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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Indie Europe/zoom
Buy.com Sku: 221984294
UPC: 846070089121
UPC 14: 00846070089121
Release Date: 7/5/2011
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. D-Day ~ Blondie
2. What I Heard ~ Blondie
3. Mother ~ Blondie
4. End the End, The ~ Blondie
5. Girlie Girlie ~ Blondie
6. Love Doesn't Frighten Me ~ Blondie
7. Words in My Mouth ~ Blondie
8. Sunday Smile ~ Blondie
9. Wipe Off My Sweat ~ Blondie
10. Bleu, Le ~ Blondie
11. China Shoes ~ Blondie
| 2011 album from the Pop/New Wave vets fronted by Debbie Harry. Debbie, Chris and Clem have once again united together to create the new album, produced by Jeff Saltzman (The Killers) and Kato Khandwala (My Chemical Romance, Papa Roach). The album encapsulates the true character and spirit of the sound of Blondie. It was written and recorded in a number of locations in the US, including New York, New Jersey and Los Angeles. |
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Personnel: Deborah Harry (vocals); Chris Stein, Tommy Kessler, Paul Carbonara (guitar); Matthew Katz-Bohen (keyboards, programming); Clem Burke (drums); Barb Morrison, Barbara Stein, Akira Stein, Vali Stein, Josh Eppard, James Joe, John Bender, Jimmy Eppard (background vocals). |
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Audio Mixer: Mark Needham. |
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Recording information: Applehead Recording, Woodstock, NY; Henson Studios, Los Angeles, CA; House Of Loud, Elmwood Park, NJ; Super Buddha Studio, Brooklyn, NY; Water Music, Hoboken, NJ. |
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Photographer: Eddie Sung. |
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Delivered eight years after the reunited Blondie's second effort, 2003's The Curse of Blondie, 2011's Panic of Girls rushes forth on a sleek new wave disco pulse that's entirely unconcerned about whether `80s retro is in style this season or not. This is fashionable music existing outside the realm of fashion, Blondie updating their classic styles -- disco-rock, reggae-fied pop, garage bubblegum -- just enough to modernize yet not enough to be unrecognizable. Certainly, Blondie bear some signs of their age -- Debbie Harry's voice may sound a little rough around the edges but the band also has the casual professionalism that comes from decades of play -- but this is not a nostalgia trip, something that's evident from the new millennium paranoia of its opener, "D-Day." Modern topics collide with contemporary sounds and if not everything here is convincing -- notably, the Parisian kitsch of "Le Bleu" strikes a discordant note -- the band's cosmopolitan cool remains attractive. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine |
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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Benatar, Pat |
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Back To Back Hits (EMI) ~ Benatar, Pat |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 07/04/2011 |
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Original Release Date : 2011 |
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Catalog ID : nbl 891 |
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Label : Five Seven Music |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00846070089121 |
Professional Reviews
Spin (p.80)
- "With synths buzzing like neon, reggae barely winking at dancehall, and Debbie Harry intoning lyrics in French and Spanish, it sounds more '80s than the actual '80s."
- "With synths buzzing like neon, reggae barely winking at dancehall, and Debbie Harry intoning lyrics in French and Spanish, it sounds more '80s than the actual '80s."
Mojo (Publisher)
(p.99)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hankfully the best tracks on PANIC OF GIRLS have some edge and bite. 'Horizontal Twist' is a neat conflation of irreverent garage-punk and airy, synthesized chorus..."
(p.99)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hankfully the best tracks on PANIC OF GIRLS have some edge and bite. 'Horizontal Twist' is a neat conflation of irreverent garage-punk and airy, synthesized chorus..."
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