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Title: Making Tracks: The Rise of Blondie by Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Victor Bockris ISBN: 0-306-80858-7 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.92 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: good book
Comment: I was really surprised when i found that Debbie Harry had written a book. It was really wonderful to start reading it and find that she was such a good author. She's open and honest, and she has really interesting ideas and philosophies which she shares in the book. "Making Tracks" really takes you into the world of Blondie and shows you what its like to get famous and tour and have to deal with bad management. Chris Stein's pictures are lovely and really add to the book. The only problem I had with the book was the miscellaneous photos of people never talked about or photos out of order with the text. But its kind of like "oh, we were chummy with this famous person" and "here's me with Ray Manzarek" which is cool.
Overall, it was a book that says exactly what its trying to, and does a good job of doing so.
Rating: 5
Summary: Blondie roots
Comment: "Making Tracks: The Rise of Blondie" is a unique book -- part road diary, part band memoir. Rock biographer Victor Bockris teamed with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein to produce this book, a quirky and enlightening view of Blondie's rise to fame. Good anecdotes, wonderful pictures, and an intimate look into what it was like.
Stein and Harry first give us a glimpse of their early lives and childhoods, and then the events that propelled them to the music biz, including early band stuff (like the Stillettoes). They lived in cold apartments run by very strange people (sometimes smoking even weirder stuff), were saved by the cats, performed in the legendary CBGB's, and swirled around the music scene with the Ramones, Television, the Kinks, and now-extinct punk journalists. Then they hit the big time, jetting across the world and clinging to their rough edges.
Harry and Stein have not a single bad thing to say about their musical peers, only pleasant camaraderie. Harry's quirky wit is an easily-acquired taste; she's straightforward and dryly humorous. The parts that are more clearly Stein are a little less vivid to read. At times it's easy to get lost in the prose and forget which is which, however. What's more, the stories are less focused on the perks of fame than on the day-to-day life in a band.
The only problem is that at times, it's necessary to skip back to figure out who the heck so-and-so is, and what connection he had to Stein and Harry. However, Bockris does an excellent job of slipping in articles and written anecdotes by Harry. While the result gets a little bumpy at times, it's overall a smooth ride through the years.
The pictures are a mix of stylized publicity shots (like the pouty "Punkmate" picture) and candids. The candids are wonderful, ranging from Harry wielding a hammer in Japan to a window riddled with bullet holes to makeup for a Giger-inspired music video (truly eerie). The pictures seem spontaneous and natural, and the grubbiness of some of them gives a better idea of what it was like to live there. (Not to mention posing with the Ramones, Nancy Spungeon, Bill Murray, Joan Jett and others)
"Making Tracks: The Rise of Blondie" is not merely for Blondie fans, but for fans of now-classic rock and good music. Witty and humorous, with dozens of great photographs, this is a treasure.
Rating: 5
Summary: Blondie's Finest
Comment: I purchased this book when it first came out and am glad to see it's still in print. It gives an fascinating history of Debbie Harry and Blondie. There are many unknown and interesting facts in this book. The pictures are great, also. If you are a diehard fan, like me, this will become one of your favorite books. I highly recommend it!
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Title: Deborah Harry: Platinum Blonde by Cathay Che ISBN: 0233999574 Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Blondie, From Punk to the Present: A Pictorial History by Allan Metz, Chris Stein, Victor Bockris ISBN: 1892477238 Publisher: Musical Legacy Publications Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title:VH1 Behind the Music - Blondie ASIN: B00004STDP Publisher: Uni/Beyond Pub. Date: 14 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $22.49 |
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Title:Curse of Blondie ASIN: B0000B00IO Publisher: Sony Int'l Pub. Date: 22 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $22.99 |
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Title:Plastic Letters [Bonus Tracks] ASIN: B00005MNP9 Publisher: Capitol Pub. Date: 11 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $11.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $10.99 |
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