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Not my favorite Husker Du album. But good
Fun music for when you're full of energy and want something with an edge. But they have better. 7 out of 10, rounding down.
I have tried to get into Husker Du a few times and really the only songs/album I could get into was Candy Apple Grey. This one always felt a bit disjointed and overly long to me. One of the reviews mentioned this is like REM and I am not sure I could disagree with that more. There are certain songs where early REM could be hard in sections, but overall, the sound here is not even as diverse as early REM. The problem here is there is just too much music. Trim 6-8 of these songs off the album and it would be leaner and not feel like each track has similar characteristics. I did like some of the tracks on here: Standing in the Rain Ice Cold Ice You're a Soldier Could You be the One? She Floated Away Bed of Nails Tell You Why Tomorrow She's a Woman I think Husker Du belongs here but not sure this is the best album to be on the list.
I liked the overall vibe of this. But it didn’t leave me with an overall impression. Nothing that I feel I need to go back and listen to further.
You can definitely hear the influence on 90s alt-rock and grunge, at times it feels a little like REM, main issue is the album is too long and on first listen a lot of the songs blend into one. However I did enjoy it and the songs that stood out were very good, probably another listen or two and I'll enjoy it more.
2.5
80’s semi alternative
Poppy punk feel. Early 80’s
This is decent but way too samey to be this long. Kind of sounds like R.E.M.
Ok. Liked it at first then got samey
2.5
why is this the only album by Hüsker Dü in this book? I'm baffled that the team behind 1001 Albums would go for this overly long, samey power pop/college rock experience rather than Zen Arcade or New Day Rising, two albums which were indisputably more groundbreaking. I can appreciate that the band wanted to do another double LP, but they didn't have nearly as many fresh ideas here as they did on previous records, so it just feels like a slog to get from tip to tail. I'm not sure why I would listen to this over any R.E.M. album from the same time period. strong 5/10.
This was an interesting album, I've never actually listened to Husker Du lol but I actually enjoyed it! It was punky and yet not too hard but like for the 80s just right! I'm surprised they never got bigger!
Don't know if it's better than "Zen Arcade" or not. Still liked it a bit.
Interesting album. Listened to it three times but it didn't grow much on me. Still, I feel it's a good album.
Prima. 3 sterren
Yes, there are a couple gems on this but this isn’t even a top 3 Hüsker Dü record possibly their worst. The production is not good and it definitely didn’t need to be a double album. The record lacks the rawness and energy of the Hüsker sound and instead comes across as an attempt to gain radio play. Mould is the standout (yeah, I’m a huge fan) but he’s done better in all of his incarnations than what’s here. Could You Be the One and These Important Years are highlights. Several others a good.
I’ve heard of Hüsker Dü before, but I’ve never listened to one of their albums. However, I’ve listened to the solo album that Bob Mould put out earlier this year, and I’ve reviewed Copper Blue by Sugar, so I think I have a decent idea of what to expect on this. I gave Copper Blue four stars, but I wish I had given if five stars, because I really enjoyed it when I reviewed it, and I’ve relistened to it many times since then. If this album has the same sort of melodic rock, I’m sure I’ll enjoy it! This album was fine, but it definitely didn’t live up to my expectations for it. As a general rule, I enjoyed the songs Bob Mould wrote and sang lead vocals on more than the other songs. I read about how this album had songs written by all three band members, and I feel like there was a lack of cohesion that stemmed from this. Or maybe it was the tension in the band during the recording process that created that lack of cohesion. Who knows. I did like the overall sound though, and the melodic guitar playing that was present on Copper Blue was also present here. I didn’t really make note of many songs that I particularly liked, but that was because I found myself just generally enjoying the sound of this album as I listened to it. However, I will say that I thought “Turn It Around” was particularly great. There was a keyboard riff that was played throughout the song that I really loved. Even though I liked this album, the length was a bit of a turnoff as I listened to it, mostly because it bounced around between various songwriters and lead vocalists. Even though I wasn’t wowed by this album, I’d be willing to listen to it again now that I know what to expect. This album was just a lot to digest on one run-through, and I might enjoy it more on repeat listen.
One decent high-energy song repeated with slight variations for an hour... Yeah, this isn't quite my thing.
Not bad. The beta males song was ahead of its time
43/1001 - Texturally homogenous and not particularly interesting given the amount of songs.
I should like this band but for some reason I don’t. I can’t really hear what he’s saying and the music just sounds unnecessarily busy and sloppy. Good enough for a 3 though.
This was so disappointing. Mould's guitar and vocals are great, but the drums and especially the bass are really weak. At times it felt like listening to your local high school band that's OK, but something's not quite right.
Kinda like rough punky REM. Solid 3.
I avoided these guys because of the dumb name, but this is a really decent album. Kind of hard to believe that this came out of the 80s, really. 3/5
An oddly produced final album, I really need to spend more time with their discography. While I don't hate this album, it's a bit incongruous to what I know before (Landspeed through Zen) but is a nice bridge to Sugar. Will listen again.
Inoffensive alternate rock/"dad rock". Comes off as wallpaper but was never horrible to listen to throughout. 2.5/5 -> 3/5
One of the many cases on this list of "right artist, wrong album" (also see Gorillaz, System of a Down, Queens of the Stone Age, etc). I'm not sure why this album was chosen over "Zen Arcade" or "New Day Rising" but I'm just glad Hüsker Dü is represented at all. A W for Minnesota as far as I'm concerned. Favorite track: Ice Cold Ice
I feel like I've heard of them, but not familiar with any of their music. Its okay - nothing really stood out.
Wow. A double album. I tried to get into it, and the music was good. But try as I might, it just didn’t click with me. My friend compared them to R.E.M., but I didn’t believe until very late in the listen. In the end, I just didn’t connect. Probably more me that them.
idk it was fine
Kind of long
Melodic, mostly upbeat.
Standing in the Rain sounds almost exactly like the early Green Day I love, which came along in it's wake. I've tried to get into Husker Du before and not really succeeded, it's all good but it hasn't stuck. I think I said this last time. I really like Copper Blue though. So I am a bit torn here, Having listened to it all I definitely liked several tracks, and several just passed me by really. It might be a low 4, or if it's a 3 it's a high one. I think my issue is that they're transitioning to pop, but it's not quite catchy enough on enough songs, and the hardcore has dropped away. I went back to listen to Zen Arcade after this and this confirmed my suspicions, I preferred that.
this album was the definitive evidence that it pop hooks alone didn’t make Husker Du great, they needed the fury too
Not overwhelmingly good, but entertaining. Way too many songs on a single album though.
Did not use a private session for Spotify. I got in to Husker Du late after stumbling upon a Bob Mould concert at a music festival, that show rocked. So I had high hopes for this album, though I did feel let down a bit as some of the songs took me out of the groove, it seemed like it was the non Mould songs that did it.
Not bad, though I didn't really love anything on this record. I think I'm more familiar with their older stuff, this album seemed more folk-punk and alternative than I was really expecting.
Нормально. Вайбик имеется, разнообразие в треках есть, но при этом почти каждый трек никак не развивается в процессе, какая ритмика была в начале такая и на протяжении всей композиции (за некоторыми исключениями)
норм
somewhere in between punk and indie in the john peel sweetspot
Never fully listened to a Dylan album but enjoyed this. Yes, he can’t really sing but he’s part of a long list of people who made a career in music despite their vocals. At least his lyrics are interesting and so is the delivery. Bit same as you listen through but there’s enough there to keep you interested
Decent album. A lot of overlap between this and R.E.M which I can get behind pretty heavily. Hate to give this the fifth three in a row but that's all I'm getting from it.
I need to know. What did they mean she is a woman and now he is a man. Is it transgenderfication. Is it.
Nice songs, great stories, average music. If you randomly jump between songs, you don't even notice any change of beat, so it feels like one, long track that goes from "pretty good" to "please stop" in about an hour. Would be much better if this album was under 40 minutes.
Too long but it's fine. It all sounds the same.
This is not the best Hüsker Dü album by any stretch of the imagination but listening to it today, I can hear the impact it made on all the small town punk bands who came along directly after they did.
REM vibe for sure, felt slightly worse production/musicianship but still entertaining. Needed to play with Spotify equalizer a bit
Not bad, but a little anonymous
Nice but a bit monotonous
December 30th, 2024 I may preface this with some earlier Hüsker Dü, as Bob Mould’s other band, Sugar, was so long ago on the generator & I don’t have much context for this sound besides other contemporaries like Minutemen and Black Flag. Edit: dear me, I picked Zen Arcade & I realize now that both that and Warehouse are double albums. 💿 💿 💿 💿 Guess I’ll be hearing a lot from them today Edit 2: I admit this is a reductive take, but Zen Arcade is like the missing link between Tommy and American Idiot Edit 3: okay, halfway through the actual AOTD, and there are some key differences from Zen Arcade. The vocals are easier to hear in the mix, & the guitar is overall glossier and crisper. Despite the inclusion of a- I want to say glockenspiel- in the mix, the instrumentation is more conventional and akin to the 90s power pop that I remember from Sugar. Edit 4: There aren't many surprises in the back half, even though "Turn it Around" might be the best of these more melodic tunes. I don't want to fault the band for sticking with this sound, as it's often easier on the ears than the earlier Du I was listening to. What Zen Arcade has on this, though, is shape. Warehouse is not a concept album/rock opera, so a 14-minute-long song would be especially punishing here, but side 4 + the coda of “You Can Live At Home” didn’t feel like much of an ending. But then nobody forced me to listen to them 2 hrs straight, either HL: “Standing in the Rain”, “Ice Cold Ice”, “She Floated Away”, "Turn It Around" 3.5
No real standout tracks, no real duds either. Kinda like a punkier version of REM, ok but too long
Warehouse: Songs and Stories is the sixth and final studio album by alternative rock band Hüsker Dü, originally released in 1987. I've always heard what a great band Husker Du was, and I had never actually got around to listening to any of their stuff before today. I don't think it was best to start with their final album. This album is kind of disjointed. Tensions between the band are obviously showing in this semi-bloated double album. Don't get me wrong, it's a solid record, but I feel like it has a lot of fluff. A good amount of these songs could've been cut from the final product imo. Their overall vibe reminds me a lot of Meat Puppets with a little bit of REM. Just very solid 80s alternative.
When I first saw this band described as “post punk” I thought, oh lord kill me now, but I ended up enjoying it. Very REM but less poppy.
It was an acceptable album. I would like to listen to their earlier stuff. The wiki said this was abit of a departure. Worth further exploration of the band.
Warehouse: Songs And Stories is a pretty alright album. Musically, i do quite like what it does. It does mostly go for an alt rock sound with punk sounding guitars with the energy of indie music and it even does have a few diversions here and there so that's also nice. The vocals, however, leave something to be desired. They feel so weak and while i did get used to them as the album went on (partly thanks to the album's fairly long length), I still do not believe they are all that well recorded and the music does often have a tendency to drown them out. This album is pretty flawed but i have heard worse. Best Song: Bed of Nails Worst Song: You Can Live at Home
OK
Jangly.
This was middle of the road. It was not bad but not great either. The album length could have been a little shorter.
Maybe slightly shorter and the style itself was decent
meh. it's like they were trying to cover REM but missed the mark. was ok as background music but way too long of a listen.
long for what it is, 3.25
The complete Huskerworks. My review: it's alright!
Worse REM
Not sure
The last Husker Du album, and also the only one on the list. For my money, Zen Arcade or New Day Rising would be better choices, as they are better representations of why the band is so revered to begin with. Zen Arcade is something akin to a post-hardcore opera, filling a double album with buzzsaw rippers in between moments of genuinely solemn noise (listen to Pink Turns to Blue). Their follow-up, New Day Rising, sees the band maintain their sonic tone while rearranging the songs. By adopting Beatles-esque sensibilities, Husker Du refined their songwriting with catchier hooks while still maintaining the hardcore edge that people had come to love about them. This album marked a change for the band as they would round out their edges, moving more towards an alternative rock sound that was popular at the time. By Warehouse, they were more akin to REM than Minutemen or Black Flag. Warehouse is a perfectly fine collection of songs. Bob Mould and Grant Hart's songwriting still shines on tracks like Ice Cold Ice and It's Not Peculiar. Vocal harmonies on choruses with fuzzed out guitars makes for a memorable album, but perhaps Warehouse has too many of these kinds of songs to warrant its length. I do love the Husker Du tone a lot, but it feels better-utilized on their earlier albums compared to their finale. And yet, I feel a certain melancholy when listening to the closing track You Can Live at Home. Husker Du had the potential to shape their careers like REM and possibly break out into the mainstream with a radio-friendly hit. You can hear it in these songs, the temptation to lean more and more into power pop. Just before power pop would find a revival in the '90s, Husker Du had to call it quits. Grant Hart's difficulties with heroin withdrawal had hit a fever pitch while on tour, and Bob Mould made the call to cancel tour dates. With the three band members all facing respective junctures in their lives, it only made sense for them to go their separate ways. Walk away, you can live at home now.
Pretty generic, not bad
I like a lot of this. Generally, but not exclusively, I think Bob Mould’s stuff is better than Grant Hart’s. Problem is, the album is so friggin long. It’s another double album that would work better as a single.
Wasn’t a bad album, just nothing too great. Can see the comparison to REM and it is just a step below them. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again
frekar gott. en þarf yfirlegu og endurhlustun. 3,5.
Sounded pretty much as I expected, like REM but less pop and more rock. It was far too long and many of the tracks sounded far too similar. The production was tinny and annoying, but I guess I got used to it. There were still good bits here and there, so I'm not going with 2 stars and will elevate this to 3 stars, which feels a bit over-generous.
Not bad - guitarist rips. Not something I will come back to. Name scared me but I think it just barely gets a ⭐️⭐️⭐️.
The mix is soo bad
That's not my taste in music. But ok.
I had some friends that were super into Hü Dü in high school and college, but I never really got into them. That said I liked this more than I expected, some cool guitar riffs and bass lines (note to self: stop listening to these on the phone you’ll actually hear the bass)
Far more "college rock" than the earlier punk songs I was expecting from this album. Not bad other than the drums sounding like crap to me. Hearing these songs, you can see how Bob would end up doing "Workbook" in a couple of years. And Sugar too frankly.
Fav: Could You Be The One? Least Fav: Visionary Really wanted to give this a 4/5 but it’s too long and needs cutting down by a large amount, however there are some cracking songs on here
Meh.
It's pretty OK. It doesn't sound heavily 80s, but it definitely has some 80s rock flavor to it. One thing that knocks its rating down a bit is that its quality is fairly inconsistent. Some songs I feel like I can hear bits of R.E.M. or The Lemonheads. Other songs just sound like basic album filler that is just kinda there. Overall, not a bad album, but too goddamned long. 20 songs is too many songs.
It was OK, I think I would listen to it again…in the far distance future
Familiar sounds. Enjoyed
Eh. Blends in with other alt rock
Started off a bit slow, but actually grew on me as it went through the album. Not a bad punk album, thought the mixing could do with a little work though
Pretty decent
The disappointing aspect is the double album length. It’s solid Hüsker but it also feels like listening to very similar songs in a row. This sounds cool but this is also not peak Hüsker Dü. 3 stars.
Album No. 1000. The final stretch is here. Very soon, I will be leaving this realm and ascending to a new one. I only know "Zen Arcade" by these guys, and I'm surprised they picked this one instead. Sounds like punkier R.E.M. Way too fucking long, but pretty good.
I'm not sure how to feel about Warehouse, other than that it sounds like an album that other people have since done better. Maybe they were an inspiration for other musicians, and so have influenced the development of music in a way. Regardless, I'm not sure this album needed to be over an hour long. It's just a bit eh to me.
a little too samey and a little too long but good vibes all the way through.
This album was a fine listen, nothing objectionable, fairly straightforward indie/alt rock. None of the tracks particularly stood out and it was a bit longer than it needed to be. I would be willing to hear it again but I doubt I would seek it out.
Listenable old style rock. 3*
Only really heard snippets in between working. It was fine.
Estos grupos que fueron la base del momento grunge al final quedaron en un segundo plano, bien por llegar pronto o por no conectar con el público general. Este grupo lo escuché de refilón ya que la voz del cantante que tuvo también sus discos en solitario es bastante inconfundible. Viendo su historia y su comparación con R.E.M. es cierto que hay similitudes y que por ese lado de la música alternativa tampoco hubo éxito. No está mal merece ser escuchado en retrospectiva de lo que pudo ser y no fue.
I liked the sound. Was not familiar with their work
Love the backroom-sy covert art and the punk-ish sound.
I feel like if I'd discovered this 35 years ago when most everyone else was listening, it would've spent some good time in my walkman. I'm aware that a good bit of musicians have pointed to HD as an influence, Curt Cobain being among them. Unfortunately, I'm more familiar with Bob Mould more than Hüsker Dü. Today, the most surprising thing about this band is they're from Minneapolis.
I dig Hüsker Dü's sound. I just don't dig that much of it. Hüsker Dü was incredibly influential, shaping the alt/indie rock sound of the 80s, and inspiring the artists of the 90s, but they generally don't get the due they deserve. I'm surprised that "Warehouse," their last album, is their entry on the list. They had a super-prolific decade, but more focused efforts like "Zen Arcade" or "Candy Apple Grey" are stronger. I don't love either Bob Mould or Grant Hart's voices, but they work well enough with the band's post-hardcore style. I lean towards 3 stars, but it really is too long. However, I gave Dinosaur Jr. 2 stars this week, and definitely liked this better.
Huh, I thought with a name like Husker Du, this would be more hardcore. It’s very pop-punk but kinda blah pop punk.
I lost what I wrote. Treated it like Irish pub kinda music, like songs that you hear in that kind of setting and that kind of vibe. Too many songs, got a bit bland, but some were really good. Standouts: These Important Years, Ice Cold Ice, Could You Be The One?, and She Floated Away.
Although I appreciate their influence on much of the music I do love, I’ve always been more of a Husker Don’t guy. 3/5
Big correction... I rated the wrong record... Warehouse is more in a post punk mode or even proto pop punk and was more to my liking than New Day Rising (7.15) ★★★½
Cool early alternative rock sound, but a bit too punky for my taste, and a bit uneven
Random
3.5
Eh. Sort of whatever
It was fine.
Solid upbeat rock record. Reminded me a little bit of Green Day.
you can't fool me, michael stipe
I like Hüsker Dü, but I felt this album was missing a bit of something. Not bad at all, I just couldn’t get into it.
Du rock plus dur, mais qui dérange toujours pas
I first heard Bob Mould's music with one of his early solo albums, and knew about Hüsker Dü but never really listened to them (then or now), so it's nice to get another piece in the Bob Mould music puzzle (not that Hüsker Dü is only a Bob Mould vehicle, of course). I was a bit disappointed to see that the album went over an hour, as I suspected (correctly, as it turns out) Hüsker Dü couldn't hold my interest for that long, but that's always the roll of the dice with these albums. I largely enjoyed the album overall, mainly as a time capsule for a certain brand of music in the later 80s, but none of the songs really stood out to me, and I was struck by how similarly muddy-sounding this album is to the Bob Mould solo album I listened to fairly regularly way back when ("Workbook"). I guess the muddiness/flatness of the mix is intentional, but it makes most of their tracks all sound both similar and not-very-memorable. And the whole Mould-hates-Hart-and-vice-versa drama is not only uninteresting (to me), but equally invisible on the album (although very sad that this rivalry resulted in their manager committing suicide not long before this album). That said, I did enjoy "Standing in the rain", "Bed of nails" and "You can live at home" the most of the lot, and I liked the Pogues-like "She floated away" too.
jangly rocking album with fuzzy voices--not bad but not really going to stick with me.
first listen i didn't much like this album and i especially didn't like this mix
A lot of the tracks sounded a bit too similar, but there are also some catchy ones mixed in. Decent. Highlights: These Important Years Friend, You've Got To Fall Actual Condition
Rating: 6.5/10 A few great songs and quite a few that are decent. Plenty of catchy melodies but way too long, there is no need for this to be 20 songs and over 1 hour long. Favorite songs: These Important Years, Ice Cold Ice, Could You Be the One?, Too Much Spice, She Floated Away, She's a Woman. Worst song: You're a Soldier.
Interesting for sure. I want to give it a better listen.
Good, but not memorable.
Frank Black mentioned that the Pixies were just trying to rip off Husker Du. Now I get it. I enjoyed the yuxtaposition of the melodic singing with the distorted guitars
Not my favourite Hüsker Dü album and a bit too long but still pretty solid as you’d expect from any Bob Mould adjacent project
Sounded like REM at times and liked those songs. Otherwise not a huge fan
Started off quite 90s (think Gigolo Aunts - Where I Find My Heaven) but then went off a bit. Not bad.
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Hmm... not sure about this one, sounds a bit like a cross between REM and Barenaked Ladies. Maybe a bit grittier but maybe not. I thought I'd find it a bit more enjoyable on the seond listen but it wasn't to be. Fave: She Floated Away
Fun, but too long.
I've never intentionally listened to Husker Du before, but I'm familiar with the name. I liked a lot of this collection of melodic punk tunes.
Musically a seven. Vocally a three.
I have never heard any of this music before. It's not bad especially considering that it came out in 1987 when rock bands tended to be more about love ballads. I would probably listen to this again. Maybe this is music transitioning to more gungy alternative rock?
whoever said this sounds like a knockoff REM album was not kidding
I love Husker Du but this is the wrong album on this list. Zen Arcade is a masterpiece and it's omission is one of the biggest mistakes this book has made. Warehouse does have good songs but it has problems. Bob Mould and Grant Hart's relationship was so fraught that getting this album completed was a miracle onto itself and the band was fractured beyond repair. Hart's heroin addiction was out of control and Mould was a menace to the other band members. It's a shame because when they were on, this band smoked. Many here don't like this album but I suggest listen to Zen Arcade, New Day Rising or Candy Apple Grey to get the best of this Minneapolis trio.
It's alright. Dave Grohl better have bought them both mansions with the money he's made biting their style. Nothing spectacular though.
This wasn't bad but didn't really move me.
I probably would've given this 4 but it's a bit too long. A double album needs a bit of variety or changes of pace to be great I think. Enjoyed it though and might check out some of their other more cohesive albums because I like Sugar too
хороший панк - не длинный панк алкоальбом: в 5 утра выходишь и в ушах звенит
6.5/10
3/5
🎧Good alt rock record. Less abrasive/punky than the earlier Dü I’ve heard. Probably didn’t need to be a double album.
I think this needs to be even louder.
This album defines the stereotype of same drum rhythm played over the same chord/rhythm progression. It wasn’t bad, but one listen was enough for me to know I won’t return to this. 3/5.
Odd - that nothing stood out, but that is not to say it is bad at all - a good selection of fun, late 80's rock. Give it a spin
This was different than I expected. I expected more metal, but this was pretty melodic.
3.9
I quite like Hüsker Dü. In Sixth Form, I had a period where I listened to as much 80’s Indie and Alternative as possible, spurred by my discovery of and subsequent adoration for The Replacements. Hüsker Dü were a part of that discovery, and I came to them through Zen Arcade, because I was given to understand that it was widely seen as their best album, and Candy Apple Grey, because I found a cheap copy of it for sale on Amazon. I’ve listened to most of their other albums since, but never got round to Warehouse, and listening to it now, I think there’s a reason for that. It’s good, it’s fine, it’s a collection of perfectly acceptable Pop Punk songs. But it doesn’t quite have that something that elevated their best albums. It doesn’t have the raw narrative, emotional, and musical power of Zen Arcade, it doesn’t have Candy Apple Grey’s incessant Pop hooks, or crushing ballads. I find it’s relative inoffensiveness more disheartening than if it had just been downright bad, because I know this band can do so much better. If you want the Hüsker Dü album you really should listen to before you die, listen to Zen Arcade. It’s not their best, or their most consistent, but it is their most ambitious and probably their most important and influential for it’s ambition. Warehouse was a bizarre choice. This band is so much more
I can see why they're on the list. But other bands do what they do better. 3.
An interesting sound. Almost a bit of Kiss with a little rockabilly twist. Didn't love it, but didn't hate it.
A very early alt-rock group that I had never heard of. Not bad at all. Foo Fighters vibe.
Should this be on a list of 1001 albums to listen to before you die? Probably not. It is like many many other punk rock bands. Songs are forgettable, but I didn't find them bad so I'm giving a 3!
Average
I’m not sure that this needed to be a double LP — there were definitely some stand out tracks, but a sizable portion seemed to be same-y filler. A little too far on the R.E.M. side of pink, but enough edge to be enjoyable overall.
Eight out of ten reviews that are familiar with Hüsker Dü are going to say they prefer the overtly punk era of the band. It's hard to deny the potency and swagger of those early records. That they were soaked in speed and volume meant that the more subtle, songwriterly songs (i.e. indie before indie) were like these gems that you'd find amidst cutting rocks. So, when Warehouse shows up for the day, I'm a little bit deflated. I haven't had any Hüsker records to rate thus far and this sprawling (not their first to earn this adjective), flawed (also not their first time there) final studio album rates disappointingly overall. But wait, listen, you've come this far and the record like this review just takes awhile to reveal itself and that patience does pay off. The short version of the review would be like a short version of the record: edited down to the essentials it rocks. But on its own and taken all together it's a bit too much mid to make the mark it deserves.
I thought this was pretty good but absolutely did not need to be a double album. Even with 2 songwriters it all started to blend together. But it sounded nice. High 3.
Power trio post punk pop. Sounds very dense but still melodic. It’s a high 3 for me.
I liked the other Bob Mould stuff we’ve heard more than this but this wasn’t bad. I would have preferred a change up in song tempos because they all started to blend together for me. He really does have a distinctive and crunchy guitar sound.
Not bad at all
It’s OK
More a 2.5 for me
This was fine, nothing much to note to be honest (2.5/5)
Pretty typical '80s alt rock sound. Plenty enjoyable, but nothing particularly distinct or memorable to write home about.
# Playlist track - Could You Be The One? # Notes - Album is too long and tracks blend into each other. - There is an interesting, energetic vibe, but it's too repetitive. - I was intrigued by the sound and the band and might try to listen a "best of" or another, shorter album.
Hustler du I feel like there could’ve been a better sounding version of this album. Mix is kinda off to me like too much or too bright with the hihat an and tambourine. Bass tone is kinda weak. I like the energy with the drums pushing throughout. Don’t love the vocals individually but I really like when they all do harmonies. I prefer Hart’s songs and voice. I could hear how these guys may have had an influence on 90s alternative rock bands. Fav songs: charity, soldier, friend you’ve got to fall, it’s not peculiar, I feel like this album is somewhere between a two and 3
Didn’t really do it for me although you can definitely hear the influence on bands like nirvana Green Day and some other mpls bands like the hold steady. Idk 2.6
Great intro to Bob Mould and the fuzzy guitar sound I believe he perfected in his band Sugar. Definitely a big influence in my college years.
Couple bangers, cool ‘roomy rock’, like they’re playing in a warehouse screaming at the air. Either way I enjoyed! 3.2
First time hearing any Husker Du. Maybe a 20-track double album wasn't the best place to start. Not that it was bad, just got tiring by the end. To me, it sounded a bit like Social Distortion or a punk R.E.M. The worst thing here was the '80s production, especially the drum sounds. The actual drumming was good. Best track: Standing in the Rain. Liked the bass in that one.
Clearly an album made by a few fellas who love making music
not my cup o tea
I to like it more than i do. First song is promising but it doesn’t build from there.
I 'kind of' liked Husker Du in the day and still do. Ice Cold Ice is a good track, and they have a cool name.
Pretty mediocre alternative rock. I don't have strong opinions. Didn't love it or hate it, it was okay.
Not bad, but all the songs sound pretty much the same.
Joa, nicht sehr gut, nicht sehr schlecht.
Ну я хз. Серединка на половинку. Потратил час, который мне никто не вернёт )
Love HD, but this one’s not my favorite.
This sits right between two genres I enjoy but was part of a genre I didn't do much. Punk was good, late 90s pop punk/ska punk was good, the late 80s/early 90s post-punk sound really didn't grab me in any sort of way and the result is that this album is listenable but feels like a tease of what might've been. It leaves behind good aspects of the punk scene (but revisits it with songs like Actual Condition) before it but also kind of does a good job of hinting at some of the pop-punk sound that would come along later (You're A Soldier sounds like some really early stuff from Less Than Jake without the horns). It's a long album but doesn't really feel like it, maybe because the middle part is strong with a good run from Visionary, She Floated Away and Bed of Nails. I'll give it a solid 3 because there's plenty to at least make me think here, never bored me, but didn't give me quite what I wanted.
I actually really like this. I've heard some Sugar before (thought this reminded me of them until Tim made it clear it's the same guy!) and like that, this is a really solid album. Don't think it's got anything that's a stone cold hit on it, but there's not a bad track, I like his voice (despite it not being that traditionally good), and it bustles along with plenty of energy. Probably could've done with being 20 minutes to half an hour shorter, it does get a little bit samey as you get through the full hour and ten, but I liked it. A good, high 3/5.
Mmm ok
Just an okay album. Zen Arcade is much much better (although "She Floated Away" is one of Hüsker Dü's best songs). This album is mostly just okay songs with a few great ones. Don't understand its inclusion when Zen freakin' Arcade is also an album Hüsker Dü has made
Nice album
Es entretenido, pero EXCESIVAMENTE LARGO. Y tampoco tiene nada nuevo que aportar.
ok, overly long
Was very same soundy, but ok
I was decided that I didn't like this album after 3 tracks and wrote of how similar songs sound, the guitars distortion sounds shrill, vocals unimpressive, but the more time I spent with it, I got it. By the end I started to enjoy Husker Du.
I realise they are influential but it feels way too long as the songs tbh seem a bit unmemorable. A long time ago I saw Bob Moulds follow up band Sugar. And they were a bit dull too.
Has that great Husker Du song craft but wears out its welcome.
Good
It's ok.
I know I should love the Du with all of their influence and prominence, but I just absolutely hate their production. Great songs that sound like they were recorded from the far end of an auditorium with a single mic. Fire their engineers into the sun.
Averagely decent
A lot of songs I liked…a lot of songs I didn’t like…there’s a lot of songs here. Generally great sound but an exhausting listen I had to come back to several times. Very samey throughout and it failed to keep my interest. I think if I listened through a shorter record by them it would be a 4-5. This is just a classic casualty of the double-album conundrum which I have a long-standing crusade against. That having been said…in a vacuum much of this is pretty great. I almost lean 4 just because I adore the production and so much of the proto-pop-punk at play here is so tight and fun. The slog unfortunately weighs me down. Top tracks: Charity Chastity Prudence and Hope, Back From Somewhere, Ice Cold Ice, She Floated Away, It’s Not Peculiar, Turn It Around, You Can Live At Home
It’s good, but lacking a big hit. It should be 30 minutes shorter, but I can’t get too mad at it
Rough edged REM. Went on a bit too long and got a bit samey. Could have been a solid 4 with a bit of refinement but as it is... 67/100
Decent album, I liked the sound and it was very consistent. I think my favorite was "Ice Cold Ice."
Decent punk
Wanted to love this, justvloked it. The production sucks ass, but the songs are good enough.
Un poco gritones. Música muy rápida.
Overall it wasn’t bad. Just one song I did not care for at all.
fun pero el mixing ta OFF
I enjoy some of this, however I prefer Bob Mould solo or in Sugar
Don't really love this.
I had never heard of them. Was not too punky.
I like the songs, but as an album, holy cow it’s way too long. Definitely should have been cut down to a 30-40 minute single album with the top tracks.
Yup. This could be early REM. It’s a shame they didn’t blow up like REM did. It’s a great album.
Ok
I’m a fan, but this one doesn’t fire me up as much as others…dunno why, maybe at times it seemed less urgent, less poetic
1. These Important Years - 7.1 - feels like it should be in the background of a high-school coming of age story. 2. Charity, Chastity, Prudence, and Hope - 6.2 - nothing special, and very repetitive. 3. Standing in the Rain - 7.6 - great sound effects and the lyrics are more manageable on this track 4. Back from Somewhere - 6.8 - better vocals, but the mix feels muddy. lyrics are good. 5. Ice Cold ice - 8.5 - love the vocals. love the guitar. 6. You're a Soldier - 5.3 - boring. repetitive. forgettable. 7. Could You Be the One? - 8.4 - like the instrumentation and lyricism on this one. 8. Too Much Spice - 5.0 - this sounds like every song ever. boring and absolutely no innovation. 9. Friend, You've Got to Fall - 7.7 - great lyrics. besides that, sound like everything else on this album. 10. Visionary - 6.1 - at least this one is distinct. Not necessarily good, but distinct. 11. She Floated Away - 7.6 - sounds weirdly folky. Not sure how I feel about it yet, but so far it feels like a good change, and drums are good. 12. Bed of Nails - 9.0 - that guitar hook is awesome. lyrics are also great; wish the other vocalist sung them. 13. Tell You Why Tomorrow - 8.8 - these last two songs have gone away from how poppy the beginning of the album sounded, and have been much punkier. love it. 14. It's Not Peculiar - 8.0 - not a fan of the vocals. love the guitar on this, though. 15. Actual Condition - 7.2 - short and uninspiring pop punk 16. No Reservations - 7.6 - sounds like the last song. mix is ugly, too. Like the ending. 17. Turn It Around - 8.1 - its interesting. this album has had three sounds so far, and this is now a new one. cool. 18. She's a Woman (And Now He Is a Man) - 7.9 - don't hate it, despite the strange lyrics. 19. Up in the Air - 8.6 - love the lyrics, and the sound. 20. You Can Live at Home - 8.4 - sounds prog rocky. like the finish.
Sounds kind of like a sucky REM.
I never much liked the lead singer’s voice but respected and liked the music
I know these guys, I like these guys. This isn’t their best one, it’s maybe 15-20 minutes too long, maybe a little too samey by the second half, but it’s still a Hüsker Dü record and it’s still good to listen to.
I have coincidentally been getting into Husker Du lately, so I like this. But I don’t see it really making many converts at first blush.
Dares ask the question, "What if Barenaked Ladies and REM got together and recorded the same kinda fun kinda boring song 20 times and then released it?"
bit samey but its good
Music is decent but it's far too long and samey
Pretty good. 3.5
Liked it better than I remember; solid post-punk songwriting, esp. Bob Mould's stuff. Still not exactly my flavor but I'll probably circle back round once in a while.
It's good. It's long. But it's not good for that long. There are some misses, but the overall is that it's decent enough. They should have released two separate albums and seen which one got more sales. Loser would have to quit the band.
Bruh for real all these songs sound the same wtf
About the best that I can say is that I didn't hate it.
Very 80s college radio. It was fine and there is a lot.
I have known of but not really listened to Husker Dü. I can’t say that this double album was a slam dunk to change that state of affairs. There are some songs I liked - but there were a lot of songs that blurred together in the muddy guitar sound that seems to exemplify this band. The bells that appeared in a few songs (like in Charity, Chastity, Prudence and She Floated Away) provided some welcome variety. There were some catchy numbers (These Important Years, Visionary, Turn It Around). But I think the lack of a strong editorial hand leaving this a double album does the music a disservice.
3 - Liked the music but the voice I found quite grating
These Important Years - 8/10 Charity, Chastity, Prudence, and Hope - 7.5/10 Standing in the Rain - 8/10 Back from Somewhere - 7.5/10 Ice Cold Ice - 7.5/10 You’re a Soldier - 8.5/10 Could You Be The One? - 8/10 Too Much Spice - 8.5/10 Friend, You’ve Got to Fall - 8.5/10 Visionary - 8/10 She Floated Away - 9/10 Bed of Nails - 7/10 Tell You Why Tomorrow - 7.5/10 It’s Not Peculiar - 8/10 Actual Condition - 7.5/10 No Reservations - 7.5/10 Turn It Around - 7.5/10 She’s a Woman - 7.5/10 Up in the Air - 7.5/10 You Can Live at Home - 7.5/10 TOTAL - 156.5/200
Music was good, way too long
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Pos punkzao legal até
I did enjoy this, if I could give half stars I would. It was like a tad too long
Good but too much of it, like a really big pizza
It was okay. Nothing I would listen or think about again.
Not for me, but not terrible. Feels dated to me.
It's my first time I've listened an album by Hüsker Dü. I liked the overall mood of the album and the songs were nice but this album was a bit too long, almost 70 minutes. If there's a double LP then usually it should be more varied or the material must be strong so that's enough for a double album. In that sense this album wasn't varied at all because the songs sounded quite samey and while the songs weren't bad I am not sure all 20 songs should've been released. But overall I didn't mind this album, so it gets an average 3 rating from me.
Punky but didn't listen that closely
Not too bad: not completely sure why this is rated so low but I was expecting a lot worse. It almost sounds like a more rock-centred REM album which I am all here for. I guess the main gripes is that it does get a bit samey over the hour runtime with a lot of the songs just sounding like the same thing.
I never listened to this band, mostly because of the name. You can hear a lot of the 90's in this album so it must have been pretty influential to the incoming decade. I didn't have any songs that I put on a playlist but I enjoyed the listen through.
Its too long and samey, it has some good moments but no where near enough for me to want to listen to again.
Very average alt rock
There's a great album in here. Somewhere. All you need to do is weed out the clunkers and sequence the ten to twelve gems to your liking and this thing could have had the impact that say "Document" by R.E.M. had. But as is, it's somewhat bloated. Personally, I ride for the Bob Mould songs, as most are a foretaste of his future work with Sugar.
First impressions before listening, and never having heard of them. Eugh, do I have to? Well, that wasn't what I expected. 5 tracks in, it's not bad, not amazingly my sort of stuff but OK. Ice Cold Ice is reminiscent of REM (don't know which came first). You might even say it is REMiniscent. (Been working with Mr Sharp too long). Later tracks like Bed Of Nails, (to me anyway) have a touch of New Model Army. On the whole not bad. Depends entirely on how the mood takes me at the time as to whether I'd buy some or not. Med 3. Probably a 68/100
Pretty good overall, songs didn't really stick with me. Singer sounded really familiar, reminded me of REM overall for some reason.
больше меня заняло расследование на вики панк они или рок. сама музыка не запомнилась)
It's pretty good. It's quite upbeat. They kind of sound like a more energetic and slightly rockier REM. I don't think there's tons of variation across so many songs, but I didn't really mind, and it was a real easy-listening experience in general. 3.5 rounded down.
Interesting mix of genres, pop,punk, grunge, new wave. I heard a bit of everything in there. I really disliked the vocals, and many of the songs sounded similar. I've never heardnany of there work before, so I didn't know what to expect. I can definitely hear hownthey influenced future acts. Since this was their last album before breaking up, we'll never know what could have been.
Good, stable 80s rock
2 Gave me a very weird feeling ngl 3
The vocals are a little whiny, but this is a solid alternative rock record, with just a dash of punk. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, but at 70 minutes, the running time seems a tad excessive. Overall, a solid mid-80s rock album.
Fine. Just fine
Very decent albeit without any songs that you’d add to your playlist.
There’s about 6 or 7 really good songs on here, but they get lost amongst a sea of unnecessary filler. Trim this back to 10 of the better songs and it’s probably a 4 star album. 👍🏾
a bit samey for me
Ok album but nothing special
Has some good songs but way too long
The REM influence on Bob Mould is so hilariously obvious. It sounds like he's doing a Stipe impression on some of the tracks. The songs themselves, individually, are pretty good. But this album drags on for an eternity. They are way, way too similar for an album this long. Favorite track: Ice Cold Ice
Decent. Far too long, but decent. Some bits reminded me of early REM, and oddly a bit of Bad Religion. But I don't think going for longer than an hour is necessary. Low 3/5
Rock indie
no banger, but good listen
A lot better than I expected. Probably 3/4*
I can't stand a punk album for over 1 hour, but it's not bad. Simple, but not bad.
good, but becomes very samey after a while.
3? fine, fast but boring.
Good, but not great. Fairly derivative from their earlier stuff, but not to the point that it feels like a "last album"
Ridiculous amount of tunes. Ridiculous career trajectory.
Hüsker Dü is one of those bands that I've always wanted to like more. They're kind of a link between 80's hardcore and the more emotional / melodic emocore / indie stuff that came after. There are a few popular songs I really do like, but I never would say I was a huge fan because I always had a hard time with the sound. Never listened to this album, and it doesn't have any songs I recognize. There's a lot here. “Standing In the Rain” is a style that I can get a little more into. “Could You Be the One?“ also. Wish I could do a 4, maybe if it was a tighter selection. Gonna have to do a 3.
I'd never heard of Husker Du before today. They sound like an alternative rock/punk rock band, that is like a shittier REM. After doing some research, I learned that Husker Du and REM were the two post punk bands of the 80's that changed the direction of rock music. REM became a superstar band, Husker Du never broke through to become any more than a cult favourite. The first thing that struck me when listening to this album was how everything sounds overdriven, and kind of buries the singer under layers of distortion. For most of the album, I found I had no idea what the singer was even saying, so this review is largely based on the music moreso than the lyrics. This album is a bit front loaded. After the song She Floated Away, the album became a bit bland. Not bad, but not as good as the first half of the record. Overall, not a bad album. Nothing to write home about, but if it was on I wouldn't rush to change it at all. I don't think it had to be a double album. It kind of overstays it's welcome in that regard. Favourite songs: Ice Cold Ice, She Floated Away, These Important Years, Visionary, Standing in the Rain, Could You Be The One?, Too Much Spice, "Friend, You've Got To Fall", Least favourite songs: Bed of Nails 3/5
Wasn't feeling this one today.
Ah, so that's where the Foo Fighters heard it.
# 31 : this album was fun. Some foot tapping tunes and good energy in the music but a bit samey. A bit long - over an hour - but it was their last album I suppose. Too Much Spice was my favourite song on this.
Rem but hyper and angry. It's got a good energy to it.
I have tried Husker Du before, but haven't seen the appeal. Three songs in, this sounds like pretty standard pop-punk rock. I have not found anything particularly interesting yet. Standing in the Rain sounds like the singer from R.E.M. moonlighting. Back from Somewhere is the best song so far (IMO). Tight progression with a tempo change in the back half. This song feels like what I imagine when I think of an angsty 80s teen movie. TBH I kind of tuned out about halfway through. The songs sound fine, but nothing that really commands my attention.
This album sounded like an AI generated album that was guaranteed to be commercially successful. The white bread of music.
Really Nostalgic Punk with too much bloat to take it anywhere significant.
listened to it while doing some work, but I liked it. bit long and every song sounds the same, but ok.
I kind of want to hate this so that I can just write 'Husker Dön't' and imagine the golf claps I'd get from you guys for my clever wordplay, but it's Bob Mould and it sounds good and I like it. Terrible album cover, though.
Never listened to Hűsker Dű before, and in no huge hurry to do so again. There's a good pop band in there somewhere, right? I feel like they need to properly embrace their inner Cheap Trick to properly soar. Absolutely nothing wrong with this chiming, slightly fuzzed-up college rock sound, but there are some belting songs here stifled by their peculiarly monochrome execution.
Craig, I'll give you an honorary golf clap for the pun even though you didn't really get to use it in a serious way. Just the kind of thing I'm willing to dü for yü. Don't mention it. I feel like there's a whole midwestern corner of foundational indie rock bands that I've never really gone down the rabbit hole with and probably should do so at some point. Hüsker, (early) Soul Asylum, Guided By Voices, (early) Goo Goo Dolls - who else am I missing? I know I'm missing somebody. My impression is that they all kind of sound like this album: lots of distortion, fairly straightforward songs, and a production that leaves you knowing for certain that they probably sound a zillion times better live. In that spirit, I liked this and DEFINITELY think it would be fun as hell live cranked all to hell and sweat bouncing off the stage. The songs where I can recognize Bob Mould's voice at the forefront of the production stand out to me as the best of the bunch: "Ice Cold Ice" is soooo much better than that title would suggest. "Friend, You've Got to Fall" is every bit as good as that title would suggest. "Visionary" is cool. And so forth. I'd listen to more and suspect this might be one of those bands where I actually prefer the newer stuff to the old. Sometimes that happens. It's like reverse hipsterism. I dunno, there's gotta be a better word for that. I'll let Craig come up with it. Maybe he will, or maybe he wön't.
Good but not that engaging at times. 6/10
It’s like Diarrhea Planet wanted to cover R.E.M. some of the guitar riffs absolutely shred, and could have fooled me as something that came out in the 2010s, but I guess that’s the beauty of music. There were some songs I enjoyed, but the record is very chaotic and doesn’t necessarily flow into strong standalone songs when the sound comes at your in a messy wave of yelling and dueling instruments. Mastering likely has a part in this.
Another supposedly influential album that was just mediocre. Every song sounded exactly the same. I guess it wasn’t terrible but it sure wasn’t good either.
I liked the music itself, but as an album it was very long and most of the songs were quite same-y.
I love Husker Du but like earlier Husker Du. Gimme Landspeed Record, Metal Circus, or Zen Arcade. They got more polished and leaned more alternative and that stuff is good but their aggressive stuff is GREAT.
Kinda proto-pop punk, like a step below the Ramones or Green Day in terms of sophistication. I guess this could also be seen as DIY or garage rock, but again, a lot less sophisticated than the popular bands from those genres. It still definitely works, though, and it's kinda hooky anyways. I guess my best comparison point is Cheap Trick; these songs sound like Cheap Trick if they were more punk. I actually like this album a lot because of that, now that I think about it. Punk Cheap Trick is something I can get behind on. The album is definitely a bit too long, though, and a lot of these songs can probably be cut to make a stronger album.
Long et sans intérêt.
This album is fine, but I don't know why of all Husker Du albums, they decided to pick this one. Their early stuff is better.
Hypnotic melodies with a catchy, punky underscore
This was kinda an unremarkable album to me.
Its alright, not very memorable, but definitely listenable. i like it but it isnt going to be like my favorite shit ever, its alright but 20 tracks is just a lot, and only like 3 of them stood out to me. i fw the vocalist tho, his range is pretty dope, to be fair i wasnt really paying attention 100% to the songs cus i had it on in the background but it was still alright for background music, kinda bland if you ask me Solid 3/5 the end.
Big REM feels
Theres some great songs but it’s way too long to be real enjoyable 3/5.
long and ok
3.75
- First full listen to a Hüsker Dü album - Liked it to begin with, but it was far too long and too many songs sounded similar to each other - I'll probably give some of their other stuff a listen, because there were some really good tracks, just too many not so good ones - Fav songs: Ice Cold Ice, Standing in the Rain, Turn it Around
these are actually pretty good
I listened to some of their music back in the 80s and although I remember liking them, I must admit I don't recall any songs specifically. I doubt I'd listened to any of their albums all the way through, so I'm glad this record showed up today. I like this one. Their sound definitely has an edge, so the band's earlier history in the punk rock genre is present, but things are more tight and more interesting than many punk bands, so I paid more attention to it than I otherwise might have.
It’s good. It ain’t for me, but it’s good.
Poppigt, trevligt och tralligt men kanske lite jämtjockt. Borde varit ett enkelalbum med lite mer smüts.
Husker Du (without the dots over the u) seems to mean "do you remember?" in Danish or Norwegian. This is the most interesting thing I have to say about this band. The album was a monster, but the music was solid. Ja, det gjør jeg, jeg husker det. 🇩🇰🇳🇴🇬🇱
Intéressant. Du pré collège rock radio, de très bonnes guitares mais des voix un peu limite. Beaucoup trop long, a priori pas leur meilleur. Je garde sous le coude mais ils ont visiblement été très influent, REM leur doit beaucoup.
I liked the guitar in this, but not really anything else? It wasn’t bad but I feel like in order to be better I needed more of something- voice, lyrics…
Unfortunately my first reaction is something like "...I shouldn't care much about the terrible drum sound so much but wow... the drums sound terrible." Ok it's semi-typical 80s production blah blah (which was a time of emerging technology and experimentation which is always needed but it's hilarious how "80s sound" is a thing and 9/10 times it's a terrible thing...) but the guitars hold up. Husker Du weren't a band near my tastes at the time but I really liked Bob Mould's next band Sugar and there's such a Bob Mould sound to these songs. It's fun and immediately-accessible music. I don't know if I'd call this "punk" as it's described on wiki - far too much melody, too many (minor!) chord changes (you can really hear how Green Day emerged from these guys...) One specific frustration that's semi-indicative of the album: "Ice Cold Ice" starts off differently; moody slow feel which directly counters the previous cuts - love it - and then it's as if they gave up on that idea and 1!2!3!4! launch back into the frenetic pace of the rest of their songs. .... to be fair, I do really like the song. Just.... could have used the change-up. So that's the negative, which is fairly large: there's a sameness to so much of it (see: previous paragraph) which combined with the FAR TOO LONG runtime makes me tire of it far too quickly. Cut this to an 8 or 9 track album and it'd have far more intrigue. Can even stick to just taking the first 8 or 9 songs - the latter half of the album ends up sounding like a not-so-good demo. The Grant Hart vocal songs are like a not-quite-as-good REM and I don't like them as much. And weirdly even though Bob Mould has a really boring singing voice I still kinda like it. Still - points for melody which makes the best of it at minimum a decent listen. 5/10 3 stars
Pop punk meets REM alt rock. Enjoyable album but just on the long side, I can see the influence this would of had on pop punk bands of the 90s/00s. But the album is too long and a bit repetitive with a couple of stand out songs.
Take your pick of the 10-11 best songs and you’ve got a great album in there (same goes for most double albums). Aside from the lack of re-listenability from the length, the songs are all pretty good and have the classic Hüsker du sound with fuzzy guitars and sick drumming. I like Hart’s voice better but most of Mould’s songs were better. 👍: friend you’ve got to fall, too much spice
It’s cool to see where alternative/ pop punk hit its start. Gives me big time REM vibes. That’s probably a bit disrespectful since they were peers, but history will always favor some more than others and it seems like REM came out on top of this era. Their sound has more punk than REM though. Some of these songs had me feeling like I was playing Tony hawk pro skater, which is a good thing. This album is nothing if not consistent. There are really no low points here as far as I’m concerned. On the other side of the coin, none of these songs stood out to me as great. This makes it difficult to rate; I liked the sound but didn’t love any particular track. Heard before: none Favorite: These important years Overall: Thankful for this album a day journey because this is something I probably would have never found on my own. Due to this album I will be looking into more from this band and genre. Gonna give it a 3 but it’s a high 3
Was an enjoyable album, but it didn't blow me away.
Very nice and consistent sound. I think I prefer their older work though. This was just too long and dense.
Let’s get it out of the way. Warehouse: Songs And Stories is obviously too long. You can sense that neither Mould nor Grant were willing to give up any of their own songs. The result is a bit unfocused at times due to this and their are songs that could have been easily cut. I feel mainly drawn toward Mould’s songwriting which is way more melodic and interesting than Grant’s - not to say that Grant doesn’t deliver. Mould is just more consistent. Especially on “Ice Cold Ice”; what a track!! Cut at least 15 minutes and Hüsker Dü had gotten an extra star.