Reviews by fruktsupp

Really fun. Great sound.

This was really uneven from my perspective. Some good, some not so good. The ballads seem like filler, but there are some neat ideas in the other tracks.

One of my all time favorites. Listen on vinyl!

This one changed everything in rock. Five stars.

I listened to this on constant rotation when it was new. I’m a Seattle area native and huge Sub Pop fan, so this was right in my sweet spot. I saw them live in 2008, not long after this was released- great live band. Brings back many memories. Phenomenal debut album. It’s interesting how “White Winter Hymnal” has started to appear on holiday radio/playlists in recent years. Didn’t think of it as a Christmas season tune when it was new, but it works.

Just OK - not great, not bad. If you heard this in a waiting room somewhere, it would blend right in. Look elsewhere for a top album of all time however.

Classic hip hop album. Not my favorite, but undeniable influence in its day.

Listened to this a ton when it was new. Some great tracks, but not quite 5 stars for me.

Not quite Folsom, but awesome. Cash is a national treasure.

Really fun album. I listened to this a ton when it was new. It’s not a five star in my book, but it’s loud and fun.

I listened to this a bunch when it was new, hoping for Pet Sounds 2.0. It isn’t that. It’s more just a nostalgia trip about what might have been.

This was pretty brutal. Desperate need of a producer/editor. Chopped down to about 3 minutes for each song and with some serious reworking, there's some good ideas here. Hard to figure out how this album made the list though.

My favorite album by an all time great band. Classic.

One of my all time favorite bands. There are some really strong tracks on here, but overall, this is not their strongest album - many tracks feel like b-sides or ideas. Radiohead's b-sides are better than most band's singles though.

One of the best new wave albums. Huge number of hits, especially for a debut album. Not an all time classic for my taste, but still really great.

I was pretty bored throughout listening to this. Hard to understand why this made the 1001 list.

Rod Stewart is best for my taste on the radio. One good song, then don’t hear from him for a while again. A whole album, especially when many are lesser covers, gets old for me.

Really good all around album.

Son of a Preacher Man is a stone cold R&B classic. Virtually all of the rest of it sounds like late 60s/early 70s filler - hard to tell it apart from any other average sound from the era. It's fine, just not special.

I remember when this came out in 99, and I sat through it then. I had friends raving about it. I didn't get it then, and I still don't now. The idiotic title (wink wink, see what we did??) should tell you all you need to know without having to waste over 2 hours(!) on this. Only worth one star because the SF Symphony Orchestra is fantastic and they're doing all they can with the material.