Blondie

VEGANGELICA · 02-27-2012, 06:53 AM

Today I was listening to a studio version of "In the Flesh," one of my favorite Blondie songs (see two posts above). Hearing this version made me appreciate even more Debbie Harry's smooth, silky voice, and the song's structure.

You can hear the vocal chorus (sounding like two different singers) panned left and right, respectively, which I assume is her voice overdubbed. The vocal chorus of this song is predominant and gives it a rich, lush, warm sound.

I hadn't noticed the tubular bells so distinctly before. I love tubular bells. I also like the electric guitar in this piece. It often is played very quietly and sounds as if it is panned entirely to the left as it strums short, jangly chords. A very pretty song, I feel.

Blondie In the Flesh - YouTube

steve0211 · 02-27-2012, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

I always found Blondie were a fantastic singles band but pretty weak as an album band, the exception to that rule being Parallel Lines and probably Eat to the Beat.

This!

I wonder if this may have been different with a healthy and stable core for all their years.

sopsych · 02-29-2012, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck

i found their filler to be rather interesting, actually

their weakest album has to be The Hunter, though, what a total pile of crap

Lol. Yeah. Even the album cover is awful. Maybe that was a reflection of the band falling apart.

cozypowellsdrumkit · 08-18-2012, 11:08 PM

Call Me. Probably their best.

ladyislingering · 08-20-2012, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by cozypowellsdrumkit

Call Me. Probably their best.

The 12" extended version is absolutely to die for.

I love Debbie Harry. She's really something else. I have a couple Blondie albums on vinyl, and would have collected more if I wasn't broke at the time.

A little browsing can also lead you to some extended mixes of "Heart of Glass" and "Rapture".

Howard the Duck · 08-20-2012, 03:29 AM

Mustapha Ibrahim

Allah allah will pray for you

oops sorry wrong thread!

Holerbot6000 · 08-20-2012, 01:19 PM

Parallel Lines - I think that was their most consistent album and ran a gamut of styles with stuff like 'Sunday Girl' and the awesome 'Fade Away and Radiate', still my favorite Blondie song of all time. "Wrapped like candy in a blue blue neon glow" - what a great line!

Geekoid · 08-20-2012, 09:35 PM

Yeah, Debbie Harry's fantastic. I sat through a high school concert where this girl tried to sing "Call Me," and I went home right after to wash out my ears with the actual version. Nobody sings like she does.

Rapture is probably my personal favorite. Gotta learn the lyrics to the rap bit.

The Sulphur Man · 08-21-2012, 02:42 PM

First post time! Just joined.

I like Blondie a lot and there was a documentary a while ago on BBC3 in the UK which kind of followed the story from CBGBs up to the Hall of Fame performance.

Great story and great frontwoman.

A bold statement earlier about Blondie being the only decent female-fronted band. During Britpop in the UK, some of the 'second' tier bands like Sleeper, Echobelly and Elastica were all female fronted (and a band called Republica). All had a decent stab at the female-fronted band but success was short-lived.

I would offer The Cardigans as the nearest and most recent band you could compare to Blondie - at least in terms of being pop/guitar orientated, having some good crossover moments but also some great udner-rated tracks and albums.

Howard the Duck · 08-21-2012, 09:14 PM

^^never could get into the Cardigans

got a comp and most of the tracks just fly past my ears

08-18-2012, 11:08 PM	#34 (permalink)
cozypowellsdrumkit Groupie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Kentucky Posts: 94	Call Me. Probably their best. __________________ You don't have to be crazy to do this, but it helps-Bob Ross.

08-20-2012, 01:19 PM	#37 (permalink)
Holerbot6000 Music Mutant Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: near a record store Posts: 327	Parallel Lines - I think that was their most consistent album and ran a gamut of styles with stuff like 'Sunday Girl' and the awesome 'Fade Away and Radiate', still my favorite Blondie song of all time. "Wrapped like candy in a blue blue neon glow" - what a great line! __________________ "I'm forever near a stereo saying, 'What the fook is this garbage?' And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers." - Nick Cave

08-20-2012, 09:35 PM	#38 (permalink)
Geekoid Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 171	Yeah, Debbie Harry's fantastic. I sat through a high school concert where this girl tried to sing "Call Me," and I went home right after to wash out my ears with the actual version. Nobody sings like she does. Rapture is probably my personal favorite. Gotta learn the lyrics to the rap bit.

08-21-2012, 02:42 PM	#39 (permalink)
The Sulphur Man Groupie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North West of England Posts: 3	First post time! Just joined. I like Blondie a lot and there was a documentary a while ago on BBC3 in the UK which kind of followed the story from CBGBs up to the Hall of Fame performance. Great story and great frontwoman. A bold statement earlier about Blondie being the only decent female-fronted band. During Britpop in the UK, some of the 'second' tier bands like Sleeper, Echobelly and Elastica were all female fronted (and a band called Republica). All had a decent stab at the female-fronted band but success was short-lived. I would offer The Cardigans as the nearest and most recent band you could compare to Blondie - at least in terms of being pop/guitar orientated, having some good crossover moments but also some great udner-rated tracks and albums.