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Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit Laurie Andersonâs grand theatrical treatise, an avant-garde piece comprised of sound sculpture and rock music, gender and social studies, philosophy and linguistics.
On January 25, 1983, Reagan delivered a rousing State of the Union to a country reeling from a recession. He bid for inspiration. âAs surely as Americaâs pioneer spirit made us the industrial giant of the 20th century,â he said, âthe same pioneer spirit today is opening up on another vast front of opportunity, the frontier of high technology.â He had, he said, âa vision not only of what the world around us is today, but what we as a free people can make it be tomorrow.â Six weeks later, in the premiere of his blockbuster âEvil Empire Speech,â he told an audience of the newly-ascendant Christian Right, â