Thursday, September 14, 2017

From the Hart



Just getting word that Grant Hart has passed. Hart was, of course, one third of Husker Du, drummer and singer/songwriter. He also had a fitfully brilliant solo career after that, heard by too few. While I won't relitigate the feuding that occurred between him and Bob Mould during and after Husker's time together, he truly elevated the band. RIP.

2 comments:

semiconscious said...

always had a soft spot in my heart for husker du - i mean, how do 3 nice white boys from minnesota end up doing something like this?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xMGRCwJCTI

strangely enough, one of 3 minnesota bands i enjoyed at the time. the other 2 being his royal purpleness (of course!), & these guys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVZYWfCTcKg

anyway, r.i.p, grant. my personal favorite? has to be this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqGQ2meGflQ

Ben said...

It really is a wonder how adventurous those guys were in doing Zen Arcade. No one was expecting that from Minnesota or anywhere else really. I could see kids who were into hardcore either being put off by it or becoming totally fascinated with it.

Of course the Purple One was adventurous in his own way. To the end, really.

As for the Replacements, having a girlfriend who was into them helped me appreciate the band all over.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXBVRNcwvds