http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.796&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fhusker-du%2Fplaylists.rssIn 1979, three Minneapolis record store kids formed a punk band and named it after a Swedish board game. Husker Du never made wheelbarrows full of money, but their importance and influence far outstripped the band's nine-year lifespan. Husker Du's first album, 1982's <I>Land Speed Record</I>, initiated their uncompromising sonic assault, and they never let up. Bob Mould and Grant Hart wrote tight pop gems, covering them with a guitar noise that other bands are still trying to imitate. Mould battered and strummed his Flying V guitar and shouted his frustration to the world, Hart pounded double time and stretched his vocal chords from behind the kit, and Greg Norton built a wide foundation of buzzing, relentless bass.<br><br>They seemed to get better with every passing year, and after a slew of exceptional records they signed with a major label, Warner Bros., for 1986's <I>Candy Apple Grey</I> and '87's double-LP <I>Warehouse: Songs and Stories</I>. But the group disintegrated within a year and a half as drugs, self-destruction and tensions within the group took their toll in classic rock 'n' roll fashion. Wrapping angst, abandon, and well-crafted pop songs up in a furious guitar squall, Husker Du unwittingly created the template for indie rock -- they made a sound and a legend that continues to haunt the alternative rock world to this day. - Chris SlaterNoise Popen720Tue, 1 Dec 2009 05:25:48 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.796&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fhusker-du%2Fplaylists.rss In 1979, three Minneapolis record store kids formed a punk band and named it after a Swedish board game. Husker Du never made wheelbarrows full of money, but their importance and influence far outstripped the band's nine-year lifespan. Husker Du's first album, 1982's <I>Land Speed Record</I>, initiated their uncompromising sonic assault, and they never let up. Bob Mould and Grant Hart wrote tight pop gems, covering them with a guitar noise that other bands are still trying to imitate. Mould battered and strummed his Flying V guitar and shouted his frustration to the world, Hart pounded double time and stretched his vocal chords from behind the kit, and Greg Norton built a wide foundation of buzzing, relentless bass.<br><br>They seemed to get better with every passing year, and after a slew of exceptional records they signed with a major label, Warner Bros., for 1986's <I>Candy Apple Grey</I> and '87's double-LP <I>Warehouse: Songs and Stories</I>. But the group disintegrated within a year and a half as drugs, self-destruction and tensions within the group took their toll in classic rock 'n' roll fashion. Wrapping angst, abandon, and well-crafted pop songs up in a furious guitar squall, Husker Du unwittingly created the template for indie rock -- they made a sound and a legend that continues to haunt the alternative rock world to this day. - Chris Slater http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.31104961&variant=play&rws=%2Fhusker-du%2Fplaylists.rss Soul/R&B Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:27:46 -0800 Playlists Featuring Husker Du on Rhapsody Online 31104961 ply.31104961 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.31104961&variant=play&rws=%2Fhusker-du%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.30412549&variant=play&rws=%2Fhusker-du%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:13:01 -0700 Playlists Featuring Husker Du on Rhapsody Online 30412549 ply.30412549 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.30412549&variant=play&rws=%2Fhusker-du%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.29258074&variant=play&rws=%2Fhusker-du%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:25 -0800 Playlists 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