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Blondie in 5.1 makes The Curse RULE !!!!

Edward J. Kary | Mishawaka , Indiana | 11/14/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Curse Of Blondie now on dual CD/DVD and in 5.1 digital sound makes this fantastic 2004 Blondie CD 10 times better to own ! This is Blondie's best studio CD since their 1979 smash hit million selling CD "Eat To The Beat". Blondie opened so many doors for so many out there in the music industry . Blondie are and have always been way ahead of their time . Debbie Harry is an ICON and is the true Queen of Rock and Roll music . I would suggest this version of "The Curse Of Blondie" because it gives you a chance hear so much more of this awesome CD than before . This CD contains Blondie's Billboard Top 10 Dance smash hit single "Good Boys" ( which on the dual DVD side you can now view the video in your DVD player ) this CD also contains Blondie's second U.S. single "Undone" and the should be hits "End To End" , "Diamond Bridge" and "Goldenrod" . I guess the only thing any one can say to this release is AMEN! Blondie is back , better than ever and this is one "Curse" I will love forever !!!!"

Very Different Sound - Perhaps TOO Different

A. Defazio | New Jersey, USA | 12/01/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I have had a love affair with Blondie for many years now, matched only by my love affair with new gadgets and technology in the audio world - hence, this new release (the first time Blondie's music has been available in 5.1 DVD-Audio) would seem to be the perfect meshing of the two. And in most respects, it is. The clarity of the individual elements in the recording are warmer and sharper (at least in the Advanced Resolution audio mode - compatible only with DVD-Audio players) and the 5.1 mix is one of the most immursive and daring that I've heard yet, eschewing the more traditional vocals-in-front and echo-and-cymbles in back to create a genuinely lively, 5-dimensional audioscape.



That said, the new 5.1 mix is really just that: a NEW mix. Elements of the original recording that once sat far in the background are now bumped up to the front, and Debbie's vocals don't rest nearly as comfortably on the instrumental tracks as they did in the original stereo mix. This could partly be an issue with my speaker placement and volume, but all my other DVD-A's sound fairly well proportioned - even a bit TOO much like the original, non 5.1 recording. In this sense, it's nice to buy a DVD-A that delivers on its promise of audibly transforming the original recording. But how much of that recording (and Blondie's original intentions) have been lost in this version is a question up for grabs."

One of the best of their career

dave42 | 01/05/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"the curse of blondie is one of the best albums of 2004,there was

tracks like goodboys,undone,and golden rod. This album rocks!"