Thought on the album Parklife as a first time listener!

Parklife

It took a few listens to really get into this- but honestly so worth it! It's so amazing.

At first listen it was extremely British sounding, at least compared to the other bands I listen to. But i think it's just because it was the first album of theirs i listened to.

Starting off with an incredible opener- Girls and Boys I was instantly in a good mood. This was one of the songs I had already heard before, so that's probably why it clicked so fast. It has this kind of DARE by Gorillaz vibe, so as a massive Gorillaz enthusiast, I was really impressed.

Switching to Tracy Jacks I was a bit weirded out, for me it sounded way too British and I wasn't a big fan of the instrumental part. 

End of a Century came next, and wow! I honestly found the song to be pretty forgettable at first, but it grew on me over time, and is absolutely one of my favorites now. Especially the part where he sings "it's nothing special..." that shit just slaps.

Going over to Parklife, which is another iconic song that is definitely a highlight for the whole britpop era. And- surprisingly, I really like it! It's not the typical style/genre song that I would go for, but it's incredibly catchy and I can't help singing along whenever it plays.

The next song that made a big impression on me was Badhead, it's a really sweet tune and easy on the ears. 

To the End was the next big one for me and oh my, simply amazing! Definitely my favorite song from the album.

(A couple other songs to note before we go on is London Loves, trouble in message center and jubilee)

This next song you can almost call blurs paranoid android- This Is a Low the start of the song is absolutely magical. This song is obviously the best on the album, it might not be my personal favorite, it's up there though. But if i had to pick based purely on production and writing, it would be the obvious choice.

So overall this is a pretty solid album, I would definitely return to it in the future!

Highs: Girls and boys, End of a Century, Parklife, Badhead, To the End, This Is a Low.

Lows: Tracy Jacks, Bank holiday, Clover over dover.

Ranking:

1. To the end

2. This is a Low

3. Badhead

4. End of a century

5. Parklife

6. Girls and Boys

7. London loves

8. trouble in message Center

9. Jubilee

10. Magic america

11. Tracy jacks

12. Clover over dover

13. Bank holiday

14. Far out

15. The debt collector

16. Lot 105