tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post4775324154220033050..comments2024-02-09T05:18:15.256-05:00Comments on The Power of Independent Trucking: divide and conquer: Hüsker Dü in 1985Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post-76131684405115528542010-04-22T18:20:05.251-04:002010-04-22T18:20:05.251-04:00Thanks for the Hüsker Dü! You always post gems.Thanks for the Hüsker Dü! You always post gems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post-71860987569367851632009-08-18T10:42:47.160-04:002009-08-18T10:42:47.160-04:00Despite the greatness of Divide & Conquer (I o...Despite the greatness of Divide & Conquer (I often cite it in my top 5 all time favourite tracks) I think it pales next to their cover of 8 Miles High......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post-42186191686930102062009-08-16T10:08:55.983-04:002009-08-16T10:08:55.983-04:00Didn't Ryan Adams release Jacksonville City Ni...Didn't Ryan Adams release Jacksonville City Nights, 29 and Cold Roses (a double album) all in 2005?GeorgeKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02902182407834860781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post-15517440303685786362009-06-14T17:35:38.488-04:002009-06-14T17:35:38.488-04:00Never got hold of New Day Rising, but I tend to ex...Never got hold of New Day Rising, but I tend to expect it to be their best: I really like Flip Your Wig, but it's a tad too poppy for me, while Metal Circus a little too thrashy (and Zen Arcade a little too pretentious), so hopefully NDR falls nicely in between...<br /><br /><br />Something worth adding is a comp track from then:<br />http://recordrobot.blogspot.com/2005/07/shiny-gem-in-poo.html<br /><br />Regarding the two-records-in-a-year, I'd say the Hüsker Dü case is more impressive than Joy Division: with JD it's the first two LPs, which is easier (since the first is usually old songs). And you're always got people like Dylan and Zappa (Overnite Sensation and Apostrophe´ were 10 months apart) etc...Dougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002381574363196692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post-68353713326167281832009-05-27T16:37:41.696-04:002009-05-27T16:37:41.696-04:00The Smiths released their self-titled in 1984, the...The Smiths released their self-titled in 1984, then Hatful of Hollow, a compilation of their singles late that summer and recorded Meat is Murder the end of that year (it's released Feb 95)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155039173386175412.post-46130945391112502982009-05-25T12:29:58.569-04:002009-05-25T12:29:58.569-04:00New Day Rising has always been my favorite HD albu...New Day Rising has always been my favorite HD album...a good year for the band indeed. <br /><br />I am trying to think of other bands with multi-album years like this...all I can come up with is Jandek, who put out two a year, year after year ('81-'88 = 16 albums). Blue Corpse and You Walk Alone are his two best and came out 6 months apart.icasticohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410014613179918959noreply@blogger.com