The hepsters at Pitchfork Media have declared Blondie's Parallel Lines "an undiscovered gem."
Coming tomorrow: Their review of Meet the Beatles.
"A promising debut."
[h/t John McPartlin]
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4 comments:
Undiscovered gem? Debut?
I hear they have this new invention called "color" tv. I must check that out as well!
Trey
"Our sources inform us that the cover art is a sunburst, and not actually parallel lines."
I also heard their guitarist is going to come down with a rare skin disease.
Wow! And I'll bet that Blondie is ... a blonde!!!!!
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