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Published on May 20th 2005
Long before what is known today as "melodic hardcore," there were a precious few bands playing a new kind of punk music, at the time known as "post-punk." Bands like Embrace, Saccharine Trust, the Minutemen, and, of course, Hüsker Dü. Here is a band that took basic hardcore punk and expanded upon it, much in the same way that bands like Flipper and Black Flag were experimenting with heavier, slower tempos at the time. Hüsker Dü experimented with melodic playing and occasionally poppy song structures barraged at all sides by vicious hardcore. Their 1983 album Metal Circus sounds almost like an exact bridge between hardcore punk and "post-punk." They hadn't quite yet moved onto their equally brilliant, exclusively melodic period yet, but this wasn't straight-up hardcore either.
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If you like Husker Du, check out a new band in LA called Ready the Jet. They have stuff on My Space. Three guys in their early 30's, obviously came up on college radio in the late 80's and early 90's. Very strong Husker Du/Dinosaur Jr./Jawbreaker type influence. I like almost everything bob mould has had a hand in. Except his electro-solo stuff....can't bare that. get new days rising, copper blue and last dog and pony show....-----Travis. Best band ever let's be honest.... now listen to Leatherface, Pegboy, Phoenix Foundation, Can't Say, Jawbreaker, I Excuse, Dag Nasty etc and start your band and it might not suck, no more of this emo metal or metalcore nonsense. Maybe Warner Bros/SST should put together a Husker DVD and then i could stop watching bad bootlegs with bad live footage. Ken This EP is a classic. This review could be better though. The Wall sucks. Wish You Were Here and Dark Side Of The Moon are both way way better. Actually, Warehouse is probably my favorite. I was gunna write a review for it, but I suppose I can leave it to Brandon. I wish there was a label around right now with the balls and variety that SST once had. Just think, they had basically something for everyone into independent music. it just doesn't get better than this. Everyone around here plays thrash and grind now. Man, why is it that all the local guys in my town who played hardcore in the early 80's now have really spaced-out improv bands with like 3 guys running around hitting cowbells with spaceman spiff helmets on? I hope to god that this is just a michigan thing - anyone else have similar phenomena in their towns? about time another husker du album was reviewed...now lets get the rest of the catalog on here. new day rising and flip your wig reviews please new day rising, flip your wig, zen arcade, metal circus and candy apple grey are albums that are way too good to be forgotten I've honestly never been able to figure out which album I like more between New Day Rising and Zen Arcade. Warehouse is too much for me. I have trouble getting all the way through it in one listen. Even though I love Husker Du and think this is a good album overall, it's one of my least favorite releases from them. Brandon - you should write a "Warehouse" review. Everyone always goes on and on about Zen and New Day (which both rule), but nobody gives props to Warehouse. The Wall sucks. Wish You Were Here and Dark Side Of The Moon are both way way better. post-punk was the term used to describe bands that were inspired by the original explosion of punk in '77 but took it in different directions: ie joy division, the birthday party, the cure etc. husker du is post-hardcore, which is the term to describe bands like fugazi, jawbox etc, bands that started out playing hardcore punk (or members were in bands that previously that played that style) and then branched off into new directions, usually orriented around unique guitar sounds and more abstract lyrical approaches. This website would be a lot more friendly if you only posted reviews of records that kids were told were ok to love. Coming next week: a review of The Wall. brilliant band period. i know everyone say Zen Arcade is their best album, but for some reason i've always liked Everything Falls Apart, even if it wasn't the most consistent, there's so many killer songs on there. Best singer in 80s punk rock. this is a classic, but i still think new day rising is the best. now THIS is a fucking classic |
