Parallel Lines

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.

Enjoyed this more than I expected. I hate "One Way or Another," but aside from that I had a great time listening to this one. "Hanging on the Telephone" was (and still is) a favorite, and "Fade Away and Radiate" was a lovely new discovery.

Loads of hits I'd forgotten about. Great album

Banger leider paar skips. 4/5

so many bangers

Banger. Some classics we all know, some real interesting pieces to bring the album together as a full listening experience.

I like Blondie songs. First time hearing this album.

Just solid from front to back. Love the hint of attitude but definitely has the mainstream sound to break out. I don't think I would call it single-heavy even though 2 of the tracks were pretty big for her

First crush

I saw her live and she rambled through some speech and said fuck like it was edgy. We all loved it.

Whole heap of bangers on here

I wanted to not like it because someone really annoying had it as his ringtone at work - sadly it is really good with a load of absolute bangers at the start. I would have preferred the original to the one that was recommended with the bonus tracks though.

I live and respect Debbie Harry. Her embrace of and support for hip hop culture in particular is legendary. I have also come to appreciate her more as I have gotten older. I didn’t purchase Blondie albums back in the day, so my knowledge of their catalogue is somewhat limited. I really enjoyed this record. Hanging On the Telephone, One Way or Another, and Heart of Glass are all hits. Sunday Girl and I’m Gonna Love You Too were surprise sleepers for me.

I have not listened to this album in a long time, going on 20 years, I think. My cd copy has bonus tracks which I am not seeing on the Apple Music version I'm listening to. There is an early version of Heart of Glass called Once I Had a Love (aka the disco ball song) which is really interesting. It's included on a collection of odds and ends called Blonde and Beyond. Worth a listen. This is a very good album. Four classics. I tend to forget how much I like Sunday Girl. Great song. Most of the rest is strong. Not a big fan of Fade Away and Radiate. The album tracks are good, but not sure I need to listen to this album start to finish very much. Robert Fripp's guest appearance on a Blondie song has to be one of the all time odd pairings, though he had this downtown NYC sojourn in the late 70s that produced League of Gentlemen, Exposure, and the Adrian Belew version of King Crimson, so it's all of a piece, perhaps. As much as I like Blondie, it's really all about the sharp, well crafted singles. Several of which are just great. The classic single disc greatest hits remains an all time great album of non-stop fabulousness. 296 / 357

Heart of Glass will always be a hit in my heart, and Debbie Harry will always be a star. But I have only a clinical interest in this music now. TYVM and thanks for all the fish.

cold as ice cream but still as sweet

Was looking forward to this, blondie has a lot of great songs. Think my expectations were a bit too high as while I did enjoy it, it's definitely not the classic I hoped for. The singles are obviously good but the album tracks were mostly not at the the same level, though I did enjoy a few. Doesn't change my opinion of blondie, still very good but wanted more. 3.5.

I'm a big fan of New Wave (and Blondie's particular vision for it). Cool album, still cool nearly 50 years later. Heart of Glass and One Way or Another naturally stand out, but the rest of the album isn't slouching. Pretty Baby and 11:59 were cool too. Debbie Harry is a super vocalist.

Heard a fair amount of Blondie from my parents growing up. Lots of hits on this album hey, and they are pretty great. Didn't really recognise any of the other album tracks though. Really great pop album overall 3.5

Pretty funny, I've heard these songs dozens of times without realizing it was Blondie. Good stuff! Best Song: Heart of Glass Rating: 7.5/10 Stars: 4

This is one of the best albums from all new wave. And it has great instrumentals, and even greater vocals. She is commanding, amazing presence. I liked this one.

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YEAHHHHHHHHHH eerste keer dat ik me kan herinneren dat ik dit album luisterde was door one directions cover van one way or another (matige cover verder. red nose day ding geloof ik)

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Plenty of hits. Plenty of energy. Plenty of fun.

Heart of Glass is really amazing. But I am really partial to the vocals in Fade Away and Radiate and the sound of 11:59.

Fantastic opening to the album. Like a greatest hits but tails of a bit towards the back end. 4

I love Blondie!

cotidian album, but good

Just an all-around well cracted and incredibly fun pop-rock album. May not be anything revolutionary, but the album maintains a great energy all-throughout and really doesn't have a weak point. 4/5.

Essential new wave, obviously. “Heart of Glass” is one of the best songs of the ‘70s.

Love me some women in rock and roll and Blondie is one of the best of em all

absolutamente sólido, me sorprendió la cantidad de hitazos que salieron de aquí

Quite enjoyed this one. I knew a few but heard a few new ones.

This is THE Blondie album! Eat to the Beat has some good jam too but Parallel Lines is just packed with great songs, all the classics and then some.

Two major hits in one album yes girl

Ah, yes. The soundtrack for A Cappella Books. One of the best, obviously.

1001 albums to hear before you parallel with universe 90# I was kot expecting this to be this catchy and rich but yeah it hits.

A great album. It also contains all the Blondie songs I’ve ever heard before. It’s got instrumentation and music that feels very ahead of its time. The vocals and lyrics are iconic for good reason. It’s got a style all its own and really set off the new wave movement.

I know Parallel Lines, listened to it as a kid, one of the first older album I gravitated towards. That being said, there is very little nostalgia involved, and while listening to it I was thoroughly impressed. It has many different genres, catchy melodies, effortless charisma from Debbie. My main issue, would be that, while the sound is extremely enjoyable, it sometimes feels dated. What I mean by that is that it is not typically theirs, but very much of its time. While I do find that to be true, it is also helped by the lead singer singular powerful voice, and Debbie Harry was in a lane of very happy few. That does wonders to distinguish it from others, but it is also a bit sad. Also I sometimes think that the lyricism can be hit or miss, and sometimes is a bit simplistic.

What's not to like? Plays like a greatest hits and contains Heart of Glass which is an all time classic

A birthday treat - thank you RGP!!!!!! One of the all time great bands and albums of all time… 4 stars ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Tom

It really not a genre of music that I listen to but surprisingly I really liked it

What an album. Banger after banger after banger - well, nearly. When it hits, it's fantastic, when it misses, it doesn't really, it's just the other songs can't compare to the top drawer ones. A heady mix of new wave, disco and pop perfection. Best Tracks: Hanging On The Telephone; One Way Or Another; Heart of Glass

Punk pop

Was ready to dislike this but most of the songs are good

love what debbit harry does with her voice!!!! didnt realise all the big songs were on the same album as well. the other songs are alright but not very memorable unfortunately

i really like debbie harry's vocals, i think she has a unique voice and her accent comes through in a charming way. musically, i also think these songs are really strong. also crazy that we start with hanging on the telephone and then go into one way or another. it surprised me how many Hits were on this one album. All in all, really good songs but just feels slightly disconnected, controversially for me... i think some of these songs could be longer.

a kind of 4.5 ngl, really like this but its not quite a 5. interesting range for having such a signature sound

Just a fun album all around. Debbie Harry has a voice unmatched and the whole band has this upbeat style even on the more mellow tunes. It's like if you took a band from the 50s and evolved it even more. Worth a listen with some obvious highlights would gladly listen through again. Also being mogged off on the cover.

Wel een vibe!!! 8/10

What makes Parallel Lines so strong is that it pulls off a balance most bands never manage: it is polished without becoming lifeless, catchy without becoming stupid, and stylish without becoming hollow. Producer Mike Chapman helped shape the album toward sharper pop form, and you can hear it everywhere.

Filled with classics

Fun mix of what sounds like 50s and 60s with some 80s rock. Really different sound than a lot of music. A lot of good songs.

Many of the hits here. Fun listening

Pop songs with hooks for days. The singles are so big that it’s hard to listen to them with objectivity. One Way or Another was used for commercials for a local windshield company. Unfortunately the song is more likely to remind me of rock chips than New York punk. Although I like this record, something about it feels light. Sort of bubblegum with a slight edge. That being said, good albums are hard to come by so it’s better than most.

Fun, but not exceptional.

Great album overall—just shy of a 5 I think since some tracks didn’t fully land for me. The singles really stand out. Debbie Harry is, as always, an absolute icon.

such a fun album! my favourite songs were hanging on the telephone and heart of glass

Some seriously sinister and industrial vibes in this. I fucking love it. This seems right in like 1985, not ‘78. Really good early summer album. Again, that air plane hanger open air (with just a hint of echo) production is like a decade ahead of its time

half great half a bit boring.

I enjoy this album a lot. Always a massive blast to listen to some Blondie. My issues with this album is it is very front-loaded and back-loaded, the middle is a bit naf. The best track is Sunday Girl, easily.

Oh dang. I didn't know this album had two of the most iconic songs ever.

3.6 I've never bothered with Blondie before this list, but you know what, it's alright. Very early new wave, a lot of future pop punk elements in this. In parts I thought they were ripping off the guitar sound of the Police then discovered this came out before the Police released their debut! My bad. Not many great tracks but barely any bad ones.

I really enjoyed this album, not really any complaints but didn't quite feel like a 5

Five great pop songs on this. My main complaint is that the mix is flat and lacks dynamics on both the original and remaster, with minimal separation between the instruments. With modern production and more low end, some of these tracks would be even better.

Me encantó. Es un poco más algo que escucharía y ya conocía dos canciones

Overall Rating - 3.83/5 (7.67/10). Feels very Punk-Adjacent. Excellent musicianship, and I can understand why the two hits on this album are the two hits.

Good goofy fun.

This is awesome. Skipped the singles I am too familiar with. 'Fade Away and Radiate' and 'Pretty Baby' were my favorites. Is Blondie my favorite band actually? Too early to tell.

Heel leuk album, een aantal liedjes kende ik al. Wat grauwere melodieën en zang. Punkachtige rock. Zeer van genoten

Esta Blondie es una lo qui ta. Muy divertido, muchos clásicos.

Nice, solid album

So many iconic songs on this albums. Loved almost all the tracks. And I'm so glad to have some albums from female singers.

Great pop rock album from a band that cut its teeth in the budding NYC punk rock scene. Just the right mix of catchy hooks, fun, and attitude. Songs are to the point, don’t overstay their welcome, and maintains consistent sound while differing enough to not get boring. Debby Harry is an icon and this album is a big reason why.

Esta muy guay, estilo animado y dinámico.

Just a really cool record. 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘭 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 is full of sharp, catchy songs that move effortlessly between punk, new wave, and pop without ever losing momentum. Blondie keep things tight and direct, but there’s enough variety to keep it interesting all the way through. Nothing too complicated — just great songwriting and a lot of style.

Good album this! It’s sort of rock but also sort of pop. Minus one for a couple of covers, but at least they do them well. Cool album art too.

Sunday Girl and Heart of Glass are exceptional songs. The rest is very solid pop music. It’s a borderline 5-star album but I remember owning it and I didn’t play it quite as often as you might expect for a true classic.

classic, like classics

The intro track is such a banger dude. I won't lie I was sure I had heard at least one song from Blondie before and then listening to the album THAT song played and my suspicions were confirmed. I won't lie, as much as I LOVED The vibes from this album, some songs don't hit AS hard, but it's only a couple, the rest of the album is pretty solid. 4/5

4 de 5 Por momentos se siente muy pop y por otros es filoso como si fuera punk, una medianía bien balanceada. A destacar: Track 1 - Hanging on the Telephone Track 3 - Picture This Track 7 - 11:59 Track 9 - Sunday Girl Track 10 - Heart of Glass Track 12 - Just Go Away

me gustó pero igual esto no deja de recomendarme albumes de hace 60 años q estan guays pero a veces me apetece escuchar un poco de ñengo flow sabes

Un grupo realmente esencial, con una cantante impactante como Debbie Harry. Tenía sus complejos, sobre todo con otras cantantes con etiquetas más intelectuales como Patti Smith, ella guapa y lista como pocas tardó en darse cuenta de que no eran muy diferentes. Tremendamente influyentes (la más obvia en Madonna), y este tercer álbum es el mejor: 12 temas de los queb nada menos que 6 fueron sencillos. Entre ellos clásicos como Picture This, I'm Gonna Love You Too, Hanging on the Telephone, Heart of Glass, Sunday Girl y One Way or Another. El resto son radiantes como 11:510, I'm Gonna Love You Too y Pretty baby (con sonidos de los 50-60´s) o Fade Away And Radiate con Fripp a la guitarra. Desde la apertura con Hangin´ (una excelente versión de The nerves de los que hicieron también Will Anything Happen? es todo una buena mezcla de Power-pop y New wave. El cierre con Just Go Away te deja con muchas ganas de más, con esos coros y melodías tarareables. Es el disco que permitió el paso desde el CBGB al éxito masivo y al Studio 54. Del punk a la nueva ola. La portada así lo ejemplifica. A este nivel solo estaban los Pretenders y los Cars.

Tältä oli tuttuja ainakin puolet levyn biiseistä, vaikka ei ole bändiä tullut kuunneltua.

i love debbie harry this is good album

Pretty fun. A lot more recognizable than I was expecting

An Absolute masterpiece from start to finish

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

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.

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.

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

Zone out just a bit. Classic

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.

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.

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

Some great songs, was more into this in high school

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

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.

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 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

El álbum tiene de todo un poco y eso me encanta, a parte de incluir clasicos geniales. Pd: la voz de ellaaa🛐

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

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

I dig. Good stuff.

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.

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

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

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

Another one that held up over the years.

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!

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!

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.

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

Back from when Blondie was kind of punk. It’s a pretty solid album.

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.

First Album where Blondie started to come together musically and production quality, while sort of expanding into different music genres

Charming music, really makes you feel in the late 70's - 80's Fav. Track(tough choice): Heart of Glass

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.

3/4 I didnt know the songs "One Way or Another" & "Heart of Glass was from this band.

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'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

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.

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

Heart of glass ya la conocía sin saber de quién era. Me re gusta esa canción. Ritmos entretenidos. Me gusta

A fun album with some big hits

An impressively dense album of hits

Bop, bitches

Très bon !

Lovely album, great vocals and strong instrumentals with a lot of surf rock influence

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!

8/10 buen álbum, me gusta mucho la voz de debbie harris

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Debbie oli aikansa ikoni ja ky mää oon Blondieni kuunnellu

Four great songs is enough to get four stars in my book.

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.

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.

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

Thank you Blondie

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

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

Great album very varied, good order and some great hots amd a few sleeper songs that are amazing

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.

Punk attitude, some timeless classics, and a really nice pace to the whole album.

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

Muito Divertido. Curti várias músicas. Heart of glass é fire!!

Likes: hanging on the telephone, 11:59, heart of glass Fun and energetic throughout

Отличный поп-рок альбом с женским вокалом

Debbie Harry you gay icon you

- 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.

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.

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.

Nice album

helps that i’ve heard this album before, dad’s a big fan and i am too by proxy

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

Cool.

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.

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.

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

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.

Great fun album with some iconic tracks. Im not gonna rave over it, but I've got no issues with it 7.5/10

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

I am actually going to be somewhat briefer than I planned but first: Fanboy review: I LOVE BLONDIE SO MUCH YOU FOR REAL DONT EVEN KNOW AND I CANNOT CONVEY IT I GOT TO SEE BLONDIE IN 2023 AND IT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE AND I LITERALLY CRIED ACTUAL TEARS OF HAPPINESS THEN I ENDED UP GETTING COVID AND IT WAS ALL WORTH IT DEBBIE HARRY IS SUCH A BADASS I LOVE THIS ALBUM I LOVE BLONDIE BUT LIKE ACTUALLY THIS IS NOT THEIR BEST ALBUM AND ANY ONE OF THEIR 70S ALBUMS WOULD GET 5 STARS FROM ME, Rational me review: So. Blondie. As comes up constantly in my reviews, some of the first music that really permeated my consciousness was what came out of CBGB in the late 70s. Blondie were basically the awkward stepchild of that scene: too pop to be punk and too punk to be pop. But with these simplistic and catchy tunes, there’s not a lot that separates them from the Ramones (during Blondie’s hiatus, Clem Burke did go on to… attempt to drum for the Ramones under the moniker “Elvis Ramone” and it went disastrously). Debbie Harry (note, while I am not pretentious enough to call people out for putting "The" in front of Talking Heads, I WILL correct you if you refer to Debbie Harry as Blondie or if you talk about Blondie as a person rather than a band and I WILL be a dick about it) is such a towering icon of early punk music. Singing with such a pronounced New Jersey accent was a play (“I’m in the phone booth, it’s the one across te haawwwll”) and embracing sex appeal and femininity caused the artsier elements of the scene (I am talking about Patti Smith, specifically; a real Betty and Veronica duality) to look down their noses at her, which in retrospect feels like some pretty heavy handed movie irony. Being ostracized from the “be yourself” crew for being yourself. Like I’m just saying if you asked me to edit that screenplay I’d call it too on the nose. Anyway, Debbie Harry was in Videodrome, which is more than I can say for anyone else who played at CBGB, so. This is the third Blondie album and I actually prefer the first, second, and fourth Blondie albums but I love all the early albums a lot. Early Blondie understood better than almost any group that sometimes all you need is a catchy melody and a decent hook. Case in point, there’s no fewer than 5 perfect pop songs here and Blondie refuses to be confined by genre, unlike every other first wave punk group not called Talking Heads.

Some bangers on here for sure. It’s in our record collection.

pero bastantes que no me gustan

Day 170 Strong album, the 3 better known songs are definitely my favourite Highlights Hanging on the telephone One way or another Heart of glass

My sister was obsessed with Blondie for a long while. After listening to this album, I can now understand why.

Essential pop rock.

4.25

Classic Blondie, catchy songs, 4 out of 5

Bekannte Hits: - One Way Or Another - Heart Of Glass Rest bisher nie gehört, aber sehr starke Lieder dabei. Insgesamt positiv überrascht. Album kommt in Sammlung.

Blondie had soooo many bangers all in the same album!

I think the album is what a pop album should be. Catchy upbeat and full of energy. This record captures some whimsy that I can truly appreciate. Will Anything Happen is a great track and those singles. WOW

Wow. Apparently Blondie is really good.

Such a great opening song! Some really fun ones on here. Can be repetitive at times, but ultimately high energy and melodic.

Classic

Bangers.

Surprised how good it was! But I wouldn’t like it in every mood x

Short and sweet, and really good. I knew the famous Blondie songs but had never listened to them properly before. Love the guitars, and her voice is amazing.

The post-chorus riff on "Hanging on the Telephone" is such an earworm. There's quite a bit of that on this iconic album. Debbie Harry has so much swagger from song-to-song, and while not everything reaches the heights of that excellent opener, the power pop flair of "One Way or Another" or the smooth new wave classic "Heart of Glass," the vibes are strong throughout and it feels like the band was really coalescent. And why did the riff on "I Know But I Don't Know" sound like "Octavarium" by Dream Theater lol

Iconico en todo la palabra, blondie IS that girl

This album is stacked. I don't know much Blondie but the ones I do know are all on this album. Debbie Harry has such a great presence and slays every song. And there are a bunch of bangers on Parallel Lines. I didn't love every song, some felt a little old school and a bit clunky, but overall this is a solid listen. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Standouts on this listen were "Picture This" "Fade Away and Radiate" "Sunday Girl" and "Heart of Glass." A really solid 4/5 for me, and I'd love to listen again!

This was a 5 until Sunday Girl, where the songs dropped off in quality imo. However, everything before that was banger after banger. Fade Away and Radiate is one of my new favourite songs.