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Blondie - Parallel Lines Audio CD

A fair review of the Blondie "Parallel Lines" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Blondie reviews here, or go back to the Blondie tabs.

Blondie Band: Blondie
Title: Parallel Lines
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Release Date: 2001-09-11
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Hanging On The Telephone 2: One Way Or Another 3: Picture This 4: Fade Away And Radiate 5: Pretty Baby 6: I Know But I Don't Know 7: 11:59 8: Will Anything Happen? 9: Sunday Girl 10: Heart Of Glass 11: I'm Gonna Love You Too 12: , Just Go Away 13: Once I Had A Love (The Disco Song 1976) 14: Bang A Gong (Get It On; live) 15: I Know But I Don't Know (live) 16: Hanging On The Telephone (live)

Classic New Wave
Slick catchy rhythms, nice keyboard touches, super drumming, and oh so cool singing by Deborah Harry, a true diva. Definitely one of the most memorable CD's of the late 70's New Wave phase. Those first three songs Hanging On The Telephone, One Way Or Another, and Picture This just grab me with delight. 11:59 is another winner laoded with great keyboard touches. The bonus tracks rule as its nice to hear the origins of Heart of Glass in Once I Had A Love.

Truly a keeper peeps. Make sure its in your collection.


What's her line ... ?
She can be aggressive ("Hanging on the Telephone") and she can be dreamy ("Picture This"). With Deborah Harry as the clear focal point of the band, let's focus on her. She can be "cold as ice cream, but still as sweet" ("Sunday Girl") and she can be "hanging on a frequency and burning like a fire" ("11:59"). She can be snide ("I Know But I Don't Know"), she can be stuck-up ("Just Go Away"), and she can be seductive ("Heart of Glass"). As the remarkably strong music asserts, it's not because she's moody. She's just deep.


Great Album
Every song is great. This is one of my favorite albums. I have no complaints. .


Enthralling pop endeavour
Their discography is, for the most part, devious, as much as it's pop-inclined and hit-filled. Let's get one thing straight: Blondie is a bit of an uneven band. But with Parallel Lines in 1978, they made it big. It's no wonder: "Lines" is a monster of a record. It's poppy, it's melodic, it's cool, it's punchy and, more importantly, it's femme. The feminine touch that the whip-smart Deborah Harry brings to the band is both unprecedented and unique. Her zombie voice in "One Way Or Another", her unimpressed looks in "Heart Of Glass", her mesmerizing posture -- it's all deadly. The duochromatic facade that is this album serves her well to show off her smarts and take the advantage of being in a self-assured, competent band. And as drums thump and guitars drill, Harry talks of love, loss and lust, all with a style of her own.

"Lines" was both a critical and a commercial success and it's simply one of those albums: it's gonna impress you. Not a single throwaway track in sight, the album is a pure gem of the 1970s, but it surpasses the decade completely because it's timeless. Other than being unforgettably catchy, it's also heartfelt, vivid and powerful. Under the glossy surface lies a majestic celebration of emotion. Enchantment, ambivalence, infatuation and passion are just some of the things the band covers. Never stale or limp-wristed, Parallel Lines pushes all the buttons of the listener and is an indisputable call to the dancefloor that no one should miss. Surely, "today can last another million years", but the album is a rush of emotions, of body and of mind.

Don't let the saccharine aftertaste fool you: you're listening to a masterpiece there. Regardless of how you look at it, Parallel Lines is feelgood music. It constantly reassures you that strength will find its way in your life and it will grab you by the throat and enthrall you. Even if you want your rock to be more macho, a little dose of Blondie's estrogen won't hurt. We could dissect each and every song and say why it's a winner, but there's no point. Everyone who's been around for at least two decades has heard these gems. It's your choice: either dismiss it as a slick, easy-on-the-ears work from the punk/new wave era or let it enter your life. After all, it's made to stay there as much as you want it to.


Can't go wrong...
I couldn't be happier. The product is exactly as advertised! Delivered sooner than estimated. Good job Amazon.


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