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February 26, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Voice Is Gone, Man: When Singers Can No Longer Sing

There’s a demo version of Bob Dylan singing Like A Rolling Stone, just Bob at the piano, it’s just over a minute long. I like it more than the original. It’s part of the original Bootleg series and that’s easily one of the most important collections of music I ever heard in my life. It opened doors, and worlds […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blondie, Bob Dylan, Concerts, Debbie Harry, Gone, Live, Man: When Singers Can No Longer Sing, Meat Loaf, Singing, The Pretenders, The Voice Is Gone, The Voice is Gone Man, voice, When Singes Can No Longer Sing ·

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September 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Kembrew McLeod: Blondie’s Parallel Lines (33 1/3)

Blondie’s Parallel Lines (33 1/3) Kembrew McLeod Bloomsbury Academic As good as a great wee fan-story is – and perfect for many of the volumes of this series – nothing beats a great argument that makes you think of the album in question in a whole new light, then – of course – sends you […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 33 1/3, Blondie, Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury Academic, Book, Book Review, Debbie Harry, Kembrew McLeod, Kembrew McLeod: Blondie's Parallel Lines (33 1/3), Music Book, Parallel Lines ·

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July 21, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #112 – Blondie & Pretenders, Martinborough, 2010

A pretty great double bill, this – though it seemed a lot of people really didn’t care for The Pretenders, which was odd, they were the better band. Blondie – so many hits, a great vibe, but Debbie Harry’s voice is gone, fucked, shot. Just horrible, really. Still, you could see her trying, and also […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2010, A Day On The Green, Blondie, Chrissie Hynde, Debbie Harry, Live, Live Gig, Martinborough, Pretenders, Review, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #112 – Blondie & Pretenders, Vineyard, Wairarapa, Wellington, Winery ·

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February 12, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1625

Blondie, Parallel Lines (1978) I saw Blondie perform – or what’s left of her/them – a couple of years ago. You know it wasn’t that bad. Saved by a great catalogue of tunes anyway; Debbie Harry’s voice was shot. But there was something endearing about it all happening even if she did look rather silly, […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 11.59, 1978, Blondie, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Fade Away And Radiate, Heart Of Glass, LP, One Way Or Another, Parallel Lines, Sunday Girl, Vinyl ·

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January 25, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1650

Debbie Harry, KooKoo (1981) What a treat it was to find this album. I really didn’t know much about it – but as part of a Nile Rodgers kick I started reading up about this album and decided I had to hear it. I like Blondie sure. And Debbie Harry a bit too. Yep. But […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1981, Backfired, Bernard Edwards, Blondie, Chic, Debbie Harry, KooKoo, LP, Nile Rodgers, Vinyl ·

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