Find laurie anderson discography, albums and singles on allmusic. But the strides shes made towards mental health are threatened when an asset from her former life comes in from the. Download laurie anderson mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Homeland is a music studio album recording by laurie anderson crossover progprogressive rock released in 2010 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Anderson and her husband, lou reed, a coproducer of homeland, talk with the times about the challenging task of creating the final album, her. Laurie anderson is an american experimental performance artist, composer and musician who plays violin and keyboards and sings in a variety of experimental music and art rock styles. In this landmark volume, the artist brings together the most comprehensive writing about a collection of her artwork to date, some of which has never before been. Over the weekend, the sunday new york times featured a profile of anderson and the album by times writer will hermes, titled electronic expressions in the service of the soul. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Homeland by laurie anderson on amazon music unlimited. Rose to popularity in early 1980s when 8minute single, o superman made it to no. It is no substitute for her whole works nor does it completely satisfy those of us who have seen her as well as heard her, but this does a good job of entertaining us. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The complete soundtrack recording of laurie andersons newest piece, heart of a dog, is due from nonesuch records on october 23, 2015. May 03, 2008 with the visuals gone, laurie anderson s odd narratives and spellbinding voice go back to basics in homeland carol mcdaid sat 3 may 2008 19. Get all the lyrics to songs on homeland and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. The ectophiles guide to good music laurie anderson. Singer, songwriter, poet and performance artist laurie anderson sits down with jim and greg to discuss her always ambitious, and often provocative, art and music subscribe via itunes download this episode. Homeland began as a series of ideas recorded on the road in which she simply sang songs and told various stories about america. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
America is a good place for stories, laurie anderson told londons the guardian right before she brought homeland, her selfdescribed concert poem, to english stages. It was her first album of new material since 2001s life on a string. Editors notes while laurie anderson has carved out a niche as a creator of peculiar tone poems and electronic artrock, she is also adept at making cultural observations that never break down into platitudes or rants. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in new york during the 1970s, focusing particularly on language, technology, and visual imagery. This booklet is well thought out, handson and well made, in an age of faceless mp3 downloads. Based on an israeli television series prisoners of war. Laurie anderson only an expert lyrics genius lyrics. Her work has incorporated graphics, lighting, sculpture, mime, slides, film, speech, music and many electronics, some of her own design. The story of the lark, the documentary on the making of laurie andersons homeland included with the album. The complete studio album discography of laurie anderson, as mentioned on her official website at most of them are 320 kbs. She started out as a performance artist for most of the seventies. Laura phillips anderson born june 5, 1947 is an american avantgarde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. S everal years in the making, the new album by laurie anderson the nybased performance artist who recently performed a piece of music for dogs. Laurie anderson returns with atmospheric homeland in a career spanning more than three decades, the musician and artist has established herself as a composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker and.
Homeland is the eighth studio album by laurie anderson. Jun 21, 2010 listen to your favorite songs from homeland by laurie anderson now. To mention john zorn, lou reed, and philip glass only glosses her. Oct 23, 2015 available with an apple music subscription. Listen to your favorite songs from homeland by laurie anderson now. The tapebow violin is an instrument created by laurie anderson in 1977. Laurie andersons homeland originally started out as a concert poem that the legendary performance artist collaborated on with lou reed during her 2008 world tour. Some of them ended up as a concert poem about america that was a logical extension. The beauty of her music is how she successfully integrates so many points of musical view into one place.
Homeland is laurie andersons first studio album in 10 years. Five years later, anderson released the awardwinning documentary film and soundtrack heart of a dog. A very good album, and a return to the sound that used to define laurie. Homeland contains some of anderson s most incisive work, darkly humorous, starkly emotional, and, at times, movingly tender. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. Laurie andersons new album, homeland, was released in the us last week. After briefly entering the mainstream pop radar in 1981 with her lone hit o superman, laurie anderson enjoyed a public visibility greater than virtually any other avantgarde figure of her era. Homeland, her first album since live at town hall nyc, recorded two. Homeland, long awaited in recorded form, has evolved over more than two years of touring as anderson developed the songs in front of concertgoers around the world, from downtown clubs in manhattan to an amphitheatre in athens, greece. Probably the most popaccessible of laurie andersons recorded work, mister heartbreak features a number of stunning luminaries on the cutting edge of popular music at the time. Laurie anderson homeland lyrics and tracklist genius.
Her infrequent forays into rock aside, anderson nevertheless remained firmly grounded within the realm o. We havent heard from laurie anderson in eight years since her live at town hall nyc recording, cut two weeks after september 11, 2001 but that doesnt mean she hasnt been busy. Home of the brave live by laurie anderson on apple music. A loose concept album about life in the united states of america. S everal years in the making, the new album by laurie anderson the nybased performance artist who recently performed a piece of music for dogs feels. Laura phillips anderson born june 5, 1947 is an american avantgarde artist, composer. Cantering on andersons beloved rat terrier lolabelle, who died in 2011, heart of a dog is a personal essay that weaves together childhood memories, video diaries, philosophical musings on data collection, surveillance culture and the. Laurie andersons heart, politics and processors the new. Laura phillips anderson was born june 5, 1947, in glen ellyn, illinois, united states. Homeland audio version by laurie anderson on apple music.
The record was produced by anderson, lou reed and roma baran. Anderson has just released her first studio album in 10 years, titled homeland. Singer, songwriter, poet and performance artist laurie anderson sits. Features song lyrics for laurie andersons homeland album. Jun 22, 2010 get all the lyrics to songs on homeland and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Laurie anderson is more than a musicianshes a multimedia artist who. Homeland is the eighth studio album by laurie anderson, 2010. Jun 27, 2010 laurie anderson, the musician and multimedia artist, has a new album, homeland. Laurie anderson songs from the bardo mp3 album download.
Editors notes while laurie anderson has carved out a niche as a creator of peculiar tone poems and electronic artrock, she is also adept at. Any year with a new release by laurie anderson is a good year. This volume contains the radio piece on two cds, as well as a selection of original visual documentsoffering an intimate glimpse into the personal universe of this seminal american artist. Now only an expert can deal with the problem because half the problem is seeing the problem and only an expert can deal with the problem only an expert can deal with the. It was her first album of new material since 2001s life on a string the record was produced by anderson, lou reed and roma baran. Months after the dramatic events that prompted carrie to undergo electroconvulsive therapy, the former cia case officer has found a modicum of peace in her familys suburban embrace.
Her real claim to fame was when she decided to devote her career more to music and landed. Studio album 7 compilation 1 live 3 the ugly one with the jewels and other stories. Singer, songwriter, poet and performance artist laurie anderson sits down with jim and greg to discuss her always ambitious, and often provocative, art and music. Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program.
Big science 1982 homeland deluxe version 2010 strange angels 1989 home of the brave live 1986. Laurie andersons homeland, a concept album about the tenuous state of contemporary americasongs deal with torture or, if youd prefer, enhanced interrogation, health care, religion. Anderson has updated and modified this device over the years. Ive downloaded the deluxe version on itunes, but the documentary isnt included. Probably the most popaccessible of laurie anderson s recorded work, mister heartbreak features a number of stunning luminaries on the cutting edge of popular music at the time. Jun 26, 2010 hear the weekend edition saturday program for june 26, 2010. Anderson has ever made, and on nprs weekend edition saturday, which calls her performances the stuff of legend. Began career as a performance artist in the late 1960s, began recording in the late 1970s. Homeland deluxe version by laurie anderson on apple music. Andersons homeland tour performed at several locations across the united states as well, such as.
Laurie andersons 40year career bucks classification, incorporating performance art, music, spoken word, video, and more. Anderson is a pioneer in electronic music and has invented several devices that she has used in her recordings and performance art shows. A loose concept album about life in the united states of america, it is her first album of new material since 2001s life on a string. Striking guitar work by king crimson guitarist adrian belew permeates this disc notably on sharkeys day punchy and angular. Features song lyrics for laurie anderson s homeland album.
Nov 05, 2017 homeland is the eighth studio album by laurie anderson. Laurie anderson, the musician and multimedia artist, has a new album, homeland. Also available in itunes more by laurie anderson see all. Laurie anderson s nothing in my pockets is a twopart sound diary, originally broadcast on french radio, kept between july 4 and october 4, 2003. Jun 25, 2010 laurie anderson returns with atmospheric homeland in a career spanning more than three decades, the musician and artist has established herself as a composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker and.
Laurie anderson 1981 youre the guy i want to share my money with laurie anderson 1982 big science laurie anderson 1984 mister heartbreak laurie anderson 1984 united states live laurie anderson. Laurie anderson biography laurie anderson is one of those artists that is rather quirky to say the least. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Big science 1982 homeland deluxe version 2010 strange angels 1989 homeland audio version 2010 heart of a dog 2015 landfall 2018 you may also like see all. Regardless of the medium, a common characteristic of all her work seems to be the act of storytelling. Laurie andersons nothing in my pockets is a twopart sound diary, originally broadcast on french radio, kept between july 4 and october 4, 2003. Laurie andersons o superman, her first, most famous and, indeed, only hit, was released in 1981, when reagan had just swept to power. Early magnum opus was the twonight extravaganza united states parts iiv in 1983.
Now only an expert can deal with the problem because half the problem is seeing the problem and only an expert can deal with the problem. Homeland is laurie anderson s first studio album in 10 years. It uses recorded magnetic tape in place of the traditional horsehair in the bow, and a magnetic tape head in the bridge. Laurie anderson is a usa experimental performance artist, visual artist and musician. Striking guitar work by king crimson guitarist adrian belew permeates this disc notably on sharkeys day. Commissioned by the european tv network arte, the feature filmher first in 30 yearsis a personal essay on joy and heartbreak and remembering and forgetting, at the heart of which is a lament for her late beloved dog lolabelle. Although she played the violin from childhood, she received her formal training in the visual arts. Laurie anderson s new album, homeland, was the subject of a feature profile in the sunday new york times, which states, homeland may be the most frankly emotional record ms.
Mar 30, 2010 laurie andersons homeland, a concept album about the tenuous state of contemporary americasongs deal with torture or, if youd prefer, enhanced interrogation, health care, religion. So begins heart of a dog, laurie andersons cinematic journey through love, death and language. Laurie anderson born june 5, 1947, glen ellyn, illinois, usa is an american performance artist and composer. Hear the weekend edition saturday program for june 26, 2010. Download laurie anderson mp3 songs and albums music. Jun 21, 2010 laurie anderson s 40year career bucks classification, incorporating performance art, music, spoken word, video, and more.
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