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"Blondie is a group," the late 1970s ads for this most successful of American new wave bands once proclaimed. Unfortunately, the long-anticipated reunion album--featuring original members Deborah Harry, Chris Stein, Jimmy Destri, and Clem Burke--sounds more like disjointed stabs at various styles than it does the work of a cohesive musical unit. "Screaming Skin" has that same cheesy Farfisa organ Blondie used for their hit cover of "The Tide Is High", but you keep waiting for the hook-laden pop melody. Ditto on "Forgive and Forget", which features that old disco beat but without the magic of "Heart of Glass". Elsewhere, they experiment with rap (the title track, featuring guest star Coolio), lounge jazz ("Boom Boom in the Zoom Zoom Room"), and even country ("The Dream's Lost on Me"). But only "Maria" (a garage-pop gem complete with an "I Think We're Alone Now" riff) and a groovy cover of the Shangri-Las' "Out in the Streets" would've felt at home on Parallel Lines, this group's masterpiece. Drummer Burke proves to be the real "star" here, conquering each of the styles and giving the closing track, "Dig Up the Conjo", its psychedelic Beatlesque "Tomorrow Never Knows" feel. --Bill Holdship
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Blondie's "Plastic Letters" will always be my favourite album but their most recent album "No Exit" has to be the album of the millenium. The sinister ska-beat and guitar bursts of "Screaming Skin". The sweeping vocals and chugging riff of "Maria" (proven it's worth as a number one hit in the UK and other countries). The metal-rap word duel between Deborah Harry and guest rapper Coolio that is title song "No Exit". The cool swing of "Boom Boom in the Zoom
Zoom Room" (recalling Debbie's artistically acclaimed work with The Jazz Passengers). Debbie's gorgeous vocals and the affecting reggae beat of "Divine". And ending with Jimmy Destri's psychadelic keyboard overload on "Dig Up the Conjo" it's classic Blondie all the way. A triumphant return and a much needed burst of excitement unparalleled in modern music. Blondie realise that music isn't meant to be background wallpaper; it should obliviate all in it's path. Five stars just aren't enough for this beauty!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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With this album Blondie are in danger of ignoring one of their best features, Debbie Harry's voice. Maria itself is very good, as the vocals are powerful and sharp, but I feel that the rest of the album loses its way by being over-produced and 'samey'. Some interesting songs though, and as a comeback it rates pretty well. Listen and decide...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Including 'Maria' - the single that threw Blondie right up to the top of the charts again - this is an experimental and truly shameless package of new songs by Blondie. The band make their peace with eachother on 'Forgive and Forget'- quite a moving song when one considers the band's history - and it's all adventures from there on! The reggae-tinged 'Divine' is a brave experiment with perfect results, 'The dream's lost on me' is a an attempt to play in the country music vain which turns out beautifully, and the ska 'Screaming Skin' will have you jumping around your living room in a frenzy! As well as this, there are the tracks 'Under the gun', 'Nothing is real but the girl' and 'Out in the streets' that bring us back to the classic Blondie sound we know and love. Blondie have not lost their touch; far from it, they have increased in proffesionality and Debbie Harry's voice has become even richer. Blonde are back - they'll show you how it's done!
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well worth the 17 year wait...
I really do like this album. It has come under much criticism because people have been comparing it to PARALLEL LINES, which is arguably one of the greatest pop albums of all time... Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2004 by Steven Tillsley
Blondie - back with a bang
An absolute corker. Forget comparisons with their previous work from another time, and enjoy it for what it is - unashamed, horrendously catchy pop. Don't analyze - enjoy!
Published on 22 May 2001 by Martin Wilkinson
Blondie of old - I think not
Blondie were the first band i really got in to and started buying their singles in 1977 (9 years old). As a male I was infactuated with Debbie Harry and also the music. Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2000 by flynnc@eircom.net
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