"The beating heart of Sugar was always the sound of Bob Mould's guitar: a colossal, metallic, thunderous thing, like a sonic boom you could whistle. It was incredible, being engulfed by that wall of sound."
"Bob was so loud, there were times on stage when I could see Malcolm drumming, but I couldn't actually hear him. I didn't wear earplugs when I started playing with Bob, but soon afterwards, I did."
"Sugar didn't merely deal in volume, however. Their 1992 debut, Copper Blue, put that noise in service of sculpted, melody-etched pop songs, securing critical plaudits and commercial success that had been hitherto unimaginable for an underground artist like Mould."
"There hadn't been much time for reflection during the Sugar years. Mould had written Copper Blue's songs in 1991, the same year Nirvana's paradigm-shifting breakthrough pulled many of their alternative rock contemporaries and inspirations into the mainstream."
Bob Mould's guitar was the defining sound of Sugar, characterized by its colossal volume. Bassist David Barbe recalls the overwhelming wall of sound during performances. Drummer Malcolm Travis initially avoided earplugs but soon found the noise deafening. Despite aging, Mould's guitar remains powerful. Sugar's debut album, Copper Blue, combined noise with melodic pop, achieving unprecedented success for an underground artist. After Sugar's dissolution, Mould felt drained, having not reflected on the experience. He recognized the cultural shift in the early '90s, influenced by the rise of grunge and alternative rock.
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