"Rock Beat: One Way or Another, Blondie Has Made It Back"
by David Bauder

On the Blondie reunion, the band’s influence and legacy, including Deborah Harry’s observation that she is “‘very proud of Blondie, the things we did for music....’”--Ed.
 


Deborah Harry
Photo contributed by Amber
Source: Blondie Reunion web site



Research, not sloth, led members of Blondie to kill a few hours in the afternoon watching MTV in a luxury hotel suite.

After 16 years away from the pop music world, these former chart-toppers needed to see what the competition was up to. Not much to hold Chris Stein's attention, it seemed.

"I don't really know any of this stuff," he muttered, "and I don't really have any interest in it, either."

Now it's time to wonder if the pop music world is interested in them.

With a reputation burnished by nostalgia, Blondie has re-formed and released its first album of new material since 1982. Rock reunions are often depressing jokes, but early signs here are encouraging....

Source: Associated Press, February 26, 1999
 

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