said the album's tracks showed a "seasoned singing style that is, quite frankly, the antithesis of teen sensations like Britney Spears", concluding "Beautifully sun-kissed, Shades of Purple is poised to be the soundtrack of spring/summer 2000. M2M recorded The Big Room in just six days, saying they wanted to be like The Beatles or Simon & Garfunkel, who also recorded their albums quickly. Commenting on The Big Room, Karen Tye from the Herald Sun praised M2M for using "down-to-earth tunes and thoughtful lyrics" instead of revealing outfits to propel them into the limelight, unlike many of their pop counterparts. M2M described their second album as "organic pop", as they used all real instruments in recording, while most pop albums use computerised ones. Discography Studio albums Compilation albums Extended plays Singles Awards and nominations References Notes Sources External links Marit Larsen official website Marion Raven official website Norwegian musical duos Norwegian pop music groups Norwegian pop rock groups Norwegian girl groups Atlantic Records artists Musical groups established in 1999 1999 establishments in Norway Musical groups disestablished in 2002 2002 disestablishments in Norway Musical groups from Akershus Lørenskog Pop music duos Female musical duos