Title: Body of Song totally great
Product review: Bob Mould has embodied rock's dueling impulses-ugly vs. romantic, closeted vs. out, primal vs. tuneful-as fully as anyone in the 25 years since he launched Hüsker Dü and made hardcore punk sing. Lately, his hermetic electronica experiments have followed up on his involvement in the extroverted drag musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. No new fans need apply here, but those who know and love his sound will find that this self-styled career summation (note title), a nod back to late Hüsker Dü with computerized updates, sprouts horns with repeat listens. Though celebrated for his guitar work, it's the plain and plaintive timbre of his voice that remains most distinctive-gnarled, questioning, hoarse with recrimination. It isn't what he says, it's how he labors it, then releases. Pushing harder than expected, it's the beauty of his unloveliness. Highly remmend it a wonderful cd by a fantastic artist.
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