Warehouse: Songs And Stories

Every song reminds me of the Friends theme tune.

Good, stable 80s rock

Not my thing

Loud, frenetic, and grungy; just the way I like it

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

Up there with the worst of the worst

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

Every track sounded the same..

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

REM for people who don't like REM. Just love the structure of the songs and Bob Mould's introspective sadness, which feels a bit more genuine and less showy than Michael Stipe's.

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

First listen Saved 2/20 Top track: Ice Cold Ice

Super cool and slightly genre defying! I wish I had more time to listen to it, but the 1/2 I did was killer. Will listen on my moto ride 2morrow!

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.

This album is 70 minutes long. It did not need to be this long. It isn't bad music but it isn't good. Best to describe it as punk. No need to listen to in the first place definite no need to revisit.

Super boring. Were they really under the impression these were different songs? I couldn't finish it.

This is practically blasphemy given the regard in which Hüsker Dü are held by middle aged white indie-loving guys like me, but I found this distinctly mediocre.

ok, i'm not listening to 20 songs of this. not happening. it's alright for the first few but this ain't good.

Shades of Elvis Costello but not in a good way. This guys voice really bugged me

C These Important Years 2 Charity, Chastity, Prudence, and Hope 2 Standing In the Rain 3 Back from Somewhere 2 Ice Cold Ice 3 You're a Soldier 2 Could You Be the One? 3 Too Much Spice 3 Friend, You've Got to Fall 2 Visionary 1 She Floated Away 2 Bed of Nails 2 Tell You Why Tomorrow 3 It's Not Peculiar 3 Actual Condition 2 No Reservations 2 Turn It Around 2 She's a Woman (And Now He Is a Man) 2 Up In the Air 2 You Can Live At Home 2 This sounded like the soundtrack to a bad Freddie Prinze Jr. movie.

good, but becomes very samey after a while.

3? fine, fast but boring.

sounds like the type of person who would listen to this only drinks pbr & jameson and says "you're just too young, you wouldn't get it" about literally anything you disagree with them about, including this album.

didnt expected to be that good. liked the experimental punk-ish sound. 8/10

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.

this is my brand of edgy. Would listen unironically.

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.

what the fuck? why did i think husker du were darker than this? this is like halfway between dinosaur junior and REM and i not in a particularly good way.

The story of a pantomime villian hopped up on cocaine and craft beer accidently walking in in his parents banging the life out of eachother. Shocked, he storms into the kitchen and dunks his hairy bollocks onto the hob, blistering them to the point of disintegration. He laughs. How he laughs. He cries.

Bit wet

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.

I have heard of these guys but never actually listened to anything they made. And from what I gather, the album is not really representative of their style. Still, I am really enjoying this and will definitely look for other records from Husker Du. I really love the vibes. I read somewhere that Krist Novoselic said about Nirvana sound that Husker Du has already been doing it, way before them. And it really makes sense - there's so much punky energy and guitar layers underneath but on top we have excellent ear catching melodies. Some of the songs have great surprising instrumental additions that spice things up (especially on guitar and drums). I didn't have too much time to check the lyrics but the ones I briefly looked through added on to the overall vibes of the album. And yeah, it is a bit too long, otherwise it may have been close to perfection - at least to my taste. 4/5

One of the 1980s most underrated alternative bands they border on punk and see fit to craft a whopping 20 songs. Each one like a tasty morsel of fast paced mania. Never overstays its welcome if with all those tracks. A expertly crafted and produced piece of ‘80s alt.

# 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.

hüsker dü, bob mould, and sugar are superb. they were influential and pioneering. this is one of their least representative and least significant releases

Standing in the Rain Could You Be the One? She Floated Away Bed of Nails Tell You Why Tomorrow Up in the Air

Rem but hyper and angry. It's got a good energy to it.

Always found the guitar in this to have way too much treble.

Hüsker Dü are a band that I’ve definitely heard of many times, but I’m unsure if I’ve heard anything by them. I couldn’t even tell you where I’ve heard of them, they just seem to exist somewhere in my awareness. One of my stinky friends said that they they were a big influence for the Foo Fighters. Well let’s listen! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Could You Be The One?, Turn It Around I quite enjoyed this. It sounded very 90’s alt rock which, as I’ve mentioned many times in my reviews, is always a safe bet for me. The most interesting thing about this though, is that it was actually released in the 80’s. This is one of the albums that fascinate me for sounding very ahead of their time. It sounds similar in ways to older punk songs, but less grating on me as it is more melodic. It had some power pop tendencies too, which again seems somewhat ahead of its time. Overall, the album was pretty good, but the best part is the timing of it for me.

I was looking forward to this after listening to REM and Pixies from a similar time, but it actually didn’t resonate with me at all. I didn’t like the production, and the album felt too long with no variety. The album has 20 songs but I didn’t find any of them memorable at all.

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.

Genre: Noise is correct. I really don't like the main singer and the background singers make it even worse. This type of music to me just seems so generic and all of the songs sound the same

The band name just reminds me of Joe Dirt when he's listing off the different fireworks. Husker Do's Husker Don'ts. I don't think Husker Du is for me. Had some alright instrumentals but will not be coming back.

Warehouse: Songs And Stories answers the question “What if an album sounded like REM but muddier?” The mixing on this was so bad that songs were a chore to listen to. The tempo combined with the muddled sound felt exhausting, which is too bad because there were some catchy parts here and there.

I haven’t listened to this in years. A mellower HD with their distinct style

I can see why some people love this. But for me, I could barely get passed the production choices, let alone the singer's voices. There were some nice songs, but it was a challenging one for me. This is close to 3 but not quite there.

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.

Always been a big Bob Mould fan. Album was a bit too long for me.

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.

Super enjoyable, bouncy alt rock, grunge prototype, with Charity, Chastity, Prudence and Hope a real highlight.

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.

This was actually a bit of a chore to get through. The guitars are relentless, and I find that very tiring. I will say that the second half was considerably easier than the first.

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.

P I think I expected slightly more out of Mould but much of this was very good.

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.

J'étais persuadé qu'eltrapeze allait adorer cet album, ces gars-là maintenant un rythme effréné du début à la fin. C'était bien mal connaître eltrapeze, celui-ci demandant à ses apprentis coureurs de ralentir dès que l'un d'eux tente la moindre accélération. Eltrapeze est un briseur de couilles.

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.

Aburrido

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

Overly long, moments of "Oh hey, yeah, it's like pop punk" weren't enough to sustain me.

Exceptional hard pop-punk. This is a great collection of songs and it just rocks.

Theres some great songs but it’s way too long to be real enjoyable 3/5.

long and ok

Well this came out of nowehere. Didn't know what to expect but it wasn't this upbeat version of pearl jam. Great listen. 1/3rd too long though, should have capped it at 50 min tops.

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 might not be their best, and a bit more poppy than their previous work, and the production is shite, but I'm still enjoying the hell out of this punkier version of REM

It’s good. It ain’t for me, but it’s good.

The band's best album

mmmmmmm...

To twangi for me

Poppigt, trevligt och tralligt men kanske lite jämtjockt. Borde varit ett enkelalbum med lite mer smüts.

Alternativ indie rock, poppunk, 80’er, ikke rigtig fedt

Pleasant, easy to listen to alternative rock / punk rock. I like the music style, but the album is really nothing extraordinary.

Like a shittier REM with worse song writing.

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. 🇩🇰🇳🇴🇬🇱

- Awesome classic rock/punk sound - Love the energy - A little too long but not a huge deal - Favorite songs: Ice Cold Ice

- Really enjoyed the guitar in this album - Quality alt rock - Singer is the guy from Wasting Light so that’s dope

Album 17 of 1001 Hüsker Dü - Warehouse: Songs and Stories. Favorite Track : Rating : 2 / 5 This was a fair attempt. There was something going on here, but it just didn't ever fully take off, for me. I didn't "not" enjoy it. Some tracks seemed promising while others should never be heard in a public setting.

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.

Had this back-to-back with Speakerboxx/The love Below by Outkast. One of them was a double album that varied all the way through and kept me interested. The other was like listening to the same REM knockoff song on repeat.

No thanks

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.

I’m happy about this pick, I have been meaning to listen to Husker Du for a while. I see them credited with having a lot of influence on melodic punk music. Guitar sounds don’t really hold up on the first song. First song reminds me of REM? Guitar tone on the second song sounds better. It’s weird how these guys were supposed to be pioneers but the melodies here sound so 80s. Transition on the intro of ice cold ice is cool, easily my favorite song so far. Closer way too long. Album way too long in general, this could have been like 10 songs. Even so, a lot of them feel unfinished. Cover art: 6/10 colors are cool but what is that picture

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

Hüsker dü? More like Hüsker I didn’t really vibe with this albüm

What can I say… Tbh I hate this. It’s whiny and cheesy and sounds like royalty free skatepark music. I’m suprised by how much I’m not liking it but I really can’t even make it through I get how this can be appealing for sure…but not rn

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.

Nothing too new from the rock genre, but still pretty cool nonetheless. I will say though, they I'm not a fan of album cover at all. Fave track(s): Charity, Chastity, Prudence, and Hope, Too Much Spice, She Floated Away

A Friday night in late November 1995: Husker Du is gone for years now, but Grant Hart is still alive those days and giving a solo-concert in the Brouwershoeck. Next to a couple of busy "alternative rock" pubs where people are oblivious to the fact that a legend is playing next door. It is supposed to be a 2-person concert, but the other musician is ill. Hart is switching to guitar on this occasion and is just performing classic Husker Du songs by himself. A heckler in the 60-person audience is disrupting Girl Who Lives From Heaven Hill. Afterwards, Hart gets interviewed in the locker room, where we pick up our coats... ..not sure if any songs from that concert came from this pretty perfect, final HD album. The album is a far cry away from their initial hardcore work and contains a melodic mix of typical Hart / Mould songs, as always Hart songs being the best, but not by much: the overall quality is just very high. This is how guitar rock should sound. The album closes with what might be their strongest song: You Can Live at Home, a Grant Hart song, obviously..

Come on, Huesker Due, you have to try harder to get a one star rating from me. Got very close, though.

Very nice and consistent sound. I think I prefer their older work though. This was just too long and dense.

I feel very ambivalent towards this one. It had some ok highs and some meh lows but was overall cohesive as an album. It could’ve definitely been shortened by a couple songs though. It wasn’t a bad listen but not something I think I would really come back to for anything.

Honestly not bad. Knocked a star off because the album is wayyy too long, could easily have been cut in half without losing anything though. Every first 30sec or so feels like it could be the intro to a late 90s/early 2000s sitcom. Tough to decipher the lyrics but I'd listen again (to half) because I feel like their could be more nuance and depth to this than can be found on a single listen.

2.5

The most accessible album of theirs I've tried to listen to so far. There's a chapter on them in one of my favorite books ever (Our Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azzerad) and I've really wanted to get into them since I read it, but neither Zen Arcade or New Day Rising did it for me. I had a similar experience with Pavement where I didn't like Slanted and Enchanted, but I ended up getting into it when I tried it again after Brighten the Corners hooked me. I have a feeling I'll have a similar experience here. This is a double album, but it doesn't feel as long as either of the aforementioned two, and the bridges of these songs all stuck out to me. Will definitely revisit. Standouts: Charity, Chastity, Prudence, Hope, Standing in the Rain, Back from Somewhere, Ice Cold Ice, She's a Woman (And Now He Is a Man)

Hüsker Dü was just über cool. The record is obviously way too long, but there are some great tracks like the R.E.M.-like 'Friend, You've Got To Fall' and the jangly 'Turn It Around'.

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.

Cumple con lo que es: un buen disco de punk rock, no le pidas más

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

7/10. Yeah, this sounded a lot like REM. I think I could like a lot of these songs, but as a 69 minute album, it's hard to enjoy

Reminded me of a less jangly REM. 5/10

I had never even heard of Hüsker Dü before listening to this album, so I really wasn't sure what to expect. I ended up loving this album and planning to do a deep dive into Hüsker Dü's discography. I was very surprised to see that this album came out in 1987 - just judging by the sound, I was expecting to see that it came out in the early to mid-nineties. I hear elements of Barenaked Ladies, REM, some songs even gave me a bit of a Weezer vibe. Usually, I don't rate an album a 5 unless I love every single song, or maybe I only dislike 1. I'm making an exception for this one. There were several songs that I strongly disliked - "Charity, Chastity, Prudence and Hope" drove me crazy and I was gritting my teeth until the end - but the good songs were SO good that they brought the album to a five all on their own. Over half the songs on the album are now in my regular rotation. Standout Tracks: "Ice Cold Ice," "Could You Be the One?" "She Floated Away," "No Reservations"

Middelmatig album

Enjoyed it - won't be going back, but it is like REM without the whining overtones

Not much to say, late 80’s rock, can see some Bruce Springsteen inspiration.

Lacks the immediacy of Zen Arcade

3.5/5

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

6 songs in, did not finish.

I didnt finish the album and dont feel the need to.

After the first few songs I keep hearing the friends' theme, also big head Todd and the Monsters. Not going to finish,

Decent listen, but wasn't my favourite.

The album cover makes me think of this steak restaurant in Jackson Mississippi I've been to a couple times that looks abandoned from the outside and partially weirdly Greek and fancy and partially abandoned on the inside. Pretty good steak, though. The album, sadly, not so much. The music makes me think of both Barenaked Ladies and R.E.M. in turns. So I should really like it but actually it's just boring. I don't see the argument for this album(s) being on this list. Just pick any single song at random to listen to and you pretty much have the whole thing covered.

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

I’m old enough to have played the board game before this band even existed! (Yes - Hüsker Du was originally a family/kid-friendly “memory game”) Anyway, not the best game and this is not the best album from the Minneapolis trio. That said, I really like “Could You Be the One” and rest of album is spotty/solid. Bob Mould’s comment that it “ would have been better as a single album” is on point. 3.5 and rounding up!

Even the members of Husker Du agree - would've been better as a single album. But overall love the vibe and the MN boys making good music. 4 star

What in the overtly used reverb fuck was that. This must be on this list as a prank.

Clearly heralded a lot of how 90s rock ended up going, though I think I prefer other acts occupying that space. The particular guitar tone they lean on really grates on me after a while, and this one was a double album

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.

eh. warehouse: songs and stories was an okay album that didn't wasn't remarkable. it wasn't bad music but the lyrics were just okay, the vocalist wasn't impressive, and the music was fine. this album was released in the age of hair metal. if i put money on when this album was released, it would be the mid nineties, not 1987. is this album on the list because it was ahead of its time? i guess, but ehhh.

Another album where I have to question its place on here. It does sound like a lot of things that were yet to come at this point in music history. For instance, parts of this album do a good job sounding like 2000s pop punk in both instrumentation and lyrics. Other parts sound like early 90s alternative, not unlike Stone Temple Pilots, Barenaked Ladies, or even Hootie & the Blowfish. I could see where some inspirations for these sounds may have been derived from this album. Other parts of this album just sound like a generally washed up attempt at punk, though. It was another that was okay and mostly listenable. But overall, it feels pretty unremarkable, and the longer it went on, the less patience I had for it. It just didn't need to be a double album. This is another 2.-something that I just don't feel like warrants a rounding up.

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.

A classic band, a really rocking album. 4 stars.

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.

not my vibe kinda repetitive to me but that’s maybe just the state of mind i was in whole listening, was kinda tired fav songs?: ice cold ice, bed of nails

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.

A fabulous album. I'm not a HUGE Husker Du fan but I love this album as well as New Day Rising. In fairness I haven't really explored any of the others like Zen Arcade and Flip Your Wig, but revisiting this album makes me want to. The reviews call this album slicker and more polished than previous Husker Du albums, now I don't know about that, but what I do know is the songs are consistently excellent and sound pretty rawe to me. The one negative I would say is the production sounds a little thin to me I would definitely like to more clearly hear bass lines and kick drum but its a minor quibble. For me it's hard to determine if I prefer the Bob Mould songs or the Grant Hart ones, they have different songwriting styles but each appeal to to me in different ways. In summary it's hard to conceive of a better collection of songs. Absolutely one of the best double albums of all time. 5 stars

Not my favorite HD album, but nonetheless…

I like the energy of Zen Arcade a bit more. With half as many tracks this is a solid 3. 2.5/5

Not for me.

Its a really good rock album, and sort of a feel good album as well Very uplifting and simplistic

Snarly and alternative without landing any amazing hooks. I enjoyed listening to the album and deciding which of the two alpha wolves wrote each song, but it did feel like the burnout of a relationship. Hmm. Leaving me feeling a little empty.

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.

The best and most important American band of the 80s that most people have never heard of. Not only are Bob Mould and Grant Hart (RIP) great instrumentalists but both of them should also be in the conversation for best songwriters of their generation. Is this album a little overstuffed? Maybe but I don't really care, give me more. Highlights: These Important Years, Standing in the Rain, Ice Cold Ice, Could You Be The One, She Floated Away, Tell You Why Tomorrow, She's A Woman and You Can Live At Home. Also is there a different band called Barenaked Ladies because, the fact that at least two people have compared them to the Hüskers is weird.

Nothing really exciting here. Guitarist and drummer both rely to heavily on the same motifs and end up being repetitive.

I hadn't listened to this before, but I have listened to one of their earlier albums and never really got into it. Same for this one really, the guitar tone is too sharp for me and the singing isn't great at all. I found it quite repetitive; a few songs stuck out a bit for me but nothing particularly memorable. Too long as well!

Do I like the Husker Du sound? Yes. Do I like over an hour of it? Not sure.

Nice cover of just like heaven.

I love husker du. Having said that this album is too long.

This is fine. Fairly lively. Sounds a bit like REM. Quite long and very samey. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Ice Cold Ice Date listened: 14/12/22

This is pretty good punk rock. It's not amateur hour screaming. It's actually good music. I can hear the basis for a lot of early 2000's alternative here. I wonder if they were inspiration for those musicians. I enjoyed this album.

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.

Wow. They changed a lot of same sounding crap in here... Like a lot. And this sounds like shit too which really doesn't help.

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

The Bob songs sound so different than the Grant songs it's almost like they each are writing their own solo efforts and just pushed the two sets of songs onto the same album. This isn't a bad thing though because each songwriter is going in their own new direction.

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.

Just Rock.

Ah the Du. Was ever such great songwriting let down by such awful production....oh guys you did it yourselves? Try and listen past the fact that the drums sound like they are made out of plastic, and there is no bass, to the late-period Du majesty. There are tunes that are catchy as hell (Could You Be The One, ice cold ice, She's A Woman), thrash outs (closer You Can Live At Home Now) and just plain weird (She Floated Away). A warehouse full of songs and stories.

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

Þokkalegt 80s rokk með smá paunkívafi.

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.

Þetta er ansi löng plata, ég hreinlega beið eftir því að hún kláraðist. Ekki alslæmt, REM-legt á köflum, en þessar raddir gera ekkert og hljóðheimurinn of einhæfur til að þetta sé skemmtilegt til lengdar. Sorrý, Minnesota.

One of my favorite albums of all time

Not good

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

Great guitar playing but when it is repeated 20 times without any real progression I get bored.

Varför valdes dethär Husker Du albumet??? De låter som en trött kopia av sig själva. Varför ett för långt oinspirerat album som låter helt ok när man spelar det på passligt låg volym men man glömmer det så fort de tar slut när man istället kunde ha valt Zen Arcade eller New Day Rising?? Förstår inte alls!!! Girl who lives on heaven hill och books about UFOs är inte här!!!!??!?!!

Nää. Ja minns int!

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

Helt bra sound, kändes dock tre gånger för långt. Första halvan var inte alls lika unik eller bra som andra, vilket jag tror fick skivan att bli så långtråkig. Sångaren var inte riktigt min jam heller ...

Kinda meh. tuned out at the halfway point. First Listen?: Y Fav. Track(s): --- Rating: 2/5

Kind of boring, honestly. I prefer Zen Arcade.

Out of all husker du albums why did they choose this one

Didn't really feel it with this one, I imagine they could be fun live but 🤷

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

Great album great band

Bad. Bad album, not fun to listen to. Annoying, repetitive sound. Bad bad.

Really did not think I was going to like this but you know what, I was actually in to it. I see people reviewing this saying they’re getting Barenaked Ladies vibes to this. I think we’re all picking up an early BNL vibe that may not have actually existed. I can see where they’re coming from though.

I love wall of guitars sound though occasionally the solos get overwhelmed. Always good to hear a couple of male voices out front.

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

This not the Husker Du album that I expected on this list but still enjoyable.

Like REM or Soul Asylum but not as catchy.

Never years of these dudes. Maybe not a 4* album but rates higher for the discovery.

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

Pure noise Guitar sounds drier than toast Indiscernable riffs Don't forget your earplugs, this one hurts - literally GG no re

I really wanted to like this. Why is it so dull?

just okay to me, typically 80's rock sound.

Não achei interessante como disco duplo, até parecia como REM, mas sem consistência.

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

Not going to lie I’m only 5 songs in but I get the jist. It’s a fun album that I’ll come back too but I’m too many days behind on this list. I remember this on the list of cool bands my older sister and city cousins listened to. And they have an oomlat like me so they’re basically family.

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

Way too long a run time for an album where each song follows the same formula, but each song was in a poppy hard rock style that I tend to enjoy which has led to a bump to a 4.

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

Rating: 5/10 Best songs:

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

couldn't finish

mais c’est quoi ca encore jen peux plus

nor for me

Really? We're down to the level of "stuff indistinguishable from noise" here?

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

Meh

"Had it been pared back to a single record it might have had more impact, but we were already loggerheads at that point." You're right about that, Bob. That being said, you're also right when you say you're still proud of this one, just as Grant was, I hope. *Warehouse...* is Hüsker Dü's swan song, and also their second double-album. For the first one, they were still emerging from their first phase as a take-no-quarter hardcore-punk act, and yet also slowly transitioning to some more melodic songs here and there. *Zen Arcade* was therefore not an easy listen for everyone... And yet it was not merely long, it was also inventive, rich, unpredictable. This one here is the end result of that transition to more pop melodies started with that first double-album, after three other LPs, and it highlights the band as a sort of REM rolling on all overdriven cylinders, as most reviewers noted here. Most of the songs on the first two sides are great, even if at first, you might worry that Mould, Hart and Norton might not be able to keep the pace 20 tracks in given the somewhat one-note aspect of that first part. Fortunately, the second side proves those misgivings wrong. There are nice touches in a lot of the tracks (a synth here, some off-kilter rhythms there, a sea shanty..). The last tune, "You Can Live At Home" is one of the best farewell song a band has given to their fans since the one the Beatles did on *Abbey Road*. Of course, it's far weirder than that, with its stragely hypnotic quasi-dance rhythm. But it's fitting for a band that could never be fully cornered in one box. Now is that the *one* album from Hüsker Dü you'd need to select for a list aimed at general audiences? It's a little tricky to say... It's still a long one to digest if you're not keen on punk rock aesthetics (and even if you are, parts of side 3 are a bit lengthy, it's true). On the other hand, *Warehouse...* is far less abrasive than *Zen Arcade*. What about the other records?, you might ask.... Well, *Flip Your Wig* is probably their most cohesive LP, but if some of the songs in it are all-time indie-pop-punk classics, there are still even *bigger* classics on *Zen Arcade* or *Candy Apple Grey*. Whereas *Warehouse* is the most comprehensive and ambitious album of their whole discography, showing the full scope of what Hüsker Dü could accomplish... My oh my, why can't we have a list of *2001* albums instead? Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 842 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory: 86 (including this one--maybe with *Zen Arcade* and/or *Flip your Wig*, if the latter doesn't simply replace it) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 39 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 32

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

Not for me.

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.

This sounds like what would happen if R.E.M. wrote the theme to "Friends" while Michael Stipe was out of town. Everything about this album screams "generic late-80s rock band" in the most lame way possible. The jangly guitars, the pointless lyrics, the painfully repetitive drum beats, and the bad vocals... it's just not good.

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

Something about the voice and the sound is basic about Husker Du. It's good, bog standard alt rock, but I've heard and got bored of so many copycats that this sound is dull. Sorry Bob, not into it.

Best Song: Charity, Chastity, Prudence, and Hope. Over the course of the song, I went from disliking the vocal chorus to having it drilled so far into my brain I couldn't help but like it. Worst Song: Actual Condition. The Elvis affectation isn't working. Overall: 20 songs straight from the inoffensive middle ground. Painfully straightforward, after the first track you have a pretty clear idea of what the next 19 are going to sound like.

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.

when i started listening i wondered why this album is on the list. Then i read the wiki and from what i understand, its mainly its historical value that puts it here. The music isn't bad and the lyrical songwriting pretty good but overal forgettable

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"

Didn’t do much for me but it was solid

Un rock interessante. Bello, ma senza picchi.

Hard to follow up to their peak of Zen Arcade (and what would have been its impact if the production was better). I still prefer Candy Apple Grey for personal reasons. Warehouse is bloated.

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.

Good energy in the music, but it was very samey and hard to tell one track from another. Also a word of advice; on double albums you're meant to branch out and experiment, genre hop. Nope, none of that going on here. The backing vocals on several tracks added a little depth and to be fair there was some good guitar playing. But overall (to my ears) this is another unexceptional album on this list. 2.5 rounded up

Bit bored

Energetic but samey.

Husker Dön't? Many of my friends with excellent good tastes like Hüsker Dü, so I'm missing something.

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

An interminably long record from what appears to be an R.E.M. cover band using umlauts in their name, even though they're from Minnesota. If you're going to make an "every song sounds the same" album, keep it tight, please. Best track: There were tracks?

Revolution starts at home, preferably in the bathroom mirror

Yeah that's alright

Doesn't commit too many fouls outside of some annoying vocal rhythms, but quickly wears thin after 40+ minutes of repetitive melodic lines... when there's still half an hour left to go. Some editing of the filler tracks could've made this a tight, exuberant rock LP but as is it's just way too bloated an album.

More like Husker don’t

Ja, Husker Du, wat goed dat die in dit lijstje zitten. Lekker om dit album eens te horen

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.

Tsja, lastig. Enerzijds best catchy hier en daar, anderzijds teveel en gewoon niet zo boeiend.

My only experience with HD is "Dreams Reoccurring," which was recorded backward. I didn't get in context until reading about that album. It's too bad how the band fell apart after this one, but I can see it. The album is too much, and they admitted it. It should have been edited down to a single album (although which songs should have been cut I am not sure they would have been able to agree upon). A lot of the songs started to sound the same to me. I want to _like_ their stuff, it sounds like something I would be interested in, but this album seemed... bloated to me. Is it highly regarded by HD fans? I wonder...

I'm a bit torn. I liked the album quite a bit, but I'm not sure why of all their albums this one was picked. I don't know their stuff well but this was quite the departure from their earlier trailblazing and fast temp days. So I almost feel like a sellout for liking this more subdued version of Husker Du. For me, what I noticed was a bit of a mix of REM mature rock and post punk/early alternative (Social Distortion, Bad Religion, The Replacements). Almost had a Wilco feel at times. It probably didn't need to be 20 songs but I guess that's what happens when two main songwriters can't agree. Even though I probably wouldn't have said this was an album that deserves to be heard before you die - if I was making a list - I enjoyed the sound so much that I'm giving it 4 stars.

Hüsker Dü’s later work is straight alternative rock. It is highly layered both musically and vocally and is very melodic. I read that they are the main link between more simplistic and driving hardcore punk and the melodic college rock that would dominate in the 90s. I think this is the best way to describe the later part of their career. Though their hardcore roots are present, I can hear tinges of Barenaked Ladies and Hootie and the Blowfish here that point towards what would become college rock.

Rock alternativo. Ni fu ni fa.

1/2 way in an skipping some tracks mid way through. Not good, un enjoyable. Husker DooDoo

I'm quite reassured this one appeared. Recently I've been listening to too many interesting obscure albums I've never heard of and actually being impressed but this one is by a band I've heard of but just never liked and that was way back in the 80's. I appreciate the energy and integrity but see no musical merit. It shouldn't be here I'm afraid.

An okay album. Apparently an early alternative album before the genre got a bit more famous. don’t necessarily think being early to a genre is special if the music doesn’t bring a lot of entertainment. It wasn’t bad just felt very bland, very long and nothing stood out. The singer would be hard to understand at times. 4.5/10

This felt like a mix of different genres, without committing to any. It’s possible that it felt more interesting during the time it was released, but I found it mostly flat.

Proto REM. fairly forgettable.

So it's like a punk REM? Sounds great on paper but it was not doing it for me. Favorite tracks: Too Much Spice

I like some of the individual pieces of this album but as a whole, not an enjoyable listen for me. Vocals especially rubbed me the wrong way. Kind of felt like "what if REM, but worse"

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.

Reading a few other reviews, a few people have compared this to Barenaked Ladies. Steady on, chaps and chapesses. Them's fighting words round our way. Also, they don't! I have no idea why they'd make that comparison. More reasonably, plenty have noted that this sounds like a heavier REM, mainly because it does. But is that a good thing? I mean, six albums into Hüsker Dü's career (to do umlauts, hold Alt Gr and press 2, then the letter you want umlauted: that's Uncle Stylo's tip of the day), and they've managed to sound like college rock? That seems closer to settling than progressing. Also, why is this a double album? I can't say it gains anything by being supersized, and turns an okay album into an okay album that's twice as long. Now, of course there are highlights and good songs, and there's no fluorescent duds on this, but why would anyone hold this to their heart? Competent but ultimately unlovable. Barenaked Ladies' One Week contains the lyric "Chickity China / The Chinese chicken / You have a drumstick / and your brain stops tickin'". Is it me, or is that a wee bit racist?

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.

good album, vibes are cool

Good alternative rock album. Reminiscent of other early alternative/indie bands- kind of like what you'd hear on a college rock station. Very good throughout, enjoyed listening to it- She Floated Away is a cool one that almost sounds like a sea shanty.

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.

Ik vind dit wel heel lekkere rockmuziek. Het doet me denken aan de oudere albums van Bad Religion. Geweldig! ****

I had never heard of this band before. My first impression was that they sounded a little like REM, and perhaps some Definitely Maybe era Oasis. I read that they started out as a hardcore punk band and evolved to this indi rock style. I like this music and the style - has a good feel to it. I could imagine listening to this on a solo road trip, on the freeway. And I also think I would enjoy this music live.

Better than expected. 3/5

I like some alt rock, but a lot of this album either bored me or made me cringe. The album felt bland to me, especially considering its runtime. It seems like the singer is trying to win a contest called "How many songs can I worsen with my awkward ugly voice." It wasn't all bad, but I don't want to sift through this album again to find the few moments I didn't mind. I thought it got a bit better towards the end. I seriously doubt a real human has ever said "Wow I really feel like listening to some Husker Du today"

Worn house

I had an impression that I'm listening to the same song over and over, couldn't stop checking on it. I've been waiting until it ends since the half of the album, music wasn't infact horrible but I didn't enjoy it

I love Hüsker Dü especially Zen Arcade and Candy Apple Grey as well as Bob Mould's other work. So I don't know if I conciously avoided Warehouse Songs or just never got around to it. There are some great songs on here which always the case for Hüsker Dü but it just feels over-long and I don't think the magic of the previous albums is there.

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