Laurie Anderson - Big Science - C or D

I haven't done an A/B comparison but my instinct was that all these tracks were better on the huge "United State Live" box.

been listening to this alot lately myself for some reason, it seems to always be relevant, somehow

30 y/o today

"Gee you look terrible for your age." -- Rose Nylund

your mouth
your eyes
the way
you hold
your pens
and pen
cils

i no longer love it

I haven't done an A/B comparison but my instinct was that all these tracks were better on the huge "United State Live" box.

in no case is this true

probably one of my favorite albums of all time, have yet to hear another laurie anderson album that i really like :/

o superman came on from some old mix CD this weekend while i was driving around with my 2 1/2 year old.
"what is she saying?!" "what is that sound!?"

neither snow nor rain
nor gloom of night
shall stay these couriers
from the swift completion
of their appointed rounds

have yet to hear another laurie anderson album that i really like :/

^^^ what I think about Strange Angels although I like lots of her other albums.

The Ugly One with the Jewels appeals to the kid in me who still loves storytime.

haven't heard it, but You're the Guy I Want to Share My Money With is a great title

Mr. Heartbreak is mostly killer, a little filler.

Anyway, the O Superman video is sort of shockingly effective to me today given its age and the technology involved: http://vimeo.com/3610524

I haven't done an A/B comparison but my instinct was that all these tracks were better on the huge "United State Live" box.

in no case is this true

Well then, you've forced me to do said comparison!

'o superman' is wonderful. but not enough is said about the title track. sometimes certain parts will hit me out of nowhere - "Every man for himself.
Golden cities. Golden towns."

"Thanks for the ride. Big Science. Hallelujah. Big Science. Yodellayheehoo

It's the best, along with "Let X=X / It Tango"

Here's a man who lives a life of danger.
Everywhere he goes he stays -
a stranger.
Howdy stranger. Mind if I smoke?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqCJkzyYwCM

love

Well that’s a nice discovery — the album gets a rerelease on Bandcamp tomorrow:

https://laurieanderson.bandcamp.com/

Was United States Live ever filmed or videotaped? I wish that could be released, but I guess that's rarely the case with performance pieces like it.

I have memories of PBS airplay.

I assumed the revive was for this good appreciation of it by Margaret Atwood https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/08/margaret-atwood-laurie-anderson-big-science-o-superman-prophetic-80s-america-pertinent

I have memories of PBS airplay.

Aw nice! There must be a broadcast master somewhere.

Oddly enough my own first encounter of her wasn't a broadcast of a full piece straight up but a separate appearance in a PBS documentary series...and I almost want to say it was The Story of English?

I've never seen any footage of it. You're not getting confused with Alive from Off Center, are you?