How was the turnout for Bob? The $25 price tag was sort of a turn-off, as I’m really only familiar with his Sugar-era material and I wasn’t sure how much of that he’d perform. Did he perform "If I Can’t Change Your Mind"? I swear, that has to be my favourite song EVER.

The Posies show is still an if for me; I’m home from work with a cold, but I definitely feel better than yesterday, so I’ll see if I’m up for it later tonight.

I bet there are lots of ringing ears out there today! Thankfully I remembered to bring ear plugs.

what kind of crapsuck Superman trailer was that? It looks just as dull as all the Chris Reeve Superman films. Did they learn nothing from the animated series? As a guy with 3 Superman action figures (and one Supergrover) on his desk at work, I’m highly disappointed, and I blame you.

Bob likes it loud, don’t he? I have permanent hearing loss from the finale of the Flip Your Wig tour (with opening act Soul Asylum joining in on encores of the MC5’s "Ramblin’ Rose," "Helter Skelter" and — of course — "Love Is All Around"). I’ve never regretted it, either. We drove back to college just listening to our ears ringing for an hour and a half… mine didn’t completely stop ringing for more than a day. That’s loud.

Bob Mould is the coolest gay guy on the planet!!!

I was one of the youngest there… having just gotten into his work around the release of F.U.E.L. when I was still in high school… but the sheer fact that he opened with the first song of his I ever REALLY fell in love with made it all worthwhile.

And to add to the masses, yeah – my ears were ringing, too – forgot my earplugs. Shows like that should sell ’em at the door… I’d get gouged for a pair when I forget to bring my own…

Great show, good mix, and Uncut sound VERY different on album (a lot more Joy Division/early New Order than their live set) – their first disc (from last year) is a DEFINITE must-have, IMHO.

Thanks for the great review… anyone got a full setlist?

re: earplugs. Funnily at the Sugar show in Waterloo back in 94, there were signs posted all over the venue warning of extreme volumes and they were selling earplugs at the door – the only merch they brought, actually. And ironically, it wasn’t really that loud of a show. At Sunday night’s show, they had signs warning of strobe lights but nothing about the volume.

it’s funny to hear Anyone complain about twenty five dollars to see Bob. I’d easily pay twice that much if he would only come to Las Vegas. I moved here 5 years ago from new jersey and he has yet to perform here. I’m a seasoned veteran, having seen Husker Du in their "Warehouse" Prime, Sugar at City Gardens in New Jersey (yes, the loudest show I’ve ever attended LOL), and precious solo shows at Maxwells in NJ. Now I sit here listening to "Body of Work" over and over and over, praying for more tour dates in 2006 that might finally bring Bob to Las Vegas. Please Please Bob, come to the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay .

If it’s too loud, your too old. Fuckin’ loud tho’. What was with the disco lighting? That bass player was a talent unto himself, way to go man.

$25 CANADIAN? Nearly ’59x the Pain’ (of 50 Cents); Fugazi drummer could tell of $5 (American) shows by his boys, but consider the xchg. rate for Bob.

As far as what-doesn’t-happen-in-Vegas, I drove 500 mi. ea. way slept few hours before heading back to work the next day to see LDAPS in L.A., so I’ll hear no complaints from ye. And Las Vegas? I realize it’s grown, but could he fill a venue there?

At least, unlike a home in Trenton, it’s in the West. The scenery is nice to drive thru. Otherwise, I liked the typo: ‘Body of Work[book].’ Paging Dr. Freud!

Bobby, the song from Zen Arcade was Chartered Trips (at least that’s what he played in London and I loved him for that as it is my favourite song from that album and it came quite unexpected as it is not one of their "classics").

And yes, I agree, even though ears rang for more than a day, once you’ve been to a My Bloody Valentine gig you can certainly put that loudness thing into perspective.

I saw bob back in 95 acoustic at Avalon in Boston, and that was the loudest acoustic show I have ever seen (how does one’s ears ring from a 12 string??? amp the bejeesus outta it).

bob played NYC last night, and the show was fantastic, he played chartered trips, so I’m sure that was the

Toronto Zen song as well.

I was hoping to hear some old school, old school (of course having been a fan since everything falls apart, I go too far back… I’d kill to hear first of the last calls or deadly skies)

I would have loved to hear Bob and Jason play Flip your wig, Jason did such a great job on Hoover Dam, I am sure that it would be a killer version

I thought Bob’s NYC show was absolutely brilliant. The new songs come off very well, and the Copper Blue-heavy set didn’t get bogged down in nostalgia. All the songs had energy and vitality and mixed well. "Hardly Getting Over It" was exceptional, as was "Chartered Trips" and "Egooveride." Hard to name just a few since the entire show was so good. It was the first time I had seen him since…I guess about ’98 or ’99. That was a great show, a lot heavier and darker. Copper Blue is a more upbeat record than, say, Black Sheets of Rain, and the shows were markedly different.

I could have used some more new songs. Body of Song is a great album. Hats off to his band, too. Rich Morel is a great addition.

After reading these comments and talking to other people who saw Sugar I’d have to say that must have been one of the loudest bands in rock history. I saw them on the Copper Blue tour in ’92 (right?) and it was almost unbearable. Another incredilby loud show I saw at the same venue was, surprisingly enough, Blur on the Leisure tour. People I’ve talked to who saw them on that same tour of the West Coast have also said they were brutally loud.