How ironic that after years fronting the hugely influential but desperately overlooked Hüsker Dü, Bob Mould's first project with new band Sugar, 1992's Copper Blue, would become the most commercially successful project of his career. Of course, it was released just as the seeds sown by his former band were bearing bountiful fruits in the post-Nirvana alternative nation, which provided ample explanation for its phenomenal success. But Sugar were well deserving of their success, regardless of time and place. A more aggressive, contemporary guitar attack aside, stunning power punk masterpieces like "The Act We Act," "The Slim," and "Fortune Teller" bear all of the vintage Mould musical traits: tell-tale lyrics, great hooks, and snappy melodies. It's all underpinned by that unexplainable, chilling tension between innocent beauty and dark melancholy that fans came to expect from Mould, and topped by his somewhat nasal, almost timid vocal harmonies. Other highlights include the '60s-style "If I Can't Change Your Mind," the loud, beautiful guitars of "Man on the Moon" and "Helpless," and the tongue-in-cheek Pixies tribute "A Good Idea."
In “Criminal Records”, the Girlfriend and I discuss songs featuring criminal activity. This week: “A Good Idea” by Bob Mould’s Sugar, from the classic early 90s album “Copper Blue”. I heartily recommend this album to all fans of indie rock (along with, from the same period, his mini-album Beaster). The guy was on fire back then. Okay, enough from me. I’ll now hand you over to me
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SUGAR - COPPER BLUE (1992)It's funny how Bob Mould had to leave Husker Du to gain commercial success, but "Copper Blue" was no fluke. It was packed full power punk masterpieces. Sharp, incisive and yet it's all underpinned by that unexplainable chilling tension somewhere between innocent beauty and dark melancholy. It's also one of my favourite album covers, but don't ask me why."Helpless"
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"A great look back at Sugar (i.e. Bob Mould & the handpicked men) over at Stylus.":http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/sugar-file-under-easy-listening.htmIt focuses on File Under: Easy Listening (often abbreviated FU:EL) but really nails the strange coolness of the Sugar experience. My own reaction to the album is below (inspired by the re-review;the hindsight on this albu...
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In “Criminal Records”, the Girlfriend and I discuss songs featuring criminal activity. This week: “A Good Idea” by Bob Mould’s Sugar, from the classic early 90s album “Copper Blue”. I heartily recommend this album to all fans of indie rock (along with, from the same period, his mini-album Beaster). The guy was on fire back then. Okay, enough from me. I’ll now hand you over to me
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After Bob Mould left Husker Du he would go on to record two solo albums, both highly acclaimed and well received, the first more so than the second, but still, they proved he was on top of his game. In 1992 he decided he wanted to be in a band again. He grabbed up David Barbe from _Mercyland_ and Malcolm Travis from _Human Sexual Response_, both influential east coast punk bands, and formed **S...
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SUGAR - COPPER BLUE (1992)It's funny how Bob Mould had to leave Husker Du to gain commercial success, but "Copper Blue" was no fluke. It was packed full power punk masterpieces. Sharp, incisive and yet it's all underpinned by that unexplainable chilling tension somewhere between innocent beauty and dark melancholy. It's also one of my favourite album covers, but don't ask me why."Helpless"
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I'd been a fan of Husker Du throughout the 80's, and was saddened by their demise. Little did I know that Bob Mould would come back with something as good as this, indeed as great as this. Packed to the brim with punchy power pop, it was the soundtrack to my hour long drive to and from work for many months during that year. I ran a small engineering sales store in Birmingham with just a couple ...
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"A great look back at Sugar (i.e. Bob Mould & the handpicked men) over at Stylus.":http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/sugar-file-under-easy-listening.htmIt focuses on File Under: Easy Listening (often abbreviated FU:EL) but really nails the strange coolness of the Sugar experience. My own reaction to the album is below (inspired by the re-review;the hindsight on this albu...
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| 1 The Act We Act |
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| 2 A Good Idea |
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| 3 Changes |
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| 4 Helpless |
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| 5 Hoover Dam |
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| 6 The Slim |
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| 7 If I Can't Change Your Mind |
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| 8 Fortune Teller |
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| 9 Slick |
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| 10 Man on the Moon |
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