Bob Mould

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Bob Mould (born October 16, 1960, in Malone, New York) is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for influential rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s.

Born in Malone, New York, Mould lived in several places, including Pine City, Minnesota and the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, where he attended Macalester College. There, he formed Hüsker Dü in the late 1970s, with drummer/singer Grant Hart and bass guitarist Greg Norton.

Mould released his first solo album after Hüsker Dü broke up; 1989’s Workbook eschewed Mould’s trademark wall-of-noise guitar for a stripped-down sound featuring acoustic guitars and cellos. 1991’s jagged Black Sheets of Rain put Mould in more familiar territory, recalling Hüsker Dü’s loudest, angriest moments. Mould also started a record label, Singles Only Label, which released singles from up and coming bands such as Grant Lee Buffalo.

Mould then formed the group Sugar, a college/alternative radio favorite in the mid-1990s. Along with extensive touring, Sugar released two albums, an EP and a B-sides collection before splitting.

Mould returned to solo recording, releasing a self-titled album in 1996 (which is often referred to as Hubcap because of the cover photo) and 1998’s The Last Dog and Pony Show. During a stint living in New York City in the late-1990s, Mould’s tastes took a detour into dance music and electronica. Those influences were clear on his 2002 release Modulate, which featured a strong electronica influence to mixed critical reviews.

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Top Tracks

1	See A Little Light full track	280
2	Sunspots full track	229
3	Wishing Well full track	222
4	The Silence Between Us	130
5	It's Too Late full track	124
6	Heartbreak a Stranger full track	121
7	New #1	104
8	First Drag Of The Day	96
9	Sinners And Their Repentances full track	92
10	Circles	90
11	Black Sheets of Rain full track	88
12	Stupid Now	87
13	Stop Your Crying full track	83
13	Taking Everything	83
15	Out of Your Life full track	66

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ffxi_frohike wrote:
11 days ago

Wow, totally lost track of Bob after Sugar... time for some catch-up.

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Nick722 wrote:
August 2008

SUP BLAB

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runout_groove wrote:
July 2008

Bob plays ATP New York in September, info at www.atpfestival.com

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paperboy wrote:
June 2008

Photos and setlist form Koko, London at Webcuts.

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majself wrote:
June 2008

Paralyzed is amazing song.

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June 2008

HI, LISTEN OUR MUSIC AND TELL US WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT. FREE DOWNLOAD SONGS http://www.lastfm.es/music/rebery
indie500show wrote:
June 2008

Hear Bob on the Indie 500 Show. http://indie500show.podomatic.com/entry/2008-06-11T17_45_25-07_00

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DrStrange1 wrote:
June 2008

0 shouts...?

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ApfelGeld wrote:
March 2008

The four German tour dates are now on sale - very nice and small venues: http://www.hekticket.de/hekticket/.bin/index.cgi?keyword=Bob+Mould :-D

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EiffelTowerHigh wrote:
March 2008

here is a review I wrote for District Line: http://www.punknews.org/review/7126

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lucasjacksin wrote:
March 2008

The show last night at the Troc was fantastic! Then my goofball friend has to go and ruin my indie buzz by taking us to this crappy bar in Manayunk where some JAM BAND(!?) was playing and there were all these cheesy-80's-hair-wearin- Deadheads. The only way for me to regain my buzz was to cut the party short and then drone out everyone with the last few notes of Wishing Well on the ride home (De

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ApfelGeld wrote:
March 2008

The print is now also available in Bob's online store: https://www.kungfunation.com/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&cPath=999&products_id=762

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ApfelGeld wrote:
March 2008

Shepard Fairey did a print for Mr. Mould. It's already sold out on ObeyGiant, but 250 of them will be available on the DistrictLine-Tour: http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/74759 http://obeygiant.com/post/bob-mould

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catfight1980 wrote:
February 2008

The new album is not my favorite of his, but it's pretty great anyway. I'll always love and respect this guy.

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CarryBagMan wrote:
February 2008

New album's great. And I just got tickets to see Bob live again. Life's good.

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vanillablue wrote:
February 2008

I love the new album. And RyanJones - When he played Chicago while he toured Body of Song he played all but one song off of Copper Blue and five Husker Du songs. I saw him do an acoustic set last summer and he did about three Husker songs.

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ApfelGeld wrote:
February 2008

Here's the direct link to the .flv-Trailer for District Line: http://www.bobmould.com/flv/BobMould4minEPK.flv Enjoy.

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ApfelGeld wrote:
February 2008

Early in his solo career, he didn't. But nowadays he's playing them very frequently :-)

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RyanJones wrote:
February 2008

Does he play any Husker Du / Sugar songs during his shows?

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Hi_Flya wrote:
February 2008

bob mould stellt so manche aktuellen sog. alternative bands sogar jetzt noch locker an die wand ==> hüsker dü, sugar, etc. Rock on, aletr Mann, Bob!!!!

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