Bob Mould - What's In My Bag?

[@creamcannon825]

Bob Mould is secretly one of the most important figures in rock history.

[@pippocalippo2447]

An intellectual punkster. Husker Du changed my Life when I was a kid, in 1984

[@mamaspeaches]

I concur

[@sammylindsay9236]

It's not a secret. He's incredible.

[@kapullins]

I´ll never forget him,

[@MikeBrusca]

No Nirvana, No Foo Fighters, No Green Day, No Blink-182 without him. That’s just off the top of my head too

[@bradoozy]

nobody has ever had such an impact on me in music as much as bob has. he’s my musical hero, and i’m so happy to see him in the next coming weeks. by way of his recommendations, i’ll pretty much listen to all of these albums if i can find them on physical.

[@tashmitkhan2853]

Bob Mould talking about Dua Lipa is so bizarre I love it

[@urianhackney6639]

Thanks Bob! This is rad.

[@gregnewman2512]

I wish I could have a new second Bob Mould experience. Because, from every account and interview he seems to be pretty cool. Perhaps I encountered him on a bad day, because I was a big fan and came to not like the man. The music, I still love. Like with Michael Jackson and Pete Townshend I have to separate the music from the person who created it. Thing is, I didn't let on that I knew who he was. I didn't gush, and I wasn't rude. Treated him respectfully and professionally. He was an @ whole.

[@philllax1719]

Damn I had no idea he was from the Adirondacks

[@rattusrodney]

Ho-Mo-uld

[@onetenthhero]

I could listen to Bob Mould talk about music all day and I know I’m not alone. Thanks Amoeba for inviting a true icon onto WIMB!

[@jeffreyvoth4272]

Check out his episode of the podcast "turned out a punk"

[@onetenthhero]

@@jeffreyvoth4272 I will. Thanks for letting me know about it!

[@miameramusic]

I love hearing him talk about music with My Bloody Valentine playing in the background. My two favorites.

[@rellgreen6558]

Until he said Foo Fighters. I can only imagine he has a crush on Dave Grohl, bc that band sucks donkey dick.

[@charold3]

Was thinking same thing. He put Shoot out the Lights in his bag. I think of Mould as the American Richard Thompson. Both tremendous songwriters and guitarists and amazingly consistent.

[@thadrifter_]

The image of Bob driving late night from Manchester to London listening to MBV is basically my version of heaven

[@jmason61]

He was one of the fastest guitar player in the early scene with Husker Du, that band made enough energy to send a rocket into the universe...

[@mantislake4141]

As good as their later albums are, the raw energy that was captured on Land Speed Record has never been duplicated!

[@simpsonsxcore7523]

Real recognizing real: Seeing Bob Mould talk about MBV and The Armed in the same breath is awesome, all top tier acts. Ultrapop is undoubtedly AOTY material.

[@bedforthescraping]

REFRACT

[@kode264]

Definitely AOTY when it is literally the Greatest Album of All Time.

[@webinfront]

Bro are you in The Armed??

[@simpsonsxcore7523]

@@webinfront We are all in The Armed.

[@andrey9507]

refract

[@brennand933]

The amount of bands this man inspired is unreal. A living legend

[@void0094]

Foo Fighters, R.E.M., Nirvana, Green Day just to name a few...

[@filmandcomposition]

@@void0094 Pixies

[@manuele.itriagom.728]

You wierdos hehe. He didn't inspire Katy or Taylor... He's just another nobody that you nerds admire.

[@oldnatty61]

Who?

[@TreeLibrary]

@@manuele.itriagom.728 katy is an aged reference here. Dua Lipa, on the other hand…..

[@te9591]

Bob should do a metal album and call it "Black Mould".

[@jdwmk]

It's awesome to see an icon like Bob Mould also being blown away by The Armed's Ultrapop. Such a fun, eclectic album that has moments on almost every song that are so audacious that it makes my jaw drop. Just heartwarming to have someone who has been in the industry far longer than I've been alive able to so clearly get excited about new music!!

[@hoodieinfestation]

He’s gotta get to a show. They are so rad live. The first time I saw them is my hands down, all time favorite.

[@ryephil]

Ultrapop and Only Love are going down as complete classics, just wish they were getting more recognition now

[@hoodieinfestation]

Untitled is also worth throwing in that list too. You can see hints at what they would make with Only Love and then Ultrapop. The stuff fans did during the ramp up to releasing Ultrapop has had to help. Crowdfunding billboards in a bunch of major cities, including Time Square for instance. I’m pretty sure they had less than 20k-25k monthly listeners back when I found out about them before Untitled dropped, and now it’s 83k for example. The next step is likely shows. I can’t wait to see them again in January. Fingers crossed things improve the world over by then, and all the new fans can get out to see them.

[@nikolademitri731]

@@hoodieinfestation totally agree on, ‘Untitled’, and was going to mention it, but then saw your comment. Personally, I think it’s absolutely on the same level as far as being just a goddang great album, just as fun as Uktrapop imo, and I may even like it more than Only Love, though that’s not to put that album down, merely it’s to put Untitled on that higher level, even if it may not be as innovative as what came after, or as remembered as being brilliant in future conversations on the band. We shall see, I guess.

[@hoodieinfestation]

@@nikolademitri731 for sure! It’s on equal footing for me too. I love it.

[@gardenbro4207]

Ew, Foo Fighters? WTF Bob.

[@MatthaiosVaf]

"I love innocent, well crafted Pop music." Hell-fucking-yes.

[@sirapos6550]

Dua Lipa innocent ? Okaaaayyy...

[@oxouk]

I remember hearing Copper Blue in a record store when it first came out. I asked the kid behind the counter who it was. I was hooked. I bought everything I could find by Bob Mould. Workbook is a masterpiece.

[@PeteCourtier]

Black sheets of rain👍

[@miameramusic]

I remember hearing this album for the first time as well. I put my headphones on and just put my cd player on repeat, in the fetal position.

[@johnchedsey1306]

I'm sure I had a couple Husker albums by the time I came across Workbook (I was discovering this all around 1992 or so, during my first couple years of college). Workbook took me to another place and absolutely expanded my horizons with music. The cello playing on that album is outstanding. "Dreaming I Am" is still one of my very favorite Bob Mould songs of all time.

[@Brennan_Dale3169]

I bought it on cassette back in the day, cracking album.

[@Heatfarmer]

Thats one of the few albums, that never gets old on you!

[@daegor1]

Always love to see a legend who's still interested in what's new. He's refracting with the rest of us.

[@DoctorFurioso]

That, my friends, is how people stay relevant.

[@ScottCampbell_Arizona]

Pretty sure when they ask Dave Grohl where the Nirvana sound came from he said "Haven't you ever heard Husker Du?"

[@kphkphkph]

REFRACT

[@MissYaBigMan]

Bob Mould refracts.

[@adderon]

Refract

[@stephenjudy8651]

Refract

[@readymade83]

Something I learned today Bob has eclectic taste

[@p.yekkspi03]

I see what you did there with the Zen Arcade opening verse

[@rickbannan7110]

Great to hear Bob considers Pete Shelley an inspiration

[@christopherweise438]

I grew up in Wisconsin an hour and a half from Minneapolis. You can't understand how influential Husker Du was. I was in high school when Husker was at their peak. It was glorious. Add other Minneapolis bands like The Suburbs, The Flamin' Ohs, and The Replacements....and you had SO much fantastic music to be influenced by.

[@djnekroman]

Bob Mould speaking positively of Daft Punk (my favorite music group of all time), and name dropping Kurt Ballou (I also love Converge a lot) made me so insanely happy.

[@thommysaraceno2862]

Bob is so inspiring. I love all his guitar eras. Even respect him for exploring dance and electronica - he's a true artist and genuine musician

[@SaintMartins]

I'm also nostalgic about Creation Records like Mr. Mould. I still have my original Creation vinyl pressings of MBV's "isn't anything" & "loveless" also Slowdive's 1st two ep's "self-titled" & "holding our breath". They're still in excellent condition b/c i haven't played those records since 1991. Well preserved in a box in my closet.

[@ningnong5528]

EP number two is Morningrise

[@matteframe]

too bad you never got to listen your albums

[@newsoundsandold]

Love anyone who recommends My Bloody Valentine and Dua Lipa within a few minutes. Both albums are in my collection too.

[@stonessonicjournal3181]

So wild to hear Bob Mould talk about Loveless. Played that & New Day Rising a million times over the years. Never knew he was a fan. Solid picks all around.

[@dongtan_dude1006]

I saw Bob Mould a few times at Cats Cradle in Chapel Hill. He would usually put "Loveless" on before coming on stage

[@stonessonicjournal3181]

@@dongtan_dude1006 That is awesome!

[@gamby16a]

I remember reading him sing praises about Loveless in Spin ages ago.

[@stonessonicjournal3181]

@@gamby16a That is so cool. Had that record & Husker Du records at the same time back then. Loved both. Never knew he like Loveless so much. Makes the whole experience of listening to them back then all that more special.

[@gamby16a]

@@stonessonicjournal3181 There's a Sugar song that I can't think of at the moment, that I swear borrows a tiny bit of the melody from "Come In Alone."

[@rayxiv974]

Bob, you are one of my music heroes and the fact that you are talking about The Armed just makes me love you more. #refract

[@knivves0ut]

I love how open minded and up to date he is with newer trends and sub genres

[@latitudepost]

Some great picks! Huge fan of Bob Mould - a highly gifted and underrated songwriter

[@gwts1171]

He's sure not underrated here in St. Paul. Quite the opposite, actually.

[@latitudepost]

@@gwts1171 Compared to the likes of Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Billy Corgan, Frank Black etc he gets nowhere near enough credit - it's not like Husker Du, Sugar or his solo stuff sold millions of records.

[@bradoozy]

@@latitudepost he influenced all of them, though.

[@jeff7764]

How is he underrated?

[@latitudepost]

@@jeff7764 You don't think he is? Among a small hardcore indie set he may not but to the world at large I think he is very overlooked and deserves more success. I am sure you would agree Jeff

[@patrickjordan3887]

Goes from Dua Lipa to talking about Kurt Ballou's production. What a guy.

[@evilcleaver]

I think Dua Lipa was the last thing I expected from Bob. What a legend

[@killsapo]

Have you noticed? if you pick the first letter from each of the records Bob chose, a strange message appears: R E F R A C T

[@goldengod3927]

Bob rules. No idea he wrote for WCW, somehow makes him even more cool.

[@KowankoMusic]

He also wrote the Daily Show theme

[@3rdmm]

@@KowankoMusic And called it "Dog On Fire".

[@KowankoMusic]

@@3rdmm Hahah really? Didn't know that. It's eminently catchy.

[@pete5534]

Bob Mould & Richard Thompson? Indeed.

[@ismathers]

This was already incredible, but that closing one-two punch of Dua Lipa and fuckin' ULTRAPOP just put it on another level. It's rare one of these actually increases my respect for an artist (taste is taste! liking stuff I like is neat but not, like, _commendable_) but the way he talks about all of these records here is worthy of that respect. Bob Mould rules.

[@Blisteryn]

This guy is the God of alternative rock.

[@creamcannon825]

Bob and Grant and Greg are the Gods.

[@winstonschwarz1636]

One of my hero's turns out to have abysmal taste. Shouldn't have watched this.

[@veritas4364]

Buzzcocks, Richard Thompson, My Bloody Valentine...I wouldn't call those abysmal.

[@JMD501]

Ok huge husker du fan, and now I know why. Me and Bob have, apparently, the exact same taste in music.

[@ST-xg3gy]

Okay the wrestling involvement came totally out of left field. What? How? Why? Writing wrestling segments? How do you end up there?

[@mattcontrino8513]

I didn’t truly discover Hüsker til last year, when my friend left a copy of “New Day Rising” in my car. Not only do I now hear echoes of them from old Green Day to Title Fight, but their music is SO fucking surreal. I love so much classic hardcore, like DK and Black Flag and that whole list, but I never heard something AS dirty, AS angry, and yet… somehow, RICH with melody that the lofi audio only compliments. Fucking incredible jem of a band.

[@void0094]

Agree. Man the production on those records... The guitar sound is like an insult when you hear it for the first time. I love it.

[@themadmattster9647]

Agree absolutely unique guitar tone

[@lostnthenoise]

Bob Mould is just.an icon. I've seen him twice, once solo and once with Sugar and loved every second. And his book rules! Thank you!!!!

[@AK99581]

His book veered on the verge of TMI at times.

[@jaybug1171]

Mould, musical genius, musical god.

[@timothylduggan2642]

He’s up on every bit of the latest underground everything from the last 40 years when most people his age gave up a long time ago.

[@lembranca]

I found it funny that Sugar's song Your Favorite Thing always reminded me of "Blown A Wish" on the Loveless Album

[@emilybalcerak7861]

This man is such a living gem.

[@briangoodman8990]

What a cool dude. I've got always got Copper Blue in my "bag".

[@heikkijhautanen4576]

You can see this man knows hell of lot about music and I have admired people who are not stuck in just one scene or style but can enjoy all flavours of rock pop or what ever!!

[@TheOmahaIntrovert]

Epic episode and picks. Bob Mould is king! Knew he would not disappoint with his choices!

[@mrt77wv]

Looks like I'm gonna be checking out The Armed then. Been listening to Bob for 30 years and he hasn't steered me wrong yet.

[@olafbigandglad]

Shoot Out the Lights is a masterpiece. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight is a thousand times better.

[@paulosicne8498]

Love Bob Mould. First time I bought New Day Rising in the mid 80s, I was hooked

[@miameramusic]

I think it's important to remember that not only is Bob the most influential figure in alternative rock, but also wrote for professional wrestling. Sometimes I think he is my real parents.

[@sh4312]

Such a top bloke. By the way, imagine putting a description of Creation Records up without including Oasis among its bands

[@ceevishus4130]

alot of that Foo Fighters album sounded alot like Bob's solo stuff

[@Hassebas88]

happy to see it recorded back in the store, not at home

[@mikedrueke6873]

I had no idea he wrote for WCW. That's interesting to me as a wrestling fan.

[@ST-xg3gy]

That blew my mind. Surprised no one else is mentioning that.

[@simonhaslam]

Classy choices from Bob, just what I’d expect from him. The wrestling thing was a bit of a curveball though..

[@quietpills8389]

Never clicked fasted than seeing Mould on here. Great picks too

[@heatherbryant2036]

YAY!! I’m glad we’re back at one of the physical locations; the “HOME” edition really killed the vibe & defeated the purpose of this segment

[@trickedouttransam]

Bob likes Richard Thompson? My life is complete. Husker Du was the first CD I owned and I am a lifelong fan of RT.

[@matthewchance8835]

Check out Bob Mould's group Sugar & their album "File Under...Easy Listening" such a great album.

[@mileshall9235]

I'm imagining Bob Mould writing pro wrestling scripts....and doing overnight road trips in a van full of pro wrestlers.😄

[@josephreilly6328]

Richard Thompson, Misunderstood tops song

[@Watts660]

He's just super cool and such a good taste in music.

[@Polacerbic]

That’s not disco. Fake music

[@ronaldmilner8932]

I saw Husker Du in Chicago in'87 right after the release of Warehouse: Songs & Stories! Great concert!

[@acspicer]

That album is etched into my soul. I’m so jealous

[@paulblack8887]

He wrote for WCW, that's a curious bit of trivia.

[@davidmorgen4558]

Thanks for making mention of richard & lindas Classic shootout the lights! Im a huge fan of em i figure the extra Exposure is a good thing!

[@daninusa5297]

He likes some bad music lol and is not stuck on nostalgia..

[@chiefchimp2789]

I remember in the 90's when he ripped into the Smashing Pumpkins basically calling them a shitty band. It was incredibly random and out of nowhere.

[@nikolademitri731]

I like The Smashing Pumkins, but that’s kinda awesome. Maybe he did it out of defense for Pavement, as I imagine Bob Mould would be far more into Pavement than The SP (and I’d agree, I just like all the above). Or maybe it had nothing to do with that, whatever the case, I love it, because Billy Corgan perpetually needs taken down a peg.. too much ego on that guy, however good a few of his albums are… ✌️

[@chiefchimp2789]

@@nikolademitri731 I have no idea what went down. I find it amusing. I'm a huge Pumpkins fan. Musically, they're quite excellent. Billy Corgan is incredibly unlikeable though. Weirdly, it appears to be part of his whole persona.

[@bradoozy]

@@nikolademitri731 the first three sp records are genius work, but he clearly doesn’t accept that some people don’t really want to hear anything new from him because he just can’t top it.

[@maximumcaffeine6003]

Thank you Bob Mould for turning me on to the awesomest album Ultrapop from The Armed, I haven't been excited like this from new music in a long time.

[@automatics1im]

Doing old AND new things. That's refreshing and invigorating.

[@chuckabbate5924]

Bob, I caught you and Grant and Greg at the Channel in Boston in the fall of 84, you guys brought it and then some, keep on keeping on ,you get with better and better with age.

[@5yearsout]

Saw Bob Mould a few months back on a solo electric show. Was curious to see how he was going to pull it off. Just him a guitar and an amp, cranked to 11 of course. It was so good, if you ever get a chance this random stranger suggest you take it and see him.

[@Tenmitsudou]

Garbage

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Warehouse Songs and Stories was my album, but that Mould also loves Garbage, Daft Punk, and the Foo Fighters says it all. My man.

[@morgellon9449]

That's really awesome, if the Buzcocks were tripping onstage. They never struck me as a particularly psychedelic band, but it makes sense, in an odd way. I love that Bob Mould is still into the old punk rock that he was into as a kid.

[@stephenhawkingsfootballboo7885]

I love Bob (and Daft Punk) but we all know that Kraftwerk were the Beatles of electronic music!

[@davidreidy5750]

That Suicide Commandos album is really good⚡🤖⚡

[@rgs8970]

God he just gets hotter and hotter as the years go by

[@Neenerella333]

Check out his interview on WTF. Man. It will only make you love him more. He's such a lovely dude.

[@jeffreyvoth4272]

@@Neenerella333 he was on turned out a punk also

[@veritas4364]

To each his own, I guess.

[@saraevelynsmith]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaassssss Dua Lipa!!!!!! That album is so good! 💿

[@Steaminlidz]

That was predictably amazing. Some really unexpected choices. Legends a bit of a trite description usually, but utterly deserved in Uncle Bob’s case.

[@sophiafake-virus2456]

If Bob Mould were black he'd be dangerous. (black mould, geddit?) 😂😟

[@natronbetticus]

and the armed. fuck yeah.

[@mikegggg222]

Bizarre Fest, Lorlie,GERMANY, ,SAW ALL OF THEM! 84-92

[@numsiskit]

So glad I watched this over breakfast this morning. Now I have a couple new records to listen to and I'm pretty sure they're gonna be really good.

[@kode264]

7:39 for those who came to refract

[@TKevinBlanc]

Dang. I thought for sure it was pronounced "moold". But I came late to his music.

[@mc76]

Seeing or hearing Bob always reminds me of the night Sugar blew out the PA at the Riviera in Chicago. The encore (Cheap Trick's "Surrender") sounded like it was coming out of an AM transistor radio. Which made it even cooler.

[@billytrespassers3123]

7:07 lol that lady didnt realize she was in the video

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

Dua Lipa and The Armed? So I am not the only crazy person who has enjoyed those two things

[@8tem]

admiro a bob. y nuevamente me demuestra estar abierto a escuchar más cosas fuera del rock, cuando destaca el último disco de dua lipa.

[@elongatedmusket7430]

trust that the Foo Fighters were listening to Bob as well

[@colin6603]

They’ve brought him on stage before

[@doycaveiii]

I was TODAY years old when I learned that BOB FREAKING MOULD use to write for WCW Wrestling! WHAT???

[@1BigBucks1]

Fuckin love you Bob! ♥️

[@markberes2804]

Saw Bob do a solo gig at St. Andrews hall in Detroit back around the time his Workbook album was out (excellent album). Just Bob with acoustic guitar. Amazing musician, amazing show. On my list of best show ever.

[@weedmanwestvancouverbc9266]

I saw the original band when my cousin took me as an impressionable 15 year old to Minneapolis-St Paul for a week. I wanted to do something in my life that was somehow part of this scene but not actually performing. I had been attending ballet school in Winnipeg but I ended up damaging my ankles so many times that surgery probably would be needed every few years to repair it if I kept doing that So I got into competitive cycling and did photography as a sideline starting with my dad's Leica. M4-2. While doing a stint as a entertainment reviewer photographer in canada, I heard Bob's cover of shoot out the lights, and I wrote something very unfortunate about Richard thompson.. Luckily one of the editors found by a mistake and corrected me, and brought in a whole pile of Richard Thompson albums and got me to listen to them.

[@PeasGraveny]

Bob Moulds first two 'solo' album's (Workbook & Black Sheets Of Rain) were the album's I wore out.Those two albums taught me how to write and arrange tunes. So I owe you a lot Bob.