Black Sheets of Rain

Bob Mould | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 13, 1990)
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B00008EQ71
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,872 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Black Sheets of Rain

2. Stand Guard

3. It's Too Late

4. One Good Reason

5. Stop Your Crying

6. Hanging Tree

7. The Last Night

8. Hear Me Calling

9. Out of Your Life

10. Disappointed

11. Sacrifice - Let There Be Peace

Editorial Reviews

This CD is an out of print collectible! It is the original 1990 Virgin release. Catalog 2-91395. There is a hole punch through the UPC and booklet.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars staggering intensity, June 11, 2000

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Swampdog (Bellingham Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Sheets of Rain (Audio CD)

This isn't so much a review as a story - I loaned my copy of this cd to a co-worker, a very optimistic and sunny type (on the back of a tape that I actually thought he'd be interested in), and told him that when I really got depressed I'd put this on full volume and blast all the ugliness out of my head. He returned the tape, and told me he kinda liked the other side, but regarding Black Sheets of Rain he looked at me with a worried expression and said "I never get that depressed". That may tell you whether you want to buy this.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated Masterpiece, April 28, 2003

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Funny, I don't feel 40! (Canada, baby!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Sheets of Rain (Audio CD)

If depression could play a '66 Strat [constantly on the verge of feeding back], it would sound just like this. Easily the darkest of his solo efforts, this album lacks for no high energy hooky material or throw myself off something high angst. Best played at 11 when the wife is at her sister's for the weekend. A keeper until your kids ask you why.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Intense isn't the word for "Black Sheets", November 26, 2003

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Thomas F. Redmond (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Sheets of Rain (Audio CD)

To listen to "Black Sheets of Rain" you need a good set of ears. Then, you have to crank your stereo up to high volume. Anything less, and you won't get it.

I would imagine that this CD is probably a high point in Bob Mould's career. This is powerful stuff. A great songwriter and technically proficient guitarist, Mould's lryics are sometimes apocalyptical and thought-provoking:

So don't send me invitations to your big parade
Place of residence unknown
In my eyes there is no confidence
There is no calm before the storm

I agree: Anton Fier's drumming really makes "Sacrafice (Let There Be Peace)" take on a life of its own - because it's not straight 4/4 time - The rythm really drives.

"Black Sheets" and "Workbook" are really companion pieces. Both are great CD's and I am sure that these great recording will stand the test of time.