I love talking about this era. What I remember of it anyway...
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 25 April 2023 18:04 (one year ago) link
First: It's been eons since I listened to "New Day Rising," just because there's too much music and too few hours. While I never got to see Husker Du live (though got to see Hart and have seen Mould a bunch), weirdly enough I don't regret it, since the advantage of Spot's production is that I feel it captures the energy and aaaargh of group live, at least based on the bootlegs I've heard. This is kinda true about a lot of SST stuff, too. The Minutemen, for example, I feel most of their albums do a pretty good job offering a snapshot of what the group must have been like live, based on what I've heard.
Second: My memory was primed for "Books About UFOs," but I somehow totally forgot about "Terms of Psychic Warfare." What a great tune. Why don't people cover Husker Du?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 10 November 2023 22:31 (five months ago) link
When I first heard "Terms of Psychic Warfare," I honestly thought it could've come from the mid-'90s, and that it would've been a massive hit that sounded great on the radio ten years after it was actually released.
― birdistheword, Friday, 10 November 2023 23:01 (five months ago) link
I saw them on the New Day Rising tour after hearing the album (plus Zen Arcade) and my recollection is that they were somewhat louder and more saturated-sounding than expected. It was a fairly small room though.
― Josefa, Saturday, 11 November 2023 00:24 (five months ago) link
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"Nord-strom riii-sing ... "
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 14:20 (three months ago) link