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Track Listings

1	Strange Angels
2	Monkey's Paw
3	Coolsville
4	Ramon
5	Babydoll
6	Beautiful Red Dress
7	The Day The Devil
8	The Dream Before
9	My Eyes
10	Hiawatha

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.47 x 4.88 x 0.39 inches; 3.88 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Warner Bros.
SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
Label ‏ : ‎ Warner Bros.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000002LHO
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Not The Place To Start

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2020

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Let me begin by saying This is a Magnificent album. I would say, contrary to other reviews, this is Not the starting point to begin your appreciation of Laurie Anderson. If you do you'd expect these melodic songs throughout her catalog. That just isn't so. I'd suggest starting with "Big Science (where Many of us first learned of her, with "O Superman"), then move on to "Mr. Heartbreak". Then, if you appreciate her style, get This Astounding album. She varies between Performance Artist and full on pop-ish singer quite easily. If you can find it at a decent price, get the "United States" box set, too. Laurie is an incredible talent, and she needs to be heard.

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S. Grooms

Don't buy this CD: buy two!

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2004

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I can't add to the justifiably enthusiastic reviews above, as I agree with them. Anderson was never so approachable, lyric or beautiful as in this stunning recording. That does not mean she sold out and made a catchy little pop CD. These songs soar like strange angels. This is--by a substantial margin--my favorite Laurie Anderson recording. I wish she would do more work in this line, trusting her gorgeous voice to do what she proves it can do here.

But beware! This CD doesn't stand up to frequent play. The music will keep you coming back, but somehow the CD itself is fragile. Even though most songs play well, I need to replace my first copy. I just saw an article about the way CDs are more degradable than most people understand. This CD was cited as an example.

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Frank S.

Perhaps the best album of the 1990's

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2015

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I have hundreds of albums from the 80's and 90's (yeah, I'm old), and this one is one of my favorites.

For me, this is Laurie Anderson's best. Every song is wonderful.

The songwriting, the voice, the production, everything comes together and creates that ephemeral magic that happens only rarely in any album.

I've taken this CD to stereo stores when testing hi-fi systems (yeah, the sound/mix is awesome), and it's always interesting to see the salesman's reaction change from scepticism (they probably think it's going to sound like "Superman") to joy after playing a few tracks.

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Corn Cob

Another one of her greats.

Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2020

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Another one of Anderson's great albums. Most of the songs are not "difficult listening". I think "Hiawatha" is the best USA patriotic music I have ever heard,

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Anderson's most accessible album, but still undeniably quirky...

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2015

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Very few major label musicians arise from the obscure depths of the avant-garde, but by 1989 Laurie Anderson had accomplished that seemingly improbable task. The almost incomprehensible success of her 1981 experimental single "O Superman" in the UK led to a Warner Brothers contract, something even few blatant mainstream or gratuitous sellout artists ever achieve. They even released her sprawling magnum opus "United States Live," which spanned 5 LPs and later 4 CDs. She followed this up with "Home of the Brave," a feature length concert film and soundtrack album. Up to this point her music still felt far closer to the art world than anything one would hear on the radio or echoing through cavernous malls. Though she obviously never never went all out Top 40, "Strange Angels" represented a rather large step towards greater accessibility. Though still very much a quirky Laurie Anderson album, it sounds more akin to the pop music of its time than any of her previous work. Her trademark violin and heavy vocal treatments do not appear and she even learned how to sing. Her new-found beautiful and versatile singing voice graces every song and adds an entirely new dimension to her then well-known deadpan spoken word poetry. Every song contains musical and rhythmic complexity, but the electronic effects and synthesizers here sound considerably more conventional than anything on "Mister Heartbreak" or "Big Science." Some fans at the time cried "sellout!" (back when that accusation still meant something) and others reveled in how she applied a less angular and esoteric pop music approach to her inimitable style. Whether she wanted to pursue a larger audience (perhaps her cameo on Peter Gabriel's 1986 mega-selling "So" provided a taste) or just experiment with popular music stylings, "Strange Angels" remains a highly enjoyable anomaly in her catalog.

The album contains many highlights. "Monkey's Paw" combines a chilling 1902 W.W. Jacobs short story with warnings of cybernetic wish fulfillment and ecology. It begins with an amazing display of echo-drenched vocal acrobatics. Probably even more disturbingly relevant today, the verses talk of FM stereo dental implants, "high heeled feet" and strategic mole placement. Ominous choruses chant about nature's rules, laws and the tenuousness of life and evoke the monkey's paw symbolism, which suggests people who receive their deepest desires but at an unexpected and terribly heavy price. Other verses tell of people trapped in an all too familiar way: "I got everything I ever wanted, now I can't give it up, it's a trap, just my luck!" "Baby Doll" sees Anderson struggling with her seemingly autonomous brain who demands that "they" go to the movies, to the ballpark or to Tahiti. Not a pean to free will. "Beautiful Red Dress" paints a picture of a woman on a somewhat self-deluded prowl and then suddenly cuts in with a small interlude on the (still existing) gender wage gap, which includes the great line "for every dollar a man makes a woman makes 63 cents. now, fifty years ago that was 62 cents. so, with that kind of luck, it'll be the year 3,888 before we make a buck." The song then explodes into seemingly defiant lines suggesting making it and faking it and "saving ourselves," but then the whole surge dissolves into the line "but tonight I've got a headache." "The Day of The Devil" contains a rousing gospel chorus and great devil growlings by Anderson.

Around the time of "Strange Angels" Anderson filmed a series of short brilliant "public service announcements" that discuss the national anthem, misplaced protests, tv lunches, "Jerry Rigging," the national debt and other things. These apparently stood in for the then "necessary" music videos, but Anderson did shoot one for "Beautiful Red Dress." She also continued working in the arts, but her recording career then experienced a long hiatus. Only two albums appeared in the 1990s, one of them entirely spoken word, before "Life On A String" broke the silence in 2001. Then yet another decade nearly passed before she released her most recent album "Homeland" in 2010. Whether "Strange Angels" resulted in a slight retreat from mainstream recording remains an open question, but her major label recordings slowed considerably following her arguably most accessible and straight-forward effort. Her work in general didn't slow down and she continued to experiment with multimedia and even became NASA's artist in residence. We probably haven't heard the last of her yet.

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Amy Baumgartner

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2020

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One of my favorite albums !!!! So pleasant to hear

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Bruce D.

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Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2021

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Great service. Completely satisfied.

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Sandy

Great music

Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2019

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Great music! Thanks!!

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Brian

CD arrived sealed and new, as advertised.

Reviewed in Canada on July 10, 2020

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CD arrived sealed and new, as advertised. The parcel address was correct, but the delivery time was a little longer than expected.

marzio giacomin

Ottimo acquisto

Reviewed in Italy on November 13, 2020

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Ottimo acquisto . Cd Ben conservato , come nuovo . Canzoni e musica meno sperimentale, ma sempre geniale dell’artista.

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S. Fratton

Danke!

Reviewed in Germany on January 26, 2020

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Danke super!!!

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Eduardo Lopez

¡Laurie Anderson Can Sing!

Reviewed in Spain on June 13, 2017

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Éste álbum, el cuarto de estudio de la genial artista estadounidense, marca muchas diferencias con respecto de sus anteriores esfuerzos discográficos.Se aleja de su imagen de "performer" al tiempo que se acerca al formato canción, rodeándose eso sí como siempre, de músicos de primera línea (por ejemplo, la VOZ de Bobby McFerryn).Todo ello tras ella misma tomarse muy en serio su propia voz, habiendo tomado clases de canto para mejorar y potenciar sus habilidades en éste aspecto.
El resultado es brillante, épico y emotivo.Laurie tiene una hermosa voz tanto como un hermoso saber decir.Suya es la palabra y suyo el sonido.
Una de las más grandes artistas de su país del siglo veinte y de lo que vamos gastando del veintiuno.Y en "Strange Angels" nos entregaba un puñado de canciones bien pulidas y producidas, con su lirica inteligente y su voz...única.

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Krieger Claudine

sublime

Reviewed in France on April 28, 2017

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Très talentueuse artiste Laurie Anderson, j'adore ! Je me régale avec ce cd qui à mon goût est un vrai bonheur.

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