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Blondie - Eat to the Beat Audio CD

A fair review of the Blondie "Eat to the Beat" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Blondie reviews here, or go back to the Blondie tabs.

Blondie Band: Blondie
Title: Eat to the Beat
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Release Date: 2001-09-11
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Dreaming 2: The Hardest Part 3: Union City Blue 4: Shayla 5: Eat To The Beat 6: Accidents Never Happen 7: Die Young Stay Pretty 8: Slow Motion 9: Atomic 10: Sound-A-Sleep 11: Victor 12: Living In The Real World 13: Die Young Stay Pretty (live) 14: Seven Rooms Of Gloom (live) 15: Heroes (live) 16: Ring Of Fire (live)

what a beat
It's really a shame this album is ignored the way it is today, because back in the day, this album was considered a huge deal and was quite popular. While I prefer the more punk-ish style that Blondie was doing on the first couple albums, it's hard to deny how fantastic Eat to the Beat is.

To me, this album deserves to be remembered for, of course, the songwriting. Blondie was one band that knew how to put a song together. Honestly, you have to go out of your way to hate a Blondie song, and you can't deny that even when you don't like one of their songs, it's at least catchy.

With that said, the songwriting on Eat to the Beat is perhaps slightly worse compared to the brilliance that is Parallel Lines, but not by much. Luckily Blondie was born with an incredible singing gift where even the weaker moments can be forgiven just by the sound of her voice alone. Not every musician can make that possible in my eyes, but somehow Blondie pulled it off.

Remember Blondie, and remember a legendary group that had everything going right for them at one point in time, and remember them for their incredible songwriting talent and a lead singer with a voice that makes angels more beautiful.


"Eat to the Beat=Classic!"
This album finds Blondie in a mode where they had the balls to try anything and the chops to back it up. Although this album doesn't have a mega hit like "Heart of Glass" or "Call Me" it is a great album throughout. Highlights include "Shayla", "Dreaming", and "Living in the Real World".
I love the production on this album. The drums sound great and it really gives Clem Burke a chance to shine. Every instrument is distinctive in the recording and the songs hold up well after all these years. Debbie Harry gets to show a variety of styles to suit the wonderfully varied songs written for this great album. .


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Some of the music works, some of it doesn't
The collectors edition of 1979's Eat the Beat is proclaimed the World's first video album. New Wave legends dig into the vault for a unique release. This concept is quite revolutionary, if it was still 1979. Today it seems kind of silly. However, when you think about it, this video album pre-dates MTV. The majority of the material included on the DVD ranges from concept videos to live performances. It's an interesting look at the music scene to say the least (it's also a great way to catch Debbie Harry in her prime).

As for the music, if your only family with Blondie's radio hits, you're probably going to be a bit lost. The CD doesn't really contain any major hits, but does show the band taking some musical chances. Some of the music works, some of it doesn't. Either way, the DVD portion makes checking out this collection worth it.

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Gee, this is better than Parallel Lines
I love Blondie but wasn't quite familiar with this album as a whole. I just bought this album today. What was I thinking? This one sounds way more mature than Parallel Lines. Production-wise it's pretty amazing. It's got some agressive tracks like Eat to the Beat (sounds truly punkish) and some haunting ones like Sheyla (awesome song). A lot of the songs were big singles, but even those that were not are outstanding. I don't feel that's the case with Parallel Lines (Fade Away and Radiate is the only one i feel should've been a single). So, if you like that record you will be blown away by this one.


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