Mould released his first solo album after husker du broke up. Keep in mind when i say this that this is the first mould music i ever heard. Download bob mould workbook 25 2014 cd1 01 sunspots 02 wishing well 03 heartbreak a stranger 04 see a little light 05 poison years 06 sinners and their repentances 07 brasilia crossed with trenton 08 compositions for the young and old 09 lonely afternoon. Bob mould tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including im sorry baby but you cant stand in my light anymore, star machine, see a little light, believe what. Although a few tracks on his previous release, the last dog and pony show, had featured tape loops and samples, mould shocked his fans with such a dramatic embrace of electronica. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Bob mould, husker du, and sugar albums from worst to best. A scalding, monolithic collection of soulbaring lyrics and primal guitars, black sheets of rain is extremely powerful musically, but is also slightly monotonous. Sunshine rock unisex tee shop the bob mould official store. Its a reaction against the noise of that band in many ways, a heavily acoustic album in places with haunting cello accompaniment from jane scarpantoni as mould demonstrated his diverse writing skills in this quasifolk rock set of nostalgic songs. The closer, walls in time, is actually a track that failed to make his 1989 solo debut, workbook.
Discussion in music corner started by crazyhorse11, dec 10. Get all the lyrics to songs on workbook and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Initially i was a little skeptical because of the 25th anniversary advertising are they just trying to flog high priced vinyl of poor quality because of the milestone. After a friend attacked his parents with a sledgehammer and knife and ended up in a mental hospital, i loaned him my cassette of workbook and never got it back. Already legendary before his 30th birthday for his noiseandnuance work in husker du, mould had recently walked away from his old band. This expanded reissue includes a live set recorded in. Bob mould has always been one of my favorite artist. Nov 02, 2012 over the course of his threedecade run as one of the preeminent geniuses in rock and roll, bob mould has shared a great deal of himself through his work, while somehow remaining something of a. Dec 10, 20 bob mould is playing select, intimate dates in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his seminal first solo album, workbook. Jul 22, 20 workbook is the title of bob moulds first solo album after leaving husker du.
Features song lyrics for bob mould s workbook album. Instead of relying on raging guitars, mould explores a wide variety of styles, from pure pop. Filled with chiming acoustic guitars, multitracked vocals, pristine production, and even a cello, workbook was both admired and questioned for moulds perceived. Mould played all of the instruments on the album himself, and the sleeve notes declare, this one is for me. Workbook is the 1989 debut solo album by american guitarist and singer bob mould, following. Dec 09, 20 bob moulds gearing up to celebrate next years 25th anniversary of his posthusker du solo debut workbook in a big way, and now come details of an expanded reissue of the album featuring a bonus live album as part of the 2cd set as well as whats being termed a 7date commemorative tour. Ultimately, this is a rock record with electronic effects, not a techno. Music video by bob mould performing see a little light. Bob mould workbook 25th anniversary reissue page 3. Photo of farmhouse in pine city, minnesota where bob mould sequestered himself to and wrote his first soloalbum workbook after husker du broke up in 1988, mould sequestered himself in a remote farmhouse in pine city, minnesota, 12 having quit drinking and drugs, and wrote the songs that would make up his first solo album.
Like all of moulds work, its an intensely introspective record, finding him purging demons left over from the dissolution of husker du. Bob mould cartoon tee shop the bob mould official store. Bob mould was an angry young man in husker du, and anger abounds on the empty spaces and meandering melodies of his 1989 solo lp. Bob mould was an angry young man in husker du, and anger abounds on the empty spaces and meandering melodies of his 1989 solo lp workbook. Bob mould unisex long sleeve infinity tee sunshine rock enamel mug sugar copper blue digital download bob mould workbook cd. Bob, along with longtime bassist jason narducy, will be performing selections from workbook as well as other songs in bobs catalog that sit nicely alongside this album. Bob mould workbook 25th anniversary reissue steve hoffman. Bob mould s 1989 solo debut has its share see poison years, but hope radiates through much of the lp. I bought as many of their singles, albums, and bootleg cassettes i could find.
Workbook is the 1989 debut solo album by american guitarist and singer bob mould, following the breakup of the influential rock band husker du. The talent and progression of bob mould as a rocknroll musician, song writer, and philosopher is unsurpassed. Bob mould announces workbook 25 expanded reissue, 7date. What he emerged with became workbook, his 1989 solo debut and a careershifting statement of purpose, which is getting a twodisc reissue for its 25th anniversary.
Workbook was bob moulds first solo album after the breakup of seminal punkaltrock band husker du. Bob mould born october 16, 1960 is an american alternative rock guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, known for his work with the bands husker du and sugar, from malone, new york, u. Workbook was bob moulds first album after dissolving husker du in the tail end of 1987 or was it early 1988. All those things ive done before, bob mould sings, dismissing husker du, the. Bob mould black sheets of rain virgin, 1990 if workbook was a fuckyou to anyone who demanded that mould remain frozen in amber, shouting while abusing his flying v, then this is just a fuckyou. I have very fond memories from my early teens of this great band called husker du coming out of the minneapolis punk scene.
Filled with chiming acoustic guitars, multitracked vocals, pristine production, and even a cello, workbook was both admired and questioned for mould s perceived. The album was a return to a heavier sound following his folk influenced solo debut, workbook. Dec 10, 20 bob mould workbook 25th anniversary reissue. Long before nirvana made it popular, bob mould helped create the.
This 25thanniversary reissue features an accelerated and raging 89 live rendering of the. Black sheets of rain is the second solo album by former husker du guitarist and singer bob mould and features the modern rock top 10 hit its too late. Altrock superstars husker du called it a day in 1987, but the bands bob mould would reappear two years later with his first solo album the incredibly. Workbook 25 remastered by bob mould buy and download. Bob mould biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. What a tremendous collection of songs from this former leader of husker du. Arriving after years of sonic bombast in husker du, the reflective, acoustic nature of bob moulds first solo album, workbook, was a bold statement of renewal. Arriving after years of sonic bombast in husker du, the reflective, acoustic nature of bob mould s first solo album, workbook, was a bold statement of renewal. A single released from moulds debut solo album, workbook, reflecting a change from his harder, read more. Like all of mould s work, its an intensely introspective record, finding him purging demons left over from the dissolution of husker du. Ive been looking for this for about a month or two, and i thought of a friend by reuploading this for the rest of the world. Although a few tracks on his previous release, the last dog and pony show, had featured tape loops and samples, mould. Born in malone, new york, mould lived in several places, including pine city, minnesota and the minneapolisst.
And out of that i came up with a solo album, workbook, that came out in. I can understand how the lack of fuzz guitar could seem strange after so many years of great husker du punkrock product. Bob moulds workbook 33 by walter biggins goodreads. Find bob mould discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of workbook 25 remastered 2014 by bob mould at mp3caprice. Anyone who loves this album will adore this release. Listen free to bob mould workbook sunspots, wishing well and more. Bob mould workbook cd shop the bob mould official store.
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