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24-Bit Digitally remastered with 4 BONUS tracks! Blondie's best!
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The outstanding feature of Eat To The Beat is the immaculate drumming of Clem Burke which makes this album rock like no other Blondie record. The three singles Dreaming, Union City Blue and Atomic are familiar to everyone. But any of the songs here could just as easily have been worldwide hits - the beautiful Shayla, the catchy pop of Slow Motion and sweeping rock of Accidents Never Happen wouldn't be out of place on any Best of Blondie compilation. There are also several classic Blondie new wave thrashes, the best of which are Living In The Real World and the title track. The only hint at what was to come is the cod reggae of Die Young Stay Pretty. Blondie were never this good again, but then neither was anyone else.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Eat To The Beat is the most loved Blondie album among many Blondie fans. Eat To The Beat was the follow up of their millions sold Parallel Lines album. The Parallel Lines singles: Heart Of Glass and Sunday Girl had topped the british charts and then Blondie continued their hits with the #2(UK) single Dreaming and the UK #1 Atomic two real BLONDIE CLASSICS featured on Eat To The Beat. Two more singles where drawn from Eat To The Beat: UK single Union City Blue and the US single The Hardest Part. Furthermore on this album: Slow Motion which easily could have been the fifth major hit on Eat To The Beat, if it wasn't for Call Me (a non album single which was released right after Atomic)hitted the number one spot in the USA and UK. Shayla a beautiful ballad! The reggea tinted Die Young Stay Pretty is Blondie's first attempt in reggea which is georgeous by the way! The title track Eat To The Beat is a country rock song. Accidents Never Happen is a very haunting song which brings you to a fancy meeting in a smaller world! The last two songs on the album: Victor and Living In The Real World are pure punk/new wave, great !!! The only weak track is to my opinion the lullaby Sound-A-Sleep. The bonus tracks are very ok too !! featuring the Johny Cash cover Ring Of Fire and the David Bowie's cover Heroes both performed live as a bonus on Eat To The Beat !! AN AWESOME ALBUM !!! IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT ALREADY: BUY IT !!!!!!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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From the minute I heard the first single from this album - which was called "Dreaming" I knew that this album was going to pack a lot more punch than its predecessor "Parallel Lines". Strongest songs on here include the much underrated "Union City Blue", "Slow Motion" which implies itself as Sixties orientated with Phil Spector suggested melodies and lyrics, the title track which would have made a cracking single, the brilliant new wave disco of Atomic I believe was written about a race horse, and the most harrowing track on the album, "Victor" about a fugitive who leaves Debbie Harry devastated and screaming about her impending desolation. The chorus is of course sung well by Debbie, but the song "Victor" carries the group's own brand of pathos into a new direction. It almost goes hand in hand with "Atomic" and its strident nuclear dreams.
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Classic
I loved this album when I originally bought it in vynyl many years ago and I still love it today, there are not many albums that I can say that about.
Published 2 months ago by Happy Chick
Blondie's defining masterpiece - it doesn't get any better than this!
When you hear 1978's `Parallel Lines', it is hard to believe Blondie could top it. But a year later, they did. Read more
Published 10 months ago by B. S. Marlay
modernising my collection
i am going through all my vinyls and am buying CD form. was really pleased to get this as it was my first album i bought!!! Read more
Published 15 months ago by serri
Eat to the beat is simply yum!
One of my favourite albums of all time {Probably my second favourite after Squeeze's 'East Side Story'}, and I love every song, and have listened to the lp a lot of times! Read more
Published 19 months ago by Hannah Stringfellow
EAT-A TO THE BEAT-A---BLONDIE
EAT TO THE BEAT was released in 1979. The 12 tracks produced the classic big hits,"DREAMING","UNION CITY BLUE",
and "ATOMIC",other songs included,"EAT TO THE BEAT","ACCIDENTS... Read more
and "ATOMIC",other songs included,"EAT TO THE BEAT","ACCIDENTS... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2010 by Mr. W. J. Wright
Eat to the Beat
Had this on vinyl 25 years ago. Not at all disappointed and its as good as I remember it. A Step up from "parallel Lines" as Blondie notches up the rock a peg or two on this... Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2010 by Mr. A. Fairey
their best
this is the best Blondie Album, it is just a bit better than the previous album but if you buy that you really need this as well
Published on 3 May 2009 by A. Thornton
top level
performance strengh in all aspects,if you have not been there or you have not seen her and the group feel the magic interpretation of the times at that era and since. Read more
Published on 22 July 2008 by D. A. Bush
Oh your hair is beautifull . . .
This is an under rated album. Allthough Parallel lines is considerd as the masterpiece most fans will tell you that this is a better album. Read more
Published on 21 April 2005
You could tell I was no debutant!
Whilst 'Parallel Lines' is pretty much regarded as the best Blondie album I think this album is just as good. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2004
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