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I like Blondie, but I’m not sure I’ve ever listened to this album outside of the major radio singles. I was really missing out! Top to bottom this album is fantastic. Hard to pick favorites because they’re all so good, but I think mine are “Hanging on the Telephone,” “Picture This,” and “I’m Gonna Love You Too.” Will definitely be on heavy rotation for me going forward.
www.Blondegirl - 149 bpm
Only knew the big singles. Most of them are here! Surprised by this album, went in anticipating another middle of the road 3/5 but will probably revisit this.
Favourite tracks: hanging on the telephone; one way or another; picture this; heart of glass; Sunday girl
Classic album. Hearing Blondie on the radio as a kid. Hearing these tunes at the ball field. This brings back good memories.
Amazing album! I guess I've always taken Blondie for granted a bit due to the massive popularity of some of their songs. There's so many great ones on here though, and not a bad song to be seen. More than half of the tracks on here are 5 stars, so it's more than deserving of its classic status.
What a revelation. This is the best pop ever. You can hear new wave, atl, grunge even, on this record. The lyrics, the lyrics, the lyrics. These songs bend and shift genres and provide vivid pictures thru witty sarcastic at times choruses. I have 1 regretful 5star rating on Beyoncé '4'... I was surprised by how much I liked about it and over stepped a clear 3.5. I wont regret however this 5 star edition
Blondie's third album is a real charmer. Their producer made them write proper songs and do a whole 'less is more approach'.
The first album I owned, I was nine and took it to school to be played in our assembly. Debbie Harry was every young boys crush, and every older mans crush. She epitomised coolness before girl power was invented. Look a that album cover, the pout, the body language my word she was a beauty. The album is killer from start to finish, one of the finest pop/rock albums recorded. Listening again today I still love every second of this. Easiest five star review so far.
Many other enjoyable songs
LOVEEE THIS ALBUM!! This was my very first LP😊 it’s rock, feminine and powerful. 5.0 for this Beauty🌞
- Heard this album many times before - Unbelievably good album, basically a Blondie Greatest Hits - Tons of classic songs on this - I'm still annoyed that they didn't do Sunday Girl when I saw them on the Sunday of Glastonbury earlier this year - Fav songs: Heart of Glass, Sunday Girl, Picture This
It’s new wave post punk disco tinged perfection. Debbie Harry please step on me.
Presumable the 5-star albums "Blondie" and "Eat to the Beat" are also included in the list, but "Parallel Lines" is Blondie's most consistent album and one of the best albums ever. Superclassic: 10/10
This is pop perfection: the catchiness, variety and conciseness of the songs, the extraordinary vocals, even the cover. (1978 was an exceptional year, as yet another perfect pop album was released: This year's model by Elvis Costello.)
Wait, ALL those songs are from this album? Incredible. This is classic rock at its very finest. Easy five stars.
I heavily got into 70s music during the first two years of college, and Blondie was often on repeat. Excellent post punk with unique vocals from Debbie Harry. Gotta love the band's look, too. 4.5 stars.
Love it! Songs I knew before, songs I didn't. Nothing I didn't like though, and I want to listen to it again to get even more out of it. BT - One Way or Another - Heart of Glass - Sunday Girl - 11:59 - Fade Away and Radiate - Will Anything Happen
New wave classic, 99% hits
Had this album as a teenager a long time ago. It’s good to hear it from beginning to end again after such a long time of only hearing certain songs. A great album
Undeniably cool. This albums gets better the more I listen to it.
One of the greatest fucking records of all time.
A totally classic album - not a bad track on it. That voice, that image, everything!
This album effortlessly mixes punk, new wave, and pop elements (and disco too!). The vocals are excellent and vary enough to give different personalities to each track. The massive hits (Heart of Glass; One Way or Another) are fantastic but the rest of the album holds up just as well. Standouts: I Know But I Don’t Know; Sunday Girl; Pretty Baby; Heart of Glass. 5/5.
love this album so much
Love catchy pop rock! Wish there was more of it on this list. I already knew Hanging on the Telephone, One Way or Another, and Heart of Glass. The new standouts to me were Sunday Girl, which sounds like a throwback to the 60s, and I'm Gonna Love You Too, which is just silly fun.
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I really enjoyed this a lot. High energy throughout and really unique sounds. Debbie Harry’s voice is awesome, impressive range. Songs are bouncy at times, alt heavy at times, just really unique and interesting. One Way or Another is the famous song (and it’s good) but lots of other strong songs too. Favorite song: Heart of Glass Others: One Way or Another, Picture This, Fade Away and Radiate, Pretty Baby, Sunday Girl
Such a great album. I’ve had a couple on here where I just can’t understand how people aren’t giving 5s. I mean maybe it loses a tiny bit of momentum in the middle, but the 5 killer singles must be worth at least a 4? It just a perfect mix of punk/pop/rock/. Love it.
One of the artistic highlights of some of the most original and creative years in music history
Here’s another 5 for me. Each song has bits and pieces that I like, which is pretty rare for me. I also love Debbie Harry’s voice. Favorite songs: “Heart of Glass”, “Fade Away and Radiate”, “Sunday Girl”.
5. Love Blondie
Another "how have I never listened to this?" album. I absolutely loved this and all the variety of songs it had. Debbie Harry's voice is iconic throughout. So much fun!
Oh wow! This album was a blast. I am not surprised, but I am surprised that this is the first time that I have listened to an entire Blondie album (at least to my recollection). Why haven't I bothered to do so, when I assume that I would be a fan??? shrug ???
I thought I knew what to expect from Blondie but I was wrong! Really fun punky pop songs like One Way or Another and the disco rhythm of Heart of Glass, but also more than a hint of 60s girl group and an unexpected Buddy Holly cover. Debbie Harry kicks ass.
Heart of Glass, One Way or Another, Sunday Girl and Hanging on the Telephone are all big favorites of mine - enough to earn this album a 5. How these great songs never lured me into listening to this album I’ll never know… this album is packed with songs I immediately love just as much! I thought I knew Blondie well enough, but turns out I was just licking the frosting while missing out on an incredibly delicious cake! Such delicious cake!
Hanging on the Telephone, One Way or Another, Picture This, Pretty Baby, I Know But I Don’t Know, 11:59, Sunday Girl, Heart of Glass and I’m Going to Love You Too. I love Debbie Harry’s voice. Catchy as fuck and energetic. Every song is a banger. Love it.
What a tour de force
I will not reduce my review to how attracted I am to Debbie Harry. I will not reduce my review to how attracted I am to Debbie Harry. I will not reduce my review to how attracted I am to Debbie Harry. God, I love her, but there’s so much more to this album than that. Anyway, let’s go. 1978’s “Parallel Lines” was Blondie’s multi-platinum breakthrough: the pin-point of when they tipped from a hustling New York band to international megastars. The winning formula? Sharp, snappy pop and rock songs, overflowing with charisma, bite and warmth. It’s a perfect alchemy and near-impossible to fault as a whole. We begin chomping at the bit with a Nerves cover: “Hanging on the Telephone” is hard-edged, bristling punk with a shiny pop surface. Concise, direct and straight to the point. “One Way or Another” doubles down on that, with a searing attitude and a chorus to lodge itself in the head of whoever hears it until the day they die. “Picture This” (with a flawlessly executed key change-into-guitar solo), “Pretty Baby” (vocal acrobatics abounding in the outro) and “Sunday Girl” are three of the sweeter melodies on here, surely enough to send the most po-faced of music snobs falling head over heels. Meanwhile, for any listeners hoping for a little more edge and experimenting in this “pure pop” album, “Fade Away and Radiate” departs from a love-song lyric or catchy melody, with an ambitious arrangement enlisting a certain Robert Fripp. Unsurprisingly, it’s pulled off with just as much style and artistry as the rest of the material. You get the idea- the rest of “Parallel Lines” is just as striking, memorable and charming. “11:59” and “Will Anything Happen” fizz and pop with unsuppressed urgency. “You’re Gonna Love Me Too” is an inspired choice of cover: Blondie recognising their musical heritage with the fun and brevity of Buddy Holly’s 1950’s rockabilly. It was chosen by the record label as a sure-fire hit, but it ultimately failed to chart and was wiped clean by the blockbuster originals. And all this before even discussing “Heart of Glass”, a genre-defining smash-hit which seals itself in as the jewel of the whole record- their whole career- and leaves the dying remnants of the 1970s choking in its wake. “Parallel Lines” is so consistently engaging, with song after song making waves through popular culture, that it’s impossible to dislike. Even when these aren’t the most stellar musicians you’ll have ever heard, the teeth on the songwriting reveal that all the artsy virtuosos in the world do not guarantee as good a time as this. Any quibbles? Well, for one, it’s always baffled me they didn’t opt for “11:55” to rhyme with “stay alive”, but such a quibble does not form reasonable ground to deduct a star.
Classic.
An album where every song is a banger? Yeah, that works as a concept.
Phenomenal listening experience. You get so much out of a tightly paced 39 minutes. Cool arty punk rock new wave rad badassery! It really does have it all. Definitely one for the record collection, you can pop this on and people will groove to it in any setting. And can we talk about Debbie Harry for a minute? Goddess! Unearthly treasure we do not deserve. She is the moment. She is the serve. The throaty raspy growl, my god, I'm in vocal heaven with her! This is an absolute knockout.
This album was a fantastic time! Made me want to put on roller skates and dance my heart out.
This album is dope. I had only really listened to one other LP from Blondie that wasn't a greatest hits album. 11:59 is an awesome track as well as the Buddy Holly cover.
Love this!
Ok but why was the album lowkey a banger?
Oh yeah! I usually just stick with the Best of Blondie compilation (judge me not) but this is a nice reminder that the non-hits were really good as well. It's just a great album for almost any mood, it's punky, it's poppy, it's got the new wave thing going on, it's kinda timeless in my opinion. I love it. It's a 5 for the music but secret bonus points for Debbie Harry being the hottest woman to front a band of all time. Fight me.
ok
Discazo 😍
Total surprise
great new wave
Slaps.
Solid; stands up. Of course, cool rhymes with fool.
J'adore Blondie. J'aime la voix, la présence, la personnalité de Debbie Harry, qui pour moi transparaît même quand on ne la voit pas. Le rock est mon genre favori, et je ne peux m'empêcher de bouger, danser, hocher la tête.
Contains the perfect pop song (Heart Of Glass), a perfect classic rock song (One Way Or Another), the perfect, iconic album cover (Debby Harry in justifiable super hero pose, but the dude on the far right is what closes it for me). But then again, every song is perfection in its own way. Just banger on top of banger, the album stands head and shoulders over everyone else trying to play in the same sandbox in 1978. This is the one that cemented Debbie Harry's legend.
Really a great album. Hit tracks and a great theme - For some reason I always associate it with Canada and not New York, even though I know that its all CBGBs and shit. Anyway, great album. 5/5
I remember being surprised when I realised that Blondie is a band, rather than just the blonde lady that sings their songs. Before listening today, I was already pretty familiar with a bunch of songs and would consider myself a fan. Songs I already knew: Sunday Girl, Heart Of Glass, One Way Or Another, Hanging On The Telephone Favourites: Sunday Girl, Heart Of Glass Firstly, I almost mistyped that as Heart If Gladys. I just found that amusing and worth mentioning. The music on this album is fantastic throughout. It’s was hard to pick a few favourites because every song here is great. There are ear worms throughout here, and I’ve found myself singing to myself throughout the rest of the day. I genuinely couldn’t say anything bad about this album. There is nothing that can be improved as far as I’m concerned.
I’ve already heard this. Love this album.
I've listened to One Way or Another before obviously, but it was on Rock Band so I know the song pretty well. I've also listened to a little bit of Heart of Glass but not the whole thing so we'll see. I do really like Blondie as a performer so I'm interested. I really love the growling she does in One Way or Another, I never paid attention to that before. I also really liked Pretty Baby, it was just really cute. 11:59 reminds me of Xray Spex somehow, I'm not really sure how to explain it.
спасибо этому рандомайзеру за то что я теперь знаю кто поет ту песню которая гичигичигичигичи и что блонди крутая (ван вэй если что даже не в моем личном топ три лучших песен альбома при том что она супер)
Nice, sweet, goes well with toks. One Way Or Another is the best 1/1
Fantastic new wave album and Debbie Harry's vocals are perfect.
This is a fantastic album, filled with chart toppers
Top Album
Amazing album
Excellent, I really love it
Love love love
Blondie - it's 11:59 and I'm running out of time. Among the greatest capture of the CBGB energy, grabbing early 60's rock'n'roll energy and giving it the punk treatment. Phenomenal!
Oozes cool.
Always liked this album.
Every song sounds brand new. Catchy, edgy, cool.
nice! I’ve already loved this album long before it got generated for me, but it’s nice to give it another listen yeah, every song is amazing I don’t know what else to say haha just a perfect, 10/10 album and Heart of Glass is one of my all time favorite songs mostly because it has that one section played in 7/4 lmao
Levy pelkkiä hittejä! Iskee!
Fantastic. Equal parts punk and pop, with a fun, breezy energy. The album cuts are excellent and “One Way Or Another,” “Sunday Girl” and “Heart of Glass” are absolute classics. Especially “Heart of Glass” — that’s one of those magic songs that sounds like nothing else. The backing vocals throughout the album are really playful. They added fun details to a lot of these songs. I feel like the more I listen to this, the more I’m going to love it so I’m smashing the 5 on this one.
Yessssss! I love this album!
Modern day classic
I REALLY loved this. It sounded like a poppier, more accessible version of Horses by Patti Smith, an album I love. Heart of Glass is a track I heard before and I still think it's the best song on it.
Iconic album and the best one ever released by Blondie. It takes a lot of talent to use styles as different as classic rock, punk and disco, and still create such a cohesive LP. And Debbie harry has sung a string of choruses for the ages here (Call Me, One Way Or Another, that Hanging By The Telephone cover...). Maybe not a 5/5, but a solid 4.5/5, at least. Number of albums left to review: more than 700. Temporarily lost count here. Keepers: half so far (including this one) Maybe I'll keep them: a quarter Stinkers: one last quarter
Fucking amazing!
Hitspäckat album och nästan inte en dålig låt. Toppbetyg!
Amazing album, no skips
A rough and tumble band creates their finest album that’s two parts punk and one part new wave. What’s not to love?
Good album 🫶
This was one of three albums that were played at almost every party I went to the year after school finished. The others were Rumours and Rocky Horror. Why Parallel Lines? Because it is full of bangers that force you to dance! It loses a little impetus with Pretty Baby and I Know... then side two roars into life with 11:59. Even the two lesser tracks are better than any power pop because THEY STARTED POWER POP. It's driven by Clem Burke's power which is then topped by layers of instruments which enhance but never get in the way of Debbie's golden vocals. This is unquestionably the best pure pop album of the '70s.
I was watching She Hulk Attorney at Law this afternoon, when all of a sudden I felt an enormous ache in my bum. It was a pain I hadnt felt since that cruise I took with Blondie back in the mid 80s. Then, I spent 42 hours straight, chained to the toilet shitting up a turd so powerful it registered on the Richter Scale. Today, it was different, my bowels rumbled and eventually fired out hundreds of spiders. I'm finally a dad.
I'm ashamed to say that I'd never listened to this album in full before. I knew the hits, but I hadn't listened to it the full way through. I regret not doing it earlier. This was fantastic and lots of great stuff has been added into the rotation. Debbie Harry's voice shines throughout and the riffs just hit me in the right way.
Excellent
Pop punk new wave masterpiece
Was mad into this when I first discovered it (2005?). Not a duff track.
Just utterly hilarious.
I have a soft spot for this album and was delighted to revisit. It has a fairly good breadth of tracks, not all gold, but enough so that it keeps you listening and represents a strong top-to-bottom album. Love the synth and punk and pop and proto new wave vibe.
I love it! I didn't realize all these amazing songs were on just ONE album.
I have this album on vinyl - it was one of my very first records. I was obsessed with Blondie from a very early age, and this is still one of my favourite albums today!
loooove Blondie, she's an icon!
Rock-pop perfection! Debbie Harry is a powerful sorceress of song. I was lucky to grab this on NM vinyl for only a few bucks!
Loved it!
Love love love this album. My favourite by Blondie, and every track a winner.
This album rips so hard. Nothing but bangers. 10 out of 10 forever!
all time classic!
I mean ... this album is stellar. Do I have to take notes? I saw it come up and smiled, clicked play and away I went. Unlike Eat to the Beat, this is a straight up all killer no filler album - I often find myself randomly singing bits of tunes off this for no reason; somebody saying it's 59 minutes past the hour is enough to get 11:59 firing off in my head.
Album full of classics. Love it.
Heart of Glass is a classic
I fucking love Blondie yeeeeeea booooi
Loved it. Fun album that brought up a lot of good memories.
Didn't know they covered "keep me hanging on the telephone" - love the cover. Debbie Harry is just excellent.
There’s pop music and then there’s Blondie pop music.
pretty good, with lots of good songs. the songs have some really good licks, and they sound really good.
5 fantastic singles on this album. The other tracks didn't excite me at all and it's not really my sort of music but undeniably a great album.
This album is chockablock with hits. It's sound more than stacks up today. It feels surprising that it came out in the late 70s. Debbie Harry is mesmeric and the band do the songs justice. Apparently the recording process was shambolic but you would never know when you listen to it.
Oh dude, I've listened to this album so many times. It's nice to have a reason to listen to it again. Heart of Glass is just so fucking good. The whole album is.
Excellent
One of the best from one of my favourite bands. What more needs to be said?
5/5
Absolutely iconic
the album is top!!
Auf RYM hab ich 4/5 gegeben aber im Kontext diess projekts und im vergleich zu allem was bisher dran war hat das ganz locker 5 verdient. so ein geiles album, es sind wirklich nur hits. Das ist das was das Pretnders album hätte sein können, wenn es sich auf der zweiten hälfte nicht so krass in belanglosen popsongs verloren hätte. plus ich liebe es wenn debbie harry's stimme so bisschen bricht das ist so geil rockig 🤘
obergeil, hammer, nice, tight und classic
Really fun album. Every song is pretty great for the most part. Doesn't really sound dated at all. There's a great balance of guitar and synth here and Debbie's voice is just the right amount of pop and punk. Definitely going to come back to this one.
Well I had her posters on my wall and the grooves of this record were worn. I thought it was me she loved. What a wonderful album. Blondie is a legend and all the female singers who have tried to emulate her haven't even come close.
So good!
Amazing album
This album is a classic, wide variety in the types of songs, witty lyrics and the best non-disco DISCO track of all-time in “Heart of Glass”. This album is in my top-10 all-time.
The greatest Blondie album
With this album, Blondie refined its formula for producing perfect pop songs. It is catchy and flows smoothly. Loved the harmonies and textures. Legendary!
A stonewall certified all-time classic, with one of the best opening tracks in rock 'n' roll history.
Never listened to the full album before. Really enjoyed it.
I enjoyed this album far more than I expected to. I feel like this album was probably highly influential on 80's pop.
Had a lot of songs that have appeared in movies and TV shows. Pretty great to know where those soundtracks came from. Partial to hanging on the telephone, one way or another, sunday girl and heart of glass.
Debbie Harry merece mas fama y popularidad de la que ya tiene
I had forgotten what a good album this is, even beyond the two hits that I know and love, "One Way or Another" and "Heart of Glass". Great guitar work on "Fade Away and Radiate". "I'm Gonna Love you Too" is a short but good song. Great album through and through. Surprised to be giving this a 5, but well there it is...
Love it, nice classics.
Pop at its best
Amazing album. One of my faves.
God, this was good. I'm gonna go through their discography now because of this.
Awesome
This album was great! Brings me back to the 80s but timeless.
This was my fav album in high school and it still slaps. Interesting how so many female vocal led bands still have the same sound.
Didn't realise so many bangers all came from one album, it's like a greatest hits
Lots of well known bops
Still fun :-)
Correct original album link https://open.spotify.com/album/4M6s2jbhKWEcOdXZ8WiHts
Many of the classicz
A classic, one I remember hearing on vinyl when growing up.
Top
Love it, classic.
Niceee
Perfect.
Didn't realise that this album was from the late 70's, I associated their main singles firmly from the 80's! An all round decent pop/rock album with instantly recognisable classics in "One way or Another" which has been endlessly covered, and "Heart of Glass" which was personally a staple in PlayStation 2's SingStar game. The album takes you on a journey and I think there are no real stinkers on the album which makes for a quintessential pop/rock album. Best: One way or Another; Heart of Glass Worst: no real outliers here!
Haaaaaaaaanging on the Telephone! Klassiker! Volle Punktzahl!
This album is a fucking banger.
Excellent first pick. Very catchy, and something I would love if released today. Can see how it influenced some recent indie pop. Stand out track "Heart of Glass".
Classic
This is just an excellent album. Almost none of the songs are just ok. Iconic!
Brilliant
Just amazing
El mítico de Blondie. Pop y rock garajero y glamuroso con Debbie Harry en todo su esplendor. Potentísimo y una de las portadas más icónicas.
Geil
Loved this!
A truly wonderful album.
absolute fire. such a great album, and it had a lot of Blondie's hits on it
"I'm in the phone booth, it's the one across the hall If you don't answer, I'll just ring it off the wall" (Hanging on the telephone) "All I want is a room with a view A sight worth seeing A vision of you All I want is a room with a view" (Picture this) "Today can last another million years Today could be the end of me It's 11: 59, and I want to stay alive" (11:59) "Don't be cruel Be a thing - sweet thing As a rule" (Just go away) El meme de Gordon Ramsay diciendo "Finally, Some Good Fucking Food".
Blondie is class
"Picture This" Released: August 26, 1978 "I'm Gonna Love You Too" Released: September 1978 "Hanging on the Telephone" Released: October 30, 1978 "Heart of Glass" Released: January 3, 1979 "Sunday Girl" Released: May 1979 "One Way or Another" Released: May 14, 1979
Perfect pop
Disco ameno y entretenido. Muy adelantado en su momento, lo que hace que siga sonando fresco a día de hoy. Incluye canciones que probablemente han sonado sin parar desde que se publicó el disco.
Was going for 4 stars, then Heart of glass came on late. Also liked Fade away and radiate, I know but I don’t know (Iggy Pop?). Diverse genres that rallies all pen types to write
I really like Blondie. Their lyrics straddle that line between playful, serious, and contemporary commentary. I also think it sounds like they're having a lot of fun when they're making their music. This album has no filler and is a great one.
Quality
My favorite Blondie album and one of Maya's favorite albums as well. It's in constant rotation at my house. Practically plays like a greatest hits album. Listened to non-remastered version and prefer it.
Best of new wave, banger after banger
Have this on Vinyl. Love it!
Awesome
Blondie’s awesome! Great album
Amazing
Classic
Incredible songwriting, brilliant arrangements, combining punk, pop, disco and a bit of prog. The Strokes were taking notes!
Debbie, will you marry me?
I remember listening to this album when it came out (yeah, I'm old). It still very much holds up. Harry's voice is superb and it's just a good, hard rocking album all the way through. A few classics, but every single song is good.
Light 4. Wasn’t ready for the non-hits to slap so much.
okay this is getting creepy now. I literally just added this to my apple library like… 2 minutes ago. Does this website know what i’m adding on my apps? All of the previous albums except for the mgmt one are albums i’ve listened to recently. Fun Album - love One Way or Another and Heart of Glass from before listening to the album. Really dug Pretty Baby and Sunday Girl on first listen as well. I can definitely see myself throwing this on in the background more often and it’s cool knowing they played at CBGB with the ramones and taking heads. I like the vocal range Debbie Harry has between sounding punky on one way or another and smooth on heart of glass
A few classics and a fun listen all the way through
The band really play around with genres here, the lyrics are sharp, funny, and relatable, and Debbie Harry is a force of nature. What struck me on this listen was just how good Debbie Harry’s voice is. Obviously she’s cool as all hell, but she can SING.
If you know a melody but don't know the name of the song, odds are, this album is the one for you
Que disco divertido. Transforma estilos e épocas do rock em algo com assinatura própria. Há um punk blondie, um new wave blondie, um rock das antigas blondie, e um original disco blondie. Muito bom. Heart of Glass é das melhores canções de todos os tempos mesmo.
Crazy the number of hits on one album
Review - banger. Love the doo-wop sound on a lot of songs like Pretty Baby. I always find it funny reading about Blondie where everyone has to amp up their punk bona fides like "they barely knew how to play their instruments before I got them in the studio!" - just don't believe it. They were a gigging band who got signed, they can't have been that bad. Weird how early new wave bands need to be hyped up to seem punky in some sort of social sense, because their music isn't punky enough. In any case it's good. Score - 8/10 Need to listen? YES
Opptil flere bangers her. Telephone, One Way og Heart of glass er 10/10, men alt holder ikke det skyhøye nivået. Lander likevel solid.
A really good album. It could have done with one or two more tracks on a par with One Way or Another and Heart of Glass, but it's a good mix of catchy, fun, and intriguing tracks that I consistently enjoyed, and probably their most well-balanced album in terms of style. It's punky and poppy and pleasingly quirky. After hearing so many albums with songs that don't know when to end, it was so nice to listen to something where every song felt exactly the right length with no arsing around. Debbie Harry rocks and I love the range of things she can do with her voice, from smooth and aloof to cutesy and playful to gremlin snarls. Plus the best cheekbones in new wave, the most zygomatic genre. She had it all!
没想到我会喜欢这个类型的歌曲 整张专辑给我的风格就是在混乱的都市里独自漫游享受着夜晚 非常喜欢hanging on the telephone和11:59这两首歌 她们的整体风格给我一种轻快俏皮又叛逆的青春感 让我也想沉浸在纽约市的繁华中....
Trying to this as if it’s the 70s and new wave is an emerging and present movement. This is all about Debbie Harry. It feels as though the instruments and melodies are all there to do as they’re told by their front woman’s mood and storytelling. I particularly love the contrast as the album goes from the urgency and choppyness of will anything happen to the more winding and lyrical sunday girl and heart of glass. Also, up there with the best first 30 seconds of an album ever - no time to waste Blondie are getting straight into it.
Blondie had a unique vibe for late 70s punching out energetic poppy punk tunes. This was probably their best work though.
Man this album starts like a slap on the face for me. “Ring ring you’re in Jazzersize! You ready girl?” “No, Blondie, no, I… I’m not… dressed for this…” But by the end, she always wins. 4 Boolean: True
Stupid fun. Once again, an album that I should theoretically despise, but not the case here. This is probably the best possible version of new wave that I can listen to. It's early enough that we don't have to deal with the wack-a-doo synth-mess of the 80s, still plenty of rock undertones, and all that's really happening is we're just pulling it a little closer to pop. Which today, I can dig. Lastly, Debbie Harry freaking rocks and makes this group way, way cooler.
Catchy songs that with punchy instrumentals and diverse but always satisfying melodies. And Debbie harry brings explosive spunk and energy in her vocals. This album sounds great on its own but I’m sure it was even more exciting when experiencing it within the new wave error that Blondie pioneered.
When I got this album today, I was surprised to realize I'd never listened to it in its entirety. Yet, I was confident in its quality — it was truly a breakthrough for the band; all their major hits are from here. And what about beyond the hits? Things aren't so clear-cut here. Parallel Lines thrives on a blend of opposites: assertive punk rock and the soft sound of '50s female vocal groups. It's very interesting at first, but then you discover that not a single song, other than the singles, is memorable. If you think you're listening to a Buddy Holly cover, you're not imagining it — I suddenly discovered that there really is one here. But the record is still very good. Energetic power pop, the hottest woman in 80s rock, Debbie Harry, without whom there would be no No Doubt, no Paramore, and a bunch of other bands... However, all this does not reach the expected five stars.
A very good album, but there was just one or two too many songs that didn't do much for me to give this a 5. The songs I did enjoy, I did enjoy a lot though. High 4.
I liked this more than I expected. Just solid rock of that time period. I particularly like the drums. They can be really high velocity and almost punkish on the faster tracks, infused with a certain disco swagger on tracks like "Heart of Glass" but also take a step back while staying crisp in the ballad-y songs. If this record didn't contain the more poppy-ballads I'd give it a 8.5/10. So a 7 or 7.5 seems fair.
This is the first full Blondie album I’ve listened to, and unsurprisingly it rips. Cool proto new wave, punk sound. Great vocals. Doesn’t overstay its welcome but the band explores and jams.
It’s difficult working backwards to albums like this. It must have been a true face-melter when it first came out. Through repeated, passive exposure over my lifetime, I can only say it’s pretty good.
One of the better pop acts. This one has a good slew of the big hits and was enjoyable throughout. Perhaps not an artistic masterpiece, but I do really like it regardless.
Honestly great album, didn’t expect less from Blondie. I knew her popular songs ( Call me for example) but I never delved into her discography more deeply, glad this generator made me do so.
A very good record by a classic band! Favourites: Heart of Glass, Picture This, Sunday Girl, One Way or Another and Hanging On The Telephone
It's Blondie, guys. It's Blondie.
Hell of an album. Every Blondie hit is in this one, and while there are for sure dated allusions, it really is quite timeless. Debbie Harry is just so good as a front-woman and her backing band keep the groove tight and steady. That being said, the only reason I am taking away a star is for my personal taste - if anyone reads this, this is for my enjoyment only and I rank as such. I really like this album, but I know it's not a "play it again for me" album in the sense that my ears get tired of it quickly and one listen is enough for a while.
Is it a coincidence that Denis is spelt like penis? She’ll go far.
Fun new wave pop with some good singles, but it never quite reaches the 5 star mark.
Very very nice.
A thing I constantly forget/relearn with new wave is how much of an intentional throwback it all was to early rock’n’roll. I immediately think of synths and silly early 80s hairdos when I hear “new wave,” which is not inaccurate, but the root for the genre really is a kind of nostalgia, repurposing, etc just as much as other trends that came along later. Naturally my big takeaway from this is wow, The Nerves eh? The Beat? Plimsouls! But also that the sound largely associated with The Cars was a big feature of Blondie. Stein’s guitar is, I’m guessing, pulled from Eno or Bowie (or both). I’m sure lots of folks lifted pieces from Parallel Lines, but Sigur Ros using the bridge from Fade Away and Radiate for #7 was unexpected (it doesn’t entirely match, I’m sure this is just a coincidence).
Blondie at their best!
The definitive new wave album and barrage of catchy power pop with just enough punk edge. Debbie Harry's vocal stylings can grate a bit, but not enough to detract from a terrific batch of tunes. Very close to a Blondie's Greatest Hits album.
Всегда нравилась способность Дэбби Харри быть одновременно и панкушкой с дерзким, токсично-сексуальным образом что тусовалась аж со стариной Игги, но одновременно с этими ассоциироваться и с популярнейшими диско-хитами. И в общем-то, Parallel Lines как нельзя лучше показывает эти две стороны. Очень много заводных, клёвых штук, и одновременно с тем, в некоторых песнях есть и жёсткие гитары и хрипящий голос Дэбби. Отличненько.
kind of did her dirty by just putting her on in the background... from the bits i've heard, it was great. so many iconic songs, and an overall sound that speaks to my tastes. i enjoyed this album. oh and the music videos? she was so hot... that hair, man.
I really liked it. Added bonus of having TWO all time bangers.
Solid album with a couple of true classics in Heart of Glass and One Way Or Another. The album overall is a good listen and Deborah Harry's voice is always on point. Would definitely listen to this one again.
Bop pop, good mood for it
Debbie Harry' voice is uniquely hers; with no damn auto tune in play. Most of the songs I knew already and revisiting them was fun. A couple tracks didn't register so well with me, but still..a bunch of bangers. Album rocks.
Listened twice, saved a few bangers. I'd listen again.
Debbie Harry is such a badass vocalist. Her tone has an oomph to it that I just love. The music is upbeat, fun and dynamic. Every track on this album is just a bop.
what a great end to end album. Debbie Harry's voice is fantastic and it works perfectly as a pop rock album. love the keys on 11:59
One Way or Another deve estar em todos os guitar heros e rock bands huahuuha. Fiquei de cara que tinha mais de uma conhecida, e são boas as músicas. Me impressionou.
4.3. Really liked it. Shockingly surprised. I thought it was just some cheesy 80s pop. Great music. Fun melodies and great musicianship. Would happily listen to whenever and I think it would be a people pleaser for most.
Fav: Picture This L: hanging on the telephone 4 Most of the tracks were really good and the different music styles incorporated into several songs was clear but kept in with the overall sound of the band. Most everything feels very clean and the way Debbie’s vocals glide over top everything is good. Unfortunately there’s like three songs that I would probably skip if listening to again.
Heart of Glass song of all time
8 / 10
kind of a banger Would I listen again: why not Deserves to be on this list: I think so 4.1
there are some real goodies on this one, and I had no idea that they were Blondie songs
Feels genre bending now with a modern lense, utilising riffs now seen in alt rock, metal, and gospel. Provides an interesting experience song to song although does mean it feels disjointed as an entire album (but not enough to be an album of singles). Overall good but I don't think anything new will be making it to my playlists.
Classic, can hear their influence on other music from this album
4.5/5, not a single bad song, just ones I loved more than the others. I'm a man.
I'm not sure if I've ever listened to Parallel Lines the whole way through, but it was time well spent. The hits are justifiably classics: "Hanging on the Telephone" is my favorite song of theirs (and I'd argue their best), and of course "One Way or Another" and "Heart of Glass" are classics (even though I understand why the latter miffed their punk fans). I appreciate the album cuts too. Lots to like here, will return.
Solid little pop punk album, dare I say. Debbie ate, lived, and breathed punk attitude but this album does not hold up to the punk what was oozing out of southern california at the time. The hits on this album are undeniable. The deep cuts albeit obscure to most are pretty catchy and groovy. This album borrows from New Wave and Disco too (often seen as punk in their respective communities) so it had commercial success. I think given the legacy, end product and longevity this album is deserving of 4 stars. The commercial success album. My personal pick is Atomic, but this is a great album.
Great record
THAT'S who wrote "one way or another", ok, gotcha damn, she's got a great voice and these are ridiculously catchy
dancing as a 29 year old. Not messy hair. with 2 kids at home. Lying about her life to strangers. I hear a little disco. Would listen to earlier albums further away from disco.
yeah this is js some great new wave, not too much more to say
This was enjoyable. Sunday Girl was the standout hit.
Nikol še nism katergakol albuma od Blondie, ampak the hits obviously poznam. "Hanging on the Telephone" je kul! Všeč mi je začetek. Edin problem "One Way or Another" je, da smo ga kolektivno čist prevečkrat slišal. Če bi ga prvič, bi mi najverjetneje bil ful všeč. Ok, načeloma so komadi kr bangerji (sm pri "Sunday Girl"). Uuu, "Heart of Glass". I love it. Ta je tud an all time favourite. Sm hotla napisat, da je "I'm Gonna Love You Too" a strong finish, pa vidim, da je predzadnji komad (& a Buddy Holly cover!).
4/5 Favorite Songs: Hanging On The Telephone One Way Or Another 11:59 Will Anything Happen Heart Of Glass
Peak Blondie, nuff said.
This ripped. I don’t always love the chord progressions or their choice of melody, but goddamnit do I respect this project. The way this all comes together is just so delightful and unique. Rowdy, punchy, poppy, rocky - a dang good time.
this album rocks. I've heard pieces of "One Way or Another" countless times and never realized it has a rippin solo in there. a lot of these songs have some stellar concise solos. Debbie Harry confidently delivers across the entire album. they really hit a sweet spot across a handful of rock genres here. the only tracks that fall a bit flat for me are "11:59", "Sunday Girl", and "Just Go Away" -- every other song kicks ass. 4.5
★ one way or another! call me an uncultured swine but i didn't know this was a blondie song lol ★ fade away and radiate: a little synth moment, something about the tempo is feeding me rocky horror. i think if i was rly high this song would be kinda scary ngl
I was excited to hear this album, only to learn that I have heard a lot of it already. It's just a really good new wave record. A bit less consistent outside of the hits, but a lot of bangers on this one.
Hmm I’m kinda familiar with this album, I like it !! - Tuesday, 30th of June 2026
Great album
This is a great album: "Heart of Glass", "One Way or Another" and "Pretty Baby" are the best ones.
This was really good, I was getting Adalita (Magic Dirt) vibes, and the well known and shiny 'heart of glass' at the end was a perfect finish.
Best album so far. I had no idea all these hits were a) Blondie b) on the same album. One Way or Another and Heart of Glass are classics. The whole album has a good energy though and is immensely enjoyable. Will be adding to my collection. 4.5 stars
Wall-to-wall bangers and non-stop fun. Rating: 4.5
Always nice to have something recognisable on the list, great mix of stuff on here
Great album. Love Blondie. Why say lot word when few word do trick?
🤠
This is like the pinnacle of 70s pop. They have such a recognizable sound I feel like, and there are some really classic songs on here. Even the less popular songs still hit though, but the famous singles are really on another level. There’s a reason they still get played. Favorites: One Way or Another, 11:59, Heart of Glass
favourite song- heart of glass and Sunday girl
This whole album is good post punk pop fun! I had only heard the singles before, but enjoyed the whole album. Heart of Glass remains the standout.
fav songs: one way or another heart of glass catchy, stylish, pop 70/100
An album packed full of catchy pop hits. Some famous tracks to be found and some hidden gems. Would happily listen again.
Maybe the first pop punk record. But even if not, it's still a great time.
#976. I had heard a few Blondie songs before, but had never listened to any of their albums before. I thought it was pretty good. 4/5: neat
Oli paljon progempaa ja monimutkasempaa paikoitellen ku mitä olsin kuvitellu. Menevää musiikki ja vokalisti aina yhtä hurmaava, eihän tästä voi ku tykätä.
This was good!
Alright! One of the founding albums of new wave. Honestly, I really enjoyed myself with this album. I’d listened to it once before and I wasn’t big on the whole thing, even though I did like most of them, but this time I definitely caught some songs I liked more than I thought I would. Songs like Fade Away and Radiate with its cool, ominous synths, and Just Go Away with its 80s sounding outro caught me more on my second listen than my first. Debbie Harry’s singing ability is great as ever, defining herself as one of the great female rock vocalists with songs like Heart of Glass, one of the album’s standouts. The instrumentals on the album are also very well executed, with great use of effect laden guitar riffs and blistering solos on songs like Hanging On The Telephone, another highlight. The use of synths and keyboards is also impressive, creating great atmosphere on One Way Or Another, my final standout with its carnival style organ break down. There are some songs on the album that bring down the momentum a little, but overall the track-list is remarkably consistent. The album does stand as one of the great new wave albums, now one way or another, I’m gonna find the next good album!
Listened to this one a few times in the past year, and it's fairing better this time around for me compared to previous. Always was a solid new wave album, but previously thought it was kinda hit and miss, but the deep cuts are pretty good for me. Obviously the hits are great, One Way Or Another, Hanging on the Telephone, and Heart of Glass. Just damn solid new wave.
cool, but i dont really listen to music from them, in "fade away and radiate" there is a cool guitar moment
Some real filler in here but the highs are real high. One Way or Another and Heart of Glass are both all timers
Very good and energetic! In my opinion the best song from this album is Fade Away And Radiate.
Don’t care that this was released in 1978 — it’s a classic 80s album in my book.
Un album memorable, buen ritmo, canciones iconicas, cantable y bailable
Some classics on here! Great album
Liked this way more than I thought I would.
Great pop rock stuff, Heart of Glass is an absolutely amazing song
“Heart of Glass” is an eternal, perfect, smackdown granddaddy banger. It is also the only song from this album I’m familiar with (besides “One Way or Another”, which I’ve historically been lukewarm on, but can now concede that Harry turns in a gutsy performance and the guitar work rocks; maybe I’ve just heard too many shitty covers). The new-to-me songs are bangers too: I particularly dig “Picture This” and “11:59”. Debbie Harry has the pipes. Great, muscular voice that’s charismatic and recognizably her, and she turns in a unique performance for each song. And the band is super tight; their drummer Clem Burke (rest easy) in particular is a machine. (To continue to heap praise on this band’s most enduring hit, “Heart of Glass” is a great example of how locked in they are as a unit. New wave and punk rock fusion at its best. Pop music with some dirt on it.
Not expecting it to be this good, but it was a great time. Obviously great singles, but the deep cuts were just as good.
I've heard pieces of this before (including plenty of exposure to "heart of glass", of course) but not sure I've ever sat through it front-to-back. Strikes me as interesting on this listen how... conventional so much of it sounds, even with the knowledge that some other pieces of it are so forward-thinking. I'd be curious to know how the band existed in relation to some other artists that are coming to mind while listening to this (Elvis Costello, Talking Heads) and realizing I don't know a ton about the actual backstory of the sort of birth of new wave in this time period except "lots of the American bands were hanging out at CBGB all the time, then new wave happened" which I would consider a sort of high school textbook analysis level of detail. Time to look for a book to read, I guess!
Loved the early new wave sound. Definitely something I could groove to more often.
This was not really what I was expecting and it was awesome. Didn't think it would be so loud and raw, and some of the chord progressions are honestly pretty dark (or at least darker than I thought Blondie would be). Also, her voice is amazing! Maybe could use a bit more variety in the deep cuts, but the standouts are real standouts. Favorites: Hanging On The Telephone, One Way Or Another, Fade Away And Radiate, Heart Of Glass
Nothing quite hits like Debbie Harry's voice. New Wave before it got polished and sanded down in the 80s. A fantastic record with a few weak spots (or are they only weak because they couldn't possibly match the peaks of the big hits?).
5 big singles. We were all in love with Debbie Harry at the time, with her sneering beauty
Pure fun! Loved it
Vilken hitkavalkad!
d e solid
Efter långa och nogranna överläggningar har jag tillsammans med huvudsaken kommit fram till ett betyg grundat på en samlad bedömning av materialet som presenterats. Vilken platta! Bara att slå på, öppna några kalla och du har en förfest. Men man känner femman när det är en femma.
Pretty good
debbie harry rainha
Esse álbum tem rock, punk, pop, disco... E tudo muito legal e nem feito. QoA Adonis New.
7,75
Pretty much everybody at my boys grammar school 4th form lusted after Deborah Harry. Except me - who very much wanted to get into Kate Bush's leotard even then. But I thought Debbie - and Blondie - were ok, purely for the music of course. Parallel Lines is like a greatest hits album. And i could give it 5* just for 'Picture This' and 'Heart Of Glass'. But the rest of the tracks aren't filler either. There's no duds here. 4½
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
The Spy Next Door is such a good movie, I wish One Way or Another by Blondie was real
I listened to this album as I was feeling strangely sick to my stomach, pushing through feeling like I was about to throw up. I recognized a few songs going into this album and got quite excited for what else was in store for me; luckily, I was not disappointed. Parallel Lines is a great example of some classic pop rock with incredibly strong female vocals, as Debbie Harry's powerful smoky voice serves as the centerpiece for every one of these songs. The instrumental performances are balanced perfectly between the sounds of cheesy pop groups and harsher punk bands, especially in the prevalent shredding guitars. The band seamlessly blends a classy and proper aesthetic with distortions and alternative flourishes, much like the cover art itself shows off. Walking the line between pop rock and punk in a way that doesn't surrender the catchiness of the latter or the cred of the former is an insanely commendable task, one which Blondie achieves beautifully. Highlights: Hanging On The Telephone, One Way Or Another, Picture This, Fade Away And Radiate, 11:59, Sunday Girl, Heart of Glass, I'm Gonna Love You Too
Blondie! Yeah this rocks. Maybe not perfect, but it’s 1978. I was barely alive. So no memory of it. Had to come to it later. And my appreciation has increased with time. Boolean: yes, glad to hear before I die
funky and expected
This is a great album, the only reason I didn’t read it a five is I’m not personally going to listen to it very much. I’ve known Blondie, but after listening closely to the illustration of the guitar work, it’s really really good. I also can see her influence on newer female rock stars. A couple of the songs could have been Gwen Stefani/no doubt songs.
Really like a couple songs, she has a great voice and sound, but not the only music I wanna listen to
4.5/5 Got some classic hits, it has a light 50s feel at times
Some big hits on a fun album.
Hubo una temporada en que Blondie me parecieron lo mejor; aquí hay grandes canciones. No son tan buenos, pero este disco está muy bien.
Album #164 Blondie: Parallel Lines Blondie are sort of overlooked amongst music nerds when it comes to the CBGB crew; Television, Talking Heads, and Patti Smith all get more artistic credit and cool points, whereas Blondie seem to be seen as the band who sold out and made commercial music. Whether that’s because they made new wave, or because Debbie Harry was an attractive blonde woman (no offence, Patti), their music is just not seen as being as impressive. However, at the time, they were undoubtedly the biggest act of the bunch, and in my opinion, they have aged just as well. I have always been partial to 80s cheese, give me some Spandau Ballet, give me some George Michael, I love it all; so for me, Blondie is high-brow if anything. Parallel Lines is by far my favourite of their albums, and probably their masterpiece. Wall-to-wall with bangers and iconic songs, even the deep cuts on this thing sound like timeless singles. The fact that 11:59 only has four million streams baffles me, as that song just has that hit factor. I really can’t imagine anyone listening to this album and not having a good time, and it ranks amongst my favourite new wave and simply favourite albums of all time. Best Songs: Heat of Glass, 11:59, Will Anything Happen? Worst Song: I Know, But I Don’t Know Score out of 10: 9.5
Some awesome songs with other bangers mixed in. 7.8/10
Not overly polished, but comes across like a true breath of fresh air.