Bob Mould - Body of Song
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Artist: Bob MouldEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-07-26
Music Label: Yep Roc Records
Soundtracks:
- Circles
- (Shine Your) Light Love Hope
- Paralyzed
- I Am Vision, I Am Sound
- Underneath Days
- Always Tomorrow
- Days Of Rain
- Best Thing
- High Fidelity
- Missing You
- Gauze Of Friendship
- Beating Heart The Prize
Music reviews of Body of Song
Music Review: "Just for you I grabbed a ray of hope and shined it on the places you might go"
Rating: 4 Stars
If you liked Mould's 2002 release Modulate, you will be very happy with this CD. It is similar to Modulate. It has a little less experimentation, but the Modulate sound is there. Plus, there is no filler! It's 12 solid tracks! While I think Modulate has the stronger individual tracks (the brilliant "Quasar," for example), Body of Song is a more solid `body of work' if you will because it doesn't contain any filler. I'm stoked Mould is continuing with this experimental sound without going so far as the short sound-effects/background noise. Like on Modulate, most of these tracks are so catchy, I just feel good listening to them. A song will come on and I'd think, "Ah, I love that track," and then the next one will start and I'd think, "Oh, I like this one too!" It has plenty of old school sound yet is exciting and fresh at the same time. Mould also played almost every instrument on these songs including keyboards, "loops," bass, and, of course, features his usual guitar mastery. He brought in fellow Sugar mate David Barbe to provide bass on a couple tracks and a couple drummers and a cellist, the rest is all Bob. Bob Mould rules!
"Circles"--Most of these songs seem to be about relationships, specifically a strong love lost. This track is one of those songs and a beautiful one. It's not a ballad, but a beautiful rock song: "My love, oh God, I am sorry for everything we've been through. When I cry I see millions of circles in the sky so blue." It is sung with a lot of passion. The ending sounds very familiar, but I can't figure out of which song it reminds me.
"(Shine Your) Light Love Hope": This track has the electronically-enhanced vocal that some of the songs on Modulate had (Cher used this technique, too, on her single "Believe"). This and "I am Vision, I am Sound" are the most "modulated" of the tracks here. There are only four lines of lyrics sung over and over but I didn't even notice it until I saw the booklet.
"Paralyzed": Very accessible, quick-moving track. It also has some cool keyboard stuff after the choruses. I like the line "So if I tried to make it right, and if I found my appetite I'd eat away at all the pain I seem to bring to you."
"I Am Vision, I Am Sound": Another track that would fit very well on Modulate with some electronically-enhanced vocals and driven by Mould's characteristic guitar sound. This track just flies!
"Underneath Days": The opening to this track is awesome. As soon as I heard it I was addicted! A meatier sound than some of the other tracks.
"Always Tomorrow": This track has a slower, lazy, relaxing feel. Mould sings softly here but the pounding drums keep the tempo up and the crashing in of the guitar keeps the listener awake throughout.
"Days of Rain": A kick-back track. Mould's soft vocals and lazy guitar create the mood that goes well with lines like "Day of rain, watch the river of tears roll by / Wash away the pain of several years go by." The cello is a nice touch.
"Best Thing": The tempo picks up here. A straight-forward rocker.
"High Fidelity": I really like this one; it's a very interesting-sounding track. I like the line "Oh can I be the only person who gets no fruit off the tree / Who could live with me in high fidelity?" It has almost a country guitar sound. I don't really care for the ding dong bells in the middle. They detract from the track which I think is, otherwise, very nice.
"Missing You": Straight-forward rocker. Nothing special.
"Gauze of Friendship": The lyrics are what set this song apart. Interesting at times ("Maybe a tattoo, or a name laid in the tile / I guess you think he's staying for awhile" "And mothers without fathers to help install the cupboards / Wrapped in the gauze of friendship anew") and silly at others ("But nothing matters / when hearts go pitter patter" "It's kind of funny / today it might be sunny"). I'm not sure I'm crazy about the track as a whole, but I like how the guitar crashes in near the end.
"Beating Heart the Prize": The previous two tracks were a bit weak, but this last one ends the CD on a killer note. While the wailing of some silly rhymes may have weakened the previous track, here Mould sings with strong conviction: "Get your ticket today / Make it all go away / Ticket off the world today / Make it all go away." A lot more restrained than some of his other album-ending tracks, but a strong one nonetheless.
Description of Body of Song
Japanese pressing features the original 12 tracks plus a bonus track TBA. Cooking. 2005.Loudly hailed as the former Minnesotan's return to rock form since 2002's flawed but interesting electronic outing Modulate, Body of Song, is a surprisingly enjoyable record that mixes and matches swaths of sound from the last twenty years of the burly dude's career. As a solo artist, his songs tend to be anthemettes loaded with deep personal feelings and sung in that trademark roller coaster caterwaul that defined his two rock bands, Hüsker Dü and Sugar. More than anything, Bob Mould has always made honest records that ask the listener to ditch past expectations. There are some great, rousing songs on here; "Circles" and "Missing You" will please any rocker in need of sheets of loud guitars. Unfortunately, the two most ?clubby' tracks on here, "(Shine Your) Light Love Hope" and "I Am Vision, I Am Sound," rely on very dated dance-pop sounds such as vocoder'd vocals and cheesy programming. The album's most interesting songs are those that truly mix the electronic and rock elements; the slowly percolating, highly textured "Always Tomorrow" and the rousing single "Paralyzed." More like these next time, please. ?Mike McGonigal
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