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; (August 2002)
ISBN: 1892477238
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by Debbie Harry, et al
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ISBN:0306808587
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