Laurie Anderson Bright Red

3.5 Stars - Good - "...While Anderson's live work has grown increasingly political, on this album she emphasizes emotional burnout....Anderson might be awash in the bright red spilled by friends and foes, but she has survived..."
"...The album is best when Anderson forsakes her ironic shtick and confronts the heavy stuff--life, death, and memory's fleeting nature..." - Rating: B
3 Stars - Good - "...The outcome is her best musical venture since her superb BIG SCIENCE debut..."
3.5 Stars - Good Plus - "...Laurie Anderson plays by the rules of her own imagination....She offers lots to muse upon in her song-spoken word pieces that are at turns cryptically cerebral, whimsically cute, cooly pensive, and provocatively mysterious..."
"...has moments of full-on theatrics, with gaudy instrumentation and rich vocals....seldom melodic in the traditional sense. Rather, she conveys the music through speech, song and pulsing rhythmics that are combined to suggest songs..."
Included on Stephen Holden's list of the Top 10 Albums Of '94 - "...A spare, chilling collection of apocalyptic fables that demands attentive listening."