release date: Apr. 25, 1986
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5]
producer: Laurie Anderson and Roma Baran; Nile Rodgers (2 tracks)
Tracklist: 1. "Smoke Rings" (4,5 / 5) - 2. "White Lily" - 3. "Late Show" (4 / 5) - 4. "Talk Normal" (4 / 5) - 5. "Language Is a Virus" (4,5 / 5) - 6. "Radar" - 7. "Sharkey's Night" - 8. "Credit Racket"
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3rd 'studio' album by Laurie Anderson is also experimenting with format. It's both a live album, a soundtrack, and a studio album. The movie is not entirely live takes but a mix of live recordings and studio mixing. The movie is fascinating, although, it's only a concert movie. "Sharkey's Night" is taken from Mister Heartbreak (1984) but here in a different version, and the track "Language Is a Virus" is taken from her 5 lp live album United States Live (1984). Overall, I think, it's a better release than Mister Heartbrake but not really at the same level as her debut album.
[ allmusic.com 2 / 5 stars ]
