Blondie

                  Greatest Hits

                  Capitol

                  By David Chiu

                		
              

            


            
Whether Blondie gets into the Rock and
            Roll Hal of Fame or not, being that this marks their eligibility
            year, their legacy has already been assured as is the case of
            this latest but comprehensive hits package (expanding from the
            1981 best of). Fronted by Deborah Harry, New Wave's answer to
            Marilyn Monroe, Blondie has made some of the most remarkable
            punk and pop music coming out of downtown New York with a lot
            of energy and blunt cool. The usual suspects are here: "Heart
            of Glass," "The Tide Is High," "Call Me,''
            and Rapture, but Greatest Hits also include some early gems like
            "Denis" and "X Offender," an underrated tune
            from the universally panned The Hunter in "Island
            of Lost Souls," the the recent comeback Maria. An overview
            of a unique career like this couldn't be better summed up as
            this.


            
Recommended listening: Parallel Lines,
            Autoamerican, Eat to the Beat, No Exit

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