i do feel the possibility of Bush here. and of course, i am a Bush not. As for GAbriel, not so much yet.
― Surmounter, Friday, 28 December 2007 14:53 (sixteen years ago) link
i don't know, it doesn't register with me at all. i'd say go for Bright Red before that, it works better on the whole. not that I listen to it that much either (I do like the duet with Lou Reed)
― akm, Friday, 28 December 2007 15:13 (sixteen years ago) link
oops *Bush nut =)
― Surmounter, Friday, 28 December 2007 15:15 (sixteen years ago) link
I wish I had been here for more Laurie Talk. Did anyone mention Bright Red? I stick by Big Science, but that's got some great bits on it. "Did she fall or was she pushed"
― I know, right?, Friday, 28 December 2007 17:28 (sixteen years ago) link
dicks don't have ears
― nabisco, Friday, 28 December 2007 17:32 (sixteen years ago) link
although I suppose you could hook a little tin one on there
― nabisco, Friday, 28 December 2007 17:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Why do people always get so abusive on this board. It's not fox hunting y'know. That's right nabisco, turn the other cheek!
― I know, right?, Friday, 28 December 2007 17:35 (sixteen years ago) link
i don't even know what just happened
― Surmounter, Friday, 28 December 2007 17:39 (sixteen years ago) link
I never know what just happened. How're you doin' on the album now?
― I know, right?, Friday, 28 December 2007 17:43 (sixteen years ago) link
this album? it's very good! i'm totally into it. i think my fav song is Ex. 22, not necessarily b/c it's the poppiest, just cuz it's nice and cohesive.
― Surmounter, Friday, 28 December 2007 17:49 (sixteen years ago) link
Mine is Let X=X. This always reminds me of the room I lived in in first year in College, I listened to this and Matmos every time I was going out. Seems a bit weird now.
― I know, right?, Friday, 28 December 2007 17:53 (sixteen years ago) link
love this album. i've been listening to it for like a year now and still am not sick of it, which is pretty rare for me
― n/a, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 12:34 (fifteen years ago) link
so weird but still catchy and fun
― n/a, Wednesday, 11 June 2008 12:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Lord, but "Let X=X / It Tango" is gorgeous.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 9 March 2009 00:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Your Captain says: Put your head on your knees. Your Captain says: Put your head on your hands. Captain says: Put your hands on your head. Put your hands on your hips.
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 11 January 2010 21:31 (fourteen years ago) link
let x=x is still the sound of the first room i lived in when i went to college
― plaxico (I know, right?), Monday, 11 January 2010 21:33 (fourteen years ago) link
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.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 02:36 (fourteen years ago) link
been listening to this alot lately myself for some reason, it seems to always be relevant, somehow
― akm, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 03:14 (fourteen years ago) link
30 y/o today
― y'tulip, y'pea-brained earwig (donna rouge), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
"Gee you look terrible for your age." -- Rose Nylund
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:18 (twelve years ago) link
your mouthyour eyesthe wayyou holdyour pensand pencils
i no longer love it
― their private gesture for bison (difficult listening hour), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
in no case is this true
― yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
probably one of my favorite albums of all time, have yet to hear another laurie anderson album that i really like :/
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
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!?"
― tylerw, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
neither snow nor rainnor gloom of nightshall stay these couriersfrom the swift completionof their appointed rounds
― tits or kitfo (get bent), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:26 (twelve years ago) link
The Ugly One with the Jewels appeals to the kid in me who still loves storytime.
― jungleous butterflies strange birds (Eric H.), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:27 (twelve years ago) link
haven't heard it, but You're the Guy I Want to Share My Money With is a great title
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:28 (twelve years ago) link
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
― Three Word Username, Monday, 23 April 2012 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
Well then, you've forced me to do said comparison!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 23 April 2012 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
'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
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 11 February 2018 06:46 (six years ago) link
It's the best, along with "Let X=X / It Tango"
― startled macropod (MatthewK), Sunday, 11 February 2018 09:04 (six years ago) link
Here's a man who lives a life of danger.Everywhere he goes he stays -a stranger.Howdy stranger. Mind if I smoke?
― startled macropod (MatthewK), Saturday, 17 February 2018 00:44 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqCJkzyYwCM
love
― Eris (Ross), Saturday, 31 March 2018 04:11 (six years ago) link
Well that’s a nice discovery — the album gets a rerelease on Bandcamp tomorrow:https://laurieanderson.bandcamp.com/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 April 2021 13:27 (three years ago) link
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.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 8 April 2021 13:49 (three years ago) link
I have memories of PBS airplay.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 April 2021 13:52 (three years ago) link
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
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 8 April 2021 13:55 (three years ago) link
Aw nice! There must be a broadcast master somewhere.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 8 April 2021 13:56 (three years ago) link
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?
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 8 April 2021 14:46 (three years ago) link
I've never seen any footage of it. You're not getting confused with Alive from Off Center, are you?
― akm, Thursday, 8 April 2021 15:10 (three years ago) link