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03/05/08 Minneapolis MN First Ave
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Guess which CD is also released today? I'll make it easy on you: Bob Mould's District Line.
If you don't know who Bob Mould is, he is probably best known for being the guitarist and singer of Minneapolis's Hüsker Dü. After their breakup, Mould returned with a new rock sound in another influential band called Sugar.
Like most kids from my generation that grew up on "alternative rock", we witness Sugar on 120 Minutes. I remember the first time I heard "Helpless", I ordered the CD when it became available on BMG (I was a big fan of BMG Music Club over Columbia House in the early 90s).
I'm including one of their popular song, "If I Can't Change Your Mind" for you to compare to the recent District Line.
District Line, compared to his Sugar work, the only difference I hear is that his voice has matured somewhat. It sounds like he's struggling sometime to sing his notes, but being at his age, he sounds better than most younger singers.
The familiar Sugar-sound is evident in "Who Needs to Dream?", with its constant waves of guitar noise and drums. I think this is going to be my song choice.
Other songs of interest is "The Silence Between Us". I don't want to speculate on this song and lyrics, but I for some reason, I think of Bob Mould and Grant Hart (their differences in opinion split up Husker Du).
I was surprise to hear Mould doing a little experiment in "Shelter Me", featuring some synth and doesn't sound like a typical rock song. Especially with the electronic sound, this song feels very 80s.
The album ends with "Walls In Time", a nice long acoustic number. It goes on for over six minutes before ending with a sweet acoustic plucking.
Just in time for his album's release, Bob Mould also announces that he'll be heading out on tour in March. Although he's currently based out of Washington, DC, I was very pleased to see that he's going to start off his tour in Husker Du's hometown of Minneapolis's legendary First Ave on March 5th.
District Line is out now on Anti- Records, see press relese for even more information.
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Bet the show in SF @ the Great American will be one not to miss...
I didn't know they're playing Shelter Me as the single for radio! Yeah, the song is very 80s gay clubby... It's very different than most of the songs off District Line, so I wouldn't judge the album based on this one song.
Speaking of radio, my car's two tires went flat recently that I had to get a loaner car until I could replace the tires. So for a few days I had to listen to the radio driving to work because the loaner car didn't have a CD or Cassette player. I know, so 1970s...
Anyroad, I've been listening to a local station here called The Current. Guess who they're spotlighting recently ? Bob Mould. The Current also plays a HEALTHY supply of Bob Dylan and 'localians' bands.
Oh yeah, Bob Mould has been featured a lot on XPN, where before they pretty much ignored him, and I never heard Husker Du, only occasionally Sugar or solo stuff (which would be from Workbook). Now it's like the XPN It Boy. He was supposed to play at the summer music fest I volunteered at but cancelled because he broke his ankle, and then he did a DVD release party at World Cafe Live in November, did a Free At Noon a week ago, and has one or 2 more shows in town I think. (for some reason I think he did a full concert here recently and then the show you listed at the Troc?)
But yeah...Zen Arcade is in my Top Ten alltime faves. :-)