Husker Du - Everything Falls Apart + Interview 1983

[dogpetdog]

that guitar is SICK

[Caribou1983]

oh boy, how I'd like to see more videos from that show!

[threethousandwords]

SHIT YES.



[haupper]

"Making em think, and lettin' em have a good time maybe, too." haha

[guyblank]

Bob Mould seems to be very smart at the business end of things. My guess is that he is financially secure and has no need to do a reunion tour if he has no desire. After all, he wrote the theme for "The Daily Show". He is a smart man and seems to only do as he deems necessary.

[zcxspam]

bob made some snarky comments after the fact implying that grant just 'showed up' at the mueller benefit, despite the fact that it was impromptu but definitely planned in advance.

NO love lost between those two at present. altroval has it right. I would literally bet on peace in the middle east first.

[braindamagehurts44]

still, we live in hope

[IAmKrow]

I don't think they'll forget about their past litigations either. They're content with just ignoring each other, it happens to everybody, you know that somebody used to be your friend, but now you don't care anymore, even if there's no bad blood between you and this person anymore. They're out of your life and it's fine by you. I think that's the state of things as of this day between Bob and Grant.

[altroval]

Sorry, digitalshark.

I don't see Bob and Grant patching things up; not in this lifetime.

A friend who saw them perform during the Karl Mueller benefit back in 2004 said he never saw two performers go so far out of their way to not acknowledge one another.

Unfortunately, I think we'll see the Israelis and the Palestinians bury the hatchet before Bob and Grant do.

[Gumbyrearygood]

Bob is Israel, Grant is Palestine and Greg is the United Arab Emirates.

[Farquharson64]

i saw the huskers and the meat puppets

[Caribou1983]

@Farquharson64 lucky boy!!!!

[IAmKrow]

Thanks for the information!

[IAmKrow]

What a deep voice Bob Mould has... I'm starting to learn this band so much. Just a question: Do Bob and Grant hate each other now?

[nonewmccarthyism]

Well, there are really only 2 people that you could ask and get the truth about that good question. My guess is that they do not, though I'm sure there was acrimony thru the late 80's+ ..Remember that Bob went on to great commercial success with Sugar (Copper Blue in particular), while Grant also made some good music, he did not rise above the treeline as it were. I do know also they reunited for a song at a benefit for the late Soul Assylum' s bass player who died of cancer. You can Google it.

[Fran100]

i know they hated each other towards the end of the band but i bet now they're older and wiser those feelings have probably mellowed

[digitalshark]

I'd go a bit further and say I would not be surprised if they wind up doing a reunion tour, or several. So many seminal punk bands from the 80's have done so - I think it comes with the territory in that as you get older (I'm using my own experience for sure) you tend to look back and recognize petty arguments for what they were, and you tend to appreciate what you had at the time all the more. It's also natural for artists sometimes to want to go back to their roots and where it all started.

[librarianeric]

Thanks for posting this! Saw 'em open for Minor Threat in '83 or '84, a little later with the Minutemen and the Meat Puppets, and finally, around '86 or '87 during the Warehouse tour.

The only thing that SUCKED about Husker Du (and later Sugar) was they played sooooooo fucking loud the songs were often indistinguishable from each other.

Otherwise, they were one of the greatest bands of my generation.

[nonewmccarthyism]

Then you saw something very sacred, my friend. Those shows were the bulkhead doors of stagnancy being blown off the hinges. I remember when that tour came to The Channel. Sadly, I did not see it, and it has been a point of some regret ever since. That tour (SST) is a story in the annals of music that not enough people know about - and really should. Without it, God only knows where this fucking world would be. This beacon on the horizon my get weaker as the years go on, lest we never forget them

[Fran100]

Fuck me, you saw husker du, minor threat, minutemen AND meat puppets! you are damn lucky

[librarianeric]

Thanks! But like I said, it was hard to distinguish one song from the other because they played so loud. I mean, I've seen a lot of loud shows, but they always took it to the next level (i.e. excruciating pain). I've seen videos of them performing live and the volume seemed to be appropriate. So maybe it has something to do with the people who were handling the sound boards.

[digitalshark]

I second that! Damn lucky. Shit, I only got to see The Meat Puppets when they came to NYC and played with Suicidal Tendencies, which was one of the dumbest pairings in 80's punk history. The Meat Puppets had just changed their style (it was after the 1st 2 releases) and seemed to anticipate the unfortunate, testosterone fueled 80's NYHC scene that existed at the time was going to hate them. The drummer wore a tie die "LOVE" t-shirt. They were booed off the stage only a few minutes in to the set.

[Fran100]

haha "only". im 17 so i could have never gone. poor meat puppets though, they should have stopped playing the hardcore circuit once their second album came out, but i guess there was nowhere else to go for an underground band in the 80's

[Gonzoroy]

:always think- and don't get discouraged"!

[NianioNostimos]

TORRANCE??? Man, I heard there was a local scene here and the surrounding south bay in the late 70s early 80s with Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Agent Orange playing all the time, but HUSKER DU? I really missed out. I was just in grade school and junior high in that era, not old enough for even the 18 and over shows. I wish I had a cool older brother then. Now I have to drive all the way to silverlake for a "scene" - what a joke.

[Druffmaul]

They were probably in town briefly to do some recording in Spot's studio. SST's offices were in the area, y'know.

[colico14]

Pretty damn punk rock.

[lush89]

This is from the first Flipside Video Fanzine VHS tape...

[Tim010987]

Flipside Videos were/are the best!!!

[wdrauch]

wow, that interview was great.  Bob did all the talking. it was like grant wasn't even there!

[kc7fys]

Greg's got a whole new shtick. That's great. His prance/scissors kicking from later---aw, ya just gotta love Greg. He never was a rockstar, and that made him so much better. This is even pre-fat Bob!? This was an amazing year to see the band.

[WeirdWaltWinkel]

Christ, what a great band!

[nfreese]

thanks for posting this!

[edgeindance]

Greg looks like Charles Manson here.