Re: Laurie Anderson

[rjc@cstr.edinburgh.ac.uk]

In article <9110150111.AA05047@lewhoosh.umd.edu>, Jeffrey C. Burka (jcb) writes:

jcb> I also know a fair number of people who were disappointed with _Strange
jcb> Angels_, thinking she'd "changed."  Damn!  Laurie got too melodic!  Or
jcb> something like that.  I think it's a fantastic album, combining her 
jcb> incredibly lyrics with what turns out to be a beautiful voice when not
jcb> obstructed by the various vocoders and other toys she likes to play with.
jcb> To me, the title track is *beautiful*.

It's also incredably _angry_. Don't be fooled by the nice melodies and
smooth voice. Just read that letter about Helms before listening and
don't leave any sharp objects around :-).

Great album.

jcb> This is _United States Live, I-IV_.  You might have noticed that
jcb> the subtitle of _Big Science_ is "Songs from United States I-IV."
jcb> I've been craving it ever since then, but haven't bought it yet.

It's wonderful. The Big Science songs work better in context and the
rest oscillates between deep and possibly meaningful and hilarious. 

        `There are ten million stories in the naked city,
         but no one can remember which one is theirs.'
		- LA, `City Song'

Mind you, when I got it I played it continuously and a week of it
drove my flatmates nuts. I mean you have to turn it up so loud to have
the quiet bits audible in the kitchen over the washing up noise :-).
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rjc@cstr.ed.ac.uk		Laurie Anderson is _also_ God