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Track Listings

1	Dreaming
2	The Hardest Part
3	Union City Blue
4	Shayla
5	Eat To The Beat
6	Accidents Never Happen
7	Die Young Stay Pretty
8	Slow Motion
9	Atomic
10	Sound-A-Sleep
11	Victor
12	Living In The Real World
13	Die Young Stay Pretty (live)
14	Seven Rooms Of Gloom (live)
15	Heroes (live)
16	Ring Of Fire (live)

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2001 pressing of her 1979 album. Includes four bonus live tracks. Capitol Records.

Product details

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.63 x 4.88 x 0.39 inches; 3.32 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Virgin Music Records
Item model number ‏ : ‎ CHE 1225
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2001
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
Label ‏ : ‎ Virgin Music Records
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005MNP7
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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ADRIENNE MILLER

"I am free but life is so cheap..."

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2013

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This was a great band that were around before I was born. And it's a good thing that their music still holds up 30+ years later. This album, "Eat to the Beat" tends to get lost in the shuffle since it's stuck in between their breakthrough album, "Parallel Lines" and the avant-garde "Autoamerican". And I find that really sad because I think "Eat to the Beat" is a flawless album from to start to finish. No filler here, I promise. What makes this album so special is the variety. You get a little bit of everything: their signature new wave cuts, sassy, sweaty punk, glossy but sophisticated pop, their first stab at reggae, and even a sweet, gentle lullaby. "Atomic", "Accidents Never Happen", and "The Hardest Part" round up the new wave juggernauts. "Atomic" has always been one of my favorite Blondie songs. I like the strong undertone of electronica running through the beat and there's great drumming from Clem Burke. "Accidents Never Happen" is a song I have soft spot for because I like keyboardist Jimmy Destri's songwriting and catchy melodies. "The Hardest Part" is just pure fun, love the raw edginess. As for the punk songs, I think these songs are quite brilliant. "Living in the Real World" is full of cynism and the title track is hyper and I love the harmonica playing throughout the song. And just to clarify something, when Blondie was first starting out, they were a punk band before they ventured in to new wave terrain. But if you want to know the song that I think is the BEST track here is the punk gem, "Victor". Oh my god, this song is insane! Debbie Harry's scream is out-of-this world good, actually it's scary how good it is. I can't stop listening to "Victor" - (love the guitar riff and endless chord changes) you can feel Debbie's anguish and desperation when she belts, "I don't want you to go, please don't leave me alone!" And now we dive into the pop gems. I think these next 4 tracks I will discuss are the highlights here. They are beautiful, complicated, and heartbreaking. The opening track "Dreaming" is so romantic and well...dreamy. I adore this song and the lyric: "You asked me what's my pleasure, a movie or a measure? I'll have a cup of tea and tell you all my dreaming, dreaming is free..." There's another Jimmy Destri penned track called "Slow Motion" which sounds like a 1960's girl group Phil Spector-inspired song. It's bouncy, breezy, and the hook is irresistible. The "meat and potatoes" part of the album includes "Union City Blue" which packs a hard-hitting emotional punch to the gut and "Shayla" written by Chris Stein. "Shayla" could be Blondie's most underrated song. Just thinking about the lyrical content makes me want to weep. It's about a lonely, hard-working girl who feels hopeless and isolated: "Years of fear were in her way, lost in space and down she came..." "Shayla" in my opinion contains Debbie's best vocal. But to be honest, this whole album proved Debbie could sing her butt off. Her voice was rich and her personality was so fiery, how can you not love her? And it didn't hurt that she was so photogenic (that girl had killer bone structure). Debbie was also a great songwriter as well, on this album she co-wrote 8 out of the 12 tracks. So not only was she drop-dead gorgeous, she also had a brain too. But back to the songs! "Die Young Stay Pretty" has Blondie experimenting with reggae and Debbie encourages us "to live fast, 'cause it won't last..." "Sound-A-Sleep" is an unexpected, angelic lullaby that will surely cure anyone suffering from insomnia. I also wanted to mention there are 4 bonus tracks (ALL live versions) which in include: "Die Young Stay Pretty", and the rest are covers. The first cover is the Four Tops' "Seven Rooms of Gloom", David Bowie's "Heroes", and Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire". As you can tell, I love "Eat to the Beat". This album is digitally remastered. The sound quality is awesome, and there's a short essay written by producer Mike Chapman which gives the listener some helpful insight about the making-of this album from back in the day. I highly recommend this album. You won't regret it. Enjoy!

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J. HARMON

Possibly the best BLONDIE album of all-time

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2013

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I agree with the review written by Rachel Lae, this is a phenomenal album that is head and shoulders above the more popular AUTOAMERICAN and, as an entire album compares favorably to PARALLEL LINES.

I was not a big BLONDIE fan, having owned their GREATEST HITS package and the original PARALLEL LINES disc only for many years.

Not until I obtained a more recent GREATEST HITS package with an additional DVD of BLONDIE music videos did I discover the song UNION CITY BLUE, which immediately impressed my musical heart to become my favorite BLONDIE track of all-time and one of my favorite rock songs ever... The lyrics are a tad simple but that rich sound is just mind-blowing in its beauty.

Then, for the same album to possess one of the best damn rock songs of all-time DREAMING, just causes my mind to boggle as to why these two songs weren't number 1 hits and why this album isn't caonsidered BLONDIES' best ever.

Clem Burkes drum work on both of the fore-mentioned songs is just brilliant. I have tried looking for interviews in effort to learn how his drum work was recorded (single tracks or extensive overdubs, etc.) Why he was not regarded as one of the best drummers of his era I will never understand. ATOMIC also highlighted his drum work, along with the bass and guitar work of Nigel Harrison and Chris Stein respectively.

Basically, this band understood the nature of good hooks. They had fabulous ears for melody and tone which allowed them to create singular pieces of brilliant music that stands alone yet sounds inherently pleasing (such as a song like TIDE IS HIGH.)

The track SHAYLA is a mystery in its context and is nothing but haunting in its delivery. This song also resonates in me as one of the finest BLONDIE tracks of all time.

This album has a few filler tracks but overall is nothing short of a work of art. Just a brilliant album by an tragically under-rated band. For any BLONDIE fans this album is a must-own. For any fan of 1980's music this album is a necessity. For everyone else, with any sense of interest in BLONDIE, I would start with this album, even though PARALLEL LINES and AUTOAMERICAN are more popular. As with this album, this band was far better than the sum of their hits.

By the way, the accompanying DVD propels this album over PARALLEL LINES, in my sincere opinion. What a contrast are the primitive videos of those days compared to the overly produced junk of modern day music.

Considering there are 4 distinct versions of this album out on Compact Disc, be certain in what you are ordering. First, one remastered version is the music disc alone with 4 bonus tracks (mostly live cuts), there are another two remastered versions of the music disc and the DVD of the album tracks 12 videos. The European version (with the cardboard multi-fold sleeve), has an international DVD version that does not play on U.S. players. The last version is the original CD version in un-remastered form.

As for the album, it is simply a GREAT ALBUM, which makes me wonder why this album was not a huge hit.

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Lizard

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Reviewed in Canada on October 27, 2023

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Like other reviewers. This is “ Blondie” best album. Then buy the rest. Or get hits album
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Em Ka

Vielleicht das beste Blondie-Album. Inzwischen eine meiner Lieblings-Platten!

Reviewed in Germany on December 30, 2022

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Etwa zur gleichen Zeit, als im New Yorker Stadtteil Queens die Ramones zueinanderfanden, gründeten Deborah „Debbie“ Harry und Chris Stein Mitte der 70er im zentral gelegenen Manhattan Blondie. Die beiden Formationen hatten aber noch mehr gemein als ihre Geburtsstadt: Anders als viele große Bands ihrer Zeit, suchten sie ihr Glück in schnörkellosen Geradeaussongs – ein Phänomen, das (in England) bald mit dem Etikett „Punk“ versehen werden sollte.
Obwohl die zum Quintett (bald zum Sextett) gewachsenen Blondie musikalisch eher dem späteren New Wave zuzuordnen sind, haben sie sich das Auftreten einer Punkband bewahrt und auch die Live-Konzerte waren so wild und impulsiv, wie jene ihrer Kollegen aus dem Punk-Genre. Während Debbie Harry der Band ein unverwechselbares (wasserstoffblondes) Gesicht und eine markante Stimme gab, lieferten Chris Stein (Gitarre), Gary Valentine (Bass), Clem Burke (Schlagzeug) und Jimmy Destri (Keyboard) tanzbar-melodiösen Rock, der von ungeschliffen-rau bis glamourös-poppig reichte.

Ihren größten Hit hatte Blondie mit dem Vorgängeralbum „Parallel Lines“ eingefahren, das in England Platz 1 erreichte und in den USA bis auf Rang 6 vorstieß. Die Single „Heart Of Glass“, die mehr mit ABBAs „Voulez-Vous“ zu tun hatte, als mit „Anarchy In The UK“ (Sex Pistols) oder „Blitzkrieg Bop“ (Ramones), ging durch die Decke und wurde in vielen Ländern zur Nummer 1.

Entsprechend breitbrüstig und/oder gelassen konnte man sich der Arbeit am nachfolgenden „Eat To The Beat“ widmen, das zwar kein zweites „Heart Of Glass“ aufbieten kann, aber dafür eine Menge anderer hochwertiger Songs: Der Opener „Dreaming“ mit seinem unwiderstehlichen Refrain etwa ist ebenso zeitlos wie der synthiegetränkte Dance-Rocker „The Hardest Part“. Der Titeltrack ist rotziger Punk vom Feinsten, aber auch Reggae beherrschten die New Yorker famos, wie „Die Young Stay Pretty“ eindrucksvoll beweist. Das gefühlvolle „Sound-A-Sleep“ wird seinem Namen als modernes Wiegenlied absolut gerecht und das schräge „Victor“ erinnert ein bisschen an verschrobene Gustostückerl von Blue Öyster Cult (die ebenfalls aus New York stammen). Daneben sind auf der Platte noch Bandklassiker wie „Union City Blue“, „Slow Motion“ oder „Atomic“ zu finden, die so stilprägend und raffiniert sind, dass man ihren Einfluss bei vielen späteren Bands – von Arcade Fire bis Placebo – noch heraushören kann.

Wie schon die erfolgreiche Vorgänger-LP konnte sich auch „Eat To The Beat“ den Spitzenplatz in den UK-Charts sichern. Insgesamt ließen die Albenverkäufe jedoch nach. Mit dem ebenfalls beachtlichen „AutoAmerican“ (1980) sowie dem insgesamt eher mäßigen „The Hunter“ (1982) folgten noch zwei Studiowerke, ehe sich das Quintett auflöste. Zur Überraschung vieler kam es 1997 zu einer unerwarteten Reunion, aus der u.a. noch das sehr erfolgreiche „No Exit“ (1999) mit der Hit-Single „Maria“ hervorgegangen ist. Spätere Veröffentlichungen (zuletzt das 2017 erschienene „Pollinator“) konnten an die großen Leistungen der Band nicht mehr anschließen, obwohl Kritiker sich größtenteils positiv zu den Letzterscheinungen äußerten. Dass Blondie 2006 völlig zurecht in die Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame aufgenommen wurde und zu den einflussreichsten Acts der letzten Jahrzehnte zählt, steht jedenfalls außer Frage.

Aufgrund seines speziellen Sounds und seines präsenten Auftretens (schauen Sie sich unbedingt ein paar Blondie-Musikvideos an) könnte man das New Yorker Quintett mit ein wenig Fantasie als US-Version von Roxy Music sehen, die auf ihre Weise auch Punk und Glam und Pop stilsicher miteinander verbinden konnten. Das ist aber freilich Ansichtssache und soll in keiner Weise die Originalität der fantastischen Truppe infrage stellen.

ANSPIELTIPPS:
- Dreaming
- The Hardest Part (!)
- Union City Blue
- Accidents Never Happen
- Atomic
- Sound-A-Sleep
- Victor

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Robin lisowski

Blonde a there best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2022

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Got on.lp.love abum got cd bring happy times 10 out 10

jean-Francois

Parfait

Reviewed in France on July 20, 2020

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Très bon CD

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Fer Carrillo

Casi 40 años, un álbum que no envejece.

Reviewed in Mexico on March 20, 2018

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Buen sonido en el LP. Aquí además de encontrar los hits pegajosos “Atómic” y “Dreaming” también hay otras bellas rarezas como “Union City blues”, “Slow Motion” y “Shayla” que se convirtió en mi track preferido porque la historia de Shayla puede aplicarse perfectamente a los sueños de cualquier individuo que trabaja “automatizadamente” ya sea desde 1979, en 2018 o para 2045.
Todas las canciones encajan perfectamente con la vibra del álbum y con un tiempo muy particular que te hace preguntarte cómo sería volver a tener una era donde la música pop no esté dominada (y saturada) por divas y pubertos sobreproducidos (como ahora).