Blondie – Parallel Lines
Of course, this was the breakout album for Blondie, the one that made them international superstars, the one that made millions of people explain “Debbie Harry isn’t Blondie, that’s the name of the band.”...
Author: cjvinyl
Blondie – Plastic Letters
So, as I said last time, I picked up both “Blondie” and “Plastic Letters” after I’d already learned every note of “Parallel Lines.” In fact, “Plastic Letters,” which like their debut was produced by...
Rory Block — Intoxication
I haven’t had the chance to write about Rory Block before, even though she takes up an amount of space in my CD collection. In the early ’90s we had a strong Rory Block...
Blondie – Blondie
I came a tiny bit late to the Blondie party — or rather, I came to it exactly the same time almost everybody else did, with 1978’s Parallel Lines. I believe that I really...
Blind Faith — Blind Faith
There have been a number of artists that I have had antipathy toward over the years, sometimes because of them, sometimes because of their fans, sometimes both. So: Eric Clapton. I came of age...
The Blasters – Hard Line
One more Blasters album. Even though this came out in 1985, I don’t ever remember running across it until last year, when I picked it up locally at Shady Dog records. Honestly haven’t given...
The Blasters – Non Fiction
This was actually my first Blasters album, the one I got after being completely blown away by their appearance in “Streets of Fire.” “The Blasters” was completely in line with the incredible hard-rocking, fast-bopping...
The Blasters – Over There
Picked this up just a couple of years after discovering The Blasters. It was a frustratingly short glimpse at what a Blasters live show must have been like. Just six songs, only one original...
The Blasters – The Blasters
I’m afraid being an East Coaster, I had no concept of the LA roots scene. I didn’t know there was such a thing as cowpunk. And I sure had no concept of The Blasters....
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