Blondie [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Blondie

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 11, 2001)
• Original Release Date: September 11, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B00005MNP5
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,801 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Blondie album - with awesome extras., August 7, 2002

By	C. Burkhalter - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The first Blondie record is possibly also the best Blondie record. Nowhere else do you see the girl-group meets CBGB's sound so perfectly captured. And the closing "Giant Ants" is a classic track. But the real reason to write home about this CD is the bonus tracks. "Out in the Streets" is easily one of Blondie's best recordings, and the rest of the extras are nearly as great. My one complaint is the omission of the pre-"Heart of Glass" recording, "Once I Had a Love," which, chronologically speaking, belonged on this CD (all of the other 1975 demos are here). Instead it was added onto the deluxe edition of "Parallel Lines," which makes some sense I guess. This problem knocks a five star album down to four, because every time I listen to this it bugs me.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The sound of the 80's., January 22, 2004

By	R Jess "Raymond Jess" (Limerick, Ireland.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Wow, an 80's album in the middle of the 70's? Strange but true. Deborah Harry was the architypal 80's vocalist, infusing Blondie's songs with a pop sensibility that was missing from her punk pals Patti Smith and Chrissie Hynde. It's not difficult to imagine Cyndi Lauper, Belinda Carlisle or even the early Madonna singing these tunes. In that sense Deborah Harry was without doubt the most influential American female vocalist of the late 70's/early 80's.

On their first album Blondie perfectly mix 60's bubblegum pop with garage rock and it's the keyboard that makes all the difference (another one of their innovations that would become standard in the 80's). If Blondie can be described as punk it was their humour and irreverence that made them so, subverting classic pop styles with black and ironic humour e.g. 'Rip Her To Shreds' and 'Attack Of The Giant Ants'. It's also interesting to hear the reggae influence of the time on a track like 'Man Overboard'. 'Heart Of Glass' was also originally written as a reggae tune, but by the time Blondie was gaining some success, the producers took it and turned it into a disco hit, the reason being apparently that "Americans don't buy reggae". Other notable tracks reflecting their time include 'Kung Fu Girl' (Bruce Lee movies being huge in the 70's).

Respect must also be given to Chris Stein for his foresight and musical knowledge in knowing what would instantly appeal to an audience overdosed on rock pretentiousness.

Blissful!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the perfect start, June 30, 2009

By	B. E Jackson (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There's a couple things that have been bothering me lately concerning Blondie and her music, and I want to take a moment to get these things off my chest-

Young kids nowadays seem to think Blondie's music is mainly the kind of power pop that *only* girls should like, because Blondie influenced hundreds and thousands of female power pop bands. This is NOT true.

Back in the 70's it was totally cool to be a man who was a fan of Blondie. Guys liked Blondie for her incredible looks, and women liked Blondie because the music was danceable and poppy. Nowadays, the attitude that Blondie should only be a band women should like is absolutely ridiculous.

Just because cute, fluffy, light power pop/rock with female lead singers is thrown under the category of wimpy pop/rock according to todays generation does NOT mean Blondie should be listed under this category as well.

In fact, what's so appealing about Blondie's debut is how the band has an incredible knack for the catchiest vocal melodies you'll ever hear, and mix them with a radically different sound that was brand new in 1976. Nothing in 1975 or before sounded quite like Blondie as far as female energy, pop hooks, and an influence in new wave is concerned. This was totally different from everything else in 1976.

Also, this is definitely NOT disco music. Blondie had some songs that sound like disco a little bit, but mainly the band is rock, pop and new wave.

Blondie's debut is an absolute winner from the first note to the last. Please pick up this legendary recording.