VH1 Behind the Music - Blondie

I have loved Blondie since I heard their breakout hit, "Heart Of Glass" in 1978. I since then have purchased every vinyl Lp/CD of theirs I could get. This program originally aired on VH1 in 1999. The DVD has extended musical numbers and the complete "Maria" music video. It mostly focuses on Debbie Harry & Chris Stein. I think they should have interviewed Gary Valentine (original bassist on first 2 albums, but left during recording of "Plastic Letters"), Frank Infante & Nigel Harrison too, (original members until 1982).....very strange. Debbie can keep a grudge (although I do love her), when Blondie was inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame in 2006, she wouldn't allow Valentine, Infante of Harrison to perform with them the night of their induction (Infante & Harrison sued Harry & Co when they went on a reunion tour, they wanted to rejoin the group on record & tour, but the suit was dismissed). There should have been a second Behind The music on this group!

I still find it hard to believe that I actually own a video as wonderful as this. As a Blondie fan of many years I remember how difficult it was to get any information about Deborah Harry or any of the band members just a couple of years ago. Now with the release of No Exit and this excellent VH1 showcase Blondiemania is Back! The producers to a wonderful job of weaving a very intimate portrait of Blondie's journey to stardom as well as Deborah's evolution into a pop icon and mature performer. My only reservation is that it left out crucial points. For instance there is no mention of Deborah's 1981 solo album Koo Koo. There are no interviews with Nigel Harrison, Frank Infante or Gary Valentine which would have been fascinating. Also the video seems to suggest that Deborah's solo career was somehow lack luster but then relies heavily on her solo videos and photos to tell the story of Blondie.

This is a very well produced video biography of the group "BLONDIE".I have been a fan of "Blondie" for many,many years but never had the facts about how the group members got together or Debra Harry's background until i saw this video.This video pulls no punches,it tells about their struggles to make it as a band and then the internal bickering that ended up pulling them apart.The love story between Chris Stein and Debra Harry is wonderful,how she stood beside him during some very trying times is a lesson alot of relationships could benefit from.This is a wonderful video and i highly recommend it to any "Blondie" fans out there who want to get a real good basic background of them.I also highly recommend Blondie's reunion concert in New York City which promotes their newest releases(which by the way are great also!) updated 12-04-06 they finally released this on dvd also, the dvd version is really a nice upgrade, the video is better and the audio is MUCH better.worth the purchase.bob

This DVD is a must have for any Blondie fan. I just purchased this DVD and love it. The additional footage is great. Also, the movie is very good and explains the entire Blondie story. The footage of Debbie and the band are great!

This is a great DVD for any hardcore Blondie fan. There's no extra material though in the case and no extras on the disks. Plenty of great concert segments included as well the unreleased, "Maria." This title gets three stars from me though because the studio was too cheap to make it closed captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing. Given that this was largely interviews with the band, it would have been nice if I could have actually followed what everyone was saying. This aired on VH1 in closed captioned, but I've no idea what they were thinking when they put the DVD together...