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Bob Mould shreds away. (All Cat Rose photos) |
By Andy
You could tell from the appreciative look on his face that Bob Mould was blown away by the raucous ovation he and his band received following their blistering set at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle on April 7.
Monday nights have never been so good and LOUD, I say.
For about 90 glorious, sweat-soaked minutes, Mould and his power trio deftly careened through a gem-filled set list that covered a portion of his solo career and some Husker Du nuggets that stoked the crowd to no end.
We received 26 tunes of pure intensity and joy, including the opener "Star Machine" all the way through to "Makes No Sense At All," with standouts like "The Descent," "Here We Go Crazy," "American Crisis," "The War," "Hardly Getting Over It" and much more wedged within the set list.
Mould was so amped up on this evening that at one point while he windmilled a few chords and kicked his leg, it looked like he might fall to one side. Like the pro Mould is, he firmly kept his balance, didn't miss a note and arrived back at the mic stand to roar through the lyrics.
While addressing the crowd at one point, Mould shouted: "How's it going Seattle? Sound alright? I hope so, 'cause we ain't changing nothing!"
Bassist Jason Narducy and drummer Jon Wurster raged along with Mould and gave those songs the power that literally blew our hair back and rattled our teeth. I'm surprised the roof and balcony seats were still in place following this sterling gig.
At times, Narducy's smile was brighter than the overhead lights and his backup vocals always uplifted the gritty tuneage.
Wurster honored recently departed powerhouse drummer Clem Burke by matching the Blondie skinsman's signature taped arrows on his kick drum head.
It was surely a night of heavy hitting, strumming and singing.
** Here are Cat Rose's photos from the night, which also included a solid opening acoustic set from Craig Finn of The Hold Steady:
Craig Finn
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