Warehouse: Songs and Stories

Hüsker Dü - Warehouse: Songs and Stories
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Based on 2 reviews
1987 Ratings: #51 / 135
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Based on 102 ratings
1987 Rank: #118
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ocrakraut
95

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

Doofy
82

'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

Raiksheen
80

Great album

HauntedGhosts
86

though this is a departure from their hardcore debut, I still found this was pretty solid

castelix
75

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

kattenbroekcom
92

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.

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Added on: May 6, 2013