| Beaster | ||||
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| Released | April 6, 1993 | |||
| Studio | The Outpost, Stoughton, Massachusetts | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 30:51 | |||
| Label | Creation, Rykodisc CRELP 153 | |||
| Producer | Bob Mould, Lou Giordano | |||
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Beaster is a 1993 mini-album by Sugar. Its songs were recorded at the same time as the band's acclaimed first album, Copper Blue. However, Beaster has a much denser, heavier sound, closer in spirit to frontman Bob Mould's earlier band Hüsker Dü than to Copper Blue.[1] "Lyrically it's so unnerving for me to listen to it…" said Mould. "Musically it's harder, it's a little looser. Lyrically, it's a lot wilder than Copper Blue… Copper Blue was such a great pop record that I just saw this as like the evil twin."[2]
The loosely conceptual work is built around religious imagery, and was even released during Holy Week before Easter in 1993.[3] "I still don't know what it's all about," said Mould after its release. "The Jesus thing everybody picks up on – those are words that are not used lightly. Just the notion of somebody who can do no wrong who eventually gets hung [sic] for doing no wrong. I think that everyone feels like a martyr sometimes."[4]
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Thomas Erlewine, Stephen; Woodstra, Chris (2001). All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music (4th ed.). San Francisco: Backbeat Books/All Media Guide. p. 370. ISBN 9780879306274. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ Cavanagh, David (July 1993). "Sidewalking". Select. p. 72.
- ^ Earles, Andrew (2010). Hüsker Dü : the story of the noise-pop pioneers who launched modern rock. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780760335048.
- ^ Cavanagh, David (July 1993). "Sidewalking". Select. p. 68.