United States Live

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United States Live is an expansive multimedia performance and live album by avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson that blends music, spoken word, and visual art to explore American culture and technology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf live album
multimedia performance
performance art work
basedOn Laurie Anderson’s stage piece “United States I–IV”
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Laurie Anderson
exploresTheme American culture
communication
identity
media
politics
technology
followedBy Mister Heartbreak
format live recording
multimedia
genre art pop
avant-garde
experimental music
performance art
spoken word
hasPart “Difficult Listening Hour”
“From the Air”
linked to: From the Air

“Language Is a Virus”
“Let X = X”
“O Superman”
linked to: O Superman
includesElement electronic music
projected visuals
stage lighting design
storytelling
violin performance
vocoder-processed voice
language English
length approximately 4 hours
medium music
spoken word
visual art
notableFor critical examination of American life in the late 20th century
integration of music, text, and visuals
numberOfDiscs 5
originalPerformanceVenue Brooklyn Academy of Music
partOf Laurie Anderson discography
performer Laurie Anderson
precededBy Big Science
producer Laurie Anderson
publicationDate 1984
publisher Warner Bros. Records
recordingPeriod 1983
recordLabel Warner Bros. Records

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Laurie Anderson notableWork United States Live