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Hüsker Dü

Musical Group

American three-piece from Minneapolis (Bob Mould, Grant Hart, Greg Norton), active 1979–1988 and highly influential in hardcore and alternative rock.

Formed in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area in the late 1970s; core members Bob Mould, Grant Hart and Greg Norton; seminal releases include Zen Arcade (1984) and New Day Rising (1985); signed to Warner Bros in 1986; band dissolved in 1987–1988 amid interpersonal tensions; Grant Hart died in 2017.

DeBaser reviews celebrate Hüsker Dü as a short-lived but hugely influential American trio from Minneapolis. Key records repeatedly praised include Zen Arcade, New Day Rising and Warehouse: Songs and Stories. The band evolved from hardcore punk toward melody and signed to Warner Bros in 1986; internal tensions led to their breakup in the late 1980s.

For:Fans of hardcore punk, alternative rock, 1980s indie and guitar-driven underground music

 they would be one of the "bands of life," after Clash, Dream Syndicate, and Violent Femmes; the last one, no other has been as crucial for my musical, and even personal, development, I dare say.

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 There was a time when Hüsker Dü was the fastest band on Planet Earth.

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 Zen Arcade is innovative not only for American hardcore but for punk as a whole.

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