Life on a string [sound recording] / Laurie Anderson.
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MusicPublisher number: 79539-2 | NonesuchSpoken language: English Publication details: New York : Nonesuch, p2001.Description: 1 sound disc (45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): DDC classification: - A/AV564
- Produced by Hal Willner and Laurie Anderson.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| 3 Day Loan | LSAD Library CD collection | A/AV564 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002000372400 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
2001's Life on a String is a peculiar entry in Laurie Anderson's career, in that elements of it echo her previous work without sounding much like anything she's done before. In particular, the album has ties both to 1982's Big Science (like that album, Life on a String largely consists of songs taken from a much larger work, her musical theater piece Moby Dick) and 1989's Strange Angels (it returns to the more musical side of her style, which had been largely abandoned on her two '90s releases). Unfortunately, it doesn't measure up to either of those career high points. In its favor, the sound is a new and intriguing development for Anderson; an accomplished violin player who previously had only used the instrument pretty much as a prop, Anderson fills all of these songs with front-and-center string sections that provide an entirely different texture for her usual meandering melodies. On the minus side, the lyrics largely feel about half-written, full of jarring transitions and lines that seem to be there to take up space until Anderson writes the real words. The primary exception is "Slip Away," a moving song about the death of her father that's probably the most direct and emotional song Anderson has ever written. It's the clear high point of Life on a String; unfortunately none of the rest of the album compares. ~ Stewart Mason
All compositions by Laurie Anderson.
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Compact disc.
Lyrics and full credits ([24] p.) inserted in container.
One white whale (2:03) -- The island where I come from (4:07) -- Pieces and parts (3:35) -- Here with you (2:23) -- Slip away (5:50) -- My compensation (2:28) -- Dark angel (3:24) -- Broken (3:19) -- Washington Street (4:40) -- Statue of Liberty (4:25) -- One beautiful evening (5:05) -- Life on a string (2:58)
Produced by Hal Willner and Laurie Anderson.
Laurie Anderson, voice, electric violin, keyboards, and other instruments ; assisting instrumentalists and voices.
Recorded at The Lobby, The Magic Shop, and Edison Recording, New York City.