It must be very tough to deal with Southern US men! There is little doubt about the legendary status of Parton, and it's nice to learn about Ronstadt and Harris too. Twelve years after Trio, they released Trio II, would be interested to check that one out as well. Trio is a pleasant summertime listen, as the album fits perfectly the mood of a slow June workday – I'm just not enthusiastic about country music. So, please note that two stars isn't a bad rating by any means, I just don't see myself purposefully listening to this album again – not easy to reflect that on a five-star scale.

I thought Coldplay gets way more stick than what they actually deserve, so I tried to approach this with an open mind. Was not familiar with their debut as X&Y (2005) was their first record I gotten into - and particularly liked as a teen. In theory, Parachutes (2000) should be working really well: as Britpop was clearly losing momentum by the end of the 20th century, Coldplay was trying to find a new way of building upon this legacy - the massive commercial success of this album clearly indicates they succeeded in doing so. But for God’s sake, this is such a boring album, with most of the songs sounding frustratingly stale - watered down guitars and generic piano bits everywhere. In a way, I think Parachutes may be responsible for pioneering this new era of white-middle-class-men making risk-averse music under the pretence of being a rock band: while they fill arenas and sell out stadiums, they just don’t have much to say about the world. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think popular music should always be clever or meaningful in particular, but if the music itself lacks some excitement in the first place, at least try making up for it by saying something relatable about the era you’re living in. Or women. Maybe, this is just how the early 2000s was. To be fair, I also remember myself being quite bored at the time.

I vaguely remember my mom immediately changing stations every time Stan came on the radio. But here I am, twenty-something years later, being an absolute stan of the song.

It must be very tough to deal with Southern US men! There is little doubt about the legendary status of Parton, and it's nice to learn about Ronstadt and Harris too. Twelve years after Trio, they released Trio II, would be interested to check that one out as well. Trio is a pleasant summertime listen, as the album fits perfectly the mood of a slow June workday – I'm just not enthusiastic about country music. So, please note that two stars isn't a bad rating by any means, I just don't see myself purposefully listening to this album again – not easy to reflect that on a five-star scale.

OMG I just LOVE Greta Van Fleet! I saw them live once, Josh is SO CUTE, he was handing out white roses in the crowd <3 <3 What a long ass album though!

Had no idea Jeff Beck has built such a supergroup, but the other way around. Songs that stood out for me: Shapes of Things (think I've heard it as a Yardbirds song already) & Morning Dew

A defining record of my high school years. Raw British post-punk with a leftist critique of society. Songs that I love: Ether Natural’s Not in It Damaged Goods Glass

I think every human being should once experience the joy of walking on the street to Bittersweet Symphony.

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I thought Coldplay gets way more stick than what they actually deserve, so I tried to approach this with an open mind. Was not familiar with their debut as X&Y (2005) was their first record I gotten into - and particularly liked as a teen. In theory, Parachutes (2000) should be working really well: as Britpop was clearly losing momentum by the end of the 20th century, Coldplay was trying to find a new way of building upon this legacy - the massive commercial success of this album clearly indicates they succeeded in doing so. But for God’s sake, this is such a boring album, with most of the songs sounding frustratingly stale - watered down guitars and generic piano bits everywhere. In a way, I think Parachutes may be responsible for pioneering this new era of white-middle-class-men making risk-averse music under the pretence of being a rock band: while they fill arenas and sell out stadiums, they just don’t have much to say about the world. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think popular music should always be clever or meaningful in particular, but if the music itself lacks some excitement in the first place, at least try making up for it by saying something relatable about the era you’re living in. Or women. Maybe, this is just how the early 2000s was. To be fair, I also remember myself being quite bored at the time.

I wasn’t sure until the middle if it’s an album or just one 50-minute track? To be fair, it gets a bit better after Chemical Beats, the last track, Alive Alone is quite okay actually. I can imagine this debut sounding like something really cool in 1995, but no, this doesn’t really match my taste at all.

Gave me a headache :(

Love this album. Was so devastated when she passed away, I already had the tickets to see her at a festival

Main takeaway for me: I thought they were British

Missed out on Goldfrapp entirely when every second NME article was about them. But I quite like this album! A song which stands out for me: Little Bird

Drake for pseudo-intellectuals? I quite liked this one, especially Super Rich Kids (and the PSX theme at the intro)

What a debut! He also kinda debuted popular music, too. I have a core memory of going absolute nuts as a 5-year-old when hearing Tutti Frutti for the first time at my aunt's. It might have been the song which started it all for me. The songs on the album sound a bit too similar and repetitive, though - it feels like Little Richard absolutely milked the format once he realized that it works so well.

I really enjoyed the quirkiness of 69 Love Songs in the beginning, quite liked the first album, especially Come Back From San Francisco. Some of the songs reminded me of The Shins. Going deeper with the album(s), I wasn't sure what to make of this – it doesn't really feel like a coherent concept despite the title, and there is great variety when it comes to the quality of the songs, too: I think the highlights are nice, but its lowlights are downright annoying. I don't think there's enough quality to justify the 2 hour 52 minute length of the album(s) as there's plenty of fillers between the better songs and it's tend to lose it's edge towards the third album. On another note, I think the algorithm should always assign these longer albums to a Friday – it took me 4 days to finish these 3 albums and it would be easier to get these done on a weekend.

I think much of The Doors’ appeal has to do with Morrison’s charisma and early death. Obvious highlights are the famous ones

Refreshing to see some African music in a predominantly UK / US centric canon. Reminds me of Gnawa music a lot. Awesome album, gets a bit repetetive though.

I had no idea that between this and the release of Paranoid there has only been like 7 months. That’s insanely prolific even by today’s standards. Solid album. Not sure how, but I feel like I never heard NIB before

The first two songs are awesome. The rest is not so remarkable – on a positive note, it was nice to find out that Courtney Love had an actual musical career

Not my favourite by Blur - but it's still Blur.

Biblical

Didn’t bother finishing the album

Again, it was refreshing to listen to something that is not British or American and not rock.

Weirdly, they remind me of The Small Faces. Getting more and more convinced about 1967 being an outstanding year for music.