Favourite Hüsker Dü Album?

though they did bury the bass on that album

'Spot' on Peter. Greg Norton's melodic bass went missing from New Day Rising onwards

Well yeah as a generality b-but 'Terms Of Psychic Warfare'!

'Terms Of Psychic Warfare'

Slade's comback single!

Re: "left the scene".

Yeah, even by the end, Husker Du were still playing to people who owned at least some Clash or Dammed records, but they stopped being ballz-out on Flip Your Wig. I don't think they cared who their audience was even when they were writing songs like "Real World" and "Bricklayer". Nor do I think they were running away from the "hardcore" sound. They were an introverted band from the get go, but I feel Mould and Hart retreated into their own songbooks around the time of NDR, and that may be why Norton's presence keeps receding. Mould and Hart had found their own voices, so the presence of outside trends disappeared from the songs. Probably why some people like the last three and nothing earlier.

Norton has some great runs on Warehouse, like ''Friend You've Got To Fall'' but the production does him even less favours than Mould, when y'know, with Warners and that, it should be a little less tinny.

didn't bob say he had to play greg's basslines for him on one du album?

I thought I heard that somewhere..that bit in the OBCBYL book where Bob suggests certain people (Greg) were only in the band at that point for the money might suggest something, plus that recent interview with Grant where he suggests he wouldn't be interested in playing Greg as opposed to Mould - all a bit WTF? Greg however was still contributing material at this point, B-sides but material all the same.

playing 'with' Greg

the weird thing was, though...that this last year at a mike watt show, grant got up with watt's band and then greg came out and they all jammed together and seemed like they were having a bro-down.

(grant actually played drums which i don't know if that's happened in years onstage)

anyway...i'd advise taking a lot of what grant says in interviews with a grain of salt, or several.

didn't bob say he had to play greg's basslines for him on one du album?

― Wat ho, goatee'd man? Thy skinnee jenes hath byrn'd my corneyas. (stevie), Friday, March 26, 2010 10:34 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

also, not sure if that's true, but having seen Greg's current project - The Gang Font (jazz rock band with Eric Fratzke and Dave King, drummer extraordinaire of Bad Plus and Happy Apple) he's got WAAAAAYYYY more chops than you would expect...

http://www.myspace.com/thegangfontfeatinterloper

like basically, maybe he's just been woodshedding all these years, but live he had WAY more chops than grant and bob have ever had at their respective instruments

oh hey, i have no probs with greg at all, i think his playing (on live boots, etc) is great

"but live he had WAY more chops than grant and bob have ever had at their respective instruments"

Really? I dont know about Hart, but Mould was a pretty goddamn good guitarist

i'm not saying he's not. but i was pretty blown away, gang font was doing all sortsa fancy pants prog jazz type shit (dave king is like a next level drummer)...i was just really surprised.

(also like this was 09 or something, so like i said i don't know how much "better" in terms of chops he's gotten)

That sounds like it would be pretty fucking good, to tell you the truth.

I'm going with Flip Your Wig, if only for "Divide & Conquer"

Well I remember Norton's first side project, shortly before the end of Huskers, was described by Greg in an article as 'King Crimson-influenced' so maybe he was already mr chops back then.

Grant Hart's new album Hot Wax is really great, and gets better the more you hear it.

Seen him twice since it came out, yes he is missing all his upper teeth. Dude's lived hard, you can see it.

i have been waiting for someone to answer that question! thank you. all of them, eh. that's some serious shit.
how hard up does a person have to be to not get some dentures?

Hot Wax is ok, but it is patchy.

All solo Hüskers is patchy - Hart especially - but always, always worth your precious time. I've not picked up Hat Wicks yet (prob. will when eMu downloads refresh) but am expecting alternating brilliance & shit - "Sailor jack" I love but "Schoolbuses" = OMGvomitz so pretty much par for the course.

saw grant hart a couple weeks ago and got to chat with him a little bit, he was in really good spirits.

voted from the gut on this poll - new day rising had to be it

From the Gut is on EFA

Candy Apple Grey is massively underrated but I have to go with New Day Rising here. No question.

xp meant it literally, regrettable wordplay

I know, i was just kidding.

oh well then you know what? i did not mean it literally, and i do not regret it. the ball is now in your court mr. magill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqnvmlGeCKk

Really? I dont know about Hart, but Mould was a pretty goddamn good guitarist

i'm much more a hart fan, but mould is a pretty g-ddamn great guitarist.

hart's probably a better songwriter than player? but he was a fairly ferocious drummer, iirc.

Would have loved to see them live.

i probably posted this before, but this youtube clip of husker du on the minneapolis daytime chat program good company is priceless.

wait, this is easier:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dbdEcX1ct0

Since when was Bob a Blues Brother? lol

i love all the old white-haired ladies, politely applauding, and in shock.

well, "love" is a strong word.

WOW, Good Company.

Wonder if any of the audience remember seeing the band at that tv studio.
Imagine some young kid walking around with a Husker Du teeshirt and some old granny says "oh i saw them 20 years ago" :)

another highlight of that video is the good company host, who seems to be enjoying a private joke at what he'd delivered to his audience.

Time for some youtubes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v62N98rK5a4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZmdzQpRuiQ&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yEdnKHhLPU&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs1IBNrNnMk&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuZEJS1bxK0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdTJvOa2fMs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUVuUvddivo&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjEsw9lxtRw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmq-oZ8jfi0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1sYN0PuRs4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss-AUjwHD_Y&feature=related

lol at this guys video he made for Turn On The News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwklI4BUWJk

oh well then you know what? i did not mean it literally, and i do not regret it. the ball is now in your court mr. magill.

― iiiijjjj, Monday, March 29, 2010 3:24 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Then I will admit i enjoyed the wordplay.

wish there was a youtube of data control. Its so damn sludgey and awesome.

the version on the living end is brilliant.

I listened to it again, it really is great. Wish there was a youtube up of it.

le bump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFyy3XB_3Y4

At least a Husker Du album will win a poll next week afterall!

:-|

shasta hates husker du