H?sker D? - Zen Arcade
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Artist: H?sker D?Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Sst Records
Soundtracks:
- Something I Learned Today
- Broken Home, Broken Heart
- Never Talking to You Again - H?sker D?, Hart, Grant [1]
- Chartered Trips - H?sker D?, Mould, Bob
- Dreams Reoccurring
- Indecision Time
- Hare Krsna - H?sker D?, Hart, Grant [1]
- Beyond the Threshold
- Pride
- I'll Never Forget You
- The Biggest Lie
- What's Going On - H?sker D?, Hart, Grant [1]
- Masochism World - H?sker D?, Hart, Grant [1]
- Standing by the Sea
- Somewhere
- One Step at a Time
- Pink Turns to Blue - H?sker D?, Hart, Grant [1]
- Newest Industry
- Monday Will Never Be the Same
- Whatever
- The Tooth Fairy and the Princess
- Turn on the News
- Reoccurring Dreams
Free Music Notes for Zen Arcade
Free Music Review: Their Second Full Length Studio Album
Hit: 5 Stars
H?sker D? was formed in 1979 by guitarist Bob Mould, drummer Grant Hart, and bassist Greg Norton. In their early records, the band played hard core exclusively but gradually their sound changed towards alternative rock for the last albums.
In 1984 they released "Zen Arcade" and is a great album from start to finish. Nice balance of hard core, experimentation, and while this is only their second album, a few alternative rock style songs are featured and foreshadow the style of their later albums. Mould and Hart show great songwriting throughout. It's the type of album that gets better and better the more you listen to it.
The only thing that might put off some people is the 14 minute feedback jam "Reocurring Dreams" but it's not something typical from this band as this is the only time the band recorded a jam like this one. "Dreams Reocurring" is basically a portion of the full jam just played backwards, hence the reversed title.
You might disagree with this but here I go. I thought this might help you out if you are thinking about getting this album.
The experimentals:
"Dreams Reocurring"
"Hare Krsna"
"One Step At A Time"
"Monday Will Never Be The Same"
"The Tooth Fairy and the Princess"
"Reocurring Dreams"
The hard core songs (most intense):
"Indecision Time"
"Beyond the Threshold"
"Pride"
"I'll Never Forget You"
The hard core songs (more melodic):
"Something I Learned Today"
"Broken Home, Broken Heart"
"The Biggest Lie"
"Masochism World"
"Somewhere"
"Whatever"
Alternative Rock:
"Never Talking To You Again"
"Chartered Trips"
"Standing By The Sea"
"Pink Turns To Blue"
"Newest Industry"
So that leaves us with two more songs: "What's Going On" is a great raw straightforward rocker in the vein of New York Dolls and "Turn On The News" which sounds more like a hybrid of punk and hard rock, ends up being one of my favorites from the album.
So there you go, I hope this review helps you so that if you buy this album you get an idea on what to expect.
Thanks for taking the time to read!
Later...
Zen Arcade Poster
Even when this Minneapolis trio dabbled in familiar sounds, such as the strummed folk of "Never Talking to You Again" or the Bo Diddley-style R&B of "Hare Krsna," what came out on this swirling 1984 double album was clenched, emotional, and intense. Over 23 short songs that helped define the still-thriving punk subgenre known as hardcore, leaders Grant Hart and Bob Mould screamed their alienation in the fastest language they could possibly produce. Though Mould is the more personal songwriter, lashing out at liars and (presumably) lovers, both H?sker heads come up with psycho-depression choruses like "What's going on inside my head?" --Steve KnopperThey didn't yet have terms like "alternative rock" when Minneapolis's Husker Du made their mark as one of the 1980's most influential bands. With two skilled songwriters--guitarist Bob Mould and drummer Grant Hart--the genre-bending trio (bassist Greg Norton completed the lineup) juxtaposed hardcore punk speed and aggression with pop-leaning melodies. Add their uniformly thoughtful, introspective lyrics, and you've got this stunning 1984 double-length release, a semi-concept album about youthful rites of passage. It includes such memorable tracks as Mould's "Broken Home, Broken Heart" Hart's "Never Talking to You Again," and the evocative 14-minute instrumental closer, "Reocurring Dreams." --Billy Altman
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