Rating: 4/5
Review:
A good album
Blondie have still got it.
This is a very good (if slightly patchy) album which surprised me
slightly with the quality of some of the tracks.
The sound is vintage Blondie. Deborah Harry's voice is still pretty true;
it lacks some of that brilliant bite she had 40 years ago, but she still sounds
great, with the sincerity of delivery which some of younger singers would do
well to study. Her bandmates just sound like Blondie – than which there is
little higher praise, I think. The
material is good in general. For me that
album starts fantastically with three terrific tracks, sags a little in the
middle where the songs are decent but not great, and then finishes with a real
bang with three absolute belters. I'm
not sure that this is a classic, but it's very good, with good material, some
excellent performances and very well-judged production so the overall sound is
excellent.
In the closing song, the excellent Fragments, Deborah Harry
sings "Do you love me now?"
Well, yes, Debbie. Always have,
always will – and this is well worthy of such a long-loved singer and
band. Recommended
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