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Uh-oh! We are pointed out that this review also appears (in whole or in part) in "I 500 dischi fondamentali del rock" by Mucchio Extra.
The most unlikely hit of the '90s?
You need to think about it for a long time and then choose from a rather substantial list, since in the decade we said goodbye to 6 years ago, there were quite a few absolutely unpredictable hits at the time of their release. But if you ask which song in the '80s, with its chart-topping success, provoked the most amazement, "O superman" effortlessly outshines the scant competition: eight minutes and twenty-one seconds of recitative voice over a very minimal electronic backdrop, a stressful immersion in the collective American unconsciousness (an infinitesimal fragment of the nearly eight-hour multimedia performance called United States I-IV), balancing between mystery and satire.
Anguish split by a smile that suddenly flashes:
"...when love is gone there's always force. And when force is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always mom....".
And perhaps that is the entire secret of Laurie Anderson: in the warm-hearted pulse at the center of music which throughout her career (the great Mister Heartbreaker from 1984; then Strange Angels from '89, and Bright Red from '94) would become more accessible. Avant-garde has never seemed so close to the life, dreams, and paranoias of the common man. Between structural simplicity and content exuberance.
'Big Science' is a rare weave of filtered voices and solemn keyboards, discreet percussion, flute, saxophone, and a violin that Laurie herself invented, with a tape instead of a bow and a magnetic head instead of strings.
The phrase inscribed on the tape is: "ethics is the esthetics of the future".
From the future, this album still seems to come, almost 25 years after its release... this recording took effort.... if you don't want to make fun of me, leave comments.. otherwise... leave them anyway... the sexy teen is always here.. with you... cheers
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
01 From the Air (04:29)
Good evening. This is your Captain. We are about to attempt a crash landing. Please extinuish all cigarettes. Place your tray tables in their upright, locked position. 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. Heh heh. This is your Captain-and we are going down. We are all going down, together. And I said: Uh oh. This is gonna be some day. Standby. This is the time. And this is the record of the time. This is the time. And this is the record of the time. Uh-this is your Captain again. You know, I've got a funny feeling I've seen this all before. Why? Cause I'm a caveman. Why? Cause I've got eyes in the back of my head. Why? It's the heat. Standby. This is the time. And this is the record of the time. This is the time. And this is the record of the time. Put your hands over your eyes. Jump out of the plane. There is no pilot. You are not alone. Standby. This is the time. And this is the
record of the time. This is the time. And this is the record of the time.
02 Big Science (06:14)
Coo coo it's cold outside. Coo coo it's cold outside. Ooo coo coo. Don't forget your mittens. Hey Pal! How do I get to town from here? And he said: Well just take a right where they're going to build that new shopping mall, go straight past where they're going to put in the freeway, take a left at what's going to be the new sports center, and keep going until you hit the place where they're thinking of building that drive-in bank. You can't miss it. And I said: This must be the place. Ooo coo coo. Golden cities. Golden towns. Golden cities. Golden towns. And long cars in long lines and great big signs and they all say: Hallelujah. Yodellayheehoo. Every man for himself. Ooo coo coo. Golden cities. Golden towns. Thanks for the ride. Big Science. Hallelujah. Big Science. Yodellayheehoo. You know. I think we should put some mountains here. Otherwise, what are all the characters going to fall off of? And what about stairs? Yodellayheehoo. Ooo coo coo. Here's a man who lives a life of danger. Everywhere he goes he
stays - a stranger. Howdy stranger. Mind if I smoke? And he said: Every man, every man for himself. Every man, every man for himself. All in favor say aye. Big Science. Hallelujah. Big Science. Yodellayheehoo. Hey Professor! Could you turn out the lights? Let's roll the film. Big Science. Hallelujah. Every man, every man for himself. Big Science. Hallelujah. Yodellayheehoo.
03 Sweaters (02:18)
I no longer love your mouth. I no longer love your eyes. I no longer love your eyes. I no longer love the color of your sweaters. I no longer love it. I no longer love the color of your sweaters. I no longer love the way you hold your pans and pencils. I no longer love it. Your mouth. Your eyes. The way you hold your pens and pencils. I no longer love it. I no longer love it.
05 Born, Never Asked (04:56)
It was a large room. Full of people. All kinds. And they had all arrived at the same buidling at more or less the same time. And they were all free. And they were all asking themselves the same question: What is behind that curtain? You were born. And so you're free. So happy birthday.
07 Example #22 (02:59)
Beispiele paranormaler tonbandstimmen. was sind paranormale tonbandstimmen? es sind stimmen unbekannter herkunft. es sind paranormale tonbandstimmen- (examples of paranormal voices on tape. what are
Paranormal voices on tape? they are voices of unknown origin. they are paranormal voices on tape-) ihren klang. ich verstehe die sprachen. ich verstehe die sprachen nicht. ich hore nur ihren klang
(Your sound. I understand the languages. I dont understand the languages. I hear only your sound.) the sun is shining slowly the birds are flying so low. honey youre my one and only, so pay my
You owe me. lights are going down, slowly, in the woods the animals are moving. in my dreams youre talking to me. your voice is moving through me. you talk as if you knew me. so pay me what you
Me. beispiel nummer zweiundzwanzig. (example #22.) the sun is shining slowly the birds are flying so low. honey youre my one and only so pay me what you owe me.
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