Was thinking same thing. He put Shoot out the Lights in his bag. I think of Mould as the American Richard Thompson. Both tremendous songwriters and guitarists and amazingly consistent.
Real recognizing real: Seeing Bob Mould talk about MBV and The Armed in the same breath is awesome, all top tier acts. Ultrapop is undoubtedly AOTY material.
I remember hearing Copper Blue in a record store when it first came out. I asked the kid behind the counter who it was. I was hooked. I bought everything I could find by Bob Mould. Workbook is a masterpiece.
I'm sure I had a couple Husker albums by the time I came across Workbook (I was discovering this all around 1992 or so, during my first couple years of college). Workbook took me to another place and absolutely expanded my horizons with music. The cello playing on that album is outstanding. "Dreaming I Am" is still one of my very favorite Bob Mould songs of all time.
It's awesome to see an icon like Bob Mould also being blown away by The Armed's Ultrapop. Such a fun, eclectic album that has moments on almost every song that are so audacious that it makes my jaw drop. Just heartwarming to have someone who has been in the industry far longer than I've been alive able to so clearly get excited about new music!!
Untitled is also worth throwing in that list too. You can see hints at what they would make with Only Love and then Ultrapop. The stuff fans did during the ramp up to releasing Ultrapop has had to help. Crowdfunding billboards in a bunch of major cities, including Time Square for instance. I’m pretty sure they had less than 20k-25k monthly listeners back when I found out about them before Untitled dropped, and now it’s 83k for example. The next step is likely shows. I can’t wait to see them again in January. Fingers crossed things improve the world over by then, and all the new fans can get out to see them.
@@hoodieinfestation totally agree on, ‘Untitled’, and was going to mention it, but then saw your comment. Personally, I think it’s absolutely on the same level as far as being just a goddang great album, just as fun as Uktrapop imo, and I may even like it more than Only Love, though that’s not to put that album down, merely it’s to put Untitled on that higher level, even if it may not be as innovative as what came after, or as remembered as being brilliant in future conversations on the band. We shall see, I guess.
Bob Mould speaking positively of Daft Punk (my favorite music group of all time), and name dropping Kurt Ballou (I also love Converge a lot) made me so insanely happy.
So wild to hear Bob Mould talk about Loveless. Played that & New Day Rising a million times over the years. Never knew he was a fan. Solid picks all around.
@@gamby16a That is so cool. Had that record & Husker Du records at the same time back then. Loved both. Never knew he like Loveless so much. Makes the whole experience of listening to them back then all that more special.
I grew up in Wisconsin an hour and a half from Minneapolis. You can't understand how influential Husker Du was. I was in high school when Husker was at their peak. It was glorious. Add other Minneapolis bands like The Suburbs, The Flamin' Ohs, and The Replacements....and you had SO much fantastic music to be influenced by.
You can see this man knows hell of lot about music and I have admired people who are not stuck in just one scene or style but can enjoy all flavours of rock pop or what ever!!
@@gwts1171 Compared to the likes of Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Billy Corgan, Frank Black etc he gets nowhere near enough credit - it's not like Husker Du, Sugar or his solo stuff sold millions of records.
@@jeff7764 You don't think he is? Among a small hardcore indie set he may not but to the world at large I think he is very overlooked and deserves more success. I am sure you would agree Jeff
I'm also nostalgic about Creation Records like Mr. Mould. I still have my original Creation vinyl pressings of MBV's "isn't anything" & "loveless" also Slowdive's 1st two ep's "self-titled" & "holding our breath". They're still in excellent condition b/c i haven't played those records since 1991. Well preserved in a box in my closet.
nobody has ever had such an impact on me in music as much as bob has. he’s my musical hero, and i’m so happy to see him in the next coming weeks. by way of his recommendations, i’ll pretty much listen to all of these albums if i can find them on physical.
This was already incredible, but that closing one-two punch of Dua Lipa and fuckin' ULTRAPOP just put it on another level. It's rare one of these actually increases my respect for an artist (taste is taste! liking stuff I like is neat but not, like, _commendable_) but the way he talks about all of these records here is worthy of that respect. Bob Mould rules.
Saw Bob do a solo gig at St. Andrews hall in Detroit back around the time his Workbook album was out (excellent album). Just Bob with acoustic guitar. Amazing musician, amazing show. On my list of best show ever.
Seeing or hearing Bob always reminds me of the night Sugar blew out the PA at the Riviera in Chicago. The encore (Cheap Trick's "Surrender") sounded like it was coming out of an AM transistor radio. Which made it even cooler.
Bob Moulds first two 'solo' album's (Workbook & Black Sheets Of Rain) were the album's I wore out.Those two albums taught me how to write and arrange tunes. So I owe you a lot Bob.
Bob, I caught you and Grant and Greg at the Channel in Boston in the fall of 84, you guys brought it and then some, keep on keeping on ,you get with better and better with age.
So refreshing to see someone (my fav artist actually) do the "What's In My Bag?" segment without choosing the most obscure stuff that no-one knows just to appear cool or contrarian. If you know his music, you know he loves pop records just as much as everything he's influenced directly. One of the best!
I've been a Mould/Husker Du fan since the early 90s. Only got to see him once and it was an acoustic show. He still rocked harder than most full electric bands. The best thing about his music is that his writing style is so distinct that it's immediately clear when you hear one of his songs. Doesn't matter if it's off his electronic-ish Modulate or, say, District Line. It immediately shouts "This is Bob Mould"
That's really awesome, if the Buzcocks were tripping onstage. They never struck me as a particularly psychedelic band, but it makes sense, in an odd way. I love that Bob Mould is still into the old punk rock that he was into as a kid.
I didn’t truly discover Hüsker til last year, when my friend left a copy of “New Day Rising” in my car. Not only do I now hear echoes of them from old Green Day to Title Fight, but their music is SO fucking surreal. I love so much classic hardcore, like DK and Black Flag and that whole list, but I never heard something AS dirty, AS angry, and yet… somehow, RICH with melody that the lofi audio only compliments. Fucking incredible jem of a band.
Loveless changed my life forever, too! They say that you can’t take it with you, but this one is the exception. Revolver may have to go with me, as well, but if I could only take one I may have to rely on a coin toss.
Bob Mould is my hero. How great is it, that loves so much music from and the past AND the present. True music lover that can hear the value from avant garde to bubble gum pop. ❤️
Saw Bob Mould a few months back on a solo electric show. Was curious to see how he was going to pull it off. Just him a guitar and an amp, cranked to 11 of course. It was so good, if you ever get a chance this random stranger suggest you take it and see him.
I can't believe I discovered Richard and Linda Thompson well before Bob did! Even a blind squirrel. Bob and Husker Du were essential listening for me once I hit my 20's along with Replacements, REM, Costello, XTC, Pretenders and others.
Two of my favourite gigs of all time was Sugar back in the 90s. This guy shits Mona Lisas. Then it blew my mind when I recently found out he wrote the theme for the Daily Show with John Stewart. A true rock hero.
Bob Mould has an amazing discography going right back to the start of Husker Du in 1979. You could have a great day in Amoeba (providing they are in stock of course!) scouring for his albums.
