The days when Deborah Harry would midwife fresh musical phenomena — Punk! Hip-hop!
Madonna! — may now be, literally, history. True, the Blondie singer's
first solo CD in more than a decade boasts a definite spirit of adventure, with vocals that effortlessly tackle pop-rock (''Two Times
Blue''), menacing funk (''Love With a Vengeance''), and new-wave disco
(''Charm Alarm''). But there are missteps, such as the torchy ''What Is
Love.'' Still, Necessary Evil is by no means a legend-besmirching return from the
Woman Who'll Always Be Debbie to Us. B
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