This keeps happening. Every time I put iTunes on shuffle and I hit one of the songs from New Day Rising by Hüsker Dü I have the same two thoughts – how dated it sounds now and how this band is held in higher esteem than is warranted. That’s not a huge criticism because they are generally thought to have created some of most worthwhile music from the 80′s. At least in the rock/punk/hardcore vein of things. I don’t think that’s an exaggeration. I’m just suggesting they be pegged one notch lower than that.
I’m really supposed to like this band given the fact that I lived in Minneapolis during their heyday and saw them several times before they were big-ish. And I did like them. I thought I did. But in hindsight it was 80′s noise bands like the Butthole Surfers and folkies like Richard Thompson that have influenced my musical tastes more. Of course, I don’t listen to either of them anymore either. Maybe I’m just fickle.
Nice iTunes feature, by the way:
It also occurs to me that Hüsker Dü may be the only rock band whose name is supposed to have umlauts. At least, I think so – here’s the origin. I’ll give them credit for that. :)
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