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
Pretty decent 80's-era alt rock, but I get the impression the stories behind the music are ultimately more interesting than the music itself. It's also waaaay too long and could do with a trimming of the fat for sure. Mould and Hart absolutely contributed to the reason why this record kind of doesn't live up to any expecations imo. Even still, I enjoyed it for what it was.
This is an instant classic for me…didn’t grow up with Hüsker Dü but I feel like I did after listening to this. Just peak 80s alt rock
Pretty decent 80's-era alt rock, but I get the impression the stories behind the music are ultimately more interesting than the music itself. It's also waaaay too long and could do with a trimming of the fat for sure. Mould and Hart absolutely contributed to the reason why this record kind of doesn't live up to any expecations imo. Even still, I enjoyed it for what it was.
| 1 | These Important Years 3:49 | 88 |
| 2 | Charity, Chastity, Prudence, and Hope 3:11 | 83 |
| 3 | Standing in the Rain 3:41 | 85 |
| 4 | Back from Somewhere 2:16 | 78 |
| 5 | Ice Cold ice 4:23 | 89 |
| 6 | You're a Soldier 3:03 | 76 |
| 7 | Could You Be the One? 2:32 | 88 |
| 8 | Too Much Spice 2:57 | 74 |
| 9 | Friend, You've Got to Fall 3:20 | 85 |
| 10 | Visionary 2:30 | 79 |
| 11 | She Floated Away 3:32 | 80 |
| 12 | Bed of Nails 4:44 | 84 |
| 13 | Tell You Why Tomorrow 2:42 | 77 |
| 14 | It's Not Peculiar 4:06 | 80 |
| 15 | Actual Condition 1:50 | 72 |
| 16 | No Reservations 3:40 | 79 |
| 17 | Turn It Around 4:32 | 81 |
| 18 | She's a Woman (And Now He Is a Man) 3:19 | 79 |
| 19 | Up in the Air 3:03 | 81 |
| 20 | You Can Live at Home 5:25 | 86 |