ALBUM GRADE: 10
Big Science is the 1982 debut album by avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson and the first of a 7-album deal she signed with Warner Bros. Records. It is best known for the single “O Superman”, which unexpectedly reached No. 2 in the UK. The work is a selection of highlights from her eight-hour production, United States Live, which was itself released as a 5-LP box set and book in 1984.
SONG GRADES:
1. From the Air – 10
2. Big Science – 10
3. Sweaters – 9
4. Walking & Falling – 10
5. Born, Never Asked – 9
6. O Superman (for Massenet) – 10
7. Example #22 – 9
8. Let X=X/It Tango – 10
All songs written by Laurie Anderson.
Produced by Laurie Anderson and Roma Baran.