Favourite Hüsker Dü Album?

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

^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v62N98rK5a4

flip your wig
flip your wig

vote

Metal Circus is near perfect but too short.
Flip Your Wig is the only song that Mould and Hart sing on together (right?)
Warehouse has one of my favourite album openers ever in the form of 'These Important Years', and I *like* the production on it.
New Day Rising is great but never did it for me for some reason.
Zen Arcade was the first Huskers album I bought for seven bucks from a dude who was selling all his records to pay parking fines without having heard of anything they did before. Kind of blew my young mind, and remains the favoured album for both musical and sentimental reasons.

I think the top 2 are gonna be close

Not ashamed to admit that I've voting for Warehouse here - just so many songs on it that I love, as compared to all the other albums which in general I *respect* more than I out-and-out love. (Admittedly New Day Rising comes close for me.)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

flip your wig and vote