Kylie's Retro album trilogy of the early 00s cemented her status

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In 1999 Many British music critics and industry leaders written off Kylie minogue. 

 

Her 1997 Magnum Opus Impossible Princess made her at one point the most hated woman in the UK. 

She was panned by Critics for chasing the sounds Of Blur and others indie rock.  You know stuff that pop stars aren't supposed to do. However Melanie C  never was treated that way when Northern star came out and her radical image overhaul. She looked like a tomboy bottom version of The witness era by Katy Perry.  

 

But ironically while she failed to woo her native Australia with her chessy dance pop.

 

Impossible princess was the first album that Australia enbraced from Kylie minogue. RESPONSE was so positive. 

Kylie literally did an exclusive tour of Australia. (It lost the exclusive title once word got out about a tour for the album forcing her to do a more limited engagement version in London)

 

But if it wasnt for the success in impossible princess. 

 

I don't even think everybody knows that Mushroom was going to drop her.

 

In 99 she collaborated with the pet shop boys on a track called In denial.

The track is about a daughter who knows her father is gay. But he is denying it. And it's hurting them both..

This led to her signing to Parlophone in the UK. Who told her they don't have anyone like her on the roster. 

 

"Nor does anyone else"

Their mission was to bring kylie the pop star in an updated form. 

 

The comeback trilogy of what is called Parlophone phase one. 

 

Really was inspired by retro genres and imagery.

 

Light years was heavy on 70s disco references and Imagery.

It also includes the gay staple  Your disco needs you..ironically all the gayest song's on light years Love Boat, Koocachoo, Your disco needs you and of course a rock anthem for the gays. Kids were all written for kylie by the gayest straight man ever  Robbie Williams of take that fame

In 2001 Disco was traded in for futuristic imagery with a touch of 1980s club music. 

 

Again Fever housed iconic gay anthems

 

Including what should have been issued as club singles  "Give it to me" and "Burning up"

 

The trilogy however came to a perfect conclusion with the underrated "Body language "  80s was the theme. But more like 80s R&B genres like freestyle and electro hip hop vibes.

With influences from Prince and lisa lisa and the cult jam. Kylie was able to what All music guide basically described . Made a retro trilogy that was also modern. Abd it basically sealed her fate that she wasn't going anywhere but officially confirmed she's here to stay. 

 

Fan favorite Secret (take you home) incoprated elements of this Freestyle classic making the 80s R&B and club sounds from the 80s freestyle genre evident.

Dannii did this to on 1991's Love and Kisses. But that was when the genre was still popular. Not forgotten when Body language dropped. 

 

So stream the underrated classic that brought the trilogy of retro music influence to a perfect close.