Husker Du - Zen Arcade 1984

Along with classic Mould scream-fests ("The Biggest Lie," "Chartered Trips"), there are goosebump-inducing mini-anthems ("Whatever," "Newest Industry"), songs of eerie beauty (Hart's bewitching ode to a dead friend, "Pink Turns to Blue") and over-the-top feedback-drenched experiments like the 14-minute instrumental closer "Reoccurring Dreams." With this album, the dichotomy between Mould and Hart became clearly defined. Mould's songs are built around his explosive growl, while Hart emerges as the "poppier" one on the acoustic "Never Talking to You Again" and "Turn on the News," one of Hnsker's finest moments ever.



Bob Mould - vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano, bass, percussion
Grant Hart - vocals, piano, drums, percussion
Greg Norton - bass, background vocals

1. Something I Learned Today
2. Broken Home, Broken Heart
3. Never Talking to You Again
4. Chartered Trips
5. Dreams Reoccurring
6. Indecision Time
7. Hare Krsna
8. Beyond the Threshold
9. Pride
10. I'll Never Forget You
11. Biggest Lie, The
12. What's Going On
13. Masochism World
14. Standing by the Sea
15. Somewhere
16. One Step at a Time
17. Pink Turns to Blue
18. Newest Industry
19. Monday Will Never Be the Same
20. Whatever
21. Tooth Fairy and the Princess, The
22. Turn on the News
23. Reoccurring Dreams