1001 Albums Summary

Sultry, sexy, chaotic. Has a calculated calm chaos. Favourite track was Psalm - doom jazzy, sounds like a storm rolling over. 4/5 not because it's not perfect it's just not my favourite personally

Trying to this as if it’s the 70s and new wave is an emerging and present movement. This is all about Debbie Harry. It feels as though the instruments and melodies are all there to do as they’re told by their front woman’s mood and storytelling. I particularly love the contrast as the album goes from the urgency and choppyness of will anything happen to the more winding and lyrical sunday girl and heart of glass. Also, up there with the best first 30 seconds of an album ever - no time to waste Blondie are getting straight into it.

Obviously this album contains 2 of what are widely regarded as some of the best songs ever (and for god only knows, i’d agree). However, the rest of the album feels like padding. with 2026 ears nothing much else stands out. I did appreciate I just wasnt made for these times. Its impressive that a song from 60 years ago is still deeply relatable - and as someone who probably has very little in common with men from 60s California.