I was always pretty so-so on punk rock. I dig the energy and the unswerving desire to make music and be obnoxious; but the knee-jerk disdain of anything new or even suggestive of complexity dooms all the punk rockers to be nihilistic jerk-offs. So all that energy never develops, it merely dissipates whimper-style. Husker Du was an exception because these guys took composition seriously. They liked words and voices without losing the punk rock attitude--because the attitude transcends skills allowing you to have both (a realization most punks never reach). They were punk rock singer-songwriters and here we get a Grant Hart composition followed quickly by a Bob Mould tune (which follow each other on the record too). Good vid, good sound, good songs, solid performance, this is a good one.
Husker Du -- 'The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill/I Apologize'
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