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Black Sheets Of Rain

Bob Mould (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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Product Details
1. Black Sheets Of Rain
2. Stand Guard
3. It's Too Late
4. One Good Reason
5. Stop Your Crying
6. Hanging Tree
7. The Last Night
8. Hear Me Calling
9. Out of Your Life
10. Disappointed
11. Sacrifice/Let There Be Peace

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Pretty Intense isn't the word for "Black Sheets" Nov 26 2003
By TFR
Format:Audio CD
To listen to "Black Sheets of Rain" you need a good set of ears. Then, you have to crank your stereo up to high volume. Anything less, and you won't get it.

I would imagine that this CD is probably a high point in Bob Mould's career. This is powerful stuff. A great songwriter and technically proficient guitarist, Mould's lryics are sometimes apocalyptical and thought-provoking:

So don't send me invitations to your big parade
Place of residence unknown
In my eyes there is no confidence
There is no calm before the storm

I agree: Anton Fier's drumming really makes "Sacrafice (Let There Be Peace)" take on a life of its own - because it's not straight 4/4 time - The rythm really drives.

"Black Sheets" and "Workbook" are really companion pieces. Both are great CD's and I am sure that these great recording will stand the test of time.

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This CD blows me away - always has, always will !!!! Nov 21 2003
Format:Audio CD
First off, Anton Fier's drumming, especially on "Sacrafice (Let There Be Peace)" is absolutely ferocious. Truly amazing. Must have been a sight to see.

To be honest, this is one of my favorite albums of all time. That, and "Workbook" are too good to pass by. Husker Du was okay, but technically, this stuff is lots better. The stuff Bob did with Sugar was technically better, but "Black Sheets" and "Workbook" will hold up over time much better than "Copper Blue" and "File Under..."

This is a cult-level CD, yet it surpasses classic cult stuff, like classic LPs by the 13th Floor Elevators, Chocolate Watch Band, Music Machine, MC-5.

"Black Sheets of Rain" is a masterpeice.

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"When words become weapons there'll be peace" May 9 2003
Format:Audio CD
Black Sheets of Rain is my favorite Bob Mould solo album. It is the darkest and heaviest album of his brilliant repertoire. Lyrically, it consists of the typical Bob Mould cynicism but also sports many environmental references. Musically, it is the hardest rock Mould has ever put out and, judging from his recent musical direction, will probably remain so. The first six tracks are the best. Definitely five-star material. The title track, "Stand Guard", "One Good Reason" and "Stop Your Crying" are some of the best songs Mould has ever recorded. His music significantly matured since the Husker Du days. "It's Too Late" was the single from Black Sheets. It is a nice song without being overly commercial, however, it gave no indication to the radio listener or MTV viewer how powerful most of the album is. Unfortunately, things get rather mundane with the next four tracks. Lyrically and musically the edge is softened almost to jelly. "Out of Your Life" is the best example. On the same album where a listener experiences the darkness of "Hanging Tree" one hears the singy verse "If you want me out of your life now all you gotta do is tell me". The listener is saved at the end, though, with perhaps Mould's most powerful number "Sacrifice/Let There Be Peace". It is the screaming last track like the one found on Workbook ("Whichever Way the Wind Blows") only this one is much more effective. There is not just seemingly pointless yelling, but brilliant direction with powerful lyrics: "When words become weapons there'll be peace in the valley of death."
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Most recent customer reviews
Underrated Masterpiece
If depression could play a '66 Strat [constantly on the verge of feeding back], it would sound just like this. Read more
Published on April 29 2003 by Funny, I don't feel 40!
Prelude to Copper blue
Let's get something straight. This and and workbook came long before Sugar and Bob's post sugar work. That said, this is a brilliant shot across the bow. Read more
Published on April 3 2002 by Eric E. Weinraub
Like a Freight Train, Or a Spring Rain
'Black Sheets of Rain', a rockin' old Mould release, is superb. From the folky angst of 'Hangin' Tree' to the frontal assault of 'Sacrifice/Let There Be Peace', this Husker to... Read more
Published on Oct 11 2001
O.K.
Measured against his first solo effort or the brilliant hubcab l.p. this one is just o.k. The sound is a little muddled and the tunes don't stick in your mind as much as his other... Read more
Published on Jun 28 2001 by Carl Mack
staggering intensity
This isn't so much a review as a story - I loaned my copy of this cd to a co-worker, a very optimistic and sunny type (on the back of a tape that I actually thought he'd be... Read more
Published on Jun 11 2000 by Swampdog
One intense album
Bob Mould's music spans many categories and often within one album. But this one is pure distortion at its best. Read more
Published on Jan 5 1999 by woody123@gtw.net
Different avenue than "Workbook," but no less stellar!
Bob Mould's first solo release, "Workbook," defined Mould as an intelligent, complex songwriter and musician. Read more
Published on Oct 2 1998 by Michelle
Great CD-Paved the way fo music of today
Songs like STOP YOUR CRYIN' are fantastic and have tons of intensity. The whole CD does for that matter. Bob Mould is one of the pioneers of today's alternative music. Read more
Published on Jun 16 1998
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