Reviews by fruktsupp

I was pretty bored with this one. This is my second ‘best’ album of the year of 1998 this week. Must have been a slow year.

I missed this when it was new, but recognized a couple tracks from TV/Movies. I was entertained all the way through, even if a few of the tracks could have been edited out.

This was not good. The production felt overly processed and the singing felt forced. Must have been a slow year for good albums in 1998?

This was the first concert I ever went to as a teenager, just after this album came out. I probably have an irrational love for this album based on that, but I don’t really care - this is my list. Five stars.

Seemed like an okay take on Everly brothers harmonies.

The fingernail song is pretty gross.

I like modern R&B, but my knowledge isn’t deep. I hadn’t heard of this one. It was perfectly fine, but there isn’t a track on here that stands out. Just three star material all the way through.

I was pretty bored with this one about a minute in. Maybe it was more interesting in its day, but not now.

Easily among the top live albums on this list. Super fun all the way through.

For you public radio nerds, 1/1 is in the background of "This American Life" sometimes.

She has a pretty great voice, but there is nothing noteworthy going on here musically or lyrically.

I’ve heard this one many times over the years. He’s a great guitarist, but not much of a singer. This music isn’t my style either.

Never heard of this, but really enjoyed it.

One of my all time favorites.

This was not bad. I don’t anticipate coming back to it, but there are a few neat moments.

This version is superior: https://youtu.be/ulDC1w1ydLI

I saw these guys open for Pearl Jam in Montana one time, then ended up on the same flight to Seattle with them afterwards. They were really cool to folks at the airport and the other passengers.

Pretty fun album, especially considering the era.

I like Dylan and the era, but this recording just doesn't grab me. Plodding pace and poor quality compared to other live albums on this list.

I bought this on CD back when it was new. I feel the same way now as I did then - I wish I could have heard the rest of the album beyond the first track first. Bittersweet symphony is, and was, huge. Then the rest is just average Britpop of the era. Not bad, not good. Without that first track, none of us would know who this band is.