Issued in 1987,
Escape from Noise took the scope of
A Big 10-8 Place
to even wider levels, touching on everything from how many time zones
Russia covers to a rendition of "
Over the Rainbow" sung by a little
girl plagued with hiccups. Maintaining
Negativland's blend of wit and
darker themes, it might have simply remained a cult classic were it not
for the appearance of the throbbing, creepy
"Christianity Is Stupid"
and, a few months after the album's release, a mass murder in Minnesota
committed by a teenager against his family. Having seen tour plans fall
through at around the same time, Negativland decided to distribute a
fake press release hinting that the killer had in fact been arguing
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