Bob Mould - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

[@msupike]

I'll say it, freakin' Bob Mould is a national rock and roll treasure. The formula hasn't changed, and why should it? Always great hooks, melodies, lyrics, and that unmistakable voice.

[@7hurtu]

Eactly!

[@DaveAnchovies]

I dont go for the initial solo albums as much as the first Sugar album (and Beaster/BeSides) and Grants Intolerance lp on SST

[@jenniferreyes4168]

Bob is my favorite. He is the absolute best. 💙✌️🗽

[@purchasepete]

Not only is the performance excellent, soulful but an unseen hero here is the soundman ! Mix is clear each instrument heard perfectly and at perfect levels ! Awesome

[@agoo7581]

Absolutely. Live mixes almost always sound terrible on recording, but this is spot on!

[@thomasmeyer8798]

KEXP people know how to do the job.

[@chrisvalleqatsi]

KEXP always has great sound!

[@trukxelf]

unseen by this audience maybe

[@artis1969]

The mix is great, but let's not forget the DIY punk aesthetic that allows for bands to hone their craft and become as tight as the nuts on a new bridge. All 3 bands represented in this set were tight af live.

[@aljustal6554]

The first three songs are three of the first five songs on Sugar's 1992 debut disc entitled "Copper Blue". The next three are from Bob's 2012 solo disc "Silver Age". The last three are all from Husker Du's 1985 disc called "Flip Your Wig". The net result is a spin through some of the high points in the decades of Bob's artistry----all in under a half hour.

[@PJownsyoursoul]

Watching this at work in a quiet office, and it is impossible to sit still. Bob Mould is my hero, and everything he does is genius to me.

[@markprice182]

Turn it up then.

[@jahwobble5214]

me too he's a top 3

[@jeffjensen3441]

Decade after decade I continue to attend Bob Mould performances. Why? It's the energy he and any one of the individuals he has played with put out!

[@nikolaik1147]

The Act We Act 0:08 A Good Idea 4:41 Hoover Dam 7:35 Star Machine 12:39 The Descent 15:42 Steam of Hercules 19:17 Flip Your Wig 23:05 Hate Paper Doll 25:00 Makes No Sense At All 26:46

[@avyanez]

Why isn't this man in the Hall of Fame?

[@stereopolice]

Because he hasn't been invited.

[@dftmmwgitd]

KISS HAVE TO GO FIRST DUHHHHH!!!!

[@dftmmwgitd]

Adrian Yanez Im impersonating eddie trunk

[@Jacksmusicshack]

He is way too good for that..

[@juancitolimon8743]

hall of fame is crap tbh

[@Alansband]

Just discovered Bob Mould, the dude is a top geezer, its very refreshing to see a middle age average looking guy just rocking out, rather than the usual stereo typical cliche young beautiful people that the music industry is usually shoving down our necks, life is long and music is for everyone, forget Justin Bieber turn up Bob Mould...........respect!!!

[@Pedro2so]

+Kal-El Kent Husker Du

[@Alansband]

Pedro Pedroso Say what buddy?????

[@Pedro2so]

if you like bob mould, listen to husker du, his original band from 80's. Its amazing, all the alternative/indie bands have been influencied by them.

[@Alansband]

Pedro Pedroso Ok cool thanks for the heads up dude, I really appreciate that ;)

[@Pedro2so]

good music its better when shared ;) youre welcome dude

[@grgapitic2346]

That 'copper blue starting pack' always kick me. Love it for 28 years👍

[@bvaljalo]

The first side of Copper Blue is one of the greatest slabs of rock and roll ever put on wax. And the kicker is the production on it is absolutely BRILLIANT. It really just SOUNDS so freaking good. Especially really loud.

[@rm-hw1rk]

jon wurster is one of the best drummers going. his superchunk work is epic. he kills it here too

[@gordongrant444]

Even looks a little like Grant Hart.

[@billystone2002]

What's my favorite Bob Mould song? Every thing he has ever fucking done! A and I'm a 63 yr old geezer.

[@rickarnett8758]

Damn Bob's still got it...takes me back to '81 as a young lad roamin the streets of Minneapolis...the fuckin best times.

[@yPhil]

Opal Fusion And what did we do with all that roaming? Look at the state of it.

[@steftheref1124]

Husker Du, Sugar, Bob Mould! YEAH!!!

[@mikem6384]

I recall listening to Bob live on KEXP around 2005. This was around the time he was re-embracing the Husker past. Just him on guitar. He expressed some concern about not having his usual gear, then proceeded to nail the whole set on borrowed equipment, with the signature sound you'd expect. 'Legend' is thrown around casually in some cases- not in Bob's.

[@kendavid2866]

If Fender made a Bob Mould Signature Strat, I'd buy it...and play the crap out of it HOPING to sound like Bob!

[@NikFarr]

The good news is, they did... kinda. Bob plays stock Fender Strat Plus models, so if you pick up one of those, you've got one piece of the puzzle in place! (But recreating his amp configuration... well, that's a whole other issue.)

[@Bansidhe]

I'm sure he uses Fender Lace Sensor pickups. Not sure if any Strats have them as standard but you could easy pick up a set preowned and just swap them out. An MXR Distortion Plus pedal would be a good investment too. That said, so much of the sounds is from Bob himself.

[@Jacksmusicshack]

Id call it new day rising.

[@mikedixon8830]

His best sound came from a Ibanez rocket roll sr. And a mix of solid state and tube amps, oh and a distortion + and boss chorus (blue)

[@DSG-br5lk]

I had the chance about around 1990-91 in a guitar shop in VA to buy a used strat that was pretty much the clone of his 1987 Lake Placid Blue strat with the lace pickups and maple neck. Same year too I believe. $500 I didnt have..... I did get to see him play his on the Black Sheets of Rain tour in a small club, so I have that as my consolation.

[@PadgetCowan]

What I like the most about this is that Bob still plays with the passion of a teenager just learning their trade. He loves music and it shows. Over the years he hasn't relied on his past success. We are lucky to have Bob and that he still loves to jam.

[@cadge]

So, I saw the Mould Monster with Husker Du in Paris many years ago, then with Sugar in the UK a few times. I thought he had disappeared to live life as a cuddly riverbank creature but no....here he is still rocking out like a maniac...this is the best live performance from anyone that I have seen in ages. If God did exist, surely it would look and sound like Bob Mould!

[@joyofsox]

Bob did say at the time he released "The Last Dog and Pony Show" that it would be his final electric guitar album. ... Obviously, he later changed his mind! That was a "good idea"!

[@JayGorham]

"Flip Your Wig" and "Hate Paper Doll" are joyous, as is this whole set.

[@shaxan]

that was the best live The Act We Act I ever heard.

[@grahamj69]

+shaxan Opens most of shows with it nowadays. Absolute Classic song :)

[@Naptime48]

Yer Darn Toot'n !!

[@matthew71314]

Your Dad is cooler than you think. Your parents listened to good music.

[@bigman1225]

My dad took me to a Kenny G concert when I was 7, so I don't think that statement is universal...

[@johnleonard317]

@@TheBriggs13 , grammar and punctuation are easy, too, yet you have not mastered them.

[@TheBriggs13]

@@johnleonard317 youhave the ability to use your brain but its a waste everyones on line deaf blind ect I had head cracked open ear cut off at age 3 cant teach tbi victems they have a learning disability need toteach them selves wichi doo dam good ghramer police don't exsist any more be cause you need to tred carfuly discrimination against disabilities should hear me play tho taught self wheni was 10 now50 almost and iblow himin the water playing electric guitar like a bassand original tracks

[@daveking530]

Damon Briggs really????look up his history ffs 🖕

[@simongray3966]

A legend still writing and playing epic pop rock songs. And this is a band!

[@chipkreis]

Bob Mould, you have been one of my guitar heroes for over 30 years. Good to see you've still got it.

[@spacedoginnebraska]

Foggy eyeglasses and all, he just keeps rocking!

[@MilkyJoe954]

What other kinds of glasses are there...? (I love Bob and his foggy eyeglasses)

[@jimmyjimbo72]

His guitar tone is amazing!

[@rm-hw1rk]

it really is.

[@HermanWaldorf]

even in HD it was. Really revolutionary for what were punk/hc standards.

[@peterlorrequartet6559]

I close my eyes....and hear SUGAR, vintage 1992.....God bless you, Bob! Keep rockin'!

[@garethedwards9129]

Copper Blue is one of my all time favourite albums, and to here those songs stripped down and raw is a treat

[@paulgren12]

Superb. I can't wait to see him in Bristol in November as i go back to to Husker Du and their statues single. He is a musical icon without any doubt.

[@artonfireonline1]

That backing band. So good.

[@klausrain111]

Saw Husker Du in Chicago in 1984. Still trying to recover, I think. My brains got so scrambled (in a good way!), I just can't be sure. Loved the show! My friend who dragged me to the show (I'd never heard of them before that) called Bob the "Jimi Hendrix of hardcore." He was right.

[@yPhil]

Still I miss those times when we didn't know so much

[@rodstelterjr938]

OMG!!! This guy couldn’t be any more amazing!

[@bethgerstein7214]

Bob Mould is awesome

[@DrOktober]

The best live version of 'A Good Idea' here me thinks!!! Keep it going Bob! Hell yea

[@A10011]

He get such a full sound for one guitarist. Great band here too, of course.

[@teddownum7428]

Narducy and Wurster just jam the pedal down on the old Sugar songs. Fantastic.

[@gregorythomas5804]

Bob Mould ROCKS!!!!!!

[@yPhil]

I know Bob like he's my older brother. I saw Bob in Paris in 1987. All live Bob I saw last decade was sloppy ; This is great Bob. Those guys blues, *and* rock. This video was a great night, thank you very much.

[@JayGorham]

This was such a fabulous show +++ got to meet Bob in the courtyard outside the show. Happy day!

[@TheFoolFunnel]

A punk rock living legend. Such a vast impact on music and sounds just as good as he did years ago. Old men can still play punk rock.

[@PeteNThat]

One hell of a performance and that's an understatement. Wouldn't change a thing

[@JayGorham]

This is my favorite rock trio, ever.

[@beathappening89]

Completely right Padget, saw him in Leeds a couple of months ago and I was lucky enough to chat with him after, still has so much energy. Just gets better and better!

[@groy6221]

This man will rock your face off. Oh, and did I mention probably one of the best songwriters on this planet? Seems like every Bob Mould record I start listening to ends up being on repeat non-stop.

[@drumwolf100]

Bob Mould: a God among mortals.

[@pdbordelon]

Bob ROCKS!!!

[@davesnelaurent6096]

Bob Mould toujours en forme! Superbe live. ❤

[@scottlarkin9724]

There should be no thumbs down for this show!

[@fraser9056]

A truly outstanding guitarist and brilliant lyricist. A very humble man who I could listen and watch all day. Can recall hearing Green Eyes for the first time. Before I heard this I naively assumed the song was about a girl but I soon realised I was totally wrong. A fantastic song by a brilliant band. Not given enough credit IMO.

[@slowemm]

Fantastic!

[@blazerk9614]

why is it I can't play this fucking loud enough for the whole world to hear!!!!!!!

[@MK-jh6cq]

sackstarke qualität,ich liebe den fetten bass die tiefen vom schlagzeuger u.natürlich die schönen melodien von BOB,er ist der hammer...

[@veritas1007]

Mould is totally brilliant here so is wurster

[@preno67]

"...she said she said" jeez that song gives me the chills still 20 years on... Playin like his life depends on it - respect!

[@wmrxb15]

Scintillating performance from Bob and the boys, I got deafened by Bob several years ago..:))) Think you need some mini wind screen wipers for your glasses here dude!!

[@fugazi1980]

Awesome!!! Straight forward 3-piece rockin' and great songwriting - what else do you need?

[@intentions666]

Mould knows how to get an orchestra out of three piece fair play!

[@JayGorham]

Thanks so much KEXP for posting this!

[@blazerk9614]

just watched this for the 30th time, may 6th metro in Chicago, be there, just be there.

[@GaryFoote1984]

the fucking coolest video ever I wish I was in Bob Mould's band. f*ckn legend

[@AbsoluteNut1]

Bob rocks harder then he did at 25!

[@wasdanah]

AbsoluteNut1 You must be kidding.

[@Principezone]

+AbsoluteNut1 I suggest the B-side of Zen Arcade

[@obornes]

+Principezone Yupp

[@Finsami71]

+AbsoluteNut1 He was 25 and high on speed and alco, quitted the shit at 27 he sure does rock today as well now sober and today he is over 50. A hard working man.

[@JayGorham]

Bob brings it every time.

[@baphomick]

Still pure magic.

[@danielbravotamayo265]

Es el bateria de Sugar ??? Wow Sois tremendos Gracias Bob alimentas mi espíritu. Salud

[@eaberrydc]

Bob juega en Husker Du primera (lo siento por mi espanol)

[@yPhil]

I can't believe how precise Bob is, and vocally too, my goodness, Grant said he was too square. But I think he can be even squarer ;) Dudes, this gig is the shit. Flip it!

[@adamgrimm1523]

Such a sick performance! Fuckin love Husker Du, Sugar, Bob Mould, one of my heroes. It's this kinda shit that reinforces my idea that rock n roll is the best thing ever invented

[@jasoncore9740]

Dig the Love Gun quote the drummer gave at the end of the set.

[@jenniferreyes4168]

He is the best. Sugar is killer. Bob is by far my spirit animal.

[@MusicTeacherGuyNorristown]

Holy crap. Incredible!

[@stackedbruian]

Good to hear some Flip Your Wig stuff!

[@fangettes]

is that jon wurster on drums?

[@guycottle]

Star Machine ... awesome. Love the new stuff. Kind of wish they'd slow down a bit on some of it but you know how the live perfs go.

[@MarcGanancias]

A (partial) revisiting of Copper Blue. Words are insufficient to describe this brilliance.

[@davelysien8574]

Why Bob got away from Marshall Amplification I'll never know! His Stratocaster sounds ferocious!!!! The Brownstar could never achieve this guitar tone!!! Amazing performance!!

[@wander_joseph]

mas bob mould tá velho , viu. perdeu os cabelos , hahahahaha. mas continua sendo o fodão na guitarra e voz. . é como se o husker du nunca tivesse chgado ao fim .

[@JayGorham]

Fabulous show! (The second of 3 times I saw Bob this past year.

[@trukxelf]

middle American distfolkstortion memory. Bob nailed a Midwestern longing for something that never existed.

[@garyfielding8370]

Is that the drummer and bassist from Superchunk playing with ole Bob?

[@joshkulla3846]

Yep, and they fuckin rock!

[@DoppelgangerShockwave]

So damn good. Mould always knows how to make amazing music! : )

[@klinkerkk]

I know Hüsker Dü is already gone, I know Bob is great alone with his band, I know what you wanna say, but, damn! At least, I feel nostalgic when seeing that the drummer is not Gran Hart, and he's playin' the hi-hats instead of the ride cymbal as Grant used to do on Makes no sense at all :(

[@agoo7581]

How the fuck did I not discover this awesomeness until 2018??

[@Naptime48]

Bob Mould is my GOD

[@akoe1968]

Nice one. Thx.

[@mlwsf]

Amazing, doesn't matter whether he has a flying Vee or a strat it still sounds like him.

[@laszlotibbe3802]

I,ve got mould in my ears!😊

[@lastdaysguitar]

Along with the late Augie Garcia, Bob Mould is St. Paul's most significant, yet relatively and surprisingly unknown rockers.

[@stuartmacdonald4443]

Minn- ST Paul are one of the greatest music centeres in North America, Bob The Replacements, many more.

[@lastdaysguitar]

Stuart Macdonald Agreed, I grew up here going to Mat's shows! RIP Bob Stinson!

[@molkoko8]

Amazing

[@magtownrep]

Fuck yeah Bob! Wish I would've seen this set. I saw him at Bumbershoot that day and it was a slightly different set list. Love how he pulls out crazy deep cuts from the Husker Du era. Flip your Wig and Hate Paper Doll are amazing, and he plays them so passionately here. At least at the Bumbershoot set they busted out New Day Rising as an encore and I went ape shit.

[@danielbravotamayo265]

LA MAGIA DE CONVERTIR UN SONIDO SUCIO DE GUITARRAS CON UNAS LIMPIAS MELODIAS QUE INSPIRAN EL ALMA.

[@Briandnlo4]

This is killing. Three teaspoons of Sugar, some Silver Age, and, oh yeah, he WAS the guy in Husker Du. Still writing great songs. Has always been with good players and Narducy and Wuerster are smoking here too.

[@steftheref1124]

All Right !!!...just perfect.

[@Renard1962]

So simple, but so good!

[@rodstelterjr938]

Holy shit! What a set!!!

[@CreepiestWeirdo]

I saw Bob last thursday, epic show!

[@timmorris323]

Superb stuff

[@markflerick3287]

To me, it makes a lot of sense, Bob, gracias!

[@PadgetCowan]

1. “The Act We Act” 2. “A Good Idea” 3. “Hoover Dam” 4. “Star Machine” 5. “The Descent” 6. “Steam of Hercules” 7. “Flip Your Wig” 8. “Hate Paper Doll” 9. “Makes No Sense At All”

[@cocoygranada9403]

Nice Seattle radio performance set appropriate for the 1st day of the month going to a weekend break on Summer season.

[@lukeamongthemmongols6258]

KZbin LESS ADS PLEASE.

[@frenchwv]

Bob's the shit.

[@thekesslerboy9337]

Excellent stuff. Finishes with three songs in a row all in the key of G. Being a Bob fan, and a guitar fan, this is something I notice. Is it noticeable to non-musicians, maybe an undefinable thing, a slight similarity, or doesn't it come into the equation at all?

[@Rocks4You97]

I knew this band was good, but that's the first time i'm hearing them, they are so great!

[@BobbyBalsa]

WOW! The Meister in action !