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Hüsker Dü
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Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota (1979 – 1987)
Hüsker Dü was an American punk rock band, from Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, active from 1979 to 1987 and comprising guitarist/vocalist Bob Mould, bass guitarist Greg Norton, and drummer/vocalist Grant Hart. Mould and Hart split the songwriting duties. Hüsker Dü was never widely popular, but had an impact much larger than sales would indicate. “Husker Du” is Danish/Norwegian for “Do You Remember,” a popular children’s game. Hüsker Dü first gained notice as a punk band with thrashing tempos and screamed vocals, but also with a melodic, soulful edge that became more pronounced in the band’s mid-career, as they drifted away from their early sound. They were also a striking trio on stage — far different from the typical hardcore band of the time — with Mould’s hulking, doughy presence shouting angrily at stage left, offset by the generally unkempt, long-haired Hart flailing on the drums, and the lanky, good-natured Norton, who sported a waxed handlebar moustache for most of the band’s career.
Hüsker Dü broke with the anti-traditionalist ethos of most early hardcore bands. Their early songwriting shows the influence of folk, 1960s pop music, blues, and other forms (although often buried under a thick layer of angst and aggression), and has a strong melodic sense. The lyrics made astute, sharp, personal and social commentary, showing a great deal of vulnerability and sympathy for their subjects. Hüsker Dü’s songwriting was widely admired, and their live shows were often a venue for brilliant improvisational playing.
Hüsker Dü broke with the anti-traditionalist ethos of most early hardcore bands. Their early songwriting shows the influence of folk, 1960s pop music, blues, and other forms (although often buried under a thick layer of angst and aggression), and has a strong melodic sense. The lyrics made astute, sharp, personal and social commentary, showing a great deal of vulnerability and sympathy for their subjects. Hüsker Dü’s songwriting was widely admired, and their live shows were often a venue for brilliant improvisational playing.
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Zen Arcade
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New Day Rising
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Candy Apple Grey
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Warehouse: Songs and Stories
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Ashona223 wrote:
love H\u00fcsker D\u00fc
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Cl_Cl_ wrote:
Can't stop listening to this fucking musical drug
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japms wrote:
fucking perfect awesomeness
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8th_Method wrote:
Greatest punk band ever.
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Lifietsfel wrote:
yeah!
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mattmacneil wrote:
srsly guys im addicted
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mattmacneil wrote:
I can't get enough of this band someone help
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buntyvsbeano wrote:
Divide & Conquer <3
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RottenBerry wrote:
I'd love to see any band perform two simultaneous nights. SRS.
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mattmacneil wrote:
Husker Du 2010 Reunion Tour. The Band will be playing two simultaneous nights at each venue, playing Zen Arcade in it's entirety the first night, then New Day Rising the second night. (THEN I WAKE UP IN MY BED LOL)
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AR-DZEJ wrote:
lol
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mattmacneil wrote:
hahahaha
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lockieee wrote:
more like poosker poo! ......nah i love this band >:D
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Cl_Cl_ wrote:
amazing, genius, underated, avant-gardist... they deserve every superlatives
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mattmacneil wrote:
he's such a nice guy, too. now, uh, get bob and greg and play again.
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mattmacneil wrote:
Just saw and chatted with Grant Hart. He played all of his Husker songs..Pink Turn to blue, Turn on the news, charity chastity prudence hope, terms of psychic warfare, never talking to you again, girl who lives on heaven hill..He was incredible.
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Fajterica wrote:
Could you be the one, Pink turns to blue... I could listen to them on and on and on and on
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longball2no1 wrote:
Yep, they are hard to beat. I never get bored of the 'Du. Few bands can compare.
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bloofs wrote:
the only hardcore band i actually like
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AJackWithOneEye wrote:
Reunion tour plz
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