BLONDIE - Curse of Blondie (Audio CD 2003) Import

Blondie’s second post-reunion album rivals their eclectic string of ’70s and ’80s hits for daring. The Curse of Blondie opens with Debbie Harry declaiming like a cross between Detroit’s Eminem and Jersey’s Patti Smith and closes with "Desire Brings Me Back" and "Songs of Love," two left turns that recall her occasional turns as an art-song chanteuse with the likes of the Jazz Passengers. As those suggest, little here sounds like nostalgia. Sure, some tracks recall Blondie’s Eurodisco classics, but the blend of machine-tooled grooves and layered guitars on "Good Boys" would make youngsters like Basement Jaxx proud. And other echoes of the vintage sound are given similar new life; for instance, you might mistake the angelic girl-group stylings of "Background Melody (The Only One)" and "Last One in the World" for outtakes from the Blondie of ’78. More a reason, to be sure, for cheers than curses.

CONDITION: NEW

TRACK LISTING

1. Shakedown
2. Good Boys
3. Undone
4. Golden Rod
5. Rules For Living
6. Background Melody (The Only One)
7. Magic (Asadoya Yunta)
8. End To End
9. Hello Joe
10. The Tingler
11. Last One In The World
12. Diamond Bridge
13. Desire Brings Me Back
14. Songs Of Love