Reviews (page 7 of 15)
Was looking forward to this and all I can share is - it delivered. Just really enjoyable and now on the playlist to listen to regularly. Never really knew much about blondie before - assumed there was a risk it was a bit dated - but turns out it’s an absolute classic
Decided it was a 5 in the first 10 seconds and then just sat back and enjoyed myself
I like this album because it's fun and innovative. It’s not one of my go-to's but, I really appreciate Blondie’s strong presence and the Rocky Horror vibe some of the songs give off.
Started strong, rest was medium. Some classics
It was nice
Some other review probably put this better but the sheer variety of styles on this is impressive as hell. Great album all in all, nothing was particularly gripping to me but nothing stood out to me as bland or bad either so yeah, good record
Some epic tracks, and some that are more of a miss
What a classic. Can't beat a bit of Blondie and this is their best - lots (most) of their iconic tracks to be found here. (Dork argues this is a 5 star-er but, as much as I love this album, it's just a strong 4 for me.)
Love the upbeat vocals and instrumentals
some absolute classics (heart of glass, one way or another), but mostly filler. if only call me was on here too.
one way or another, sunday girl, heart of glass, and the rest are decent
Love this!
I love it
I liked it, I need to listen to it more closely a second time. Iconic sound.
Some bangers
Decent. They have that one song
It was fine
Too country for me
Nem a presença de Robert Fripp na anacrônica faixa "Fade Away (And Radiate)" salva o disco de seu conceito de música infanto-juvenil e sem graça. Fraquinho!
Me gustó
Big big fan of the first half of this album, but the back half loses steam.
Sometimes there's an obvious reason why they chose the singles to be singles. Two truly iconic tunes on here with another ten less successful attempts. 3*
One way or another!
Such a classic. Who doesn't love "Hanging On The Telephone", "One Way Or Another" and of course "Heart Of Glass"! Also that album cover will always kick ass. Good shit. Favorite track: Heart Of Glass
A 10/10 album and my favorite on the list so far. Was really excited to see this one come up this morning. I've never played a Blondie album in full. Going in, I recognized One Way or Another, Heart of Glass, and Sunday Girl (which was sort of a deep cut for me) but came out with several new favorites. "Fade Away and Radiate", "Sunday Girl", "Just Go Away", and (my favorite) "11:59" were huge standouts for me and all ended up in some playlists. What strikes me about this album is how influential it immediately felt. Like much of the music I've listened to my whole life was born from this style. Knowing that it came out in 1978, it feels like a true pioneer of alternative and indie rock. Its effortlessly cool but totally sincere, musically exciting and of course Debby Harry is one of the greatest vocalists in rock. This is a no-skips, 10/10 album.
Alright. Couple bops. Not timeless like I thought. DEBBBBIE!
Que buen álbum. Que buenas canciones
Loads of great hits, few duds. A really really solid 3 pushing 4
An exceptionally fun album. Lots of standout tracks (heart of glass, one way or another, Sunday girl, I’m gonna love you too). Very engaging throughout. No skip album
Perfect crossroads album of post punk, new wave and power pop. Just a few of the standouts include "Hanging on the Telephone", "Heart of Glass", "Sunday Girl" and "One Way or Another" to name a few.
Cute.
Thoroughly enjoyed that. 2000s emo/punk's grandparents. 4 stars.
Lots of variety all of it interresting, full of energy and fun to listen to. Only knew Blondie from a Best of album and some music video's but that is clearly not enough. Will be exploring further.
This is nostalgia for me and I adore it. Mum used to put it on all the time while doing housework, when I was a kid. Simple good memories. Objectively also a banger.
I can understand why this is a huge band for a lot of people, not quite my cup of tea. The recognisable singles are pretty good, however the rest of the album isn't particularly interesting not captivating. I wanted to like Blondie, but not for me.
The album cover made a bad first impression but I found the material reasonably enjoyable; I think it was within striking distance of 4 stars. Highlight: "Heart of Glass" (which I also recently heard covered by Miley on Plastic Hearts).
Not excited to listen to Blondie because lowkey every time I've tried to listen to anything not-Call Me, I've disliked it. But I'm open. Love Debbie Harry as a bi-con and general girl icon. I like this album cover. Hanging on the Telephone: Pretty groovy rock n roll, actually. I like it much more than I'd thought. Cool guitar and I think Harry's vocals are pretty cool. And a cool ending as well. One Way or Another: Had NO idea this was a Blondie song. Isn't this Pat Benatar? I like it, obviously. Classic. The instrumentals are a little more lethargic and spongy than I thought but Harry makes up for it with stabbing vocals. Wow, cool guitar in the middle here that I had no idea even existed. Picture This: A little tamer than the last two songs, kinda ABBA and I don't dislike it. Not the bestest song I've ever heard but it's not bad by any means. I think it's nice and sentimental. Just not my style. Fade Away and Radiate: Very interesting beginning. Very alieny. I like it. Then it gets sorta boring again. Fade out. Yuck. Alright song. Pretty Baby: Also reminds me of ABBA. Nice and sweet but I don't love it that much. It's fine. I Know but I Don't Know: Haha, this is fun. Almost gives me a little Le Tigre at the beginning with that spoken stuff. Nice riff. Liking it. 11:59: Also happens to be the time that I turn in every single assignment ever. #Relatable! An alright song. Anything Will Happen: Alright. I think it's pretty okay but I had to go back and relisten because it really didn't grab me. It's pretty good. Sunday Girl: Aw, this is sweet. A pretty sweet band. American idealism (she sounds British, a little bit, though)! Very, very sweet. Heart of Glass: I've always found this song a little eerie and not-that-good-for-how-popular-it-is. I don't like her vocals or the pacing and I'm not huge on the lasery sound but it has some catchy party and I like the tktktktktk staccato at the beginning. It's alright but not really worth being one of their most popular songs. I'm Gonna Love You Too: I think this is a pretty charming and nicely fast paced song. I think this is one of the better songs on the album. Just Go Away: Whatever. I like the little gargly voice she doesn on "Go away!" kinda funny. Guitar and voice is kinda beautiful. Man, I just don't think this is particularly exciting or well produced or whatever. I think "cool rhymes with fool" is one of the lamer lyrics to be written by any rock band ever. I would have much preferred the last song as an ending than this one. Short n sweet album here! Blondies are quite short and quite sweet so it makes sense. I like it. I don't love it. I think I might listen to Hanging on the Telephone, One Way or Another, I know but I Don't Know, Sunday Girl, and I'm Gonna Love You Too a little more but none of them are mind-blowing. Solid 3, maybe even a weak 4 -- 3.67?? I like it. God bless Debbie Harry. Still a cool album cover and a fun band, I guess, just a little bland for me.
4.2
Cool as fuck, and honestly stands tall just for its attitude, but not a strong album all the way through
God I could gush for hours Harry's voice but I won't. Just know that I love her in each and every way. This album is a staple in the New Wave genre, filled with hits and one of the greatest songs ever "Heart of Glass." ❤️ The group bounces from mellow songs like "Sunday Girl" and "Picture This" to more up beat songs like "Will anything Happen" and "One Way or Another"... regardless of any track you choose, this album is totally electrifying and cements Blondie as legends in Rock/New Wave.
Amazing Pop Rock album. This set the bar to every mainstream rock act that followed in the 80's, although not many of them were able to match its greatness. Filled to the brim with catchy hooks and crunchy guitar leads, with a ridiculous charismatic frontwoman in Debbie Harry, and an undeniable sense of style. Key tracks: Hanging On the Telephone One Way or Another Sunday Girl Heart of Glass
New Wave wonders.
Mijn favoriet: Heart of Glass. Wist niet dat het origineel van One One or Another van Blondie was.
Perfect pop
Good!
80s Pop at some of its finest. Blondie puts out some bangers and this album has two of their all-time greats. Really fun listen, but can start to sound a bit repetitive in places. Definitely a great album though!
I ws looking forward to listening to Blondie, but oh boy, I think I was expecting way more from them. . The album is ok, but the lyrics are too simple and the instrumental is ok. Apart from the singles ("One way or another" is quite poor in lyrics), the songs donshine much and the album overall is meh.
I imagine I've listened to this album all the way through in the past. Songs of my youth that I remember. I've added it to my background music list. 5 out of 5.
Yeah that slaps actually
The hits on this are massive and I still have a crush on Debbie Harry all these years later.
Kedvenc/Favourite: 11:59 Jó kis album, el lehet hallgatni. Egy-két kiemelkedő számot leszámítva kicsit könnyen felejthető, de összességében van annyira változatos hogy ne válljon unalmassá. Szerintem a szívemhez nőne, ha többet hallgatnám, van benne valami egyszerű szerethetőség és elég fülbemászó is. It's a good album, easy to listen to. Apart from one or two standout tracks, it's a bit forgettable, but overall there's enough variety to keep it from getting boring. I think it would grow on me if I listened to it more, there's just something about it that's simply likeable and catchy enough.
Fantastic rock music. Where has this been in my life?
Good music, but not much to add. Very much of its time I guess.
Good stuff overall. One song reminded me of the Doors a little bit. Versatile band!
Did anyone else think One Way or Another or Heart of Glass were made in the 80’s. I mean, it’s from 1978, so close enough, but I never would have guessed that year. Truth be told, I wasn’t the biggest fan of either of those songs, so I expected the album to be mostly like those songs. Thankfully, I was wrong. I barely hear albums where the deep cuts have the same punch as the singles. Props to Debbie Harry for her range, covering both the softer pop parts and the raspy edge of the punk parts. Throw it some nice guitar parts and you have a very enjoyable album. Favorite track: One Way or Another Other hits: Heart of Glass, Hanging on the Telephone, Picture This, 11:59, I Know But I Don’t Know, Will Anything Happen, I’m Gonna Love You Too, Just Go Away
I love this album so much
73/1001. There are those albums, which you love and own,but which you don’t listen that much. And then there are those, which you own and love and listen to over and over again. This is one of those latter albums.
Just an amazing album, so many bangers.
This suprised me in a really good way. I was familiar with one way or another. But no other songs. Good riffs, exciting music
I absolutely love Blondie
Awesome album , loved it
Debbie Harry spent most of her career looking down her nose at her audience like she was so much cooler and better than them. Well... it's because she was. The band aren't far behind her either. Every note played is impressively tight in a way that many bands weren't able to be before click-tracks, sequencers and time-alignment. Slick, energetic, fun, and never outsays its welcome.
It was interesting
Enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. Heart of Glass is a banger, but the whole album was much better than I anticpated.
The Blondie Disco Album! Parallel Lines was the Blondie album that yanked Blondie out of the NYC New Wave scene and into international stardom, mostly because of the song Heart of Glass i.e. The Disco Song. The rest of the album is a masterpiece of New Wave songs, full of pop references and just enough quirkiness to not seem too insular or precious. From the cover of The Nerves' Hanging on the Telephone to the Robert Fripp infused Fade Away and Radiate, to the final track telling you to Just Go Away, Parallel lines is one great song after another... except Heart of Glass. It's hard to imagine today the breath of the controversy at the time but, Heart of Glass was almost a Blondie deal breaker to the NYC New Wave community. It's disco beat alone, while presaging the technopop of the 80s, was patently offensive to most Punk and New Wave folks. The whole "Blondie as Disco" thing seemed like capitualtion to the mainstream and not forward muscial evolution. The rest of the world loved it though. It was pop, it was disco, and to mainstream top-40 radio, a great song. With the space of almost 50 years between now and then, it's easy to see Heart of Glass for what it was - a sellout. It worked too! It's actually one of the weakest songs on the album but it got Blondie the attention they were seeking and it's why we are even talking about this album today. That's unfortuntate because the album itself is amazing... except for Heart of Glass.
A blast and a half. This thing is just fun. Nothing too serious but a good time start to finish. Starts off super strong and just bounces up down and around the whole time. Heart of glass is a perfect song and has no issues even a little. I just loved every second. I knew I would always like blondie but now I know. Hopefully there are more of these on here and if not I'll take a little excursion to the blonde zone again soon
♫ Listening to "One Way or Another" by Blondie (Parallel Lines, 1978) ♫
Great record
"One Way or Another" is pretty good. And quite iconic. The rest seems decent, but ultimately forgettable. 3/5
I can't recall the last time I listened to a Blondie album from start to finish, it's got to be 30 years and I think it was Autoamerican. I enjoyed this tremendously though, the songs are great, the band sounds great and Debbie Harry is a perfect front for this band. I feared it would sound dated or too maybe it was too punk or whatever but it's just classic punkish new wave and I want to hear more.
Miley Cyrus did Heart of Glass better, she probably would’ve done them all better, honestly.
I feel like I’m supposed to like this but I just don’t. Except I did add Heart of Glass to my liked music because that’s a solid song.
I enjoyed the few songs that I knew but didn’t feel anything towards the others. I’m going to need another listen.
Such a solid record, really no skips. I like the tension between the often very feminine, girly singing and the badass message and instrumentation.
Really good album. Debbie Harry is an amazing lead vocalist, she’s a force. I knew all the hits, but never listened to this in full before. I’m not surprised I loved it, but I’m surprised I didn’t listen to it sooner.
Timeless
Love Blondie. First time I’ve paid attention to the lyrics, feels kind of like how the Police had stalking songs, and this is from the female perspective.
Lo he disfrutado mucho.
Fuckin love blondie
Really fantastic record this; so many great hits
4.3
great pop album from a moment in time we may never see again. everyone is tight and knows their assignment so many hits on this album, i never knew they were all from one project.
Very fun, a good listen, makes me happy.
I do like Blondie, a classic CBGB's band, but mainly the classics... 3.5 stars
There's 4 bonafide classic songs here. Unfortunately, 3 of those are the first 3 songs on the album, but that's not to say there's a single bad song here. I have listened to this before, and I was going in expecting to give it a 4, but having listened, I think this is a 5. Just an incredibly fun catchy album.
Great album. Blondie is a stalwart mainstay of New Wave and it shows here, though I do believe that every Blondie song I know aside from Call Me is on this album.
pappa gillar
Älskar deras sound och hittade flera oväntade bangers här. Toppenalbum! Skadar inte att Debbie Harry är typ coolaste personen.
Blondie är så coola! Några riktiga bangers + genomgående välljudande
What a pleasant surprise. The last time I really listened to Blondie was 2017 at a small music fest put on by a radio station and I didn’t really care for them then. But this was quite good. Music not to make you dance, but to boogie.
+had no idea that 'one way or another' was from blondie +deborah's voice is strong and full of personality +favorites are pretty baby, picture this, and 11:59
***An ok album
Over produced - especially Deborah Harry’s interesting and pleasant voice.
Some great, others just good.
"I want to tell you something you've known all along," she sings on the opener, and then she proceeds to do exactly that, running through power pop that feels both fresh and timeless in a way that's both relentless careerist (Disco! From a punk-adjacent band! The horror!) and quietly revolutionary by virtue of it coming from her voice. I'd call it the sound of the hunter getting captured by the game except that it collapses the categories of "hunter" and "game" so thoroughly.
3.
An overall fun album. I was familiar with a few of the tracks off this, my favorite is hanging on the telephone. I've heard this covered by a few different groups and didn't realize Blondie had one, surprisingly! I'll give this one another listen soon.
I already enjoy Blondie, so this was an enjoyable listen. I like the back half of the album a bit more. I actually think One Way or Another is kind of annoying. Favorite Song: Heart of Glass
This was unexpectedly fun! Loved the variety, the instrumentals, and the vocal work. 'One Way Or Another' is a certified classic and my fave. 'Heart Of Glass' was also an awesome track! Hard to pick between the two.
Rock solid top-to-bottom. I'm a sucker for all things new wave and post punk and this one is right up there, tbh.
Really good rock/new wave album! I'd already heard Heart of Glass and One Way or Another, and after a careful listen I think they're both excellent. The real surprising part was how consistently good the album was. Sunday Girl is maybe the pick of the rest, but it's very close with just about any other track.
84% Best: One Way Or Another; I Know But I Don’t Know; Will Anything Happen; Heart Of Glass; Just Go Away Must-Hear? Sure
It’s actually kind of wild how many iconic songs are crammed into this thing. The variety is nuts! Its got punky edges and glossy pop hooks. Pure gold. Spins: 3 Playlist Additions: - Hanging On The Telephone - On Way Or Another - Picture This - Sunday Girl - Heart Of Glass - I'm Gonna Love You Too
"Heart of Glass" was a revelation when it came out. It really meshed what would become New Wave with post-punk and had a giant dollop of what would become club music, EDM, house as well. There are other moments on the record too, of course, and it's got some good energy, but it's definitely not a five star record, too much filler.
Blondie's masterpiece 😍
Love it! Punky, rocky, pop-y. FS (that I hadn’t heard before): Hanging on the Telephone
Wow, this blew my mind! Knew a little of Blondie but it's all here and then some. There's nothing else for it, this is just.... COOL. I want to be in Blondie. Loved it.
Pretty good!
Oh yeah, very good. Love Blondie and this is the only inclusion on the list. All of their early work is easily listenable. Essential album for New Wave listeners. Heart of Glass and Sunday Girl 💯 💯
Good album! That one sounded the most like what I listen to on the daily, especially the beginning of the album. There was some songs I didn't care for, hence why only 3 stars.
great. obviously - not my first listen. duh
Amazing album!
Sure, this is a fine album it's just not something I'm going to listen to by choice. One Way or Another & Heart of Glass are obviously big hits. Since this came out in 1978, I'm sure it influenced a lot of artists after her. 5.75/10 (2.875/5)
So many amazing songs here!
Struggle with Blondie. I will turn the radio over when they come on. Find them overrated and dated. Maybe I’m in a mood but really couldn’t wait for this album to end.
I like John Lennon and much of his solo work so I figured this would be a good listen though I was hesitant because it has Yoko’s name on it. An overall pleasant album but a little too soft for my taste. Hold On, Working Class Hero, and Well Well Well are the standouts for me.
Some of the live tracks reminded me Of The Who.
Some absolute classics on this album. Deeper cuts are pretty good too!
Only one meh song and the singles are all top class
Fine no one’s I loved that I hadn’t heard before but all solid.
Listened to the vinyl version of the album. I knew more songs off this record than I thought I would. Pretty solid.
It was good. A nice pop-rock track with hits thrown in. The tracks, apart from the hits, were decent at best. Favourite Track(s): One Way Or Another, Heart Of Glass Least Favourite Track(s): Picture This
A bop. Sunday girl is forever fave.
couple of classics!
Catchy songs. It's been done better later by lots of bands, but Blondie had to do it first. Favorite song: I'm gonna love you too.
Perhaps a product of their times. Heart of glass was familiar.
# Playlist Track - Hanging on the telephone # Notes - Not looking at the additional tracks from the extended version. - For something published almost half a century ago, this sounds pretty damn modern and fresh! - Listening to this on Debbie Harry's birthday! She's 80 today?! Oh my!
This is incredible, some of the most stand out singles of all time compiled into one album, it is almost like a blondie best of. Also shout out to 11:59 and fade away and radiate the album’s non single gems that make this a must listen for every 5/5
Not for me
3.8
Excellent album. New to me as I am only really familiar with their Best Of (although a lot of it seems to be from here!)
Not too bad. "Heart of Glass" is the only track I can somewhat enjoy.
Pretty solid, a few songs I’ll listen to again
hell yeah, WAY better than Patti Smith and Nick Cave. I should dislike this more on principle, but i think Debbie is a badass. these guys are sellouts, that's a fact. but they had a lot going on. they are apart of that scene early on in a very pivotal way. this one has banger after banger for 78. the energy this has from start to finish is undeniable. Hanging on the Telephone should be a hit cuz for the start its amazing. its hard to find a song i skip. there is a 50's theme throughout but it does stray for its own version of that style. the punk roots are here in a big way. I Know but I Don't Know and 11:59 show that. them playing shows with the Ramones at CBGB's is a radical image. there is sense of humor that if you aren't in on the joke, you just take the record at face value as a low budget rock project when, in reality, the ideas going into these tracks are basically the foundation that would build a scene for 30 more years. this is honestly 5/5 for all the markers: i have a connection to it, its a triumph of this group's talent, and moved music forward that we still see influence of today. arguments have been made as to how important they are to the punk scene versus others who are less recognized, but gun to my head, its objectively a perfect record. this idea at that time was brand new and opened doors wide. last song is called Just Go Away which tops that attitude that this album is exudes regardless of what you think.
I was expecting to rate this higher than I did - maybe my timing for listening to the album wasn’t good but it just didn’t keep my attention aside from the radio hits. 3.5 stars.
My timelines are way off. Blondie were active in the 70s? This album is wall to wall new wave bangers
Bright 70’s pop-punk with lots of strong songs. Except for the big hit, Heart of Glass which is pop disco which confuses many at the time. Some songs are like 60s girl group songs but with edgy or grungy guitars instead of wall of sound orchestrations. They are not brilliant musicians but this is musically an improvement on their first two albums. I think that’s due to the songs and producer Mike Chapman. The cover pretty much sums it up. I’d give it 4.5 but it doesn’t quite do it for me like when I was twenty so I’ll round down to 4. Definitely belongs on the list.
Excellent album. I don't know how they do it but every song hits perfectly and they each sound unique.
The mixture of punk and pop in the hands of this band produces one of the albums of the era. Debbie Harry’s vocal really carry it well.
3.5
The two hits from this album are quite different from each other: “One Way Or Another” is energetic pop punk…pretty much the definition of new wave now that I think about it. “Heart Of Glass” is dreamy disco, a stylistic stand out on the album. There is plenty of variety here but Debbie Harry holds it all together. She, and the music as a whole, is somehow charming and edgy all at once. And the band seems to be having fun. Definitely a must-listen from one of the most representative new wave bands that dominated the radio in the late 79s and early 80s. Good times!
It is hard to figure why I like this album so much. It is certainly more new wave, punk, alternative and that is a big plus for me. However, the writing is less convincing. I feel like Harry is playing the part of a rock star rather than being a rock star. She is good at it, though, and so she has my respect. Band is solid, too!
It’s pop - some of it very good. All of it, mostly, not for me.
This is the 148th album I’m rating. I don't really know anything about Blondie but I've heard about them before. Adding to my Playlist - Hanging on the Telephone, One Way or Another, Fade Away and Retaliate, Pretty Baby, Sunday Girl, Heart of Glass, I'm Gonna Love You Too, and Just go Away. Not Adding to my Playlist - Picture This, I Know but I don't Know, 11:59, and Will Anything Happen. One Way or Another - I didn't know this was Blondie. Classic song. All in all I liked 8/12 songs. Pretty basic pop album. Pretty good though.
Classic rock album loved it
Отличный альбом, много классных хитов
Awesome album!!! Not a bad song on here!!
3.5 stars rounded up
Nice rocking album with solid vocals , good balance of music and quite a few hits
Some great songs. Love her voice
Classic album with classic singles
Absolutely a classic
This was a cool album. I knew of "One Way or Another" and "Heart of Glass" but was unfamiliar with the rest of the songs on the album. Overall, an enjoyable listen that had my head bobbing and/or foot tapping the whole way.
Solid album with a bunch of great tunes. All killer no filler.
This album was really solid. Terrific vocals throughout. A couple of great singles from it too.
The return to Pop. A pleasant listen.
I love this album , fun, simple, rock! Blondie is a great Band.
Banger after banger
Solid
Pretty great album. Classic new wave
awesome album. so much fun in every track. banger after banger. her vocals are amazing and there’s some serious riffs here. great record
A really fun pop record with spiky edges and massive hits. There are some weaker tracks but they don't drag it down too much overall. Solidly above average. Still think Debbie Harry needs a good wash, rammy.
Vanskelig plate å komme helt inn på. Ved en annen lytting er det fullt mulig den hadde fått en stjerne mer, men den kunne like fint fått en mindre.
Got some bangers on it tbf
Blondie has been a favorite of mine for a long time. Like her friends Iggy, Bowie, and Joey - Blondie never sought to define themselves as New Wave or Punk Rock. Instead they wrote and produced songs from several genres and influences. I LOVE the album opener "Hanging On The Telephone" even today. Debbie wasn't blessed with a traditional beautiful voice like Linda Ronstadt or Pat Benatar, but you could HEAR her moxy and life experience of New Jersey/New York. There were 6 singles on this album, each another delicious flavor.
How good is Blondie! Banging record.
Lots of bangers 8/10
What an absolute classic of an album. With hits like One Way Or Another, which is probably my favourite Blondie song, it’s no wonder it’s so good. All the songs feel very cohesive and like they belong together, but there’s still enough variation to keep interest. While some songs like Hanging On The Telephone did feel like they dragged a little it wasn’t enough to really bring down my enjoyment of the album. Gotta love Blondie!
Overall there's something about her voice and the chord progressions that itch my ears nicely, I like the mixing in of minor chords here and there, the sort of rush off feeling of the melodies that give it flavour. More rock pop than new wave though. Ong its that one song! (One way or another) Pretty baby is nice 11:59 is such a vibe for like the last summer before university, nostalgia and epicness and dancing. ONG ITS THAT ONE SONG (heart of glass) Its that one song! (Bang a gong)
Favorite song: Pretty Baby I really like one way or another, I understand why it was such a big hit. I know but I don't know almost felt too repetitive and didn't not fit but also didn't fit, it felt like a last minute add on to fill time. I like the roadtrip feel of just go away, it would be a great car song. This album has a nice feel to it. It feels a little bit mainstream but not necessarily in a bad way but in the way that you could play it for anyone and they'd like it. Especially with the obviously rock inspired guitars and pop-rock type vocals and the keyboard they use.
Cool album cover. Some of the hits like Heart of Glass are such good pop turnes. They are so catchy and easy to listen but not as basic as a lot of pop became with time. Fun album to listen to and really well performed. Iconic for a reason and good one to have on the list.
Starts with a great pop song. Then another. Keeps things moving, a cohesive album. I just find her voice a bit stilted. But Heart of Glass works. A fun album.
i like some of these songs
I haven’t listened to this album in a while so it was a nice refresh on hear after a long time.
I mean… That's all right
Blondie is the perfect blend of pop and punk. Their 2nd and 3rd (i.e. this one) albums are absolute masterpieces with all-time classics. I slightly prefer the second because it's a bit rockier, but truth be told, this is perfection. Great radio-oriented songs, top-notch production, an amazing and super charismatic lead vocalist... again, pure NY punk-pop sound. You'll have timeless classics like Heart of Glass or Hanging on the Telephone, One Way or Another here, but ALSO some others that maybe aren't that famous but rock as hard. Example: 11:59, what a song! 5 stars and I sold my soul to Debbie Harry.
Great
Sunday Girl Heart of Glass
Loved it.
This one surprised me. Her voice is amazing.
Some classic songs
Grappig om dit album achter elkaar te luisteren. Afzonderlijk van elkaar kende ik deze nummers bijna stuk voor stuk en bij sommige kon ik nooit de artiest plaatsen, maar de nummers zijn bekend. Super goed album!
Favorite Track: Heart Of Glass
Classy stuff. Few duds in the middle but overall great new wave. One Way or Another is an obvious classic, as is Heart of Glass. Fade Away and Radiate and Pretty Baby are also nice. Sounds like the 80s, even though released in the late 70s. Low 4*
This album gets carried by Heart of Glass (which might actually be the greatest song of all time). Listening to this record can be summed up as waiting for Heart of Glass, listening to Heart of Glass and wishing Heart of Glass was playing again. Everything else is filler. This album could be a single. Favorite tracks include Heart of Glass.
I honestly think I just don’t like Blondie
Their third album. Hanging On The Telephone and One Way Or Another are two really catchy opening tracks with great vocals. The album cover is cool. Pop Rock / New Wave / Punk Vibes. Debbie Harry can really mix up her vocal delivery to great effect. Heart Of Glass is a fantastic song ! Melody, vocals and lyrics.Will Anything Happen is a good track, could easily stand up today in 2025.
kedelig pop. enkelte kendte numre (one way or another).
Definitely more my thing. Has the vibe and the bops.
Some really huge hits and overall a solid record
Amazing voice, great production, but I am not too big a fan of the slightly more Motowny tracks? The choirs don't do much for me either. That being said, the overall songwriting I like. The hits are hits for a good reason, and most other tracks are pretty good as well. Second half is stronger than the first, nice.
The hits are hits - everything else is pretty good
What a great album, it's almost like a Greatest Hits in how many amazing singles it spawned, and pretty much any of these songs could've been justified as singles aside from the ones that actually were. Crammed with catchy hooks, Debbie Harry is just one of the coolest rock stars ever. I was also surprised to read that the producer thought they sucked as musicians - they sound pretty tight to me. I guess we can also thank him for getting a tune out of the band, too. It worked
Good first two songs, rest of the album was a bit meh.
Like fine and aging wine, every time I take a sip I enjoy it more. A response to Ramones style punk and a launching pad to new wave. You can really hear the nods to Lou Reed\Velvet Underground (I'm your dog but not your pet...) and this just makes me want to listen to other CBGB bands like Dead Boys, Talking Heads, Television and Patti Smith spring to mind. A musical time capsule with a smirking angel's voice. Absolutely the best.
Sure the hits are good but some of the other tracks on this album were even better than I could’ve imagined.
not that interesting
Que delicia!
Very fun rock! Funny how on one album some songs sound so fresh and others so dated
Dope
After 173 albums, mainly dross, finally something memorable. Tempting to give it 5 but realistically a 4
Ok pop album. Not a good punk album. I don't like pop much.
I knew very little about Blondie going into this, but I’m enjoying it quite a bit more than I expected. I had heard parts of One Way or Another, but I’ve never heard the whole song and there's A LOT more going on here than I realized! Some of the songs lean a bit too far into the pop realm for my preferences but, overall it’s well worth the listen! Favourite tracks: One Way or Another, Fade Away and Radiate, I Know but I Don't Know, Heart of Glass
Not bad! Obviously one way or another is the standout, but some solid tracks and a few gems here and there.
Fun - but the hits are their hits for a reason.
I really love Blondie, so this is an incredibly biased review
Not my favorite band from this era/scene, but still solid. The big hits all still hold up, and quite a few of the deep cuts (particularly "Fade Away and Radiate") are excellent as well. 4/5
A couple bangers and mostly fun poppy-ish rock. I dig it
80s power pop for the masses. Fluffy, not stuffy. Not unpleasant but lacking any kind of substance….
This was a major blind-spot of mine, and I'm glad I got this. I am honestly more familiar with Debbie Harry's work in weird movies (Rock & Rule, Videodrome) than in Blondie, which is at least a little funny, but I think also emphasizes how she was a figure who could really transcend scene, connecting pop charts with the punk world with the arthouse scene. This is reflected in this album's sound, Parallel Lines was very much an influence on the way that new wave would sound in the '80s. This is a combination of immediate pop songwriting, punk attitude and credibility, and an aesthetic that is a careful mix of rock, and the kitchen sink. Honestly, a lot of ground is covered here, the two songs I knew from here (One Way Or Another and Heart of Glass) sound like they could have been by different bands. I was really surprised at just how easily this hooked me, Hanging on the Telephone is a good-ass song, and I know it isn't an original (it is a cover of a song by The Nerves, a band which released almost nothing during their very brief existence) but Blondie really sell it here, I love the jittery little synth lines. Moving onto One Way Or Another, I viewed this song as overplayed, but it sold me in the full album context, in large part due to the instrumental bridge, which I'm pretty sure is usually cut from the radio, but it's like the best part of the song. Listening to this, I was waiting for a song to really lose me, but it never really happened, everything on here is at least good, and even better, these songs are all catchy, and distinct. Other favorites of mine are Fade Away and Radiate, 11:59, Will Anything Happen, and of course, Heart of Glass. Heart of Glass is kind of a weird song to be this album's biggest hit, but it is *really* good, there's something kind of futuristic and crystalline about it, and Debbie Harry's idiosyncratic singing absolutely sells it. Even the worst songs here are pretty good, Sunday Girl is not a bad song, its just a little less interesting than this album's best in my opinion, and the Buddy Holly cover, I'm Gonna Love You Too works in the context of the album, but I could see myself skipping it if it just sort of came on. Realistically, I'd like to give this a 4.5, its really fantastic, alas, I have to choose. I'm not sure if this is yet in my pantheon of 5s, and if you must have an official reason, I'd say its because Hanging On The Telephone, like a top three song here isn't original, which compounds with some of the songs I'm less into here. Despite this, I'd like to emphasize again that this is like *really* good, and it honestly caught me off guard.
I love me some Blondie. Debbie Harry is such an icon and this album features some of their greatest hits! I would most definitely listen to this album again and recommend it to others!
7/10 Pretty good, some songs better than others. I like the pacing of this album
This is a classic album for sure. Sort of new wave, sort of punk-lite, sort of late 70s/early 80s pop. I like it. It may not be one of my favorite records of all time but I've always liked Blondie and this is definitely their most recognizable album. It's got great vocals, great production, great playing. It's good music, not much else to say about it. 4/5
Some cool stuff outside the hits but kind of forgettable
Why do 70s “punk” bands sound just like 50s doo woo?
Nice
I really like Blondie, their hits are absolutely fantastic. This album is super energetic pop rock. While it's not too pop, it does lean heavily into making catchy songs while using some fast paced rock instrumentation. I really liked the guitar lines, they work very well and set the mood for the songs. The standout of the band is obviously Harry's singing, she has a great, powerful voice which allows her to both work in the pop choruses and raise the energy when the record is more power-pop. On the other hand, the male backing vocals could really use some work, I didn't like the tone or the delivery at all. My favourite songs were the obvious classics "One Way or Another" and "Heart of Glass", which are truly great and clearly stand out. Aside from that, my favourite was "Will Anything Happen". Besides these though, I found there was a gap in quality between the best and the rest, some songs being pretty forgettable. This album has very high highs, but its lows feel pretty standard and unremarkable. While they're not bad, it's certainly not a consistent record, particularly around the middle of the record. It hurts me to say it, because I really like Blondie, but I don't feel this album is as good as its best songs.
Nice. I feel the band has a great mix of having poppy radio-ready hooks and a punky new-wave sound. Debbie Harry takes her role of front woman and runs with it. I really dig the whole style. The third album to score big with me (8/10, 5/5 on this scale)
A classic new wave album that brings back a lot of memories. Maybe a bit too poppy, a bit over produced and clean, but a classic.
Heart of Glass and One Way or Another were songs I had only ever heard in covers, listening to the originals did not disappoint! While I haven't heard much of Blondie, it is easy for me to understand why they were so popular in their era. The sound was energetic and paired perfectly with the crazy aesthetics of the 80s. There were a lot of songs on here that I liked as a whole, but loved specific pieces of them. What comes to mind is the guitar outro in Fade Away and Radiate, or the guitar solo in the middle of Picture This, or the fun organ in 11:59. I liked around half the songs, I would listen again!
Hang Up And Run To Me 1001 Albums Generator 42 (05/30/2025) Parallel Lines is the third album by American new wave sweethearts Blondie. Led by the charismatic Debby Harry, Parallel Lines was the band's international breakthrough, featuring two of their biggest hits of their career in One Way Or Another (famously covered by One Direction, according to my wife) and Heart Of Glass (famously covered by Miley Cyrus, according to my wife). Blondie were regulars at East Village's CBGB club, which was, in the 1970's, a sort of home base of some of America's most forward thinking punk acts. Artists from Patti Smith to Television to even Talking Heads frequented the club, but Blondie brought a sort of poppy energy to punk that many other bands in the scene lacked. Think less artsy fartsy, more dancey wancey, you heard? One Way Or Another is the first Blondie song I ever heard, as it was featured on Rock Band 2 (which is a totally cool and valid reason to know this song, unlike knowing the 1D cover, okay? Boy things are fucking sick and girl things are fucking lame-o). I always thought this song was so cool. The chorus is super catchy and that little octave riff the guitars go into between verses is really interesting. I love the little elements of surf punk in this song's rhythm too. Heart Of Glass is the other big hit here and was actually Blondie's international breakthrough single. This song is basically a disco song, which makes its huge success almost more impressive since it was competing with every disco song ever in 1978. I also really appreciate the bit that is in 7/4; very stylish. Other highlights include the infectious Hanging On The Telephone and the artsy, spacey Fade Away And Radiate, which features guitar from King Crimson's Robert Fripp. It's an absolutely insane crossover, but it works so well. When this album hits, it hits like crack, but unfortunately there are lots of songs here that aren't very good. Not bad, per say, but just not very interesting. The middle section from Pretty Baby to Will Anything Happen is especially guilty of this, and I find myself struggling to find anything particular to say about any of these songs. Parallel Lines is an album of mountains and valleys. The hits are amazing and there are some deeper cuts that deserve just as much praise, but about half of the album is not very memorable. Overall, 3.5/5, round down to 3. Favs: Hanging On The Telephone One Way Or Another Fade Away And Radiate Least Fav: I Know But I Don't Know
★★★½
Debbie Harry is so cool and she made punky pop rock that is wayyy more fun than many others in the genre, just so good.
Was better than I thought it was going to be. Interesting mix of older 60s style pop and newer 70s / 80s music with some great singles.
very cool. surprisingly timeless. so many songs on this are very good. 3.5
heart of glass is probably one of my favourites of this era. Overall very good album probably somewhere in between 3 and 4 stars
Is Blondie punk? Shit, no. Is Blondie post-punk? Shit, no. For me, Blondie had nothing to do with punk. Blondie is simply awesome pop rock, or maybe new wave. "One Way or Another" Blondie was and is awesome. The band, the woman, the songs, and especially on "Parallel Lines," you get the whole package. I love Debbie Harry's voice, her way of singing, and I love her style, fantastic. 4 stars and everything has been said.
One of my all time favorites
Standout songs: One Way Or Another Pretty Baby 11:59 Heart Of Glass A decent album with good instrumentals. I do like Blondie’s voice but its out of rhythm with the music for parts of the album and it gets a little hard to listen to. Overall not bad though.
Great to hear an album from te '80's that's actually live recorded and withou over-produced drums! 3.5/5
Overall rating - 2 - only a few songs I liked and a couple I've heard too many times over the years. Hanging on the Telephone - 4/5 One Way or Another - 5/5 - Have heard this my whole life - good song Picture This - 2.5/5 Fade Away and Radiate - 3/5 Pretty Baby - 2.5/5 I Know But I Don't Know - 4/5 - Good song 11:59 - 3.5/5 - I like the music Will Anything Happen - 4/5 - I like the tempo. Good song Sunday Girl 4/5 Heart of Glass - 5/5 - Good song. Heard this one my whole life too I'm Going to Love You Too 3.5/5 Just Go Away - 2.5/5
Fun bouncy album, a bit too much on the pop side of things for me, but some of the songs are a ton of fun. Lead singer’s voice is fantastic and super versatile
Great Blondie album. Would definitely listen to it again
Solid tracks to be sure, especially the hits. Consistent all the way through
Pretty fun album all around. Blondie managed, somehow, to flirt with pop and progressivism on equal measure without coming off as unauthentic. It's enjoyable.
This album was certainly a product of the time and the mainstays of radio rock. There is a theatrical element to what Deborah brings to the table on this album, although her character is maybe not as intense throughout the whole album. There are a lot of timeless sounds on this album, driving guitars and drums all the way through, great punk-rock leads too. The songwriting was TIGHT on the best tracks, obviously the ones that have carried this album for years. I think that's where the character is the strongest, being on One Way or Heart of Glass. Hanging On The Telephone is my new favorite Blondie track, I can't remember where I heard it before. There's certainly a rock opera aspect to this album, it's just the biggest cuts stand out in their eccentricity. These songs are cute as hell and not too far off from going down to the carhop and grabbing a shake vibes on more than a few songs. Just Go Away is far too annoying compared to the rest of the tracks, especially after the previous track All in all definitely worth a spin.
Un album muy disfrutable, el pop y el rock se combinan muy bien. Mis temas favoritos son: I know but I don't know, Heart of glass y Picture this. 8,5
10/10
С удовольствием слушал, не смотря на предубеждения к поп-музыке.
Favorite track: Hanging on the Telephone. Overall score: 8.3/10
On the plus side, its the first album I've gotten all week that hasn't had me apologizing to my ears for putting them through an awful album. On the plus side, I still owe my ears some much better stuff. 3.00000001
I get why they were popular at the time but doesn’t track for me
Good singles 'hanging on the telephone' but bit new-wave-odd-chord-change for me
I was surprised by how varied it was. I knew a few of these, and yet I didn’t realise they were on the same album. If you’d asked me I’m not sure I would’ve told you that One Way Or Another and Heart Of Glass were by the same people and yet I knew who both were by. The variation on this album made it really fun. Debbie Harry has a great voice and the range to pull off multiple styles. Not all the songs were my thing, which is the risk on a such a varied album, but honestly I was having enough fun that I didn’t mind. Fav song: Heart Of Glass Least fav: I Know But I Don’t Say
This took my so called proto/pop punk cherry and when I first listened to it as a young Turk and it became a go to for everything from just listening to it for fun to getting me out of teenage funk. It was and still is a gateway to my crush of Debbie Harry.
This was good, but only 3/5 good. No more, no less.
Great hits. Good vibes. Nice Listen.
I figured I would enjoy this given the songs I had heard from Blondie but it all felt like the same thing. This may just be my general opinion on post-punk though.
I didn’t really like it, it wasn’t quite pop, but it was a little bit better than the pop. I’ve been listening to in this album sequence. I think I might come back to it and come to like it, but along the sound the same. It was decent
New wave is a hit or miss for me. This album is a hit. All song are good. Front to backer
11:59
Love love love the album art and love the songs.
Blondie’s tight five-piece arrangements on this album toss punk, glam, prog, pop, disco, and new wave into a blender and serve it up smooth. Add in Debbie Harry’s distinctive, charismatic vocals, veering effortlessly from croon to growl and back, and you have an album that perfectly captures a mood and a style that was emblematic of its time.
So much more punk than I realized.
Not my jam but way better than what I’ve been served lately 3.4/10
clássico. básico MUITO bem feito de sua época. hanging on the telephone, toma meu coração. one way or another, nem vamos falar sobre pois amo. agora.. in between what i find is pleasing?? and im feeling fine??? love is confusing theres no peace OF MIND?? 🤌🏼 3/5
Didn’t age great. Sounds dated and cheesy.
APOLOGY FORM FOR THE BAND BLONDIE EXCUSE LIST: [x] The media convinced me they were boomer trailer music [x] I only listened to the radio singles [x] I was jealous of Blondie inventing new wave before punk [x] I didn't listen to the actual albums [x] I don't know new wave [x] Mercury was in Gatorade [x] I will hereby respect Blondie and I will NOT talk down on the current and 19 years running Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Anything else to say?: listen, i feel like a total dork when i enjoy new wave. the cookie crumbled so that the accessible and popular cousin of punk rock ended up making you look like a total mondo dweebazoid with no friends and no game if you had extensive knowledge about it. you may as well start buying Rogaine at 16. plus, as The Knack have proven, not all new wave is good -- it actually has a great capability to suck ass and survive in culture as throwback trailer music for bitter Gen X'ers. (what's millenial The Knack? Jet?) i know Blondie; who doesn't? i just kind of heard the singles, which are really good, and saw how little buzz their albums got and just assumed "yeah i guess they're a singles band" like a moron. this is some premium grade new wave, and probably the best pop rock that side of the 70s. i was wrong. i shouldn't have put off listening to Parallel Lines. neither should you. can i leave music dork detention now?
I actually really enjoyed this album. A lot of hits and Heart of Glass rocks hard. I could see this being an innovative album for its time.
Energisk punket surfrock, giver lidt 60'er vibes, lidt dystert. Virkelig fed guitar og trommer. Lyt til det her hvis du føler dig lidt rebelsk eller bare har brug for energi.
Ima ovdje veoma zanimljivih pjesama s različitim utjecajima i stilovima. A ima i onih standardnih Blondie pjesama čiji nisam ljubitelj pa su malo srozale ukupni dojam. Opet je bolje od očekivanja.
Extremely versatile lead singer - she’s so strong the whole way through! Super energetic pop punk. Highlights: - Fade Away and Radiate - 11:59 - Will Anything Happen - Heart of Glass - Just Go Away - Once I Had a Love
Not punk. New wave, totally...
Fantastic
Iconic for a reason - some really fun songs on this
I knew the hits before of course, didn't know this album was so stacked with them yet somehow I didn't really care that much about songs like 'heart of glass' or 'one way or another', probably because I've heard them too many times before. The one song that I didn't know before that ended up as my favorite song is 'Pretty Baby'. I don't see this song being talked about by anyone else, Idek why I like it that much. I guess I just really like the melody and I can relate to the lyrics in some way. Solid album overall.
Fun, catchy, and varied.
A punky poppy masterpiece!
Feels like a film soundtrack
I barely knew blondie. Of course I’ve heard the singles. And knew they played at CBGBs. This was a really good album. New wave as hell with some great guitar.
not a big fan. It's got some good songs but its not my favorite record
The first three tracks on Parallel Lines might be the best triple whammy of opening tracks to any album. The economy of the songwriting and the amount of cool exuded by Debbie Harry is hart to beat
"Cool" rhymes with "fool"
Good
Debbie Harry is just so damn cool. Great album.
This one started off strong with Hanging on the Telephone, but devolved quickly into more bland, boring songs. It stayed in that zone for most of the rest of the album. While it never really got "bad" necessarily, very little of it was better than fine. It offers what you would expect from a pop record. The instrumentation is pleasant, but mostly unimpressive when you listen a little bit closer. It does what the song needs, so maybe it's more of a writing problem than a technical one. The vocals were also nice to listen to without really having a lot of substance to their content. All the songs seemed to have similar vibes and simplicity. I found it a bit interesting that some of the songs felt more like old pop than I would expect in 1978. There was an almost 50s-esque sound, just with updated production, on a couple tracks. The album worked as a whole given the details mentioned above, but there are definitely songs I'd rather hear again than the others. Heart of Glass is one of those, though was a song I was already familiar with and liked (brought down by this version having an extended "disco" edition that was unnecessarily long). Was the album fun? Yeah, mostly. Do I see why people like it? Absolutely. Is it anything special? I don't think it is. Overall: 2.75/5
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Just full of Blondie bangers.
I really want to give this one 3.5 stars. It's better than 3-stars, certainly.
Teetering on a 4 star but couldn't quit get there. The singles are fantastic but the rest is mediocre to good.
This was surprisingly pretty damn good
Jossain määrin tuttu albumi. Muistan että tästä jäi jo vuosia sitten hyvä fiilis. Nyt oli pieni pettymys. Pari tosi hyvää biisiä, mutta aika paljon hailakkaakin kamaa. Antaisin 2,5 tähteä.
This is one of the those artists where I knew a lot of there songs already. Highlights: None Not likely to return.
This album rules; starts out strong with my favorite track of theirs (shit; didn't realize it was a cover?!) and keeps it going pretty much the whole time. Drums on this album are deceptively good! 4.2/5
Blondie is very good. I like this album and had never heard it. 3.75/5
Meh. Couple great songs otherwise poor musicianship
Oozes cool
this is one of those reviews i'm mostly doing so i can reveal the next album. punk, new wave, those things are in the background but also really radio friendly pop. I'm hearing the Cars. Lots of it. Album cover is funny. Fade Away and Radiate caught my attention. Pretty Baby is not my Debbie Harry fantasy. Maybe. We're at a diner. It's the 50's. She gets in a fight with her boyfriend. Throws her milkshake all over him. He gets aggressive. I step up. Hey now mister. He turns around. Doesn't even give me the dignity of a fist to the face. Just backhands my glasses off. In my frantic search to find them I accidentally deck the guy. He's out cold on the floor. The sweat drops down my brow. Turns my hair into a perfect greaser curl. We're on the back of his hog. Debbie and me. Wind whipping through that white dress. Drive down to the lake... WHOA. Got a little distracted. This is a public review. This album just made me want to listen to the Cars.
album concept: five goobers who look like they work at a pizza parlor dress as tarantino characters and put on a power pop hook clinic while a golden haired demi-goddess (i love you deborah) whirls, sneers, and wails her way through twelve excellent songs. i can remember the exact moment i fell in love with debbie harry as a boy in the back of the minivan listening along to Q104.1 FM: the second chorus of "one way" when she starts letting her voice do that growly thing. probably 7 years old. floored. slack-jawed. what is this weird feeling? who is this lady who's gonna get me? god, i hope she does. i didn't know who she was or what she looked like for another seven years. didn't matter. imprinted. apparently they caught shit for "heart of glass." too commercial or disco, not close enough to what the post-punk art rock world thought was legit. goes to show the value of a dogmatic view of music. any musician who wanted to rob the world of THAT groove (nice one, goobers) deserves to have their card revoked. plus it fits perfectly with the album's sequence. not a dull moment. gets better with every listen. makes me love rock and roll, debbie, and even disco a little more. what more could i ask for?
It was a treat listening to Zak’s special lady. This album isn’t all winners. I’m pretty forgettable songs on here, but I would say more than half of the album is salad the songs that are popular. Still hold up the nerves cover at the beginning gets get pumped right out of the gate although the original is so much better and it kind of bums me out that people think it’s a Blondie original do yourself a favor and check out the rest of the nerve songs. They’re great. My favorite part about listening to this album is a realization that one of my favorite female artist has been taking their vocal style from DebbieHarry play book, Kim Deal. Are certain parts of the album. I could’ve sworn I was listening to Kim deal it’s crazy. Best example of this is Sunday girl on this album. There is a song on Kim Del’s new album that basically rips off this song and I shall give you a link below to be your own judge overall solid album would listen to it again only reason I’m giving it a three is because there are some pretty forgettable songs on here as well. One last thing, “I’m gonna love you too” is pretty close to “I wanna be sedated “…. Checked Debbie’s dating history… I see a Mr. Joey Ramone listed coincidence I think not
debbie harry is hot. she reminds me of my wife, who i am VERY attracted to. too bad my wife can't sing. shes awful! HANGING ON THE TELEPHONE and ONE WAY OR ANOTHER are kick ass. I've heard the former a bajillion times, but I prefer the prior. PICTURE THIS and FADEAWAY are a snooze. I KNOW BUT I DON'T KNOW has a great bass line and groove thats sounds a little bit like a punk song. Solo is great too 11:59 has a pace im enjoying, another groovy riff..and a surprise organ! Vocals seem too concerned with sounding pretty, i want that snarl from my wife i mean debbie. WILL ANYTHING HAPPEN sounds super punk. This record is getting better as it goes on for me. HEART OF GLASS is a classic IM GONNA LOVE YOU TOO has a little growl. JUST GO AWAY like the backing vocals. overall enjoyable, but not something i'd often come back to. its just a little too tidy for me. 3.
one of the coolest bands to ever do the damn thing. i love this record from top to bottom.
I'm loving Pretty Baby. A fun album, the differences in play counts between the two big hits and the rest of the album is crazy.
Really enjoyed this actually. Don’t know why I had low expectations but there a few serious bangers in there. Specific rating - 4.1 Fav song- hanging on the telephone Least fav- picture this
Love love love the hits but there's some other great songs I hadn't heard before on here too- will definitely be listening to 11:59 again. Not every song reached the level that Hanging On The Telephone sets the album up for but overall really good listening experience! Favourite song: Heart Of Glass Least: Fade Away and Radiate
Loved this album! Have heard the singles before but was nice to hear the whole thing. Favs: Hanging on the telephone, One way or another, Sunday girl, Heart of glass. Specific rating: 4.5
Not my type but pretty good
Good album with some absolute bangers: ie One Way or Another, Sunday Girl, and Heart of Glass. The rest of the album was good too. This is what I want with female pop rock, and should be the standard for an amazing album. LISTEN AND LEARN MADONNA!!!!
Really solid album with good production quality, vocals, and overall vibe. Feminine pop music isn’t really my type of thing though so I didn’t add any of the songs to my playlist. I bet my sister would like it though!
Generally it’s pretty good nothing to ride home about tbh Though I did add that one song “Ima find ya, Ima getcha getcha getcha getcha” to my playlist