ONE POLL OR ANOTHER - ILM Artist Poll #83 - BLONDIE

Autoamerican was a hit? It's kind of hard to imagine, as its such an odd (and I would argue, unsuccessful) record. I imagine record stores at the time having a lot of "the rest of it doesn't sound like["The Tide is High"/"Rapture"] type complains/returns.

two #1 US hits, album went to #7

man, I had no idea there was an 8:06 version of "Call Me"

Sunday Girl and Picture This weren't American singles? never knew this!

the vinyl back cover of 'our' Best Of Blondie looked like this

https://img.discogs.com/B8EW3B07QquXAsfssnN-Dei4nYw=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-246364-1374135694-9937.jpeg.jpg

while the US one looked like this

https://img.discogs.com/ztRufGrU88jJUX2AUawjYrNqZOs=/fit-in/600x592/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-162581-1356861432-2055.jpeg.jpg

eat to the beat : back in the day my parents got a sony betamax video machine.
it was the future, despite having nothing to watch on it.
then someone lent/gave us a video album by blondie : a visual representation of 'eat to the beat'.
i f*cking loved that video.
many years later, it became available on a cd/dvd set that i somehow was sent.
guess i should dig the dvd out and watch it again.

anyone watched this lately?

― piscesx

ahh .. different cover, but same groove.

I kinda lump the original run of Blondie LP's into pairs: Blondie & Plastic Letters obviously come from the same place, as do Parallel Lines & Eat to the Beat, with Autoamerican & The Hunter being some kind of attempt at branching out.

man, I had no idea there was an 8:06 version of "Call Me"

― sleeve, Thursday, June 29, 2017 9:21 PM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yup, there is and it fucking rules! My preferred version by a long way. There's also a longer version, iirc.

Eat To The Beat must have been the first video-album. or one of the first few. there weren't too many i guess. i know Soft Cell had a stab at one, Eurythmics too.

Eat To The Beat must have been the first video-album. or one of the first few. there weren't too many i guess. i know Soft Cell had a stab at one, Eurythmics too.

― piscesx,

as sputnik said : "welcome to the future .. "

The Tide is High >>> Rapture

though i don't think TTiH is going to make my ballot because of over exposer.

been having a blast listening to this band this week. haven't even replayed Parallel Lines but i know that album inside and out. close to every song from there will probably make it.

I'M YOUR DOG
BUT NOT YOUR PET
AWOOOOOOO

"Scenery" is a nifty obscure Blondie demo... I think this might sneak onto my ballot. I'd forgotten it, but I first heard it on that "Blonde & Beyond" comp from the early 90s. Along with "X Offender" and "Presence, Dear," it really make me wish Gary Valentine had written more songs for the band...

The Tide is High >>> Rapture

I rarely fp people, but you're testing me.

Fan Mail has a shot at being my number one, as far as favs that weren't hits go.

i always seem to have the wrong pick so many of my selections, so this is more par for the norm for me. this is why i love ILM, where i can find some like souls and the board delivers again and again.

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I like "Tide Is High" as a song, but Blondie's version is not my favorite version so I can't see voting for it.

'Rapture' > 'The Tide Is High' ... although 'Rapture' is possibly my least favourite of Blondie's "disco" numbers...

genuinely baffled as to how anything but Union City Blue could possibly win. it has a unique atmosphere that song; you never hear anything else with quite that kind of upbeat yearning quality to it. IMO.

It very well could end up my #1, but I haven't banged out a ballot yet.

Yeah, 'Union City Blue' is a favourite of mine too!

This song has been destroying me all weekend:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kh_E4M6w0E

Burke's drumming on this is immense

The better of the circa-1998/9 AIDS elegies from a veteran female pop star making a "comeback," I'd argue.

don't think this has been posted yet either

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/blondie_bombshell_debbie_harrys_awkwardly_awesome_late_night_disco_diatribe

'I'm on E' is quite a forward-thinking title, innit?

Ballot sent. I really wish this had been Top 25 - so hard to cut some tracks.

The list I'll likely send soon.

i have only been listening to this the Slicing Up Eyeballs Cure playlist for these last few weeks. i think i have my Top 20, just need to sort them out.

sent

i'm gonna cobble together a 10-15 song ballot tomorrow or friday, gonna be from the first 3 records

*4 records, always forget about plastic letters

Voted

Voted!

Voted!

voted

Voted. Looking forward to the 1,000 post long argument as to which version of "Atomic" is best, single or LP.

LP, of course.

No.

Yes.

I hope somebody voted for this helluva opener.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn3QgfmM_jo

I will be that guy who asks if deadline may be extended to midnight US Eastern Time.

(It would give me time to decide the last 5-6 spots on my ballot)

are we going to get confirmation emails?

Yeah I will send out emails once I've processed the ballot.

Also I'm going to be pretty busy all weekend so I'm going to keep the voting period open until Monday.

thanks Nate, looking so forward to this!

16 ballots in so far, not too bad but more would be great. Any received in the next 24 hour will be counted.

hoping this will start this week?