Copper Blue / Beaster Deluxe Edition
Copper Blue / Beaster Deluxe Edition
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The 2-LP version contains Copper Blue and Beaster on vinyl, with a coupon included for full download of the records, B-sides, complete liner notes and an entire 1992 live show.
Through both his solo work and as a frontman for the legendary Hüsker Dü, Bob Mould pioneered a signature wall of guitar sound and unmistakable vocal style that has imprinted a defining influence on more than one generation. In the three decades encompassing his career thus far, however, Bob Mould saw his greatest success during his stint as lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for iconic early ‘90s trio Sugar.
Sugar’s 1992 debut album Copper Blue sold over 250,000 units upon its original release and received overwhelming praise. Rolling Stone christened it “thunderous”; Vogue dubbed it “smashing”. NME would ultimately name it their 1992 Album of the Year. Currently, Mould has been commemorating Copper Blue’s 20th anniversary by playing the record in its entirety with his current band of Jason Narducy (bass) and Jon Wurster (drums).
Recorded and mixed during the same intense sessions that produced Copper Blue, theBeaster EP was originally released in April 1993. Notably darker in tone than the widescreen power-pop of Copper Blue, Beaster nevertheless boasts some of Mould’s most powerful songwriting.
Mac McCaughan of Superchunk & Merge wrote of the reissues:
When word went around that Bob Mould had a new band, not only a "band" band (as opposed to hired band to play his solo albums on tour) but also a trio, of course anyone raised from teenhood on punk rock and Hüsker Dü in particular (like myself) went into high expectation mode. Copper Blue turned out to be a distillation of Bob's pop mode and roaring guitar mode into one tightly wound explosion of sound. There was space enough for the songs to breathe, but a driving urgency & energy in the rhythm section of Barbe & Travis that gives the whole album a barely-harnessed feel. Sonically, on songs like "The Act We Act" (Copper Blue), "JC Auto" (Beaster) & "Gee Angel" (F.U.E.L.) Sugar took Hüsker Dü's aesthetic widescreen, the center held steady by Bob's focused songwriting. It's kind of incredible what Sugar did within such a small discography; there's no wasted space and the flow of great songs is a surprising, exciting listen 20 years later.
VINYL DETAILS
+ Black Vinyl 2-LP
SONGS
1. The Act We Act
2. A Good Idea
3. Changes
4. Helpless
5. Hoover Dam
6. The Slim
7. If I Can't Change Your Mind
8. Fortune Teller
9. Slick
10. Man on the Moon
11. Needle Hits E
12. If I Can't Change Your Mind (Solo Mix)
13. Try Again
14. Clownmaster
15. The Act We Act (Live)
16. A Good Idea (Live)
17. Changes (Live)
18. Running Out of Time (Live)
19. Helpless (Live)
20. If I Can't Change Your Mind (Live)
21. Where Diamonds Are Halos (Live)
22. Hoover Dam (Live)
23. Beer Commercial (Live)
24. Slick (Live)
25. Anyone (Live)
26. Clownmaster (Live)
27. Tilted (Live)
28. Armenia City in the Sky (Live)
29. JC Auto (Live)
30. The Slim (Live)
31. Dum Dum Boys (Live)
32. Man on the Moon (Live)
33. Come Around
34. Tilted
35. Judas Cradle
36. JC Auto
37. Feeling Better
38. Walking Away
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