the curse of blondie

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Has anyone picked this record up? I'm listening to an online radio station http://www.radio-indie-pop.com/radio.html and they have a couple tracks from it. Both are amazing! How is the rest of the album?

[amber]

I got it last year, it's good, and my CD came with Bonus Video, which was awesome. Of course, Diss will go on at length about how great it is, so I will step aside and let him do so. But I def. recommend it. :thumbsup:

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I got it last year, it's good, and my CD came with Bonus Video, which was awesome. Of course, Diss will go on at length about how great it is, so I will step aside and let him do so. But I def. recommend it. :thumbsup:

I haven't seen you around lately! How are you doing? Myself? Well, I'm glad you asked. I'm lame, as lame as lame can be! I feel all skiddish and shifty. This is not cool. I think I'll go buy the Blondie record now. It will help...

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I haven't seen you around lately! How are you doing? Myself? Well, I'm glad you asked. I'm lame, as lame as lame can be! I feel all skiddish and shifty. This is not cool. I think I'll go buy the Blondie record now. It will help...


Might I suggest a margarita - I love them and tequila does wonders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[amber]

I haven't seen you around lately! How are you doing? Myself? Well, I'm glad you asked. I'm lame, as lame as lame can be! I feel all skiddish and shifty. This is not cool. I think I'll go buy the Blondie record now. It will help...
I've seen you, but then you never look at stuff I answer.... :laugh: I was hoping you were feeling better. :xoxo: Looks like you're not. :( Skittish and Shifty? lame. I've been feeling that way, but also coupled with lazy lethargy. I hope you feel better soon. You may want to wait for other reviews before you buy it - Just in case. :)

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It's one of my favorites from them, but it's definitely not for everyone. The first five tracks are classic Blondie (Golden Rod being one of their best songs ever), but as soon as you get to Background Melody, you know that it's going to get weird. Magic is pretty out-there, even for Blondie, as are The Tingler and Desire Brings Me Back. Her voice is fantastic, though, and I'd definitely recommend the DualDisc over the regular CD if you can get it.

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It's one of my favorites from them, but it's definitely not for everyone. The first five tracks are classic Blondie (Golden Rod being one of their best songs ever), but as soon as you get to Background Melody, you know that it's going to get weird. Magic is pretty out-there, even for Blondie, as are The Tingler and Desire Brings Me Back. Her voice is fantastic, though, and I'd definitely recommend the DualDisc over the regular CD if you can get it.

Weird in what sense? I am a huge fan of weird music. Do you mean weird like Mary Margaret O'Hara (if you don't know who that is, she does some crazy vocals on Morrissey's November Spawned a Monster and is Catherine O'Hara's sister) weird or unlistenably weird? Not that Debbie Harry sounds anything like Mary Margaret O'Hara!

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Has anyone picked this record up? I'm listening to an online radio station http://www.radio-indie-pop.com/radio.html and they have a couple tracks from it. Both are amazing! How is the rest of the album?

OMG, they're playing that horrid demo for Franz's Tell Her Tonight. Just when I had blocked it out of my head...

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I've seen you, but then you never look at stuff I answer.... :laugh: I was hoping you were feeling better. :xoxo: Looks like you're not. :( Skittish and Shifty? lame. I've been feeling that way, but also coupled with lazy lethargy. I hope you feel better soon. You may want to wait for other reviews before you buy it - Just in case. :)

I've been just sort of popping in, adding my two cents and leaving. I must be missing your posts 'cause I haven't been hanging out here for long. Sorry. Yeah, I hope I feel better soon too. I'm really weird right now. Very introverted. I'm usually introverted, but I'm introverted in the sense that I'm annoyed when people talk to me? Like I get all irritated by the sound of people speaking. This is new to me. Hmmm... am I turning into Howard Hughes or what?

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OMG, they're playing that horrid demo for Franz's Tell Her Tonight. Just when I had blocked it out of my head...

I haven't heard that one yet! They just played Arcade Fire! YAY!!! The great thing is you can totally skip tracks!

[amber]

I've been just sort of popping in, adding my two cents and leaving. I must be missing your posts 'cause I haven't been hanging out here for long. Sorry. Yeah, I hope I feel better soon too. I'm really weird right now. Very introverted. I'm usually introverted, but I'm introverted in the sense that I'm annoyed when people talk to me? Like I get all irritated by the sound of people speaking. This is new to me. Hmmm... am I turning into Howard Hughes or what?
Maybe. But sometimes everything is just too irritating. Everything. You don't want to hear/see/do/whatever anything you don't want to. I'm sure it will pass. :) And remember, people are in fact, irritating, so, there's that. :shrug: :lol:
:xoxo:

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Weird in what sense? I am a huge fan of weird music. Do you mean weird like Mary Margaret O'Hara (if you don't know who that is, she does some crazy vocals on Morrissey's November Spawned a Monster and is Catherine O'Hara's sister) weird or unlistenably weird? Not that Debbie Harry sounds anything like Mary Margaret O'Hara!

Weird as in completely out of left-field and absolutely jarring upon first listen. The first time I heard Magic, I didn't know what the hell to make of it. It's an old folk song and they gave it the royally odd treatment. Desire Brings Me Back is...indescribable. A very avant garde jazz song. It starts off for the first minute or so as out of tune instruments playing together until even begins to kick into gear. I'm listening to that station now and trust me, Good Boys is no indication of the actual album. Amazon should have clips of all the songs. :nod:

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Maybe. But sometimes everything is just too irritating. Everything. You don't want to hear/see/do/whatever anything you don't want to. I'm sure it will pass. :) And remember, people are in fact, irritating, so, there's that. :shrug: :lol:
:xoxo:

True. True. :lol:

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I haven't heard that one yet! They just played Arcade Fire! YAY!!! The great thing is you can totally skip tracks!

Run for your life, Daniel, cried the Mad Hatter...

Trust me, the demo is absolutely unlistenable. :laugh:

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Weird as in completely out of left-field and absolutely jarring upon first listen. The first time I heard Magic, I didn't know what the hell to make of it. It's an old folk song and they gave it the royally odd treatment. Desire Brings Me Back is...indescribable. A very avant garde jazz song. It starts off for the first minute or so as out of tune instruments playing together until even begins to kick into gear. I'm listening to that station now and trust me, Good Boys is no indication of the actual album. Amazon should have clips of all the songs. :nod:

Good Boys is crazy good! I have to admit I'm not a massive Blondie fan... maybe I'll download some of the new record on limewire and see if I wanna buy it.

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Run for your life, Daniel, cried the Mad Hatter...

Trust me, the demo is absolutely unlistenable. :laugh:

I love how ridiculous "run for your life cried the Mad Hatter" is! I laugh every time I hear her sing it! :lol: :laugh:

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Good Boys is crazy good! I have to admit I'm not a massive Blondie fan... maybe I'll download some of the new record on limewire and see if I wanna buy it.

Some of the remixes are even better than the album version. :nod: And the video is AMAZING, it's on the CD, like Amber said.

Out of all the songs, the most accessible probably would be these if you can find them on LimeWire.

Golden Rod
Undone
Rules For Living (so pretty)
End To End
Diamond Bridge (killer vocal)
Last One In the World

I like the weird stuff, myself, and since you have similar tastes, you'll probably dig the whole album.

[amber]

I love how ridiculous "run for your life cried the Mad Hatter" is! I laugh every time I hear her sing it! :lol: :laugh:
Unrelated to anything, I'm happy to see the return of your "classic signature" :)

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They also played End to End. It was super good too.

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They also played End to End. It was super good too.

I love the last minute when she sings in that falsetto. It kicks even more ass live. Clem and his drums make me orgasm.

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Unrelated to anything, I'm happy to see the return of your "classic signature" :)

That part of Rhiannon is too out of control not to post! And my nick name is ALL THE SAME! So, it only seems fitting! Seriously, that Stevie Nicks guy writes some pretty good song, eh? :thumbsup:

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Seriously, that Stevie Nicks guy writes some pretty good song, eh? :thumbsup:

Just don't wave at him, he is blind, after all.

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I love the last minute when she sings in that falsetto. It kicks even more ass live. Clem and his drums make me orgasm.

You saw them live? I would be willing to give up a ball to see that!

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Seriously Diss, every time I look at the little Hayden Christensen icon, I get a slight boner! :lol: :laugh:

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You saw them live? I would be willing to give up a ball to see that!

I don't know if anything is good enough to turn me into a uniballer, but yeah, they're amazing live. :laugh: Their energy is through the roof. Great setlists, too, because they're not afraid to play tons of their new stuff or their more obscure stuff, and they change nightly. I just about passed out when they played War Child and Accidents Never Happen.

[amber]

That part of Rhiannon is too out of control not to post! And my nick name is ALL THE SAME! So, it only seems fitting! Seriously, that Stevie Nicks guy writes some pretty good song, eh? :thumbsup:
You're preaching to the choir, dude.

[amber]

I don't know if anything is good enough to turn me into a uniballer, but yeah, they're amazing live. :laugh: Their energy is through the roof. Great setlists, too, because they're not afraid to play tons of their new stuff or their more obscure stuff, and they change nightly. I just about passed out when they played War Child and Accidents Never Happen.
I've been astounded at some of the vocals (and bandwork, of course, but I expect that) that I've heard from the live recordings. (never seen them live in person). It really is amazing work.

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I don't know if anything is good enough to turn me into a uniballer, but yeah, they're amazing live. :laugh: Their energy is through the roof. Great setlists, too, because they're not afraid to play tons of their new stuff or their more obscure stuff, and they change nightly. I just about passed out when they played War Child and Accidents Never Happen.

That's the one thing that really pisses me off about Fleetwood Mac and Stevie solo - they never change their setlist. They approach live performances like they're plays. The rehearse the "performance" and play the same thing everywhere they go. They're the only band I know who does that. Lots of bands have certain songs they obviously have to play, but they switch it up at least!

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I've been astounded at some of the vocals (and bandwork, of course, but I expect that) that I've heard from the live recordings. (never seen them live in person). It really is amazing work.

If you ever get the chance, get their Blondie Live album. :nod: They didn't fix up anything in the studio, it's truly live (same with Live By Request). Forgive and Forget is simply stunning on it. I just might have to upload it. :laugh:

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Seriously Diss, every time I look at the little Hayden Christensen icon, I get a slight boner! :lol: :laugh:

Well, he is hot as all get out. :laugh:

[amber]

If you ever get the chance, get their Blondie Live album. :nod: They didn't fix up anything in the studio, it's truly live (same with Live By Request). Forgive and Forget is simply stunning on it. I just might have to upload it. :laugh:
Well, I already have a mind blowingly fabulous live version of FAF. :shrug: I mean, astounding. But I see what you mean. What I'd like to do is actually see them live.... :nod:

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Well, I already have a mind blowingly fabulous live version of FAF. :shrug: I mean, astounding. But I see what you mean. What I'd like to do is actually see them live.... :nod:

The version from that show you downloaded a couple months back? It's great, but this one blows it to pieces. :nod:

[amber]

The version from that show you downloaded a couple months back? It's great, but this one blows it to pieces. :nod:
Oooh. REally? Well, sh**!!! :)

Hey, I've been reading all the movie reviews today, in the SF chronicle. Mr. and Mrs. Smith got worse than The Honeymooners, and did you know that Christian Bale and Lauren Bacall are in a movie together????











It's Hayoa Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle" :laugh:
High Tension got a good review as well....

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Oooh. REally? Well, sh**!!! :)

I'll upload it tonight if you want hear it. That one is my favorite, along with the House Mix version from '99 where they completely revamped it and gave it a new spin. Her vocal on one of the boot versions I have is remarkable.

Hey, I've been reading all the movie reviews today, in the SF chronicle. Mr. and Mrs. Smith got worse than The Honeymooners, and did you know that Christian Bale and Lauren Bacall are in a movie together????

It's Hayoa Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle" :laugh:
High Tension got a good review as well....

:laugh: That movie sounds...interesting. I love Bacall and Bale, so I'll have to check it out.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith looks like a fun piece of trash, mainly because Angelina Jolie looks SMOKING in it. I've never seen her look more beautiful. High Tension is one helluva nailbiter, that movie freaked me out big time. Truly horrifying and the end was kick in the balls. :laugh:

[amber]

I'll upload it tonight if you want hear it. That one is my favorite, along with the House Mix version from '99 where they completely revamped it and gave it a new spin. Her vocal on one of the boot versions I have is remarkable.



:laugh: That movie sounds...interesting. I love Bacall and Bale, so I'll have to check it out.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith looks like a fun piece of trash, mainly because Angelina Jolie looks SMOKING in it. I've never seen her look more beautiful. High Tension is one helluva nailbiter, that movie freaked me out big time. Truly horrifying and the end was kick in the balls. :laugh:
That sounds great, I like remixes. :nod:

I like Miyazaki, a lot.

Here's what they said about Jolie - "Jolie remains something to look at, a real movie creature. To see her is to wonder what horror movies she'll be making when she reaches her "Baby Jane" years. She's arresting, beautiful without being even remotely lovely. But Jolie is wrong for the role. Pitt is engaging, despite the lack of clever dialogue to help him. But Jolie is only tough, which is the wrong essence for absurdist comedy. The joke is supposed to be that no one would expect the Smiths to be paid assassins. With Jolie, it's not that much of a stretch. It's more of a stretch to picture her hustling for laughs. Mr. & MRs. Smith could never have been good, but it definitely called for an actress with a lighter touch, someone such as Robin Wright Penn, or Carla Gugino - or Jennifer Aniston"
I think Jolie is not a good actress, anyway, so that was fine with me. She is definitely pretty hot, though.

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Run for your life, Daniel, cried the Mad Hatter...

Trust me, the demo is absolutely unlistenable. :laugh:

Holy ****! It just came on! HORRENDOUS!!! Like how embarrassing for them that it was even released. The vocals sound so flimpsy! BARF!

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That sounds great, I like remixes. :nod:

I like Miyazaki, a lot.

Here's what they said about Jolie - "Jolie remains something to look at, a real movie creature. To see her is to wonder what horror movies she'll be making when she reaches her "Baby Jane" years. She's arresting, beautiful without being even remotely lovely. But Jolie is wrong for the role. Pitt is engaging, despite the lack of clever dialogue to help him. But Jolie is only tough, which is the wrong essence for absurdist comedy. The joke is supposed to be that no one would expect the Smiths to be paid assassins. With Jolie, it's not that much of a stretch. It's more of a stretch to picture her hustling for laughs. Mr. & MRs. Smith could never have been good, but it definitely called for an actress with a lighter touch, someone such as Robin Wright Penn, or Carla Gugino - or Jennifer Aniston"
I think Jolie is not a good actress, anyway, so that was fine with me. She is definitely pretty hot, though.

Jennifer Aniston. :lol:

Carla Gugino is smoking, too, I could definitely picture her in that movie. :nod: That review's interesting because all the ones I've read (so far) have said that while the movie essentially sucks donkey balls, the chemistry between Pitt (who I hate) and Jolie is white hot and quite shocking because it's so damned good.

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Holy ****! It just came on! HORRENDOUS!!! Like how embarrassing for them that it was even released. The vocals sound so flimpsy! BARF!

That's the thing, it was never officially released. :laugh: That's why I was so stunned to hear it! I had it ages ago and quickly removed all traces of it because my ears were bleeding when it would come on. I love my Franz like I love the air that I breathe, and almost every other demo I've heard has been good, but that one? Fech.

[amber]

Jennifer Aniston. :lol:

Carla Gugino is smoking, too, I could definitely picture her in that movie. :nod: That review's interesting because all the ones I've read (so far) have said that while the movie essentially sucks donkey balls, the chemistry between Pitt (who I hate) and Jolie is white hot and quite shocking because it's so damned good.
They looked pretty chemistrful in the commercials... :shrug: But she really is not a good comedienne, so I can picture what they are saying to be at least somewhat true. Anyway, I hope you find some reason to enjoy it. I like nice clothes, and hot actors, so that should be fine, at least.

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They looked pretty chemistrful in the commercials... :shrug: But she really is not a good comedienne, so I can picture what they are saying to be at least somewhat true. Anyway, I hope you find some reason to enjoy it. I like nice clothes, and hot actors, so that should be fine, at least.

Feh, I probably won't see it until it goes to the $2 theaters. :laugh: Even though I've seen High Tension, I'd actually like to see it on the big screen, so I might see that this weekend.

There really aren't that many good summer movies coming, eh? The only ones I really want to see are Batman and Bewitched, and Manderlay if they release it here in the States.

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Seriously Diss, every time I look at the little Hayden Christensen icon, I get a slight boner! :lol: :laugh:

http://www.perezhilton.com/topics/not_so_blind_item/mischa_gayden_hania_20050610.php#comments

Laughing my ass off...

[amber]

Feh, I probably won't see it until it goes to the $2 theaters. :laugh: Even though I've seen High Tension, I'd actually like to see it on the big screen, so I might see that this weekend.

There really aren't that many good summer movies coming, eh? The only ones I really want to see are Batman and Bewitched, and Manderlay if they release it here in the States.
BATMAN!!!! :woohoo:
I totally want to see the Miyazaki one, though. Are you not a fan? I loved Spirited Away....
I want to see Bewitched, too.
Maybe foreign movies? I just read a good review of a french one called Apres Vous.... :shrug:

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BATMAN!!!! :woohoo:

I know, and I've heard it's sooooooooo good. Can't wait!

I totally want to see the Miyazaki one, though. Are you not a fan? I loved Spirited Away....

Not a big fan, but I liked Spirited Away. I'll definitely check out the new one, though. Compared to the swill coming out this summer, it should be refreshing.

I want to see Bewitched, too.
Maybe foreign movies? I just read a good review of a french one called Apres Vous.... :shrug:

Manderlay is at the top of my list, Lars Von Trier is just fabulous. Words cannot describe how rabid I am to see it. :laugh: I do want to see Lemming with Charlotte Rampling, too, and Cronenberg's new movie A History of Violence.

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http://www.perezhilton.com/topics/not_so_blind_item/mischa_gayden_hania_20050610.php#comments

Laughing my ass off...

I'd like to suck off Hayden this weekend.

... said Anonymous on June 10, 2005 04:58 PM

That made me totally laugh.

Oh, and I'm listening to Shake Down. What a stupid song that one is!

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I'd like to suck off Hayden this weekend.

... said Anonymous on June 10, 2005 04:58 PM

That made me totally laugh.

Oh, and I'm listening to Shake Down. What a stupid song that one is!

:laugh: I didn't see that one! :laugh:

I like Shakedown, it's fun. My favorites from that album are Desire Brings Me Back, Diamond Bridge, Golden Rod, and Rules For Living. I never get enough of those ones.

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Curse was my first Blondie album. :')

I don't really think it gets "weird" so much as it just gets a little experimental here & there, but I think it's still a really good album. Only, like, 2 or 3 of the songs had to grow on me. It's now my second favorite Blondie album (after Plastic Letters :woohoo: )

Yeah, it's not weird in the same vein as, say, Dig Up the Conjo, but some of it is still pretty out there to me. That intro to Desire Brings Me Back is something else and Magic is jarring when you first hear it, especially after Background Melody. At least I thought so. :laugh:

As for Plastic Letters, Contact In Red Square is my new favorite song.

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I'd like to suck off Hayden this weekend.

... said Anonymous on June 10, 2005 04:58 PM

That made me totally laugh.

Oh, and I'm listening to Shake Down. What a stupid song that one is!
Shall I call you "anonymous" from now on??? :lol: :wavey:

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I got a kick out of this one, too.

I love Hayden too...hopefully we'll see him in West Hollywood this weekend. My Apt is at the end of the parade route Hayden if your reading this =).

... said Cristian on June 10, 2005 04:54 PM

:laugh:

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Shall I call you "anonymous" from now on??? :lol: :wavey:

If only! Remember him in Life as a House. If him in that movie didn't call for some adjusting of the crotch, I don't know what would! :laugh:

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I got a kick out of this one, too.

I love Hayden too...hopefully we'll see him in West Hollywood this weekend. My Apt is at the end of the parade route Hayden if your reading this =).

... said Cristian on June 10, 2005 04:54 PM

:laugh:

Didn't see that one! :lol:

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If only! Remember him in Life as a House. If him in that movie didn't call for some adjusting of the crotch, I don't know what would! :laugh:

:laugh: :xoxo:

He's certainly the only one with blue hair and piercings who could ever get a rise out of me. I was soooooooo rooting for an ass shot in those shower scenes.

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I like The Curse Of Blondie but can't we talk about another album of theirs, there's been, like, four threads (I think) on this album already.
How about Eat To The Beat? That my friends is a kick-ass album.

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:laugh: :xoxo:

He's certainly the only one with blue hair and piercings who could ever get a rise out of me. I was soooooooo rooting for an ass shot in those shower scenes.

I haven't seen it in a long time. Maybe I should rent it again... don't even remember the shower scene! What's wrong with me? :eek:

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I like The Curse Of Blondie but can't we talk about another album of theirs, there's been, like, four threads (I think) on this album already.
How about Eat To The Beat? That my friends is a kick-ass album.

Sorry, I just heard tracks from it today and was curious. I should really start building my Blondie collection. I've only got that really old Greatest Hits record.

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Sorry, I just heard tracks from it today and was curious. I should really start building my Blondie collection. I've only got that really old Greatest Hits record.

Hey it's no big deal :p I just long for the Blondie fans on the board to talk about something other than Curse :)

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I like The Curse Of Blondie but can't we talk about another album of theirs, there's been, like, four threads (I think) on this album already.
How about Eat To The Beat? That my friends is a kick-ass album.

Best tracks: Living In the Real World and Union City Blue. :thumbsup:

I think ETTB is ten times better than Parallel Lines, to be honest.

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I haven't seen it in a long time. Maybe I should rent it again... don't even remember the shower scene! What's wrong with me? :eek:

There were a few shower scenes, if I remember correctly. :laugh:

I thought Kristin Scott Thomas was so damned good in that movie.

[amber]

I like The Curse Of Blondie but can't we talk about another album of theirs, there's been, like, four threads (I think) on this album already.
How about Eat To The Beat? That my friends is a kick-ass album.
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:xoxo:
I'm sooo going to Pieterman you.

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Best tracks: Living In the Real World and Union City Blue. :thumbsup:

I think ETTB is ten times better than Parallel Lines, to be honest.

Wow, a man after my own heart. ETTB always gets overshadowed by Parallel Lines and it's such a strong album from start to finish! Even the video album they did to accompany it is great.

And, I have a confession to make. I think Union City Blue is one of the best songs ever written. I honestly do. I love its lyrics, its Springsteen-vibe, the turquoise line, even Debbie's orange boiler suit in the video :laugh:
Speaking of Springsteen, he was recording The River at the same studio where ETTB was recorded and I often wonder if a small amount of that influence is heard in Union City Blue. Just pondering...

See, now I've started on ETTB I can't stop! :laugh:

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:xoxo:
I'm sooo going to Pieterman you.


Hehe, I scared All The Same too. I am scary. :D

You can Pieterman me, but only if it involves half an otter's face and rainbows shooting out of my feet (painted on a tambourine!) :laugh:

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Sorry, I just heard tracks from it today and was curious. I should really start building my Blondie collection. I've only got that really old Greatest Hits record.


I always join these threads too late... :o I like THE CURSE OF BLONDIE but I also like LIVE BY REQUEST... I listen to that one at the gym quite often... it's got great energy!

Sorry about the skiddish/shifty thing... I have a lot of nervous energy today, I feel stressed out for no reason. :shrug: I think I need to go out and kick it tonight! :nod:

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Hehe, I scared All The Same too. I am scary. :D

You can Pieterman me, but only if it involves half an otter's face and rainbows shooting out of my feet (painted on a tambourine!) :laugh:

You didn't scare me! My momma didn't raise no pussy! :lol: :laugh:

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Hehe, I scared All The Same too. I am scary. :D

You can Pieterman me, but only if it involves half an otter's face and rainbows shooting out of my feet (painted on a tambourine!) :laugh:
You know it does. Thanks for the great design ideas!!! :thumbsup:
It's called "Stevie/Amber - Spirit of the Otter" and you have to say it in a whooshing tone of voice.

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Wow, a man after my own heart. ETTB always gets overshadowed by Parallet Lines and it's such a strong album from start to finish! Even the video album they did to accompany it is great.

I am IN LOVE with Victor on the video album. Debbie screaming in that sexy little cape kills me. :laugh:

And, I have a confession to make. I think Union City Blue is one of the best songs ever written. I honestly do. I love its lyrics, its Springsteen-vibe, the turqoise line, even Debbie's orange boiler suit in the video :laugh:
Speaking of Springsteen, he was recording The River at the same studio where ETTB was recorded and I often wonder if a small amount of that influence is heard in Union City Blue. Just pondering...

Ho****. You must have seen my posts where I said Union City Blue was their best song (along with Forgive and Forget, naturally). ;) Everything about it is pop perfection. The production, her vocal, the lyrics (I melt when she sings "Arrive, climb up four flights"), Clem's drumming, etc. I've always thought that it's incredibly sensual in a very simplistic way.

See, now I've started on ETTB I can't stop! :laugh:

It's one of the best pop albums ever recorded, gush away.

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I always join these threads too late... :o I like THE CURSE OF BLONDIE but I also like LIVE BY REQUEST... I listen to that one at the gym quite often... it's got great energy!

Sorry about the skiddish/shifty thing... I have a lot of nervous energy today, I feel stressed out for no reason. :shrug: I think I need to go out and kick it tonight! :nod:

I think I gotta go to the gym for a swim this afternoon. That always helps me to simmer. Have fun tonight!

[amber]

I always join these threads too late... :o I like THE CURSE OF BLONDIE but I also like LIVE BY REQUEST... I listen to that one at the gym quite often... it's got great energy!

Sorry about the skiddish/shifty thing... I have a lot of nervous energy today, I feel stressed out for no reason. :shrug: I think I need to go out and kick it tonight! :nod:
THere's actually an astrological explanation..... :D
Hope you feel better.
So far No Exit is my favorite, but I only have three albums. :D I love Union City Blue, though, and I liked Eat to the Beat when I heard it, so I best get that one, next.

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My momma didn't raise no pussy! :lol: :laugh:

According to you, you weren't raised to like it, either. :shocked: :laugh:

[dissention]

I always join these threads too late... :o I like THE CURSE OF BLONDIE but I also like LIVE BY REQUEST... I listen to that one at the gym quite often... it's got great energy!

Sorry about the skiddish/shifty thing... I have a lot of nervous energy today, I feel stressed out for no reason. :shrug: I think I need to go out and kick it tonight! :nod:

LBR is worth having simply for Accidents, Dream's Lost On Me, and Presence Dear. On Presence Dear, she sounds like she did when it was first recorded. :eek:

[all the same]

According to you, you weren't raised to like it, either. :shocked: :laugh:

Yeah, I ain't no triangle taster either! :lol: :laugh:

[macfanken]

:shocked: :shocked:
........backs slowly away from Trackie....... :shocked:






:xoxo:
I'm sooo going to Pieterman you.


Bwahahahaha! At first I didn't get it... but then it clicked! :laugh: I sooo want to be Pietermanned!! I MUST have unicorns, rainbows and fuzzy kittens!!

:xoxo:

[amber]

Bwahahahaha! At first I didn't get it... but then it clicked! :laugh: I sooo want to be Pietermanned!! I MUST have unicorns, rainbows and fuzzy kittens!!

:xoxo:
:lol: :lol:
Yaaaay, you got it!!! Actually, you get one of my fan club Pieterman designed buttons, since you spoke up in the "Amber" thread, which was not about me at all, but nevertheless spawned some nice jokes and ridiculous design ideas between me and Trackie....

[trackaghost]

Ho****. You must have seen my posts where I said Union City Blue was their best song (along with Forgive and Forget, naturally). ;) Everything about it is pop perfection. The production, her vocal, the lyrics (I melt when she sings "Arrive, climb up four flights"), Clem's drumming, etc. I've always thought that it's incredibly sensual in a very simplistic way.


Union City Blue has been my favourite for years :p
All of ETTB doesn't get enough credit though, I mean Dreaming, Atomic, The Hardest Part etc, etc, all perfect pop songs. And that video album was revolutionary too. It still looks great today (and Debbie is drop dead gorgeous in Sound-A-Sleep). I wish they'd re-issue it on DVD, that is surely long overdue a re-release.

[trackaghost]

Bwahahahaha! At first I didn't get it... but then it clicked! :laugh: I sooo want to be Pietermanned!! I MUST have unicorns, rainbows and fuzzy kittens!!

:xoxo:

Don't we all, eh? Imagine your very own Pieterman original, portraying a dream-like meeting between you and the goddess Nicks, at her most ethereal, that didn't actually happen at all. The setting: a fantasy castle in the clouds, built by the tiny gold-dust sprinkled hands of fairies...

[trackaghost]

:lol: :lol:
Yaaaay, you got it!!! Actually, you get one of my fan club Pieterman designed buttons, since you spoke up in the "Amber" thread, which was not about me at all, but nevertheless spawned some nice jokes and ridiculous design ideas between me and Trackie....

I want me, Stevie and a wolf on mine. In the background a snowy landslide with magikal moons and stars emerging from the ice forming Lindsey's pouting face!

:lol:

[amber]

Don't we all, eh? Imagine your very own Pieterman original, portraying a dream-like meeting between you and the goddess Nicks, at her most ethereal, that didn't actually happen at all. The setting: a fantasy castle in the clouds, built by the tiny gold-dust sprinkled hands of fairies...
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I was trying not to post, but I just kept sitting in my seat giggling.
And, yes, you must be infused with the spirit of the wolf. What is she? Is she a human woman, or a mystical wolf spirit? Why, she is half of each, of course!!!!
Amber/Otter.

[trackaghost]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I was trying not to post, but I just kept sitting in my seat giggling.
And, yes, you must be infused with the spirit of the wolf. What is she? Is she a human woman, or a mystical wolf spirit? Why, she is half of each, of course!!!!
Amber/Otter.

She is also the beast, the beast in all of us Amber. {La bete, ooooh la bete}. And she is Rhiannon, the mythical beauty that runs free and wild in our hearts.
BUT, the picture will make us ponder: just who is the beauty, who the beast? Is it the wolf or are we the beasts? Deep, deep thoughts.
But best of all will be the icy image of Lindsey in the background.
Oh Johanna Pieterman, I adore you!
:lol:
Sharon/The Wolf

[xdreamsunwindx]

I like the album, but I can't say it ranks among my favorites.

*prepares to get ass kicked* -_-;

[amber]

Why she is the beast, the beast in all of us Amber. {La bete, ooooh la bete}. She is also Rhiannon, the mythical beauty that runs free and wild in our hearts.
BUT, the picture will make us ponder: just who is the beauty, who the beast? Is it the wolf or is it us who are the beasts? Deep, deep thoughts.
But best of all will be the icy image of Lindsey in the background.
Oh Johanna Pieterman, I adore you!

Sharon/The Wolf
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Oh, my, Pieterman doing Lindsey. :shocked:
maybe stevie should be mixed with the unicorn, and lindsey mixed with the wolf, and then he can be chasing her, with a backdrop of stars, and the moon far away, and rainbows shooting out of both their feet/paws/hooves.
Then, and only then, will I be happy.
Deep thoughts, indeed.

[trackaghost]

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Oh, my, Pieterman doing Lindsey. :shocked:
maybe stevie should be mixed with the unicorn, and lindsey mixed with the wolf, and then he can be chasing her, with a backdrop of stars, and the moon far away, and rainbows shooting out of both their feet/paws/hooves.
Then, and only then, will I be happy.
Deep thoughts, indeed.

THAT IS IT! The perfect picture! I knew we'd get there somehow.
I'm imagining it now: Lindsey, the body of a wolf but the face of a man in love, chasing Stevie as the unicorn with her long blonde mane flowing in the wind behind her. Oh and there should be some fairies in there too.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[amber]

THAT IS IT! The perfect picture! I knew we'd get there somehow.
I'm imagining it now: Lindsey, the body of a wolf but the face of a man in love, chasing Stevie as the unicorn with her long blonde mane flowing in the wind behind her. Oh and there should be some fairies in there too.

:lol: :lol: :lol:
but don't you think Stevie should have a big horn sticking out of the middle of her forehead???? :lol: The fairies can be surrounding Steviecorn, flutterlike - you know, like those parasite birds are around hippos? Anyway, I think we've really got something here....
Stupidity.
:lol:

[dissention]

Union City Blue has been my favourite for years :p
All of ETTB doesn't get enough credit though, I mean Dreaming, Atomic, The Hardest Part etc, etc, all perfect pop songs. And that video album was revolutionary too. It still looks great today (and Debbie is drop dead gorgeous in Sound-A-Sleep). I wish they'd re-issue it on DVD, that is surely long overdue a re-release.

Yeah, it needs to be reissued, my copy isn't in very good condition. They should reissue Picture This, too, so that we can have some quality copies of her solo vids.

The Hardest Part is another one of my faves and definitely a standout on the video album. She gives one hell of a performance in that song vocally.

[trackaghost]

but don't you think Stevie should have a big horn sticking out of the middle of her forehead???? :lol: The fairies can be surrounding Steviecorn, flutterlike - you know, like those parasite birds are around hippos? Anyway, I think we've really got something here....
Stupidity.
:lol:

Oh yes Stevie has the horn... for Lindsey bwahahahahaha!!

Maybe we could be the fairies, feeding off Stevie's magical light!

And it's not stupidity, it's genius!

[trackaghost]

Yeah, it needs to be reissued, my copy isn't in very good condition. They should reissue Picture This, too, so that we can have some quality copies of her solo vids.

The Hardest Part is another one of my faves and definitely a standout on the video album. She gives one hell of a performance in that song vocally.

Picture This is excellent! I know they're a bit arty but I love those videos she did with HR Giger for the Koo Koo singles.
She looked amazing as a brunette.

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I don't really like Lines all that much, really. I like a good number of the songs, but as a whole... eh. Leaves me cold, I guess.

So that said, I figure it's about that time for us (read: me) to list the Blondie albums in order of faybrits. :P
1. Letters
2. Curse
3. Autoamerican
4. Hunter
5. Blondie
6. No Exit
7. Eat
8. Lines
9. Live, simply because it's a live album and I'd feel stupid sticking a Live album in front of a studio one.

Oh, I knew it was going to come up eventually. :P

1. No Exit
2. Plastic Letters
3. Eat To the Beat
4. Curse
5. Hunter (I love this album, bitches.)
6. Autoamerican
7. Blondie
8. Lines
9. Live
10. Request

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Picture This is excellent! I know they're a bit arty but I love those videos she did with HR Giger for the Koo Koo singles.
She looked amazing as a brunette.

That video for Now I Know You Know, good gawd. That one is so out-there, I love it. I'm one of the few who loves KooKoo as an album, though, so it's no surprise that I like that vid. They did an amazing job of carrying over the feel of the cover art into the videos, I thought.

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And Hello Joe!! The one on the bonus material of the DVD is amazing. I love the album version, but the LBR rendition blows it out of the water. <3<3

You know, I've always thought that while the songs themselves are sublime on the records, they truly come alive when done live. Certainly in the case of Hello Joe. The only thing I hate about the DVD is that they edited the really hysterical call-ins. Some of those people were real fruit loops and Debbie's reactions were priceless.

[trackaghost]

1. Eat To The Beat
2. Plastic Letters
3. Parallel Lines
4. No Exit
5. The Hunter
6. Autoamerican
7. Blondie
8. The Curse Of Blondie
9. Live By Request (although it's last I do love it!)

(Don't have Live!)

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(Don't have Live!)

Isn't it titled Livid over in the UK? I always got a kick out of that. :laugh:

It has a real kick-ass version of Under the Gun on it.

[macfanken]

but don't you think Stevie should have a big horn sticking out of the middle of her forehead???? :lol: The fairies can be surrounding Steviecorn, flutterlike - you know, like those parasite birds are around hippos? Anyway, I think we've really got something here....
Stupidity.
:lol:

You just compared Stevie to a hippo! :eek: :laugh:

[amber]

You just compared Stevie to a hippo! :eek: :laugh:
:lol:
Not intentionally, or for any reason, of course. Just my usual PBS type leaps.
I'd have a lot of nerve, wouldn't i? :laugh:
Amber "hippo hips" G.

[xdreamsunwindx]

Best Blondie albums:

1) Blondie
2) Autoamerican
3) Eat
4) PLetters
5) PLines
6) Hunter
7) Curse
8) No Exit
9) Live

[SoundBoyBrad]

The only thing I hate about the DVD is that they edited the really hysterical call-ins. Some of those people were real fruit loops and Debbie's reactions were priceless.

Seriously. I don't know which was better, the call-ins or her reactions. I was fortunate enough to tape it on one of the umpteenth re-showings of it that still had the BRILLIANT call-ins. But I figured the DVD would have them, as well, but alas. It's what I get for buying it the day it came out, rather than waiting for others' input. But, all in all, even with the lack of call-ins, a great performance.

On a side note: I met Chris in Richmond, Virginia 4 days later after a show, and told him how impressed I was with their performance on LBR. He said they were all really nervous (you couldn't even tell!!) and hadn't heard a lot of feedback from fans, so was glad to finally get some. It's good to know I wasn't alone...;)

Brad

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Seriously. I don't know which was better, the call-ins or her reactions. I was fortunate enough to tape it on one of the umpteenth re-showings of it that still had the BRILLIANT call-ins. But I figured the DVD would have them, as well, but alas. It's what I get for buying it the day it came out, rather than waiting for others' input. But, all in all, even with the lack of call-ins, a great performance.

Those call-ins were the best part of the show!

Did you tape one of the reruns with Maria? I taped the first live broadcast, so I have it on tape to laugh at. :laugh: I guess one of the stagehands had placed the fog machine right under her and it was blowing right in her face, so she flipped out during the commercial break backstage. :laugh:

On a side note: I met Chris in Richmond, Virginia 4 days later after a show, and told him how impressed I was with their performance on LBR. He said they were all really nervous (you couldn't even tell!!) and hadn't heard a lot of feedback from fans, so was glad to finally get some. It's good to know I wasn't alone...;)

Brad

Awesome! If you run into him again, tell him to bring back Angels On the Balcony! :laugh:

[Mageboy25]

My fave albums:

1. Lines, ETTB, ROCKBIRD(the best most forgotten album that didnt sell a flip:( )
2. Blondie, Plastic, Hunter
3. The Curse, Debravision
4. Def Dumb & Blonde, No Exit
5. Autoamerican

I cant stand to listen to Koo Koo really so I cant even rank it.