Hüsker Dü, Land Speed Record (New Alliance Records)
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Minneapolis punk trio Hüsker Dü have no pretensions about
composing modern day ballads, but Land Speed Record finds them none
the worse for it. This live recording features 17 songs, most under
two minutes in length, which are guaranteed to satisfy even the hard-core
punk.
| The lyrics, when they can be untangled from the constant wall of pulsating energy the instrumentation provides, offer an angry challenge to an apathetic slide toward destruction. It's all guitarist Bob Mould can do to keep up with the merciless, propelling drive provided by drummer Grant Hart and bassist Greg Norton, but he comes through with a sharp and nerve-abrading performance.
— Michael O'Loughlin
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| EXPRESS/APRIL 82 |