Reviews by fruktsupp

Fantastic. Higher ground has such an amazing groove.

Fleetwood Mac has a classic sound, but this album feels like a step down from the highs of Rumors.

I had heard Lovefool when it was new, but never listened to the album. Pleasantly surprised. There's some good, creative stuff here.

I was at the first show they did as a trio as part of a festival in 2000. I didn’t know who they were at the time, but I remember talking to a friend after their set and saying I thought the woman in the middle was a standout and seemed like she could have a pretty good career in front of her. Seems like I underestimated her a bit.

I hadn't heard of this one. It was fine, but the singer's voice kind of got on my nerves after awhile. They'd probably be a pretty good opening band.

There’s no more important hip hop album than this one. I love the sound from this era.

Janis had one of the best voices in rock, no doubt. Piece of my heart is one of the great all-time rock songs. But man, the amateur level production, fake crowd noise and disappointing backing instruments/vocals bum me out. When you had Janis in the studio, her voice should have been front and center with as little in the way as possible. No wonder she went solo after this.

I rolled my eyes when the first track started, thinking this was year another 60s era attempt at folk/blues, like so many others on this list. It grew on me as it went along though. One of the better examples I’ve heard on this list so far.

I saw Beach House live the year that this album came out. I'm a huge sub pop fan, and this style is right in my sweet spot. I listened to this frequently when it was new, but hadn't for a few years. It still sounds great to my ear.

I’ve heard pavement songs now and again over the years, but never really listened to an album. This style isn’t really my sweet spot, but there are a lot of interesting ideas throughout.

Like AC-DC, it’s essentially one long song. It’s a great one though. Kept me drumming my steering wheel all the way through.

VH has never been my taste exactly, but it's hard to argue with the talent and impact they've had. There's excellent technical musicianship throughout, but the songs don't have much emotion or depth. Just great party music. That, and the signature squeal-yell in the vocals gets old.

This was peak Smashing Pumpkins for me. I was not a huge fan of most of their stuff before or after, but this one hit the spot for my taste.

Wonderful voice. Not something I’d choose to listen to, but that’s just my taste.

Couldn’t get this one on my streaming service.

One of my all-time favorites. To really appreciate this album, listen to KEXP’s breakdown, here: https://www.kexp.org/breakdown/paulsboutique/

I like some of Willie’s stuff, but not this one. He didn’t write any of these songs, and none of the covers come close to the originals or other artist versions, for my taste. Willie simply doesn’t hit the notes sometimes either with his singing. I know that’s part of the journeyman country singer charm, but it’s not working for me this time.

Sweet Dreams is still a classic. The rest is pretty solid synth-pop. Not five star material, but entertaining.

Solid R&B sound. I don't always love what she does with her vocal inflections, but I was entertained the whole way through.

This was tough. Blue is a five star album. Her voice is great, but I found myself getting bored with this one though. Seems kind of aimless, like a strong editor/producer might have helped.