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From: wfi@rti-sel.UUCP (William Ingogly)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Laurie Anderson info wanted...
Message-ID: <279@rti-sel.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 6-Jul-85 17:37:16 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul  6 17:37:16 1985
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Summary: 

In article <58300001@inmet.UUCP> apt@inmet.UUCP writes:

>I LOVE 'Big Science', but don't really like 'Mister Heartbreak'.  I've
>heard good things about 'United States Live' and would like to buy it.

Sigh ... this was discussed a few weeks ago. You might see if you can
dig up a copy of the postings on U.S. Live from that time period.

>Before I do, I'd like to know if it is like 'Big Science'.  

Yes. No. It's like Big Science and unlike Big Science. I THINK fans of
Big Science will like U.S. Live, but it all depends on your
expectations.

> Also, is it 
>"too live", or lacking in a lot of the interesting effects that are so
>vital to 'Big Science'?  

Whaa ... You ARE aware that Laurie Andersen is a PERFORMING artist?
How can music be "too live?" I can't comment on interesting effects,
since I have no idea what's interesting to you. If your primary
interest is 'funny noises,' you'll probably be disappointed. She 
tells a HELL of a good story, though, and her sense of humor is a 
lot more evident in the performances in U.S. Live than in Big Science. 
I posted a sample 'story' from U.S. Live a few weeks back; check it 
out. It says everything about the nature of the performances on this 
album and about Ms. Andersen's concern with communication or the 
lack of it in our whacked-out society.

                             -- Cheers, Bill Ingogly