The crunchy hardcore songs on side two of Zen Arcade are the best. Had trouble narrowing it down to just two of those tracks. BEYOND! THE! THRESHOLD!
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 21 November 2012 15:55 (eleven years ago) link
Zen Arcade re-sequenced as a hardcore EP entirely weeded of tuneful singing = still classic!
Husker Du, What's to Forget? EP
Side A:
Beyond The ThresholdIndecision TimePride
Side B:
I'll Never Forget YouWhat's Going On?
― Pete Scholtes, Wednesday, 21 November 2012 15:58 (eleven years ago) link
"Reoccurring Dreams" is its own hardcore EP.
― and I scream Fieri Eiffel Tower High (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 21 November 2012 15:59 (eleven years ago) link
Pridea) stupidb) selfishc) all of the aboved) priiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide
― passion it person (La Lechera), Wednesday, 21 November 2012 16:06 (eleven years ago) link
xpost on the crunchy hardcore. Totally otm. I used to skip that part back in the 80's, but now find it by far the best part of Zen Arcade. I'd add Masochism World to the "hardcore EP." I'm loving the weird rhythmic thing , and the way it's like half bash-it-out hardcore, but then it's got Who backing vocals in the middle. FWIW, What's Going On was my #1.
― dlp9001, Wednesday, 21 November 2012 16:12 (eleven years ago) link
I think people were more distraught (re that blog) abt Flip Your Wig being the best rated HD record and Copper Blue winning overall.
Haaa. FYW is my favorite HD album. And Bob Mould's too, I think!
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 21 November 2012 16:14 (eleven years ago) link
(not that we should put too much stock in Cranky Bob's view of anything Du-related.)
xp: "What's Going On?" was my #2.
― Pete Scholtes, Wednesday, 21 November 2012 16:16 (eleven years ago) link
@ Pete see you figured it out
― in an English way (flamboyant goon tie included), Wednesday, 21 November 2012 16:37 (eleven years ago) link
Thing I love about Pride is the way it sounds like someone is winding up a spring and then letting it spin during each line of the verses.
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 21 November 2012 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
Calming Lechera's nerves, I will mention that I voted "From the Gut". High up, even. One of those songs where I can still remember the needle hitting the groove for the first time; my mom's cheapie all-in-one turntable, autumn light streaming through her apartment's picture window, no one else at home.
― bendy, Wednesday, 21 November 2012 20:15 (eleven years ago) link
I'm too young to have ever seen Husker Du, but did anyone see Dwight Yoakam opening up in 1986?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 21 November 2012 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
A reminder that the deadline for voting in this poll ends in a few hours.
I haven't checked today, but I know as of last night, we had 12-15 ballots submitted.
That said, I'm meeting some family members for pre-Thanksgiving and likely won't be home until 7 or 8 pm CST (0100-0200 GMT). If any ballots trickle in during that time, who would I be to turn them away.
― pplains, Wednesday, 21 November 2012 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
thank you bendyit's in my top 5!!
― passion it person (La Lechera), Wednesday, 21 November 2012 22:20 (eleven years ago) link
No, but I saw them in 1987 with The Shamen supporting, bit of a mismatch really.
― ~ (Matt #2), Wednesday, 21 November 2012 23:30 (eleven years ago) link
that sounds like a nightmare!
― passion it person (La Lechera), Wednesday, 21 November 2012 23:44 (eleven years ago) link
Deadline for submissions officially in 15 mins.
― pplains, Thursday, 22 November 2012 02:46 (eleven years ago) link
Vote! If nothing else, dilute the impact my ballot has on this, heh.
― etc, Thursday, 22 November 2012 02:55 (eleven years ago) link
Just out of curiosity, how is this anyway? A couple of intriguing band/song combinations (Walt Mink, Janitor Joe). I remember seeing this in shops, but never bit. It's not on Spotify...
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Du-Huskers-The-Twin-Cities-Replays-Zen-Arcade/release/752123
― dlp9001, Thursday, 22 November 2012 03:47 (eleven years ago) link
The only one I remember vividly is the Pink Turns To Blue cover which was damn near Bangles' Hazy Shade of Winter Pt. II. I liked it.
― pplains, Thursday, 22 November 2012 04:28 (eleven years ago) link
Exactly 90 songs were submitted and voted upon. I know I said let's do 33, but how about we amend that to 30. It'll still be 33-percent. Ties be damned.
25 ballots were received. If you did not get a response from me, please let me know as soon as possible.
Now.. let's see... hmmm. Anyone here ever used a spreadsheet before?
― pplains, Thursday, 22 November 2012 04:44 (eleven years ago) link
Were you able to figure out something? If you're stuck, let me know--I could probably tabulate 25 ballots/500 songs in an hour or so.
― clemenza, Friday, 23 November 2012 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
Ranked them all at No. 11.
― pplains, Saturday, 24 November 2012 02:21 (eleven years ago) link
Seeing that it was a direct and very representative portent of Things To Come (much more so than the one-off Statues, which was very PiL), it seems insane there's no studio recording of Amusement.
― Master of Treacle, Saturday, 24 November 2012 03:20 (eleven years ago) link
Getting geeked for this.
Probably will start the new thread in the morning, Tulsa Time, with the albums and band members. Then begin with the top 1/3 sometime around 1300 CST/1900 GMT.
― pplains, Monday, 26 November 2012 02:57 (eleven years ago) link
Gotta Make Polls for the Polls I Make - ILM HUSKER DU POLL RESULTS
― pplains, Monday, 26 November 2012 14:55 (eleven years ago) link