Rating:
Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 09/04/1992
Run Time: 44:58
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." ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide
;)
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