Warehouse: Songs And Stories

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.

This is a name I've heard many times but never listened to. A couple of music nerd friends refer to them as important, which means they're probably bland but someone like Thom Yorke name dropped them once. Ok, kinda underwhelming. Maybe I was expecting something more hardcore and offensive given the heavy metal umlauts. But it's alternative "college rock" a la 80s REM. Give it some credit, it's pretty catchy in places and the vocal harmonies are nice. But it isn't blowing my socks off. Also, this doesn't have anywhere near the ability to go over an hour. It's like a 10-page CV of jobs at fast food joints. 3/5.

I can't believe that these guys were considered "edgy" when I was in high school. It's obvious that they were trying to sound like the Ramones. Instead, they come off as sounding like Tom Petty. That's not a bad thing, but it's nothing to get excited about. Still, it wasn't a bad listen even if it was rather unexciting.

6/10 a bit samey, but I liked the vibe overall

Reminded me of a less jangly REM. 5/10

Middelmatig album

Lacks the immediacy of Zen Arcade

It was decent, not really too exciting, especially as a double album it felt a little too long for what it is.

Decent listen, but wasn't my favourite.

I love Hüsker Dü, but this is easily the least essential album in their entire discography.

I thought I was going to hate this. I don't hate it. Its fine

Power rock with slight punk tendencies, but loads more melody and talent - clearly inspired Green Day especially with the vocal style. A bit disappointing having heard the catchy power pop of Sugar. Low 3 as there a no real stand out songs.

C'est du punk un peu doux. Cependant 1h10 l'album, c'es tun peu long pour moi. J'ai prit plaisir à l'écouté mais rien ne m'a accroché comme chanson de tout le long, contrairement a des ablums avec le meme genre de note. un 3 très près du 2.90

Whoever put this in over Zen Arcade is a fucking idiot.

Like most Hüsker Dü albums. It’s full of great songs hampered by some bad engineering and mixing. The sound is rough, especially the drum sound, which screams 80s independent. The way too trebly guitar tone can also grate, but the songs are worth getting through all that.

10th January 2022 Listened mainly on the way into the office in London. Chilled evening watching slow horses series 2. Was pleasantly surprised by this, had a warmth to it which separates it from other early punk. 3.5 if I could.

The music has a good energy, but I’m not a big fan of the vocals or the album’s length. Would have been better as a strong 40 minute album. 3 stars.

Inte alls oävet.

Nice cover of just like heaven.

Hodgepodge of production makes this unlistenable at times. Not an album that best represents this band Feels like 2 albums by 2 band mushed together the way the 2 singers are on it

Good old Husker Du, of Flip Yr Wig and Bob Mould And Grant Hart. Do like them, but not bad and not brilliant. 3 stars.

The obvious question here is what Husker Du thought they were accomplishing by making a double album. While the album is fine, there's nothing here that couldn't have been done on a single disk. Usually double albums reflect a desire of a band to expand their horizons. This feels more like a married couple having a child in lieu of getting divorced. Musically, the album is pretty good. There's just a fair amount of filler that shouldn't have made the cut. It's full of Husker Du's characteristic late-era stuff, which is a little more melodic, but still has a nice burn to it. In '87, this is several years ahead of the curve in terms of what alternative music would end up being, even if it's a bit lackluster compared to some of the band's other albums. I think I can say affirmatively though that I prefer the songs where Bob Mould handles vocals. In fact, if you lifted most of Grant Hart's songs from it, this would be a significantly better album. Fave Songs: Turn It Around, No Reservations, Ice Cold Ice, Standing in the Rain, Could You Be the One?, It's Not Peculiar, Actual Condition, Up in the Air

This album is from an era -- that might only exist in my head -- where American bands competed with each other to see who could create the most EARNEST songs. Earnestness is a feeling that I get a lot when I listen to Husker Du and it's what attracts me the most to their tunes. Maybe it's Bob's plain voice or his first-person lyrics. I'm not sure but I know that I'll never not like anything that sounds like this record. There's a lot of Husker Du songs I love but they aren't on this one.

not bad but repetitive

Never really listened to these guys before. Spotify bio compares them to their contemporaries REM. I think there's a reason only one of them blew up... they sounds pretty much the same. Two men enter, one man leaves.

Un bon son punk, un peu en avance sur son temps même, mais la durée de l'album est un peu trop longue et passé la barre du 30 min ça devient un peu redondant

The packaging screams late-period monolith, so it's a shame that markers of early or late are lost in the swirl of sound. From the surface, though, emerge points of bright difference: The folk of She Floated Away seems to come from another century and would work to close the album, but it keeps going and not entirely wrongly. By the end, Hüsker Dü are producing a kind of shoegaze haze up top, with a few more songs of note beneath.

The final studio offering is, as Mould reportedly had it, a “pretty good” album, not one of my favorites though. It does feature one of my top Hüsker songs (Standing in the Rain) plus a couple of honorable mentions (Ice Cold Ice and She Floated Away), but overall it has that disjointed, My songs/your songs problem characteristic of the band with two strong leads that’s about to call it quits. Good but not essential.

One of my favorite albums of all time

Kinda punky, not a whole lot of variety through the album

Fine album, but was a bit confused as to why it was included. Then when I went to check my copy of the ”1001 albums” book for the section for this album, I was stunned to find that this is the only Hüsker Dü album included, with ”Zen Arcade” having been omitted. So now I’m even more confused

At first I really wasn't into this, but it definitely grew on me. Luke is a big fan but says this isn't an album he listens to actually, which makes more sense to me as I found it to be quite cringe pop punk. But apparently it is the OG pop punk so I can't compare it to stuff.

This wasn't bad but I did kind of forget it was on

Beetje plat. Is wel entertainend maar er zit geen volume in

Like REM or Soul Asylum but not as catchy.

Punk Rock but not for my taste unfortunately.

C'etait bien en sah ! 3.5

It was a decent listening but some song where hard to go through in my opinion... I would not recommend the album but it had decent songs too... Mixed feelings overall 2.5/5

This is lo-fi US punk. It’s pretty low production quality really, bordering on bad at points. I suppose that taps into the ethos of punk in a way. The songs and lyrics are OK, but I don’t know anything about these guys, having read their backstory - they are cited as a big influence on subsequent bands - including (you can hear it) - Foo Fighters. I think the low mixing/production quality spoils this unfortunately. 5/10

Cant de cigne de la banda, que va acomiadar-se a un gran nivell. Una d'aquelles bandes que no tenen disc dolent, per més que la seva limitada discografia només engloba sis discos d'estudi. La seva opera magna sempre serà 'Zen Arcade', però aquest segon doble no va molt per sota, i el seu to de comiat premeditat amb els missatges intercanviats de Bob Mould i Grant Hart li donen un toc especial

A few nice songs on there but overall just not special enough and too long to stand out of the masses

Very R.E.M., if R.E.M. had a lot more punk backbone. It's a long album, and the songs don't really shift up from point A to point B, so it gets tiring to listen to. There's also really no connecting thread through the record, so it's just a bunch of songs together. None of this makes it terrible, but it doesn't make me want to revisit anything aside from the tracks I liked. Favorite tracks: "Ice Cold Ice", "Friend, You've Got to Fall", "Tell You Why Tomorrow"

Nice

At times I found myself checking to make sure Spotify hadn't jumped to REM - the sound is certainly very similar, and no bad thing. A safe Husker Du album

This is good. Surprised I haven't heard of them before. Need to listen to older albums

After listening to this album, I wonder if I'm more of a Husker Don't. Also the name reminds me of the fireworks from Joe Dirt. It wasn't a bad album, just nothing special. Been a quiet week so far.

I've heard a song or two from these guys once before, might even have been covers, but I've never listened to them like that. First off, I love the name Husker Du, just fun and funny to say. But the music is quite good! It's centerline rock music, not doing much of anything out of the ordinary but as far as core rock sound goes they pretty much nail it. It's a long album, and that weighs it down for me, but it's still quite enjoyable and consistent. A handful of tracks I'll return to. I'd be interested to hear another album from them, especially if they've got any one in particular regarded as their magnum opus because I like their simple style. Favorite tracks: Standing in the Rain, Ice Cold Ice, Turn it Around. Album art: Love the vibrant colors at play here. Took a while for me to even focus on and see the image because the colors were delightfully distracting. But that's all you need baby, it works! 3.5/5

It was very enjoyable but would have been better on a single disc. Not a fan of double albums unless its for a specific context (i.e. a rock opera) or there's too much quality to waste for b sides.

Felt like this could have been on the Singles sound track. Not extraordinarily memorable, but gave me that 90s indie rock feel I love.

I've heard SO much about this band that I maybe went in with super high expectations. Therefore, I was a little disappointed. That being said, this was a decent album - it just didn't have very many standout moments to me.

First time listen here. I Like the jangly guitar sound and sub REM feel. They are good but not in the same class. Favourite Tracks "Ice Cold Ice", "You're A Soldier"

Un rock interessante. Bello, ma senza picchi.

Pretty lackluster and uninteresting except the songs that sounded like REM, then they just sounded like REM (not a bad thing). Terrible mix too

Up-tempo and cool, but all a bit samesies.

Energetic but samey.

I hadn't heard of Husker Du until recently, my initial thought was, oh this is what REM should have been like! After a few listens, it's a bit long, but I'm enjoying it. I can see where other bands got their inspiration, hearing a lot of Green Day in there. 3.5

Yeah that's alright

Die typische stem van Bob Mould blijft geweldig, maar daar blijft het dan alleen wel bij, want het is allemaal niet spannend, behalve 'Could you be the one?'

Coole songs, beetje REM achtig maar dan iets heavier. Kon ik wel waarderen.

Plaat duurt wel veel te lang en is niet heel divers.

Rock alternativo. Ni fu ni fa.

Proto REM. fairly forgettable.

Nice

Rock alternativo. Ni fu ni fa.

Un poco gritones. Música muy rápida. 3

Don't like the sound of the album. Snare drum sounds papery and the guitar tone sounds like a cheap crate.

Not what I was expecting by the band name but not too bad. Tolerable.

Good, but not great. 6.5/10.

Oh boy, only got to track 4 and felt like I had been listening to the album for an eternity, The only thing that stopped each song from sounding similar is the lyrics.

Pretty good late punk stuff.

que capa maravilhosa

Buzzsaw guitars with a mix of melancholic melodies. Best Tracks: These Important Years; Ice Cold Ice; Could You Be The One?

3.5/5 I'll have to relisten!

Like REM sped up just a little. Didn't hate it, didn't love it.

Better than expected. 3/5

Worn house

Hade kunnat bli en fyra om det var lite mindre långtråkigt och 10 låtar kortare

Too long but quite a few good tracks. Reminded me of R.E.M.

Started out great, then seemed a bit redundant

Sounds like a crazed R.E.M.

twas aight

Fine but not my vibe

It was fine. I don’t think I care for this band but I should listen more…

De hecho me gustaron varias canciones. Claro que al final todas se parecen

Was leuk

goed

I am late-comer to Husker Du, but I love the energy with hints of melody thrown in. Big fan of this album especially.

I will admit that this is a band I had only ever heard of and never heard. Once again, though this is not my new favorite album, I can totally hear the origins of later music in the chords of this.

Good but a bit long. Rockier REM

Mmmmmhhhh

Never heard of them before, but they sure sound like precursors to 90s pop-punk - and I don't mean that as a compliment. By 1987, punk was pretty much dead, and trying to revive it by making it even more mainstream feels like a complete misinterpretation of what it was supposed to stand for. Musically speaking, I'm not convinced either. Too many songs sound like the opening theme of a 90s sitcom - exceedingly upbeat, kind of fun, but also a bit silly. Some tracks have a more interesting skate-punk-adjacent vibe, others sound a bit like R.E.M. on steroids... but nothing exciting enough to keep me engaged. The album is also quite repetitive, without having the raw energy or anger that makes the repetitive nature of punk music tolerable. I didn't hate it, but I didn't enjoy it either. Had it been a shorter album, I would have given it a 3*... but after the 15th or 16th song, I was bored out of my mind, and I just wanted it to be over. 4/10

A Paris album and this shows. A lengthy alt rock and emo pop predecessor is not what I have time for. Nothing I have time for right now and no specialties or excellent songs. Could not give this the time it deserved, but it sounded fine from what I heard.

This sounds like the Barenaked Ladies all made a bet with each other to see who could sound the worst

2-

I wanted to like this one.

I was expecting something a bit heavier for some reason. Up In The Air was one of my favourites. A strong 2 for me.

has to be boomer slop Would I listen again: nope Deserves to be on this list: nope. 1.6

It’s music. Doesn’t really give more. 4/10

It’s not that it’s a particularly bad album, I mean it doesn’t make you want to kill yourself, but it’s awfully repetitive, one track sounding very much like the one before it and the one after it. And to add insult to injury it goes in for about 20 minutes too long to not be annoying. Minus one for being 70 minutes in length.

I have never really enjoyed Hüsker Dü, I just don’t think they’ve aged particularly well.

Pop punk is a much misunderstood genre. Some people say they like it, but in actual fact they have just misunderstood what good music is.

I can tell from this album that Husker Du probably generally makes music that I would really like. But man, this album is bloated and it is very obvious that it was made at a time when the band was right on the verge of a breakup and pulling in separate directions.

This just felt like generic indie rock. Not a single song stood out here. It didn’t sound but but I don’t get how it’s good.

Inte så illa rent instrumentellt men bland det mest repetitiva och tröttsamma hittills när det kom till sång och texter.

Long, repetitive, and unremarkable. Vocals were nails on a chalkboard at times. Would not listen to again. Rating: 2.5/10 Favorite Song: These Important Years

generic, not very exciting, boring even i don't want to keep listening

This is fine. It goes on for way too long, though. A lot of the songs sounded similar to me, which made the album feel like it was really droning on and on. I will say, Husker Du does a great job of mixing. I loved the dissonant, reverb-y feel they curated and the layering of the instruments. Favorite Tracks: These Important Years Standing in the Rain You Can Live at Home Up in the Air

Could You Be The One They Talk About? 1001 Albums Generator 316 (7/29/2026) So it's really long. We can all agree on that right? I kind of wish there was more diversity in sound on display over 69 minutes, since the whole thing kind of washed over me. Not really many standout tracks (neither particularly good nor particularly bad). Also why does this sound like R.E.M. at times? Maybe this should be a 3, but the length really drags it down. 2/5. Favs: These Important Years Standing In The Rain Could You Be The One? Least Fav: Actual Condition

meh too long, songs are very similar

Alternative rock and punk built from distorted guitars, driving drums, melodic hooks, and emotionally raw vocals feels like opening a warehouse packed floor-to-ceiling with ideas—there are countless interesting objects inside, but the sheer volume of material makes it difficult to know where to focus. At a short listen the album's energy, ambition, and songwriting depth seem undeniable, while at Fürther listening its massive length and constant intensity made it feel more exhausting than rewarding for me. Beneath the noise and urgency, there are moments of genuine melodic beauty, but they are often buried under the weight of the whole.

Not for me unfortunately

𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦: 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 never really clicked with me. At over seventy minutes, the album feels far longer than it needs to be, and I found it difficult to stay engaged from beginning to end. My biggest issue is that Bob Mould’s guitar sound becomes surprisingly repetitive over the course of the album. While the energy rarely lets up, too many songs blur together, making it difficult for individual tracks to stand out. I can appreciate the ambition behind the album, but for me it would have been far more effective with a shorter running time and a little more variety.

Sounds too similar to REM to me and the songs all sound too much like each other

background noise album, too long and didnt scratch my itch, saved 0/20

Me parece un rock muy convencional Aunque conforme fue avanzando me dió mucha energía a R.E.M y a Foo Fighters, por lo que me pareció genial ver cómo iban marcando un estilo poco a poco conforme avanzaba el álbum Tienen una o dos que son las que más resaltan, pero no se van más allá de lo que yo diría rock más estándar Recomiendo escucharlo y luego investigar que influencia tuvieron en su momento que es ahí donde está la magia de escuchar este registro en la historia más allá de que nos guste o no, puede que este álbum haya dado forma o vida a la carrera de bandas que sean más conocidas o de mayor impacto, así que ningún aporte se menosprecia

2/5: For an album with 20 songs, I wish there was more variety. I really wanted ot stop listening to his album after the first 10 songs because there was little sonic variety. "Ice Cold Ice" was my favorite song and the riff caught my ear. The album felt a little sloppy at points when it came to all the intruments being in sync and the production felt ok. The singers voice is not my favorite (not terrible, but not super enjoyable to listen to).

That singing...

I feel like I ought to like Hüsker Dü. Dü I like Hüsker Dü? I Dü not. It's not that it's bad per se, it's just overlong and the jangle of the guitars becomes grating after a while.

I'm sure this was more revolutionary in 1987, but in the present day it just sounds like nearly 70 minutes of fairly run-of-the-mill alternative rock. Only a couple songs, like She Floated Away and Bed of Nails, really betray the band's earlier post-hardcore sound. I'm afraid this is one that hasn't aged into a place where I can appreciate it.

Interminable album. 3/10, rounded up because it doesn't quite belong with the 1-stars. It was just so painfully hard to care about any of these songs, even if none of them were truly bad. Standouts: No Reservations • You Can Live at Home

Hard to categorize this because disc 1 was killing me but I actually enjoyed disc 2 more, although it often felt like poor man's Murmur by REM. going to have to give it a 2 here for overall lack of imagination.

Way too long and too similar.

how many times can you say the title of the song within the song challenge

Meh. 2/5

R.E.M. copycat. If it wasn't so long at over an hour I might have given it a three.

Feels very of it's time, I guess a bit prescient (feels more 90s than 80s) with that atonal delivery. Kind of feels like the stuff I like the least about R.E.M. rinsed and repeated.

2.5 -- didn't hate this at all, even saved a song. But I found it had to hear them? Vocally it felt a bit all over the place, and the singing felt muffled, and the leads voice didn't grab me.

Oooo over an hour of power chords and a drummer just beating the shit out of his snare! How fun!

The album cover is fun, if a bit blinding, that's all I can say about this one note, too long album. There was a fun song (Ice Cold Ice), there was some xylophone, and it was otherwise inoffensive but poor production and soooo long: skip it

This album could've been ten minutes long. It's the same jangly song 20 times over 68 minutes and I can't stand his voice. 1.5/5.0: Bad

Niet zo’n sterke mening over, maar echt te lang voor hoe mediocre het is

2.4 2x

Mmm not fo me I fear!

I could have done without this one. All the songs sounded the same.

2.0

A rock album. Not a great one though.

Not my type of music.

Hmmm. Upbeat alright. But got a bit monotonous after a while. Yawn.

Better than expected but not my choice.

I appreciate the energy but that’s mostly it for me.

An album of 20 songs that are virtually indistinguishable from one another and a mix thinner than Ariana Grande. It was just boring.

2,4/5

I really didn’t have any biases towards this album one way or the other, but I was still disappointed. I’m not sure what I was expecting from the album cover but I was just so wildly bored for the vast majority of the album. The only song so enjoyed enough to save were the songs “bed of nails” and “she floated away”. I think the problem for me is the production style and the length of the album, it’s not like 3 hours long or anything, it’s just 20 songs for alittle over an hour. So it’s not long in a total sense, it’s just a lot of songs. Which leads to the bigger problem which is the production style. The whole album is just this indistinguishable wall of fuzzy noise. That wall of fuzz is just so exhausting and grating on my attention. There was several times I had to replay a song because I just zoned out hard. Definitely not bad enough for one star, it wasn’t insultingly bad, just completely forgettable.

Didn’t think it was that bad for the first 30 minutes, and was leaning towards a 3… realized it had another 40 minutes to go, and was like NOPE, not that good. 2.25 / 5

Way too long

felt way too long than it actually was.. and i think it was way too long than it should've been. midway through the album i was just bored and ready to move on. it's not bad music or anything, it's just not anything noteworthy

Highlights: These Important Years. 2.7

DNF after about half. i’m so bored by it, and don’t feel the need to listen to it in full. you’d think it would work semi well at the gym but every track just drags

I mean it’s as catchy as any other forgettable US “Punk” , but overall a little meh The name Hűsker Dű implies an industrial band or metal with the proliferation of umlauts… buts its just Green Day lite

2.5

This app atm got everything twisted. The album that should be on here is new day rising or zen arcade, not only did this album put Dü in a bad light it didnt even represent their best let alone their most influential albums, they only put on the albums that were endorsed by major record labels. Husker Dü were a great band yet got sold out by major record labels, this app acc pmo. This album jus sounds like a REM copy, isnt absolutely dreadful but disappointing, especially as the app put one of their worst albums out

A lot of the songs felt way too similar to be super enjoyable. Also not sure why so many bands I’ve never heard of with generic rock music are ok this list

One of those albums where the songs can mesh into one. Frustratingly I remember there being a song I really liked in my first listen (was it No Reservations? Or Up in the Air?) but now can’t pinpoint it for the life of me, which all the more justifies the meshing point. I had never heard of Hüsker Dü before and wanted to enjoy this after hearing them described as a lesser known REM in their influential role on post punk. But the album felt a bit shoddy around the edges. I found the song You’re a Soldier irritating to say the least.

I was bored before I got to the end of track 3, and then there were 17 more songs. I imagine that this is an album that sounds better Live.

Sounds like the worst of REM combined with the theme song from the TV show “Friends”.

I can't just listen to the same song over and over again 20 times. Something about the sound just feels so messy all together, the vocals/music blend together and not in a fun enjoyable way, more like a "what am I listening to way"

I'm more familiar with Bob Mould's second group, Sugar, so this is pretty much my first exposure to Hüsker Dü. There was some zigzagging going on here, and reading that Bob Mould and Grant Hart clashed a bit over songwriting duties, I guess it makes sense now. They seem to trade off songwriting/vocal duties on each track. Overall, an overarching alt rock theme that I guess wasn't always the group's primary sound? You also hear hints of power pop that would become very prominent in Mould's next endeavor with Sugar. It's not the most polished, and the album as a whole felt a bit bloated, though. I see some chatter in the reviews that this maybe wasn't the best album rep for Hüsker Dü, so I'm slightly curious to check out their older work. Not sure if I curious enough, however.

Their sixth album. Indie Rock. It's all a bit samey and probably twenty minutes too long. The first half of the album was okay but after that it started to grate on me. I'd give it a 2.5 but on here a two.

Me: "mom can we have R.E.M." Mom: "no we have R.E.M. at home" R.E.M at home:

Boring but not terrible, and everything sounds the same

Not interesting enough to warrant being as long as it is

Midnight Oil would have been a better choice.

These albums keep being the wrong genre. I meant to say this in my last review, but it's true for this one too, the covers keep setting my expectations for what it's going to sound like and then it's always just regular rock. Also this shit is ass

A bit too samey and long

this is maybe a 4/5 album with a production quality that sounds like this album is being played through the busted speakers at a dying Hot Topic store. I am used to shitty production and sometimes shitty production is a deliberate choice but...not here.

Never heard of them and still wish I hadn’t. If punknewwaveindie was a word it would describe them. As it would for a number of bands who do it a lot better. 2/5 16/4/26

This started badly but I definitely grew into it. Thought it would be a bit more punky but it’s definitely Indie. Maybe their earlier albums might be better?

DNF

People sure love them some who skidoo. I do not.

I'm confused - Wikipedia says that Hüsker Dü are a Punk Rock band but gives the genre of the overlong album as Alternative Rock / Post-Hardcore / Power Pop? Pretty mediocre and boring, with nothing that grabs my attention. Some tracks, for example, "Visionary", sound like they're performed by a bad R.E.M. tribute band.

ça va mais c'est un peu tjrs pareil je pense qu'en ayant écouté les 10 premiers on a tout écouté

Some of the songs (mostly Mould-penned) have cool elements, anticipating both 90s indie rock and more commercial “alternative” styles, but a lot of the tracks are so sonically indistinct that they barely register to my ears as music.

Not good enough to be this long

This album certainly has a punk / alternative energy to it that I can respect. I didn't care for the music that much, the singer's nasally voice was just kind of grating. The songs probably would have sounded better if the production was cleaner, but I have a feeling that is not what the band was going for. Overall, I'm a little disappointed because I was not familiar with this band's music, but I do recall a lot of musicians from the 80's showing them massive respect (an interview with Kirk Hammett from some VH1 documentary comes to mind...)

Crap rock

I can hear the inspiration for bands like Nirvana but the fuzzy guitar is not my cup of tea

return to warehouse

pov you're in a bar that serves 17 different IPAs

I don't see the appeal... The album felt like a wash and I wasn't about it. 3/10

meh

Some songs were fun here but it never made me care.

pretty terrible

Not my first time listening to them but first time listening to this album and idk. Each time I hear them I'm just unimpressed. There's no need for a full hour of this music. R.E.M. if they were shitty 2/5

2.5 Not too bad of a listen, but not my favorite.

Fairly average rock, felt a lot like REM b-sides

2.5 - Meh

just not that into it

fav songs: none repetitive, boring, bland 40/10

Nothing stuck out to me about this album. It was pretty long. A few of the songs were rocking and a few were kinda whiny.

No standouts

This was ok

2 Husker Didn't. Nothing really stood out, I can appreciate they were early but it was some generic '90s noise overall.

I dunno this just sounded like a lot of noise to me, turned it off halfway through. Ain’t nobody got time for that

-I didn’t like this very much -it was just a lot of noise that I didn’t want to hear -probably wouldn’t listen again

Falls into a great groove sometimes, but the melody and content are not really there for me. Highlights: "Ice Cold Ice", "Too Much Spice", "No Reservations"

There has to be a German word to describe a band who you know are good and who are admired by people you respect, but whose sound does just not work for you

Not good, but has potential

I just don't like it. There are so many things that point me to Bob Mould and Husker Du, but I just find it to be flat and same-y. All of it, every time. Nothing distinguishes the songs from one another. (OK, I'll admit I do like the hook of "Black Sheets of Rain." But that's 5 seconds of joy in a, what? 6 album catalog?) The production seems so thin it makes the entirely of the band sound tinny and annoying. His voice doesn't make anything better either. I wish he could get out of that one register he's locked into. Sorry, Bob. Just no. Because they were fairly influential at the time and I know a lot of people really like them and him, I'll give this one a 2. It's not crap. Well, the production is. But it's just not for me. I've tried!

2.75 - Liked, didn't love. I really appreciate their sound and think its very emblematic of the time it was made, would be super fun in a specific setting. Definitely giving more of Husker Du a listen now... Top songs: She Floated Away, Could you be the one?

Sounded like budget barefaced ladies. Not for me.

Got tired of it fast but not bad

Another clear wiff. Zen Arcade is stunning and belongs. A New Day Rising is a really strong follow up. By this point in their project together, Husker Du was running on fumes and just churning out rehashes. 555 albums in and my sublist of brilliant bands with mediocre albums on this list now includes: Husker Du, R.E.M., ZZ Top, David Bowie, Metallica, U2, Bruce Springsteen, the Cure, the Black Keys, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, Paul Simon, Prince, Miles Davis, and the Go-Betweens. Given the GREAT music that those acts are responsible for, It's remarkable how many misses by them this list contains.

Nope

I like a handful of these songs, particularly Friend, You've Got to Fall and She Floated Away. However, at 1hr 9 minutes it's just too much of the same unappealing, rough sound that most of these tracks have. More grating than anything else.

I reckon I could’ve got into Husker do back in the day, and I’m sure John Peel would’ve played them, but alas I don’t have anything by them in my collection, this album is listenable- if a little dated.

Sounds like bad 90's rock. Nothing interesting, makes the head hurt a bit to be honest....

An hour of what felt like the same song.

Oh no. Who asked for these long ass albums by generic sounding ass music?

?? Mhh early post punk also indie, tolles cover aber musikalisch jetzt nicht überzeugt? C

I felt like I was listening to the same bland REM song for over an hour

- 0 nummers toegevoegd aan MMMM - 0 nummers al toegevoegd aan MMMM

Read the reviews while listening to this album and one person recommended Hüsker Dü's second album Zen Arcade. That's the album that belongs here. The song "Broken Home, Broken Heart" has more raw emotion than Warehouse in its entirety.

To me this sounds... bland? There's nothing wrong in particular, but it sounds all the same. I find that a lot of the time punk and punk-adjacent albums can be repetitive and not very varied, but still they're not too wearying because the artists know how to be concise. The guitars, which are louder than any other element in the songs (enough to drown out the vocals even considering this is a studio album), sound almost the same throughout. Did this album really need to be 20 songs/69 minutes long? On top of that, it was released in 1987, so I doubt it was even particularly innovative either; at least not enough to justify such a self-indulgent record. The only song that stood out for me was "Ice Cold Ice".

Sitting all excited in my new Sugar tshirt, hat and flag to listen to the guys next project and slowly realising it’s not very good.

Yeah - NO so much of the same on each and every song

Ander ziit ander nedi, vlt hät er de plausch gha. Aber isch mir zu rockig. Chume streng ine mit 2 stürs für düse albüm

This was forgettable and I didn't care about it at all :/

5/10 I have no feelings about this album. Highlights: She Floated Away Ice Cold Ice

Gut angefangen und dann stark nachgelassen

way too long, bland, boring, not good, didn't even finish, though that was mostly just circumstance plus the lenght.

Quite the bloated alternative rock record. Honestly nothing really stood out to me here other than annoying vocals. I'm imagining the only reason this was significant enough to make the list is this album's young age relative to the age of this style of music. It's a very 90's sound. The problem with that is I can point to dozens of albums that sound similar but with better production, vocals, and whatnot. Overall, pretty underwhelming.

Punkrock, 1987 -> 2

If you plan to do a 20 track album, that runs over an hour, it seems like it would be a good idea to switch up the tempo occasionally so that it doesn't just start to sound like the same song on repeat. Individually, a lot of these tracks probably live in the low-3 range but rounding down to a 2, just because of how its repetition and how it overstayed its welcome.

Hearing all kinds of 90's bands here when I listen to this. A little Greenday, one song reminder me of the friends theme song, etc., Unfortunately the songs are pretty boring, no noticable hooks, melodies, rhythms, and every song just kinda blends into the next. Pretty boring overall.

Naw not for me

This bored me. Like, it wasn't terrible. Just meh

Not my fav, didn’t finish, a lot of the same things

several songs were played

Didn't like it that much. Felt kinda generic. Nothing stood out for me. It's fine to rock along to but didn't love it.

lame

Not as terrible as I expected. But not really notable either.

So close to the one it's not even funny. The only reason it's not is that while it is boring and repetitive and has no business being on this list, it is quite inoffensive. It's just way too long with zero impact.

No song stood out which made a 20 song album feel more like a chore than an enjoying experience.

⭐️⭐️ There is some great guitar work on this album, and a couple catchy choruses. Other than that the length of the album drags it. Definitely found some songs I like but I don’t think I would revisit the entire project.

This one hurts because I love Hüsker Dü but they picked their worst album. Overcooked, overblown, overproduced and overtaken by the band’s demons. Both Bob and Grant were fully in the throes of addiction and were trying to make a major label debut with a band that had always been better when left to their own creativity. This is just rough to hear and while some songs shine through as pop gems this is an unruly mess of a record.

Ei lähteny

Ei säväyttänyt oikeen millään lailla.

The band is important because Hüsker Dü played a vital role in the sound of 90s indie and alternative rock. This album isn't the best example of Hüsker Dü's legacy.

the way that i know that R.E.M. is mostly overrated is that these guys out R.E.M.'d them and never got that famous. this is kinda samey throughout, but is also unarguably the most endurable double album on the list so far

I’d never heard of Hüsker Dü before and went into Warehouse: Songs and Stories with no real expectations. My first reaction was simply: this album is far too long. At 20 tracks and over 70 minutes, it feels wildly overstuffed, with very little justification for its runtime. My second thought was less charitable — much of it sounds like a bargain-bin, Temu version of R.E.M. Taken individually, a handful of tracks are perfectly serviceable indie songs, but as a complete album it becomes a slog. The sheer length drains any momentum, and what might have worked in smaller doses turns into something repetitive and ultimately dull. By the halfway point, I was genuinely desperate for it to end. This is not an album I’ll be returning to. Favourite tracks: Could You Be the One and Too Much Spice were decent enough indie tunes. I also enjoyed the Rockabiliy vibe of Actual condition. Least favourite track: Fried — which sounds like the Foo Fighters before the Foo Fighters existed, and I hate the Foo Fighters. More broadly, a lot of the album feels generic and uninspired. Album artwork: At least the cover is quite cute.

doesnt sound bad, nothing to write home about and certainly nothing im dying to revisit. definitely dragged out; 20 of the same song isnt going to be memorable or interesting.

Funky. Not a huge fan. 2 stars.

Clearly able musicians. Which makes it worse that they could create something so unbelievably dull. Any time there was a hint of good or interesting music, they decided to revert back to repeating the same line 25 times.

This is my least favorite from the Hüskers. They've clearly checked out on the band by the point, and were hardly working together to put together these songs. Does seeing this album on the list this mean New Day Rising, Flip Your Wig and Candy Apple Grey are also on the list? If not, somebody has made a grave error.

3/5 - Liked the vibe, missed the hooks. I'd rather listen to The Replacements or REM.

Das Doppelalbum wurde in den Nicollet Studios in Minneapolis aufgenommen und zeigt die US-amerikanische Band in einer Phase, in der melodischer Alternative Rock stärker in den Vordergrund rückte. Bekannte Stücke wie „Could You Be the One?“, „Ice Cold Ice“ oder „These Important Years“ stehen für die Mischung aus zugänglichen Hooks und der gewohnt rauen Energie. Stilistisch bewegt sich das Album zwischen Post-Hardcore, Alternative Rock und einem deutlicheren Gespür für strukturierte Songs. Insgesamt ein dichtes, etwas zerrissenes Spätwerk, das die unterschiedlichen Handschriften der Songwriter klar erkennbar mach

I don't know if it was the mixing or what but the drums sounded terrible throughout this whole album. They have a weird tinny echoey kind of sound and the singers voice doesn't help at all.

It’s like if REM had less annoying vocals, rocked a little harder, yet is at the same time somehow worse.

Welp, that’s a Hüsker dön’t! I knew Bob Mould from later work with Sugar and as the writer of The Daily Show theme song. Seems he got better with age… 2⭐️

Not even close to being their best work, but I checked and it's the only Husker Du on the list. Meanwhile we get to listen to a recording of every time Springsteen, Lennon, or Jagger randomly farted on a microphone. HD belongs here, this album does not. Check out Candy Apple Grey.

very REM-esque, very 90s. not bad but not necessarily my thing

Poor man's REM?

DNF

4/10 - more noise than quality

I was curious but ultimately disappointed. The same song over and over.

Just noise. Couldn't wait for this to be over

On Warehouse: Songs and Stories, Hüsker Dü deliver a sprawling, distortion-caked curtain call that doubles down on the trio’s defining traits: loud guitars, slightly off-kilter vocals, and production that feels more like an obligation than a priority. It’s peak ’80s indie rock in all its scruffy, unvarnished glory—and all its limitations. Bob Mould and Grant Hart keep trading bruised melodies and emotional shrapnel, but across 20 tracks, the sameness sets in, turning what could’ve been a sharp exit statement into a marathon of fuzz and fatigue. Hart’s songs offer the brighter contours, his voice cutting through the murk with more ease than Mould’s serrated bark. Still, buried in the haze are flashes of what made the band so essential. “Charity, Chastity, Prudence, and Hope” smuggles a ’60s pop gem beneath its scuzzy coating, while “Back from Somewhere” channels an unexpectedly turbocharged Tom Petty vibe, right down to its ringing harmonies. And “It’s Not Peculiar” proves they hadn’t lost their knack for a hook—even if you have to wade through the noise to find it.

more like husker don't amirite

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It was ok, a little boring alt rock from the 80s. Definitely too long; 70 minutes of this is redundant. Diet R.E.M.-music. Throw it in the pile of below average albums that’ll be forgotten and never played again.