NMC #298 (BLONDIE)

by "guess you'll have to wait on that delayed album" Jon

Blondie--Pollinator (May 2017)

1. Long Time

2. Fun

3. Best Day Ever

4. When I Gave Up On You

5. Too Much

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Permalink Reply by Yngve J. Chapleen on July 15, 2017 at 3:29pm

Boss goes Country, Jon goes Pop.

Woowhoo! I have an excuse.

First, I like to compliment the cover. A bee inseminating a flower. All we need is a hummingbird behind the bee and no parents should go through "The birds and the bees" speech again, with their children. Just show them this cover and one thing less to worry about.

Songs are pretty good. Especially, 1, 2 and 5. Very Blondie like. And I know this not only because I'm a Boney M. expert, but also because I have few Blondie CD's as well. Will this make my collection though? That depends on how far can I stretch my budget this year and the ever shrinking empty space on the shelf.

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Permalink Reply by Scott on July 16, 2017 at 8:13am

The first two tracks are quite good! Actually felt like Heart Of Glass would've fit right in on this album. I did notice her vocal range was, well, not really there anymore, but when it came to tracks 3 and 4 it became most noticeable. And the production on track 4 was off, not sure why they had to do that. Track 5 was OK better than 3 and 4, but nowhere near 1 and 2.

Good listen, glad shes still around and making good music, but I dont own a single Blondie album and this wont fix that...