Awesomeness abounds.

That's Bob Mould, right? I saw him years ago.

Bob Mould would make a short list of the 10 interesting people I would love to have over to a dinner party.

I love his stuff with Sugar and his last two solo projects. What a great musician.

Husker Du, one of the most awesome bands ever. Zen Arcade is one of the best albums of the 80s.

I missed them in '88 cause I was grounded. Thanks

Howie Spankowitz: Bob Mould would make a short list of the 10 interesting people I would love to have over to a dinner party.

Whatever you do, don't seat Bob next to Grant at the dinner table!
Hell hath no fury like those two.

dholway Whatever you do, don't seat Bob next to Grant at the dinner table!
Hell hath no fury like those two.



Hart and Mould are both openly gay but contrary to some rumors they were never together as a couple. (at least that is what wiki claims)

Supposedly Hart and Mould both strongly developed as songwriters during the course of early Husker Du and they competed with each other which in the beginning very much strengthened the band but then ultimately destroyed them.

..the heroin didn't help much either.

Always like seeing husker du threads. One of the greats.

They sure didn't live up to the clichés of what gay guys would dress like.

what are these guys, anyway? Punk? Metal?

what are these guys, anyway? Punk? Metal?


American Post Hardcore? Maybe? Just PUNK I guess.

Zen Arcade album has moments that seem as borderline "prog"

Anyway,Husker Du are often regarded as the "high water mark of American Punk"

Those who dig Husker Du often also really like Mission of Burma.

M of B doesn't really sound like Husker Du but they have kinda the same "we are pushing the envelope of punk music" type thing going.

dholway: They sure didn't live up to the clichés of what gay guys would dress like.

Agreed; but they are dressed in the clichéd manner of gay GIRLS.

wish i were old enough to have seen them, looks like it would have been a great show.

craigdamage: what are these guys, anyway? Punk? Metal?


American Post Hardcore? Maybe? Just PUNK I guess.

Zen Arcade album has moments that seem as borderline "prog"

Anyway,Husker Du are often regarded as the "high water mark of American Punk"

Those who dig Husker Du often also really like Mission of Burma.

M of B doesn't really sound like Husker Du but they have kinda the same "we are pushing the envelope of punk music" type thing going.


i always thought of mission of burma as being more fugazi-esque, and grouped husker du more with the minutemen as far as "pushing the envelope." maybe that's my child-of-the-90's bias showing, though.

Happy Idiot: dholway: They sure didn't live up to the clichés of what gay guys would dress like.

Agreed; but they are dressed in the clichéd manner of gay GIRLS.

Ha! Yeah, but check out this one. Greg "The Straight Hüsker" Norton, as usual, looks like the gay guy of the trio.

Third_Uncle_Eno: what are these guys, anyway? Punk? Metal?

Postpunk/Hardcore/American Indie Rock

I always liked Bob Mould's description/epitaph of the band that he gave in an interview he did with The Bob magazine a year or two after the break-up:

The Bob: In 100 years when a college freshman is taking "Rock 'n' roll 101," where will Hüsker Dü's place in history be?

Bob Mould: "They used to be known as the fastest band in the world, then they were the loudest band in the world, then they were the next Beatles, and then they broke up. They had a fierce independent spirit about them that influenced a lot of the ways that people looked at music five years after they broke up." I don't know, 20 years after they broke up. It's hard to say what's going to happen. I think that it was an important band. It was a band for that period of time and maybe no other period of time. It's like the Velvets were, or the Stooges or the Dolls or the Pistols or the Clash or Blondie or whatever. Husker Du reflected the '80s, it reflected the Reagan years, and nothing.

i can only imagine the volume coming from bob's fender twin at ear level. that's some scary shiat.

/ran sound for bob on a date on his first solo tour.
//nicest "rock star" i've ever met. super guy.

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I always liked the Replacements better... but, that said, New Day Rising is one of the best Rock albums ever.

People who like Husker Dü do tend to also like Mission of Burma and The Minutemen, but, really, neither of them sound a whole lot like Husker Dü. Hell, Dinosaur Jr. sounded more like Husker Dü than those guys... Volcano Suns, Big Black and Black Flag too. That said, not even Husker Dü always sounded like Husker Dü. Compare Land Speed Record or Metal Circus to Flip Your Wig or Warehouse and tell me that they sound like the same band.

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I always liked the Replacements better...

The Replacements were always more loveable. "Break the Mould." Whenever I see clips from that Mats show, I can't help but think that they are at least close to sober. What happened? (The line "Girls, you bet!" always cracked me up.)

Boris S. Wort: ...Mission of Burma...The Minutemen...Husker Dü...Dinosaur Jr...Volcano Suns, Big Black...

All trios. Coincidence?

is this the guy that does "berserker"!

Much respect to the subby.

Awesome1!!!!

thanks guys for the answers!! :-)

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I don't think we all listened to the same Husker Du.
I mostly liked the fast hardcore punk on "Everything Falls Apart"
Didn't like all that Zen Arcade collegey sounding stuff.

excellent video.

I saw these guys twice, once in Boston and once in Norfolk. My god it was loud. But so different than any other show I saw. They came on, Bob nodded, said a few words then they played. There was no break, you could always hear a guitar or a drumming at the ready. What a pit at the Norfolk show. Both shows were very intense.

One of my fave bands still. Punk? Maybe they defined what music could be.

I saw them 1/30/83 in Boston and this vid takes me back.

Just wanted to chime in with my Husker Du story. Grant Hart is childhood friends with the father of my bandmate. We run into him from time to time at a festival we both play at in Kansas, and also around the Twin Cities. Grant even came to his wedding a few weeks ago (I was a groomsman). Strange seeing him all dressed up in his Sunday best.