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Track Listing
1. Act We Act, The
2. Good Idea, A
3. Changes
4. Helpless
5. Hoover Dam
6. Slim, The
7. If I Can't Change Your Mind
8. Fortune Teller
9. Slick
10. Man on the Moon
| Details | | Producer: | Bob Mould, Lou Giordano | | Distributor: | Ryko Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Sugar: Bob Mould (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion); Dave Barbe (bass); Malcom Travis (drums, percussion).
Recorded at The Outpost, Stoughton, Massachusetts.
Having disbanded the hugely influential Husker Du, guitarist/vocalist Bob Mould embarked on a solo career during which he completed two contrasting albums. He then founded this power-packed trio, which resurrected the tone of his earlier group. COPPER BLUE sees Mould still firmly in control of his art, his barking voice enveloped by loud, crushing guitar and a succession of exhilarating hooklines. The album possesses awesome power and drive, but beyond the speed and distortion lies an understanding of the mechanics of classic pop songs, short, sharp and highly memorable. Mould is a crafted composer; "Changes" is an awesome piece of hard pop.
Industry Reviews
Included in Q's list of the 50 Best Albums Of 1992.
Q (01/01/1993)
Ranked #6 in Spin's list of the '20 Best Albums Of The Year' - ...rocks as loud and as proud as NEW DAY RISING-era Husker Du...
Spin (12/01/1992)
Ranked #7 in the Village Voice's list of the 40 Best Albums Of 1992.
Village Voice (03/02/1993)
4 Stars - Excellent - ...a sensational return to the melodic grunge style Mould pioneered with the Huskers, stuffed with densely-layered guitar waves, soaring vocal harmonies and driven along at a furious rate...
Q (09/01/1992)
Highly Recommended - ..[Mould's] singing and guitar playing are looser and more confident than ever before...the new songs are sterling...affecting, effective proof of Mould's continuing vitality...
Spin (10/01/1992)
...finds [Mould] confidently returning to Husker Du turf...Mould shows he hasn't forgotten how to write gripping melodies... - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (09/04/1992)
3.5 Stars - Good Plus - ...Mould once again creates brisk power-pop contexts for his eloquent grunge and careening, stacked-guitar collisions...an act of catharsis, even transcendence...
Rolling Stone (10/29/1992)
...a return to the deliciously saturated meltdown of Mould's best work with Husker Du...Pop hooks wrestle for space with grunge, and the tug of war gives the songs their spine-tingling energy ...a downright bracing adventure...
Stereo Review (12/01/1992)
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