[ ]      [ ]   [ ]
Blondie — Atomic
Log in above to post your comment
gandalfbmg
(Thankfully now a little more than 3 mi from Paradise (Missouri))
Posted: Apr 11, 2013 - 11:49
 
 rtrudeau wrote:

Might have something to do with that ghastly toilet-swimming scene. Ugh.

 

actually I think it's the head-spinning dead baby...

gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Mar 11, 2013 - 01:13
 
The opening sounds very much like the Cardigans My Favourite Game. Maybe the wrong song, but definitely the Cardigans.

pikester
(Playa del Rey, CA)
Posted: Feb 07, 2013 - 16:18
 
Good to hear this song today. It was released this day in 1980!

max_p
Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 08:16
 
this is the sound of Disco fading out

Proclivities
(Paris of the Piedmont)
Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 08:15
 
 LizK wrote:


Add a dash of the Shirelles (spelling?)_  There's some girl group sound in it.

 
Earlier Blondie material - particularly their first album - was very influenced by '60s girl groups such as The Shirelles and The Shangri-Las.

asilbuch
(way too close)
Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 08:14
 
ah, the many memories....some drunk, some not...good times all!

ckcotton
(Adding snarky comments since 2007)
Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 08:14
 
not diggin this last hr. at all.... Trying to be patient but this is making it worse....

ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 13:48
 
 clwguy wrote:
what happened to romeo????
 
 
He got a little too profane, repeatedly, over on the main forum. A little is overlooked but he was persistent. e-suicide-by-trolling. 

clwguy
Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 13:45
 
what happened to romeo????

akaike wrote:
In honor of Romeo (no longer a user), everyone in my office is dancing!
 



Easyrider
(Portugal)
Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 13:45
 
Totally awesome and timeless.

akaike
(Down on the Bayou)
Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 13:43
 
In honor of Romeo (no longer a member), everyone in my office is dancing!

ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 13:42
 
 clwguy wrote:
I know. totally awesome right! but this is a slightly different version then the radio version I remember. As to LizL's comment about hearing some girl group... now that you mention it, yeah. But I'm hearing The Go-Gos not the Shirelles. Still fun.
 
 
Go-gos owed a lot of their sound to Motown, so.... 

Dinges,_the_Dude
(below sea-level, N52°37', E4°88')
Posted: Oct 05, 2012 - 04:38
 
 Cynaera wrote:
EVERYBODY DANCE!!!!  {#Dancingbanana}{#Bananasplit}
 
Indeed. And turn up the volume!

clwguy
Posted: Sep 03, 2012 - 15:32
 
I know. totally awesome right! but this is a slightly different version then the radio version I remember. As to LizL's comment about hearing some girl group... now that you mention it, yeah. But I'm hearing The Go-Gos not the Shirelles. Still fun.

xtalman wrote:
Good god I haven't heard this in a stones age.  {#Dancingbanana}
 


capzfan
(Virginia, USA)
Posted: May 31, 2012 - 20:22
 
If you want to hear an amazing mash-up, search for "Rapture Rider." Blondie doing Rapture, and the Doors, Riders On The Storm. Its like they were written to be played this way.

rtrudeau
(Bay Area, California)
Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 09:17
 
 gandalfbmg wrote:
Agh... Putting this into heavier rotation just makes me want to watch Trainspotting something awful, and I can't because my wife hates that movie!
 
Might have something to do with that ghastly toilet-swimming scene. Ugh.

rubincw
(lost in the northern hemisphere)
Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 09:11
 
My Fav Blondie tune!!

TJS
(Bradley, Il)
Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 09:10
 
The melody in this song is transcendant.  So beautiful...

ZiegZeon
(Tulsa, OK)
Posted: Nov 23, 2011 - 12:05
 

If you listen to some of the house music nowadays its all going back to this, and if you like this I highly reccomend checking out the band Justice.



prickelpit96
(Where the grass is green and the ball is round, meet me in the stand behind the goal.)
Posted: Sep 09, 2011 - 03:53
 
 gandalfbmg wrote:
Agh... Putting this into heavier rotation just makes me want to watch Trainspotting something awful, and I can't because my wife hates that movie!
 

Best reason for a divorce I'd say...



LizK
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Aug 20, 2011 - 21:31
 
 coding_to_music wrote:
Quite the disco drums-n-bass

I hear some late 70's Rolling Stones, Ian Dury & the Blockheads "Hit me with your Rhythm Stick", Rod Stewart...
 

Add a dash of the Shirelles (spelling?)_  There's some girl group sound in it.




bluecshells
(EARTH)
Posted: Jul 20, 2011 - 12:49
 
I'll always love Blondie!

xtalman
(What dimension?)
Posted: Jul 08, 2011 - 10:03
 
 a_genuine_find wrote:
{#Roflol} this came out in my High School graduation year {#Angel}
it wasn't my cup of tea then, in retrospect, I like it

 
I am with you on this one. {#Hungry}


gandalfbmg
(3 mi from Paradise (Missouri))
Posted: Jul 08, 2011 - 10:03
 
Agh... Putting this into heavier rotation just makes me want to watch Trainspotting something awful, and I can't because my wife hates that movie!

xtalman
(What dimension?)
Posted: Jul 08, 2011 - 10:02
 
Good god I haven't heard this in a stones age.  {#Dancingbanana}

shutter
(You can't get here from there)
Posted: Jul 08, 2011 - 10:01
 
 californiaview wrote:
A classic and one of their best
 
Beat me to it!


Alexandra
(The Gem City, Ohio)
Posted: May 18, 2011 - 05:55
 
Great to hear a golden oldie from Blondie......this one had an excellent groove....and also reflects how much of an influence this band had on Duran Duran—-who often copied this particular groove (bass lines etc.)

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: May 18, 2011 - 05:52
 
This is a seriously sexy song, especially when combined with Call Me. Gives me the horn every time {#Devil_pimp}. 9 from the aroused Nottingham jury.


californiaview
Posted: May 10, 2011 - 17:36
 
A classic and one of their best

a_genuine_find
(not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway)
Posted: Apr 20, 2011 - 15:27
 
{#Roflol} this came out in my High School graduation year {#Angel}
it wasn't my cup of tea then, in retrospect, I like it


treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: Apr 18, 2011 - 13:40
 

Always liked the song...hated Debbie's "robot dance" in the video.




Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Apr 16, 2011 - 16:25
 
EVERYBODY DANCE!!!!  {#Dancingbanana}{#Bananasplit}

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Apr 16, 2011 - 16:23
 
 WingedElephant wrote:
I agree - hearing the Pretenders song and then "Atomic" immediately blasted me back to high school. In a good way. 
 
You too huh? :-)

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Apr 16, 2011 - 16:22
 
Awesome!
The memories! 

coding_to_music
(Beantown)
Posted: Apr 16, 2011 - 16:21
 
Quite the disco drums-n-bass

I hear some late 70's Rolling Stones, Ian Dury & the Blockheads "Hit me with your Rhythm Stick", Rod Stewart...

gandalfbmg
(3 mi from Paradise (Missouri))
Posted: Apr 04, 2011 - 12:50
 
 gandalfbmg wrote:
How is this different from the version on the Trainspotting soundtrack? I know it sounds different, but I'm having a hard time figuring it out, did they rerecord it or something?
 

Oh duh, it was a cover of this ... (thanks wikipedia!)

gandalfbmg
(3 mi from Paradise (Missouri))
Posted: Apr 04, 2011 - 12:48
 
How is this different from the version on the Trainspotting soundtrack? I know it sounds different, but I'm having a hard time figuring it out, did they rerecord it or something?

Paul_Skybreakers
(Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 05:16
 
Excellent!

WingedElephant
Posted: Jan 12, 2011 - 14:14
 
I agree - hearing the Pretenders song and then "Atomic" immediately blasted me back to high school. In a good way. 



peter_james_bond
(West Of The Burg)
Posted: Jan 12, 2011 - 14:05
 
Ahhhh Bill, a nice tune to pull out of the RP library, dust off, and add to the RP playlist. Brings back memories. {#Music}

GT66
Posted: Jan 12, 2011 - 14:05
 
Awesome song. I hope we get to hear more classic Blondie.

smokingpikachu
(Tucson, Arizona)
Posted: Jan 12, 2011 - 14:04
 
Great transition from Chrissie Hynde.