Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision

1 Review

Add to favorites

Edit page

Buy at Amazon

Performed by

Blondie

Pictures

View all Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision pictures

Reviews

Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision

4 years, 11 months ago at May 30 20:47

JxSxPx

Just in time for Blondie’s 2006 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame came this combo release: one disc of greatest hits, one disc of music videos. Yet there’s a pervading sense of wheel spinning here. Other compilation albums have managed the neat trick of feeling complete, but this one suffers from glaring omissions and unnecessary changes. The 2002 Greatest Hits collection rema... read more

View all Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision reviews

Description: Blondie defies definition. The legendary band is a little bit punk, a little bit reggae, a little bit rock, a little bit new wave, a little bit pop, a little bit hip-hop and a lot of downtown attitude. Already gold in Europe, Blondie: Greatest Hits--Sound & Vision was released March 7 by Capitol/EMI, one week before the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. The new CD/DVD package contains 20 audio tracks and 16 video clips, including the band's biggest hits and previously unreleased remixes. "Rapture Riders"--a mash-up of the band's "Rapture" with the Doors' "Riders on the Storm&q Blondie defies definition. The legendary band is a little bit punk, a little bit reggae, a little bit rock, a little bit new wave, a little bit pop, a little bit hip-hop and a lot of downtown attitude. Already gold in Europe, Blondie: Greatest Hits--Sound & Vision was released March 7 by Capitol/EMI, one week before the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. The new CD/DVD package contains 20 audio tracks and 16 video clips, including the band's biggest hits and previously unreleased remixes. "Rapture Riders"--a mash-up of the band's "Rapture" with the Doors' "Riders on the Storm"--and its accompanying UK music video make their release debut on the new collection.

Blondie's influence on today's artists is undeniable. Debbie Harry and Blondie have been a major influence on superstars like Madonna, Garbage's Shirley Manson, and R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, among many others. They were one of the first groups to emerge from New York's new wave/punk renaissance with an album (1976's Blondie); the first to chart a #1 single, a revolutionaryblend of punk and disco ("Heart of Glass"); and the first to top the charts with both a rap song (1981's "Rapture") and a reggae tune ("The Tide Is High"). And now Blondie have added to their legacy by being selected for induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Sex Pistols, and Miles Davis, as one of two first-time nominees (Davis is the other).

"This is a tremendous honor for us," said the band's lead vocalist Deborah Harry, who is celebrating Blondie's 30th anniversary this year. "We're proud to take our place alongside some of our own idols."

CD/DVD with 20 audio tracks and 16 videos, including Blondie classics: "Heart of Glass," "Atomic," "Call Me," "Rapture," "Maria"; previously unreleased remixes of "In the Flesh" and "Good Boys"; and special bonus audio and video tracks: "Rapture Riders"--Blondie vs. the Doors (debut release of the new mash-up of the band's 1980 hit "Rapture" and the Doors' "Riders on the Storm").

DVD includes 13 music videos spanning 1977 to 1982, including groundbreaking conceptual clips for "Denis" and "The Tide Is High," as well as their most recent productions for "Maria" and "Good Boys," plus the new music video for the "Rapture Riders" mash-up. ... (more)

Manufacturer: Capitol
Release date: 7 March 2006
EAN: 0094634586320 UPC: 094634586320

Tags: 2005 (1), Best Of (1), American (1), Album (1), Bonus Dvd (1), Bought 2009 (1), Giorgio Moroder (1)

My tags:

Add tags

Update feed

JxSxPx posted a review 4 years, 11 months ago

Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision

“Just in time for Blondie’s 2006 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame came this combo release: one disc of greatest hits, one disc of music videos. Yet there’s a pervading sense of wheel spinning here. Other compilation albums have managed the neat trick of feeling complete, but this one suffers from glaring omissions and unnecessary changes. The 2002 Greatest Hits collection remains the single best one-disc collection of Blondie’s crown jewels, even if the random order of the songs proves mildly vexing. At nineteen songs there’s nary a missing major single, fan favorite, and it came wrapped up in remastered sound and official approval from the band. This version’s physical disc drops both “X Offender” and “(I’m Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear,” and ” read more

JxSxPx posted a image 6 years, 9 months ago

Listened to
Condition
Added date
Private notes Only visible to you
or cancel