Husker Du live in London pt. 7

[Evansharma]

im pretty sure kurt used to listen to husker du bro, and dave from nirvana has a song with bob mould

[altroval]

I noticed that Bob Mould is playing what looks like a Gibson Explorer for this concert instead of the Ibanez Super Rocket Roller Sr (basically, a Gibson Flying V clone) that he used during his Husker Du years.

Anybody know the reason why?

[p4horror]

What a killer performance this was by Husker Du. Husker Du, as well as the 80s SST roster, were just awesome musicians & songwriters. Husker Du, Black Flag, Minutemen, Meat Puppets; etc. was my soundtrack music as a teen in the 80s to present day. Just timeless tunes that still floor me 25 years later.

[silenthilldomain]

@p4horror What i love about SST is that every band on the label sounds different.

[snoogans9]

oh jesus.id give my left nut to see bob mould and the huskers live just once.i was born in the wrong time;(

[punkylass]

fuckin' brilliant.

[lifesucker67]

Bob Mould....what a fucking amazing alcohilism good voice

[alphasparqy]

Yes, his vocals aren't always consistent. However, later on in his solo career, at one small show, his voice was shit (in his own words) so he had people come up on stage and sign with him, so he will always put on a memorable show, Good voice, or not...

[TrickyTolles64]

@alphasparqy He's blown out his voice numerous times...he takes better care of it now. He quit smoking years ago and quit drinking. But he has allergies and sometimes that effects his voice in the venue.

[30degreeseverywhere]

mould's vocal range is nonexistent in this performance.

[lifesucker67]

Der beste Hüsker Dü aller Zeiten.....Bob Mould ist soooo lattendicht und singt es besser als auf Platte.....amazing

[morgoth195]

The vocal melody is one of the best parts of the studio version, and sadly Bob doesn't stick to it here.

[heavydq]

And the best part of the live versions was Grant's backing vocals, which he sadly doesn't do here either.

[teenagelobotomy14]

i feel like this song would be in a trailer for a teen movie. not a crappy teen movie though.

[ffairlane57]

The only thing that really bothers me about Husker Du is their recordings are always a bit too much treble.

[piper108]

Must be a Mould thing, that's the way it was with Sugar, too.

[nurbeltoccs]

I met Grant once and he was a nice enough guy but definitely seems a little bitter. He has a bit of chip on his shoulder. I'm sure Mould has something to do with that.

[ffairlane57]

It's amazing how a little heroin addiction problem can get in the way of a friendship.

[Herzog1012]

From what I read in Our Band Could Be Your Life, they had problems WAY before Grant started taking heroin. Power struggles started the moment Grant started getting songs on the records.

[altroval]

Grant and Bob had mutual interests, certainly but they were never exactly friends.

They had a songwriting rivalry that yielded terrific results for a few years and albums and we should just be grateful that the wheels stayed on the wagon as long as they did.

[nickca420]

Kind of a weird arrangement, I've never heard it played this fast, but I've only heard versions from their later tours and this looks to be around '85 or so.

This is such an amazing song. Anyone who's heard it counts it among their favorites. Cobain or Vedder or any other lame usurper only wish they could write like this.

[toymachineskater93]

to my favorite band...

[ozzy3298]

I met Grant a couple of years ago at the 7th St Entry. He was a bit of an ass. The underappreciated genius. He told me a certain unnamed country singer wanted to cover "terms." Can you believe that?

[ih8music]

such an incredible song from an incredible band.

[stugats1]

One of the greatest songs ever written..

[rgsilva]

most underrated band in pop music history. Huskers Forever !

[brajtnerinjo]

They are not underrated at all, they are critically acclaimed

[TallFastLoud]

haha thank you dude! i love husker du but I'm sick of people talking about how underrated they are. sure, people who don't listen to this kinda stuff don't mention them but most people who listen to "alternative" (blech!) music refer to them as one of the best bands of all time. they get plenty of credit in the underground (jesus who made up these fucking stupid terms?)

[morgoth195]

In the larger world of music, they don't get enough credit. Nirvana practically ripped them off, and Nirvana was a world-wide phenomenon. In all honesty, I don't care that Hüsker Dü are under-rated by asshole journalists, but they do deserve to be named among the most influential groups in rock history, along with the Beatles and Led Zeppelin.

[heroiniskindacool]

@morgoth195 What? Journalists where the ones who made them what they are, they're one of the most critically acclaimed bands of all time.

[fubar498]

@heroiniskindacool

i have to agree with morgoth195. bob mould never sold out to MTV and because of that, at the time, 99% of journalists paid Du no attention. only years later while bob was heading up sugar and then solo were journalists ready to proclaim Du as something special. these "journalists" from Spin and Rolling Stone only praised Du due to social pressure. at the time, the mags were consume with REM and other sell outs to pay any attention to great bands like Du.......

[vedicardi]

@TallFastLoud that's what they mean by underrated, that they aren't as well known as they should be

[zacheryandersen]

yeah, as far as minneapolis is concerned husker du is the only good thing to come out it... that includes prince, semi-sonic and scotch tape.

[bassplayer19]

what about the replacements?

[pwtiernx]

The whole scene back then was amazing. For that small of a town/metro area to put out the Huskers and Replacements, Otto's, Motorhome, Baby Astronauts, Man Sized, Rifle Sport, and more, it was fun. AND, Madison's, Milwaukee's and Chicago's were always in town.

[frrrrrunkis]

You forgot the Replacements, my friend.

[spadrik]

I fucking love this band.

[zacheryandersen]

hey, so it's pronounced who-sker do right?

[djcvarme]

hoosker doo

[scottman999]

this is beautiful...

[wallster98]

Wow-glad You tube was not around when I was younger-would have never left the computer. Great song always.

[mfeedbak]

Still makes my eyes well up ... and I've heard it about twelve thousand times.

[FesterMuck]

Influential beyond comprehension. To this day modern rock echoes the sound of the Du!

[ffairlane57]

People rave about Nirvana as if nothing else existed before. Well, they've never seen Husker Du.

[dalcon555]

nirvana doesn't even compare to husker du bro

[TheStallion3]

I agree. Husker Du deserves much more success and recognition than it gets.

[norrisman]

Ab-solutley. No husker du, no nirvana.

[TheOlympusmons]

Eclipsed only by "could you be the one" or maybe "changes" by the very same man himself

Wicked

[mikewattdisciple]

My favorite Huskers song. Perfect, thanks.

[astrophell]

Beautiful, bittersweet song. I suspect it'll always have a special place in my heart.

[forakiller]

bob always adds lib though . i realy wish hed sing it straight and stop saying on and on and on . he still does it now .....

[forakiller]

beautiful lyrics...........very nieve and sweet

[Lucaslevelred]

there will always be a spot in my heart for this band.

[punk9rawk9kid]

they play so fricking fast and tight, the live version is so awesome.

[Geekermo]

This song makes me fucking cry.

Hüsker Dü, best band ever came to earth.

[richmondpinch]

It's from a semi-official VHS that's now deleted. Filmed '85 at the Camden Palace London (now Koko) and weirdly enough shown once on TV! Cheers for posting this I wore my copy out in '96!

[loudbomb]

My all time favourite song! Where is this taken from, an officially released DVD?

[Kanger22]

TRULY a hearbreaking work of staggering genius.

[missingdigits]

Ditto... Thanks to whomever posted this. It made my evening!

[xrichx]

best band ever.

[enchain]

Then the sun disintegrates between a wall of clouds

I summer where I winter at, and no one is allowed there

Do you remember when the first snowfall fell

When summer barely had a snowball's chance in Hell?

[enchain]

Love and hate was in the air, like pollen from a flower

Somewhere in April time, they add another hour

I guess I'd better think up a way to spend my time

Just when I'm ready to sit inside, it's summer time

Should I go fishing or get a friend to hang around

It's back to summer, back to basics, hang around

Getting drunk out on the beach, or playing in a band

And getting out of school meant getting out of hand

Was this your celebrated summer? Was that your celebrated summer?