warner bros. 925385-1 / 10 tracks / mar 1986

CAN: warner. 925385-1 / 1986

UK: warner bros. wx 40 / 1986

F: warner bros. we 381 / 1986

ARG: warner. 88026 / 1986

Printed inner sleeve with lyrics. Produced by Bob and Grant, engineered by Steve Fjelstad. US promo copies have gold stamp on front sleeve. 1990 CD reissue on Warner, no bonus tracks.

The first band to cross over from the hardcore camp to a major label, and Hüsker Dü certainly took heavy beating for it. This LP started the exodus of bands from the indie camp, the Replacements, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Green Day, and all others who came later. Music-wise there are no big changes, the same melodic Minneapolis sound, just a little softer & more rock influenced - and you can tell they had a bigger recording budget. But it’s a great record again, even though at this point in their career, there were no more big innovations. But with great songs such as “Don’t wanna know…“ or „Sorry Somehow“ I certainly won’t complain. (TB/bj) [9]

Jetzt noch softer, pop-rockiger, aber das muss ja bei Hüsker Dü nicht unbedingt Schlechtes bedeuten. Hier finden sich natürlich immer noch die typisch guten Minnesota-Riffs, nur etwas glatter als vorher. Nichts Neues, aber gut. (TB)

Tracks: crystal / don’t wanna know if you are lonely / i don’t know for sure / sorry somehow / too far down // hardly getting over it / dead set on destruction / eiffel tower high / no promise have i made / all this i’ve done for you