Bob Mould
The Last Dog & Pony Show
Label:  Rykodisc 
Date:  8/25/1998
Length:  0:00
Format:  2CD
Genre:  Rock; Alternative
  Category:  rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 New #1    
      2.  
      		 Moving Trucks    
      3.  
      		 Taking Everything    
      4.  
      		 First Drag of the Day    
      5.  
      		 Classifieds    
      6.  
      		 Who Was Around?    
      7.  
      		 Skintrade    
      8.  
      		 Vaporub    
      9.  
      		 Sweet Serene    
      10.  
      		 Megamanic    
      11.  
      		 Reflecting Pool    
      12.  
      		 Along the Way    
      13.  
      		 Interview - Bob Mould,    
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      He may have decided to go off into that good night, but he isn't going gently. Bob Mould, who raged with Hüsker Dü, arguably one of the bands that defined the sound of alternative music, declared this to be his last electric album and tour. What next: a rocking chair? Doubtful. Despite his quieter moments with Hüsker Dü, his symphonic excesses with his solo records, and his flirtation with power pop with Sugar, at heart Mould is a punk rocker, his signature the throaty roar he muscles out of his guitar. The Last Dog and Pony Show captures this mighty artist at the peak of his power on songs such as the rumbling "Moving Trucks" and the massive "First Drag of the Day." So why the sendoff? Perhaps we're offered a hint on the absolutely terrible electronica cut "Megamaniac" that sounds completely out of place amid the guitar fury. Not a misstep, perhaps, but a warning. --Tod Nelson