Divorce Records Pt 2
This to me is the greatest record of one of the greatest Bands of all time and genres. Mould and Hart seem to write a songbook of anger, frustration and love. The flow of Ice cold Eyes-You´re a Soldier-Could you be the One-Too much Spice is just unbelievable in shifting the Point of View to unveil a greater drama. This record hurts (in a healing way)
If I needed a proof that Rolling Stone does not understand too much of music their review of this record hit the ... read more
'Warehouse: Songs and Stories' wraps up the Hüsker Dü discog with a SECOND double album...but a very different one to 'Zen Arcade'. The band had now moved almost entirely away from their hardcore punk roots and had now settled in alt rock/power pop territory, a sound that signals the direction Mould would take five year's later on Sugar's highly pop-centric 'Copper Blue'.
Tellingly this new approach does seem to suit Mould a lot more than Hart, and finally nearly all the catchiest ... read more
though this is a departure from their hardcore debut, I still found this was pretty solid
1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die - Day 14
1. These Important Years - 7.1
2. Charity, Chastity, Prudence, and Hope - 6.2
3. Standing in the Rain - 7.6
4. Back from Somewhere - 6.8
5. Ice Cold Ice - 8.5
6. You're a Soldier - 5.9
7. Could You Be the One? - 8.4
8. Too Much Spice - 5.0
9. Friend, You've Got to Fall - 7.7
10. Visionary - 6.1
11. She Floated Away - 7.6
12. Bed of Nails - 9.0
13. Tell You Why Tomorrow - 8.8
14. It's Not Peculiar - 8.0
15. Actual Condition - 7.2
16. No Reservations ... read more
While Hüsker Dü's finale isn't a totally perfect tracklist due to it's double album length, it is still them channelling their cleanest alt rock while maintaining the amazing songs.
1 | These Important Years 3:49 | |
2 | Charity, Chastity, Prudence, and Hope 3:11 | |
3 | Standing in the Rain 3:41 | |
4 | Back from Somewhere 2:16 | |
5 | Ice Cold ice 4:23 | |
6 | You're a Soldier 3:03 | |
7 | Could You Be the One? 2:32 | |
8 | Too Much Spice 2:57 | |
9 | Friend, You've Got to Fall 3:20 | |
10 | Visionary 2:30 | |
11 | She Floated Away 3:32 | |
12 | Bed of Nails 4:44 | |
13 | Tell You Why Tomorrow 2:42 | |
14 | It's Not Peculiar 4:06 | |
15 | Actual Condition 1:50 | |
16 | No Reservations 3:40 | |
17 | Turn It Around 4:32 | |
18 | She's a Woman (And Now He Is a Man) 3:19 | |
19 | Up in the Air 3:03 | |
20 | You Can Live at Home 5:25 |
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