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Rolling Stone gives The Curse of Blondie two stars Who the hell writes these reviews?
** "Three decades into their career, Blondie evidently want to move beyond their New Wave-era glories, and on their first album in five years, they're stretching out. They open it with an embarrassing stab at rap metal (just because Debbie Harry made "Rapture" doesn't mean she should bust a rhyme) and also attempt a drone-rock adaptation of an Okinawan folk song, some heavyish rockers and two draggy, jazz-inflected numbers with saxophones. Still, the vintage sound they're evading is precisely what they're best at. "Good Boys" is a deliberate evocation of their past disco groove -- Chris Stein's guitar provides punk-funk punctuation, Harry sings with ice-goddess affectlessness -- and the most fun song here by a New York mile. A few other moments recall Blondie's old hits, too ("End to End" is a lesser rewrite of "Call Me"), but too much of The Curse would be blandly anonymous if not for Harry's inimitable coo. " | |
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i had the opportunity to hear it while riding with a friend to the airport.
i'd give it 3 (out of 5) stars. "Awards are like hemorrhoids. Sooner or later, every asshole gets one." | |
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Tom said: Who the hell writes these reviews?
** "Three decades into their career, Blondie evidently want to move beyond their New Wave-era glories, and on their first album in five years, they're stretching out. They open it with an embarrassing stab at rap metal (just because Debbie Harry made "Rapture" doesn't mean she should bust a rhyme) and also attempt a drone-rock adaptation of an Okinawan folk song, some heavyish rockers and two draggy, jazz-inflected numbers with saxophones. Still, the vintage sound they're evading is precisely what they're best at. "Good Boys" is a deliberate evocation of their past disco groove -- Chris Stein's guitar provides punk-funk punctuation, Harry sings with ice-goddess affectlessness -- and the most fun song here by a New York mile. A few other moments recall Blondie's old hits, too ("End to End" is a lesser rewrite of "Call Me"), but too much of The Curse would be blandly anonymous if not for Harry's inimitable coo. " Coke monkeys in the staff lounge. All the real writers are too busy working on Britney Spears cover stories. And arranging yet ANOTHER homoerotic David LaChappelle photoshoot with the latest fad pretty boy singer/actor/whatever. [This message was edited Mon Apr 12 17:53:45 2004 by VoicesCarry] | |
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Tom said: (just because Debbie Harry made "Rapture" doesn't mean she should bust a rhyme)
i kinda agree with that statement. i've always found rapture to be an embarrassing song. that being said, i still think that rolling stone has been off the ball when it comes to music lately. | |
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JasmineFire said: Tom said: (just because Debbie Harry made "Rapture" doesn't mean she should bust a rhyme)
i kinda agree with that statement. i've always found rapture to be an embarrassing song. that being said, i still think that rolling stone has been off the ball when it comes to music lately. RS is a music magazine? I thought it was a "plug whatever you're selling" magazine. | |
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VoicesCarry said: JasmineFire said: i kinda agree with that statement. i've always found rapture to be an embarrassing song. that being said, i still think that rolling stone has been off the ball when it comes to music lately. RS is a music magazine? I thought it was a "plug whatever you're selling" magazine. that's what's wrong the that magazine lately...  | |
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Tom said: Who the hell writes these reviews?
** "Three decades into their career, Blondie evidently want to move beyond their New Wave-era glories, and on their first album in five years, they're stretching out. They open it with an embarrassing stab at rap metal (just because Debbie Harry made "Rapture" doesn't mean she should bust a rhyme) and also attempt a drone-rock adaptation of an Okinawan folk song, some heavyish rockers and two draggy, jazz-inflected numbers with saxophones. Still, the vintage sound they're evading is precisely what they're best at. "Good Boys" is a deliberate evocation of their past disco groove -- Chris Stein's guitar provides punk-funk punctuation, Harry sings with ice-goddess affectlessness -- and the most fun song here by a New York mile. A few other moments recall Blondie's old hits, too ("End to End" is a lesser rewrite of "Call Me"), but too much of The Curse would be blandly anonymous if not for Harry's inimitable coo. " whatever trevor. isn't this the same magazine that put alicia keys and queen latifah on the cover of their WOMEN WHO ROCK issue? puh-lease. Let the rain come down...17 days.... | |
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purplegypsy said: Tom said: Who the hell writes these reviews?
** "Three decades into their career, Blondie evidently want to move beyond their New Wave-era glories, and on their first album in five years, they're stretching out. They open it with an embarrassing stab at rap metal (just because Debbie Harry made "Rapture" doesn't mean she should bust a rhyme) and also attempt a drone-rock adaptation of an Okinawan folk song, some heavyish rockers and two draggy, jazz-inflected numbers with saxophones. Still, the vintage sound they're evading is precisely what they're best at. "Good Boys" is a deliberate evocation of their past disco groove -- Chris Stein's guitar provides punk-funk punctuation, Harry sings with ice-goddess affectlessness -- and the most fun song here by a New York mile. A few other moments recall Blondie's old hits, too ("End to End" is a lesser rewrite of "Call Me"), but too much of The Curse would be blandly anonymous if not for Harry's inimitable coo. " whatever trevor. isn't this the same magazine that put alicia keys and queen latifah on the cover of their WOMEN WHO ROCK issue? puh-lease. queen latifah rocks. ver talented and very established. no need to dis her. | |
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JasmineFire said: purplegypsy said: whatever trevor. isn't this the same magazine that put alicia keys and queen latifah on the cover of their WOMEN WHO ROCK issue? puh-lease. queen latifah rocks. ver talented and very established. no need to dis her. um..i'm not dissing her...usually their "Women who rock" issue focuses on Women in ROCK AND ROLL. Let the rain come down...17 days.... | |
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purplegypsy said: JasmineFire said: queen latifah rocks. ver talented and very established. no need to dis her. um..i'm not dissing her...usually their "Women who rock" issue focuses on Women in ROCK AND ROLL. but why be so limited. rock and roll are more related than most people think. queen latifah belongs on that cover.  | |
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Blondie rules.F Quenn laquifa | |
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