Blondie,
From Punk to the Present: A Pictorial History
by Allan Metz
Book Description: New York City-based Blondie was formed in
1974, honing its musical skills at the famous punk rock club, CBGBs, and
eventually emerging on top of the new wave scene and then crossing over
to the pop music mainstream. Their self-titled first album, Blondie, reflected
a punk ethos and 1960s girl group sensibilities or, the Ramones meets the
Ronettes, as one music critic opined. Blondie made six albums from 1976
to 1982, the most successful being Parallel Lines, considered by many music
critics to be one of the best rock albums of all time. Within this time
span, from the late seventies to the early eighties, Blondie constituted
a major force on the rock/pop scene, producing a string of hit singles
internationally. The most well-known of these singles are the reggae-inspired
"The Tide Is High," the rap song "Rapture," and the disco-flavored "Heart
of Glass" and "Call Me." More recently, in 1999, the single, "Maria," debuted
at number one in the United Kingdom, making this song the sixth number
one single for the group there. With this hit single, Blondie reached yet
another milestone—the first band to have had a number one single in each
of the last three decades in the United Kingdom. So Blondie continues to
make music history and the band's legacy grows. The members of Blondie
are true pioneers in every sense of the word.
Paperback: 514 pages
Publisher: Musical Legacy Publications;
ISBN: 1892477238
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ISBN:0306808587
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