The Curse of Blondie

[Moony]

Sorry to break the mood, but I thought the album was...not so good. Admittedly, I'm not the biggest Blondie fan. I only have the greatest hits. My favorite Blondie songs are "Hanging On the Telephone," "Rapture," "Atomic," "Sunday Girl," "Call Me," and of course "Heart of Glass."

Anyway, the few songs that I did enjoy on Curse were "Good Boys", "Rules for Living", "Diamond Bridge" and "Songs for Living." I genuinely liked these songs. However, "Shakedown," "Magic," "Background Melody," "Desire Brings Me Back,"....totally unlistenable. Nails-on-a-chalkboard, atrocious. The rest was just "ok" nothing good but nothing else that was intolerably bad.

Thankfully a friend had this and I did not buy it!

Putting on Atomic now...
"aaaahhh your hair is beautiful. aaaaaaahhhh tonight...atomic."
do do do dooo, do do do doooo Man I love this song!

[amber]

Originally Posted by Moony

Sorry to break the mood, but I thought the album was...not so good. Admittedly, I'm not the biggest Blondie fan. I only have the greatest hits. My favorite Blondie songs are "Hanging On the Telephone," "Rapture," "Atomic," "Sunday Girl," "Call Me," and of course "Heart of Glass."

Anyway, the few songs that I did enjoy on Curse were "Good Boys", "Rules for Living", "Diamond Bridge" and "Songs for Living." I genuinely liked these songs. However, "Shakedown," "Magic," "Background Melody," "Desire Brings Me Back,"....totally unlistenable. Nails-on-a-chalkboard, atrocious. The rest was just "ok" nothing good but nothing else that was intolerably bad.

Thankfully a friend had this and I did not buy it!

Putting on Atomic now...
"aaaahhh your hair is beautiful. aaaaaaahhhh tonight...atomic."
do do do dooo, do do do doooo Man I love this song!

I love Atomic so much, i could plotz....that base solo in the middle *gush* actually, a perfect song to jumprope to, too...

[dissention]

Originally Posted by amber

I love Atomic so much, i could plotz....that base solo in the middle *gush* actually, a perfect song to jumprope to, too...

Atomic is one helluva song, especially live; they pull out all the stops. It goes from a New Wave/Cisco song to a spaghetti western to a rocker. Brilliant.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by DeadliestPoison

I? Love TDLOM. Are we going to have to fight for it?

Put up yer dukes.

Originally Posted by DeadliestPoison

Magic *is* pretty, but I just.. eh. I dunno. I'll listen to it again (and BM) and see if my opinion changes. God knows that's what happened with OSOTM, and now look at me.

The chants in Magic are what seals the deal for me. And I love the lyrics.

Background Melody just kills me. A whole song about how her voice was coming out of the radio as two kids screwed. Love it.

Originally Posted by DeadliestPoison

But of course. I'm doing pretty well with their albums. I think I'm down to three that I need (Hunter, PLetters, Eat). I'm not sure how I feel about S&J. I think Jimmy went overboard with the keyboards.

The Hunter is much better than what people say. It's worth it just for Dragonfly and War Child. *swoons over War Child* War Child is one of their best. They did it on the latest tour and it was fabulous. I really like this tour because they've dusted off songs no one ever thought they'd hear live again: War Child, Bike Boy, Detroit 442, Pretty Baby, Fade Away and Radiate, etc. Now, if only they pulled out Youth Nabbed By Sniper.

How you don't have Eat is a mystery to me!!!! Get the remastered one, it has a live cover of Bowie's Heroes from their London '80 gig. And it has Shayla and Union City Blues, my faves.

I think Suzy and Jeffrey is awesome; it's so over the top and campy. The sounds of the car crashing, glass breaking, I love it. And she sounds angelic on it. "They're going for a blooooooooooood test."

Originally Posted by DeadliestPoison

I love how we're all geekin gout over Blondie. <3

Because they rock. I can't wait for her new solo album, I'm tellin' ya.

[DeadliestPoison]

Originally Posted by dissention

Background Melody just kills me. A whole song about how her voice was coming out of the radio as two kids screwed. Love it.

My God, are you serious? I never picked that up.

Detroit 442

dhasjkgdfasd I love that song. Ever since I heard it on the Greatest Hits DVD I loved it.

How you don't have Eat is a mystery to me!!!! Get the remastered one, it has a live cover of Bowie's Heroes from their London '80 gig. And it has Shayla and Union City Blues, my faves.

I haven't found it ANYWHERE. All I can ever find are Greatest Hits collections and Curse. -_-

Because they rock. I can't wait for her new solo album, I'm tellin' ya.

Speaking of how bad a Blondie fan I am, I don't even have any of her solo albums.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by DeadliestPoison

My God, are you serious? I never picked that up.

"And baby when they made you
I was the background melody
Partner to the feeling, now you're a part of me"

Originally Posted by DeadliestPoison

Speaking of how bad a Blondie fan I am, I don't even have any of her solo albums.

My advice would be to get "Def, Dumb, and Blonde" and "Debravation" first. "KooKoo" is an acquired taste and "Rockbird" is quite poppy.

[amber]

Originally Posted by dissention

"And baby when they made you
I was the background melody
Partner to the feeling, now you're a part of me"





My advice would be to get "Def, Dumb, and Blonde" and "Debravation" first. "KooKoo" is an acquired taste and "Rockbird" is quite poppy.

I will second that. I only have Debravation, but it kicks so much ass. When i first got it, about 7 years ago, i thought it was cheesy. But it grew on me quickly and with vigor! seriously, i only skip one song on it, and not that one every time.