marianne, get it all out there and bathe in the catharsis. a shit listen but sounds like she needed to get that all off her chest so i'm down with that.

boring

Syntikkaa tuhmia sanoja ja vanha giff! Tässä kaikki mistä tykkään! Objektiivisen kakkosen aika.. Heh.. Vähän vituttaa että tämö merkattu folk ja rock... on niin vitu poppia... Joku sano joni mitsell.. Heh kuitenkin englannista.. pidetään ne tollot saarella.. tai hiillostus projekti.. hitler konsanaan.. Saarelaisille voi aina kevyesti antaa paskaa niskaan.. Punaniskako. HÄH... itse olet.. baarissa käyvä... kakkaniska..

I had high hopes for this, which was my first time ever hearing Marianne Faithful. Her voice surprised me, and honestly, grated on me as the album went on. I did like the first track. There's some interesting stuff going on here, but ultimately, I kind of feel like these songs would be better served by other performers/producers/arrangers. But props to her for putting out a comeback album that's not a rehash of her early stuff. love the cover, though.

I've tried before with Marianne Faithfull. Many times. The closest I got to really liking her music was 1987's Strange Weather. But in the spirit of 1001, I opened my mind and turned on the tunes. I love the album cover and the song titles got me all psyched---witches, John Lennon cover! Let's go! Nope. Snoockered again (did I use that properly, Nicole?!). On top of her voice, which has always sounded wrecked, I just find her music arrangements nondescript. Banal.

Like a cut rate Patti Smith

Interesting and raw but not really a great album.

some groovy blues-y bass lines, but her voice/lyrics made me wanna kill myself

A couple of interesting songs. Let’s go with 2.5/5

Well, I recognized the one from covers. Some of these appealed. Others not.

Idk. The vocals weren’t as good as they were on her older stuff. Kind of a dark slow album. Not my thing

Voice is kinda off for me.

Man, this has the set up to be a good album, I like the instrumentation, and this feels like something I'd like, but that voice. I understand the back story and it's "unfortunate" (although it worked out for her so I suppose it isn't all bad) but the voice rivals Springsteen in annoying. It's comparable to if Nina Simone's voice was shakey and awkward rather than powerful and soulful. It just isn't enjoyable to listen to. I mean, it could be worse, none of the songs were bad per se, but they weren't good either. The best song was the final song, as her voice far more complicated the very harsh tone, but even that tacked on one or two minutes that really didn't feel the need to be there.

When I started listening to this album I had a lot of conflicting feelings. First off, it sounded like a completely unknown sound to me. I couldn't figure out this genre! cwm described it best, some kind of a mix between punk and disco and krautrock. Truly an original and unexpected sound, so props to the team for coming up with that one. But damn, do I dislike her voice. I read up on Marianne Faithful and the 70's was not a good time for her. She was houseless, addicted to heroin, suffering from laryngitis. When she surfaced with this album, her voice had shifted in some raspy ways. A lot of people loved it. I find it extremely grating. Not even the sick album cover can save this one for me.

Not for me

Not a lot to see here

Marianne faithfull - broken English (1979) Notes - First album after a period of drug addiction and homelessness, losing custody of her son and ending her relationship with Mick Jagger - She has a very distinct, raspy, broken voice that takes a minute to adapt to - Second half of this album is waaaay better than the first half - There’s a pretty interesting cover of working class hero on here as well - Why’d you do it sounded like it could’ve come from the clash Fav - What’s the Hurry - Good energy, cool guitar parts, probably Marianne’s strongest vocal on the album Least fav - Witches’ song - repetitive, not as interesting as the other songs 2.5/5

Listened Before? N I'm familiar with Ms. Faithfull from the Metallica song "The Memory Remains", and that's it. I always thought her voice sounded the way it did because she was older... turns out it's just like that. I am not a fan, and I don't understand what separates this album from any of the hundreds of other mediocre new wave albums that released during these years. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Guilt

I can see why people really enjoy this, but it's not really for me

I think this had potential, but it just didn't work for me.

interesting but

Broken English is an unusual listen because it sounds more 90s than late 70s and has a moody bluesyness to it that doesn't really fit with expectations or the era. And some of it is good, Brain Drain I liked, then there's some real rubbish like The Ballad of Lucy Jordan, which is curiously the most listened-to track. She has a cool voice but there's not enough here for more than 2/5.

Not a lot to say about this album, except that it suddenly grabbed me with the last track. There's so much menace in that, it really suits her voice (which sounds exactly like you'd expect someone who's been through all the things she had to sound), but it doesn't work so well for the rest of the album. Working Class Hero is one of my favourite Lennon songs, and I really didn't like the cover of it, not quite sure why but just had something missing. 2/5 for the album, but the last track is worth a listen.

Meh

Really annoying voice/singing. Droning on and on and the songs aren't all that dissimilar. Nothing about this album is exciting. 4/10.

So-so - vaguely reminiscent of a very poor man’s Stevie Nicks. Last track is biting and also appealed to me the most n terms of rock music (Talking Heads mixed with Sex Pistols vitriol). Very telling that the LP was not a hit record in the UK…

Fairly uninteresting music. Repetitive and unfocused.

More interested in her backstory than the album.

Didn't do it for me

Gave this a couple of listens but didn’t do much for me.

bleh

Okay?

All very elegant and simple, but completely uneventful

Seems ok to me. Nothing really stands out, but it is enjoyable. 2.5/5

Awesome guitar but the vocals are unbearable. I think this would work better as an instrumental album, but I get that's not what she was going for. This is about her struggles and damn, reading her Wikipedia article for the first time, how is this woman still alive.

C'est ok, très prévisible, musique intéressante mais un peu répétitive

Inte riktigt min musik.

4…5…4?…5?…4…5… There is real grit here. Grit from the streets of London. I like the music more than the vocals, and I don’t like the music all that much. The electronica bits are intriguing. The cigarette induced laryngital raspy voice is bad. I know Why d’Ya Do It? Is autobiographical, but the lyrics are not very appealing. 4…5…LOL…Just trolling the Jeff Buckley fan club…

Not bad but not amazing

2.5 stars. I’m not a big fan of her voice but the songs are ok

Broken Music

Wouldn't listen again... Poor Lucy!

Somewhat offensive English!

Weird. Did not enjoy, but didn't hate outright

Mumble pop. Nothing special with this album.

Just kinda meh.

Nasal folk rock with interesting lyrics

I know of Marianne Faithfull, but never heard anything. Ahhh well, even if it sucks it's only 37min lol. It's new wave, wasn't expecting that. Figured it'd be country. Not too bad, not too good. Dragged on a bit even at its short length. 2.5/5.

Nothing wrong with it, I just don't like it

IDGI

Nothing too special here. Couldn’t find a way to get really into it. The singing is fine, but the songs aren’t really poppy and they’re too dull to be interesting. 4.4/10

I feel like this would have worked much better as an instrumental album. Great music, ruined by Marianne's vocals.

Mismatch between raw vocals and synthheavy production. I enjoyed the John Lennon cover

21. Tenho pressa. Sou uma gazela que já só quer chegar à mesa. Corro, subo às árvores, apanho as amoras. Vou dizer ao teu pai que aqui não moras. MotA: "What's The Hurry?" "Could have come through anytime"

Not my cup of tea really.

Singing isn't my speed but some of the guitar work is good esp on guilt. Why'd ya do it has some intense lyrics

Not a fan

nice album art. music is exactly what I'm into but I'm not digging her voice/delivery. not into the lyrics either. her voice reminds me a bit of miley cyrus, or the other way around i suppose, especially during 'the ballad of lucy jordan'.

Booooooring. The songwriting seems really shallow and most of the instrumentation overly simple and repetitive. The last song is an exception - but I didn't enjoy that one either.

The song about spitting on snatches and sucking cock just comes out of nowhere.

8 canciones. 37 minutos. Año 1979. Hay una canción interesante que precisamente es la más famosa de ella: The ballad of Lucy Jordan. Un disco normal a día de hoy.

No es mi estilo

This album is a trip! I spend the bulk of it thinking, “She has such a gnarly voice. Why are these songs so bland and tame? When is she going to be let off the leash?” Then the last track rolls around and suddenly she turns into Andrew Dice Clay screaming, “WHY DID YOU SPIT ON MY SNATCH?” Lol! Who saw that coming?? Excellent Lennon cover and snatch spitting aside, I really wish the whole record could have matched the driving urgency of the title track. I think I would have liked that quite a bit.

Nah. 4/10

About what you’d expect from Mick Jagger’s ex wife

She's not singing very hard.

nah - C

prettyy meh

meh

not for me.

sounds too much of that MOR eighties sound

This probably didn't need to be anyone greatest albums list

Don’t understand the appeal, sounds like her voice is breaking every other word

I didn't find it very interesting

I'm sure it was good but I just didn't vibe the voice

With no context just listening to the record, why? MF could never really sing, and this is faux new wave pop. And from the fav reviews on here it's well liked. What do I know. Know I struggled to get through it. Read the context after listening, and why does that justify a need to hear?? Glad to hear she got out of the gutter, but aristocratic upbringing with all the choices, opportunities and life style associated telling tales of working class struggles and a cover of WCH, just about takes it down to 1 Star

Some of the faux-New Wave sonics on this record are decent but the thin songwriting and trying-too-hard lyrics torpedo the whole thing. Not helping at all are Faithfull's snappin', cracklin' and poppin' vocals which are a chore to listen to.

Could not finish a full song on this album. I don’t get the hype nor understand if it’s some revolutionary work. Just again not my cup of tea

fleetwood mac if they couldnt sing and the songs sucked and they werent called fleetwood mac and they were blue

Awful, not good in the slightest

Annoying voice and I don't like the music

Some interesting rhythms/topics, but I just can’t stand the vocal cadence/wavering/tone overall, unfortunately.

Review it in Hoboken English: Hoo uhh heee haaa this album uhhh is a big fuggin uhh piece a shit OH! No. You know what? Do regular English, that was a little too much. Why is it that every horrible album has a John Lennon cover? It feels like a rite of passage for these atrocious singers to try their hand at Imagine, Working Class Hero, or Imagine (dub remix). Working Class Hero is a great song, but it's one of those things that feels really personal and unique. Covering it, on the other hand, makes you seem like a dunce. Anyway, this woman can't sing and is desperate to be perceived as cool. Total pass and reminiscent of the musical output of a white woman who invites herself to indigenous community events because she's "in touch with her spirituality." 1 HIGHLIGHTS: Yeah take another picture of me with a cigarette, maybe Lou Reed will call me.

ruim

Another album that has no business being on this list.

Boring. Her voice was annoying to me. The songs all sounded the same. Pretty political stuff too, which I never like in music.

This is really terrible. Do not like the voice of this singer. Sorry, do not enjoy this music

It’s ok, like I think I could die without listening to this

Jezus wat kut. Is een beetje alles of niets de laatste paar albums, of een 1 of een 5. Dit is een 1

Maybe the wrong vibe.

1/2

Slam poetry – too musically spare to be that on the nose

Not good

Ehhhh….not for me

Not my style

This has to be one of the earliest New Wave albums. She sounds like better Cyndi Lauper. The title track is like someone singing over a Giorgio Moroder score. I lied, this is 1,000 times better than Cyndi Lauper, still not great though. I kind of like The Ballad of Lucy Jordan. I definitely think she has an interesting voice. This is Bjork's favorite album. She just said "fucking"!?! Scandalous. Why'd You Do It? would make Cardi B blush. Can't get away from ska with these British acts.

My main association with her name is that famous candy bar story involving Mick Jagger. Which isn't good or bad, it's just something that's out there. So the name rang a bell, even the album title. Never actually listened to this, though. And unfortunately, something really grates me about this album. Quite probably her voice, I'm afraid. Alongside the production and the melodies. It just really isn't my cuppa any more than Bruce Springsteen, whose voice has a similar effect on me.

I read that one of her collaborators said that they can't even listen to this album anymore because she sounds like "a broken speaker" and the vocals are all wrong. Agreed, sir! Broken English comes across as some anti-war song but it really just sounds racist - don't worry about violence in your home country, come to America and try to be American. For the first time, I question why this album is on the list.

Why d'Ya Do It? is simultaneously the best and worst song about being cheated on. It's a low point for a roller coaster of an album that starts low, gets good in the middle, and then sends you cratering down to a, and I quote, "barbed wire pussy".

Terrible songwriting.

Just bad, not redeemable really. How is her 7th album a must hear, when her entire catalog is filled with mediocre soft/pop rock? She can't sing, like i never criticize vocalist because at least they're out there doing it, and have style. But shes just nails on a chalkboard, no real talent to see.

Ehhh man skulle nok have været der

Pure torture.

Unequivocally one of the albums of all time.

A lot of it sounded repetitive and was difficult to get through

Her vocals just irritated me, the lyrics were generally repetitive and the music just a bit safe to lift this from the doldrums. The Ballad of Lucy Jordan at least adds some interest and storytelling, but the music doesn’t match this, so still falls flat for me. The least said of the cover of working class hero the better.

Hmmmm... I'm not sure you really should take against a whole album based on the opening note, but I fear I did. However, as first instincts go, it seemed to be pretty dead on for my opinion on the full album. I hated the vocals. Absolutely despised them. I realised there's a good reason she sounds that way on this record but that doesn't mean I am going to enjoy it... It was genuinely difficult to say motivated to listen right to the end. And the last track? WTF!? Longest 37 minutes of my life. 1/5

I was not a fan of this album. It seemed as if they were trying too hard to be edgy. I’m not sure what she was like before this album but the last song was fine but I didn’t need to hear it. It was fun and I’m sure at the time was a bit shocking. But it had been done better by other artists in the early 70s like Betty Davis. The rest was just bland new wave.

Seems to gain a lot of traction due to the singers perona and legacy - raspy, edgy, arty vocals and simple cold synth lines - hell, on paper this is my sort of record - but on this occasion it did nothing for me. Almost nothing. As cool as the voice may be, it delivers nothing lyrically. Musically basic and uninteresting. And that Working Class Hero cover was completely vapid. 2

⭐️

Good lyrics. Just didn't think the music and beats matched it.

Complete and utter mediocrity.

Ugly ass voice

Heavily disliked the voice, don't have much knowledge of the musical era though so my opinion might be heavily flawed in that sense. It should get better on the way with this musical journey I have just begun. All in all, not for me without the context.

Very little to sincerely dig your teeth into here. The lyrics fall flat, the vocals are aggressively middling, and there’s no catchy melody to be found in the new wave sound… Falls neatly in the “context over content” category in this list.

I wish I could give this 0.25 stars, or 0 stars

From the first moments of this album where there are clanging keyboard sounds and abstract farting noises it does not improve from there. A despicable cover of working class hero as well. This is really quite unnecessary!

Fairly insufferable. Couldn't last past song 2.

Cowgirl in the Sand

Not a fan of the voice and singing

This a reason the wish for a quick death. With a quick death i would not have had to listen to more then one of these slow feel shitty songs

The first track had my interest until it just went on for far too long. From there it was all down hill...

I would rather listen to Vogon poetry.

This is fucking crap

I just couldn’t.

This album is how I imagine ABBA would sound if they forgot how to write good music and rebooted with a tone deaf Miley Cyrus as their lead singer. No disrespect to Marianne Faithfull – she had a distinct voice, made an audience for herself doing this kind of music and clearly didn’t have an easy life. At the same time, I’m glad this is her only album on the list because I don’t think I could take another batch of tracks like these (even if it’s as short as Broken English is). The one redeeming factor for me is that a couple of the tracks ("Why’d Ya Do It," for example) have SOME compelling instrumental moments. However, they’re few & far between and don’t save the songs from being completely unreplayable in other regards. Never again. Highlights: N/A

Really didn't like this one - especially the electric blues tracks.

if stevie nicks and tom waits had a love child who released an album. If that's your thing, you'll love this album. It's not mine though.

Eh

Langweilig

Didn't dig it. Sort of a crummy pop album.

80s synth pop. Not my thing at all.

Bad

Her desperate copycat vocal stylings of Stevie Nicks except the cracking voice is out of tune, lifeless and follows the same listless melody.

No thank you. Famous for being pretty and having a famous boyfriend. If i was given 7 albums and a host of famous and talented friends id produce better. The voice is weak, the lyrics are meh, the playing is fine, the cover at the end isnt really of value and usually I consider a short album a sign of something well edited with consistent high quality but here its just that she had little to say.

People must have been really polite in the 1970s, because apparently nobody explained to Marianne that her voice was absolutely shot. She was 32 when this album was recorded...she sounds like she's at least in her late 60's. Don't do drugs, kids. Faithfull herself described it as her masterpiece. Yeah, it's a piece of something alright.

Such an interesting raspy voice.

noooot sure why this is even on this list. production wise it was good, vocals and delivery wise not the greatest. I only knew her as one of Mick Jaggers girlfriends for the longest time, had no idea she had a musical career...and I guess now I know why no one mentioned her music....

Not for me. 1/5

Sucks

The life phases of a Boomer songwriter... Phase 1: "Look at all the crazy things I have done! It's like the universe was speaking through me, maaaaan!" Phase 2: "I ruined my life by doing all the crazy things! Look at the pain the universe has caused me!" Phase 3: "I've grown as a person, and now I need to get back to doing crazy things again! The universe needs me!"

Not for me

Strange singer, strange voice. One hit wonder.

Not for me, happy it's over Will I listen to again: 0%

Can't stand her voice

A bit bland. Can't really see anything special in this

God bless her but i’m so tired of the complaints of sad junkies who chose the left-hand path

Didnt listen

Can’t stand her voice. Couldn’t even finish the album

Her vocals a terrible and I don’t see how this album made the list.

Eurgh, no matter how much I’m told she was a trailblazer, a wild spirit and huge influence, I just can’t abide Marianne Faithful.

I get that Marianne Faithfull went through some shit, and this album is probably historically important, but this belongs more in 1001 Album Wikipedia Pages to Read Before You Die. It doesn't sound horrible, but it sure doesn't sound great either

It's not Mick Jaggers' ex-old lady and not an album; it's not good, interesting, or musical. The music on this record, you know, the instruments and shit, sounds like canned keyboard backing tracks from one of those keyboards with all the preprogrammed music. Then the voice, not Mick's ex, get out of here, sounding like one of Marge Simpson's sisters. Its a objectively terrible record and has not place on the list or in a personal collection, its broken poop record.

Gefällt mir nicht

This is the first album I’ve gotten where I just…could not understand why people like it. I tried! But I felt like the songs were uninteresting, and I did not enjoy the way Faithful sings either. I’m sorry, Marianne Faithful fans, but…what am I missing? 1/5

I really disliked her voice. I never got used to it.

I really didn't like this album. There were pieces of things that I generally like all across it, but nothing hit the mark for me.

Okay, I'm sorry but these vocals are just grating on my ears. Melody and bass are really repetitive and flat, auditory drudgery to get through.

scratchy voice is not for me

Sounds like my grandma doing Karaoke with a lisp vaguely trying to remember what fleetwood mac sounded like.

Nah

no no just no. mainly because I don't like her voice nor her style of singing.

I couldn’t stand her voice. I made it through, but I didn’t like it. 1/5

Porn grooves with a bad voice. I'm sorry, but I couldn't listen to this all the way through.

Did not enjoy.

1+ Stars (3/15)

Crap. And shit crap at that.

I don’t get it

Discount Stevie nicks

Awful start to finish!