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Hüsker Dü

Formed 1979

  • Principal Members
  • Grant Hart
  • Bob Mould
  • Greg Norton

Biography

Hüsker Dü were a rock band formed in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota in 1979. The band's continual members were Bob Mould, Greg Norton, and Grant Hart. Hüsker Dü never achieved mainstream success, but attained an impact far larger than their modest sales figures would indicate.

Mould and Hart split the songwriting/singing duties, with each singing only the songs he had written, though they occasionally harmonized vocally...

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Artist Timeline

  • 1981 Sign with Reflex Records, then to New Alliance
  • 1983 Sign with SST and release 'Zen Arcade'
  • 1986 Sign to Warners amid accusations of selling out
  • 1987 Manager David Savoy commits suicide. Mould takes over
  • 1988 Hart leaves and the band dissolver
  • 2004 A brief and unannounced reunion takes place
  • 2005 Legal wrangles with SST over unpaid royalties
 

Key Releases

  • Zen Arcade

    1983

    Possibly the only double concept album in the history of punk; tinged with psychedelia and folk elements. Recorded in 85 hours.

    Review on BBC Music

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Inspired

Influences

  • Sugar
  • Nova Mob


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