Zen Arcade was indeed this Twin-Cities blur-power trios' shining moment, and I don't think it would be far-off-the-mark to call this Magnum Opus "The Electric Ladyland of Classic American Hardcore".
While The Minutemen used this Double LP as the standard to live up to when they set out to record "Double Nickels on the Dime - "Take That, Huskers" (in the matrix) - I'd have to say that I tend to pull this one out more often that D.N.o.t.D. (and I hecka-loves me some D. Boone, brother)...
You may get different results.
Anyways, here's a nice little 3-CD gem consisting of demo takes/rough mixes/rehearsals. Fuckin' choice!
Thanx for these.
ReplyDeletefucking awesome! i love hearing early recordings/demos/whatever from 'classic' albums like this. this is an album i never get tired of, except for the last track maybe, haha. thanks, jase!
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteoh my... :D
ReplyDeletethanks so much!
HÜSKER DÜ fuck yeah!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this.
ReplyDeleteMate - this site is the fucking nuts - such great tunes - you are a star, keep this up - Many thanks for the previous Flipper (Still fuckin rules) and Black Flag asd well as the awesome Husker Du - cheers, Emile from UK
ReplyDeleteEmile - Thank you for the kind words, sir, and I expect to see you back here soon ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks again.
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