{"product_id":"9781501321351","title":"Bob Mould's Workbook","description":"\u003ch3\u003e33 1\/3\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBob Mould's Workbook\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWalter Biggins | Daniel Couch\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1989, Bob Mould took a left turn. Already legendary before his 30th birthday for his noise-and-nuance work in Hüsker Dü, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Biggins\u003c\/b\u003e is an executive editor at the University of Georgia Press, USA, as well as a freelance writer, based in Atlanta, Georgia. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGlide Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookslut\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRogerEbert.com\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePop Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Baseball Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, among other periodicals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Couch\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English literature and composition at Chemeketa Community College, USA and the editor of \u003ci\u003eWhat, Where, How: The Practical Handbook for College Writers.\u003c\/i\u003e His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTape Op Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Week \/\/ One Band\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ethe Quietus\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 September 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501321351\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331944153228,"sku":"9781501321351","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3931d651-0f77-43be-bf40-42a3302b7048.jpg?v=1783600516","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781501321351","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}