sad I missed voting in this poll, good results so far though.
― Neil S, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 10:19 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, Mary went from Kenwood to the West Bank, where she started wearing piercings.
Revising my earlier neutrality: "Diane" is a huge lapse, IMO. Great riff, chorus, guitar solo, but that unfortunate genre of punk song that takes an actual horrifying event and does nothing more than play it out again. And tastelessly uses her real name (you can look it up).
To balance with some kindness: I still love the feedback hippie-punk guitar bounce on the "times, places" refrain of "Flexible Flyer," their Citizen Kane with a happy ending. Ultimately cornball, but I obsessed over it at the time.
I'm not a huge "Divide & Conquer" fan, but I'll admit the lyrics get better rather than worse in retrospect.
I voted "In a Free Land" because it's another great hardcore critique of do-nothing democracy, but with those unexpectedly complex chord changes and flashes of '60s-ish melody.
― Pete Scholtes, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 12:39 (eleven years ago) link
in a free land's dip into minor chords with "everybody's in authority" kills me every time. but diane has never left me anything but cold.
― "Hahahaha, nice one, Punchy," I said. (stevie), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 13:13 (eleven years ago) link
And tastelessly uses her real name (you can look it up).ew, did not know
― passion it person (La Lechera), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 13:19 (eleven years ago) link
pardon my ignorancethis is what i get for listening and not reading
― passion it person (La Lechera), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 13:21 (eleven years ago) link
always heard it as "everybody's an authority". dunno why i didn't vote for it, it's a great song
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 13:28 (eleven years ago) link
love the glassiness of bob's guitar sound on it especially
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 13:29 (eleven years ago) link
NickB, you are probs right, was just humming it to myself from memory!
― "Hahahaha, nice one, Punchy," I said. (stevie), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 13:38 (eleven years ago) link
the solo is killer. it sounds like the motors or somebody.
Huh, I also didn't know "Diane" is based-on-a-true-story. It makes the song make more sense to me, but I'm still conflicted about the song overall. Oh well. I'll just have to be conflicted.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 14:09 (eleven years ago) link
Probably used her real name 'cause it sounds like "dyin'" xxp
― Faster than food (Myonga Vön Bontee), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 15:24 (eleven years ago) link
And tastelessly uses her real name (you can look it up).
Aaaand now I kinda wish I hadn't.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 16:11 (eleven years ago) link
I mean, hell Grant. It's not like when Springsteen wrote "Nebraska," he was all "But I'll just kidnap you and kill your parents instead."
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 16:12 (eleven years ago) link
It's Grant's delivery that makes it skeevy. In concept, "Diane" is no less blunt than "Jordan MN" or a lot of other songs from the scene and era. Hart is convincing in the song in a way few of his peers were. There not even the thin film of irony you'd get in the Birthday Party or Black Flag.
― bendy, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 17:21 (eleven years ago) link
All my high school friends moved into two 2BR units in the Ghetto In The Sky/Crack Stacks when they went to their first year of college in 1989. 8 dudes in 4 bedrooms.
several xposts
Also, this is copied and pasted from the noms thread but before I forget:
Even the song titles have the same boring rhythm
All This I've Done for YOUNo Promise Have I Made
I totally remember being irked by this when CAG came out. I think of these as their Yoda songs.
― you only write about... pleassssure (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:13 (eleven years ago) link
I think of these as their Yoda songs.
Haha.
Anyone up for the rollout now or should I wait until 1300 CST like I said I would.
Seemed to peter out in the late afternoon yesterday.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:17 (eleven years ago) link
Go ahead. I'm home sick and getting bored with the rest of the things the internet has to offer!
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:19 (eleven years ago) link
Crazy office shit going down, so yeah, forgive me if I get started a little early.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:25 (eleven years ago) link
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt203/pplains/Husker%20Du%20Poll/TERMS_OF_PSYCHIC_warfare700.jpg
20. “Terms of Psychic Warfare” - 166 points• Pretty faithful cover, Dirty Grocers
Perfect song to start off Part II with.
'Nother great Norton bassline.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:26 (eleven years ago) link
Will always live side by side with Slade's 'Run Runaway' in my head.
― you only write about... pleassssure (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
Spotify List Reminder
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
Everytime I hear someone screaming in the background of the SST records, I never know if it's Spot or not.
This song being an example.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:32 (eleven years ago) link
This is too low.
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:37 (eleven years ago) link
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt203/pplains/Husker%20Du%20Poll/whatever700.jpg
19. “Whatever” - 168 points• Arcwelder's version from Dü Hüskers comp
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:42 (eleven years ago) link
TOO LOW
― Shane Breen is a gigantic tool (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:44 (eleven years ago) link
drums are crazy here.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:46 (eleven years ago) link
i took "Whatever" real personally when i was 17
― Shane Breen is a gigantic tool (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:48 (eleven years ago) link
The use of second person in the verses, separating the narrator from himself, before launching into the first-person barrage at the end is heartbreaking.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:58 (eleven years ago) link
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt203/pplains/Husker%20Du%20Poll/sorry_somehow700.jpg
18. “Sorry Somehow” - 187 points• ''Aussie indie popsters'' Pray TV paint-by-numbers cover
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 19:05 (eleven years ago) link
Love it (although it didn't make my ballot), but surprised to see it so high. The cassette I bought in 1986 had a drop-out when Grant yells "Yyyeaaah I'm not sorry!" before the solo. It sounds wrong without the drop-out.
― and I scream Fieri Eiffel Tower High (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 19:08 (eleven years ago) link
that's weird.
It made my ballot. Lots of solitary nights in the car screaming along with this one.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 19:12 (eleven years ago) link
"whatever" and "terms" are cool but i didn't bother voting for them, guessing some of my warner-era nods didn't make the cut then. xpost and then a warner-era track i didn't vote made the top 20.
I only heard "Diane" relatively recently but i love it. Definitely understand if people find it in poor taste or too harrowing, but it's a really gripping, complicated mess of a song. i've read that grant was allegedly friends with edwards, and the casual flippancy of the verses mixed with the agony of the vocal suggests, at least to me, a real horror. obviously no one needs to clap hart on the back for dealing with this shit in a public sphere, though i doubt he thought "oh it'll be great when some irish group takes it to the UK top 30 ten years from now."
― da croupier, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 19:15 (eleven years ago) link
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt203/pplains/Husker%20Du%20Poll/cybt1700.jpg
17. “Could You Be the One?” - 192 points• Husker Du play "Could You Be The One" and have a short interview with Joan Rivers.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 19:27 (eleven years ago) link
First HD video I saw on MTV. And during the daytime, no less!
― and I scream Fieri Eiffel Tower High (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 19:31 (eleven years ago) link
I'm so dumb, I had to read that twice to realize they didn't have high-definition videos back in the late 80s.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 19:34 (eleven years ago) link
It was between this and another Mould track when I narrowed down my ballot to 20. This lost. I expected it would place without my help, and I'm glad it made the top 20.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
xp hahaha
― and I scream Fieri Eiffel Tower High (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 19:46 (eleven years ago) link
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt203/pplains/Husker%20Du%20Poll/ill_never_forget_you700.jpg
16. “I'll Never Forget You” - 197 points• Salbando cover from Dü Hüskers comp.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 19:53 (eleven years ago) link
This is the one that when I was making the list, made me go back to confirm that I was counting the votes correctly.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 19:57 (eleven years ago) link
It's a rocking punk song with a trollin' bass intro, but No. 16?
Especially when [your favorite Husker Du song] didn't even make the cut.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
YES! I took this song super personally when I was a teen.
I'm out of class now btw, expect nonstop inane posts from me for the next hour or so.
― passion it person (La Lechera), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 20:00 (eleven years ago) link
Because of short Tgiving week work crunch I was unable to get a ballot done. But I understand the votes for I WILL. NEVER. FORGET. YOU.
― you only write about... pleassssure (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 20:04 (eleven years ago) link
I WILLNEVERFORGIVEYOUfor not voting
― passion it person (La Lechera), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 20:05 (eleven years ago) link
I should haveMADEPLANSMADEPLANSto get it done the preceding weekend
― you only write about... pleassssure (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 20:06 (eleven years ago) link
hahaha
I gotta say, "Could You Be the One" has always kinda bored me. It's fine, but it's what I would otherwise categorize as a boring Bob song, perfectly written but monotonous. I would rather listen to Bob scream monotonously than sing monotonously.
― passion it person (La Lechera), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 20:07 (eleven years ago) link
We're finally at the middle of the list, with five more to go today and the final ten tomorrow.
Not that you were counting or anything, but the songwriter tally is currently Hart 7, Mould 7, with "In A Free Land" credited to both of them and Norton.
― pplains, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 20:10 (eleven years ago) link
I don't have a lot of hope for What Do I Want anymore :(
― passion it person (La Lechera), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 20:12 (eleven years ago) link
My hope is registering at a level of
NOTHING NOTHINGNOTHIIIIIIING