Everything Falls Apart
Encyclopedia
Everything Falls Apart is the second album by Hüsker Dü
, though their first studio album
, as their debut, Land Speed Record
, was recorded live. It was released in January 1983 by Reflex Records
.
The album was released on compact disc
in 1993 as Everything Falls Apart and More, with bonus tracks including the band's first 2 singles, the full version of "Statues" lasting over 8 minutes, and an unreleased track recorded in a St. Paul, Minnesota basement called "Do You Remember?" (the English
translation of "husker du" from both Danish
and Norwegian
). The reissue also includes extensive liner notes by Terry Katzman, cofounder of Reflex Records
and soundman for the band from 1980 to 1983, as well as lyrics to a few of the songs.
Side 2
Hüsker Dü
Hüsker Dü was an American rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1979. The band's continual members were guitarist Bob Mould, bassist Greg Norton, and drummer Grant Hart....
, though their first studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, as their debut, Land Speed Record
Land Speed Record (album)
Land Speed Record is the first full-length record by Hüsker Dü, released in January 1982. It was recorded live on August 15, 1981 at the 7th Street Entry, a venue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The album is a fast and furious hardcore workout that bears almost no resemblance to the melodic post-punk...
, was recorded live. It was released in January 1983 by Reflex Records
Reflex Records
Reflex Records was an American independent record label formed by the members of hardcore punk band Hüsker Dü and Terry Katzman. It was formed to help promote independent bands, after Twin Tone Records rejected Hüsker Dü's first single in 1979....
.
The album was released on compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
in 1993 as Everything Falls Apart and More, with bonus tracks including the band's first 2 singles, the full version of "Statues" lasting over 8 minutes, and an unreleased track recorded in a St. Paul, Minnesota basement called "Do You Remember?" (the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation of "husker du" from both Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
and Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
). The reissue also includes extensive liner notes by Terry Katzman, cofounder of Reflex Records
Reflex Records
Reflex Records was an American independent record label formed by the members of hardcore punk band Hüsker Dü and Terry Katzman. It was formed to help promote independent bands, after Twin Tone Records rejected Hüsker Dü's first single in 1979....
and soundman for the band from 1980 to 1983, as well as lyrics to a few of the songs.
Track listing
Side 1- "From the Gut" – 1:36 (Mould/Norton)
- "Blah Blah Blah" – 2:09 (Mould/Norton)
- "Punch Drunk" – 0:29 (Mould)
- "Bricklayer" – 0:31 (Mould)
- "Afraid of Being Wrong" – 1:21 (Mould)
- "Sunshine SupermanSunshine Superman"Sunshine Superman" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The "Sunshine Superman" single was released in the United States through Epic Records in July 1966, but due to a contractual dispute the United Kingdom release was delayed until December 1966, where it...
" – 1:56 (DonovanDonovanDonovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
) - "Signals from Above" – 1:38 (Mould)
Side 2
- "Everything Falls Apart" – 2:15 (Mould)
- "Wheels" – 2:08 (Hart)
- "Target" – 1:45 (Mould)
- "Obnoxious" – 0:53 (Mould)
- "Gravity" – 2:37 (Mould)
Everything Falls Apart and More CD bonus tracks
- "In a Free LandIn a Free Land"In A Free Land" is a song by Hüsker Dü released as a single in 1982. It was the band's second single.This release finds the band in a period where its music was still strictly hardcore punk, but does have a hint of their future melodic style, particularly in the title track.The songs were written...
" – 2:53 (Mould) - "What Do I Want?" – 1:15 (Hart)
- "M.I.C." – 1:10 (Mould)
- "Statues" – 8:45 (Hart)
- "Let's Go Die" – 1:54 (Norton)
- "Amusement" – 4:57 (Mould)
- "Do You Remember?" – 1:55 (Mould)
Personnel
- Bob MouldBob MouldRobert Arthur "Bob" Mould is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s.-Early life:...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Greg NortonGreg NortonGreg Norton is an American musician, formerly of the band Hüsker Dü....
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Grant HartGrant HartGrant Hart is an American musician, best known as the drummer and co-songwriter for the influential alternative rock and hardcore punk band Hüsker Dü. After the band's breakup in 1987, Hart formed the alternative rock trio Nova Mob, where he moved to vocals and guitar...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocals - SpotSpot (producer)SPOT, , was the house producer and engineer for the influential independent punk record label SST Records. He recorded, mixed, produced or co-produced for most of SST's pivotal acts between 1979 and 1985...
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