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Black Sheets of Rain

by Bob Mould

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of 455,735

8,621
1990's

of 166,476

5,394
1990

of 7,867

464

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Overall Rating: 2.7252 Black Sheets of Rain is ranked overall as 2.7252 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.8000 Black Sheets of Rain has an avg. critic score of 2.8000 out of 4 stars

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Rolling Stone

If you thought Bob Mould's angst-ridden solo debut,Workbook, was a blast of heavy weather, you'll need a steel umbrella to withstand the torrential distortion and gale-force rage ofBlack Sheets of Rain. ...more

All Music Guide

A scalding, monolithic collection of soul-baring lyrics and primal guitars,Black Sheets of Rainis extremely powerful musically, but is also slightly monotonous. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

When Bob Mould hauled himself out from the ashes of underground cult favorites Husker Du last year to craft the extraordinary ''Workbook,'' the album's eloquent understatement revealed new emotional range in this doleful guitarist-singer's work. ...more

Yahoo! Music

On one hand, this is exactly what you'd expect from the former Husker Du -er, combining the punk, pop, acoustic downers and all-out chaos that were all part of what made the Du so great. But between the steroid-powered performances and the unforgiving production, Sheets ultimately misses its mark. ...more

Yahoo! Music

A scalding, monolithic collection of soul-baring lyrics and primal guitars, Black Sheets of Rain is extremely powerful musically, but is also slightly monotonous. Nevertheless, the record features several inspired songs from Mould, including the catchy single "It's Too Late. ...more

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