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troutman · 11-29-2008, 04:14 PM

I select in the Rock category, COPPER BLUE by SUGAR (1992):

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...0:3cfoxqe5ldhe

How ironic that after years fronting the hugely influential but desperately overlooked Hüsker Dü, Bob Mould's first project with new band Sugar, 1992's Copper Blue, would become the most commercially successful project of his career. Of course, it was released just as the seeds sown by his former band were bearing bountiful fruits in the post-Nirvana alternative nation, which provided ample explanation for its phenomenal success. But Sugar were well deserving of their success, regardless of time and place. A more aggressive, contemporary guitar attack aside, stunning power punk masterpieces like "The Act We Act," "The Slim," and "Fortune Teller" bear all of the vintage Mould musical traits: tell-tale lyrics, great hooks, and snappy melodies. It's all underpinned by that unexplainable, chilling tension between innocent beauty and dark melancholy that fans came to expect from Mould, and topped by his somewhat nasal, almost timid vocal harmonies. Other highlights include the '60s-style "If I Can't Change Your Mind," the loud, beautiful guitars of "Man on the Moon" and "Helpless," and the tongue-in-cheek Pixies tribute "A Good Idea."

Bob Mould is one of my favorite song-writers. Everyone should own this record. I can't believe this record is 16 years old. Read the comments attached to the youtube clips, and you will see just how impactful this record was. I think it was a gateway record for many people in the 1990s to alternative/independent music. I have attempted most of these songs on my guitar.

It was voted 1992 Album of the Year by the NME.

"The Act We Act" – 5:10
"A Good Idea" – 3:47
"Changes" – 5:01
"Helpless" – 3:05
"Hoover Dam" – 5:27
"The Slim" – 5:14
"If I Can't Change Your Mind" – 3:18
"Fortune Teller" – 4:27
"Slick" – 4:59
"Man on the Moon" – 4:32

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Blue"

Hoover Dam

If I Can't Change Your Mind

Changes

Helpless

Tilted (Bonus from 1993 EP Beaster, great example of Bob Mould at his best)

11-29-2008, 04:14 PM	#442
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	I select in the Rock category, COPPER BLUE by SUGAR (1992): http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...0:3cfoxqe5ldhe How ironic that after years fronting the hugely influential but desperately overlooked Hüsker Dü, Bob Mould's first project with new band Sugar, 1992's Copper Blue, would become the most commercially successful project of his career. Of course, it was released just as the seeds sown by his former band were bearing bountiful fruits in the post-Nirvana alternative nation, which provided ample explanation for its phenomenal success. But Sugar were well deserving of their success, regardless of time and place. A more aggressive, contemporary guitar attack aside, stunning power punk masterpieces like "The Act We Act," "The Slim," and "Fortune Teller" bear all of the vintage Mould musical traits: tell-tale lyrics, great hooks, and snappy melodies. It's all underpinned by that unexplainable, chilling tension between innocent beauty and dark melancholy that fans came to expect from Mould, and topped by his somewhat nasal, almost timid vocal harmonies. Other highlights include the '60s-style "If I Can't Change Your Mind," the loud, beautiful guitars of "Man on the Moon" and "Helpless," and the tongue-in-cheek Pixies tribute "A Good Idea." Bob Mould is one of my favorite song-writers. Everyone should own this record. I can't believe this record is 16 years old. Read the comments attached to the youtube clips, and you will see just how impactful this record was. I think it was a gateway record for many people in the 1990s to alternative/independent music. I have attempted most of these songs on my guitar. It was voted 1992 Album of the Year by the NME. "The Act We Act" – 5:10 "A Good Idea" – 3:47 "Changes" – 5:01 "Helpless" – 3:05 "Hoover Dam" – 5:27 "The Slim" – 5:14 "If I Can't Change Your Mind" – 3:18 "Fortune Teller" – 4:27 "Slick" – 4:59 "Man on the Moon" – 4:32 Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Blue" Hoover Dam YouTube Video If I Can't Change Your Mind YouTube Video Changes YouTube Video Helpless YouTube Video Tilted (Bonus from 1993 EP Beaster, great example of Bob Mould at his best) YouTube Video Last edited by troutman; 11-29-2008 at 04:19 PM.