Blondie - Old as wine but packs a punky punch
Kind of late to post a post-mortem about the Blondie concert but I've had the most unbelievable week, resulting in some sleeplessness and anxiety but...what's done is done and I hope for the best. More to come on this situation of mine in a couple of weeks - hopefully it will be good news and my plans will take off smoothly.
Anyway, back to Blondie at Fort Canning on 1 March. Opening acts are the very impressive Pug Jelly(the site is kinda screwy)and the completely inane, contrived and pretentious Zircon Govt-Pawn Stars (X'Ho's band fronted by a very different looking Suzanne Walker - their music was deliberately trying to offend with lyrics like "Singapore f***ers" and "Media-whores"). No offense to X'Ho fans but I was totally unimpressed by their "provocative" music and was yawning midway. Profanity has little effect on me, thanks to South Park (new season starts 9 March!).
Debbie's voice was rather shaky when they first started with "Atomic", a sure-fire crowd pleaser. She did better after warming up, belting out most of their best hits and their new songs in the magnificently innovative and daring "The Curse of Blondie" (2003). "The Tide is High" is a complete crowd pleaser, as was "Heart of Glass" and "Rapture". Sadly, they did not perform "Sunday Girl", one of my fave songs from Blondie.
Debbie didn't dance much, but I love the way the fan blew her hair upwards in the trademark Blondie style, and her antics on stage showed that her sense of humour is still going strong. But there were signs that age has taken a toll - Debbie holding a cup of tea between her hands, her sitting down to rest in between interludes and wrapping herself with a towel after she got off stage. All in all, a grand performance by a 60 year old I must say, I completely respect her for her energy and her obvious passion for music.
Clem on drums was simply fabulous, I could tell he was great listening to their music but seeing him play live is a reaffirmation of faith. Chris Stein looked like he was rather weak - completely understandable because of his poor health.
Blondie returned with one encore and ended with (what else?) "Heart of Glass", then left the park escorted by a convoy of Harley-Davidson hell riders - cool! It was a truly magnificent performance from the legendary band but I can't help but feel a sense of foreboding that I might never see them live again.
Kind of late to post a post-mortem about the Blondie concert but I've had the most unbelievable week, resulting in some sleeplessness and anxiety but...what's done is done and I hope for the best. More to come on this situation of mine in a couple of weeks - hopefully it will be good news and my plans will take off smoothly.
Anyway, back to Blondie at Fort Canning on 1 March. Opening acts are the very impressive Pug Jelly(the site is kinda screwy)and the completely inane, contrived and pretentious Zircon Govt-Pawn Stars (X'Ho's band fronted by a very different looking Suzanne Walker - their music was deliberately trying to offend with lyrics like "Singapore f***ers" and "Media-whores"). No offense to X'Ho fans but I was totally unimpressed by their "provocative" music and was yawning midway. Profanity has little effect on me, thanks to South Park (new season starts 9 March!).
Debbie's voice was rather shaky when they first started with "Atomic", a sure-fire crowd pleaser. She did better after warming up, belting out most of their best hits and their new songs in the magnificently innovative and daring "The Curse of Blondie" (2003). "The Tide is High" is a complete crowd pleaser, as was "Heart of Glass" and "Rapture". Sadly, they did not perform "Sunday Girl", one of my fave songs from Blondie.
Debbie didn't dance much, but I love the way the fan blew her hair upwards in the trademark Blondie style, and her antics on stage showed that her sense of humour is still going strong. But there were signs that age has taken a toll - Debbie holding a cup of tea between her hands, her sitting down to rest in between interludes and wrapping herself with a towel after she got off stage. All in all, a grand performance by a 60 year old I must say, I completely respect her for her energy and her obvious passion for music.
Clem on drums was simply fabulous, I could tell he was great listening to their music but seeing him play live is a reaffirmation of faith. Chris Stein looked like he was rather weak - completely understandable because of his poor health.
Blondie returned with one encore and ended with (what else?) "Heart of Glass", then left the park escorted by a convoy of Harley-Davidson hell riders - cool! It was a truly magnificent performance from the legendary band but I can't help but feel a sense of foreboding that I might never see them live again.
Thanks, good review! ^_^
Hope whatever you're shooting for @ work comes through without any hitches.
Posted by
Anonymous |
Monday, March 07, 2005 11:44:00 PM
hey welcome back! hope you had fun in HK! bought anything? have so much to tell you...lunch this week?
Posted by
Unknown |
Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:04:00 AM
lunch, sure! ^O^
how's fri?
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Anonymous |
Tuesday, March 08, 2005 2:15:00 AM