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Blondie Live: Blondie's First Authorized Live Album.


SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. , N.Y.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1999--

"...a commanding performance that will surely rank as one of

the most enjoyable of the year." - Orange County Register

The Nov. 23 Release of "Blondie Live" Captures the Band's

Most Impactful Songs From Various Cities

On the Group's `Terrific' "No Exit" World Tour

"Dreaming" - "Rapture" - "Call Me" - "The Tide Is High"

"One Way Or Another" - "Maria" - "Heart of Glass" & Many More

Also, David E Kelly Selects "One Way or Another" as Theme for

His Latest TV Series - "Snoops SNOOPS - Craske, 1988. An extension of SCOOPS with meta-objects that can redirect messages to other objects. "SNOOPS: An Object-Oriented language Enhancement Supporting Dynamic Program Reeconfiguration", N. Craske, SIGPLAN Notices 26(10): 53-62 (Oct 1991). "

Earlier this year, when the four original members of musical pioneers Blondie (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein, Clem Burke Clem Burke (born Clement Burke, November 24, 1955, in Bayonne, New Jersey) is the drummer for the band Blondie. Recruited by Chris Stein and Debbie Harry when they were first forming Blondie, Burke remained with the band throughout the first stage of their career and was  and Jimmy Destri) released "No Exit" (their first studio album in more than 17 years), the record was heralded as: "thrilling," "vibrant," "the best Blondie record ever" and "...nothing short of a transforming experience" and has sold nearly 2 million copies worldwide to date.

Crafting an accomplished rock album is never easy, but in this age of lip-synching and backing tracks, proving musical integrity on- stage is often the bigger challenge.

When Blondie returned to the concert stage this spring in support of "No Exit," with a set list full of stellar pop classics, the band proved they could deliver a show brimming brim  
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 with all the attitude of their legendary shows at New York's CBGBs, but backed up with a tighter musical punch than ever.

From early east-side punk favorites ("Rip Her to Shreds," "X Offender," "Atomic," "In the Flesh" ) through the classic No. 1 hits ("Heart of Glass," "Call Me," "The Tide is High," "Rapture") to the new songs that fit seamlessly into the set (hit single "Maria," "Screaming Skin," "Forgive & Forget") the group night-after-night delivered a set that proved "Blondie retains an edginess most of its followers followers

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 lack." (Miami Herald).

Now, upon completion of the long-awaited tour that fans thought they would never see, the members of Blondie have compiled 19 of their favorite tracks (recorded throughout the world) for release as the band's first authorized live album.

To be released on Nov. 23 (Beyond Music), BLONDIE LIVE begins with the distinctive drum solo A drum solo is an instrumental solo played on a drum kit. A drum solo may be set or improvised, and of any length, up to being the main performance.

In rock, drum solos are unique in that traditionally they are always unaccompanied, whereas other instruments may play solos
 opening of "Dreaming," and the songs famed (and apropos ap·ro·pos  
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From that point on, the disc flows through one moment of concert magic after another, closing with the rarely performed live version of "No Exit w/ The Loud Record Allstars" -- featuring Coolio and members of Mobb Deep & The Wu-Tang Clan.

As a testament to the popularity of Blondie's return, Emmy- winning producer David E. Kelly has selected "One Way or Another" as the theme song of his new series "Snoops," debuting this week. Also, look for Blondie on an upcoming broadcast of "Hard Rock Live." (air date TBD TBD
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For more information on Blondie or advance copies of BLONDIE LIVE, contact John Reilly John Reilly can refer to:
  • John Reilly (lawyer), Realtor, and author.
  • John Reilly (Pennsylvania) (1836-1904), a U.S. Representative.
  • John Reilly (soap opera actor) (1936- ), an actor who stars on soaps such as As the World Turns, General Hospital
 or Luz Maria Castellanos at 718/522-7171
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