Bob Mould - Life and Times
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Artist: Bob MouldBrand: MOULD,BOB
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-04-07
Music Label: Anti
Soundtracks:
- Life And Times
- The Breach
- City Lights (Days Go By)
- MM 17
- Argos
- Bad Blood Better
- Wasted World
- Spiraling Down
- I'm Sorry, Baby, But You Can't Stand In My Light Any More
- Lifetime
Music reviews of Life and Times
Music Review: "but now I see the shadows as they fall"
Rating: 4 Stars
If you liked District Line, you will like Life and Times. It is not as solid as District Line, but it is cut from a similar cloth. It took me awhile to get into this CD (whereas I immediately liked Modulate and Body of Song), but it took quite a few listens to appreciate the beauty of District Line which is now my favorite Bob Mould album. The title track and "The Breach" are the best songs, but there is nothing really weak here, there is just not as many 5-star tracks on here as on District Line, but it is still a very enjoyable CD. Whereas the lyrics to District Line were powerful, the lyrics to Life and Times are more raw and revealing. It is 36 minutes long with foldout booklet with lyrics and a couple photos of a bearded, bespectacled Mould who looks like he's lost some weight and hit the gym.
"Life And Times"--Beautiful opening acoustic. Gentle beginning verses that opens up at the first chorus and then continues. Lyrically, seems very personal and vulnerable: "You're complicating things by being here / I wasn't planning on this / but somehow you're getting into my thoughts / that piece of my heart I protect."
"The Breach"--Nice, kickback track. Very pleasant and catchy from the first note. I like the tune at "I know Superman couldn't stop the rain from finding its way in." It's a hum-along-to kind of song. The little addition of keyboards is a nice touch, too.
"City Lights (Days Go By)"--The overall sound of this is like a casual drive down the Interstate. It is another catchy number.
"MM 17"--Now this is a catchy rocker. The distorted keyboard sound (I'm not sure the technical term) keeps the tempo going.
"Argos"--There is some crazy imagery in this track which goes with the frantic tempo. "Hang out by the fruit machine / right next to the bathroom / skinhead muscle polo red / cruising with a passion," "Lead me to the Sanifair / Reach into my underwear / Damrock leads to Rokin / Everyone is smoking." Are these images from DJ Mould's Blowoff parties? It is my least favorite track on the CD, but it is only 2 minutes long.
"Bad Blood Better"--I like the sombre cello opening (sounds like a cello or violin, anyway). Tough relationship song like "Again and Again" off District Line. "You deny that there's a problem / you left your handprint on my face," "used me up without permission / the taste of last night's s*x in my mouth" (yikes). The character in "Again and Again" takes action by taking his own life, this character takes less extreme action, "making my escape as quiet as I can, I'm leaving you now," but also seems to have settled for what he's got: "something tells me it ain't changing."
"Wasted World"--Another, lyrically, powerful track: "All those years of computer screen my friends died of the same disease."
"Spiraling Down"--Upbeat, memorable song.
"I'm Sorry Baby, But You Can't Stand In My Light Anymore"--What is this, a Morrisey song? He used to have long titles like that. A sad, lonely song: "you're moving back to the shadows / I can't fight you anymore," but pleasant musically.
"Lifetime"--The CD ends on a dark, plodding track with melancholy lyrics: "and the second refrain gets lost in the rain / but that's the magic and mystery...that's the lifetime we have."
Description of Life and Times
30 years since the formation of Husker Du and 20 years since their explosive demise and the subsequent release of his first lauded solo effort Workbook - called a "masterpiece" by critics- Bob Mould is marking anniversaries with an album filled with self-reflection and an unflinching examination of the world around him. Standouts like "Wasted World" and "I'm
Sorry Baby, But You Can t Stand in My Light Anymore" highlight an artist completing a cycle decades in the making, his talent undiminished, his perspective acute. Bob Mould is one of the most influential musicians of the alternative rock era, first for his early work with post-punks
Husker Du, followed by the college rock-defining pop of Sugar and finally for his solo albums, notably his first, Workbook,
which quieted Mould s previous ire to reveal his fine songwriting in a new light and allowed an introspective glimpse into the inner workings of an evolving artist. With Life and Times, Mould comes full circle, reclaiming his indie songwriting mantle from the generation of musicians he inspired.
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