{"product_id":"bob-moulds-workbook-9781501321351","title":"Bob Mould's Workbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1989, Bob Mould took a left turn. Already legendary before his 30th birthday for his noise-and-nuance work in H sker D , Mould had recently walked away from his old band. He re-emerged with his debut solo album: \u003ci\u003eWorkbook\u003c\/i\u003e. Filled with chiming acoustic guitars, multitracked vocals, pristine production, and even a cello, \u003ci\u003eWorkbook \u003c\/i\u003ewas both admired and questioned for Mould's perceived departure from his post-punk roots. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Three decades later, the album has emerged as a key for understanding the nascent alternative rock genre and the concerns Mould would explore for the duration of his career. Fusing post-punk sound and confessional lyrics with a richer emotional and musical range, Mould's \u003ci\u003eWorkbook \u003c\/i\u003emerged worlds that seemed unbridgeable at the time. Alternative rock emerged from the wreckage of the 1980s, and \u003ci\u003eWorkbook \u003c\/i\u003ewas a model for the genre's maturation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWorkbook \u003c\/i\u003eserves its title in two ways-as a map for musicians to follow into a new mode, and as a journal of Mould's struggle toward adulthood. It opens conversations about rock, identity, spirituality, authenticity, and the perils and promises of mainstream culture. Walter Biggins and Daniel Couch, two critics who grew up with \u003ci\u003eWorkbook\u003c\/i\u003e, extend these conversations-through letters and emails to each other, and through correspondence with Mould and \u003ci\u003eWorkbook's \u003c\/i\u003emusicians and producers. That crosstalk leads to, through this seminal album, a deeper understanding of \"alternative rock\" at the moment of its inception, just before it took over the radio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501321351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.40h x 4.80w x 0.30d","brand":"Walter Biggins, Daniel Couch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45017754173621,"sku":"9781501321351","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cc071d38-e9de-460c-909c-2abd9ce4a6bf.jpg?v=1736832740","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bob-moulds-workbook-9781501321351","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}