Negativland: Escape From Noise (Seeland)
Michael Azerrad, Rolling Stone, 19 May 1988
DOORS SLAM/PEOPLE yell/Children scream/Sirens whine/Trucks rumble and roar/And rock music blares, as Negativland asks the musical question "Is there any escape from noise?"
Total word count of piece: 301
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