first single from new album Panic of Girls

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I like it.

Is it live?

PANDURITO said:

Is it live?

yes, studio version hasn't leaked yet

Wow, that's great. Somebody who knows how to write a song wrote this. Sweet!

great album cover!

I love the new song! I have tickets to see em in concert in August. Can't wait for the new album.

It's okay. It's very similar to a lot of their other songs. It's well done but kind of formulaic in terms of what people expect from them. It's not terrible contemporary or modern in its sound.

Glindathegood said:

It's okay. It's very similar to a lot of their other songs. It's well done but kind of formulaic in terms of what people expect from them. It's not terrible contemporary or modern in its sound.

I'm glad it's not modern

Hooray! I will definitely be picking this up. I thought No Exit wasn't the greatest comeback, but I loved The Curse of Blondie.

I'm sure that people that like Blondie will love this, but I've never been a huge fan of their actual music. I like a few songs here and there, but I find them overrated. I am a huge fan of Debbie Harry as a person and a style icon, but their music not so much.

I'm not saying they should jump on trends, but do they have to make the same record they did in the past? I think you have to have some awareness that time has moved on while still being true to yourself. It's a hard thing to get right and find the right mix. Most older groups tend to either make the same record without updating or go too far the other way and try to be trendy and look ridiculous.

Glindathegood said:

I'm sure that people that like Blondie will love this, but I've never been a huge fan of their actual music. I like a few songs here and there, but I find them overrated. I am a huge fan of Debbie Harry as a person and a style icon, but their music not so much.

I'm not saying they should jump on trends, but do they have to make the same record they did in the past? I think you have to have some awareness that time has moved on while still being true to yourself. It's a hard thing to get right and find the right mix. Most older groups tend to either make the same record without updating or go too far the other way and try to be trendy and look ridiculous.

Wowugotit said:

I love the new song! I have tickets to see em in concert in August. Can't wait for the new album.

I'm gonna see them in August, too; that should be a good concert!

Hudson said:

first single from new album Panic of Girls

I like it.

from the isle of wight festival weekend just gone

i got a blondie gig end of this month, gonna be a blast. even 4 an old gal that voice is unmistakeable but i'm not sorry2 be way up in the balcony, i don't wanna see too close

[Edited 6/15/10 19:43pm]

A catchy song (although I'd like to hear the studio version).

A Blondie album cover....without a picture of Debbie? The last one appeared to be INSANELY airbrushed (or a just plain older photo).

Will the cover of Michael's "Don't Stop" be on the new album?

Vanilli said:

Will the cover of Michael's "Don't Stop" be on the new album?

Did you like that? I like Blondie a lot and absolutely love MJ, but thought that was one of the worst covers I've heard lol

AshK said:

Vanilli said:

Will the cover of Michael's "Don't Stop" be on the new album?

Did you like that? I like Blondie a lot and absolutely love MJ, but thought that was one of the worst covers I've heard lol

Yeah, I loved the idea of it A LOT more than the final product.

That being said, I'd still pick up the album if it was on there.

I saw them live last night in Manchester, England. They were great!

I had the attitude as I was going that I needed to not expect Debbie Harry to perform like she did when she was 30 years younger, and that I needed to expect the vocal performance of a woman as old as she is now.

But...she sounds the same! Honestly, the high notes, no problem, no croakiness or struggling. The voice is still there.

And Clem Burke is still a GOD in my eyes. Great drummer, never over-playing but showing enough to know that he's got the chops and the ability. And he's great to watch too.

Downsides? Well the sound wasn't great at the start (drums too quiet, for one, which is a complaint I have NEVER had at a gig before!) though it improved a few songs in. Maybe there were too many new songs and not enough of the classics..but then I can't blame the band for wanting to live in the NOW rather than the THEN.. but the two main gripes I have are:

The lead guitarist guy - no idea what his name is, youngish guy, not an original member. Running all over the front of the stage during guitar solos. Ridiculous. You look stupid, stop it. And does Atomic REALLY need a wank-off Eddie Van Halen-style solo in it? (Answer: Like fuck does it!)

He looked like that Greg Rudeski (sp?) tennis player, which put me off too, but that's hardly his fault!

And Chris Stein. What a mess! Sure he's one of the main guys in the band, wrote a lot of the material, big part of who and what Blondie is but...he barely played audibly and seemed to just strum the odd chord here and there. And when he DID play louder...sheesh, you knew exactly WHY he was mostly turned down in the mix. Seriously, he shouldn't have even been on the stage, such was his poor contribution.

But as I say, these are small points - It was a great show and Harry is in fine form.

One worry though, she introduced a song as being off their new album, and said "...if it ever gets fucking released"

Struggling with labels at the moment or something?

[Edited 6/17/10 3:50am]

rocknrolldave said:

One worry though, she introduced a song as being off their new album, and said "...if it ever gets fucking released"

[Edited 6/17/10 3:50am]

Hudson said:

rocknrolldave said:

One worry though, she introduced a song as being off their new album, and said "...if it ever gets fucking released"

[Edited 6/17/10 3:50am]

Oh...erm..

I don't know anything about the new album, save for the title...are there issues surrounding its release....?

rocknrolldave said:

Hudson said:

Oh...erm..

I don't know anything about the new album, save for the title...are there issues surrounding its release....?

According to moopy.org: "They may perform some new songs, but some legal issues with Jimmy Destri are keeping the album from coming out. Basically, he says he wasn't paid for "Maria" or not enough, and was inappropriately kicked out of the band while recovering from his drug addiction in rehab, and also they recorded this album behind his back while he's still an "official" member of Blondie, at least legally." The "hopeful" release date for the Panic of Girls is September. Official site is blondie.net.

Tour Dates:

Boston, MA (USA)
House Of Blues - September 12, 2010

Atlantic City, NJ (USA)
House Of Blues - September 11, 2010

Lincoln, RI (USA)
Twin River Casino - September 10, 2010

Falls Church, VA (USA)
State Theater - September 8, 2010

Memphis, TN (USA)
Live At The Garden - September 3, 2010

Jim Thorpe, PA (USA)
Penn’s Peak - September 1, 2010

BLONDIE & CHEAP TRICK

Baltimore, MD (USA)
Pier Six Pavilion - August 29, 2010

Kettering, OH (USA)
Fraze Pavilion - August 28, 2010

Detroit, MI (USA)
DTE Energy Center - August 27, 2010

BLONDIE & THE B-52s

Atlanta, GA (USA)
Chastain Amphitheatre - August 25, 2010

Charleston, WV (USA)
The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences - August 24, 2010

BLONDIE & CHEAP TRICK

Red Wing, MN (USA)
Treasure Island Resort and Casino - August 21, 2010

Springfield, IL (USA)
Illinois State Fairgrounds Il State Fair - August 20, 2010

BLONDIE

Hammond, IN (USA)
The Venue at Horseshoe - August 18, 2010

Regina, SK (Canada)
Casino Regina - August 16, 2010

Edmonton, AB (Canada)
River Creek Resort & Casino - August 14, 2010

Coquitlam, BC (Canada)
Boulevard Casino - August 13, 2010

BLONDIE & THE B-52s

Woodenville, WA (USA)
Chateau St Michelle Winery - August 12, 2010

Saratoga, CA (USA)
Mountain Winery - August 10, 2010

BLONDIE

Costa Mesa, CA (USA)
Pacific Amphitheater - August 8, 2010

BLONDIE & THE B-52s

Las Vegas, NV (USA)
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino - August 7, 2010

BLONDIE

Santa Rosa, CA (USA)
Ruth Finley Person Theater - August 5, 2010

San Francisco, CA (USA)

The Fillmore - August 4, 2010

St. Petersburg (Russia)
BK2 Oktiabrsky - July 1, 2010

Wolverhampton (UK)
Wolverhampton Civic Hall - June 28, 2010

London (UK)
Kenwood House - June 26, 2010

Cork (Ireland)
Big Top - June 24, 2010

Belfast (Northern Ireland)
Nugent Hall - June 23, 2010

Dublin (Ireland)
Vicar Street - June 22, 2010

Westonbirt Arboretum near Tetbury (UK)
June 20, 2010
Bournemouth (UK)
O2 Academy - June 19, 2010

Sheffield (UK)
O2 Academy - June 17, 2010

Manchester (UK)
Apollo - June 16, 2010

Newcastle (UK)
Newcastle City Hall - June 15, 2010

Inverness (UK)
RockNess Music Festival
Loch Ness, Clune Farm - June 13, 2010

Newport (Isle Of Wight) (UK)
Isle Of Wight Festival/Seaclose Park - June 12, 2010

Hampton Court (UK)
Hampton Court Open Air - June 10, 2010

Isle Of Man (UK)
Villa Marina - June 8, 2010

DEBBIE, CHRIS & MATT

Woodstock, NY (USA)
Bearsville Theater/Woodstock Day School benefit - May 28, 2010

poetcorner61 said:

rocknrolldave said:

Oh...erm..

I don't know anything about the new album, save for the title...are there issues surrounding its release....?

According to moopy.org: "They may perform some new songs, but some legal issues with Jimmy Destri are keeping the album from coming out. Basically, he says he wasn't paid for "Maria" or not enough, and was inappropriately kicked out of the band while recovering from his drug addiction in rehab, and also they recorded this album behind his back while he's still an "official" member of Blondie, at least legally." The "hopeful" release date for the Panic of Girls is September. Official site is blondie.net.

Tour Dates:

Boston, MA (USA)
House Of Blues - September 12, 2010

Atlantic City, NJ (USA)
House Of Blues - September 11, 2010

Lincoln, RI (USA)
Twin River Casino - September 10, 2010

etc etc..

& the indigo 2 london - 30th june 2010.. (i hope!)

They're performing in Sydney with The Pretenders! But wouldn't you know I'll be out of town that weekend for a stats conference.

Vanilli said:

AshK said:

Did you like that? I like Blondie a lot and absolutely love MJ, but thought that was one of the worst covers I've heard lol

Yeah, I loved the idea of it A LOT more than the final product.

That being said, I'd still pick up the album if it was on there.

Yeah me too actually lol I wasn't too keen on the last Blondie album but will probably buy it and then put it in my MJ collection

rocknrolldave said:

I saw them live last night in Manchester, England. They were great!

I had the attitude as I was going that I needed to not expect Debbie Harry to perform like she did when she was 30 years younger, and that I needed to expect the vocal performance of a woman as old as she is now.

But...she sounds the same! Honestly, the high notes, no problem, no croakiness or struggling. The voice is still there.

And Clem Burke is still a GOD in my eyes. Great drummer, never over-playing but showing enough to know that he's got the chops and the ability. And he's great to watch too.

Downsides? Well the sound wasn't great at the start (drums too quiet, for one, which is a complaint I have NEVER had at a gig before!) though it improved a few songs in. Maybe there were too many new songs and not enough of the classics..but then I can't blame the band for wanting to live in the NOW rather than the THEN.. but the two main gripes I have are:

The lead guitarist guy - no idea what his name is, youngish guy, not an original member. Running all over the front of the stage during guitar solos. Ridiculous. You look stupid, stop it. And does Atomic REALLY need a wank-off Eddie Van Halen-style solo in it? (Answer: Like fuck does it!)

He looked like that Greg Rudeski (sp?) tennis player, which put me off too, but that's hardly his fault!

And Chris Stein. What a mess! Sure he's one of the main guys in the band, wrote a lot of the material, big part of who and what Blondie is but...he barely played audibly and seemed to just strum the odd chord here and there. And when he DID play louder...sheesh, you knew exactly WHY he was mostly turned down in the mix. Seriously, he shouldn't have even been on the stage, such was his poor contribution.

But as I say, these are small points - It was a great show and Harry is in fine form.

One worry though, she introduced a song as being off their new album, and said "...if it ever gets fucking released"

Struggling with labels at the moment or something?

[Edited 6/17/10 3:50am]

Wow, a friend of mine saw them at the Isle of Wight Festival last weekend and said Debbie Harry did not sound good at all. Maybe she just had an off night though...

saw them perform last night in london, .. they did a load of hits & some great new tunes, crowd went mental, they still got fantastic chemistry,

& her voice, wow! no probs at all. true legends.. & clem burke was a dream to watch

blondie are heading 2 the USA in august get tix if you can!

australia & nz later in year..

http://www.blondie.net/event/

[Edited 7/1/10 7:15am]

AshK said:

rocknrolldave said:

I saw them live last night in Manchester, England. They were great!

I had the attitude as I was going that I needed to not expect Debbie Harry to perform like she did when she was 30 years younger, and that I needed to expect the vocal performance of a woman as old as she is now.

But...she sounds the same! Honestly, the high notes, no problem, no croakiness or struggling. The voice is still there.

And Clem Burke is still a GOD in my eyes. Great drummer, never over-playing but showing enough to know that he's got the chops and the ability. And he's great to watch too.

Downsides? Well the sound wasn't great at the start (drums too quiet, for one, which is a complaint I have NEVER had at a gig before!) though it improved a few songs in. Maybe there were too many new songs and not enough of the classics..but then I can't blame the band for wanting to live in the NOW rather than the THEN.. but the two main gripes I have are:

The lead guitarist guy - no idea what his name is, youngish guy, not an original member. Running all over the front of the stage during guitar solos. Ridiculous. You look stupid, stop it. And does Atomic REALLY need a wank-off Eddie Van Halen-style solo in it? (Answer: Like fuck does it!)

He looked like that Greg Rudeski (sp?) tennis player, which put me off too, but that's hardly his fault!

And Chris Stein. What a mess! Sure he's one of the main guys in the band, wrote a lot of the material, big part of who and what Blondie is but...he barely played audibly and seemed to just strum the odd chord here and there. And when he DID play louder...sheesh, you knew exactly WHY he was mostly turned down in the mix. Seriously, he shouldn't have even been on the stage, such was his poor contribution.

But as I say, these are small points - It was a great show and Harry is in fine form.

One worry though, she introduced a song as being off their new album, and said "...if it ever gets fucking released"

Struggling with labels at the moment or something?

[Edited 6/17/10 3:50am]

Wow, a friend of mine saw them at the Isle of Wight Festival last weekend and said Debbie Harry did not sound good at all. Maybe she just had an off night though...

I NEVER trust other's negative opinions of artists I like. I have to see it for myself. Friends can be assholes.

Wow...I loved Blondie (but only with Debra Harry). When I was a kid, she was one of my favorite artists. In that live version of the song that the OP posted, she sounds a bit off key.

My favorite.

My second favoite. A guilty pleasure for a old school hip hop head such as myself. It was even a "guilty pleasure" when it first came out. I couldn't admit to anyone in the "hood" that I was digging this song and this wackazz rap.

Can definitely see that the group was influenced by different genres of music by listening to this cut.