United States Live, I-IV, 1983

Live-Aufnahme des Konzerts an der Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, 7.-10. Februar 1983.

»UNITED STATES OF AMERICA presents a complete performance piece that includes songs featured on Anderson's other albums. It was presented in four parts (Transportation, Politics, Money, Love) which were presented in sections of two per evening. … Anderson often assumes the stance of an unusually incisive and witty stand-up comedienne. She introduces many of her compositions with lengthy stories. These usually conclude with bizarre punch lines, often at right angles to the rest of the tale. When taken individually, the pieces on UNITED STATES don't appear to be directly interrelated. As a whole, however, the album conveys Anderson's dryly comic statement about American - and, by extension, Western – culture.« (zit. nach http://www.musicoutfitter.com).


Laurie Anderson: Gesang, elektrische Geige, jüdische Harfe, Spielzeug Saxophon, Synklavier, Vocorder
Peter Gordon: Gesang, Synthesizer
Shelley Karson, Geraldine Pontius, Joe Kos: Gesang
Rufus Harley: Dudelsack
Chuck Fisher: Klarinette, Saxophon
Bill Obrecht: Saxophon
Ann DeMarinis: Synklavier, Synthesizer
David Van Tieghem: Drums, Percussion

A-Seite
1. Say Hello, 5:00 Min.
2. Walk The Dog, 6:37 Min.
3. Violin Solo, 2:11 Min.
4. Closed Circuits, 6:00 Min.
5. For A Large And Changing Room, 2:50 Min.
6. Pictures Of It, 2:29 Min.
7. Language Of The Future, 7:58 Min.

B-Seite
1. Cartoon Song, 1:11 Min.
2. Small Voice, 2 :03 Min.
3. Three Walking Songs, 2:56 Min.
4. New Jersey Turnpike, 11:20 Min.

C-Seite
1.So Happy Birthday, 6:23 Min.
2. English, 2:07 Min.
3. Dance Of Electricity, 3:02 Min.
4. Three Songs For Paper and Film, 6:24 Min.
5. Sax Solo, 0:51 Min.
6. Sax Duet, 0:38 Min.
7. Born, Never Asked, 4 :54 Min.

D-Seite
1. From The Air, 2:44 Min.
2. Beginning French, 2:15 Min.
3. O Superman, 10:57 Min.
4. Talkshow, 6:52 Min.

E-Seite
1. Frames For The Pictures, 1:07 Min.
2. Democratic Way, 1:41 Min.
3. Looking For You, 1:18 Min.
4. Walking and Falling, 1:21 Min.
5. Private Property, 3:03 Min.
6. Neon Duet, 4:11 Min.
7. Let X=X, 6:14 Min.
8. The Mailman’s Nightmare, 0:45 Min.
9. Difficult Listening Hour, 3:07 Min.

F-Seite
1. Language Is A Virus From Outer Space, 7:52 Min.
2. Reverb, 0:27 Min.
3. If You Can’t Talk About It, Point To It, 0:36 Min.
4. Violin Walk, 2:41 Min.
5. City Song, 3:14 Min.
6. Finnish Farmers, 4:35 Min.

G-Seite
1. Red Map, 1:54 Min.
2. Hey Ah, 3:50 Min.
3. Bagpipe Solo, 3:15 Min.
4. Steven Weed, 1:05 Min.
5. Time And A Half, 2:14 Min.
6. Voices On Tape, 1:28 Min.
7. Example #22, 2:33 Min.
8. Strike, 2:10 Min.
9. False Documents, 1:58 Min.
10. New York Social Life, 3:20 Min.
11. A Curious Phenomenon, 1:02 Min.
12. Yankee See, 7:59 Min.

H-Seite
1. I Dreamed I Had To Take A Test, 1:20 Min.
2. Running Dogs, 0:24 Min.
3. Four, Three, Two, One, 1:30 Min.
4. The Big Top, 2:52 Min.
5. It Was Up In The Mountains, 2:13 Min.
6. Odd Objects - (for light-in-mouth), 4:02 Min.
7. Dr. Miller, 5:19 Min.
8. Big Science, 7:14 Min.
9. Big Science Reprise, 1:48 Min.

I-Seite
1. Cello Solo, 2:40 Min.
2. It Tango, 1:49 Min.
3. Blue Lagoon, 9:30 Min.
4. Hothead (La Langue D'Amour), 4:47 Min.
5. Stiff Neck, 1:33 Min.
6. Telephone Song, 1:24 Min.
7. Sweaters, 3:48 Min.
8. We've Got Four Big Clocks (And They're All Ticking), 2:;21 Min.

J-Seite
1. Song for Two Jims, 2:57 Min.
2. Over The River, 3:29 Min.
3. Mach 20, 2:46 Min.
4. Rising Sun, 3:24 Min.
5. The Visitors, 2:48 Min.
6. The Stranger, 2:01 Min.
7. Classified, 5:18 Min.
8. Going Somewhere?, 1:00 Min.
9. Fireworks, 2:40 Min.
10. Dog Show, 0:51 Min.
11. Lighting Out For The Territories, 3:08 Min.

Dirck Möllmann