How Many Bands Does It Take to Screw up a Blondie Tribute?

Various Artists (Artist), The Kowalskis (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 18, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sympathy For The Record Industry
• ASIN: B00005MLLR
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,482 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

'How Many Bands Does It Take To Screw Up A Blondie Tribute?' Sympathy For The Record Industry put together this really amazingly cool tribute. Some tracks stay close to the original recordings while others are more adventurous. Band and tracklisting includes - Beards 'Always Touched By Your Presence Dear', Third Grade Teacher 'Atomic', The Short Fuses 'Maria', The Chubbies 'The Tide Is High', Candypants 'Slow Motion', The Kirby Grips 'Hanging On The Telephone', The Come Ons 'Rip Her To Shreds', Tuuli 'Accidents Never Happen', Squatweiler 'Call Me', Skrap 'Dreaming', Space Surfers 'Heart Of Glass', High School Sweethearts 'Living In The Real World', Yellow Scab 'One Way Or Another', Fur 'X-Offender' & more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly great, October 10, 2005

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Bucky (KCMO, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Many Bands Does It Take to Screw up a Blondie Tribute? (Audio CD)

I grew up breathing Blondie. There's no band whose music I know any better, and I consider this to be the best, most fun tribute album I know. I absolutely can't stand almost any other I've ever heard, but I've been listening to this one a lot.

Of course, none of them bests Blondie, but The Short Fuses' "Maria" comes close. Tuuli's "Accidents Never Happen" is crunchily bratty, and High School Sweethearts' "Living in the Real World" is its equal...but Debbie tore both those vocals up more herself.

I love it. And I can't believe I'm saying that about a cash-in tribute record.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Different people will have different opinions..., September 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: How Many Bands Does It Take to Screw up a Blondie Tribute? (Audio CD)

Honestly, I loved this tribute album from the minute I heard it. I love Blondie, and when I found the album, I was thrilled that some bands that I love were on it (Buck, the Beards, the Chubbies, etc...). I guess it really comes down to who is listening to it.I love almost anything put out by Sympathy For the Record Industry, and this is no exception.Even 2 of the members of Blondie approved it. I love the harder edge that songs are given, and the vocalists, while some do their best Deborah Harry impressions, mostly use their own voices...maybe some people would have prefered a tribute album with superstar bands, but as for me...this one was perfect.

5.0 out of 5 stars gorgeous, July 15, 2011

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liliapplepie - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Many Bands Does It Take to Screw up a Blondie Tribute? (Audio CD)

Recently come back to this album, took me months to track it down in the days before I discovered amazon,was interested in it at the time as I was getting into riot grrl and pop punk. I still think this is one of the best albums for showcasing what the genres can do. The songs are all familiar but the bands here take the essence of Blondie and set it on fire. Was never more than casually interested in Blondie although admire Debs and liked the idea but the punch these girls put into the songs make them so much better than the originals for me. Fave is still the Hissyfits Attack of the Giant Ants, its just beautiful.