Bob Mould Reviews & Guide

Bob Mould

Musical Group or Musician

Forfans of hüsker dü, 90s alternative/power-pop, punk-leaning rock songwriting, and readers who like opinionated album writeups.
11 Reviews 3 Definitions 2 Charts

The Profile

Bob Mould is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known as a co-leader of the 1980s Minneapolis band Hüsker Dü and for a long-running solo career that blends punk-driven rock with melody-forward songwriting.

Publicly known as a member/co-leader of Hüsker Dü (Minneapolis, 1980s). He later led the band Sugar in the 1990s and has released numerous solo albums. He is openly gay.

Across 11 reviews, Bob Mould is framed as a Hüsker Dü co-leader turned consistently driven solo artist. The writing highlights his signature voice, big guitars, and knack for melody, with praise for albums like Blue Hearts, Poison Years, and Body Of Song. Reviewers also note detours into electronics (Modulate, District Line) that divided listeners. Live, he’s portrayed as intense, authentic, and capable of bridging melodic hardcore past with singer-songwriter present.

Notable Quotes

❝ You say Bob Mould and immediately think that his voice would overwhelm you even if he were reading a shopping list and the sound of his guitar would set your heart ablaze even while playing «Frère Jacques».

❝ Get this album if you love Husker Du. And if you don’t love Husker Du, get this album anyway. And cherish it, as I am doing: one day or another we might paradoxically forget what a rock album is.