Tracklist (CD)
| 1 | | Anymore Time Between | | 5:40 | | 2 | | I Hate Alternative Rock | | 2:55 | | 3 | | Fort Knox, King Solomon | | 3:34 | | 4 | | Next Time That You Leave | | 3:57 | | 5 | | Egøverride | | 3:54 | | 6 | | Thumbtack | | 4:59 | | 7 | | Hair Stew | | 4:03 |
See more tracks| 8 | | Deep Karma Canyon | | 3:01 | | 9 | | Art Crisis | | 3:27 | | 10 | | Roll Over And Die | | 5:11 |
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Review
I knew you when you had something to say," Bob Mould sings on "I Hate Alternative Rock," and he sets himself up perfectly. His first post-Sugar solo album (and his third overall since the end of Hüsker Dü) has all the typical Mould ingredients: buzz-saw guitars; forceful, staggered rhythms; somber acoustic reveries; lyrics full of alienation and disgruntlement; and his unmistakable whine buried in the mix. But genuine inspiration is in short supply.The overdistorted wall of guitars that Mould mastered a decade ago has become the… Read More standard sound, albeit slightly modified, of alternative rock. Match that with the endless heavy-handed bellyaching, and Mould comes across more like a morbid nuisance than an astute chronicler of bad times. He sounds increasingly like a 70s rock star harping about the pressures of fame, except in Mould's case, it's a matter of watching shinier, happier protégés claim his gold mine. His rage is justifiable, but it isn't much to listen to. (RS 734) ROB O'CONNOR |
