Husker Du - Eight Miles High (London 1985)
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This tears my heart out. He's like a shaman.
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@funkyfoolfromVanNuys hey i can only agree....great song and I love the byrds version a lot as well :-)
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@funkyfoolfromVanNuys Somebody, I think it was in the NME back in the day, said that Husker Du covered this song 'in very much the same way as a stallion covers a mare', and that always seemed about right to me. I don't much like the original. I think it's a bit lame, especially compared to Coltrane's 'India', which the Byrds were attempting to emulate; but Husker Du took it and reinjected the energy which Coltrane had and which the Byrds so significantly lacked.
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@molloyx word
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One of the best remakes of any song, ever. So so good.
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Husker Du were fucking kings. I am very quietly proud that in Ireland, where you had to be very, very hip to know about bands like this while they were still making stuff, I wasn't hip at all but somehow I came across them anyway, fell in love with them and bought everything I could find by them. It was 1987, the Warehouse period. My friends liked the Smiths and I liked Husker Du. And I don't regret a second of it.
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What I would give to have seen that show. Husker Du was kicking ass that night.
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@molloyx I couldn't agree more - and all these snot nosed youngsters dissing the Huskers have no clue
bands of this era made it all happen themselves - what an amazing time
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been there,almost soficated to death in the front row,wonderful,tiki,belgrade
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great comment. nice to see something intelligent said for a change, other than 'wow music sucks these days' or whatever shallow comments I usually see......and the byrds version is probably my fave song ever...this is cool too.
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The current indie rock scene, whatever it is, isnt worth the snot rolling out of Bob Moulds nose.
molloyx 3 years ago 18
Well, I don't think Mould's playing is anything but amazing on this recording. Being a musician by way of guitar, it's not exactly the easiest song to play due to all the emotion and rage in the playing. On top of that, Bob's playing is extremly varied both with Husker Du and in his other projects. The Byrds version is also amazing, but this is a great way to personalize a cover while keeping true to the experimental roots.
funkyfoolfromVanNuys 4 years ago 7