Hüsker Dü: Where Were They Then? (1999)

[ladylazarus1113]

does anyone know the song that starts at 2:40?

[MissEgasMoniz]

Greg is straight - and unfortunately a complete asshole as well. The douche bag has now ruined 3 marriages. Hope he got herpes or hep.

[kc7fys]

Given the buh-zillions of songs they could use--why U2? Hearing Greg use cooking as a metaphor for music is amusing. The guys look great. That Studebaker thing--c'mon, man.After just reading "See A Little [Editor]" by Mould, I can't help but see him as the bitterest of the trio. Still his current music is crisp and powerful, and his voice remains powerful. Why the bitterness and inability to loosen up have a laugh and occasionally knock out a Huskers tune with the boys? What good is that?

[jackal59]

Why the fuck are they playing anything *but* Hüsker Dü in the background?

[Geekman333]

Gay, straight...why does it matter??

[SrSacaninha]

Wow, Greg always had the mustache of a chef. I can easily picture him trowing pizzas up in the air.

[8stringfan]

What kind of idiot decided to have over half the music in this feature be from bands that are NOT Husker DU?!?!?!?

[Shaytan67]

Bob and Grant are major enemies. Don't know about Greg. He never sang a lot, don't know if that's what the quarrel is about. I had a long talk with Greg before the show the one time I saw them in 1985. Very cool guy. Who'd have thought they were all gay? I never picked that up, but my gaydar had not developed yet, by then.

[oppositecar]

@Shaytan67

Greg is straight.

[NORDSTRAND83]

@oppositecar Greg Norton is straight? I thought he was the gayest one of all? What about his YMCA moustache? 

[oppositecar]

@NORDSTRAND83

Greg's mustache is curly, but the rest of him is straight. Read the Earles Husker bio or Bob's autobiography.

[ChuckMcChip]

@oppositecar I see what you did there.

[klasse645]

@Shaytan67  I sneaked in backstage when they played in Stockholm june 3 1987. They were in pretty bad shape, but the gig was one of the best i´ve ever been to.

[DarkRequiem]

That's Grant Hart sitting with Greg Norton in the restaurant, isn't it? I had thought no one in the band talked to anyone anymore. I wonder if Bob Mould and Greg are still friends.

[thatnamesorryhas]

Zen Arcade is one of the best releases ever but they got progressively more monotonous(read:pop) after New Day Rising. Bob Moulds solo stuff and with Sugar is just alternative muzak. I'm surprised they don't play it at Starbuck's...

[parodygm]

@thatnamesorryhas What a load of bollocks. At least 66% of Sugar's "Beaster" wants to call you out on that.

[mrgb46]

Greg Norton kind of reminds me of D-Day from Animal House....

[ri394]

who the fuck chose this soundtrack? u2? third eye blind? husker du wipes the floor with these posers.

[kingjojothegreat]

@ri394 they sure dü

[RuddyIPA]

@ri394

Well said.

[christophergroganrn]

The spirit style creativity and powerful energy of these men is something we will probably never see again in a profit driven, mass media mindlessness world of today's music. There are exceptions (Moby, for example) but the days of making it big by getting discovered by Warner Brothers is definitely over. It is sad too, because, they really did epitomize the "do your thing" of the minneapolis sound. I love Bob Mould, and like his efforts with Rich Morel. I am glad they are in DC.

[medicinegone]

HAHA. Grant is such a dork. It's always been clear where the talent came from in that band. Bob rules.

[kingjojothegreat]

@medicinegone Have you heard Hot Wax? It's actually better than anything Bob's done in quite some time.

[mwothe]

3:55 those are some sweet boombox heads

[SuperMegabar]

The bassist needed to be a chief after Husker Du with that mustache... Either that or a Plumber ;)

[Huaynocore]

Bob Mould was 90's during the 80's and 80's during the 90's, otherwise I'm sure he would be a lot more popular.

[myassishaunted]

Why in the fuck are they playing U2 during a husker du spot? Fuck i hope those irishmen get aids.

[Timmybear]

@myassishaunted - you're making an AIDS joke on a clip about a band featuring two queer members. Classy.

[gerardaven]

Grant likes to collect stuff.. lol

[gerardaven]

Smiths and Husker Du, best bands in the 80's no doubt

[wikwikwak989]

why wouldn't they play husker du songs. seriously retarded.

[Qolus]

Barrage of "guitars?" WTF

[RodCow]

Bob looks like Roger Ebbert with that white wig on.Ha

[MrStonermetal]

just regular guys who made great music for personal satisfaction, you wont find any band now that contains even 2 of those factors.

[silenthilldomain]

@MrStonermetal I agree. Now it is all about making big Money and seeing how many Music Videos you can pump out.

Really is a shame.

[dirty30jr]

@MrStonermetal Drive-by Truckers?

[colmaclean]

Spotted some Dubstar in there too. :)

[bman462]

U2? wow, that was odd

[majordandotnet]

Easy to learn, fun to play.

[librarianeric]

Good Lord - VH1 uses songs from U2 and Blues Traveller in a short bio of HUSKER DU?!?!?

[batterycock]

0:43 no tache!!

[oppositecar]

The "Swedish" thing is a common misconception. "Husker du" (no umlauts) means "do you remember" in Norwegian and Danish. The board game featured macrons over the 'u's as a pronunciation guide, which may have been the inspiration for the heavy-metal umlauts.

[AsSeenOnCCTV]

Just for the record, Hüsker Dü wasn't named after a Swedish boardgame, it was a Norwegian one or possible a Danish. "Husker Du" doesn't mean anything in Swedish...

[WeirdWaltWinkel]

The song is In a Big Country by Big Country, one of the most underrated bands ever -- ask U2, friends and fans of BC.

[shaxan]

what's U2 song doing in the background? )

[TheHawkdaddy]

@shaxan

With or Without you, although its not fitting here

[jfrey1]

0:44 I wonder when that photo dates from. 80, 81?

[oppositecar]

That one caught my eye too. Obviously a very early photo. I wonder where they dug it up.

[spameister]

@oppositecar it's in bob's new book: 1980, first official press photo