Hüsker Dü - top-shelf Land Speed Record-era live footage
October 16, 2015 8:40 PM Subscribe
Hüsker Dü were caught on tape on September 5, 1981 at the 7th St Entry, Minneapolis, MN, blazing through a familiar set they'd recorded weeks earlier for Land Speed Record. Set 1
The real surprise is when they returned to the stage later that night to showcase the slower, more melodic side of the band, complete with four unreleased tracks. Set 2.
Set 1:
All Tensed Up
Don't Try To Call
I'm Not Interested
Guns At My School
Push The Button
Gilligan's Island
Mtc
Don't Have A Life
Drug Party
Bricklayer
Tired Of Doing Things
You're Naive
Strange Week
Big Sky
Ultracore
Let's Go Die
Set 2:
In A Free Land (0:00)
Wheels (3:18)
Call On Me (5:46) (Unreleased)
Private Hell (8:42) (Unreleased)
Won't Say A Word (12:08) (Unreleased)
Diane (14:28)
Sexual Economics (18:46) (Unreleased)
Do You Remember? (20:21)
Gravity (21:39)
(Instrumental) (24:24)
Statues (27:22)
The real surprise is when they returned to the stage later that night to showcase the slower, more melodic side of the band, complete with four unreleased tracks. Set 2.
Set 1:
All Tensed Up
Don't Try To Call
I'm Not Interested
Guns At My School
Push The Button
Gilligan's Island
Mtc
Don't Have A Life
Drug Party
Bricklayer
Tired Of Doing Things
You're Naive
Strange Week
Big Sky
Ultracore
Let's Go Die
Set 2:
In A Free Land (0:00)
Wheels (3:18)
Call On Me (5:46) (Unreleased)
Private Hell (8:42) (Unreleased)
Won't Say A Word (12:08) (Unreleased)
Diane (14:28)
Sexual Economics (18:46) (Unreleased)
Do You Remember? (20:21)
Gravity (21:39)
(Instrumental) (24:24)
Statues (27:22)
Thank you for kick-starting my umpteenth occasional evening down the Husker Du-on-YouTube rabbit hole.
posted by Lyme Drop at 10:06 PM on October 16, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by Lyme Drop at 10:06 PM on October 16, 2015 [2 favorites]
Whisper thunder. This band started it all, thanks Bob.
posted by Samuel Farrow at 10:24 PM on October 16, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Samuel Farrow at 10:24 PM on October 16, 2015 [1 favorite]
I expected some Hüsker Dü chatter here this week - there's been some news.
posted by daveje at 12:52 AM on October 17, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by daveje at 12:52 AM on October 17, 2015 [5 favorites]
Good timing. Greg Norton took to Facebook to hose down some reunion rumours in the last day or so...
posted by tim_in_oz at 12:53 AM on October 17, 2015
posted by tim_in_oz at 12:53 AM on October 17, 2015
I have not heard those tracks, so thank you for making my weekend awesomer! Yay, Huskers!!!
posted by wenestvedt at 4:23 AM on October 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by wenestvedt at 4:23 AM on October 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
Another reason the early 80's was an awesome time for music.
posted by Thorzdad at 5:02 AM on October 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Thorzdad at 5:02 AM on October 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
Man. I know what I'm doing today.
posted by glaucon at 5:11 AM on October 17, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by glaucon at 5:11 AM on October 17, 2015 [2 favorites]
Fixing the cable?
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates at 5:19 AM on October 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates at 5:19 AM on October 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
When Grant crashed on my floor last year he mentioned these recordings. Really glad they're seeing the light of day.
Also, we discussed Joseph Conrad at greater length than we discussed Bob Mould, so there's that.
posted by pxe2000 at 5:33 AM on October 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
Also, we discussed Joseph Conrad at greater length than we discussed Bob Mould, so there's that.
posted by pxe2000 at 5:33 AM on October 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
> there's been some news.
Wow, yeah! I'm not holding a torch for any reunion ever -- even setting aside the enmity between Hart and Mould, the three of them have each said there are other things they'd rather be doing -- but all power to them finally being able to make some money off their work from back in the day.
posted by ardgedee at 6:42 AM on October 17, 2015 [2 favorites]
Wow, yeah! I'm not holding a torch for any reunion ever -- even setting aside the enmity between Hart and Mould, the three of them have each said there are other things they'd rather be doing -- but all power to them finally being able to make some money off their work from back in the day.
posted by ardgedee at 6:42 AM on October 17, 2015 [2 favorites]
Thank. You.
posted by humboldt32 at 8:29 AM on October 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by humboldt32 at 8:29 AM on October 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
Somewhat related, "See A Little Light: Bob Mould and Friends Live" is available free on google play. Sure it's not Hüsker, but at least it does have In a Free Land. Glad to hear that we might see some proper collections of old material down the road.
posted by BigHeartedGuy at 9:38 AM on October 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by BigHeartedGuy at 9:38 AM on October 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
They were so plagued by sound problems the first two times I saw them. Everything went wrong. Good to see what I missed.
posted by Mr. Yuck at 12:20 PM on October 17, 2015
posted by Mr. Yuck at 12:20 PM on October 17, 2015
I took great pleasure in introducing our 20 year old neighbour to Hüsker Dü a couple of weeks ago. She loved them and iI love this, thank you.
posted by arcticseal at 8:05 PM on October 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by arcticseal at 8:05 PM on October 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
No Data Control? Always thought that was the best of the album.
posted by PHINC at 10:00 PM on October 17, 2015
posted by PHINC at 10:00 PM on October 17, 2015
From a longtime Hüsker-loving friend of mine:
Love the quality editing, looks like a Jazzercise video with Bob and Grant's getups.
posted by porn in the woods at 8:29 AM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
Love the quality editing, looks like a Jazzercise video with Bob and Grant's getups.
posted by porn in the woods at 8:29 AM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
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