Husker Du : Classic or Dud, Search and Destroy.

Come across this strange little curio on D1mead0zen and thought I might share it.

This looks like it was supposed to be a Husker Du show, but Bob lost his voice, so Grant (and Greg?) went on stage with the "Hypstrz!" and did a bunch of covers, and some other songs.

Husker Du/Hypstr Du
Minneapolis, MN USA
Seventh Street Entry
8 January 1981
[audience recording; total running time: 40:27.46]

A side (40:27.46):
01 start (00:06.36)
02 Statues (04:38.00)
03 interim / tuning (00:27.23)
04 Louie Louie (02:25.65) [Kingsmen]
05 interim / tuning (00:38.11)
06 unknown title ["piss in a bottle" to the tune of Good Golly Miss Molly] (03:24.33)
07 interim / tuning (00:20.27)
08 unknown title [mostly instrumental w/ ad lib vocal] (03:50.14)
09 interim / tuning (00:41.41)
10 Shakin' All Over (03:09.43) [Johnny Kidd & The Pirates]
11 interim / tuning (00:26.47)
12 unknown title (04:10.34)
13 Gloria (02:40.55) [Them]
14 interim / tuning (01:13.65) [someone shouts "Hypstrz!"]
15 C'mon Everybody (02:04.32) [Eddie Cochran]
16 Little Latin Lupe Lu (02:25.60) [Righteous Brothers]
17 interim / tuning (00:22.31)
18 unknown title (02:52.18)
19 interim / tuning (01:11.43)
20 Money (That's What I Want) (03:17.43) [Barrett Strong]

https://www.fromsmash.com/YM-UFTZqJW-bt

NOt listened to this yet but do remember coming across the Hypstrz who I think were a Voxx label garage revival band

It's not much more than a knockabout for the most part, really, but worth a listen.

the hypstrz sharing membership with the mighty mofos

The Hypstrz/The Mighty Mofos are the brainchild of the Batson Brothers two extremely unlikely looking dudes (like the Huskers, bigger, pro-wrestling sized[AWA style not the WWF shit]) the Hypstrz were originally a more Nuggets style garage/punk cover band who date back to the late 70s Suicide Commandos/Longhorn Bar scene, they became the Mofos (different...drummer? I think) who are essentially the same, a few more originals and have played as the Mofos or the Hypstrz ever since.

I bet I have seen them...50 times? 60? Without a doubt the best Mpls band ever. EVER.

Hypstrz had a record om Bomp! that fucking smokes

The Batsons along with the Whole Lotta Loves, represent deep Northeast Mpls cred, eat dick southside with your...Lutherans and your lakes, pfft

Huskers are stone-cold St. Paul, which is why they are essentially melancholy

Replacements are southwest, Uptown/Lyn-Lake which is why they are essentially barf

haha love it, preach my man

Mighty Mofos all Who cover set is one of the best things you could ever see

I saw the Batson Bros doing "Are You Man Enough?" by the Four Tops from the Shaft in Africa sndtrack and it KILLED

remember that one show (ollie stench's bday?) where they did "It's a Long Way to the Top" By AC/DC with full dress bagpipers?

Oh shit that's right! Hahaha

Also, it dawns on me when 99% of people think about "Minneapolis Music Scene" they Replacements, Prince, Suburbs, etc, but in reality the Minneapolis music scene is arguing with Billy Batson about the monitor mix and getting the stink-eye from Ernie for talking too loud in the library

it was kinda funny cuz i think ed gein fan club had to follow that, good luck boys

Awesome local doc about Land Speed Era Huskers, lots of local heads in this, the people in this doc are really the ones who would know, lots of obscure Mpls bands mentioned up thread are seen here briefly

https://www.tptoriginals.org/mn-hardcore-episode-2-the-fastest-band-in-the-world/

thanks! will watch later today, looks great.

that was an absolute treat, thank you!

yeah that was awesome

Huskers are stone-cold St. Paul, which is why they are essentially melancholy

me, 15 and essentially melancholy, at a bus stop near Dunn Bros on Grand in '93, reading the City Pages review of the Everything Falls Apart rerelease

(lol there was a bit in the end credits in that doc that said "'eight miles high' written by robert berry, keith emerson and carl palmer" which was a tad confusing - turns out those guys covered it as the band '3' in 1988. it's um, not a very good version)

I saw that! Also, minor quibble but Twin/Tone never released any Hypstrz records.

Tbh to an outsider, the MPLS vs St Paul thing, even if it’s a bit of fun, is kinda interesting, not least in due to the back in the day flagship bands of both, and partly due to the nature of the Twin Cities

(Clearly countless instances over the years of Husker Du being subsumed under the ‘Minneapolis band’ umbrella)

A new Hüsker Dü live album, Longhorn Tonight, will be released later this year. It will feature a handful of appearances at their local home town venue according to former bassist Greg Norton.

https://www.punktuationmag.com/new-husker-du-live-album-longhorn-tonight-planned/

hey Greg Ginn, stop being an asshole and let them reissue this shit FFS

Serious question? Are there any kit breakdowns for Grant out there on the intertubes? I really wanna know his ride cymbal choices for all studio records. There's a magic in their sound in a way that's as important to me today as they were when I was 17.

listening to Warehouse for the first time ever, it's great!

yeah it should get more shine.

I know it's been pointed out on ILX before but "She Floated Away" really is amazing

... and the drums sound fine to me? playing a 90s CD version

"These Important Years" is great

yeah that got me into it right out of the gate. back in the day I only kept up until Flip Your Wig. now I gotta hear Candy Apple Grey.

CAG is their emo album.

Aw I LOVE She Floated Away. If you like that you should hear the solo Grant song The Main

If you like that you should hear the solo Grant song The Main

one of the greatest songs ever written

oh my god there are 39 copies of that relatively cheap 1989 SST LP release on Discogs, and not a single one ships from the US

https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/1291800?ev=rb

so brutal

(a couple other versions do have a single US shipper)

this is my favorite version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZToHDEw6fI8

I just got that myself, on the CD single that used it as a B-side!

I like Warehouse a lot, but something about the mix or mastering sounds very weird coming through computer speakers, as if certain frequencies have been misplaced and the stereo balance is off-kilter.

I like _Warehouse_ a lot, but something about the mix or mastering sounds very weird coming through computer speakers, as if certain frequencies have been misplaced and the stereo balance is off-kilter.

listening through computer speakers might be the problem. The OG vinyl sounds fine. As do their other LPs, unlike the SST CDs which most have a real problem with.

Candy Apple Grey CD is the closest you can get to blowing speakers out with that opening track, lol

https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/15817

Event: RECORD STORE DAY 2023
Release Date: 4/22/2023
Format: 2 x LP
Label: Reflex Records
Quantity: 5000
Release type: 'RSD First' Release
MORE INFO

A 2xLP set of rare, early Hüsker Dü live recordings, featuring original flyers and artwork. Drawn from the historical Hüsker Dü recording archives compiled by Terry Katzman, this double disc live set is an essential companion piece to the band's Savage Young Du Box Set. While the SYD release principally featured studio demos, the 28 tracks presented here are the aural and enchanting equivalent of a time machine that vividly thrusts the listener straight back to Husker Du's embryonic unsheathing on stage.

Side A dates to July 1979. Side B gives us a full year's evolution to July 1980, while Sides C and D land the listener in September 1980. Perhaps 120 people in total saw these three Longhorn performances. Until now, a handful at most have heard the playbacks. So, rare and fresh, it's all here: the songs, the driven performances, the small club intimacy of being in front of select friends, fans, and peers, with one fair shot at getting it right. These four sides compellingly document that you can't doubt that they did.

Side A - July 6. 1979 20:56

1 Insects Rule The World (Hart) (BMG Bumblebee BMI)
2 I’m Not Interested (Hart) (BMG Bumblebee BMI)
3 Sex Dolls (Hart) (BMG Bumblebee BMI)
4 Can’t See You Anymore (Mould) (Granary Music BMI)
5 Sexual Economics (Mould) (Granary Music BMI)
6 Do You Remember? (Mould) (Granary Music BMI)
7 Nuclear Nightmare (Hart/Mould/Norton) (BMG Bumblebee BMI) (Granary Music BMI) (Husker Music BMI)

Side B - July 16 1980 Tiger Night 22:17

1 All Tensed Up (Mould) (Granary Music BMI)
2 Strange Week (Hart) (BMG Bumblebee BMI)
3 Don’t Try To Call (Mould) (Granary Music BMI)
4 Industrial Grocery Store (Mould) (Granary Music BMI)
5 Do The Bee (Hart) (BMG Bumblebee BMI)
6 Do You Remember? (Mould) (Granary Music BMI)
7 Ode To Bode (Norton) (Husker Music BMI)
8 Don’t Have A Life (Norton) (Husker Music BMI)

Side C - Sept 25 1980 Homerock 20:40

1 All I’ve Got To Lose (Mould) (Granary Music BMI)
2 Don’t Try It (Mould) (Granary Music BMI)
3 Writer’s Cramp (Mould) (Granary Music BMI)
4 Gilligan’s Island (Hart) (BMG Bumblebee BMI)
5 What Went Wrong? (Mould) (Granary Music BMI)
6 Uncle Ron (Norton) (Husker Music BMI)
7 MTC (Norton) (Husker Music BMI)
8 Drug Party (Hart) (BMG Bumblebee BMI)

Side D - Sept 25, 1980 Homerock 22:15

1 Chinese Rock (Meyers, Colvin) (Dilapidated Music DoraFlo Music, Quick Fix Music BMI)
2 Termination (Norton) (Husker Music BMI)
3 Call On Me (Mould) (Granary Music BMI)
4 Gravity (Mould) (Granary Music BMI)
5 Statues (Hart) (BMG Bumblebee BMI)

Shit I had not heard of this before

Does "RSD First" release mean it'll be coming out as a non-limited non-RSD thing later?

I hope so ^

I read somewhere there’s a digital release scheduled for autumn; I don’t know for sure about physical.

These days (and this will always change) my favourite Hart is "She's a Woman (and now he is a Man)". So good.

so good!

oh, that RSD release is out on CD apparently: https://www.discogs.com/release/26835887-H%C3%BCsker-D%C3%BC-Tonite-Longhorn

Perhaps 120 people in total saw these three Longhorn performances.

I was likely one of them. "Tiger Night" (side B) was the name of the Wednesday new band night at The Longhorn. No cover, and there was usually free tap beer for an hour from 8-9 pm to get people down there. I went almost every week in 1980.

oh, that RSD release is out on CD apparently: https://www.discogs.com/release/26835887-H%C3%BCsker-D%C3%BC-Tonite-Longhorn🕸