Blondie: Pinecrest Theater, Shelton, Connecticut
Harry Doherty, Melody Maker, 7 July 1979
BLONDIE'S US tour should provide some interesting results when it ends in eight weeks' time. It could, for instance, determine just how willing American audiences are to participate in the gradual advance from formula FM rock to a more interesting, pop-based new wave.
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