This expanded reissue includes a live set recorded in. And now, as we omnivore recordings celebrates the albums silver anniversary with workbook 25, its still thrilling to go back to this first step in bob moulds solo career. I had not been a husker du fan i was a replacements guy and. On saturday night 31, bob mould brought his brief and very soldout workbook 25th anniversary tour through chicago for a performance at the old town school of folk music. Like all of moulds work, its an intensely introspective record, finding him purging demons left over from the dissolution of husker du. Mar 04, 2014 however, during that period, with all this new and unwanted darkness, i took comfort in some very specific musical sources and bob moulds catalog was one of those emollients to help me help myself out of the rut. See a little light, the albums lead single and poppiest song, has not only remained a live staple for mould, but it also provided the name for his memoir. Were here to talk about workbook, the pivotal transitional album between husker du and sugar getting a 2014 facelift as workbook 25 bob is in good form. Bob mould at the old town school of folk music on 03. Bob mould workbook 25 2015, 25th anniversary edition, cd. May 03, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group sunspots bob mould workbook.
The album has a strong folk influence and lighter overall sound than he had been known for, although heavy guitar features occasionally. Bob mould announces workbook 25 expanded reissue, 7date. Workbook 25 gives you a reason and sets a new standard for others to follow. Bob mould, husker du omnivore recordings will issue bob mould s 1989 debut album workbook as an expanded cd and lp set later this month.
The cd edition of workbook 25 will feature a complete 1989 live performance at chicagos cabaret metro, with of those 17 tracks previously unreleased. Dec 09, 20 bob moulds gearing up to celebrate next years 25th anniversary of his posthusker du solo debut workbook in a big way, and now come details of an expanded reissue of the album featuring a bonus live album as part of the 2cd set as well as whats being termed a 7date commemorative tour. Workbook 25, the rerelease of the musicians debut solo album is the first of his prolific, storied career that ive given extensive attention to, but in retrospect, there is probably no better entry point for a new fan. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Bob mould founding member of influential bands husker du and sugar. Bob cofounded the record label, singles only label releasing singles from 19891994.
Bob mould celebrating 25 years of workbook with deluxe. Cd album, reissue, remastered 25th anniversary editioncd country. Bob mould was an angry young man in husker du, and anger abounds on the empty spaces and meandering melodies of his 1989 solo lp. Bob moulds workbook is one of the most important albums in my music library. The bside all these people know rocks like vintage du, and shows that mould wasnt ready to abandon industrial strength poppunk just yet. Born in malone, new york, mould lived in several places, including pine city, minnesota and the minneapolisst. And now, as we omnivore recordings celebrates the albums silver anniversary with workbook 25, its still thrilling to go back to this first step in bob mould s solo career. Now the seminal record gets a quartercentury deluxe edition release, including a bonus track and recording of 1989 show on workbook tour. The remastered tracks make a seminal, great rock and roll album even more enjoyable. Workbook is the 1989 debut solo album by american guitarist and singer bob mould, following. Workbook 25 adds the usual bonuses to expand the package, most of them from the forgotten compilation record poison years, but thats not meant to be dismissive. Bob mould s 1989 solo debut has its share see poison years, but hope radiates through much of the lp. On october 25, 2018 bob shared a new song, sunshine rock from his new album of the same name, arriving february 8, 2019 via merge records instruments edit as a member of husker du, mould was known for playing flying v style guitars, mainly an ibanez rocket roll jr. Hd bob mould see a little light 3614 david letterman.
I revisited, relistened to and redigested workbook and. Bob moulds 1989 solo debut has its share see poison years, but hope radiates through much of the lp. Workbook originally released as virgin 191240, may 2, 1989. Live at the cabaret metro, tracks 67, 10, and 14 originally released on wishing well, virgin pr 2929, 1989. When the intense and inhumanly prolific career of the legendary husker du went supernova in 1987, bob mould all but went into selfimposed exile. Furthermore, bob mould will be doing a 25 years of workbook tour in 2014 where bob and bassist jason narducy will play selections from the album and other songs in his catalog that sit nicely. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Certain albums, for me, are forever attached to a memory sometimes good, sometimes bad. Focus on this product and be specific minimum of 50 characters. Bob who toured last year doing sugars copper blue is celebrating the albums silver anniversary with workbook 25, a deluxe twocd doublevinyl reissue. Bob mould workbook 25 2015, 25th anniversary edition. Altrock superstars husker du called it a day in 1987, but the bands bob mould would reappear two years later with his first solo album the incredibly. Altrock superstars husker du called it a day on january 28, 1988, but the bands bob mould would reappear in may 1989 with his first solo albumthe incredibly impassioned and personal workbook.
Bob moulds workbook 25 25th anniversary deluxe edition out. Save bob mould workbook 25 to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Bob mould is playing select, intimate dates in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his seminal first solo album, workbook bob, along with longtime bassist jason narducy, will be performing selections from workbook as well as other songs in bob s catalog that sit nicely alongside this album. Mar 14, 2014 bob mould performing see a little light on late show with david letterman.
Its meditative acoustics and electric feedback squall preceded and even predicted the sonics of several albums by. Its easy to say that moulds 1989 debut is a posthusker du album, but the story of workbook is a more complicated one than that, and 25 years. Sugars album copper blue was named nmes album of the year in 1992. Moulds work in the 25 years since workbook has perhaps made it sound less extraordinary, in that the sounds he introduced on it have long since become part of his signature. Its meditative acoustics and electric feedback squall preceded and even predicted the sonics of several albums by moulds contemporaries. A joyful bob mould photo from city pages and my sorry iphone snapshot. Workbook is the 1989 debut solo album by american guitarist and singer bob mould, following the breakup of the influential rock band husker du.
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