Album · Bob Mould
Black Sheets of Rain by Bob Mould
Black Sheets of Rain is an album by Bob Mould, released in 1990. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 27 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “It's Too Late”, on 20 lists with a best position of #246.
Black Sheets of Rain, Bob Mould's second solo album, came out on Virgin in 1990, and after the folk-tinged introspection of Workbook, the former Hüsker Dü guitarist and singer plugged back in and turned everything up. Tony Maimone on bass and Anton Fier on drums, both veterans of Pere Ubu, held down the rhythm section again, and they give Mould a thick, heaving floor to pour his guitar over.
It's a dense, stormy record, all churning walls of noise and bruised melody, and "It's Too Late" cut through to become a Top 10 modern rock hit. It was also a turning point: next, Mould set his solo career aside to lead Sugar, and didn't come back to it until his self-titled album in 1996.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Black Sheets of Rain on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's Too Late | 20 | #246 | – | 1991–2023 | |
| 2 | Black Sheets Of Rain | 7 | #1088 | – | 2007–2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.