Laurie Anderson: Live At Town Hall, New York City 2001

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  • Label: Non, 2001
  • Order number: 5771477
  • Release date: 24.6.2002

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The performances on Laurie Anderson's 2002 two-CD live recording, Live in New York, were recorded in New York City at Town Hall on September 19 and 20, 2001, just a week after the September 11 attacks on the city. The dates were part of an intimate US tour by Anderson in support of her critically acclaimed Nonesuch debut, Life on a String; it was her first tour with a band.

The two-disc set features ten songs from Life on a String as well as new arrangements of such vintage Anderson works as “Let X=X,” “Strange Angels,” and “O Superman.” Anderson, who performs on violin, keyboards, and effects, was joined on stage by Skúli Sverrisson (bass), Peter Scherer (keyboards), and Jim Black (drums).

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“She sang about lover’s quarrels, angels, wanderlust, and New York … The songs didn’t promise solace, only clear observations and new questions ... [W]hat once seemed off-handed or oblique had turned chillingly prophetic.” — New York Times

Press comments

W. Kampmann in Jazzthetik 9 / 02: "Ihre Live-Doppel-CD entstand unmittelbar nach der Katastrophe am 19. und 20. September in New York. Etwas, das nicht mit Noten oder Worten fassbar ist, breitet sich aus und hinterlässt Ab- drücke auf der Seele. Ein Stück Paradies in der Hölle, ein wenig Gemeinsamkeit in einer Situation, in der jeder mit sich selbst klarzukommen trachet. Es mag an der Aufmachung als Doppel-CD liegen, dass dieser Mitschnitt sich wie ein Altar ausmacht. In jedem Fall jedoch ist es eine Messe. Eine Messe für die Zukunft."

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