Reviews (page 4 of 15)
medios hits, mgta que voy cachando cual es el origen de algunos clasicos, energético, vivaz y disquero de epoca, 10/10
She's good at singing the most inane lyrics!
TE AMO BLONDIE
Three great singles that got radio airplay and put Blondie on the map. The rest of the album was just okay.
This album is great. Even the more famous tracks are improved when listened to in the context of the album. And Debbie Harry truly has a voice you can fall in love with.
Great stuff. Still a good listen.
very nice album. I listened it while cleaning my room and it was actually fire. I enjoyed basically all the songs.
Overall: 7/10 This is a really fun album! It has a lot of personality and there are parts of it that feel kind of like a throwback to the 50s or 60s. I know lots of people that would love this. Fav Song: One Way or Another
Příjemný poslech s příjemnou energii, rozhodně poslechnu znovu.
Great Songs: Hanging on the Telephone, Sunday Girl, Heart of Glass Good Songs: One Way or Another, Fade Away and Radiate, I Know but I Don't Know, 11:59, I'm Gonna Love You Too, Just Go Away Mid Songs: Picture This, Pretty Baby, Will Anything Happen Bad Songs:
Solid album, lots of classics. 3/5
Me gusto no pensé que el álbum fuese así, y son sonidos que he escuchado en artistas contemporáneos.
Blondie - more synonymous with MTV than MTV itself. The singles from this album are classics. Most of the other tracks aren’t half as catchy, though “Sunday Girl” stood out.
Hanging on the Telephone: no es para nda del estilo de musica que escuhco pero el principio me copo mucho, despues ya fue decayendo. One Way Or Another: es un temon, no sabia que ella era la cantante de esta cancion, pero me re gusto mal, la agregue a just iconic. Picture this: muuuuy de dump pacifico, tranqui, primaveral, me gusto mucho. Fade Away and Radiate: es una de las que menos me gusto por ahora, no me parecio nada wow. Pretty Baby: me gusto ni bien empezo, depues fue decayendo, peor no esta mal. I Know but I Don't Know: me gusto, pero no se en que sitacione me pondria a escuharla. 11:59: me gusto, siento como que es un rocksito (hablando desde el desconocimiento total), pero es bien tranqui, tipo bien buenas vibras ochentoso me copo. Will Anything Happen: me gusto normalita, no se si me copo tanto como otras, Sunday Girl: Esta cancion puede ser, entre mega buenas vibras de verano o una cancion re turbia de juego de terror que meten una cancion feliz cuando aparece el bicho feo. Heart of Glass: TEMON, no sabia que era de esta mina, peor me re gusta mal. I'm Gonna Love You Too: siento que es muy de stranger things, me gusto la verdad. Just Go Away: me gusto, muy como las otras CONCLUSION: Son canciones muy clasicas que me gustaron a pesar de no ser de lo que suelo escuchar, pero me pasa que no sabria en que situacion escucharlas. le doy un 8/10
I only knew 2 songs, it could've been better
A couple really catchy songs, a few decent ones and several meh songs. A fun listen but overall, not an album I’ll likely go back to.
Zone out just a bit. Classic
Probably their best album in (my opinion)
One Way or Another is, of course, a classic, and a couple were pretty good towards the end, but I didn't care for most of it. Only giving it 3 because of the OWOA
Loved it. No notes
I expect a bit more, but this was a standard, although fun, pop rock classic.
Not bad but not my style
This is a pop rock gem and Debbie Harry is insanely talented. There’s an infectious energy to this album that makes it a really fun listen, and it’s impossible not to bop along. Will definitely revisit.
pick the jacket pick the bike and play this album. Perfect album to road trip in the bike.
вроде хороший альбом, но нет желания его переслушать
I enjoyed this a lot. I was sleeping on Blondie. The whole band sounds amazing here
Uniquely late 70s. Uniquely Blondie. Uniquely Deborah Harry.
Great album. Starts off really strong with only a few skips in the middle but also ends equally as strong. Some absolute classic heavy hitters in there and a couple I've not heard before. 4.5/5
This was not what I expected at all, but in a good way. I guess I never really knew or realized that Blondie were responsible for some of the absolute bangers on this record. Was also unaware of the power pop and punk influences on the band. Good stuff! Not quite a 5 for me but a solid 4.
album 1 out of 1001 hanging on the telephone: what an opener! 4,5/5 one way or another: classic, i remember how i firstly heard cover by one direction and discovered blondie at the age of 14, 5/5 easy picture this: 5/5 i really enjoyed the chorus + i liked how slowly mood of the album started to change on this track fade away and radiate: 3,5/5 great track, but not as the others for me, still very beautiful song pretty baby: 3/5 2000’s romcom vibe i know but i don’t know: 2,5/5 didn’t feel it also i think from this song album started to sound a little bit boring for me 11:59: 3/5 i loved instrumentals tho will anything happen: 3/5 2000’s romcom vibe again. loveee instrumentals sunday girl: 2/5 heart of glass: undeniable 1000/10 i’m gonna love you: 3/5 fun just go away: 4/5 i liked how album ended with this song especially. great song order! average score: 3,3/5
Me gustaron 3 canciones. No mi tipo
Yes new wave completely effortlessly cool blistering music surreal to think the 80s were real it feels like a fake time of fuzzy synths and programmed drums and ronald reagan
Debbie Harry’s voice is undeniably impressive, but Parallel Lines doesn’t fully land for me. It feels overly polished, leaning toward commercial appeal rather than offering something truly bold or innovative. The same happens with The Police: technically sharp, but the records often lack the raw force or originality that would make them more compelling
Still got this on vinyl love it
Pop music doesn't get much better than this
Some great songs, was more into this in high school
I knew and like a couple of songs on this album.
A few songs I've never heard I really like on here, like "11:59". Ofc the classics are great too
This is the only Blondie record I ever owned (bought it after hearing "Fade Away and Radiate" on the radio). I hadn't heard it in ages, and I enjoyed it. "Fade Away," "Hanging on the Telephone," "One Way or Another," and "Heart of Glass" are classics, and the rest of it is fun. 4 stars
0 skips
Decent songwriting and vocals. The whole thing showcases Debbie’s vocals very well. Instrumentation is sounds locked in the 70s with highlights of disco, early punk and rock. Not a bad album. Heart of Glass is a classic. 3.2/5.0
Some classics on here, but the rest doesn’t stand out all that much
Definitely an iconic album however one that I feel sounds particularly dated nowadays. From the throwback to the1950s rock and roll cliches to the grating sound of what sounds like a Casio keyboard synth playing overlapping Melodies, this album has some clear standout hits such as heart of glass, hanging in the telephone and one way or another l. However the resto of the album songs sound like a lack of effort has been giving to them and were more filler than anything else. I have always thought I liked blondie but perhaps I like there selected songs but maybe they lack a back catalogue that really gets me going although I will absolutely be putting that to a test outside of the list 4.5/10
There are four songs on here that really stand out for me, and the album starts strong and ends strong with two of those songs. That being said, aside from the four standout songs, the rest of the songs kind of blur inbetween with forgettable melodies and weak vocals (sorry Debbie). I appreciate that Debbie Harry is iconic and paved the way for our 80s, 90s and 00s pop stars - for example you can see a LOT of Blondie influence in Madonna's early work. I also prefer the songs with Debbie where she's not trying so hard and she almost talking-singing with a deeper voice - suits her better in my own untrained and untalented opinion (how easy it is to critique others when I myself cannot sing). I want to give this album 3.5 stars but can't. I'm not sure if it deserves 4 stars, because I probably wouldn't listen to this album again (that's my own criteria for 4 stars). It deserves 3.5, but I can only rate it 3 due to the system limitations. Good album, some solid tracks on here.
Very good
Heart of Glass a banger but otherwise this doesn't really do anything for me. Fav tracks: Heart of Glass RYM: N Saved a song: N
This is another album where I know every note to the hits, yet there are songs that I never heard before or barely remember. Debbie Harry's voice is just so good, and the overall sound is amazing now like it was then. It's funny that this "new wave" album has songs that sound like country music sounds now (e.g., "Picture This"). I really enjoyed this album.
Hitsen är oantastliga, högeffektiva, ja kanske t.o.m. tidlösa. Och dom är många, en hel handfull faktiskt, (Hanging on the telephone, Picture this, Heart of glass, One way or another, Sunday girl), nästan halvan skivan alltså. Ett par utfyllnadspår till är ganska så bra. 39 minuter powerpop stöpt i ungefär samna form blir dock lite långt, dom borde hållt sig runt halvtimmen. Velar mellan trean och fyran
Blondie gör i sina bästa stunder spetsig och väldigt effektiv powerpop. Bäst när det blir lite dansant och svängigt, som Sunday girl, Picture this och framförallt Heart of glass.
Ett album som till stor del är sina hits. Av dem sticker Heart of glass ut som i särklass starkaste spåret. I övrigt är det mest utfyllnad (pretty baby är förstås ganska trallvänlig). Ibland blir det lite soundet lite väl barnsligt och plojigt. T ex i I’m gonna love you to. Nästan en trea.
Hyfsat trevligt och medryckande. Kul post-punk.
This album is an absolute banger, and I feel no shame in giving it a full 5*. The iconic black and white album cover. And the strongest of starts to an album with 'Hanging On The Telephone' followed by 'One Way Or Another'. And despite how strong this album starts, it never really lets up; I would even argue that the end of the album might be even better! Just an all round brilliant time and I would feel guilty giving it less than full marks. Favourites: One Way or Another I Know But I Don't Will Anything Happen Heart Of Glass I'm Gonna Love You Too
Unparalleled Lines
Good fun
This album was actually awesome. All the blonde songs I know are on it except for one or two. Loved the vibe and the tone. I would definitely listen to this again. 4/12/26
Sick 70s album!! I knew more songs from this then i thought, but especially some new ones were my favourites ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I like one way or another and Hanging on the telephone, I am not able to like many songs here, will just skip this album.
El álbum tiene de todo un poco y eso me encanta, a parte de incluir clasicos geniales. Pd: la voz de ellaaa🛐
I was too young for this album when it came out, but it's never too late to enjoy. The iconic cover art is awesome too. They could have skipped the last song.
I liked this one quite a bit actually. Pretty fun album throughout, has lots of recognizable hits and popular songs, which are fun to hear, cause I didn't even know that all of those were on the same album, or even from this band from that matter. The record throughout sounds very modern and fresh too actually, for something made in the late 70s, which really surprised me. So, 4/5.
I think for its intended purpose - being a tap-inducing dance oriented fun new wave record - it’s great. Starts strong, continues to be strong through the middle (I Know But I Don’t Know - what a song, a hidden gem), but towards the end gets a bit muffled (that cover of Buddy Holly is just meh). If not that it would’ve been 5 from me.
Couple of good songs, iconic ones even. The rest is just … ok
blondie queriendose hacer la rockera en algunas canciones es desatrozo, algun q otro exito pero mentirosos, one way pr anotjer es mucho meor la version de lne directipn, la de blondie unaverga. Repito que le dale mas hacerce la eockera tiene una voz muy apagada encima para el pop que hace le flata explotar un poco mas como dua lipa pero bueno pop de la epoca algun rasponciyo de cacion bueno hay pero deja q desear
What a banger! Musicality is there for sure, lyrically I haven't gotten into it, I just had it in the background but gave it a full listen 2x times already! Need to get a lyrical readalong as well soon
Álbum que ya tiene 48 años, publicado a fines de los 70 (en el 78 para ser específicos). Sonido pop de la época, con temazos iconicos como Heart of Glass y One Way Or Another (tema que conocí gracias a 1D, a banger!) Me gusta como ella usa su voz rasposa en algunas partes específicas de las canciones, le da mucha personalidad y es algo diferente. Mi favorita es Heart Of Glass claramente, ME ENCANTA! (y ya la conozco bastante). De las demás, me gustó mucho Picture This. Después también están buenas 11:59 y Sunday Girl.
I dig. Good stuff.
かなり好き
Knew the two hits but I like them already, rest unremarkable, might be higher rated if I hadn’t heard hits. M’s dont go away mad is a lyric from this.
Hanging on the Telephone One Way or Another 11:59 Sunday Girl Heart of Glass Just Go Away
Hanging On The Telephone One Way Or Another Fade Away and Radiate 11:59 Sunday Girl Heart of Glass
Took a number of listens to warm up to the ones I didn't know, but eventually this grew on me really nicely. It becomes a cool indie conglomeration of different styles and sounds.
Im prety sure ive seen this cover before. Sounds like nice pop rock. Its fun. Heart of glass is a great song obvioualy. Easily the highlight. Its good, id give it a 3.5 if I could.
one way or another carries the album, otherwise not my fav
The album has some classic songs like hanging on the telephone but also the more experimental songs of which I am not a big fan.
This RIPSSSS holy shit. There’s a slight dip in the middle with some of the more “poppy” tracks, but nothing that ruins the whole project. Nothing I wouldn’t expect from a late 70s album like this and nothing that the band can’t make sound good. The keys and guitar on this are stellar. Extremely solid, fun, powerful album. I need to find this on vinyl! Favorite track: One Way or Another (that guitar solo is just too good. And for this one it might be easier to pick my LEAST favorite track)
3.5/5
Ahead of their time fr
Good fun! Great mix of punk sensibilities with catchy pop. Favourite track: Heart of Glass
Very fun album with some absolute classics If you hate this album you hate women, I don't make the rules Fave track: Heart of Glass 4
Super solid hit-out from Blondie. 4/5
Great
this was so cute. i know blondie are awfully popular but this album is so underrated imo. there are many other bangers than the popular songs!! give it a listen
Fun but not really my cup of tea.
The singles are good, the rest mediocre.
Already love this album, incredible first pull for me. I think Eat to the Beat is better, but this one has all their original hits
A classic album, so many singles and bangers. Blondie at their most pop. But it works, Debbie Harry is iconic, and her vocals are consistently great. I really liked I Know But I Don't Know and Will Anything Happen.
I feel like this band birthed all the female-lead punk-rock bands that came after.
245/1089 heart of glass album let’s GOOO. Cool of them to cover One Direction’s One Way or Another too, their version’s great really enjoyed the album. however, as a Heart of Glass lover, it was a shame that that’s kinda the only song like it on the album faves: Heart of Glass, One Way or Another, Once I Had A Love, Anything Will Happen, Sunday Girl 81/100
Not bad for what it is. Very listenable album.
2.5
Another one that held up over the years.
Siin on mitu head lugu, aga nende off-trackide puhul juhtub ette kõrva kriipivaid asju. Iseloomulik album, aga ma 4 sellele ei saa anda. 3.45/5
Good
Pure New York late seventies pip and punk mix. Great listen
Oh come on 1001 albums generator, since it's St. Patty's day, you know that this was a very missed opportunity to give me an album with green on the album art. Anyways, jokes aside, I thought that Parallel Lines was a pretty solid album. I only really know Blondie from the really popular songs of theirs including Call Me, Heart Of Glass, and One Way Or Another (The latter two are off this album and the latter of those two i didn't know was by Blondie until i listened to this). This album reeks of 1978 which makes sense because that's when it released but i did enjoy the mix of disco and rock music. It may not hit as hard as some of my favorite rock albums but i still liked this one a fair bit. Best Song: 11:59 Worst Song: I'm Gonna Love You Too
I absolutely love blondie TODAY'S BIRD: Blond-crested Woodpecker
Liked some of the deep cuts and appreciate the variety of genres on show here. In between a 3 and 4
Great album, solid 80s pop. One of the best. Four stars
hocus pocus 2
This album has a couple of new wave classics in "One Way Or Another" and "Heart Of Glass". I also enjoyed the tracks that veered from the formula of those hit tracks, specifically the darker vibe on the track "Fade Away And Radiate" and the ensemble rock sound of "I Know But I Don't Know". There's such a plethora of hits on this album it's hard to really pin down which is the 'standout'. One Way or Another I think is probably the most well known Blondie song just due to the amount of (cheesy) films it's appeared in. Basically the most cliche chase scenes of all time feature this song. Heart of Glass is a close second, but did it even feature on the original release or was it a bonus track? I don't know. Any hoots, I liked re-listening to this for the umpteenth time. 4 sentimental hot stars.
In 1998, I saw Blondie live at the local Alternative Radio festival. Nobody was really there to see Blondie, they were there to see Hole, or the Foo Fighters, etc. Let me tell you, Debra Harry put on a hell of a show that summer afternoon. All the girls got up started moving & grooving. It was an amazing, unexpected thing to see. Especially within that demographic. I was thoroughly impressed. Fun, infectious album that would be fun to hear on a wonderful summers day. 4
This was a really enjoyable album to listen to and it has 'Heart of Glass' on it! Four stars!
3 only because heart of glass and one way or another are in there. Wasn’t into other songs
love Blondie!!!
Perfect album, no notes.
I dig Blondie, not sure I've ever listened to an album though. This is pretty good stuff.
A pretty good album with some absolute classics, there were a couple songs that I didn’t particularly like. I think the overall issue with this album is that it’s incredibly whiplashy, so many genres so quickly, going from a punk rock song into disco is incredibly weird.
I love Blondie, Deborah Harry is a badass! Could listen to this any day!
Generally enjoyable
Blondie's best album (even though it doesn't have their best song): snap tight new wave pop songs, Clem drums like a maniac and Debbie Harry is great.
Man, this is good. From opening of the first track, “Hanging on the Telephone,” every detail is on point. The album glides effortlessly between punk, disco, rock, and even 50s doo wop, with Debbie Harry effortlessly in control.
Really good
love the song writing on this, and the voice... wow
Debbie Harry sounds great with anything, and the rhythm section sounds tight and also fresh and inventive
Bello dai, molto orecchiabile. Non sapevo nemmeno dell'esistenza di questo gruppo, ma ci sono un paio di canzoni famose che conoscevo. Canzone preferita: I'm gonna love you too
Fav- one way or another 3.5/5
Not bad
Back from when Blondie was kind of punk. It’s a pretty solid album.
Brilliant album, I really enjoyed it! No notes, will be listening to it more frequently
Can't ignore those bangers
I am not really a huge fan of Blondie. I find their music is always so radio friendly and lacking any real substance, just very generic 70s/80s music that I associate with cringey film montages. I think in general though, I find the pop rock genre a bit shallow and went in already not loving it. Technically, the production on this is good in terms of it being super polished, but I think it leans too much into being accessible, and you can tell saleability was the main priority, making it very forgettable in the process. I don’t think vocals are particularly special either and could be easily replicated. Lyrics are prudent, sticking to generic themes focusing on catchiness and lacking depth. I’m sure this album was influential in its own right, hence the tonnes of great reviews, but it just wasn’t my thing. Despite being catchy and well produced, I just thought it prioritised accessibility over depth.
Very well produced background music
Nice rock didnt really have anything stand out about it
Strong album. Funny that if you held a gun to my head I wouldn't have known One Way or Another was a Blondie song. And did I catch a slightly ska like guitar in the middle there. Would listen again, pluck out the gems and skip the rest.
The hits ("Heart of Glass", "One Way or Another", maybe "Hanging on the Telephone") are as solid as they ever were; the rest of the songs are a grab bag at varying levels of quality. An iconic album, yes, but not one that has survived the test of time as well as it might have.
Clássic!
First Album where Blondie started to come together musically and production quality, while sort of expanding into different music genres
Parallel Lines is the third studio album by American rock band Blondie, released on September 8, 1978, by Chrysalis Records. An instant critical and commercial success, the album reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in February 1979 and proved to be the band's commercial breakthrough in the United States, where it reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in April 1979. In Billboard magazine, Parallel Lines was listed at No. 9 in its top pop albums year-end chart of 1979. The album spawned several successful singles, notably the international hit "Heart of Glass"
Eu AMEI este álbum ele em si é um Banger ,tipo, não há uma música minimamente má nele. Além disso a capa é simplesmente icónica
Fab
Charming music, really makes you feel in the late 70's - 80's Fav. Track(tough choice): Heart of Glass
Heart of glass is the jam
It’s Blondie…definite 5
Blondie is amazing
Great album
Fun rock and roll album that features songs that aren't just from movies or commercials from 30 years ago.
Ok...
3/4 I didnt know the songs "One Way or Another" & "Heart of Glass was from this band.
This is obviously THE Blondie record everyone knows, but that's for good reason. However we'll remember the band a hundred years from now will be based on our appreciation of this album as one of the classics of its era, a masterpiece not b/c the members were creative geniuses but b/c this is a perfect pop record. For some artists, their purposes converge on a single or two while for others, they span decades of creative output. Blondie is a group that made one essential album, which is not to say they have nothing else worth listening to, or that I love every song off Parallel Lines equally. It just means that when you get to the end of it, you'd be wont to say, 'that's as good as it gets.' And Debbie Harry's vocals possess underrated oomph.
always get blondie and hole mixed up and then wish it was the other
I knew "One Way or Another" and "Heart of Glass" of course, but "Sunday Girl" was new to me and a great discovery. Three songs added to my liked playlist!
I’ve always loved Blondie. They come from cool cbgb punk origins, so even if you call them (via this album, in fact) sell outs, they sold out in such a fun and genuine way, I could listen to this all the time.
I'd happily listen again.
Só por ser icónico. Gosto mais da Heart of Glass versão Miley Cyrus
Era um 3.5, mas como não há meias estrelas, é 4
Mais um álbum sólido
Fun to listen again after such a long time
Great album from start to finish.
Catchy, with tons of feeling. Many songs in this album feel rock-tumbled by the zeitgeist, their hard edges worn smooth through hard use. Close listening shows it still has much to say. Particularly enjoyed the sound of the bridge and ending to one way or another.
A classic. I love it, very fun!
Really only familiar with the hits by Blondie, and aware Debbie Harry is an icon, but this album is a real solid group of songs. 2 hits on this albums but all of the songs have a great vibe to them, really tight and well made. Hard to talk about much else here but it's just good
fantastic album. i always listen to their greatest hits and rarely their albums. i forgot how great this one is. from the hits to "Picture This", "pretty baby", and "Sunday Girl". Not a dud on the it. and also, what's not to love about Debbie?
I don't know, like, on one hand I really enjoy how unique and cutting edge this album is, but then on the other hand, it feels like it is missing something and doesn't get me to the next level. I love the synthesisers, I like the odd time signatures, the guitars are great, drums are full. Her singing is pretty good. The songwriting I feel like is OK, lyrics aren't that great, songs don't feel much above low budget garage rockers, wonder if they would have been famous with an unattractive lead singer. It's OK, I've just heard much better.
Like it. Might have the first time i listened to a entire Blondie alblum
There were some classic hits on this album, however, I was not totally impressed to make it sound like it is a top 1001 albums
Heart of glass ya la conocía sin saber de quién era. Me re gusta esa canción. Ritmos entretenidos. Me gusta
It's just a bunch of people with guitars, drums and voices - how can it be so incredible? What is it about a great album that generates such a mental and physical response? I had goosebumps by the second track and by the third song, I wondered if I'd put a 'Best of' on by mistake. I was going to say this is about as good as a guitar pop record can get, but there's more to it than that. Listening properly for the first time in years to songs like Picture This, and Sunday Girl - these are perfectly crafted songs. And Heart of Glass!? What is that? It STILL sounds like something from the future, or maybe from another planet. I really, really, like this record - five stars is not enough.
What a cracking album. For me growing up and seeing Blondie on Top of the Pops was always an exciting experience - fabulous guitar pop music as it should be: sharp, sassy, catchy. Even though it's not an original Blondie song (though I didn't know that for decades) Hanging on the Telephone must be one of their best known and it is a gorgeous pop song. The list goes on: One Way or Another, Heart of Glass, Sunday Girl all fabulous. Songs that still stand up today and are aped by many.
Dare I say better than Autoamerican
7/10 overall decent. Mostly iconic cause of one way or another
A fun album with some big hits
An impressively dense album of hits
People say this is the album that Blondie abandoned their punk roots, but I always thought they were a better pop band than punk band anyway. Sure, the first album has its charms, but this one is just perfect. Not a wasted note.
Bop, bitches
Divina idola
rock på den poppede måde jeg godt kan være med på :)) tog mig tilbage til mine guitar-hero days, iconic :i Kendte de to store hits fra albummet, men kunne også især lide Sunday girl. Ved dog ikke om jeg ville sætte det på for mig selv
Poppy 70s. Enjoyed the album.
I can see the importance of a female 80s style album in 78. Two iconic songs and a banger as last track, otherwise meh.
Très bon !
Lovely album, great vocals and strong instrumentals with a lot of surf rock influence
Just in love with this masterpiece 😭🥲
i really like this album because the songs that are good are REALLY good. but the other songs are kind of missing that oomph and feel a little too mild for what feels like the album is based on the standouts. Fav tracks: Hangin’ on the Telephone; One Way or Another; Heart of Glass; 11:59
Great tunes and lyrics, thx!
Very happy and dancing album. Most songs are about love or whatever, its fine, not my mood generally. One way or another is a banger.
not my bag... maybe not even at all... heart of glass is obv a banger and one or two others that i thought weren't bad
Much better than just the singles. Fun album and worth a few more listens.
8/10 buen álbum, me gusta mucho la voz de debbie harris
Not a huge fan of older pop songs but there were a few good ones. Probably wouldn’t listen again though.
hmm. not for me. love debby harry but this album is so unispired and stale.
im the one youre using til the brutish light turns on and shines against mutant cars impossible to distinguish the moon from the lamps you left home unseeded and aghast stomped on petals and leaves worn out by the door impossible to distinguish them from my heart
For the most part, I knew what to expect here (which isn’t a bad thing). Nevertheless, I did get one surprise at the end: I’d never head “Once I Had A Love (AKA The Disco Song)” before. It’s pretty transparently an alt version of “Heart Of Glass” and I might like it more? Maybe that’s because I’ve heard HOG so many times that this just feels fresh. Who knows. Unfortunately I can’t listen to “One Way Or Another” without hearing Angelica Pickles from Rugrats, and that spoils one of this album’s anchor tracks for me. Anyways, as a fan of punk history, I think this is great and wish there were even more women in punk. Not quite enough saxophones to be on the same level as X-Ray Spex, but pretty close. Also, that Angelica thing really kills my ability to play this record start-to-finish.
It’s my birthday today, so I’ll try to keep this review brief. I’ve obviously heard “Heart of Glass” and “One Way or Another” before (thanks, TV commercials), but they were never my favorite ‘70s hits and I didn’t even realize they were by Blondie until today. Parallel Lines was perfectly middle-of-the-road for me – there may have been no tracks I absolutely loved, but there were some great moments scattered about and I never truly hated what I was hearing. Easily one of the better new wave albums I’ve had to listen to! Highlights: One Way or Another, Picture This, Pretty Baby, I Know but I Don’t Know, 11:59, Heart of Glass, I’m Gonna Love You Too
7/10
Heart of Glass and One Way or Another stand out to me. This album and band set the tone for what was to come. The capably bridged the New Wave and Disco eras.
Super solid rock record. Not a second of wasted time.
banger
ugh i love blondie
Blondie is honestly unmatched. When the tone of Sunday Girl kicks in that’s just kinda the peak of music ya know. To then lead into heart of glass holy moly. If i don’t get to hear call me at any stage of this project im gonna scream*. * it’s a single 😩
first album I bought on vinyl when I started collecting and is still a regular play. I love Debbie Harry !!
New Blondie fan!! Another classic review of mine where I’ve finally connected songs I’ve heard before to a name. Had never heard Pretty Baby before though and it’s the first song in all of this list’s listening to reach instant repeat on a loop status. I wish I hadn’t just read that it’s about a 13 yo Brooke Shields, but musically it’s addictive!
You don’t /really/ need me to explain this, do you? The Bang a Gong cover was a nice treat 😌
A pretty fun album! Singles are amazing and I also particularly enjoyed Picture This and Sunday Girl. I appreciated getting a full album of upbeat songs
Blondie are great, and this is largely because Debbie Harrie has such an insane level of aural charisma that she can carry some pretty basic instrumentation and take it to a whole new level of performance. The first half of this album is so good that the second half suffers because of it.
Classic Groovy Nostalgic Pretty good, I added a few songs that I had never heard before and would listen to this again.
I liked the second half much more than the first, but I still just don’t like it very much.
Wow another album with a women, I was beginning to think Kate bush might be the only one on the list.
So many good tracks on this album, throughly enjoyed listening to this. Standout songs 'Hanging on the telephone', 'One way or another' and 'Heart of glass'. I think Blondie does a really good job of combing those electrical sounds with regular instruments and tieing it all together with some quality vocals. I thought about this maybe being a 5 star album but on the second listen didnt feel like it quite reached it. Some underated tracks i found were 'Picture this' and 'Sunday girl' but unfortunley some of the other tracks while they were good did bring my rating down. Nevertheless a fantastic and iconic album which I have added to my vinyl wishlist.
What an album - really torn between 4 and 5 - the non-hits probably a bit too weak for 5, but the hits are exceptional!
Has some great hits that I love, but not every song hits the mark
Il fatto che alcune canzoni le riconosca dal motivo dice quanto questo album è fondamentale seppur totalmente fuori dal mio stile.
la intro asesina, demasiado top, quedé crazy, aparte pues si esta muy bueno pero nada supera esa mega chimba de intro, la real es un álbum lleno de temas que uno conoce, me sorprende que haya tantos, peor pues chimba, solo no se si me convence full el estilo
Classy stuff. The well known tracks are truly excellent and the album as a whole is first rate. Great compositions and vocals. Distinctive and quality sound. Definitely one for the desert island discs list, difficult to pick out a favourite track. So good.
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 oli aikansa ikoni ja ky mää oon Blondieni kuunnellu
Tykkäsin 3,5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Four great songs is enough to get four stars in my book.
Banger after BANGER
one way or another! Debbie harry schon gut. c
When this came up in the list I thought, oh this will be a good one. Lots of the absolute classic Blondie tracks that I grew up with. Heart of Glass is an all time favourite. One Way or Another and Hanging on the telephone compliment this further. Was torn between a high 3 or a low 4. Heart of Glass gets it the 4 stars.
3/5
This has lot cooler music than I expected! What a neat record. And a lot more rock than I associated with Blondie, I bet they ruled live back in the day.
Pure blonde bliss with bangers to this date.
#40/1001 🇺🇸 What an absolute belter of an album. I'm rating albums musically, but this also has an iconic cover too. Where to start? Side one is pretty much perfect, the first 2 tracks are fast and furious, then we've got a Picture This - lyrically brilliant, an unsettling love letter. Fade Away... gives old movie nostalgia and Pretty Baby is perfect pop. I know but i don't know has a heavy hypnotic riff and whilst its not one of their best known tracks i think its a belter. Moving on to side 2 we have paranoia and dread in the brilliant 11.59. Sunday Girl is power pop and Heart of Glass absorbs the disco influence of the time. Just Go Away is another big favourite of mine too. This album really catches the band at a pivotal moment in their career, moving from punkers to mainstream power pop. I love Debbie Harry's vocals on this record - ranging from a gravelly growl to ethereal cool. Best tracks: Picture This, Fade Away And Radiate, Heart of Glass, Just Go Away, Hanging On The Telephone, 11.59. I mean pretty much the whole album.
I’m going to have to say it; the shouted backing vocals on “Just Go Away” sound like they’re from Fraggle Rock. Otherwise, iconic album. Debbie Harry’s vocals are exceptional throughout. Musically strong set overall and it contributes to my view that that period in New York must have been one of the most musically fertile of all time.
It was okay. Got a bit bored towards the end. I think it’s great for a certain mood. Energetic and fun but only at the right time. Otherwise it’s not something special.
Not bad. "Heart of Glass" remains one of the greatest pop songs of all time.
i really like the vibe of most of these songs. all of the hits from this album are classics that i can see myself going back to regularly. 4 / 5 stars
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.
Classic
Thank you Blondie
3 1/2 stars
Lots of classics
wasn't too familiar with blondie before this aside from the popular songs, but i really enjoyed this album and don't know why i didn't explore them sooner. Fav songs; picture this 11:59 sunday girl
Pretty great, love the guitar tone and the killer vocals from blondie, paired w some fun lyrics :D
Very well executed but not really something I’d listen to. Didn’t find it particularly interesting
Amazing! Split between a 4-5. There were some AMAZING nostalgic songs on here.
I’m a big fan of Blondie. They were part of the New Wave movement. Heart of Glass was a huge hit.
A couple of fun hits but for the most part just mildly entertaining
She’s so cool I’m gonna dye my hair blonde
Her voice and the instrumentals are so fire ts is so close to a 5
Liked it way more than I remember
Before this I had heard of the name Blondie, but that was pretty much the extent of my knowledge. Then I saw all the names of the songs on this album. All the hits. All bangers all the time, even the ones I had never heard before.
Great album very varied, good order and some great hots amd a few sleeper songs that are amazing
Ripping fun. Instant mood lifter.
This is by far Blondie's best! Plenty of great tracks, some are classics. "Heart Of Glass" hits different. Can't go wrong with this one. I'll pass on the bonus and live tracks though.
Good time, but nothing really stuck
Debbie is such a great fronter and the band keeps every song feeling fresh. A great album for almost any mood or occasion
So fun
Punk attitude, some timeless classics, and a really nice pace to the whole album.
If this is not a 5, what is? Deathless bangers.
No question that this gets a 5
While Blondie are worshiped now as punk icons, my first memory of hearing them dates from the summer of 78 (best year ever, once again) when my only source of music was top-40 radio. How did they pull that off? (The same way Nirvana did--accessible songs and cute singer.) Totally holds up. Heart of Glass is a miracle, underwear ad notwithstanding, and I love 11:59.
Banging album, loads of classics. Very rock-esque. Blondie is an icon. Fav song: I Know But I Don't Know Least fav: I'm Gonna Love You Too 4/5
Classic
Muito Divertido. Curti várias músicas. Heart of glass é fire!!
Fun. And I recognized a few songs.
Likes: hanging on the telephone, 11:59, heart of glass Fun and energetic throughout
Отличный поп-рок альбом с женским вокалом
Absolutely love this album. Bought this as a teenager and listened to it constantly. Just a perfect album.
GOAT TRULY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good disco songs. But I am here for the music, not for the song. 3/5
Niet helemaal mijn ding, wel veel hitjes.
Omg me encantó
Debbie Harry you gay icon you
Longest yeahh boiiiiiii.mp3 So so great. The opening 3 tracks are just sheer excellence and the rest just builds to Heart of Glass and you're like... damn. Debbie Harry. Unreal woman.
- Debbie Harry has a great voice - cool, strong, and emotional at the same time. - I like the confidence in the lyrics, too. - The two big hits are the standouts, but everything is pretty fun. - Instrumentals are tight and measured, but also energetic. I especially like the occasional soaring guitar riffs. - Would have loved to see them live - the charisma is there in the recording, but I think live would have been something else. - I like all the different styles of songs - some, I like more than others, but overall, I really enjoyed this album.
*Great pre-punk/pop album
A classic. Debbie Harry's vocals, alternatively snotty and slinky, tear it up with the punky backing music. The two covers, Hangin' on the Telephone and I'm Gonna Love You Too are fun and the originals Heart of Glass, One Way Or Another, and Sunday Girl are excellent singles. Most of the rest of the songs are catchy, hooky, crunchy 80s post-punk new wave ditties. A good record front to back.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Every song on this is Blondie at their best. One of my favourite new wave albums for a reason.
this is fun! really
What a fun Album! Other than the obvious "Heart of Glass", I never really knew their music. What struck me is that they were a lot edgier and "rockier" than I thought. I now get the whole fuss around Debbie Harry - She is amazing! Great album, and definitely deserves to be on the list.
I really liked the guitar solo at the end of Stay and the opening track was good. I mostly associate Bowie with the weirder stuff, Space Oddity etc., but this was good as well.
I kept waiting for this to get better. It never did. I like the singles that I and everyone else are familiar with but the rest of the album was just very middling. Not bad. Just very average.
It was 80s vibes which i dont really like and thats why i didnt listen to the whole album but i did save one song to a playlist to give another chance and recognize some famous songs so it was pretty cool.
Nice album
helps that i’ve heard this album before, dad’s a big fan and i am too by proxy
disco icónico y alta influencia para el resto del mundo, gracias por vuestro impacto en la música pop
Nothing special.Just some okay traks
Blondie...you are something else. I find myself now listening to her other songs now and I'm enjoying myself!
Wasn't expecting to find this album this... mediocre. Aside from the hits, I found it had a lot of filler. That said, those hits... are really, really good. It's gonna get a good rating from me for those alone. Faves: One Way Or Another, Sunday Girl, Heart Of Glass
Some classics on here yes, but everyone seems to ignore the pop filler crap, see “I know but I don’t know” and “I’m gonna love you too”. Probably won’t play this in its entirety again.
Cool.
pretty good sounds throughout pop rock light hearted. i liked one way or another best but i already knew it and heart of glass. 3/5
Blondie, I owe you an apology. I wasn't really familiar with your game.
Potent and fun as hell band. What i wish pop-punk actually was.
Fantastisk album fra første låt. Utrolig fett at det var et så røft band med kvinnelig vokalist på 70-tallet. Jeg visste ikke at "Hanging on the Telephone" var Blondie!! Jeg kan ikke huske hva det andre bandet het (Flowers Forever) som hadde coveren, men det er den eneste versjonen jeg har hørt. Debbie Harry er et navn jeg må feste til hukommelsen, om mulig. Ufattelig tøff dame med en ufattelig tung historie. Finnes det en eneste artist som har hatt det ålreit? Uansett. "Picture This" mister meg litt, men vampyr-riffet i "Fade Away and Radiate" tar meg inn igjen.
Самые лучшие хиты собранные под одной обложкой. Однозначно идет в плейлист любимого
Driver Parallel Lines, which I've played as a kid some, included a soundtrack of which some songs stuck by me. This includes One Way Or Another, thought I've remembered Suffragette City much much more. But then, I don't remember Low Rider nor Iggy Pop being there. Anyways, it has some hits, somewhat easy listen, but not too much stands out IMO.
This album is a classic, I’ve always enjoyed it and love, listening to some of the songs I had not heard before
The boom of new wave lead by this album, sounds of what would become modern day alternative. Just when the album gets a little repetitive one of their few hits reminds you how big Blondie was and still is for a place of influence
I only knew the name Blondie and thought I’d never really listened to them, but once Heart of Glass came on, I realized I already knew it. What really struck me was Debbie Harry’s vocal style — blunt and cool on the surface, but clearly backed by real singing ability. The overall sound also leans more toward punk than I expected, which I really liked. “One Way or Another” especially stood out to me; it reminded me of Alison Mosshart’s Vivi persona in The Kills.
You could be forgiven for thinking this is a Best Of. Half the tracks were released as singles, Heart of Glass chief among them, and the handful that weren’t include fan favourites such as Fade Away and Radiate and Will Anything Happen? For me, there’s a mid-album lull, and I don’t think much of the Buddy Holly cover. But otherwise it’s a cracking album
Best Song: Heart of Glass I never really foresaw myself a Blondie fan. I knew a few songs but listening to a complete album gets the feet tapping and the head rocking. It isn't perfect, by any means, and a little bit more on the New Wave side than I like but overall I have to give it a 4/5 and will need to listen again.
One of the greatest albums of time.
Love this album. Another of those that I grew up listening too (thanks Dad) in the late 70’s/early 80’s.
What a fun album - completely new to me except a couple of tracks. Fade away and radiate is excellent
5/10 - Favorite song: One way or another
Nice, really good
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. 2 songs ad d to playlist.
1/12 bekannt 6,5/10 Beste Songs: Heart of Glass, hanging on the telephone, picture this
Great fun album with some iconic tracks. Im not gonna rave over it, but I've got no issues with it 7.5/10
A classic 80s rock album. Very enjoyable listen but definitely a bit dated. Very good singer.
To be honest, I just wasn’t into this. Iconic band and songs. But really for me I didn’t think it was up there. I’ve never been a huge blondie fan anyway but, yeah, something wasn’t engaging with me on this one. Hanging on the telephone is probably the one i listened to a few times.
It took me by surprise just how good this album was , the sound is in your face straight up pop rock , with classics such as one way or another , picture this , the iconic heart of glass which sneaks in a very clever little 7/4 groove into the keyboard / singing break of the song Don’t hear that much often in a pop setting The songs are punchy well crafted with killer choruses and great instrumental breaks you can really hear the drummer clem Burke pounding those skins relentlessly with headphones on , another thing I like is the blend of the organ as well playing some nice higher register chords in the background to thicken the guitars out , To imagine this coming out at the time must be quite a revalation to think how it changed music and inspired bands and even today you’d be hard pressed to find a band that can produce a decent song structure like blondie and a good chorus so For me it deserves a solid 5 stars
So many classics on this. One record with hit after hit, they really lucked out with the great songwriters in the band in this formation. Everyone you know knows at least one or two songs off this album, and they are great songs which sound awesome too! Great musicians, great songs and awesome sound.
I can’t lie, I thought I would LOVE this but I really just fairly enjoyed it. sometimes it got a little annoying, but I listened to it a ton over the weekend and had some fun so I have to give it credit. Heart of Glass is a classic, thank you Miley Cyrus for bringing it back to the public eye
It’s blondie.
wow what a good time
Wish it was a little longer! 4-4.5
Blondie albums aren’t my cup of tea, I’ve always found them to be a stronger single band. Some songs stuck out to me, though, like 11:59. Very middle of the road