Bob MouldRecensioni

Anyone hoping for an unearthing of long lost yarns about Husker Dü, SST legal documents, or remembrances of blinding nights at the leather bar with Rollins, will be sorely disappointed with Bob Mould's foray into the world of rock autobiographies. See A Little Light focuses on two main areas: a checklist of Mould's successes in music, which were all carried out by Bob Mould and no one else. And a look at his lack of success in love. Admittedly, as a music fan, I came to the book wanting a copious amount of thoughts and insight into what it was like to write songs such "Celebrated Summer" or "Changes", and to play in a band such as Husker Du. Unfortunately Mould is more focused on patting himself on the back while also screaming, "Why doesn't anyone love me?" Someone should give him Billy Corgan's number.

Fascinating autobiography. The first half covered ground that I was familiar with, Husker Du, his solo stuff and Sugar, but I pretty much lost track of Mould after Sugar broke up, so the second half was very interesting and eye-opening. He mentioned touring with Sugar in 1992-93 and he specifically mentions playing at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, so I dug my ticket sub out and sure enough, there it was, September 11, 1993! Good memories.

Mould's frank openness was great and I almost felt like his therapist as he rationally talks through his thoughts and feelings. Myself being a straight man, it was interesting to read about gay culture and I thought it was funny that Mould only learned about the different facets of the gay lifestyle in his later years! Overall, I think I was more shocked by the fact that he worked for World Championship Wrestling......!

A great read and well worth the time for any fan of Mould and his music.

The writing is really clunky. It reads like he's still taking speed.

A great read for a fan of any period of his career. It brought back many memories of debauchery from my college days.

An in-depth, chronological look into Bob's music and complicated (and often painful) life journey. Occasional clunky writing and it gets a bit list-oriented at times, especially during the Hüsker Dü portion (thanks to meticulously kept tour journals from the 1980s), but I enjoyed this touching, ultimately uplifting autobiography. Recommended to Bob fans.½

An amazing look at Bob Mould, the founder of Husker Du and Sugar. The musical journey this man has taken amazed me, just the range he has. Musically brilliant. I admit to not being familiar with Husker Du, well, not much. What I found fascinating was his personal journey. From an angry gay (but not really closeted and not really out or accepting of himself) punk rocker to the man who found himself in the bear community. Every gay man should read this, every pflag member should read this also. Just a great story of a musical genius' life.

Also, very interesting to see how tight knit the music community is. He talks about bands before they were big...just a compelling read.

Overall, I enjoyed the book. The history of his bands (Hüsker Dü & Sugar) his solo music career, and his short career backstage with professional wrestling were all done very well. Personally, I could have done without some of the details of his sex life, though that has been an important part of who he is, so I can't fault him for talking about it.½

I had an up and down relationship with this book. While at times I struggled with the narrative and the flow, the voice was authentic and my struggle was parallel with Mould's own struggle. I had to finish it and I couldn't put it down. It fills in a lot of other gaps in musical history, too.

1. Life And Times 4:11
2. The Breach 3:45
3. City Lights (Days Go By) 3:45
4. MM 17 3:39
5. Argos 2:03
6. Bad Blood Better 3:46
7. Wasted World 4:00
8. Spiraling Down 3:08
9. I'm Sorry, Baby, But You Can't Stand In My Light Any More 3:12
10. Lifetime 4:46