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Probably the most pop-accessible of Laurie Anderson's recorded work, Mister Heartbreak features a number of stunning luminaries on the cutting edge of popular music at the time. Striking guitar work by King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew permeates this disc -- notably on "Sharkey's Day" -- punchy and angular. The production and bass work from Bill Laswell is superb. Peter Gabriel -- at the time still coming off the buzz of his departure from Genesis -- is featured in a duet with Anderson on "Excellent Birds." There is a heavy reliance on early-'80s synthesizers which would normally be very off-putting, but here they are executed well. Nowhere does the music slip into irreparable '80s cliché; it is still an entertaining listen. Lyrics are typical of Anderson' work -- complex, literate, provocative, difficult to fully comprehend. Haunting "Gravity's Angel" borrows imagery from Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. Spoken word delivery on "Sharkey's Night" is given by the legendary William S. Burroughs. This is a very satisfying listen and a great intro for those unfamiliar with Anderson's work.
© Mark W. B. Allender /TiVo
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Laurie Anderson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist - Bill Laswell, Producer
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Laurie Anderson, Lyricist, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - ROMA BARAN, Producer
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Laurie Anderson, Producer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Laurie Anderson, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Bill Laswell, Producer
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Peter Gabriel, Lyricist, Producer, Writer - Laurie Anderson, Lyricist, Producer, Writer, MainArtist
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2000 v2 Conversion P Credit
Laurie Anderson, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - ROMA BARAN, Producer
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Laurie Anderson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Bill Laswell, Producer
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Probably the most pop-accessible of Laurie Anderson's recorded work, Mister Heartbreak features a number of stunning luminaries on the cutting edge of popular music at the time. Striking guitar work by King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew permeates this disc -- notably on "Sharkey's Day" -- punchy and angular. The production and bass work from Bill Laswell is superb. Peter Gabriel -- at the time still coming off the buzz of his departure from Genesis -- is featured in a duet with Anderson on "Excellent Birds." There is a heavy reliance on early-'80s synthesizers which would normally be very off-putting, but here they are executed well. Nowhere does the music slip into irreparable '80s cliché; it is still an entertaining listen. Lyrics are typical of Anderson' work -- complex, literate, provocative, difficult to fully comprehend. Haunting "Gravity's Angel" borrows imagery from Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. Spoken word delivery on "Sharkey's Night" is given by the legendary William S. Burroughs. This is a very satisfying listen and a great intro for those unfamiliar with Anderson's work.
© Mark W. B. Allender /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:13
- Main artists: Laurie Anderson
- Composer: Laurie Anderson
- Label: Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
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