1984 album in review: Husker Du--Zen Arcade
I have debated back-and-forth with myself trying to decide which 1984 album to go with next. I have finally decided on Husker Du's Zen Arcade. The Replacements and Husker Du were two big punk/"college rock" rock bands to emerge from Minneapolis in the '80s. I "discovered" both of them in that fateful autumn of 1986 that I have mentioned more than a few times in this blog. "Discovery" is giving myself too much credit. In both cases, it was another kid in the dorm who floated an album my way. With Husker Du, it was a cassette copy of their 1986 major label debut, Candy Apple Grey . Until about 2000, Candy Apple Grey was the only Husker Du album I owned and was completely familiar with, since up to that point I was a much bigger fan of The Replacements. For reason I can't remember now, I made the deep dive into the Husker Du discography. At the time, I worked at Borders corporate headquarters in Ann Arbor and attending graduate school ...