Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mit-eddie.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!mit-eddie!nessus From: nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (Doug Alan) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Laurie Anderson info wanted... Message-ID: <4666@mit-eddie.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 06:40:52 EDT Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.4666 Posted: Fri Jul 12 06:40:52 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 12:28:11 EDT References: <58300001@inmet.UUCP> <8490@watarts.UUCP> Organization: MIT, Cambridge, MA Lines: 24 > From: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (M. A. Upmalis) Regarding "United States Live": > Some other comments the album is heavy going, you listen in bits and > chunks and feel frustrated because there is visible stuff that is > mentioned on the album and is reacted to by the audience and that you > don't see, however the pieces ( and the perfromance ) is multi media > so enough information seeps through, The songs and the patter is wide > ranging. There is a book that goes along with the album. It contains all the lyrics and photographs of what's going on on stage and reproductions of much of what is shown on the projection screens. I have found that this book has greatly increased my enjoyment of the album set. It'll cost you another $20, though! "Picture a Christmas tree with lots of little sparkly lights, and each light is totally seperate, but they're all sort of hanging off the same wire. Get the picture?" Doug Alan nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (or ARPA)