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Record Review: Laurie Anderson – Mister Heartbreak [part 2]

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

[…continued from previous post] Anderson maintained her usual sprechgesang vocals that were closer to narration; leaving the melodic singing to the trio of Dolette McDonald, Michelle Cobbs, and Brenda Nelson. When Anderson says “and the little girls sing” before the … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Laurie Anderson – Mister Heartbreak [part 1]

Posted on June 1, 2017 by

 Laurie Anderson: Mister Heartbreak US CD [1984] Sharkey’s Day Langue D’Amour Gravity’s Angel Kokoku Excellent Birds Blue Lagoon Sharkey’s Night I was certainly sensitive to Laurie Anderson’s move from the art world to the dirty business of “rock and roll.” … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Shriekback – The Elated World [part 2]

Posted on April 7, 2017 by

[…continued from previous post] When I popped this into the CD player, it immediately paid dividends with the frantic drum + bass of “Artminx.” The furious and repetitive vocal loops seemed like something more in Yello’s playbook than the work of … Continue reading →

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Midge Ure Mystery

Posted on January 13, 2017 by

As I’m less than two weeks from a return match with Midge Ure in Nashville, thoughts are turning to the upcoming concert as well as a mystery that’s centered around the Scot icon. On the occasion of my birthday last … Continue reading →

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It’s 35 Years later – What’s Still Not On CD? [part 9]

Posted on January 5, 2017 by

We now [hopefully] finish out the alphabet of still-desired CD titles. RED = I have already made a CD of this. GREEN = awaiting remastering in my Media Empire Room. BLUE = I still need to buy this on LP to make a CD of it. … Continue reading →

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It’s 35 Years later – What’s Still Not On CD? [part 8]

Posted on January 4, 2017 by

The last post on this thread was just more S titles [not surprising] on the list of album still wanted on CD format…before it’s too late! Don’t worry. I’m almost done with this thread. It shocks me how much has been … Continue reading →

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It’s 35 Years later – What’s Still Not On CD? [part 7]

Posted on January 3, 2017 by

The last post on this thread was P-S on the list of album still wanted on CD format…before it’s too late!  RED = I have already made a CD of this. GREEN = awaiting remastering in my Media Empire Room. BLUE = I still need to … Continue reading →

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