Reviews (page 3 of 8)
Det her keder mig helt vildt. Det lyder ikke dårligt, men det er super kedeligt :/ 2**
Jeg synes godt nok, at det er lidt kedeligt. De fleste numre lyder for meget som hinanden og en dårligere udgave af det samtidige musik, der lød sådan her - som Tore siger: en værre udgave af Foo Fighters. 2.0
Et par enkelte gode numre og generelt nogenlunde fin rock, men det føles mest som en Temu version af Nirvana/Foo Fighters/Perl Jam
vel ikke decideret dårligt, bare pænt kedeligt. Heller ikke lige min yndlingsmusikgenre. Lyder lidt som noget der kunne have været en intro sang til Venner
No
Meh
As far as alt rock goes, this was definitely among the more tolerable. Maybe even kind of enjoyable?
I love Bob Mould's voice and the Sugar sound. This is peak "compression wars" flat recording, but for this genre it's almost acceptable. A bit more raw, with fewer stand out singles as their later "File Under Easy Listening". Helpless was a favorite. Hoover Dam's annoying 80s synth was a low point. If I Can't Change Your Mind was another strong one.
Nice to revisit - it must have been 20 years since I last heard it. It's a perfectly serviceable album in the pop-punk-indie-power-trio mould (excuse the pun), with a line in Smiths-esque wistfulness. It's good enough for a 3 or 4, depending on how positive I feel that day, but is it really a top 1000 ever album? Not sure. 4 because I'm inclined to feel generous
Kind of repetitive but good music
Bob Mould Rules!
Damn fine run of albums right now. Huge Sugar fan here
The album wasn't bad. The music reminded me a bit of Bush and a few German bands from the '90s that I used to listen to a lot back then. But none of the tracks really blew me away. Now that I'm listening to my daily stream, I realize in comparison just how little of interest the album had to offer. 3/5
That was quite okay, forgettable 3/5
Felt like the most dictionary definition generic 90s alternative rock album ever conceived. Inoffensive but unremarkable. A couple decent songs, but nothing terribly worth coming back to. Top tracks: A Good Idea, The Slim, If I Can't Change Your Mind
This don’t sound like a 90s album
Nothing outstanding but decent
This album is a total time capsule of early 90s 120 Minutes and me being a total loser with acne in high school - still have the acne somehow but I feel confident I'm not a loser now, and so it's great to enjoy some stellar early 90s alternative rock without that level of insecurity.
What can I say about this album. It's damn near perfect. The opening guitars hit so hard and are a source of comfort. Can't wait to see these guys play together again.
Roughly 200 albums in, we've reached an album that's not only one of my favorites of all time, but was truly life-changing for me. My introduction to it was seeing the video for "Helpless" on 120 Minutes—the video itself was nothing special, but Bob Mould's guitar hooked me hard...and has never let go. At the time I only knew the name Hüsker Dü, so Sugar was my introduction to him—and I've argued Copper Blue is the best place to start with his work. (See https://www.avclub.com/where-to-start-with-alt-rock-icon-bob-mould-1798232606.) This album is wall-to-wall great, with some all-time classics ("Changes," "Helpless," "Hoover Dam," "If I Can't Change Your Mind"), and equally essential is the Beaster EP, recorded during the same sessions. It has maybe my favorite Sugar song ever ("Tilted") and is as ferocious as anything Hüsker Dü ever did. Bob Mould's songwriting is my secular religion, and Copper Blue is my sacred text.
Big, meaty, melodic - it’s not Husker Du but it will certainly do.
Good lyrics and get better in some musics.
I love this album. Way better that The Black Album
Really okay, sounds like a song could have been on rock band
In 2012 Len Houmous proposed a show for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. It was called Sugar and starred his ginger haired stripper alter ego Copper Blue. 3.8 6/10 The Slim
Yep I liked this. It was right in my grungy garage band wheelhouse. Never heard of them before but pretty much every song reminded me of another band of the time, in a good way.
had a customer be really insistent i listen to this one time. it’s good? not sure why he thought it would change my life
Inoffensive 90s vibe
It's not bad but why is this on the top 1000 list?
unfortunately nothing on here lived up to how much I liked the song Helpless. like it's not bad but it's extremely Another 90s Alt Rock Album
This was a staple of mine, on heavy rotation for a while. Love Husker Du, love Bob Mould, and love Sugar.
Didn't like it at all. At first I thought that it sounded like a lost Shrek soundtrack, then I was extremely bored with the repetitive lines over and over again. The sound is typical, the music itself is not unique in any way, template alt rock of it's time. Almost like a parody of the genre.
Never heard of the band before but quite liked it. Worth another listen.
Boring
Neither liked nor disliked 2.5
this sounds like what a fake 90s college rock band would sound like in a tv show
This was fine but completely indistinguishable from any 90s rock radio to me
Basic ig
Astounding. My favorite record to give as a gift
A Good Idea sounds like it could be a Pixies song (specifically Debaser). But overall I liked this a fair bit, a solid three that I could see becoming a possible four with additional listens. Terrible album cover though.
Possibly the best rock album ever. A perfect mix of noise and melody
sounds like all of the 90's music I never listened to because I didn't care for it. Technically it's very good, but I don't like the singers voice very much and I didn't find the album very compelling.
A good evolution of the Hüsker Dü sound, even if it can be a tad samey at points. 4.5 bumped up to 5.
I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5. When we got “Warehouse” by Husker Du a bit ago, I made it a very specific point to say that Bob Mould was the better of the two featured vocalists. Color me surprised to find out that this is Bob Mould’s follow-up band, following a series of lesser-received solo albums. Color me less surprised to find that what results is a pretty good album; one clearly riding the wave of grunge at the time (with a bit of shoegaze in there), & occasionally feeling sort of ‘performative’ because of it. Regardless of how ‘performative’ it might feel, I think it’s very easy to enjoy these tracks – Bob Mould’s writing is really smart (really smart, really smart!), & a lot of these tracks do seem to be capturing the tail ends of relationships (relationships, relationships!) in really potent ways. “The Act We Act” is a strong tonesetter for most of the album, and while the thematic connections do seem to fade away by “Man on the Moon” (no, not an R.E.M. cover), I just think the album is consistently strong in the writing department (department, department!). If it isn’t obvious by now, part of the reason I’m at a 4.5 is Bob Mould’s insistence on repeating almost every fourth line in his delivery (delivery, delivery!). It’s not a huge deal, and occasionally, it helps keep the energy up during a track in a way that blends nicely with the instrumentation, but when you’re doing it as often as possible on “Changes” (Changes, Changes!), it does feel like the sort of quirk that might sink a less patient listener very early on. He does get better about it throughout the album, and by the end, it does feel a little more endearing. The other big reason I’m at a 4.5 comes in the audio mixing – this thing is just consistently loud, man. There’s no fade-ins to build up energy, so each track comes in red hot; wouldn’t be a bad thing if each track didn’t have the guitar so overly mixed that it punches itself in way too loudly. The guitar here is sort of like what we just got with “Sister” by Sonic Youth, but it doesn’t maintain the same control. It’s not as effective as a wall of sound because of it, but once it gets past the initial punchiness of each track, the ears do adjust & settle into it. This whole album could definitely use some tweaking though. Maybe a 35th anniversary remaster next year? Ultimately, when this album is hitting, it’s really hitting – after some early jitters / adjustment periods through the first 3 tracks, I found myself fully in the vibe of “Helpless” as a sort of heavier R.E.M. (yes, Bob Mould is still a diet Michael Stipe here), and by “If I Can’t Change Your Mind”, I was pretty sold on the album. The weirdly angelic imagery of “Slick” followed by the mysteriously upbeat “Man on the Moon” is a good 1-2 punch to end the album on. I think its flaws are apparent, and occasionally bleed through in repetitive ways, but as an entire 45 minute package, I enjoyed this a lot. I think it’s definitely worth bumping up to a 5, and I’m glad it’s on the list. I feel vindicated for liking Bob Mould more.
With such a diverse amount of cool and quirky music that came out at this time. It baffles my mind that something so generic was added to the list. Swapping this out to Enigma would be appropriate.
Guter Rock mit viel Gitarre 3/5
I've never heard of this band or album, so this will be a fun one at least. My first thought after like 1 minute - wow this sounds like shit. Very much like a harder REM. Halfway through and it's pretty much the same. Super bright and shiny, mediocre vocals, terrible sound. I feel like there could have been any number of albums on the list in place of this one. I mean I can see why some people would like this but it's nothing novel or innovative. It's just...music. A few interesting spots here and there, synths in Hoover Dam that come out of nowhere were cool, but it's pretty bland for the most part. I can't imagine I will remember any of this tomorrow. Edit from tomorrow - yeah I don't really remember any of those songs. 2/5
It sounds a lot like Hüsker Dü, and having more Hüsker Dü to listen to is always nice. It does sounds more modern, especially with the cleaner production, but it still is very much a Bob Mould production. Really enjoyed the songs, energetic and brash but still with some pop song semblence to them. I can't really find fault with this.
One of the most boring singing styles I've ever listened to. The singer is a one trick pony and the same vocal lines get old after the second song. The playing is good, for the type of loud distorted grungy music of the early 90s. All in all, a forgettable experience. 3/5
6.0/10 Would listen again
573/1001 2026.03.18 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
It was grand
Tepid and bland. Adhering to 90's trends. Like a grunge version of the monkeys. But the monkeys had good songs and singing.
This album has a fresh sound for 1999 when it was released. It has good lyrics and songs are short but powerful. I missed some better guitar solos, but good for its time.
It was aight. Probably wont ever come back to it. Kinda sounded like foo fighters at times and other times like some 90's washed out grunge shite. But full album and end product was lackluster.
Absolutely love this album. Got me into Bob Mould and all his other stuff. Great, solid power-pop rock which still resonates to this day
Bob Mould takes an overview of alt-rock from the time Hüsker Dü had finished, crams the data into a strong band unit and conveniently writes his best pop songs to date. It’s a powerful mix but not with guaranteed success; knowing the right late 80s/early 90s sounds to siphon/channel/steal could easily go wrong and no-one can really be sure a new group of musicians will be shit-hot together. It worked out great though and the songwriting is the real bonding agent. Copper Blue doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but celebrates an experienced artist pausing for a moment and, subconsciously or otherwise, using that experience to make good choices. Meanwhile some less experienced bands were taking inspiration from exactly the same sources, and applying a similar process yet the results were some of the worst music I have ever heard. I’ve already given 1 or 2 stars to a few of them and I know there will be several more in the 1001. In the 90s, I swerved the shitshow by simply moving on to bands who had taken a different path altogether, but Sugar proved it was still possible to excel without switching lanes.
Decent.
Typischer, amerikanischer Einheitsbrei
Überraschung für mich! Ich hatte das vor einem Jahr oder so schon mal gehört und wegsortiert. Jetzt fand ich es sehr angenehm. Erinnert mich an die Foo Fighters, gefällt mir aber besser.
Very 90s rock so how could it be bad
meisterhaft und absolut hörenswert! melodiöser indie/punk/rock mit melodie.
Das nenn ich mal soliden Gitarrensound.
5/10
Another group I had never heard of, although I know Husker Du and Hunan Sexual Response which were the former bands of a couple of members. I enjoyed the album. All of the songs were pretty good, with If I Can’t Change Your Mind the standout. This is an album I will be listening to again.
grungy, one-dimensional, quite tiring
In theory this is everything I should love solid beat, sweet riffs. Sort of trite poppy lyrics. But I just can't stand his voice also I can hear the start of my least favourite phase of music 'post-grunge-guitar-rock' in this. Oh god it just start to sound the same
The 90s called, they want their mediocre alternative music album back. Never heard of this, for a reason. It is.... Fine.
The thing about these older albums is that they walked so later bands could run but it feels hard to give them the credit when there are probably 20 bands in the genre that i'd reach for before them.
Nice riffs, sounds good
I can imagine that there is a podcast episode or series out there with this man telling some story about his life and his fame and how he now works selling mobile phones
Bit of a more melodic grunge. Don't mind it. Awful cover though.
Much like Paul Weller, I never really got on with the Bob Mould projects. Grateful dead are also one of those bands that seem a bit too far away from what I like. Mind you, there are some good moments on here, Hoover Dam has some nice moments, but the muddy production has always been a let down for me. Sometimes they sound like pixies, sometimes they sound like what Foo Fighters are sounding like for the last 30 years. But it is not very interesting to me.
First I’ve heard of them and not sure what to expect. Feels a kind of Seattle grunge sound. Maybe more standard alt rock, actually and good comment from someone saying it would be an AI representation of 90’s alt-rock. Songs feel pretty repetitive and often feel like they could have finished much sooner. It’s okay, but it’s not particularly great or inspiring. Just kinda standard. Not really sure why it’s in the list. Pretty stereotypical and epitome of all the cliches with this genre. Add an annoying voice and hey presto. Yeh, done with this quite early on. A constant 4/4 standard fest. Thought it might scrape a 3* but it’s actually got to the point of annoying me now (2.5)
Þetta var svona léleg útgáfa af R.E.M. Allt í lagi, söngurinn ekki alveg upp á sitt besta og hljóðfæraleikurinn Bylgju útvarps legur svolítið. Þetta er samt fínt stöff alveg solid þristur.
Fínasta stöff. Alternative með smá grunge ívafi.
I mean I did find moments to enjoy with this album but overall not my favorite genre in general which limits its appeal to me.
I am really into this sound, but the mix isnt great for hearing the lyrics. It sounds like the vocals are behind everything and its very difficult to hear them. This sound like one of the missing links between hair metal and grunge.
pretty normal 90s altrock album
4/10
Not that impressed but could listen, sounds like generic 90s pop grunge. I give it a 3 If I can’t change your mind was my favourite
My first thought on hearing the opening number was "wow, I like this A LOT". But then it turns out this album is a lot of things and not all of them are to my liking.
Very early 90's grunge.
It's kinda like someone mashed up Nirvana and The Barenaked Ladies.
well. they tried ... something
Spent some time with this album this week. It lectures between a three and a four wanna go with a three here cause the only reason why I kept coming back to it is to finish it, but they are some definitely good songs on here. I kinda like Hoover Dam. And if I can’t change your mind along with helpless, definitely a good listen and I’m glad I found this band.
A fun refreshing rock album! I enjoyed it a lot, one I’d for sure wanna revisit
Fun. “The Slim” my fav track. This album sounds like something from the 2000's, but it’s early's 90's.
Not my passion ngl
Copper isn't blue idiot
It was fun
Mix av creed og foo fighters
A nice bit of rock.
No matching with me
Just kind of milquetoast grunge. Nothing stood out, and honestly the singers voice was a little annoying. Never heard of the band and I don’t think I need to listen to it again.
Decent 99s rock
Read it was named album of the year by NME... This has potential for album of the month but in no way for the for whole year. It's an enjoyable album but no special thing.
I enjoyed this. Reminded me of Pixies and Nirvana
One of the most generic sounds I've ever heard. Lasted three songs.
I got into Bob Mould with the 'hub cap' album which was a few years after this and I think his first post-Sugar work. I was obsessed with the song Egoveride from that album where he somehow gets his guitar to sound like a demented ice cream truck siren feeding back on itself. I played it very loud and probably annoyed the hell out of people. It was a few years later that I went back and checked out Copper Blue and though it's great and holds up really well, the self-titled solo record is still my favourite. I saw Bob live about five years ago, just him and his guitar, I got COVID about a week after that, and I'm pretty sure it was contracted at that gig, so I'm going to have to knock a star off for that association
The Gin Blossoms without the alcohol abuse. Third Eye Blind without the meth. Not a bad thing, I enjoyed the 90s vibes but other bands did it better and should probably be on this list instead.
I remember this being NME's absolute obsession when it came out, and I just couldn't see it. Listening back now, it's very good. I preferred it to the Husker Dü album I've had, at its best it was like an American Teenage Fanclub. The Act We Act, Changes, and If I Can't Change Your Mind are great stuff.
The first song sounds like Full Metal Jackoff by DOA and then Michael Stipe comes singing along a ruine it. Oh well. Let’s keep going. I think these guys are going to fall in the Collective Soul category. Hold on to that and we will circle back. This is pure 90’s music. Rock I guess. Play it safe type of music. No one gets offended. It just plods along. Choice cut: Helpless
Pretty meh
Eh another on the list of 90s grunge Nirvana adjacent rock. Blah
i agree with the top take that this sounds like an AI output to generic 90s alternative rock
I really liked the guitar, but didn’t really like the lyrics as much/concept of the songs. But I like Slick and The Slim. Cool rock album
Kinda fun, but not amazing? Stand-outs - A Good Idea - Changes
A huge find for me! Bob Mould is so cool!
This sounds very familiar, although I’m not sure I’ve heard it before.
Feels very 90s to me; grunge adjacent?
I didn’t get into Bob Mould until quite late in his solo career and I really enjoy some of those later solo albums. I did go back and listened to and enjoyed the Hüsker Dü albums but for some reason the Sugar albums never clicked with me. Listening to this again it definitely has that trademark Bob Mould sound but the songs seem a little under-developed. They just don’t seem to go to certain places that his late solo material gets to so I’m not sure why this is on this list. I did still enjoy this listen, maybe a little more now that I understand his style a little better, but in the end I know there’s much better stuff coming up later in his career so I would say that this album is not essential but still a nice listen if you like jangly pop rock.
I know Husker Du, but never listened to Sugar. So this is interesting. Pixies vibes for sure. Hear a lot of 90s rock that came after this. Shouldn't be surprised, but it is a great album. 4 Heard before? No Owned: No 48/208 (23%) Will I get: Yes
Bought this album when it came out and loved it. Singles were great. I was/am a huge Husker Du fan, but this was a commercial alternative guitar album which showed Bob Mould’s songwriting skills.
Good vibes rock, I'd never find this on my own
I enjoyed their sounds….new band for me!🎸
Forgot this existed!
Seems influential on Foo Fighters and other 90s music.
Not my thing. Listened to my fill of this style in the 90s.
YES. This is my favorite offering by Bob Mould. Still sounds fresh today. One of my Desert Island Discs.
Really interesting. Seems very of it's time but a really solid example of that slightly pop infected grunge sound. I hear common ground with Nirvana, lemonheads, manic street preachers.. The sound is super present in a refreshing way, but I think it slightly grates on my ear after a while (couple of listens through the day). Will return to it
This is a fun album with a thick, noisy '90s aesthetic. I'm probably just a little nostalgic for this sound, but I really enjoyed it. That being said, there was a lot of music that sounded a lot like this. If you crystallized the '90s, it would probably sound exactly like this (and look like the album art, too). Favorite track(s): "Changes," "Hoover Dam," "Man on the Moon"
My cup of tea. I like this sound of 90s !
70
Awesome record
At times it feels like someone heard Doolittle and decided to make something that sounds exactly like it But I love doolittle, so i like this
I really like this! Never heard of them. Will dig deeper into this band.
BEST SONGS: - Man on the Moon - A Good Idea
fine
Bob Mould is one of the most important and underappreciated voices in alternative music, directly inspiring acts like The Pixies, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and many more. The sound of his work has been the defining sound of alternative music since the 80s, and as such has an important place on a list like this. If you're interested in the history of this type of music, listening to him is a must. Copper Wire feels like a response to the genre the world that Mould created, looking at the landscape and taking the parts that have been created by other artists and arranging them into something similar but new. The power punk sound that the album became the defining sound of alternative music afterwards. Even the parts that are obviously taken from grunge acts at the time are transformed into something that is more akin to Green Day, and certain songs from The Tragically Hip. Hell, in general much of this album precipitates the sounds of Canadian rock in the 90s and 2000s. It's a fun album with great guitar rifts and pop punk arrangements that is a breezy listen. That doesn't make the album great, though. Most of the songs on the album you can hear a version of the same song but done better on other albums, both from the time and since. As well, the album turns away from the post-hardcore sound that made Mould's work so influential. It's a lot more clean than his other works, which makes it slightly less interesting. It's a fine album, one that I enjoyed listening to from beginning to end. But there isn't a lot here that would enthused me to listen to it again. Mould has made much better albums (the fact that Zen Arcade is not on this list is baffling), and a lot of my enjoyment is centered on thr fact that I know and appreciate him. It's a fun album, if not highly original, that I may not listen to again but that wasn't a waste of time by any stretch. My highlights are Changes and Hoover Dam.
When I was a kid I somehow attached to warehouse songs and stories but otherwise husker du and bob I never listen to - but holy shit I thank them for that album.
This album shreds. Fuzzy and grungy power chords jams with just enough poppy hooks to, well..hook you into the groves. Husker did this too, but with punk as opposed to rock, Mould was a master at this. Banger after banger on this album.
soundtrack to a really forgettable early 2000s coming of age movie
Lots making Nirvana and Pixies comparisons but I don't really feel it. It wasn't really my thing and I didn't get caught by any of the tracks except 'Hoover Dam', although the album passed without too much of a dislike, it didn't pass with much 'wow' either.
These are my favorite kinds of albums to get on the list: something I’ve never heard before, something mostly forgotten, something I know will enter my regular rotation. Grunge alongside power pop. I’m curious to check out Sugar’s later albums!
Generic grunge but I am biased towards this genre. I wouldn't skip any of these songs if they came on, but unfortunately they are also unremarkable.
You know, it's not so bad once you realize it sounds like things that came after it.
Favorite Track: Helpless
The heavy guitars are really well done. I enjoyed it.
I wonder har far back we can push the mids in the mix? But Legit, this album is GREAT. Every song flows, pogos, jangles and jams.
Good listen!
This was a really solid listen. Hearing this kind of Brit rock sound while the Seattle scene was dominating the radio made it stand out more than I expected. It feels like it was doing its own thing instead of chasing trends, which I appreciated. The “she said, she said” refrain in Good Idea immediately reminded me of Breed off Nevermind, and that hooked me right away. There’s also a sort of pre Coldplay vibe floating around here, but with more edge and grit. Fortune Teller gave me early Foo Fighters energy, especially in the way it builds and drives forward. This album had way more going for it than I thought it would. Favorite song: Good Idea
I liked this alot, mostly because of the 90s nostalgia it made me feel, not for any single song though. Couple interesting things though. Mould talks about how nevermind on the radio helped this album. Which I cant imagine to really be true. It doesn't have that sound or nearly that authenticity. He should be looking toward REM. Also, it sounds so much like other contemporary 90s guitar rock that is not held in nearly as high regard. Sounds just like collective soul who is certainly no critical darling. The only reason this is on here is because of Husker Du. If Mould were some kid from New Mexico or wherever and this was the debut, no chance
Decent enough if you're a fan of the genre but idk just kinda forgettable to me
I'm more into 90s alternative rock/grunge than I thought
It's not easy listening, but it's easy to listen to.
My ex brother in law was in a Husker Du cover band. Maybe they’ll be on this list too.
early 90’s sound, hugh school cringe era personally did not care for it
Hüsker Dü had some good records, but nothing I would revisit intentionally. Copper Blue is much more to my liking. It has the right mix of some of the music styles of that time. A bit Nirvana, some R.E.M., maybe AiC or Soundgarden, and several others. That said, I never heard of them before or any of the titles, besides the closing track, Man on the Moon, though I didn't know the band behind that title. A strong 3, but not quite a 4.
Not memorable
I feel like I've heard this before even though I've never heard of the artist or album. The songs are bland and forgetting and feel like the sort of dross you'd get if you blended all the early 90s bands into one.
Blind album and artist. So blown away, wish I could even tell you why, but I just can't. I thought the album tied so well together. I loved the instrumentation. I loved the vocalists tone. I loved it all.
Sounds generic
As much as I love Bob Mould and everything he represents, I had this album in a higher esteem than that of the "listening the whole album" experience. The highs are sooo good, but most of it is not memorable at all.
Great rock! Well composed, great sound, interesting bits and pieces, good guitar sound that fits the vocals. A new encounter for me, and I liked it. Still nothing amazing, rather medium, but good quality.
aburrido
Pop rock at its best. Almost all songs are well crafted. Favorite track: if i can’t change your mind other picks: a good idea, hoover dam, fortune teller
Rock alternativo de los 90s, uno más. Género el cual, si no escuchaste una banda en su época y sientes alguna nostalgia por su música, te parecerá una más del montón; más aún si no es de los top del rock alternativo noventero. Esta vez me tocó una que no había escuchado nunca. Aburrida, acordes básicos, canciones sin diferencia marcada... Daré 2 porque tampoco suena horrible, solo básico.
First impressions of this album are pretty good! I’m excited for a bit more alt rock! It almost has a grunge sound to it. Moving in to “A Good Idea”, there are, in fact, some good ideas in here. I really like the guitar and drums and the way they compliment each other. I really enjoyed Changes! It was the first time in this listen through I actually could really pick out some of the vocals and the guitar solo at the end was awesome! I appreciated Helpless being a little bit more melodic, and really enjoyed it, along with Hoover Dam too! The slim was a nice longer song on this album. I didn’t really feel the length of this one. Genuinely enjoyed If I can’t change your mine! It had an element of fun to it that I hadn’t felt so far in this album. Fortune Teller had this vibe too which I really appreciated. The intro to Slick was really good, and as a closer Man on the Moon was a nice track. I’m torn on this album, because while I did enjoy it, and it is the style of music I like, I was underwhelmed. I felt a lot of it was very repetitive. 3.5/5 ⭐️, 7/10. 30/1089
Some decent tracks, some less so. Washed over me a bit. Reminiscent of lots of other bands rather than anything unique
seemed like not super interesting pop rock. i guess it may be foundational for the genre. not sure
The vocal track is terrible, i can barely hear it, but the actual music is pretty cool, taking a lot of influences from stuff I’ve liked in this list. Feels like the best completely new discovery for a while.
This keeps changing as soon as I think I've got a handle on it. Hardcore to grunge then Foo Fighters then jangly British pop. Good listen. Absolutely new discovery to me
למה הוא שר כאילו אין לו בעיות בחיים אה וזה נשמע כמו שיר של בעיות עולם ראשון/תחתון זה פשוט רוק פאנקי מוזר מאוד לא אהבתי גם מאוד משעמם הכל נשמע אותו דבר
נכנסתי מהאלבום הזה הרבה יותר ממה שחשבתי
I've heard of Sugar, but I'm not super familiar with any of their songs, so listening to this album was all new to me. Interesting that I just had Nirvana's "Nevermind" album the other day and according to what I read, that album was a big inspiration for the album and the band in general. I liked the album. Nothing super memorable for me, so not sure it belongs on a list of greatest albums from my personal perspective, but a solid album.
4/5
I can hear the influences of many bands like the pixies, smithereens, and others. Really enjoyed the album
not a fan.
langweilig, musik zu laut sodass man den text nicht versteht, alles klingt gleich
Grungey pop-punk. REM in places, Alice In Chains in others, but also like Blink or Sum 41 (or even Smash Mouth!) to come later. Quite impressive for the time, but the sheer number of copycats means the sound doesnt hit the same way in 2026. Ooh, If I Can't Change Your Mind has a gorgeous, explosive starting hook! Best track - A Good Idea, The Slim, If I Cant Change Your Mind Pretty special, even without a lot of mind-blowing moments. Still 4 stars
That was ok, a bit cheesy but not in a bad way
Oh hell yeah, Hüsker Dü former guitarist. And this album is really damn solid. Not a single bad song, nice melodies, loud ass guitar. So cool
high energy, but not for me
Not the worst but given the shear quantity of albums like this from the same period it just seems very bland by comparison 2*
Нормальный альт рок
This reminds me of Collective Soul. Enjoyable, but not something I'd listen to all the time.
Not entirely memorable but still an entertaining listen
Nice to hear some "almost" Husker Du; I was happy to see this album on the list as I listen to Helpless frequently. Good to find a few other enjoyable numbers like A Good Idea and Changes.
Melodic fuzzy guitar 90's music. I can deal. But is it really required listening?
A little "muddy" in sound, but generally good, built around the lead's voice.
It's fine
7.5 / 10
Not my monkey not my Circus.
Right up my alley. As soon as it came on, I was like, is this Husker Du meets REM???
This album feels like the recipe for 90s alt rock stew, with dashes of influence and sounds from so many other 90s alt rock bands.
Copper Blue is a sweet debut from Sugar. Not familiar with this alt rock band, no smash hits off the album, but all songs are listenable. Hoover Dam is the strongest track. (2.85*s) Remind me of The Rembrandts.
Spotify has the 2012 remaster only which needs to be remastered cause I can't hear the lead singer. Flyover album for me. Forgot it was even playing for a while. "The Slim" (or slime?) was the only track that caught my attention and held it briefly. As with the leads original band Husker Du, Sugar is just not sweet enough...too bland. Copper's green isn't it? 1.68 stars.
Never heard of Sugar before and I'm a little surprised that I didn't have any prior exposure. The songs on Copper Blue all seem to have the accessibility of other similar 90's rock acts that made it big. Sugar didn't conform to the grunge genre and go for a more mainstream sound which I feel like would have worked for a 90's radio sound. I didn't love the prior Husker Du entry which they have connection with. Seems like I prefer the direction that Bob Mould took with Sugar. Almost sounds like they just weren't in the right place at the right time as I had never heard of them before this though. There's nothing huge that stands out on the album, but all the songs are OK to decent across Copper Blue. Even if I don't think I'll revisit this album I can't complain about what I got out of it. Middle of the pack entry 2.50
Sugar really hit all the 90’s sweet spots (pun intended) on this 1992 release. Jam packed with catchy hooks, Bob Mould demonstrates with confidence that both his vocals and guitar game are still in a great place following the Husker Du split. It’s got a good layer of fuzz overtop the clean riffs to giver Copper Blue a grunge feel to it. Simply a well executed album here that I had never heard but I’m glad I did. Also, am I crazy for being reminded of Collective Soul at times? Either way, I really did enjoy this one. 4 stars
No. 77 This was a fun listen. I didn't know anything about this album before listening to it, and was quite pleasantly surprised by it.
1/14/26. First time hearing this, has a bit of the typical 90s sound but can't deny the melodies and more positive feeling the songs bring. A good one to listen to while in the car in my opinion!
Gostei, me lembrou um pouco Jawbreaker só que mais grunge digamos assim. Nas reviews falaram que é muito genérico, provavelmente é.
Love the wall of sound/power pop tone but the vocals became irritating
Great album. But I’m a fan of most anything by Bob Mould tbh….. but check out the Sugar album “File Under Easy Listening”, that’s my favorite from them.
First year grad school. The first important CD of that new era for me. In the days before the internet it would be years before I had known of the web of music that preceded the latest Bob Mould offering. I am since much more Bob Mould aware. Special thanks to Marla in undergrad Chem lab that wrongly assumed I already knew who this was.
Actually was really good! It reminds me a lot of Everclears Sparkle and Fade album, one of my faves
Interesting early 90's rock.
Really strong music, but a little samey when taken all together
Is Husker Du on here? Anyway this is kinda nice melodic alternative rock/post punk whatever. Genre is dumb.
🤨
Great album loved it
A Good Idea Changes If I Can't Change Your Mind
Like it 3/5
Sooo generic. The type of music that would be featured on One Tree Hill or something like that.
Less good than Husker Du.
Best Song: Hoover Dam I have heard Husker Du and I've heard Bob Mould solo. I like me some Mould and this is a nice album that is a bit of a variation from Husker Du and more like Mould's solo work. 5/5.
Started off decent. Ended up as noise 3/5
Fine innit
Solide
more like SOUR. Most of these songs sound so similar to eachother, except Hoover Dam just starts in reverse I guess. Its pretty generic alternative/grunge lite from the 90's. Feels like a bargain bin version of the bands that ruled the genre.
Sugar? Pfff I’m more of a Big Sugar guy. Absolutely baffling addition to this list as it’s the most generic 90s alt rock I’ve ever heard.
Not a fan.
An album I totally forgot about, though really liked it when it came out. I wasn’t much of a Husker Du fan, but Bob Mould’s solo stuff was right in my power pop/pop punk wheelhouse. His work with Sugar continued that trend, and I think this is a very enjoyable record. While I’m not shocked by the low rating on this site, I think it succeeds in what it set out to do-just be a fun album to listen to and not need to be much more than that.
I caught myself tapping my toes more than once. Strains of a lot of different 90s post-punk/indie/grunge here. "Man on the Moon" is a favorite - almost REM-like. Bob Mould keeps popping up in expected places.
Hüsker Dü’s secret weapon was hiding incredible melodies beneath punk chaos, but with Sugar, Bob Mould flips that formula to incredible effect. The seeds he planted earlier had finally blossomed in the '90s alternative scene, making this album a quintessential testament to that entire wave. Do yourself a favor and grab the deluxe edition—the extras are every bit as good as the official tracks.
Man the 90s had some fantastic music. Very surprised by this album and will absolutely be listening to it again
Generic alt-rock. Adequate, but not good. The songs are boring. You'll be better rewarded by just listening to Husker Du. And there's backmasking, how edgy... not. My Rating: 2/5
Some fun 90's rock. I wasn't familiar with this band, but sounds very similar to a lot of what I was listening to in high school. I liked it.
Generic 90s alt-rock
01) The Act We Act - 7,0 02) A Good Idea - 7,5 03) Changes - 7,0 04) Helpless - 6,5 05) Hoover Dam - 6,5 06) The Slim - 6,5 07) If I Can't Change Your Mind - 7,0 08) Fortune Teller - 6,5 09) Slick - 6,5 10) Man on the Moon - 6,5 TOTAL: 6,75 (68/100)
It was Christmas Day, so I only had time to sample a few of the songs. How I wish you could pause this for a day or two once in a while. Anyway, I think I may have really liked this if I were introduced to it back in the day when it was current. I am not wild about vocals, though. Probably ends up being up a three star album for me, but I am intrigued enough to listen to more of it.
starts w/ some great crunchy guitar, it's the nineties all right. damn. lol track 2 direct pixies rip off.
Very fuzzy/hazy, dirty basslines. I LOVE the guitar solo in ‘A Good Idea’. Very summery album. Fav song is ‘Man on the Moon’.
This was a fun listen. I didn't know anything about this album before listening to it, and was quite pleasantly surprised by it. I was definitely surprised to find out that the lead singer's from Hüsker Dü! The songwriting's solid and the songs themselves are well performed. This is a good album and I enjoyed listening to it, but in the context of this list, it doesn't quite hold up with the rest of the albums here. I'm happy to have heard it, though. 3/5
I would probably have been all over this in my early 20s.
1.5* boring
Perfect record except for when Phil himself shows up
I was never a big fan of the Bob Mould stuff I heard growing up. When I was in 5th grade I remember the "cooler" seniors at my school had Husker Du posters in their lockers and it made me curious to see what they sounded like. When I eventually did after buying Zen Arcade in college, it didn't do much for me. I'm much older now, so let's see how this goes... I like this but Mould buries his vocals too far down in the mix. "Helpless" sounds familiar - I must have seen that on 120 Minutes back in the day.
Pretty solid power alt-pop. It's true, at times Bob Mould does sound like Michael Stipe! Liked Songs Added: The Act We Act A Good Idea Helpless
7/10
Nice grungy 90s rock. Poorly mixed so you can barely hear the vocals, just as God and Kurt Cobain intended.
Idk???
It’s good, but i don’t even plan on listening to this again
Really plain 1990's alt-rock that doesn't set itself apart from anything or have any staying power. Best Song: Sick Rating: 5/10 Stars: 3
I was 20 when this album came out, but while I know a couple of songs from radio play I had never listened to the album as a whole. I really enjoyed it! I likely won't revisit this, but I was glad to experience a full Sugar album. The critical reviews here are a bit hilarious, especially those criticizing this for being "generic 90s alternative" and that they are trying to hard to sound like the Pixies or Nirvana. Bob Mould's first band, Husker Du, was a HUGE influence on the 90s alternative scene - Pixies and Nirvana both cite HD as a massive influence, a band THEY were trying to sound like. So while I agree this album has something of a generic 90s sound...it is necessarily generic because Bob Mould is actually an originator of this sound lol. So cut the band some slack!
Fun pop rave ups.
Do we need a Husker Du album on this list? Absolutely (the correct answer is Zen Arcade). Do we need albums from solo projects/spin-offs of commercially unsuccessful bands that were culturally or musically influential? Hell no. With all due respect to Bob Mould (and there is a great deal of respect due to the man), this album has no business here, isn't very good, and no one needs to listen to it before they die. Influence 2. Quality (this is surprisingly poorly produced) 1. Hits 1. Intangibles 2. I used to really like this kind of grunge-adjacent rock 2.
Kinda generic but incredibly tolerable Ameri-rock, surprised me
I could not finish this. Very much not my thing
I can certainly tell some of the bands that have been inspired here.
A generic rock album with a touch of punk and a splash of pop. It's kind of catchy but kind of boring. Feels like I know these songs but I dont.
rock noventero, estilo psych o series similares, decente pero nada especial
I appreciate that Bob Mould exists but I've never connected with his music in any form.
Dette likte jeg, høres ut som en grungeversjon av REM. Kommer til å høre mer på tipper jeg, men holder på en sterk 3-er for nå.
Kult sound, men savner litt variasjon. Vokalen minner om REM
Very underrated
3/5
Another one I already know and love, but it really rewarded a more careful listen. Surprised to see it on this list though. I would have guessed something by Husker Dü would be included, but if anything by Sugar was on here I'd have guessed it'd be Beaster.
An old favourite of mine, and a touch of nostalgia is probably pushing it up from a 4 to a 5 Hüsker Dü had disintegrated by the time I heard them and Bob Mould's early solo work was good but very bleak, so it was an unexpected delight when his new band turned up with a set of much brighter, catchier tunes. The lyrics are still depressing but this is terrific noise pop. If you want the darker, more abrasive songs from the same recording sessions they are found on 'Beaster': the 'bad Sugar' they siphoned off from this 'good Sugar'
I think I just want to listen to Kurt Cobain
These list makers must absolutely love R.E.M. because why is there a second album from Bob Mould that sounds like an alternative version of R.E.M. Not a bad album, but just lacking what makes a band worthy of this list.
Sounds like unrefined Collective Soul. Definitely 90s.
3.1 I find I'm normally biased towards grunge/alternative acts on here as they're few and far between, but got to say I wasnt that impressed by this. It was fine, but surely there are much better albums to put on here. Can understand why I've never really heard of these. In a couple of leagues below their contemporaries to be honest. Not bad, but really not that great.
Finns 1000 andra band med samma sound. Soundet i fråga är det däremot inget fel på.
It was completely fine dad rock completely ignorable and didn’t really stand out
198/1001. First comment from my wife when CarPlay started album of the day playlist from Sporify: "I thought this was a 2nd hand 90s radio station, which plays all the leftovers, you know 2nd rate songs and albums from 90s". I did give it a closer listening, and also the name Sugar reminded me of something, and sure enough it was Bob Mould from Hüsker Dü. Many people claim this band tries to imitate the grunge / R.E.M sound, but actually it is quite the opposite, most bands took influence of the Dü. Then again Nevermind came out, and Mould was inspired, but this time perhaps didn't go too far? Or went in to quite a safe direction? The album flows quite nicely, the songs change on the spot just before they get boring. But the overall feel is a bit laggy, and production isn't superb. Unfortunately, it is one of those albums dangerously close to the label "what happened in the nineties should stay in the nineties". But not quite, there has been a lot worse crap from the decade on this list so far, and I fear more is to come. Kind of weird to like and not like an album which falls straight into middle. Still, get this: the album was voted as NME best album of the year, beating other indies and mainstream acts like Sonic Youth's Dirty, Faith No More's Angel Dust and R.E.M's Automatic For The People, not to mention Pavement, Alice in Chains, R.A.T.M, Dr. Dre, Neal Young, Beasties...
OK the subject matter and lyrics are not the deepest or most thought provoking I have ever heard but I liked this. I must be down with the cool kids.
That's not my taste in music - But ok
Upon first listen, Sugar's influence on the Foo Fighters is clear. Wall off noise production, very similar guitar tones and song structure/style, though Bob Mould does trend towards repetition a quite a bit. It's an alt-rock album from the 90's so it gets a 3/5 by default, but it's lacking that wow factor for me. It's good, but it's not in my rotation.
easy listening. nothing special, but enjoyable nonetheless. felt like something you’d hear in malcolm in the middle.
Noisy 80s rock. Yelly male singer(s). Distortion. Bad.
Never heard of this band, and loved every second of this.
“More…sugar.” - Men In Black
90’s rock has a nostalgia factor while also being forgettable. This is the epitome of that.
Il me semble que je devrais aimer ça. Mais je ne ré-écouterai jamais ça. 2.51
C'est pas que c'est pas bon mais genre, manger des toasts frette, c'est quelque chose que je considère de plus essentiel d'essayer une fois dans sa vie que ça. 2.5 étoiles
This was fine. Nothing special, average alternative grunge album with forgettable songs. There’s a reason why most of us have never heard of Sugar.
Sugar is basically the combination of Bush and the gin blossoms
Somewhere out there on the user list is a guy who is just like me but instead of complaining about all the Bowie and Costello on here, complains about all the Mould and Watt. That guy’s wrong though, and I am right.
Nothing special, really
New find and it was fantastic
Never heard of this group or album. Numerous songs on the verge of being good tunes, and 2-3 that are good. Sounds like the lead singer of Collective Soul.
2.5 generic 90s alt rock
Good 90s angst to it.
Starting to get a little bored of all the just “fine” 90s albums on this list. Are these just all Robert Dimery’s favorite albums from high school or something?
I found the songs all a bit too similar and the lyrics a bit repetitive. It was fine to have on but didn’t stand out to me. Fav song: Hoover Dam Least fav: A Good Idea
Sounds like something that would be playing during a scene in Malcolm in the Middle. In the best way. Liked the sound of it- some song a a tad repetitive though. Fully enjoyable listening experience. Specific rating - 4.3 Fav song- A good idea Least fav- Man on the moon
It's fine. Think there are lots of much better albums on the list and while it's definitely not the worst one we've had it just doesn't stand out at all to me. Favourite song: Helpless Least: Slick
Not for me
Did not like it on the first listen and started to enjoy it later on. There's some nice songs in it "The slim" for example
Songs are a bit long for the style of music and not that interesting to me.
This felt like a letdown. Generic 90s alt-rock and I genuinely expected better from Bob Mould.
The vocals don't hit on every song, but the vibes are still there and incredible. This record highlights some of the best parts of 90's alternative.
Is this grunge? If so I don’t think I like grunge
Absolutely couldn’t listen to this whiny garbage
Eh... just not very memorable
Not a perfect album but so much is SO good that I can't not give it 5
A bit of a puzzle to this album. Nothing particularly jumped out while listening to it, and doing a bit of research into why this album may be considered one of the 1000 greatest of all time turned up nothing as well. Not that it was bad, just that it wasn't particularly unique or interesting in any way. I suppose it was a good example of alternative rock in the mid / late 90's but certainly didn't push any boundaries or define any genres.
This really sounds like a heavier, noisier R.E.M. or a sanitized version of Husker Du. After a second listen, I’m hearing a lot of Nirvana influence too. Overall, it kind of comes together as a fairly generic 90s alt-rock sound, which isn’t at all bad, but it’s not exactly something I generally love listening to. Honestly, I’d probably just prefer to listen to Husker Du.
I really did not like this album. just so plain and lame.
Wanted to be like foo fighters and gin blossoms? Was fine but will not listen again. Also, why were the vocals so low?
Decent alt-rock. 3/5
Meh album from 93 that sounds like 2003
Cool 90s rock album
Cool guitars, very frenetic energy
Decent
Not all bad, but not particularly original.
Grungy but with nice melodies and guitars. I liked it.
I hear a lot of modern day Alice in Chains here. That's not a compliment I give out lightly