The cover of this album looks like some sort of new-wave synth pop, and though there are some shades of that, this is a lot darker and weirder. Often it's just a kooky drumbeat with maybe a little bit of background atmospherics, while Laurie Anderson performs spoken-word poetry that ranges from mundane to disturbing. I don't listen to it a lot but there are bits that are cool. Overall there is definitely a sense that something is missing, and a little research showed me that something indeed is missing: apparently this "album" is in fact a partial soundtrack to a several-hours-long performance art piece.
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