For those who like old fashioned synth pop

Slartibartfast wrote: Wow, Blondie came out when I was in high school but I hadn't heard the Fripp track before. I was a zombie prog pod freak at the time and didn't pay much attention to the pop at the time.  Of course it was the era of radio so it was hard not to.

I've been doing a deep search of my brain trying to remember what happened back then (or at least what was reported in da rock press)... I seem to recall Fripp wanted to work with Harry and Stein as part of the Exposure project, with his vocalists being Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill, Daryl Hall and Debbie Harry, but the record label (Chrysalis) blocked Blondies involvement (though they were happy for Fripp to guest on Parallel Lines), Chris Stein is credited with photography and design for the album cover. Searching on the internet has sort of confirmed that, though Hammill and Harry involvement was as intended replacement for Daryl Hall, whose record label had restricted him to a few songs and in the end Terre Roche and Peter Hammill completed the album in place of Hall (and Harry).

Edited by Dean - July 06 2012 at 04:44

I like the tune, but the video is basically like all the iMovie stuff we recorded in high school film class, but with a vaguely decent camera. Cringe.

Dean wrote: Blondie with Fripp on guitar from Parallel Lines:

Wow, Blondie came out when I was in high school but I hadn't heard the Fripp track before.

I was a zombie prog pod freak at the time and didn't pay much attention to the pop at the time.  Of course it was the era of radio so it was hard not to.


Edited by Slartibartfast - July 05 2012 at 19:18

I was working at a used book store in high school when Immunity came in.  Phil Collins was a guest on it.  It was what I'd consider proggy synth pop.

Ah Blondie, ate a lot of beans and I got some gas, it made a big fart, blew it out my ass.

I seem to recall Debbie doing some vocal jazz.  And Fripp was either a guest on a Blondie album or came really close to being on one.

Windhawk wrote: Doris Brendel, which some may remember as the vocalist in The Violet Hour, is still active. And I think she hopes to reach some dancefloors with her latest single. Catchy tune not lightyears away from good old Eurythmics but with a tad more punch and working class sensibility. Might even say there's a touch of Chumbawumba in there.

not to mention Blondie--  I dig when an artist isn't afraid to emulate a dated sound

Doris Brendel, which some may remember as the vocalist in The Violet Hour, is still active. And I think she hopes to reach some dancefloors with her latest single. Catchy tune not lightyears away from good old Eurythmics but with a tad more punch and working class sensibility. Might even say there's a touch of Chumbawumba in there.

Funny vid too, and well made one at that.