Laurie Anderson - Big Science (1982)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 177 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 91 MB | Covers - 23 MB
Genre: Art Rock, Avant-pop, Electronic | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Bros. Records (257 002)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 177 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 91 MB | Covers - 23 MB
Genre: Art Rock, Avant-pop, Electronic | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Bros. Records (257 002)
There was a backlash against Laurie Anderson in "serious" musical and artistic circles after the completely unexpected mainstream commercial success of her debut album, Big Science. (The eight-plus-minute single "O Superman" was a chart hit in England, unbelievably enough.) A fair listen to Big Science leaves the impression that jealousy must have been at the root of the reception because Big Science is in no way a commercial sellout. A thoughtful and often hilariously funny collection of songs from Anderson's work in progress, United States I-IV, Big Science works both as a preview of the larger work and on its own merits. Opening with the hypnotic art rock of "From the Air," in which an airline pilot casually mentions that he's a caveman to a cyclical melody played in unison by a three-part reeds section, and the strangely beautiful title track…