Year: 1985
1. New Day Rising
2. The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill
3. I Apologize
4. Folk Lore
5. If I Told You
6. Celebrated Summer
7. Perfect Example
8. Terms of Psychic Warfare
9. 59 Times the Pain
10. Powerline
11. Books About UFOs
12. I Don't Know What You're Talking About
13. How to Skin a Cat
14. Whatcha Drinkin
15. Plans I Make
RollingStone Says:
These three Minneapolis dudes played savagely emotional hardcore punk that became a key influence on Nirvana and other Nineties alt-rockers. Guitarist Bob Mould and band created a roar like garbage trucks trying to sing Beach Boys songs, especially on the anthems "Celebrated Summer" and "Perfect Example."
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Adam Says:
This is exactly why I decided to do this list. Here's yet another band I have never heard of, that completely blew my socks off. It's amazing. I wish I could go really in-depth to explain just how immaculate this record and band is, but truth me told I literally know nothing about this group, so i'm not going to try to bullshit my way through it. I can only really tell you what I heard on my first few listens...
When RollingStone says these guys were influential to Nirvana, they're not kidding. I can hear Nirvana all over this record. One listen to "The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill" reveals where Nirvana got the whole Sonic Blueprint for its "In Utero" album. In fact RollingStone wasnt far off when they said you can practically hear the whole damn 90's alt rock genre here. It's mind blowing how many bands have borrowed ideas from this group and built their houses on the foundation that Hüsker Dü laid.
Enough talk though. This album is a masterpiece. So, so happy I got to check it out.
Overall - 5/5
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Dan Says:
If I had to use one word to describe this record it would be "Dirty." This is punk to the core. The songs are quick and to the point. The guitars are buzzy. The vocals are sloppy. A great rock n' roll record to say the least.
Overall - 4/5
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