Parallel Lines

I came in heavily biased to this one, and really wanted to let loose with a 5. Blondie is a blind spot for me that's always seemed ripe for uncovering some real tasty gems that perhaps even the most elitist music snobs wouldn't fuck with because they were massively successful and led by a woman. I held my hand out with 5 fat stars. It was there for Blondie to take. Hit play. Blondie didn't want the 5. By the middle of the album Blondie reached in for the stars but I quickly pulled my hand back to my hair and said "too slow!" I gave a star away to my neighbor who stopped by for dinner. I put another star on the WalMart grill and cooked it for 45 minutes. Blondie pretended not to care about the leftover stars. I think we're all just ok with how things worked out. B-

Everyone knows all the Blondie staples, most of us don't realise they all lived on one album. This might be one of the best albums ever created. I forget how great this stuff is, it's not until you sit and pay attention that you realise how awesome it is. Not a bad track in the bunch.

What a terrific album. Front to back, every song on here is worth listening to - Debbie Harry's voice is fantastic and oscillates seamlessly between the punk-ier vibes of a song like 'One Way or Another' to the lighter, airy vibes of songs like 'Fade Away and Radiate' or 'Heart of Glass'. The album ends perfectly with the delightfully melodic and catchy 'Just Go Away'. Worth many, many listens.

The perfect pop rock album. Blondie is mostly seen as the epitome of early New Wave alongside The Talking Heads and Devo, but they were able to blend countless genres in a way that was still consistent and accessible to most audiences. Beyond the synth-heavy New Wave, these tracks are full of power pop, punk, and pure rock. "Sunday Girl" takes inspiration from 60s R&B, while "Heart of Glass" is the perfect disco song despite contemporary resentment, and classic Buddy Holly is covered in the rockabilly "I'm Gonna Love You Too." Blondie would further show later skills in their reggae "The Tide is High" and hip hop "Rapture." One of the best track placements I've ever seen. Starts off with a banger of an intro, which is apparently a cover. It has all punk energy with appropriate synths and catchy lyrics (both chorus and verses). Then it just transitions straight into an even more intense and catchier classic, "One Way or Another" which is more rock and less punk, but matches the first track's strengths in every way. Things tone down slightly in "Picture This." I'm really glad that Debbie Gray is the vocalist of all these songs, she's able to sing to such a range of moods that it keeps the audience looking forward to each track. There is no filler in this album. Sure, there are tracks I'm not a huge fan of, but I still like them all, and in fact, I would listen to the majority on their own casually. That's how great all of them stand out. In case you're curious, the one song I'm indifferent about is "I Know But I Don't Know." I like the wacky vocals and sound that almost reminds me of Devo, but the beginning is a tad bit annoying, and the rock solo is generic, but I really like the last minute. I love how the album ends with two more punk-like tracks, as if there's no need for the full pop facade (excluding the "Just Go Away" rock solo), going back to punk roots. I probably would have swapped these two tracks since the Buddy Holly cover is a slightly better closer. Favorite tracks: One Way or Another, Picture This, Fade Away and Radiate, 11:59, Sunday Girl, Heart of Glass (I had trouble excluding some as my "favorite" cause nearly the entire album would be on here)

Debbie Harry, the legend! Blondie is cited so often as an '80s staple that I didn't realize they began making music in the '70s. This sounds a lot more rock-oriented than I expected, it makes me wish we'd get some other, older Blondie records on the list. Anyway, I dig this one. It's got two classic hits and plenty of excellent album cuts. Long live Debbie Harry. Favorite tracks: Heart of Glass, 11:59, One Way or Another, Sunday Girl, Hanging on the Telephone. Album art: Iconic. It's black and white without being black and white. Debbie front and center AS SHE SHOULD BE. Perfect color contrast, and the red font is great. This could be an all-timer. 4.5/5

Obvi so good! And finally a strong female presence!

I came into this album expecting the hits to be good and the deep tracks to be mediocre and uninteresting, but man was I wrong. I loved how different each song was and how different the lead singer sounded in each song. Blondie shows off her true talent in this album that I didn’t know she had. Also the guitar work and production on this album are solid. This album stays interesting throughout making it the perfect length.

If you don't like this album you hate women I'm sorry

A perfect Pop Rock album? Definitely a solid track list with timeless classics like "One Way or Another" and "Heart of Glass" but solid gold behind it like "Hanging on the Telephone" and "Sunday Girl", though for that song you should make sure you get the Frenglish version that inexplicable s'est mis au français à mi-chemin. Pourquoi? Je n'en ai aucune idée, c'est vraiment super mimi et bien plus tard Zooey Deschanel a repris cette chanson avec She & Him et elle correspond parfaitement à son esthétique. Mais je m'égare... 4 étoiles

fantastic. so re-listenable. he voice is everything

I've come to the conclusion that Blondie sounds like something you'd hear playing at your local worn-down rock pub. 'Heart of Glass' and 'One Way Or Another' are a step up and really catchy songs, the rest I could do without. Not consistent enough to warrant any higher rating really, so will have to land in the middle.

Nr. 144/1001 Hanging On The Telephone 3/5 One Way Or Another 3/5 Picture This 3/5 Fade Away And Radiate 3/5 Pretty Baby 2/5 I Know But I Don't Know 2/5 11:59 3/5 Will Anything Happen 3/5 Sunday Girl 3/5 Heart Of Glass 4/5 I'm Gonna Love You Too 3/5 Just Go Away 3/5 Average: 2,92 New-Wave is just a genre I can't seem to really enjoy.

Parallel Lines The best of Blondie was one of the official minidisc albums I got when I got my minidisc player for Christmas in 1998. Nothing to do with Parallel Lines but whenever I hear Blondie I think about that Minidisc player. Sweet memories aside this album is just a terrific rush of pop perfection, right in the sweet spot of new wave, disco, reggae, pop, power pop, little bits of country and rock, with a slightly crazy number of classic bangers: Hanging on the Telephone, One Way or Another, Picture This, Fade Away & Radiate, Pretty Baby, Sunday Girl, Heart of Glass, I’m Gonna Love You To. Some of the less famous songs are great as well, I Know but I Don’t Know has a great seedy pop snark to it, 11.59’s slight doo wop wedded to power pop is super, Will Anything Happen is an excellent bit of new wave vaguely rockabilly synth pop and Just Go Away is a lovely bit of attitude. All bangers, all the time 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 Playlist submission: Heart of Glass the obvious one, but I love Fade Away & Radiate.

Loved this Album. Debbie Harry has such a powerful voice and she wasn’t afraid to be different in a very tumultuous time for rock and roll, and thus helped to influence a revolution. Add that to Chris Stein’s unique guitar compositions and you have a band that was made to break the mold of rock in the 70s and open up a new era of punk and pop rock music.

Probably the band's best album. It's got most of the band's hits, and they're great, but it also shines with its lesser known songs. The album is just a great listen from start to finish. Debbie Harry has a wonderful range, from a little rasp that shines through when she gets louder to the soft whispers in the quieter moments.

What I took away from my most recent listen was irrepresible urgency. If you don't answer, she'll ring your phone right off the wall. To get ya, she'll follow your bus downtown (and spy you in the supermarket buying rat food?!). She'll "wait until morning [to] take tomorrow by the hand" because "today can last another million years". She wants you to make it, but if you do "will anything happen?" For these fatefully spirirted youngsters Something. Must. Always. Be. Happening. We're all dying to live, rushing straight ahead in our own parrallel lines. This catalsym of sexual, intellectual and emotional energy is the sound of those lines converging.

This is just a really good album. High points include the hits ("One Way or Another" and "Heart of Glass"), and tracks like "Hanging on the Telephone" and "Fade Away and Radiate" (I hear Fripp, I like). I've been listening to it repeatedly for several days now and I keep noticing all kinds of great touches and I'm not remotely getting tired of it. Most albums I rate as a 5 really have some aspect that blows me away and I can't say this album has that, but it's just good start to finish. That's worth a 5 also.

- 'Hanging on the telephone' is a good opener - Did NOT know 'One Way or Another' was their song, ICONIC!! - 'Picture This' really conveys what I want in life: "All I want is 20/20 vision" - 'Fade Away and Radiate', 'Pretty Baby','11:59' - very good run - HEART OF GLASS IS ALSO THEIRS AND FROM THE SAME ALBUM??? WHAT?? How in the world have I never heard their name? Another ICONIC song!!!! - 'Once I Had A Love' may I use the word iconic again?? Never heard of Blondie before, but today I can surely say what an amazing album this is, of course the word to summarize it all is definitely ICONIC, the only reason it didn't had 5 stars is that it could be done without one or two songs that were subpar but overall GREAT

Really solid album. It starts of strong right from the get go. A ton of catchy tracks on here as well, especially Heart of Glass. It does have a few songs, that didn't catch my attention, as some of the other tracks did, but none of them were terrible. Definitely listening to it again.

As I mentioned in one of my disgressions, I feel like I was made aware of Blondie right around age 4 or 5. Especially considering this album came out in 1978 and has all the huge hits I remember so well. I not only remember the songs but also Debbie Harry. If I can call her Debbie. She was the blonde in Blondie. I must have seen the band perform on a talk show or some kind of TV show. Whatever the case, I immediately fell in love with her and the music. I’m not sure exactly what Blondie, the band, wanted to be originally, but they became one of the pioneers of the new wave sound coming out of New York after the punk scene kind of simmered down. Blondie added a little more of a pop sheen to their songs, and they exploded. Parallel Lines is their third album, and the one that broke them in the U.S. Their first two albums were pretty big underground hits in the U.K. Parallel Lines finished as the #9 best-selling album of 1979. The album also contained at least two all-time hit songs that are still known today, Heart of Glass and One Way or Another. Track 1 is Hanging on the Telephone and it’s a great song to kick off the album. It gives you a perfect example of what you’re going to hear. Drummer Clem Burke is the real MVP of the band. He drives this song and makes things so loud and big. Harry is singing like an angel, and Chris Stein is a riff machine. Speaking of riff machine, Track 2 is One Way or Another and it starts with a grimy New York guitar riff. Jimmy Destri plays the keyboards as they really should be used, as a bed for the rest of the music to lie on. I very clearly remember this song being all over the radio as a kid. It was a top 25 hit in the U.S., and the lyrics are pretty creepy. It’s like the whole Every Breath You Take idea from the Police. The song sounds nice and poppy, but the lyrics paint the picture of a very jealous and stalkerish ex-girlfriend. The song is unfortunately based on true events, as Harry had a stalker following her at one point. She eventually had to move to get rid of him. Track 3 is Picture This, which I don’t remember right off. It’s not as poppy as One Way or Another. It does show off Harry’s singing chops, though. She wasn’t just a pretty face. This is a really cool song. Harry is belting it out. It seems this was the first single off the album, though only released in the U.K. and Europe. I’m listening to this song again. Oooh, I’d love to get the cover of the single as a poster. It’s very sexy. Apparently, the song is based on Harry watching Stein shower. This is a low-key, very sexy song. Track 4 is Fade Away and Radiate. It starts kind of ominously with droning synths and a lone drumbeat. Harry then comes in singing softly. Apparently, the song is a bit of a sci-fi ode to Harry as Stein watched her fall asleep while watching TV. The lyrics are so good. "Ooh, baby, I hear how you spend nighttime Wrapped like candy in a blue, blue neon glow Fade away and radiate Fade away, radiate Ooh, baby, watchful lines Vibrate soft in brainwave time Silver pictures move so slow Golden tubes faintly glow/" I love this song. It’s not like most of the Blondie stuff you hear. It’s very chill and otherworldly. Stein’s guitars sound so good in this song, too. Near the end, the music changes into a cool reggae beat before fading out. Great song. It definitely wasn’t a single, but it may be my favorite non-single on the album. Track 5 is Pretty Baby. The song sounds like a hipper imitation of 50s boy band songs. The song is about society’s obsession with celebrity, especially teenage stardom, and how the media seems fixated on young women, or underage celebs. The song was written about the country's obsession with a 12-year-old Brooke Shields. She was really taken advantage of by most of the adults in her life. The song is good, but not as good as the preceding tracks. Though the subject matter gets an A+. , Track 6 is I Know But I Don’t Know and it sounds like something the nerds from Revenge of the Nerds would create on computers. It also sounds very similar to War’s Spill the Wine, which I hate. Frank Infante wrote the song and essentially sings it with Harry. Infante was the rhythm guitarist for the band. It’s a weird song. It sounds very musically ahead of its time, though. It’s got heavy guitars, but there is also a heavy synth part to the song. It reminds me of something the Cars might have done. I think this song could be released today, and you wouldn’t necessarily know it came out in 1978. Track 7 is 11:59. This song was written by keyboardist Destri, and it’s another that sounds like it could have come out in the 90s. Of course, Destri plays a big part in the song. He has an organ solo in the middle, and he plays a great rock and roll piano throughout. Track 8 is Will Anything Happen, and it’s definitely more of a punk song than others on this album. It’s very fast and has good chugging guitars. Destri is again playing an organ in the background. The thing with Blondie is they can’t help but write pop-sounding songs. I know some of the band members kind of felt like they were selling out at the time. Punk bands aren’t on the radio. Punk bands don’t sound even a little similar to disco. Well, Blondie did, and that’s why they rose above the rest of the junk at the time. They wrote great songs, pure and simple. Even the “filler” on the album was great, like this song. Track 9 is Sunday Girl, and it was the fifth single off the album. I didn’t recognize it by the title, but as soon as I heard it, I remembered it. Man, it’s such a great little pop song. Harry’s voice sounds like that of an angel, and it makes me fall in love with her all over again. Just a beautiful pop song that all at once makes me happy, but leaves me with a speck of melancholy hidden away in my heart. Ah, I see now, while the music is so upbeat and cheerful, and the lyrics are about longing for someone you either don’t see that often or haven’t seen in a while. Track 10 is Heart of Glass, and this might be THE Blondie song. Those disco drums set it off, but the synths with that delay or echo are just brain-melting. The synths swim around in the background, growing louder before retreating into the background. It gives me chills. This song was a number one hit in the U.S. It’s also the song many people pointed to when they claimed Blondie “sold out.” It’s true, the song does sound very disco-like, and at the time, the record execs were cramming disco down our throats. Drummer Burke was so bothered by the selling-out claims that he refused to play the song live at first. The song then became a hit, and he realized he had to play it. Blondie, like a lot of bands at the time, experimented with their music. They had a world of influences. It just so happened that the Heart of Glass experiment worked and worked well. I’m glad they were bold enough to put out a song like that, as I think the world would be a lesser place without it. Track 11 is I’m Gonna Love You Too and it reminds me of a Fleetwood Mac song off the Tusk album. Again, another band that experimented wildly on that album, almost to their detriment. I love Harry’s vocals on this song. Burke again plays a great solo. Harry is just scatting as the band claps in the background. This sounds like it could have been a country song at the time. Such a fun song. Track 12 is Just Go Away, and right off the tune reminds me of CCR’s Up Around the Bend, which is weird. “You got a big mouth and I'm happy to see Your foot is firmly entrenched where a molar should be If you talk much louder you could get an award From the federal communications board Don't go away sad Don't go pre-fab Don't go be bad Don't go away mad Just go away (Go away).” I think we get what the song is about. Another fun song from an album of fun songs. I’m not sure if Blondie set out to write fun songs, but they succeeded. Sadly, the band would break up a few years later, but they made their mark in the music world. So, this is an amazing album, and you should listen to it. It’s fun and snarky and punk rock in spirit. This will be one of the few albums that I’ve listened to thus far that will get a 5-star rating from me.

Debbie Harry spent most of her career looking down her nose at her audience like she was so much cooler and better than them. Well... it's because she was. The band aren't far behind her either. Every note played is impressively tight in a way that many bands weren't able to be before click-tracks, sequencers and time-alignment. Slick, energetic, fun, and never outsays its welcome.

Parallel Lines is the album where Blondie transcended the NYC punk scene and became one of the biggest pop groups in the world. They didn't abandon that aggressive, slightly weird, punk/new wave ethos of previous albums but built on it, with more emphasis on their Phil Spector 'Wall of Sound' influences, which had always been there but really fill out the soundscape on this album. There isn't a bad song here and so many hits it is like a best of - Hanging on the Telephone, One Way or Another, Picture This, 11:59, Sunday Girl, Heart of Glass - all of them played by a really tight band, Mike Chapman's '60s pop production, great drumming, crunchy guitars and, in Deborah Harry, the most charismatic, captivating front woman in rock and pop history!

Masterpiece of new wave music. Almost a greatest hits album

I first heard Blondie on the Muppet Show when I was a child in around 1981, but let's not dwell on that. When I was teenager, my mate Shawn's parents had a caravan at Kendall's Beach, near Kiama, and they kindly let Shawn and his friends (including me, Philippa, Tim, Jessica, Irina, and few others) head down there for the occasional weekend, unsupervised. We were generally a well-behaved bunch, and didn't get up to much trouble beyond splitting a bottle of lambrusco between of us (which is not a lot of cheap wine per person). We would often go hang out at the pizza place at Surf Beach, just over the headland, eat pizza and feed coins into the jukebox. A vinyl jukebox was almost an anachronism by then, so it was a bit special. They didn't update the singles very often, if at all, so it usually had the same reliable songs available whenever we visited, including a bunch of Blondie singles. We always played the Blondie singles. Always. When Shawn and Tim and I formed a band a few years later, we mostly played (terrible) originals, but Heart of Glass was a regularly featured cover. As a result, I mainly think of Blondie as a singles band. The Best of Blondie is a guaranteed good time, and a record I keep in my DJ crates for dance floor emergencies. They had a magnificent streak of amazing pop singles through the late 70s into the early 80s. I own a few of their albums (including Parallel Lines) but I rarely play them because I live under the misapprehension that they just were a singles band, and that the albums are full of filler. So, giving Parallel Lines a proper listen today was quite a surprise. Blondie _are_ a phenomenal singles band, and they were at the height of their powers here. There were six (SIX!) singles released from the album, and they are all pretty great (with chart-topper Heart of Glass the clear standout). But even the album tracks are pretty damn strong. This is a really consistent album of power pop all the way through. The songs are awash with hooks and strong melodies and a beat you can bug out to. The covers are well chosen and sit well with the originals. Their cover of Buddy Holly's 'I'm Gonna Love You Too' is my deep cut discovery from this listen (although, in fairness, it was released as a single. I didn't know that). Mike Chapman had a hard time wrangling the famously undisciplined band into playing, you know, _well_, which he managed to do without smoothing off all their energetic edges. The band is muscular and taut and melodic. Debbie Harry's vocals are tough and expressive and charismatic, even if not always technically perfect. Charles Shaar Murray famously wrote in a 1975 overview of the CBGB's scene that Debbie Harry was cute, but lacking star power. By 1978, I'm sure he was eating his words. Fade Away and Radiate is a bit of the odd track out, and I understand why some people don't like it, but I love the moody weirdness, embellished by Robert Fripp and his idiosyncratically Fripp-y guitar playing. Always love a bit of Robert Fripp. Based on this listen, I am prepared to re-evaluate my prejudices about Blondie. They were an outstanding singles band, one of the best of all time, _and_ capable of producing high quality pop albums as well. All killer, no filler (as they say). Five stars.

As a female who plays bass and loves tempo experiments, this album has been a favourite for years now. I've tried today to analyse why. It's Blondie's 3rd album, and it shows in its confident production and aural layering. Thematically they're still experimenting, not settling on one emotion or vibe for too long. Listening through headphones I can hear multiple understated stabby guitars & sparkly synths. The bass has a really fun bouncing energy in most tracks (which is guaranteed to hook me). Several of the songs have a schoolyard teasing vibe ("nyer nyer!"), especially noticeable in One Way Or Another after the lyrics change from "I'm gonna getcha" to "I'm gonna lose ya". This is a band that doesn't take themselves too seriously :) But then! Oh, they follow up with Picture This, a sweet nostalgic longing, with a hint of desperation. Heart of Glass is wonderfully polished, with a trip hazard in the first half of the bridge where the tempo loses a beat (7/8 time not standard 4/4): a reminder that life isn't smooth & predictable, so take care not to drop & shatter the heart. To follow this up with I'm Gonna Love You Too and its wild, unrestrained, loose energy is just lovely. My favourite of the Blondie albums, and when my vinyl wears out from overuse I'll be replacing it for sure :)

Fantastic album. It starts with a phone ring and then punches straight into Hanging on the telephone. One of the best "intros" of any album. The album continues with a mix of punk and new wave, fast and slow. All in all, a very well put together album.

This was one of the very first albums I bought - actually my brother bought it, I bought ELO's Discovery, the only time he has demonstrated better taste. Only two things to note on one of the easiest 5 star reviews: I never knew that Hanging on the Telephone was a cover until very rcently, and you need to make sure your copy has the 5:50 disco mix of heart of Glass and not the single edit some early pressings of both vinyl and CD use (including my brother's copy I quickly inherited and still have).

What an album - really torn between 4 and 5 - the non-hits probably a bit too weak for 5, but the hits are exceptional!

Blondie are absolute icons of new wave, and I'd honestly argue that Heart of Glass is one of the greatest singles of all time. There are plenty of other great singles here too: One Way Or Another, Hanging On The Telephone, and Sunday Girl. Ultimately, I see Blondie as a singles band, and that's where this album falters just slightly - a bit too much filler between the hits.

Debbie Harry does not disappoint here. Solid album across the board. Heart of Glass is still a banger - a childhood song that still lands. The rest of the album is very good, not quite a 5, but a solid 4 for me. I find myself wishing for more granularity in the scoring on this site. For example, this one would be like a 4.3 for me (which like a 3.6) is still a 4. So it is what it is. Surprise songs were Sunday Girl and 11:59. Enjoyable listen.

have listened before a classic! fav: heart of glass

I think I remember my dad introducing me to Blondie. What I definitely remember is not knowing that Blondie were a band, and thinking that that was just Debbie Harry's real name. It should be tbh. Iconic. Songs added to playlist: - Hanging On The Telephone - One Way Or Another - Heart Of Glass - Just Go Away

Glittery pop-rocking set of songs. “Heart of Glass” makes me happy. The rest is solidly enjoyable.

Some fillers, but enough killers to make this an pleasent listening

Not my jam but way better than what I’ve been served lately 3.4/10

Tough one as I'm a bit ambivalent about Blondie. Parallel Lines rightfully deserves its classic status and boasts a handful of cracking hit singles. Somehow though, for me, that still doesn't add up to an album I want to have on heavy rotation. So, I enjoy hearing it now and then but not really enough to compel me to score it more highly.

Didn't hate it. 2.7

Part of me wanted to like this bit I didn't that much

Way more punk rock than I was expecting. The singles naturally stood out, heart of glass is a great song. Catchy and warm throughout, but very “of the time” sounding. Still enjoyed but probably wouldn’t listen to it again.

This was a good album. I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it again, but it wasn't bad. The hits are classic ofc, and there weren't any necessarily bad songs. Just kinda a regular album.

Pretty enjoyable even outside of the obvious hits. Can't say it's something I'd listen to off-hand, but pleasant overall.

I think that this sat in an overall mediocre position, great singles, consistent sound, but samey, and not a ton of interesting stuff going on.

The highs are smashing but the lows are disappointingly bland on this one. 'Heart of Glass' still slays though

One Way or Another ist ein Banger

A few good bops does not a good album make. The thought that came to mind while listening was "Isn't there six people on this album cover? Six people and they can't make more interesting music?" 2/5

Honestly wasn’t really that good besides the iconic songs

Just two hits, rest of the songs totally boring

New wave sucks, that's been established. Blondie isn't a very good band, and they're in a genre that sucks. There isn't much substance to anything here, including the singles. The non-single tracks are bog standard late 70s crud. But Debbie Harry is a fucking babe, so an extra point for that. 2/5.

Honestly, despite the hits like Heart of Glass and One Way or Another, not that good of an album. Was disappointed:/

Overfamiliarity with the (admittedly great) singles added to some fairly meh album tracks means an entertaining-enough but ultimately pretty shallow experience.

2 hit wonder. Pass

As is protocol, I will now talk about how I saw Blondie in concert in 2017. I made the trip across the border to Art Park in Lewiston, NY. I loved her raunchy, badass older lady persona. This album is great. I never realized how much 1950s sock hop and 1960s vibes it has. Plus the album cover is so cool.

so much lust, debbie surrounded by her brothers mixing a good soup

Some great songs, but it feels like it's one of two short of being one of the all time greats, particularly given a couple of tracks that feel like filler. Hanging on the Telephone is one is my all time favorites though

There are records that almost seem impossible to match and I think this is one of them.

Great poppy, catchy songs. Some I'd never heard before but added to my Liked Songs

An absolute all-time banger. I have listened to this so many times and feel like I will continue to my entire life. Debbie Harry is just the coolest, she always was and always will be! It's just so much ridiculous fun

SIX STARS! This album is just banger after banger after banger after banger. It's actually crazy how many amazing pop songs Blondie were just releasing one after the other. One of the best albums ever no notes

Man this album is crazy good. I can concede I’ve always had a crush on Debbie Harry, so maybe I’m biased but I adore Blondie. They are so synonymous with hit pop songs that people forget that they are technically a punk band. And this album is the perfect blend of Blondie’s two identities. There’s some great punk songs while also having some of their biggest hits. In fact I’d probably guess this is their most successful album beaded solely off what tracks are on the album and nothing else. Seriously if you are gunna give Blondie a chance, this is a great starting point. Maybe if ur more punk leaning than pop, I might recommend the two albums that came before this one, but despite this album being a huge success for them because of the pop songs, there’s still a good amount of punk influence on this album as well. Seriously I’d totally go to bat for this album any day of the week.

Previously known. Total lovefest.

I did not expect to like this as much as I did. I'm not sure whatever genre this is but I want more of it

1. Hanging on the Telephone mag ich, sehr fetzig und spaßig 2. One way or another omg der One Direction meme song! wusste nicht das der von blondie ist aber find ich mega 3. Picture this ich hätte auch gerne nen room with a view mag ich sehr gerne bis jetzt PICTURE THIS MY TELEPHONE NUMBER oh gitarren stelle! mag auch 11:59 Heart of Glass kennt man ja :)) insgesamt find ichs bombe erlich gesagt

Almost magical at points. Not sure I love the new remaster, the vocals were very piercing at points. But my god, what a strong album.

Awesome

Excellence. I love women.

Heart of Glass and One Way or Another make this 5 stars with nothing else

All the songs are great. It sounds like a best of album

A fantastic New Wave/Pop album with some great songs many released as singles. Debbie is a wonderful singer and the band is very tight. One of my favorite albums from this era.

Still outstanding

It’s okay, some good songs in the beginning. Mid overall

another one of the best albums ever. the classic rock radio staples on here are great, but there is so much more. "fade away and radiate" has a dark, gary numan/tubeway army feel to it that is just infectious. "i know but i don't know" has some mild prog rock and some strong funk feels. "sunday girl" sounds like VU/early nyc punk take on 50s pop. so, the ramones, i guess, but not really. blondie just sounds like blondie

Classic album from 1978, I was into Blondie A bit, but not a massive fan, I’ve only recently bought their 1st album, but obviously this is a classic album, with so ,many great songs, difficult not to give it a maximum

One of the easiest 5’s I’ve given so far. Debbie is sounding fire on every song. Speaking of the songs, there isn’t one here that isn’t catchy, danceable and wonderfully performed by the band. It certainly has me Hanging on the Telephone

Jaaa zo fun, van begin tot eind genoten !! Heb t vamorgen nog een keer aan gezet en had wederom een goeie tijd dus dikke top

I own Parallel Lines on vinyl. This is an all time amazing albums. Is it punk? not really. Is it new wave? Maybe a little. What it is, is a tour de force that keeps you hooked from start to finish. Coming in hot with Hanging on the Telephone, and then going directly into One Way or Another to hit you in the face. I don't know if Debbie Harry was the queen of punk rock or the Goddess of new wave, but either way, this record shows why Blondie were one of the most important bands of this era. Oh yeah, and Heart of Glass is on this one too.

4.8/5 great new wave best blondie record

Classic album

Poop

Day 27 Parallel Lines by Blondie How can an album keep the same overall vibe while every song still feels completely unique? This is such a fun, vibrant record and they don’t waste a single second. It’s melodic, the riffs are great, and the biggest songs are legendary for a reason. This is just such a good rock album. It balances perfectly between cool 70s rock and catchy punk-pop, and somehow it never feels forced. It just works. I actually listened to it twice, and honestly… it’s a 5. Wine pairing? A chilled natural red or a sparkling rosé. Something stylish, energetic, and a little bit dangerous. Food pairing? New York-style pizza at 1am. Vinyl? Yeah, I’d absolutely want this on vinyl. First listen? Yes. Favourite song? “Heart of Glass”. Overall 5 out of 5

Excellent album - well paced, great songwriting, and one of the all time best front-people

Альбом превзошел все мои ожидания. Это было просто чудесно 9/10

Blondie always has been and always will be a blast. One of the funnest records ever. I added “One Way or Another” to my playlist.

I’ve never listened to a full Blondie album before this, but I actually enjoyed this! Blondie is so talented! 🥰🩵

Just sublime pop.

Brilliant 👏

Absolutely loved this album.

Amazing

love it

A scorcher of an album. Favorites: Hanging on the Telephone, One Way or Another, Will Anything Happen Would I listen to it again: Yes

A little 60s style pop but add some female fronted punk. The hits are nonstop. What a killer album.

Fire

One of the most BANGER albums of all time. It's literally all bangers. No filler + the singles hit + it's got some incredibly interesting and ear catching songs. I fuckin love Blondie. What a cool band

Have I listened to this album before? No How familiar am I with this album? I know most quite a few of the songs How do I feel about this artist? Love me some Blondie Favorite song(s)? Heart of Glass, Fade Away and Radiate, Hanging on the Telephone Overall Thoughts: Loved it! Love Blondie even though I am less familiar with the deep tracks. Definitely will be revisiting!

ok shordy ok shordy ok shordy ok shordy ok shordy ok shordy ok shordy ok generator shordy the thing about the new wave™️ is that (to bungle a todd in the shadows paraphrase) although they were dorks they were massive hitmakers (related but unrelated but also related {listen to flock of seagulls' first two albums to get me}) with heavily underrated guitar work and (band dependent) intermittently underrated rhythm section work. that said it's a classic for a reason. properly rated vocals. the 7 track run from 11:59 to i'm gonna love you too🫀🫪. (related but unrelated) the bassist throwing a synth at the producer's kinda baller (actually related) fade away is an elo type beat. thank you mike chapman for "bullying" them into this heat (and functionally sidechaining the synths to the cr78 on heart of glass {that's genius}) but can we turn down the organ solina thing like 2db? 4.5-5

i am always transported to the beach whenever this album is on

All time great

Really great album. A lot of UK chart hits and some good basic pop tracks. I really like this album, but have heard most of the songs so many times that I'm a bit jaded. However it is a solid 5.

Lots of fun. Really liked this

Cool cover, can say the same about the music. 5/5

This is one of those albums where if you don't like it I think we just have fundamentally different music tastes and on some level I will never understand you.