Hunter, The

Blondie - Hunter, The

Hunter, The
List Price: $11.98
Our Price: $5.44
You Save: $6.54 (55%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $5.37 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more CD details
Listen soundtracks from this album



(Click here)
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store

CD Details

Artist: Blondie
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2011-11-22
Music Label: Capitol Music
Soundtracks:
  1. Orchid Club
  2. Island Of Lost Souls
  3. Dragonfly
  4. For Your Eyes Only
  5. The Beast
  6. War Child
  7. Little Caesar
  8. Danceway
  9. (Can I) Find The Right Words (To Say)
  10. English Boys
  11. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
  12. War Child (extended version)

Music reviews of Hunter, The

Music Review: Just as good as any previous Blondie album. Don't listen to the critics
Rating: 4 Stars

The Hunter is often blasted as a terrible album from a band past their prime. That's complete nonsense. That's just the typical backlash a band can expect to receive after the phenomenal success Blondie had achieved by this point. I've also read reviews in which statements are made about Debbie's voice just not being up to it. Have you listened to the album? Debbie sounds as amazing as she did on any previous album. While The Hunter is spotty, all of Blondie's albums were spotty, with the only truly solid album being the classic Eat to the Beat.

Yes, The Hunter does have some bad material, and the peak of the poor material is 'Little Caesar' and 'The Beast'. Truly painful with no redeeming quality.

The highlights are amazing. 'Orchid Club' is a stunningly dark and tribal sounding track, and a real surprise album opener. It's pretty daring to start an album with song of this caliber, especially after all of the commercial singles of the previous years. 'Orchid Club' is dark and powerful, building to a strong finish that is not detracted from at all during its fairly lengthy run.
'Island of Lost Souls' is the song that finally encouraged me to look deeper into Blondie's back catalog. While it seems like an obvious 'The Tide is High' soundalike in an attempt to cash in on previous successes, it failed to light up the charts. Nonetheless, it's a catchy song that fits nicely along with the other classic Blondie singles.
'War Child' was the next single, and also failed to make an impact, despite its high production and then-current sound of heavy synths and bombastic production. Though it's tolerable in its short version, it's much more powerful in the extended version that's included here as a bonus track.
'Danceway' is what I view as the lost should-have-been single. It's a classic bouncy and boppy song that could have been made into an amazing Dance Mix.
The rejected Bond theme, 'For Your Eyes Only', is not a bad song at all. It's more light and airy in a dreamy melodic sort of way, and maybe that's why it was rejected.
And I can't forget the scifi classic, 'Dragonfly'. This may be a little dated in the Atari generation with its outer space race theme, (Dragonfly is the name of a ship), but it has strong a catchy music while Debbie sings in between her spoken monologues. The one production fault that surprises me is Debbie's obvious stumbling in one of the spoken sections was not corrected with a retake. "As many of you fans... know already..."
More Hunter, The free music reviews:
1 2 3 4 5

Description of Hunter, The

Hunter, The by Blondie

This product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

Alternative Rock CDs

Music Genres
Bestsellers in Alternative Rock CDs
Maniacal Laughter ImageBouncing Souls - Maniacal Laughter
Release date: 1996-01-26; Music CD
Best price: $30.00
Parallel Lines ImageBlondie - Parallel Lines
Release date: 1994-07-29; Music CD
Best price: $149.98
L.A. Woman ImageDoors - L.A. Woman
Release date: 1993-04-09; Music CD
Best price: $99.99
Phallus Dei ImageAmon Duul - Phallus Dei
Release date: 1997-04-08; Music CD
Price in other shops: $18.98
Melrose ImageTangerine Dream - Melrose
Release date: 1990-10-02; Music CD
Best price: $74.98
Private Music of Tangerine Dream ImageTangerine Dream - Private Music of Tangerine Dream
Release date: 1992-11-10; Music CD
Best price: $5.00
Price in other shops: $11.98
Ska Explosion [VHS] ImageSka Explosion [VHS]
Cleopatra; Release date: 1995-02-28; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $14.99
Price in other shops: $16.98
Little Earthquakes [VHS] ImageLittle Earthquakes [VHS]
Atlantic / Wea; Release date: 1992-11-10; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $12.50
Price in other shops: $16.98
Exile ImageExile
by Geoffrey Oryema
Music CD
Best price: $4.95
Louder Than Live [VHS] ImageSoundgarden - Louder Than Live [VHS]
A&M Video; Release date: 1991-07-01; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $202.44
Similar CDs
Rockbird ImageDebbie Harry - Rockbird
Release date: 1997-06-01; Music CD
Best price: $16.20
Necessary Evil ImageDeborah Harry - Necessary Evil
Release date: 2007-10-09; Music CD
Best price: $5.99
Price in other shops: $11.98
No Exit ImageBlondie - No Exit
Release date: 2007-11-06; Music CD
Best price: $6.44
Price in other shops: $9.98
The Curse of Blondie ImageBlondie - The Curse of Blondie
Release date: 2004-04-06; Music CD
Best price: $6.60
Price in other shops: $9.98
Panic of Girls (Amazon Exclusive) ImageBlondie - Panic of Girls (Amazon Exclusive)
Release date: 2011-09-13; Music CD
Best price: $8.31
Price in other shops: $13.98
Blondie ImageBlondie - Blondie
Release date: 2001-09-11; Music CD
Best price: $4.93
Price in other shops: $8.94
Plastic Letters ImageBlondie - Plastic Letters
Release date: 2001-09-11; Music CD
Best price: $4.56
Price in other shops: $8.94
Parallel Lines ImageBlondie - Parallel Lines
Release date: 2001-09-11; Music CD
Best price: $4.65
Price in other shops: $8.94
Eat to the Beat ImageBlondie - Eat to the Beat
Release date: 2001-09-11; Music CD
Best price: $4.82
Price in other shops: $8.94
Autoamerican ImageBlondie - Autoamerican
Release date: 2001-09-11; Music CD
Best price: $4.96
Price in other shops: $8.94
Compare prices and find music notes for more than one million Music CD titles