Thanks for the deep dive on Husker Du. One of my favorite groups as well. I love blasting Celebrated Summer in the car! I just wish my kids could appreciate it more.

Thank you for mentioning 2541. Great vocals and the flashback to a time and age where getting your own place meant magic.

Love The Dü

None more blistering than Land Speed Record. You said it buddy! Great job, loved this one.

Yes! Hollis when you did an episode on The Replacements I just couldn’t wait until you covered the Du! Very well done- your channel is top shelf.

Great video. So glad someone made a video where they really knew what they were talking about. Cant wait to check out the rest of your channel

Great review, Hollis.

2541 was around during New Day Rising. I once saw Grants handwritten song list for NDR and that on it as well as Erase Today.

Solid video and my favorite band.

their cover of eight miles high is great

Fantastic episode! I was lock step with this one. I swear we share a musical brain.

Awesome video man, i love how you go into the lyrics and help give them meaning, keep up the good work!!

Great video! Really enjoyed it. There's never enough videos on this band. Good to see another person who appreciates them so much. I love everything they ever put out and am always adding to my vinyl collection of them. They rule.

I was late to the Husker party, not being introduced to them until '86-'87 by some friends of mine. They used to refer to Greg Norton as "Richelieu" beacause of the mustache. Consequently, I am one of those who find it a little more difficult to listen to the earlier stuff. My first album was Candy Apple Grey (my favorite Grant song: "Dead Set on Destruction), and then Warehouse came out soon after, while I was also working my way backwards through their earlier albums. I never totally warmed up to Zen Arcade, but after watching this Deep Dive, I definitely want to go back and revisit it, so thanks. Also, Husker's version of "Eight Miles High" belongs in your next covers video. Come to think of it, so does "Love is All Around." Thanks for another great video, Hollis.

Aw hell yes. The Dü

Land Speed Record was my first encounter with Husker Du, and hearing it for the first time felt like being hit by a missile. A lot of synaptic connections were formed in my brain that day.

You nailed again. Pink Turns Blue is the greatest tune, on the greatest album, of one of the bands of all time. With that said, their hardcore stuff always feels more nostalgic for me because of how exciting it felt hearing it for the first time as an energetic young man. There just was no music like it.

Thank you for the shout out, Hollis! And one of my favorite bands, at that!

So about 2541, you’re not far off from the truth. The track was actually written for New Day Rising, but according to Bob, it sounded too similar to a Dream Syndicate song that was popular at the time so it was cut from the album. Bob mentioned in his book that he feels that that was the first moment where friction between him and Grant began, as he later realized that the song might’ve come from a personal place for Grant. Nevertheless it’s an awesome track and it makes me wonder what it would have been like had it been on NDR instead. Hüsker Dü is my favorite band of all time, from the very moment I first heard Zen Arcade, they meant the world to me. I had just turned 18 and my own personal issues growing up in a broken home came to a boiling point, and every time I was angry, frustrated, and felt so helpless, I would listen to that album and by the end, it put me in a zen like state (no pun intended 😂). Funny enough, I got into them shortly before Grant passed away. I remember waking up for school when I saw the news, and I was heartbroken. I thought would be fitting to listen to every thing I had of theirs on shuffle on the bus. The first song that came on was the first song I heard and fell in love with them, Don’t Want to Know If You Are Lonely. Great video man, I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time and you nailed it.

I have nothing to add about the original lineup, but I’d like to give big-ups to Hart’s Nova Mob. I loved a lot of their songs during that brief period.

Been waiting for this one. I wanna write a spiel about how much Husker Du mean to me, but anyone who’s a fan of this band knows how I feel. Thanks Hollis.

Love the series Hollis , and looking forward to more , I'm sure we could chat for hours .Any chance you might be doing Killing Joke please? I feel their influence have earned a deep dive , and your make a old punk rock fan very happy.

God damn you Hollis, you've got me going down such a nostalgia trip right now. Got me thinking about when I first bought Zen Arcade and I did the thing we all do when you first listen to an album of that quality, you listen to it over, and _over_ and *over* again. Well I was renting a couch at my cousin's place. She was a bit older and a valley girl type, so Husker Du was not her idea of a good time. Combine that with the fact that I had my girlfriend (now wife) over pretty much everyday and it was causing tension. I ended up just moving to San Pedro with my wife and didn't tell my cousin until the day I was leaving. Naturally, she (my cousin) was hurt over the whole thing, but I didn't care at the time because I was pissed at her. Looking back though I was being a selfish asshole and now I am feeling bad about it. So thanks for the emotional roller-coaster. And in return, here's an extra comment for the algorithm.

Another great video, and glad you sang the praises of Warehouse. I too think it is an underappreciated album. I have always marveled at the maturity of Husker Du's lyrics. They are singing about some deep, philosophical stuff and come across to me as introspective and wise. They even show that side in the liner notes to Warehouse. I remember reading those liner notes back when the album was released. I was 19 years old. Bob, who I'm guessing wrote the liner notes, would have been 27 then. Now when I look back on it I think, how the hell were these guys so thoughtful about life at that age? I can't even reach that level of introspection and I'm in my 50s. Glad you included 2541 too. I love Grant's solo stuff. Anyway, thanks for this deep dive.

I live on the other side of Cedar Lake in MPLS; New Day Rising FTW!

for me, Zen Arcade is their nadir (ugh! what I did there), but I'm warm to all of their albums-even the much-maligned Candy Apple Grey. they're my 2nd fav punk trio after The Minutemen, but the bar is set insanely high by Watt/Boon/Hurley, if you ask me

Like other commenters, I've been waiting for this one, Hollis, and you didn't disappoint. Stellar episode about a stellar band. I got on board with Zen, still my favorite. Though I may like the Replacements a little more, I have to admit Husker Du were more influential on the sound of later bands. And the prolific output of killer hooks/lyrics thru the course of several albums (with no duds) reminds me of the roll that Ray Davies was on from the mid 60s to early 70s. Also, glad u mentioned the Blasting Concept. How bout that Erase Today, still a favorite. I could go on, right. Thanks, Hollis!! Oh, I gotta tell ya, my copy of Metal Circus was a later pressing and has a cool goof. Side 2 is actually side 4 of Zen. Not complaining, I like freaks.

I might have to pause your video to go listen to LSR.

this is one of those 'friend of a friend' stories that I highly doubt is true: after Hüsker Dü broke up, Greg was a chef. learning of this, a fan made a pilgrimage to his Minnesota restaurant to tell the bass player how much he loved his work. confused, Norton thought he was a fan of his cooking.

Top work again, H. Yeah - mid-80s SST was a golden age although I was slightly miffed that Du's 'Eight Miles High' didn't make it to your list of great covers. The UK fan base for this stuff was microscopic but committed. I was in university digs with a bunch of posh kids whose tolerance of Zen Arcade lasted a few seconds. Keep up the good work.

NEW DAY RISING is my favorite,absolute classic. The only thing i don't like is the drum sound which is even worse on the albums that came after. But they are still one of my dearest bands,with no bad record (for my ears,the first and the last album are the weakest)

Damn, I'm upset you didn't mention Perfect Example or How To Skin A Cat. Those are two non-traditional tracks that always stand out to me on New Day Rising, which is my favorite Husker Du record

Gotta love those SST bands! Zen Arcade was the album for me. When "Candy Apple Grey" came out, I think they kind of sold out. Now it's time to settle in for another PCG video!

Did they put those alarm thingies on cassettes back then?

I love Husker Du, but they did not build the college radio audience as much as or before REM did.

Thank you for pronouncing Bob's last name wrong