37. Casey Neill Discusses Marianne Faithfull, Before the Poison

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Portland-based guitarist, singer and songwriter Casey Neill (Casey Neill and The Norway Rats, The Minus 5, Big Bridges) joins the show to talk about Marianne Faithfull’s 2004 album, Before the Poison, which includes major contributions from P.J. Harvey, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. In addition to delving into each of the albums 10 tracks, we talked Casey’s current studio work, his return to playing live music, why Before the Poison is a special album for him and why he has been doing a lot of reading about Marianne Faithfull.

Note: I mistakenly called Damon Albarn “Damien.” Realized it as soon as it came out of my mouth, but I couldn't undo it.

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1:04 Casey joins the show

2:11 Casey has been enjoying playing live again

7:00 Casey explains where his band’s name, The Norway Rats, comes from

9:39 Casey has had several friends expose him to music that he still loves today

13:50 Casey saw Nirvana play in some unusual spaces while attending Evergreen State

17:12 Casey’s loved Before The Poison from the first listen

20:51 P.J. Harvey, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have been involved in Marianne Faithfull’s work for many years

23:26 The themes of Before The Poison can be interpreted as both personal and political

Track-by-track breakdown

25:49 The Mystery of Love

30:50 My Friends Have

35:52 Crazy Love

40:41 Last Song

50:14 No Child Of Mine

59:16 Before the Poison

1:04:29 There Is A Ghost

1:09:16 In The Factory

1:14:47 Desperanto

1:20:11 City of Quartz

1:26:04 Casey loves Marianne Faithfull’s music because of how she inhabits it

1:27:48 An update on the upcoming Casey Neill and The Norway Rats album

Outro music is from Savages by Casey Neill and The Norway Rats.

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