Reviews (page 6 of 8)
3/5
Chaque pièce individuellement m’a semblé correcte. Un peu longue et répétitive. L’une d’elles m’a fait penser aux Pixies. Mais l’une à la suite de l’autre, ça m’a paru sans surprise et sans relief
Reminds me of Foo Fighters
I might be in the minority in loving Bob Mould’s solo work more than band work.
She said She said This is a bad song The 90s garage alt-rock vibes are strong here, but I don't think this particularly stands out. There's a few cool guitar or drum moments, but nothing ever really comes together completely. Favorite Song(s): If I Can't Change Your Mind, Man on the Moon
Kinda ok. Kinda not my thing. Unlikely to listen to again. 1 star.
I feel like this was very basic to me, but it was nice and short and spunky. I didn’t really learn anything from it however it was nice and kept me awake. Some points I wasn’t obsessed with how it sounded but it went by relatively fast.
That heavy in-your-face thick yet clear wall of guitar sound with Bob Mould's vocals actually stood out a little amongst that first wave of new music in 1992. Bob Mould has this weird-old-muppety-sameness to his voice that I don't actually dislike for a few songs, it just gets .... samey after a while. I always kinda liked Sugar but as I listen to this for the first time in a few decades I realized it's a bit shallow - not sure beyond this if I could ever really sit through an entire album. Maybe it's the simplicity - there's only so far you can go with the chunky 1/8 note rhythms in every song. It definitely works, but there's really not a ton more than that. I like it enough for a quick fix - decent high-adrenaline overly-distorted rock that couldn't be more early 90s if it tried. Come to think of it, they couldn't have picked a better name for the band. 6/10 3 stars.
not bad but not worthy of this list
Feels very reminiscent of what the Seattle "Grunge Scene" devolved into, just a couple of years ahead of the curve.
Das Album Copper Blue hinterlässt einen zwiespältigen Eindruck. Die Mischung aus Nirvana- und R.E.M.-Einflüssen wirkt skurril und überlang, ähnlich wie ein Single Malt Whiskey, der mit einem Primitivo vermischt wurde. Beide Komponenten sind für sich genommen köstlich, aber zusammen ergeben sie eine ungenießbare Mischung. Die Aussteuerung der Aufnahme ist unschön, und viele der Songs klingen gleich und experimentell. Ein Lichtblick ist der Song “If I Can’t Change Your Mind”, der zu gefallen weiß, aber leider nicht ausreicht, um das Album auf ein akzeptables Niveau zu heben.
One of Husker Du's great failings, particularly in the last two albums, was the awful production. No bass and biscuit tin drums. Here that is rectified in 12 short sharp Bob Mould tracks expertly produced and played. Different from Husker Du - no Grant Hart, but one of my favourite albums in his canon. Sounds like he went straight from Warehouse.. to this, but he snuck in two solo albums first. Wish I'd have seen either the Du or Sugar, one of my biggest live gaps.
Not sure how this one slipped through. I was listening to tons of stuff like this back then. But I'm hearing it now.Thoroughly enjoyable album. I might check out Husker Du while I'm at it.
Favourite tracks: the act we act; a good idea; changes; helpless; man on the moon
Good sound, vocal mixed to much into the background, which is sad since the vocals are cool. Overall, kinda forgettable sadly...
Sound like a discount version of the foo fighters. Probably not enough of a discount to be worth it though...
Decent guitar sounds and a few cool tracks, but too repetitive as a whole.
sounds like a collection of awesome songs that are out now but really rough drafts and before the good drugs kicked in.
Just hard enough to be interesting, but I didn't hear any songs that really stood out to me.
I thought this was going to be one of the best albums I’d ever heard from a band I’d never heard anything of but then “if I can’t change your mind” came on and it all made sense.
This album is ok at best. Average grunge, pop and indie, you can’t tell it wants to be an Foos or Nirvana type album but it just isn’t. If I can’t change your mind and hoover dam are ok. The rest of the album is just so bland and average. I have no idea how this album can make a list like this. Favourite song, Hoover Dam Least favourite: most of the album Artwork: ok
Is it me or are the last two songs on this album by another band??? I want more of that sound. Didn't love it didn't hate it.... But find out what happened on those last two songs and do more of it,,,,!!!
Sounds like that one band that sounded like alll those other 90’s alt bands. Never heard of Sugar but this album is better than most of the shiny post grunge noise.
Groupe inconnu. Le morceau d'ouverture commence bien, avec une rythmique guitare massive où se glissent quelques arpèges. Par contre le traitement du chant n'est pas terrible (trop d'effets). Et inconvénient majeur : les morceaux sont longs (majorité au dessus de 4 mn) et vraiment très peu variés, et sont donc plutôt ennuyeux. Ceci dit "A Good Idea" (--) est heureusement plus court, mais d'une monotonie affligeante avec une sa ligne de basse simpliste et répétitive. Seuls "Hoover Dam" et "Slick" introduisent un peu de variété. Je n'y reviendrait pas. =>2/5
Not really my thing
This sounded like a Foo fighters album.
This was surprisingly good
Pretty standard 90s pop-rock
I don’t like how this is mixed , very guitar and drums forward but the singing isn’t great so maybe that’s why it’s so quiet ? Anyways not amazing
Awful
None for me thanks
Being a Bob Mould album, this has some pretty decent poppy hooks, big guitars, and it sounds very of it's time without being dull.
Agree with another reviewer: it sounds like this is AI trying to create a 90's sound. Very generic, nothing catchy or interesting. How did this make the list??
My high school best friend *loved* this album (hi Charlie!). I never really got into it then, and I don't feel inclined to now. It's fine - "If I Can't Change Your Mind" is a good track - but seems a bit generic to me: nothing is making it stand out from a lot of similar stuff. 2/5
This was fine - it sounded like stereotypical 90s alt-rock, and I was imagining it playing over a montage in a movie set in the 90s. The lyrics were quite repetitive at times ("She said she said she said she said she said she said" - is this where Matty Healy got his inspiration from?) but the album mainly sounded like the output of all 90s alt-rock albums thrown into a blender. It wasn't distinguishable enough for me, personally.
Evolution of a sound
Bob Mould is a favorite of 91X's Resurrection Sunday. Helpless sounds a lot like their big hit, If I can't change your mind. Decent album with a log to good guitar riffs.
This was a pretty cool surprise. I was a Husker Du and Bob Mould fan in college, but lost track of him after workbook. This is the same echo vocally vibe of husker du, with a bit cleaner and more consistently melodic approach. Really enjoyed Hoover Dam and Slim.
3! i didnt like at first but it grew on me. Or maybe I am just delirous with cold medicine
Stinklangweiliger Rock.
3 stars
You know, it's amazing how many albums on this list I'm just kind of mid on
Fine album, good grooves, nothing too special
I'm inspired by the album art to just phone in this review. Please imagine I damned this album with very faint praise in some pithy 90's way.
Þetta er alveg áhlustanlegt.
This is so bland! I'm glad there's some lesser known stuff on here but it seems like I've listened to several bland rock albums by bands I've never heard of. I've said it before, but it's just taking up a spot something else could've taken. Especially all the non-western music this list is ignoring. I would prefer to listen to something weird or a different genre than stuff like this.
ja nee dit is helemaal niks voor mij
meh doet me beetje denken aan counting crows hoor het gezang nauwelijks door het geluid
-this album is a decent one -its produced pretty weirdly, I dont really understand the vocals that much (they get better on the second half tho) -there are better love or breakup songs -I appreciate the energy of the album -favorite songs: A Good Idea, Changes, Helpless -least favorite song: Slick
Rating: 4/10 Some generic alt rock shit.
A surprisingly fun journey of the expanded universe of Bob Mould
Seemed pretty generic to me. Is it really a top 1000 album of all time?
sounds great if you like rock
La verdad no me llamo mucho la atención, lo encontré interesante y solido pero no conecte con ninguna canción. Encontré que el disco tenia mucha influencia de Pixies y de Oasis, lo cual fue entretenido, pero en general nada que me llegara a cautivar tanto.
Mas alla de algunos momentos precisos en el disco, para mi los temas tendian a entremezclarse unos con otros y se me hizo dificil ver rasgos distintivos. Independientemente lo disfrute como un buen disco pero la verdad no es trascendental para mis gustos, no es uno al que vuelva a excepción quiza del tema "Hoover Dam" que de verdad me capto y en cierto aspecto me recordo un poco a XTC.
Feels like the filler soundtrack to a lot of 90s buddy comedies. I was hoping for a single or two, but I like what they're doing. Surprised they didn't go further.
Cool
sounded good but didn’t stick much, decent overall
You know what, I’m in a bad mood and feel like taking it out on this album. Fuck this album, fuck all of its generic mediocrity. This is worse than the worst rated albums on this site, at least those are interesting. This is just run of the mill 90s alt without any heart. 1.7
A guy on vocals & guitar with a hired rhythm section. It’s not a band. It's not really bad but neither good. Won't relisten to this Power Pop.
My vote would have gone to another Husker Du album on the list, but all three Sugar albums are great. This one got Hoover Dam, the best Sugar song, and is a proper 5 star album.
Wonderful melodies and hooks. Dense sound. Close to full marks indeed.
This is average, run of the mill, mid-90s popish rock. If I had caught this act in a bar or as an opening act it would have been great. I do not understand why this would be on the list of 1001 albums you must listen to. You do not need to listen to this.
Coming from an Husker Du guy, I wasn't expecting something so catchy, so power pop. There's a few standouts and the whole thing is fun to listen to, but I can't say that I was blown away either.
Generic 90s alternative rock
2 or 3 nice songs, but mostly generic and pointless. At least, it isn't a second Kid Rock album.
Bob Mould, it is fine 90's alt rock, can see how it influenced some of the scene, just not an overall great album.
Not bad considering I didn't know anything about this band. Kinda forgettable though
flat flat flat tasainen tasainen tasainen missä ilma ilmavuus .. usko. matonta sokru... poor some sugaar oon meeeee... haradest rocking song of all time..... that is rock.... rocking song.... hhmm täyttä paskaa! aivan uskomattoman pitkästyttävää kuunnella tätä kekkaletta. ehkäpä yksi priimoimmista esimerkeistä yhdysvaltain ja läntisen maailman kommersiaali musiikin tuottamasta täydestä syöpäläis humpasta... muutan indonesiaan... kaikilla kiire, ei mihinkään... aaaa hhhhhhaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaa..... kuka on rumpali + kitaransoittaja + vokalisti. sano, hei tarjoilia... sano kokille etttä olipas harviinaisen paskaa ruakaa.. ja huskeri konnektio löytyy täältäkin, karmii nykyään painajaisianikin a good idea
Copper Blue Never heard of this band or album, didn’t know it was Bob Mould until I looked it up. I’m not overly disposed to the early 90s alt rock/grunge bands and sound, but I did enjoy this more than most albums in the genre. I do like Husker Du, and although the subject matter is more straightforward than HD, it does retain some of the same punkish 60s surf pop influences, but with more accessible melodies. There’s something off about the bass on A Good Idea, I think it is supposed to sound deliberately amateur, but it honestly sounds like me failing over and over to learn a basic bassline. Changes is a good bit of grunge power pop. Feel like I’ve heard Helpless before, I like it. Hoover Dam is very nice, the acoustic guitars and synth add a nice texture and are a nice contrast to the guitar heavy tracks. If I Can’t Change Your Mind is another nice slice of melodic grunge. I like Man on the Moon too. The rest I can take or leave, it's all fine but pretty forgettable and formulaic heavy guitar alt rock. It’s certainly a decent enough album, I wouldn’t be averse to listening again, and might choose to at some point if I got reminded of it, but I wouldn’t necessarily go out of my way to hear it again. Think that lands it right in the middle of the pack. ⭐⭐⭐ Playlist submission: Hoover Dam
I don’t know any of these songs, though I have heard some of Bob Mould’s other stuff. Despite that, this album took me back to college. Or back to Door County, living in a pop-up camper and waiting tables. There’s an early Foo Fighters sound to it. It’s dense and solid, and/but very much of its time. 3.0.
This was probably great for '92, but I didn't enjoy it. The heavy distortion songs all sounded the same, the others were okay but not great. 3.0
Bob Mould projects generally sound like tinnitus with vocals and drums.
Always love discovering a 90s alt-rock album that I wasn't previously aware of. Overall it's nothing special but still fairly decent.
This is trying SO HARD to be something it's not. It's meaningless, bland, and boring.
Following the dissolution of the incredible punk/alt-rock group Husker Du, frontman Bob Mould decided to push into power pop with his brand new '90s group Sugar. Copper Blue maintains a certain edge the runs through a lot of '90s alt rock inspired by the grunge movement at the time, but Mould has a certain knack for great pop hooks similar to REM. Most notable is the mix, which cranks the reverb for a naturally noisy record that drowns out a lot of the vocals. I think this is a great thing though, as the vocals naturally swim in much of the guitar-centered hooks and accented by the big rock drums. I'll concede that REM are generally better songwriters at this sort of music, but I consistently enjoyed Copper Blue more than any REM album. Additionally, I just like how Copper Blue sounds more. Frankly, this is the ideal power pop album. More people should listen to Sugar.
fine garage rock sound, didn't know my socks off.
Strong 4.5. Slightly slipped at the end
Pretty solid. Sounds like a generic classic rock album your weird uncle would recommend.
Did not like the mix 90 percent of the time. Vocalist was too quiet but "The Slim" was fire though.
this album reminds me of branson, missouri in the sense that it's all style, no substance, kind of annoying, and gives me a headache.
Nothing new standard 90s alt rock
So monotone and boring
Forgettable but just fine
It was decent.
After two listens, I failed to see how the album was ""The last word in love songs," enthused NME, "and the full stop after heartbreak."" The lyrics were interesting and sometimes poignant, but I felt no emotional connection to the music to feel like I would reach for this in sadness. I'll leave that to others who did it better, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains. 2/5
Kind of generic alt rock
It's all a bit generic alternative rock. I can't say there was much that jumped out and got me excited. The odd track has a bit more about it, but most of it just completely passed me by. 2.5 rounded up.
A decent foundation but this all bled together for me and nothing hooked me. Voice at times reminds me of Sting or David Grohl. Was this sound significant in its year?
Very surprised. Loved it!
Really unexpectedly good
A couple decent tracks but nothing too special imo
It wasn't bad, but too generic. No variation at all.
I like this album, even if there’s nothing spectacular here. Some cool riffs here, nice harmonies there, all in all quite solid songcrafting. It suffers a little under lack of catchiness and some songs drone on too long, but it’s enough for a 7/10, aka 4 stars. Best songs: The Act We Act and Hoover Dam
Gets a little jangly and stereotypical 90's alternative in some spots, but has some great unique guitar riffs and musical ideas in there too.
Pretty simple butt rock, didn't blow me away but there were good moments.
Generic 90s alt rock. Not bad, but not great
Pretty mid and boring
Couldn’t finish
Meh. Fine songwriting here and there but such a long album.
Didn’t care for this
One of "not bad but why is it here?"
Interessante, bello rock.
Nah
🙃
Bob Mould is a cool dude and this record rocks. But I still like Hüsker Dü more.
Nije husker du, ali je super
listened on 17/08/25 whilst looking for jobs
Mould as front man of Husker Du- Legendary Mould as front man for Sugar-nice. I like their sound and Mould is as magnificent as ever but it just lacks by comparison- and i cannot not compare his work to his Husker Du days
Rock
Hard 90’s rock
Pretty good sound, but a little repetitive. I had not heard this band before and am glad I was able to listen to them.
- Started so strong with the surprisingly catchy "The Act We Act." Immediately made we wonder why I had never heard of this group. Somewhat heavy, but still surprisingly light given that grunge was hitting hard at this point. - Unfortunately the rest of the album did not live up to this. I enjoyed "Helpless," but found most of everything else somewhat uninspired. Additionally, I was not a fan of whatever was happening with "Hoover Dam." - Almost gave this two stars, but I think that is too harsh...if Sugar (a band I had never heard of) had lived up to that first track, they probably would have been gunning for four.
90’s rock / alternative is my genre of choice, but I had somehow never heard this album. Glad to have found it. Feels a little like if the Pixies and REM had a baby. Some great guitar work, and really enjoyed a few of the songs. Overall though, I’m not sure it stands out enough to me, despite me really wanting it to.
Not for me
3.5
simpa!
I didn't get much out of this. It wasn't bad, but honestly, I thought (before reading the Wikipedia entry) that it was a lot like the random UK crap that seems prevalent on the 1001 -- I had the Blur debut album right before this, and musically, it wasn't all that different, not much in terms of complexity. I gave it two listens as the first one was not memorable, and the second wasn't either.
Couple of tracks in the middle very much annoying 90s pop rock sounding, which I guess makes sense since this is.. a 90s rock album.
Nice guitar album,
Grungy, I like it. Almost a proto Weezer
Enjoyable early 90’s rock that didn’t reach the charts so much
a lot of bands had this sound at this time, but to be fair, the music was catchy. i was not familiar with bob mould’s work… not this band nor his previous band hüsker dü, although i have heard both of those bands name checked before. i may need to do a deep dive into his other work. great album. highlights: “a good idea” “the slim” “slick”
This wasn’t bad, wasn’t good. It was just there.
Kind of boring and very hard to hear the vocals
About time this list includes brilliant short-lived groups. Hard to believe this was freshman effort by the trio. There was a lot of energy in the 'college' scene in '80s and early '90s.
1 - Ew. This album is so annoying. A lot of the time, the chorus would be very repetitive and they'd repeat it over and over until the song ended. Also, some of the songs follow the structure of just repeating the title as the chorus, which is something I hate to hear in multiple songs in an album. I actively hated some of these songs.
B- The Act We Act 4 A Good Idea 3 Changes 3 Helpless 3 Hoover Dam 3 The Slim 3 If I Can't Change Your Mind 3 Fortune Teller 3 Slick 3 Man On The Moon 3 Pretty nice, eh?
A couple decent songs on here.
Okay again. don't get it.
Pretty generic, feeling like if Michael Stipe of R.E.M. decided to have a slightly harder sound for an album. In-turn, sacrificing anything unique about R.E.M. I realize the singer here, Bob Mould, was in a band that was a relative inspiration for Stipe, Hüsker Dü. But quite frankly both R.E.M. and even this album are far more interesting to me than their output, but I digress, this isn't really about them. Basically, this album is dull. You have a lot of generic power chords, repetitive vocals and lyrics, and just a general 90s vibe that leaves a lot to be desired. It isn't bad, but you won't find anything here that most other bands from the time don't do better. Considering the album gets softer as it goes on, one has to wonder if they front-loaded the album with the more forward bass riffs and rougher guitar effects because the rise of grunge spooked them. I mean, it was all happening while this album was being recorded, so it would make a bit of sense. It was financially successful, but assuredly you won't be getting anyone saying this is their favorite album out of the alternative 90s scene. As I said, it's just dull, and just kind of… exists.
Never heard of this group, but I like the album. I'll check out their (few) other albums.
Kinda meh... Kinda cool... should be a 3... but I'm being generous because I feel this could grow on me
вот это вообще такие чёткие девяностые, такой-то саунд. наверно не скучаю по нему, хотя запоминающийся
La chanson Hoover Dam s'est démarquée, mais le reste de l'album est vraiment un ramassis de tous les clichés des albums rock des années 90. Il n'y a pas grand chose qui le rend unique ou différent. La production et l'exécution sont solides, mais le résultat reste fade. 5/10
Heck yeah! Other than Hoover Dam this album is nearly perfect. Hooks galore, loud guitars and that Bob Mould voice. If I Can't Change Your Mind was on so many of my mixtapes back in the day.
Just fine.
Enjoyable
This is simultaneously new to me and 100% what I grew up on. Off to investigate Sugar now. Great find.
From that genre of pretty good but also pretty meh American Rock
I like the sound, but it all merged into one-note-ness for me.
Not sure it's worthy of being on a list like this, but I enjoyed it! 3.4.
I really enjoy Bob Mould's music, but I'm not sure if this many albums by him needs to be on this list especially with how similar they all sound... Relevance to this list: 2/5 Personal enjoyment: 4/5
Not bad, not good.
Seems not all that great. I put off reviewing this and for the most part forgot about the album now. Will I listen to again: 1%
Correcto.
Never cared for husker du and this is sort of a continuation of that.
Þrátt fyrir einfalt og þægilegt hljómsveitarnafn þá er þessi tónlist mjög auðgleymanleg. Þetta er bara meðalrokk þar sem ekkert stendur upp úr. Ég myndi líklegast hlusta á þetta aftur en það eru afspyrnulitlar líkur á að ég muni gera það, sérstaklega af því að ég mun pottþétt gleyma þessu sjálfur.
It is fine... a little on the forgettable side... 3/5
Not much to say. I like it, but I wouldn’t say it’s very memorable musically, but perhaps lyrically it’s deeper. Maybe not, though.
Love the Bob. King of the soft boys. Husker Du for when you're in your late 30's.
You know? It's fine. Feels a little punky-grungey, nothing earth-shattering, but a nice feel to have on in the background.
Just more generic, non-distinct 90s rock. This album isn't bad, but there is absolutely nothing even remotely interesting about it, which one could argue is even worse than being bad, because at least most bad albums are still interesting, even if it's in a bad way. This is just like an AI generated 90s album to make the most typical album of that decade as possible.
1. the act uue act - 0 2. a good idea - 0 3. changez - 0 4. helplezz - 0 5. hoover dam - 0 6. zlim - 0 7. your mind - 0 8. fortune teller - 0 9. zlick - 0 10. moon - 0
five stars, fantastic album. More bob mould!
Helpless was good. The rest was like Dollarstore Collective Soul
I didn't expect to see this here. This is a phenomenal album. It mustve been hard to follow up Husker Du but Bob Mould knocked it out of the park. If I can't Change Your Mind hits so damn hard if you've ever been in that position and is just insanely catchy too. This ALMOST makes up for the bizarre choice of Warehouse: Songs and Stories while ignoring the true classic Husker Du albums. Almost.
Full of 90’s flavor, a product of the time more than anything else
Seems kind of like angsty adult garage rock. Nothing in this one for me personally.
Bob Mould is an artist I always meant to explore more, but I am surprised that his representation on the 1001 is through Sugar. Hüsker Dü, Mould’s 80s post-hardcore band, seems like the one with a bigger impact and influence, with Sugar only putting out two albums in the 90s. Meanwhile, Hüsker Dü’s “Zen Arcade” made some best of the 80s lists, including placing #33 on Rolling Stone’s top 100 albums of the decade. But Sugar doesn’t leave much of an impression. Sugar should be addictive. Sugar should result in a jolt of energy. It starts off decent enough, enough that on a second listen I thought after the first few tracks that my initial judgment had been too harsh. But the further in you get, the more it feels like there is a direct line from Sugar to Goo Goo Dolls and other bland late 90s rock. While “Copper Blue” may not have made much of an impression on me, it has at least prodded me to try out some Hüsker Dü (which I definitely like better than Sugar) and helped me discover down the Wikipedia rabbit hole that Bob Mould wrote the Daily Show’s theme song and even had a short-lived stint as a pro wrestling writer for WCW.
Immediately identifiable as a 90's power pop, post-grunge band, which should be in my wheel house but leaves me feeling kind of meh. I just read that the Gin Blossoms have announced a co-headlining tour with Toad the Wet Sprocket. Sugar would fit right in on this tour.
I accidentally reviewed this under Coldcut What’s That Noise which I will review here. I like the Coldcut album more than Sugar’s Copper Blue which is AI 90s alternative rock (read: generic). Coldcut brings the dog barks. It sounds dated but still listenable. Im out of words…
I'd never heard of this band or any of their songs really, though it sounded so 90's familiar. The songs felt polished but they didn't pop for me. Good music, but none of the songs stuck with me. I never got that interested.
I recently listened to the album "Dust" by Screaming Trees on this 1001 album thing. I had a strange experience with it, it was an album from a band I hadn't heard about ever and when it started, I was convinced it wasn't for me. But over the span of its relatively short runtime, the album grew on me tremendously. I say all that because I feel almost the exact same way about this Sugar album: "Copper Blue" The first four tracks I'd say sort of mesh together into this fuzzy amalgam of generally very enjoyable alternative cuts. I love the vocals here, they're deep and almost drowned and muffled by the droney nature of the guitars here. It's after these first tracks that the album sort of starts to diversify itself quite a bit. "Hoover Dam" is the most instrumentally diverse song here, with soaring guitar solos and nice quaint synth solos. There's something so brisk and open about this song's refrain, almost like a fresh of breath air in a large open field. "The Slim" has a very subtle build-up; by the time the track ends, it's evolved into something beyond life. The lyrics are generally abstract but they help contribute to this epic imagery. I like the poppier "If I Can't Change Your Mind" quite a bit too, it sounds very different than anything else here; it's striking in that way. I will say the final leg of this album is maybe a bit more generic in its sound, and I don't enjoy it as much as the songs that come before it (although I like the catchy closer "Man on the Moon"), but overall really enjoyed my time with this album. Good stuff.
Very average, monotonous, boring and just too common. I'm not sure what is this album doing on the list, there is nothing good or original about Copper Blue. Just waste of time.
Pretty good sound throughout, enjoyed the kinda softer rock jaming
4.5
Why grunge died. This being compared to Nevermind is an abomination. No intensity, lighthearted, low IQ horseshit. NO TALENT! no offense.
Idc
Just awful.
Good.
Schöner, harter Rocksound. Auf dauer aber gefühlt immer gleich.
I'm a bit tired of this kind of music (may I call it light-grunge?), but it's enjoyable.
I really quite enjoyed. Really didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did
Eh. Feels dated.
3.5
Really lovely melodic power pop. My only real gripe with ‘Copper Blue’ is that I wish the vocals weren’t so buried in the mix. Often can barely make out what Bob Mould is singing about (it’s something depressing in case you were wondering) without consulting the lyrics. Otherwise, I like this a lot. A strong 4 out of 5.
Typical 90’s rock; decent, but not amazing.
okay, i liked this a lot more than i remembered, dude has a near peerless command of melody
Unmemorable
Album 352 of 1001 Sugar - Copper Blue Rating : 3.5 / 5 I like this. While it didn't have any tracks that stood out and above any other, it as a pretty decent album from beginning to end. I was expecting more of a punk sound, as the band includes Bob Mould from Husker Du, but it is more melodic. Good listen.
Meh didn't hate this by any stretch. But it didn't really hold my attention at all.
Really liked this album. My initial thought was "Oh this is when you order REM on Wish" but it held its own. Pleasantly surprised.
Is it blasphemous to say that I prefer this album to anything from Husker Du? Well I do! I always that Bob Mould was the punky noisy side of the theam Husker Du team and that Grant Hart was the softer melodious, pop sensibility side. This album calls that into question. Copper Blue is amazing from beginiing to end. Tough but with melodies and hooks and up the wazoo. Side 1 is an absolute tour de force and side 2 offers little let p to the song writing greatness. One of my favorite albums of the 90s. 5 stars
Very disapointing. I'd only ever heard 'If I can't change your mind' before and it's been in my top 10 favourites for decades - but this album never got anywhere near that standard again.
Rising from the ashes of hardcore punk and alternative rock band Hüsker Dü, which seemed to be quite well respected for the short time they were around, Sugar’s debut is sort of a departure from the work Bob Mould did with the previous band. I describe this album is Doolittle and Loveless, and their consequences. This is obviously not as rabid as Doolittle, or as crushingly beautiful as Loveless. But if you were to combine aspects of both of them, I feel like this is what you might get. I began my listen by thinking this would be a bad thing. But it really isn’t. This has some solid songs on it. But still overall a pretty average noise pop record that occasionally has some above average guitar work. It does sort of enter nearly indistinguishable lyrics territory, but you can still make out most of them. This is one of those genres, like mid century psychedelic rock, that I can see myself getting sick of. Because once you have heard a lot of it, you have heard most of it. There isn’t that much an artist can change to make it sound super unique. But when a band plays it mostly safe, and releases a satisfactory album that hits most of the right notes like this, I’m cool with it. Rating: 7/10
I love this album, I’ve listened to it sooo many times. Top-to-bottom, play right through every track. It’s a classic as far as I’m concerned.
3.75
Taki słaby rock 2/5
Heavy melodies Raucous noise nicely arranged Mix of cheese, joy, rock
The most awful mixing I've ever encountered so far I think. I think it might be good, but I can barely conceive anything over the overblown drums and guitars.
I didn’t dislike it but I wouldn’t go listen again! Had some cool drums but overall just didn’t peak my interest or vibe with me
This is so 90s it makes me nostalgic for that time even though I wasn’t alive yet
Never heard of them and not my kind of music but didn’t mind it that much overall.
Not familiar with Sugar, but felt a head of its time in 90s alt rock.
Solid 90's rock.
Solid album but sounds like a couple of dads got together to make an indie rock album based off what they heard on the radio
Not horrible, but not really enjoyable either. Loud, although not as distorted as it could have been.
Initially considered it poor but grew on me as it went on. 4 stars.
3. Listened to this while working. I liked some of the tunes, but there wasn’t anything that really moved me. 90s alt rock all sounds kinda the same to me. Favorite songs: The Act We Act (I really liked the guitar that opened the album) and Changes.
Had no idea Bob Mould had this other band. Only seen him live once but loved it. This is a lot more accessible and REM adjacent than I would have expected. Def good to have in an alt rock rotation!
A quality if somewhat unexciting record. I never really got into husker du but I know they were more hardcore than this. It kind of sounds like Bob Mould was aiming for a more mainstream sound (and maybe even a hit). Got big REM and Long Winters vibes. Hoover Dam was really good. I’ll be listening again.
Thought this was a decent rock album, even if a little 80s crept into it
I like this kind of hard edge power pop. Didn't know that Bob Mould had a band between Husker Du and being solo. I'll listen to this one again.
Lots of catchy melodies tucked behind these heavy sounding chords! The way the guitar string was being tugged at the end of “changes” was thrilling. I can’t honestly say I’d relisten to this album but it exceeded my expectations.
Never heard of this band before. I quite liked the album, but nothing really stood out. I'm not a big fan of the muddy wall-of-sound on some of the tracks although I know that this was popular in the 1990's.
4.5
It's like music openings of sitcoms, didn't like it
I dunno it was a good rock album or whatever, sounds a lot like a lot. However one song (Hoover dam) sounds a lot like a Gorillaz song (Every planet we reach is dead), ok only like a little in their intros, but anyway that bumped it up a point for me.
Cookie cutter early 90s “alt-rock.” It sounds like it could be the Friends soundtrack.
ну это альтрок приятно ли это слушать? приятно запомню ли я этот альбом? нет запомню ли я как звучит группа? тоже нет
альтушка без скуфа алкоальбом: сидите в крафтовом пабе и там играет это
гречка с сосиской
Pensei que ia gostar mais, mas passou quase batido pra mim. Tem músicas legais, mas não marcou tanto.
Who is this band? Why have I never heard of them before? The first track, The Act We Act, was a total banger which went straight onto my playlist. Same with Helpless and If I Can't Change Your Mind. The album in general is full of consistent, listenable 90’s American rock, a genre I’m always open to. It gave me some real Better Than Ezra / Gin Blossoms vibes. I just learnt Sugar comprises one of the members of Hüsker Dü, another band I’d never heard of until this project. I didn’t care for Hüsker Dü whereas I thought Sugar had a much more refined sound. I was genuinely surprised how much I enjoyed Copper Blue, especially on first listen. A well-deserved 4/5.
A really good early 90s alt rock record I had never heard before - highly melodic, interesting and gets better with every listen.
OK, pretty high quality garage-style alternative rock from the 90's. Nothing really special, interesting or otherwise standing out though. 3.5 for the enjoyable music but rounded down because I don't understand why they need to be on this list.
I liked some of this and other parts not so much. This isn't the type of stuff I'd generally seek out and couldn't quite give it a 3 but I get the appeal.
I find it hard to distinguish this music from a dozen other rock music staples on the radio today. Still I guess it was nme album of the year in the early 90s so maybe they started this sound, which is something I guess?
Run to the mill 90s alternative music
"Copper Blue" by Sugar, released in 1992, is a powerful and influential album that blends catchy melodies with raw, emotional lyrics and driving guitar riffs. Led by former Hüsker Dü frontman Bob Mould, Sugar delivers a collection of songs that are both melodic and intense. Tracks like "Helpless," "Changes," and "If I Can't Change Your Mind" showcase Mould's songwriting prowess and the band's ability to create dynamic, hook-laden rock music. While "Copper Blue" is often overshadowed by Mould's earlier work with Hüsker Dü, it stands on its own as a strong and cohesive album. Its blend of punk energy, pop sensibility, and emotional depth make it a standout in the alternative rock genre. Overall, "Copper Blue" is a must-listen for fans of alternative rock and earns a solid 4/5 rating for its memorable songs and powerful performances.
Over all, decent
Really cool album
My personal love of all things Bob Mould is further amplified by the fact that this is the record I discovered him through. Emotion would put this as five star but maturity is there enough to say probably should be a four in reality.
Equate brand rock
9/10
This one got better as it went along, also my favorite bob mould I've ever heard 4.5
“Not allowed to be horny” 90’s rock was so cool
Not my thing
Radio friendly,safe 90s music. Sweet guitars.
I forgot about this record! Brings me back to good times while listening to it. This album and band is the best incarnation of Bob Mould.
It’s ok, like a lesser version of Smashing Pumpkins, sorta.
Really wish we had half stars so I could give it a 3.5
Adding to divorce dad playlists
Cool for a couple songs
Another band I am not familiar with. Enjoyed it.
It wasn't THAT bad
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: A good idea, Fortune teller
Woah. OK. This is an awful lot poppier than I expected, and that's not a bad thing. I grew up through the birth of grunge, and I knew who Bob Mould was but never listened to either Sugar or Husker Du. I think I missed out.
Fine, maybe 3.5 stars
Nope.
A decent album. Very easy to listen to. Scale: 5 - My absolute favorites. 4 - Albums I like. 3 - It was ok to listen to but I wouldn't seek it out. 2 - Didn't like. 1 - Absolute shit.
It was listenable but it seemed like a product of its time (early 90s alternative, post hair metal grungey stuff). Not sure if it was trendsetting in any facet but I did like some of the driving guitar. The songwriting and lyrics/vocals left a lot to be desired. Its not bad i just think other bands did it better.
Nothing very exciting but it was fine
This sounds like R.E.M. if they got sucked into a dimensional vortex and ended up in an alternate universe where Michael Stipe is named Sichael Mtipe and it rains horizontally. It's pretty good noisy alt rock, but this being on here instead of a Hüsker Dü album is a decision only a Magic 8-Ball in a suit and a fake mustache could make. I'm onto you, Robert Dimery. **Evening edit: Just learned that there is a Hüsker Dü album on this list after all, but it's their last album from '87 instead of "Zen Arcade", further supporting my theory that these albums were picked by consulting a Magic 8-Ball.
Very generic American soft rock. Nothing that will change the world here. It's all a bit of a dirge with no stand out tracks. I'm surprised this has made the list - there are definitely 1000s of better albums out there. This list must be compiled by a person rather than a poll.
Man, maybe I just am too much of a sucker for the 90s, but this really brought me back to high school and college, and makes me mad I didn't know about Sugar back then. Awesome wall of sound, and just general groove to these songs. Probably being a little generous with the 5, but since there is no 4.5, we are rounding up.
Ugh, like the bastard love child of REM and Nirvana. But they are related, so there the wrong number of chromosomes and teeth.
It’s funny that this is what most of Mould’s solo material sounds like now.
Shugar is very reminiscent of Foo Fighters in style and presentation of material. There is an influence in both vocals and arrangements. I even got deja vu. Of course, there are echoes of many bands from the 90s from the USA, Blink 182, Offspring, Papa Roach, and this is not a complete list. At one time, for me, this kind of music was almost the most reference and it was in this style of frantic continuous powerchords and overcompression.
I wanted this to be a little better than it was, but still it was pretty good. Felt like classic American rock, in a sort of Wilco vein, if Wilco had drunk a lot of coffee and taken an enormous shit before playing and so felt lighter and a bit happier, or maybe just more satisfied. I admire their way of teasing a rhythm out of a long string of words, just wish it was all slightly more memorable.
It’s a bit strange to me that the reviews say this album sounds like a ripoff of Nirvana and Pixies without acknowledging that Hüsker Du (led by Bob Mould, who created Sugar) is older than both bands. With that out of the way, I don’t think this should be on the list. I get that this is apparently Bob Mould’s biggest commercial success, but Last Splash by the Breeders (Kim Deal from the Pixies’ biggest success) isn’t on this list and is way better than this. It’s just not important or good enough to warrant a mention here. It’s a 3 because it was fine, although I’m getting tired of the constant alt-rock on this list, even though I listen to alt-rock all the time.
Ok
Rock alternativo genérico
Grungy, very 90s. Sort of just washes out. Not a huge fan.
Niiiice
I've never heard of this album or artist before, so I had no idea what to expect. When "The Act We Act" kicked off, I wasn't a fan at first, but when the chorus kicked in, I really started enjoying it. The guitar was fantastic, and the overall melody was just really enjoyable and fun. It hit me pretty quickly that this album reminded me of a lot of the 'radio alternative' that I liked in the mid to late nineties: The Wallflowers, Gin Blossoms, Matchbox 20, and the many other acts who had a hit or two in the top 40. Sugar, just like those other bands that this album reminded me of, were all branded as rock bands, but they all had some really good pop sensibilities. I can't believe that I never heard "The Act We Act" on the radio as a kid, and it's a shame I didn't, because I would have loved it. The rest of the album was really good too, with "Helpless," "Hoover Dam," and "Fortune Teller" being my other favorite songs on the album. "A Good Idea" wasn't one of my favorite songs on the album, but I liked its Pixies-inspired sound and flow. I found this album to be really enjoyable, and it's definitely something I'd consider returning to some day. Sugar manages to create a really unique alternative rock sound, made even more fun by some really melodic pop influences.
4.5 stars. Great alt rock/power pop with a tinge of grunge. A garage-ier Collective Soul at times, singing voice similar to Blue October. Can be a little repetitive but the fast-paced drive and reasonable run length (45 min) makes for a fun listen. Standout "A Good Idea".
I expected more from the frontman of Hüsker Dü.
Not bad, but not exceptional either. Pretty representative of its time.
Really good!
My favorite review of this album here is that it sounds as though you fed an AI every 90's alt-rock album and told it to provide a representative sample. And you know what? I love 90's alt-rock. But Sugar was not in my rotation, and so the nostalgia just isn't quite there. It's fine, and maybe with some added familiarity I'd even like it, but it just sounded too generic on first go. I feel there are so many better 90's albums with stronger senses of identity, that this one could probably have been left off. Still, it's fairly catchy power pop. I can't complain too much. Came very close to giving it a 3, but the more I listen, the more fun I have with it. Ah, screw it, here's your 4.
Great early 90s
Like a load of 14 year olds being given musical instruments for their birthdays. Awful.
It's between REM and Smashing Pumpkins. Not good enough to warrant more than a 3 but didn't upset me enough for a 2.
Everything here sounded the same, and the base level wasn't good enough to make it enjoyable. Better than Husker Dü, but not by much. A weak ⭐⭐
I really liked this. Not sure how I missed it back then
Pure early 90s grunge, with melodic (if plodding) vocals over thick (if plodding) guitars. In its time, it was a standout. Now it doesn't really stand out. Vocals way down in the mix. Eh, it's a choice.
It's Bob ****in Mould!
Short but sweet
Nice
Great Album
Same old ,same old.... over and over and over
i did not like the vocals being mixed so in the back. and the tone/inflection got kind of annoying after the second song because it felt like the voice was just hanging around in the corner and bzz-ing at me and never coming in the front. apart from that the instrumentation is decent, the guitars get kinda samey after a while. the end of the album got more poppy and singy and i liked that a bit more. slick and man on the moon being the highlights for me. apart from that i liked a good idea as well. overall though it's not a standout album and i couldn't get through most of it without getting frustrated. it's a decent to strong 4.
I didn’t know this project and had a pleasant surprise, it’s the perfect representation of 90s’ alt-rock. However, it does sound a bit tryhard-ish. [0119/1001]
First cd I ever bought in 91
Not good
Wunder mich nicht, dass ich noch nie von der Band gehört habe. Nicht schlecht, aber recht uninspiriert und langweilig
Langweilig und nichtssagend.
Rockmusik, vielleicht so Grunge-mäßig. Bisschen wie Foo Fighters. Leider nicht so geil. Nicht ganz durchgehört. Finds ein bisschen langweilig. Vielleicht auch ein bisschen in Richtung Pop-Punk.
This was very 90s but in a good not great way.
Initially album is good but becomes monotonous!
This is an album I think I would have been all over as a 13-14 year old...not sure why it missed my radar at the time. Seems like it made a bigger impact in the UK than the US. Doesn't sound much like Husker Du at all, but I think that is a good thing in this case. 4/5
Nicht meine Richtung
Such a great 90's record. Bob is a hero. I've tried to get every band I was ever in to cover "Helpless".
Great album. Will likely send me down a Bob Mould rabbit hole. 3.75
Best wel goed, niet baanbrekend
Felt familiar and enjoyable even though I've never heard this before!
I’m a little surprised to see this album in the mix. Sugar doesn’t seem like a big band for that era. It does have a few good songs: The Act We Act, Hoover Dam, Helpless.
Not so much bad... just I think I fail to understand *why* this is on the list. Just feels really unexceptional.
There weren't better early grunge albums to pick from? Even the knock offs of knock offs did this better.
I'm not sure I cared that much about this one. Another generic rock album for me that left little impression...
Nothing special on this one.
Husker Du was already pushing the limit of how much 90s rock schmaltz I could be nostalgic for, but this project goes over the limit and still (even twenty years later) feels dated rather than a sentimental relic. Damn shame since some tracks approach a wild mix of R.E.M. melodies with Hum-like wall of sound instrumentation. Could've been an amazing combo if the songwriting wasn't so bland and the tracks didn't ramble on for so long.
No. 76/1001 The Act We Act 4/5 A Good Idea 3/5 Changes 3/5 Helpless 3/5 Hoover Dam 3/5 The Slim 3/5 If I Can't Change Your Mind 3/5 Fortune Teller 3/5 Slick 2/5 Man on the Moon 2/5 Average: 2,8 Average 90s rock album. There was nothing special here.
It's probably not their fault that the 3-chord guitar-bath became an aggressively generic sound for so much of the 90's. Maybe it's like when I showed my wife the Matrix and her reaction was a kind of shrug, which then led me to explain to her how mind-blowing that movie was at the time. I liked the song about murdering your girlfriend in a river. Murder songs have fallen out of fashion and that's a shame.
A lot of my music taste falls into a genre I like to call “sunroof music”: music that one could easily blast while driving a car with the windows down on a beautiful day. This album fits that description remarkably well. It’s ultra-90s, ultra-sunny, and packed with ultra-powerful guitars. Incredible sunroof music. Man on the vocals does kind of sound like Jake from Adventure Time on The Slim though
I was excited for this album when I read that Bob Mould of Husker Du was in this band, since Zen Arcade is a foundational album for me. You can definitely hear his guitar sound all over this album. However, I didn't find it interesting overall. It's an early 90s alternative album, but every time I tried to listen to it, it just kept fading into the background 3/5
not my thing - 1/5
Really like the sound and some decent songs.