A couple of reviews in today's paper. First off is Laurie Anderson's latest, Delusion, at BAM. It was hard to refrain playing off the title, but I did.
She performed on one of the late night shows a couple months ago, maybe Letterman, and I couldn't watch past 15 seconds, for the reasons you identify. I'm glad that Laurie and Lou aren't sacred downtown cows - I enjoyed Berlin Live, but it's going on 20 years since Lou's last good new studio album (New York, imho).
I saw that performance on youtube (it's been taken out since) and believe me, it was a lot better than anything in Delusion! It's like they both have a lifetime pass from critical appraisal. Sheesh.
She performed on one of the late night shows a couple months ago, maybe Letterman, and I couldn't watch past 15 seconds, for the reasons you identify. I'm glad that Laurie and Lou aren't sacred downtown cows - I enjoyed Berlin Live, but it's going on 20 years since Lou's last good new studio album (New York, imho).
ReplyDeleteI saw that performance on youtube (it's been taken out since) and believe me, it was a lot better than anything in Delusion! It's like they both have a lifetime pass from critical appraisal. Sheesh.
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