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Hüsker Dü

Thrashing away at heavily distorted guitars while maintaining a sense of classic 1960s pop, Husker Du laid a template for The Pixies, Sonic Youth, Nirvana and every American post-punk band that exploded on the alternative scene in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Named after a 1950s board game (Danish for "do you remember"), they initially started out as hardcore noise rockers, but Bob Mould's knack of crafting a sweet melody latterly offset the rush of punk clatter. Early records Everything Falls Apart (1982) and Metal Circus (1983) blazed away with breakneck fury, lasting little mor...