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Summary: Everything you ever wanted to know about Blondie
Review: It's in this book!! This book is the most thorough documentation on the band Blondie that you can buy. Where some other books are more personal (Gary Valentine's reflections on his years with the band in NEW YORK ROCKER or MAKING TRACKS, Chris Stein's and Deborah Harry's take on band's early days) or opinionated (the classic Lester Bang's book on Blondie which has long been out of print) this new one by Allan Metz is by far the most detailed and up to date. The book includes essays about various stages of Blondie's and Deborah Harry's career by fans and critics which covers everything from their early punk days in the 1970's all the way up to their 1999 reunion and comeback tour. The book also has rare and previously unavailable magazine/newspaper articles concerning the band (I was very happy to see the Anita Pallenberg interview of Deborah from 2001 which I had heard about but not been able to find) and an extensive collection of photographs which cover all eras of Blondie. I'd say 90-95% of the photographs published in this book are ones that I have never seen before, they are all black and white and very good quality. If you are a fan of 1970's punk, pop music in general and most especially if you are a fervant fan of Blondie or Deborah Harry then I highly recommend this book for your collection. It's the one book out there that covers Blondie's entire career! Why pass that up?
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Summary: Everything you ever wanted to know about Blondie
Review: It's in this book!! This book is the most thorough documentation on the band Blondie that you can buy. Where some other books are more personal (Gary Valentine's reflections on his years with the band in NEW YORK ROCKER or MAKING TRACKS, Chris Stein's and Deborah Harry's take on band's early days) or opinionated (the classic Lester Bang's book on Blondie which has long been out of print) this new one by Allan Metz is by far the most detailed and up to date. The book includes essays about various stages of Blondie's and Deborah Harry's career by fans and critics which covers everything from their early punk days in the 1970's all the way up to their 1999 reunion and comeback tour. The book also has rare and previously unavailable magazine/newspaper articles concerning the band (I was very happy to see the Anita Pallenberg interview of Deborah from 2001 which I had heard about but not been able to find) and an extensive collection of photographs which cover all eras of Blondie. I'd say 90-95% of the photographs published in this book are ones that I have never seen before, they are all black and white and very good quality. If you are a fan of 1970's punk, pop music in general and most especially if you are a fervant fan of Blondie or Deborah Harry then I highly recommend this book for your collection. It's the one book out there that covers Blondie's entire career! Why pass that up?
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Summary: Blondie Book? Great,, but what happined??
Review: Just got a copy of the NEW Blondie book,, As a huge Blondie fan I'm glad I own it, but for anyone who knows little about Blondie, be prepared to be totally confuse. The book makes way too many references to so many people(in the punk & music scene) that the average person could careless. There needed to be more pictures, and less essays. I found many of the essays just plain boring. And there weren't any COLOR pictures!! The vintage Blondie photo were great,, but the newer pictures of Blondie and Deborah Harry were unfocused and not very good. Why make the "newest" Blondie book not palatable for hard core Blondie fans, and totally CONFUSING for the general public.
Simplier is better and this complex series of article and essays reminds me more of a college text book.
The idea of the Blondie book was great,, but what happined??
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Summary: Great Blondie book
Review: Mr. Metz has really done it! This is a massive book just loaded with detailed information on Blondie and Debbie Harry. There are many, many articles by expert fans and professional writers. The book is all about Blondie's history from the beginning of the punk movement to the year 2002. There are lots of fantastic pictures, many that I've never seen before. For the price, it is well worth it. The book paid for itself in my first few nights of reading enjoyment. It's very thick, more than 500 pages. Once I get finished reading it, it'll become a permanant resident on my music-reference bookshelf. This book is must-reading for any Blondie or Debbie Harry fan. Highly recommended
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Summary: Scrapbook of Blondie photos and articles
Review: This 500+ page book is more or less a scrapbook of Blondie articles, stories , and photos reprinted in a 500 page text.
Though I am so glad there is another Blondie book out there ( first one in 20 years) . I do want to say there are inaccurate dates for the photos in this book. However this is a book all Blondie fans should have as it does have
many pics that are very rare . Many many fans and reporters contribute to this homage to a band that has influenced everyone from Madonna to No Doubt. There are no color photos in this collection. Which was a disappointment. But kudos to Allan Metz for putting this together. I do think he should have waited a few more months to put this out to coincide with the new Blondie Cd and to have pics of the recent Blondie" Camp Funtime "tour. But this will give the fans something until the new Blondie CD is released.
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Summary: Blondie and her background
Review: This book is a tour-de-force exegesis of the entire Blondie career and the effect lead singer Deborah Harry has on the role of the blonde female vocalist in pop and rock. Nearly the first third of the book is given over to the punk milieu from which Blondie sprang and Blondie's role in that scene. This makes the book a fascinating overview of the nascent New York City punk scene. Like the rest of the book, several authors contribute pieces of no more than a few pages. This makes for much redundancy as the same topics are covered, but treat this book as casual reading and reference and the many points of view coalesce into detailed complete if kaleidoscopic view of the territory. In here are some real nuggets, like the uncensored interview of Harry for High Times and cross interview with Nina Persson of The Cardigans. There are plenty of photos from all parts of the Blondie/Deborah Harry history and some interviews with the photographers. "Part IV: In Retrospect" contains discographies from the U.S. and U.K. perspectives along with many pages of appreciations from various authors. Metz gives a short synopsis of each article explaining how it fits in. The book is a must for the Blondie fan and adds much to those that are interested in the NYC punk landscape she grew out of.
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Summary: Blondie, From Punk to the Present: A Pictorial History
Review: This is the greatest Blondie History book of all time!! When I received this book I was so impressed with the book!! Allan Metz did a wonderful job of putting together this history of the group Blondie. All Blondie fans must have this book. Allot of the Blondie fans also contributed photos that even made this book very special and made the fans feel part of the book. Thank you Allan Metz for this wonderful treasure!!
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