The Living End by Hüsker Dü (Vinyl, 1994)

8718469536498

12050148331

Hüsker Dü

Vinyl

1994

The Living End

Live

LP

Hardcore/Punk

THE LIVING END was recorded live during the Husker Du's last tour in October 1987. Husker Du: Bob Mould (guitar, vocals); Greg Norton (bass, vocals); Grant Hart (drums, vocals). Includes liner notes by David Fricke. Recorded in 1987 but not released until '94, THE LIVING END features performances from Husker Du's final tour, capturing the pioneering Minneapolis-based alternative-rock act just before its demise. Highlights of the concert album include an emotive take on "Hardly Getting Over It" and a fast, loose version of the Ramones' "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker," both of which showcase Bob Mould and Grant Hart's vocal simpatico.

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Option (8/94, p.105) - "...Husker Du was one of the few truly great rock bands....The Huskers had it all: seductive pop melodies, ideally balanced lead and background vocals, scorching guitar, booming bass, crashing drums, dynamics, and a handful of perfect songs..." NME (Magazine) (5/7/94, p.40) - 8 - Excellent - "...the classic Brit-beat blueprints of the `60s with hardcore's existentialist fury, Husker Du eventually became the purest power pop marriage. To see them at their peak was to believe a band could fly..."