Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1.01 | Here with You | 3:14 |
| 1.02 | Statue of Liberty | 4:21 |
| 1.03 | Let X=X | 6:42 |
| 1.04 | Sweaters | 2:17 |
| 1.05 | My Compensation | 2:30 |
| 1.06 | Washington Street | 5:11 |
| 1.07 | Pieces and Parts | 3:44 |
| 1.08 | Strange Angels | 5:56 |
| 1.09 | Dark Angel | 4:46 |
| 2.01 | Wildebeests | 4:39 |
| 2.02 | One Beautiful Evening | 2:41 |
| 2.03 | Poison | 4:43 |
| 2.04 | Broken | 3:38 |
| 2.05 | Progress | 3:32 |
| 2.06 | Animals | 3:12 |
| 2.07 | Life on a String | 3:11 |
| 2.08 | Beginning French | 2:04 |
| 2.09 | O Superman | 8:55 |
| 2.10 | Slip Away | 5:35 |
| 2.11 | White Lily | 2:34 |
| 2.12 | Puppet Motel | 3:18 |
| 2.13 | Love Among the Sailors | 3:58 |
| 2.14 | Coolsville | 5:25 |
News & Reviews
- Monday, November 10, 2008
Jerusalem Post: Laurie Anderson's Homeland "An Exceptional Show"
Laurie Anderson's European tour of Homeland comes to a close this week in Italy this Wednesday, after two shows in Tel Aviv, Israel, last week with special guest Lou Reed. The Jerusalem Post calls Laurie's pieces "all-encompassing experiences" and Homeland in particular a "thought-provoking performance." The addition of Reed to the lineup "charmingly combined her artistic style with his rock," for "an exceptional show that ranged from the finest in performance art to a classic rock experience."
- Monday, October 27, 2008
SF Chronicle: "Well-Deserved Standing Ovation" for Anderson's "Engaging, Witty, Thought Provoking, Musically Inspired" New Work
Laurie Anderson gave two performances of Homeland this weekend in Berkeley, California. "Singing, reciting, teasing, exciting and playing electric violin with a dynamic trio," says the San Francisco Chronicle, "Anderson brought the large audience at Zellerbach Hall to its feet for a prolonged and well-deserved standing ovation." The review describes the piece as "Anderson working in top form, engaging, witty, thought provoking and musically inspired ... [with] new songs that rank with Anderson's best work."
About this Album
“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
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).
Credits
MUSICIANS
Laurie Anderson, vocals, violin, keyboards
Skúli Sverrisson, bass, concertina
Jim Black, drums, electronic percussion
Peter Scherer, keyboards, samplers
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Laurie Anderson
Musical Director: Skuli Sverrisson
Recorded September 19-20, 2001 at Town Hall, New York City, by Jody Elff and Adam Blackburn (Effanel Music)
Assistant Engineer: Brandon Karp (Effanel Music)
Mixed by Jody Elff
Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME
Production Manager: Bill Berger
MIDI and keyboard tech: Rick Van Benschotten
All songs written by Laurie Anderson and published by Difficult Music (BMI), except: “My Compensation,” lyrics by Laurie Anderson and music by Laurie Anderson/Skúli Sverrisson, published by Difficult Music (BMI); “Poison” and “Puppet Motel,” written by Laurie Anderson/Brian Eno and published by Difficult Music (BMI)/Upala Music (BMI).
Design by John Gall
Executive Producer: David Bither
