Necessary Evil

• Artist : Deborah Harry
• Binding : Audio CD
• EAN : 0846070015021
• Format : Import
• Label : Eleven Seven
• Manufacturer : Eleven Seven
• MPN : 846070015021
• Number Of Discs : 1
• Package Dimensions : 0.54 inches (Height) x 5.55 inches (Length) x 0.18 pounds (Weight) x 4.97 inches (Width)
• Package Quantity : 1
• Part Number : 846070015021
• Product Group : Music
• Publisher : Eleven Seven
• Release Date : 2007-10-09
• SKU : S846070015021
• Studio : Eleven Seven
• UPC : 846070015021

A mere fifteen years since the last record that bore the name of the former and current Blondie singer, Necessary Evil is a welcome and barely anticipated surprise. Wider in scope than the consciously nostalgic sound of her revived band, Necessary Evil is very much Harry’s record, despite the input of up and coming New York production team Super Buddha. Single "Two Times Blue" is a solid slab of radio friendly eighties New Wave, while "Dirty and Deep" sounds contemporary enough to appear on radio next to the present day divas that are its subject. Better still are less obvious moments. "Jen Jen" evokes nothing as much as Talking Heads (or their admirers) taking on West African funk, the Chris Stein-penned number barely connected with Harry. Her inexplicably underrated voice is stretched on the bleakly impressive ballad "What Is Love", almost European in its gloom. Less elegant are the edgy "Whiteout" and "You’re Too Hot", its subject self-explanatory. Given her current status as a bohemian pensioner and national treasure, it’s guaranteed to gross out the kids. Not that she should care. Every skinny tied hopeful or mini-skirted wannabe is Debbie’s child in some way. --Steve Jelbert

- Amazon.co.uk Reviews

Tracks:

• Disc 1

  • 1: Two Times Blue
  • 2: School For Scandal
  • 3: If I Had You
  • 4: Deep End
  • 5: Love With Vengeance
  • 6: Necessary Evil
  • 7: Charm Redux
  • 8: You're Too Hot
  • 9: Dirty And Deep
  • 10: What Is Love
  • 11: Whiteout
  • 12: Needless To Say
  • 13: Heat Of the Moment
  • 14: Charm Alarm
  • 15: Jen Jen
  • 16: Naked Eye
  • 17: Paradise

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