Reviews by fruktsupp

Easily one of the most influential groups in all modern music. Am I going to listen to this album much? No. Do I appreciate its impact on modern music? Absolutely.

This may be my favorite of Nirvana's catalog. I bought it on vinyl a few years ago, and it is amazing. It makes you nostalgic for what might have been. Five stars.

I had never heard this album, just the singles. I was entertained all the way through. Not surprising that I liked it, given the Talking Heads association. I’m a fan of that band too.

Classic album by an all-time great. What's not to like? Dylan has one of the most distinctive, if not strangest, voices of all time.

Not my kind of thing at all. I powered through, thinking it would pick up, but no such luck. Still better than plenty of other albums on this list though.

I had never heard this one before. I only knew Running Up That Hill from the radio. Pretty interesting, solid album. Especially considering this was from 1985, it was a pretty fun listen.

First time listen for me. I like Funkadelic, but man, 10 min of guitar noodling on the opening track was a weird choice. The quality of the rest of the album didn't make up for having to endure that, in my book.

Oh man, one of my all-time favorites. I'm from the Seattle area, so these guys were already heroes of mine when this was released while I was in high school. I know Nirvana gets all the attention, but I preferred this album to Nevermind back then, and still do. I was lucky enough to see them at a small venue in Seattle (The Showbox). They were an incredible live band. Still sad to think about Chris all these years later.

Like pretty much all Queen, it's solid.

Hard not to like Muddy Waters. Classic blues sound.

This one has the first dance song from my wedding, so probably need to give it 5 stars. Every song on this one is solid.

I get that there are huge fans out there, but Metallica is just not my thing. The vocals always feel forced and fake to me.

No doubt this album belongs on this list. You still can't go to a bar without hearing these songs, nearly 40 years later. I just really can't stand the forced singing, paint by numbers songwriting and made for MTV image.

Loud, fun, high energy. Not really my genre, but this was a fun listen, at least once.

Even Frank’s worst is still great. I like this one, but it’s a bit sleepy for my taste.

Super fun sound. Hard to be in a bad mood listening to this.

Loved this one when it was new, and again now. Fantastic groove all the way through. Great backstory, too.

Wasn't really feeling this one. Probably a good opening band for REM, but this album doesn't belong on this list. My impression is that indie rock really struggled in the early to mid-80s, until bands like U2 and REM really found their footing.

Loved the opening track, but it's pretty average 60s jam band stuff after that. You can hear how this was an influence on bands that came later, so an interesting listen overall.

Mariah has one of the great voices of her generation, but wow, this music is terrible. This came out around my senior year in high school. Everyone had a copy of this - it was mandatory listening then. I didn't like it then and it somehow got worse with time. Too bad Mariah never really had a crack at music that would have fit her vocal talent.