Bob Mould Appreciation Thread.

[Common Sense Party]

Whether it was with Hüsker Dü, Sugar, or his solo work, post some of your favorite songs of his (a YouTube link is always helpful)...or if you were lucky enough to see him live (unlike me), please share your concert experience.

Here's one to get started: Bob's "It's Too Late"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-fPibdYPJM

[Common Sense Party]

1. Hüsker Dü - Celebrated Summer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVKRZ7kPcC0

[Common Sense Party]

2. Bob doing "Too Far Down" (a Hüsker tune)

one of the most depressingly beautiful songs ever written

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTHgzz35THg

[Common Sense Party]

3. Bob - Brasilia Crossed with Trenton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llOksyhZ8Qg

[Common Sense Party]

4. Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHnFIaLp_ys

Nice power pop ditty.

[Common Sense Party]

5. Hüsker Dü - Makes No Sense at All

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1sYN0PuRs4

[Common Sense Party]

6. Hmmm....apparently Bob isn't much appreciated 'round here.

Sad.

[Systematic Chaos]

7. I just found this thread.

I can't say I'm a huge fan of his, but I do remember that when Alternative was huge on FM radio in the mid 90s, they played several of Mr. Mould's songs as a solo act, and I liked them.

Thanks for posting these videos. I've forgotten how many good acts were still making music back then -- many more than there are today although good music still isn't completely dead. It's just getting harder to find.

[nomorenomore08]

8. Husker Du - "Eight Miles High"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeqyCwAeT3I

[Common Sense Party]

9. "Sinners and Their Repentances"

This is an amazing performance of an excellent song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA8IliWeKpM

And hardly anyone will ever see it, which is a damn shame.

[taterguy]

10. Husker Du, Love is All Around

My favorite Mould thing isn't on Youtube, his collaboration with Richard Thompson on the Golden Palominos song "Dying From the Inside Out"

I saw Husker Du at a Raleigh club in the summer of 1985. My ears rang for a week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFyy3XB_3Y4

[vi5]

11. Husker Du: Greatest Band Ever

Seriously. When they broke up, I wept. No exaggeration.

I was lucky enough to see them on the Warehouse tour. I had to get a fake ID that said I was 18 because I was only 16 at the time and the place they were playing was 18 and up.

I could never fully connect with any of his post Husker stuff, although I did like bits and pieces (most notably the song you posted).

Zen Arcade literally saved my life.