Blondie (band)

Blondie is an American pop band, which emerged from the New York new-wavescene.



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == Blondie is founded in 1974 in New York, where the group his influences in the famous punk rock club Cbgb are taught. Andy Warhol consider the appearance of Debbie Harry, bleached and wearing only a white t-shirt and panty. The first album, entitled Blondie, plays strong in on the punkethos. The music is reminiscent of girls groups from the sixties, a kind of female version of the Ramones. One of the songs in the album "Blondie" is a smooth "X-Offender" (17 June 1976). Blondie makes six albums between 1976 and 1982, which Parallel lines (september 1978) is seen by many as the highlight.
 * 2 Present
 * 3 composition of the band
 * 4 discography
 * 4.1 Albums
 * 4.2 Singles
 * 4.3 Radio 2 Top 2000
 * 5 Trivia
 * 6 external links

Blondie in Dublin, december 2005They break in February 1978 by in Europe with the second album Plastic letters, with the grafted on the style of Buddy Holly song Denis (originally from the years zestigduo- Randy and the Rainbows alias Vinni Careller and Mike Zero) that in three weeks in the Netherlands first. "Denis" was written by Neil Levenson. The success continues with Presence dear. On the third album Parallel lines are their biggest hits Picture this and Hanging on the telephone and the disco-like Heart of glass. This is followed by the album ' Eat to the Beat "(1979) with the hits ' Dreaming ' and ' Atomic '. This album produced by Mike Chapman is succeeded by the Autoamerican again with the reggae cover The tide is high (original by The Paragons), that the fourth place in Netherlands. Blondie the first white rap song that also makes a big hit is,Rapture. They are still highly appreciated by their black colleagues, and many artist has Rapture "peaceful easy feeling".

The group falls apart at the end of 1982, with bitter lawsuits over royalties as a result. Debbie Harry and her life partner Chris Stein were all this time the motor behind the band and the other band members feel financially disadvantaged by them. A serious life-threatening disease since 1982, ensures that Stein no longer musical can be active, and Debbie gives her solo career to care for two years on to Stein. ==Present[ Edit] == In 1998, however, the Group makes a comeback with the album No Exit. There is a world tour undertaken and one has a number one hit with the song Maria. They are the first American band that scores number-one hits in three decades. In 1999, they are the main act at the Hague Parkpop.

In 2003, the successor of No exit from, The Curse of Blondie. The single Good Boys takes the 7th place in the British charts and once again follows a world tour in 2003 and 2004, where they also give three sold-out concerts in Netherlands.

In 2004, the dvd and cd Live by request from.

A world tour at the end of 2005 and the band released in cooperation with the management of The Doors a new single, called Rapture Riders. This single is a mix of the famous Rapture and Riders on the storm (The Doors). Also a new Greatest Hits album with dvd: Sight & Sound. In addition to their well-known hits this album will also include a new implementation of In the Flesh, a new mix of Good boys (Blow Up-remix), Rapture Riders (single-edit) and all videos from X-offender to Good boys. The album is Gold in Europe.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Blondie In 2006 Gets a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At the end of 2006 brings Deborah Harry in collaboration with Moby a new single: "New York, New York", that is two in the World Dance Charts.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2007, a tour of Europe. Deborah Harry brings the album Necessary Evil out.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2010 there is a new album, called Panic or Girls. Guitarist Chris Stein and mederoprichter reports that Dutch artist Chris Berens will provide the cover art<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" len="166" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1] ==Composition of the band<span class="mw-editsection" len="346" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The core of the band is formed by: Deborah Harry, Chris Stein, vocals, guitar, Clem Burke, drums and Jimmy Decker, keys. Nigel Harrison is the bass player who has worked the longest in Blondie, but Frank Infante has a time played. Today play in Blondie, next to Stein, Harry, Burke and Decker:

==Discography<span class="mw-editsection" len="332" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Albums<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Singles<span class="mw-editsection" len="328" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Radio 2 Top 2000<span class="mw-editsection" len="337" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Trivia<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Leigh Foxx (bass), who also starred in late eighties and early nineties the backing band of Deborah's solo tours. He also plays on Deborah's solo albums Def, Dumb and Blonde and Debravation.
 * Paul Carbonara, which for quite some time guitar playing in the band.
 * Kevin Patrick, which since the Phasm 8-tour for the keyboards.
 * Although Blondie no pronounced provocative band is, the choice of the band name may still be a bit rowdy meant: Blondi was the name of the dog by Adolf Hitler. In 1997 they bring Ordinary bummer from the number, a cover of Iggy Pop, which can be found on the album We will fall under the name Adolph's dog. The less controversial explanation, which is used by the band itself, is that the name arose when Debbie Harry by a passing truck driver the words Hey Blondie! got hear.
 * Angel and the Snakes is an "end-of-life" name of the band Blondie.