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Reminiscing on lost love and lust, Mould impresses with his songwriting skills.
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Life And Times arrives on "Workbook’s" anniversary, but it continues down the path established by 2005’s "Body Of Song," Mould’s return-to-basics rock album after "Modulate."
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As immediate as Life and Times isn't nearly as diamond-hard as "Copper Blue," which is a great part of its appeal: it flows naturally, the music never pushes, it settles, comfortable in its own skin.
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He's alternately reflective, rueful and accusatory, and he combines all three on 'I'm Sorry Baby, But You Can't Stand in My Light Any More.'
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UncutA grown-up record that hints at a more excitable wayward past. [May 2009, p.91]
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Mould addresses the years he spent playing a downward spiraler, gay-club cruiser, and spotlight needer, then gets back to his best role: just being Bob Mould.
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So even if these aren’t Mould’s actual “Life and Times”, he relays them with a conviction that, although occasionally over-the-top, makes them live and breathe as if they were his own.
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It's a contemplative work setting the stage for Mould's upcoming memoir, whose hooks will for once have to connect without the almost comforting bark of his vocals or buzz of his guitar behind them.
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The miserable bastard can still write melodies that make the medicine go down, and ultimately, that's his redemption.
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The result is a compelling conversation between the two sides of Mould's persona: the graying philosopher and the brazen noise boy.