Reviews by fruktsupp

The opening track is a masterpiece. The rest pretty much sits in the good-great range. Four stars.

I had never heard of this before. There are some fun tracks on this one, but for my taste, this is a "once in a great while" kind of listen. The style gets a bit old after a while.

Lots of hits on this one. Solid.

Seems like this is what happens when you do a ton of drugs and suddenly think you know how jazz works.

How could you not like this sound? Basie is always solid.

This was fine, but I am struggling to figure out why it's included here. Doesn't seem like the best example of the genre.

I like Elliott Smith in small doses. Definitely not his best album, but there’s some good stuff here.

I hadn't listened to this one before, but I really enjoyed it. Not every track is a home run, but there are a bunch of great ones. You're either into Talking Heads or you're not, I find. Not many casual fans of this band.

Judy Blue Eyes is a classic, but so much of the rest of this album is pretty sleepy.

If you're into new wave, this is a pretty solid album.

If you like the sound of any of their radio singles, you'll enjoy this. It's basically one long song, but it's a good one.

I bought this album when it first was released and listened to it non stop for awhile. It’s really good. She has a tremendous, unique voice. Not to mention excellent songwriting and piano skills.

Victoria is a great track. The rest is uneven. A lot of it sounds like a Beatles cover band.

Reading the notes, I thought this would be up my alley. I'm a huge Prince/80s/808 fan. This one just didn't grab me though. Sounds like one of Prince's backup singers made an album without his help.

I never really listed to Dr. John much, so I was thinking this was going to be like the one song I could think of, "Making Whoopie". Was not excited about an album of that. It couldn't have been more different. I actually really enjoyed it, even if it isn't a classic for me.

This was a slog to get through. I’d have given it one star, except the story of its creation is pretty neat. The music itself seems like a first draft that needs a lot more work and production.

This is a great one. Sunday Bloody Sunday is an all-time rock classic. Still, I think this isn't even the greatest U2 album.

The singles off this one are still high rotation classics, 40 years later. That alone is worth 4 stars. It's a bit like an AC/DC album - if you love the sound, you'll love the whole album. If not... then not. Not quite 5 star level for me, but it's a great one.

On paper, I feel like I would enjoy this. Man, too many 10 minute atmosphere songs though. I won't knock it for experimentation, which I appreciate. It's just not a top album for me.

Never been a huge VM fan. There’s some good stuff here, as well as some clunkers. The recording quality is top notch for a live show.