:'(
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 21:52 (fourteen years ago) link
bob and grant need to sort out their beefs with each other before they can sort out the legal beefs
There was a recent interview with Grant where he said him and Bob don't hate each other any more but he layed into Greg instead.
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 21:59 (fourteen years ago) link
OK, now that my turntable is back up and running, another reason to go out and buy vintage VINYL!
― Soukesian, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 22:00 (fourteen years ago) link
Does vinyl really help sound quality with respect to hardcore acts like Husker Du?
lol at turning on Greg!
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 27 January 2010 22:14 (fourteen years ago) link
"his food sucks!"
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 22:19 (fourteen years ago) link
Grant answered a load of fan questions recently on his myspace and remasters didn't sound like they'd be a priority for him from his general tone re: husker
― Jamie_ATP, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 22:52 (fourteen years ago) link
weird because i saw grant open for mike watt in the fall and greg came out and joined both grant, mike w., and mike's band for a big all star jam on "little johnny jewel"....
a couple of friends have been to greg's restaurant and apparently he's an amazing chef
― you forgot what a hardcore blogger is (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 22:55 (fourteen years ago) link
is it greg ginn grant has beef with, rather than greg norton?
― old kindle (stevie), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 23:00 (fourteen years ago) link
LOL @ that confusion.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 23:09 (fourteen years ago) link
No it was Greg Norton, not Ginn.
http://www.blurt-online.com/features/view/520
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 23:22 (fourteen years ago) link
:3(
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 23:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Haha that interview is hilarious. He's always come off as such a douche.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 23:32 (fourteen years ago) link
It was Greg Ginn when I interviewed Grant back in '03 before booking him at the dive bar I was deputy soundguy. He went on about Ginn for a while.
― kingfish, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 23:33 (fourteen years ago) link
someone like Frank Black who would be eventually bigger in terms of record sales than Husker Du had been, would look back and fool themselves into thinking they were more important or more influential. Maybe more people heard you, but you're not more influential than that which influenced you.hmmm
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 23:34 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.harneyre.com/CountryJournal/Images/SourGrapesPosterSmall.jpg
― you gone float up with it (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 23:35 (fourteen years ago) link
or which you were influenced by that which has influenced you when you were being influenced by their influence if you ya know what I mean.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 23:36 (fourteen years ago) link
jeez grant can be mean
um...there are some statements he makes in there "interesting" to say the least wrt his personal problems
― you forgot what a hardcore blogger is (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 23:37 (fourteen years ago) link
reading about Husker always bums me out. To have made a bunch of really good/great records and to have such a sour taste in your mouth (plus lame-o business problems) about it is kinda sad.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 23:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Ok, after spending a couple of days a/b-ing vinyl rips vs. the CD's, I really don't hear any huge difference. The solution to the sonic problems is simple: when you turn it up loud it sounds great. When you don't turn it up loud, it does not sound great. That's it. Problem solved.
― dlp9001, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:37 (fourteen years ago) link
wow that interview. what a dick.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:52 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.thenortonsrestaurant.com/2006-03-31_Nortons_-_57.jpg
who could say mean stuff about this guy??
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:55 (fourteen years ago) link
i have no doubt he is the nicest member of husker du
― tylerw, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:56 (fourteen years ago) link
seriously
― that sex version of "blue thunder." (Mr. Que), Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:57 (fourteen years ago) link
rollie fingers that is
― tylerw, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Just smoke a little before you listen to the cds. This works great, especially with Zen Arcade.
― Bill Magill, Thursday, 28 January 2010 19:58 (fourteen years ago) link
Do you ever feel like your contributions to Husker Du are overlooked?
This isn't thrown out as a condemnation of Bob, but I think that my fans know my material better than a lot of Bob's fans know his material. The reason I say that is every time I've gone to see a Bob Mould concert, someone has yelled out the name of one of my songs. When I'm out touring, I maybe hear that one out of five concerts.
i'm not sure that this is what it means?
― ('_') (omar little), Thursday, 28 January 2010 20:20 (fourteen years ago) link
http://i49.tinypic.com/14cz30x.jpg
― StanM, Thursday, 28 January 2010 20:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Should Husker Du make that decision, and I recognize that's a slim chance, I'd like to think we'd do it for a cause greater than financial remuneration. . . . There was nothing sadder than being around in 1992 or 1993 and watching people like Smashing Pumpkins or Stone Temple Pilots make millions and millions of dollars. That was when the vacuum we created was really obvious.
Yeesh.
― what of the fuck you talkie bout (Pancakes Hackman), Thursday, 28 January 2010 20:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Does Greg cook mostly Pringles-based dishes?
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Thursday, 28 January 2010 20:36 (fourteen years ago) link
http://metadiary.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/beefsteak-charlie-resize.jpg
― velko, Thursday, 28 January 2010 20:40 (fourteen years ago) link
look for yourself!
http://www.thenortonsrestaurant.com/Dinner%20Menu.htm
looks good!
― Dr. Goon Medicine Woman (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 28 January 2010 20:40 (fourteen years ago) link
"I don't care what you say, I don't care what you're drinking today"
http://www.thenortonsrestaurant.com/2006-03-31_Nortons_-_4.jpg
― velko, Thursday, 28 January 2010 20:51 (fourteen years ago) link
Wish it was a theme restaurant. "I'll have the pork chops with Candy Apple Gravy and a New Beer Rising, please."
― what of the fuck you talkie bout (Pancakes Hackman), Thursday, 28 January 2010 21:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Is that a Suicide Commandos record on the wall behind the bar?
― We should have called Suzie and Bobby (NickB), Thursday, 28 January 2010 21:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Yep, right below The Suburbs "In Combo."
― Such A Hilbily (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 28 January 2010 21:58 (fourteen years ago) link
The apostrophe is misplaced on "The Norton's" logo.
― Such A Hilbily (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 28 January 2010 22:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Nobody who saw the band live would for a second doubt Greg's contribution. I've talked to all three over the past dozen years, and stopped reporting what they say about each other: Why enable this stuff?
― Pete Scholtes, Thursday, 28 January 2010 23:12 (fourteen years ago) link
greg and the guy who just left the hold steady should tour together as "the mustachios"
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 28 January 2010 23:14 (fourteen years ago) link
So, you've been clean for a long time? [My addiction problems] were drawing to a close at the time Husker Du broke up. One of the things that made it possible for me to make those changes was removing that band and influence from my life.
[My addiction problems] were drawing to a close at the time Husker Du broke up. One of the things that made it possible for me to make those changes was removing that band and influence from my life.
love grant hart's music, but i'm skeptical of this claim to longstanding sobriety
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 28 January 2010 23:19 (fourteen years ago) link
Okay folks, here we go...
http://www.npr.org/2017/09/05/547854997/first-listen-husker-du-savage-young-du
Great story from M. Matos and a full preview listen of all three discs of the Numero box. Go nuts.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 5 September 2017 12:56 (seven years ago) link
i feel bad for spot that every single review of these reissues will mention how bad he was at his job
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Tuesday, 5 September 2017 14:04 (seven years ago) link
in a way i'm quite glad that the release of this was stalled until the first year of our lord trump, cos though they've never really been my go-to for social critique, the lyrics on the early stuff really resonate right now
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Tuesday, 5 September 2017 14:30 (seven years ago) link
i mean like
why bother spending timereading up on thingseverybody's an authorityin a free land
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Tuesday, 5 September 2017 14:31 (seven years ago) link
christ, yeah.
― I am a paying customer, who is very cordial and pleasant to talk to (stevie), Tuesday, 5 September 2017 15:06 (seven years ago) link
never really though about the sonic similarity between 'statues' and 'you can live at home' before, two quite atypical huskers songs, but also the first and last track they released
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Tuesday, 5 September 2017 15:43 (seven years ago) link
today i watched a top of the pops story of 1984 thing on youtube and it reminded me that i played my "smalltown boy" 12-inch about....500 times that year. and then it occurred to me that the album i played the most in 1984 was probably zen arcade. and then it dawned on me how much these two things had in common.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 5 September 2017 15:53 (seven years ago) link
the lyrics on the early stuff really resonate right nowi have always felt this way!! they have good political songs imo. turn on the news, divide and conquer, they're all great!!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 5 September 2017 15:57 (seven years ago) link
xp that's a good spot scott!
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Tuesday, 5 September 2017 15:58 (seven years ago) link
There's a certain purity of vision to early Huskers, as there is with much punk and hardcore, but it's really about setting the stage for the real story. Not sure it has much of a story to tell itself any more than, say, the Suicide Commandos boxed set did. As hyped as I am to get any Husker Du set, this seems like mostly archaeology/anthropology.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 5 September 2017 17:03 (seven years ago) link
Though I dunno, Everything Falls Apart And More sounding pretty good right now ... I wonder how much a total newcomer would be into this set if they knew nothing of the later stuff (as unlikely as such a scenario might be)?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 5 September 2017 17:07 (seven years ago) link