Live By Request | | Cast : | Blondie, Deborah Harry, Debbie Harry | | Director : | | | Studio : | Bmg Distribution (VI | | Format : | Widescreen | | Released Date : | , 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | September 14, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | NR (Not Rated) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | May 28, 2005 | | Summary | Music is great but keep the remote control in hand | Content
 | DVD rocks out of the starting blocks with two songs, then bogs down with call-in requests from gushing fans, interspersed with dialogue from the self-important and lame MC. Debbie and others gracious throughout the dopey interludes but pretty obvious by the end they were thinking, "why did we agree to do this?". Check out the look on the drummer's face as he takes a call, then throws the mike out of the picture! The good news is whoever set up the DVD must have realized also, so that when you hit the fast forward button, it skips almost to the next song. Music is very good, the interludes excrutiating if you watch them more than once. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 13, 2005 | | Summary | LIVE BY REQUEST: BLONDIE | Content
| This show is really awesome! The music is just great and powerful! You can here every beat and sound crystal clear.
The band puts on a great show as usual. They haven't lost a thing and Debbie is looking better than ever!
STAND-OUT PERFORMANCE IS "RAPTURE"
Get this awesome and cool DVD of the greatest Punk/New Wave band around!!!
Tracks: Dreaming, Hanging on the Telephone, Accidents Never Happen, Tide Is High, Good Boys, Undone, Rip Her to Shreds, One Way or Another, Rapture, X Offender, Call Me, Union City Blue, Heart of Glass
Exclusive bonus tracks: The Dream's Lost on Me, End to End, Hello Joe, (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear
Photo gallery
Good Boys music video |
| Rating | | | Date | December 04, 2004 | | Summary | She Just Keeps Rolling Along! | Content
| Here is a mildly entertaining live performance by Blondie in 2004. Debbie looks the best I've seen her since 1999's "Maria" and sings well--although her voice is noticably lower and huskier and she skips all the high notes in "Dreaming" and other songs which cheats them of their climactic moments. Hence, she sounds the best when singing the new material which is more suited to her contemporary range. It is interesting to watch her and Stein answer the call-in questions. Stein is loveably dorky and Debbie is gracious as ever. Jules Asner, the MC, is wrong for the gig and provides the program with some of its more awkward moments, but it will please fans of Debbie and Blondie none the less. Debbie is particularly touching on two of the songs that are DVD extras not shown on TV--"I'm Always Touched By Your Presence Dear" and "The Dream's Lost On Me". Debbie delivers "Presence" exactly as if it is 1977 again. For those who remember the original video, Debbie is almost exactly in synch with her movements and facial expressions from it, almost as if she set out to turn back the clocks for a moment and give us all exactly what we came for. |
| Rating | | | Date | November 21, 2004 | | Summary | Not bad at all | Content
| Debbie looked alot better here than in the past few years.. the band hasnt lost their touch.. IT was sureal watching them perform in 2004... The one thing I didnt like was how she sang "Call Me". The hook "CALL ME!" yell was gone...it was more like she was talkin to you rather than Yelling it at you like the original.. otherwise not a bad gig at all... Worth a look.. |
| Rating | | | Date | November 07, 2004 | | Summary | Blondie...Live By Request | Content
| So Blondie is back!, this DVD is a must have for any fan. The band sounds great and the tracks and picture sound totally amazing. Blondie performs all thier hits and on this DVD you'll find some bonus tracks as well as thier latest video from the "Curse of Blondie" album. Debbie interacts with the audience answering calls for requests and she even takes a call from John Waters, who by the way requests "Rip Her To Shreds". A great concert recorded in NYC for A&E's Live By Request. If you are a new or an old fan you'll enjoy the show! |
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