Bob Mould about the rise and fall of Hüsker Dü

There is something wrong with a world where Green Day is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Husker Du isn't.

One of the most important bands to ever exist that gets absolutely criminally overlooked. So important to the punk scene, Indy scene and even to the hardcore scene.

I was in a band called No Direction (Norman,OK) and we got to open for them along with NOTA (Tulsa,OK) a few times between '82-'84. They stayed @ our dorm room after one of their shows. What a memorable experience! These guys were a classic example of the Power Trio. The progression of their style clearly states it all. From Land Speed Record, Everything Falls Apart, Zen Arcade, New Day Rising and beyond! There were a lot of hardcore bands in the early '80s that barely scratched the surface of melodic and lyrical genius. But Husker Du set the bar high, and succeeded. It truly was a privilege to have been able to not only see these guys, but to play with them, it was amazing and inspiring. RIP GRANT!

Husker Du was the band that turned me onto hardcore back in the 80's with Zen Arcade and New Day Rising. Absolutely indispensable music.

Zen arcade changed my life. I'm sure theres a long list with that same statement.

Bob’s a nice guy and talented man. Deserves more praise and is an integral part of music.

I'll probably never forget the first time I heard "Makes No Sense at All". Fuck, what a sound

I know most folk prefer their later stuff but "Land Speed Record" is an absolute masterpiece of live energy. A perfect cacophony of feedback, cymbal crashes, and screaming. LOVE IT!

I saw Husker Du at Fender's Ballroom in Long Beach, CA in like 1985 with Agent Orange. Awesome show, Husker let us hang with them on stage for a bit, never forget it.

A band that can truly say they never made a bad album and everything from Zen Arcade through Warehouse is stellar! Their live shows, especially in 85, are legendary. In 85 I saw them at 688 in Atlanta....I am a small man and was being crushed against the stage....the roadie let me sit on the stage next to Greg...awesome.

Husker Du were so unique. Their blend of Hardcore punk/psychedelic/pop music was just fantastic. In 1987 you couldn't label them which is why Warner Bros. couldn't sell them to the masses. Right band, wrong time.

Loved their rendition of "Eight Miles High". Its a deep, vast, corker.

Hüsker Dü should've been in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a long time ago, they influenced a lot of musicians in the HOF to be what they were.

Without husker du there would be no nivana no Jane's addiction no Soundgarden they were quietly one of the most influential bands of their day and had a massive effect on 90s allt rock sound.

One of my favourite artists ever. Husker Du, Sugar and Solo + Band, all just brilliant.

I remember waking up one morning in our shared band house to find Grant Hart drinking coffee at our kitchen table. I am huge Husker Du fan & to meet him back then just hanging out drinking coffee in the early morning it was a surreal moment for me. It was like just like any normal person but at the same time my mind is saying "Thats Grant fkn Hart !!!!!".

The Village Voice 1984 1. Bruce Springsteen: Born in the U.S.A. (Columbia) 2. Prince and the Revolution: Purple Rain (Warner Bros.) 3. Los Lobos: How Will the Wolf Survive? (Slash) 4. The Replacements: Let It Be (Twin/Tone) 5. Tina Turner: Private Dancer (Capitol) 6. R.E.M.: Reckoning (I.R.S.) 7. The Pretenders: Learning to Crawl (Sire) 8. Hüsker Dü: Zen Arcade (SST) 9. Lou Reed: New Sensations (RCA Victor) 10. Run-D.M.C.: Run-D.M.C. (Profile) 1985 1. Talking Heads: Little Creatures (Sire) 2. The Replacements: Tim (Sire) 3. John Cougar Mellencamp: Scarecrow (Riva) 4. Tom Waits: Rain Dogs (Island) 5. Artists United Against Apartheid: Sun City (Manhattan) 6. Hüsker Dü: Flip Your Wig (SST) 7. R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction (I.R.S.) 8. Hüsker Dü: New Day Rising (SST) 9. Aretha Franklin: Who’s Zoomin’ Who? (Arista) 10. John Fogerty: Centerfield (Warner Bros.)

I lived in a very small & culturally-repressed town in northern Illinois. If the song wasn’t on WLS, I didn’t know it. Freshman year in Colege (1988) I discovered the Replacements & Husker Du. Changed my life. I’m a musician and after a lifetime of distraction I’m finally recording and releasing my work. Bob has been an inspiration over the past few years, as I finally grow up and regress. ☮️

Hüsker Dü were criminally UNDER-appreciated i cant wait to watch this my my big screen

There is no fall of Husker Du! This is the best rock band ever!