An American Rock Renaissance was gathering. Led by R,E.M, The Pausley Underground, The Relacement, Sonic Youth, The Minutemen and a multitude of others. College radio. College towns, College sounds. I was of tht age. Of that number. 'Across the pont.' Starting to investigate The Velvet Underground. The Doors. Creedence. The Byrds.
Hysker Di appealed. A cool name. A crashing, rocking ebullient sound. Filtering the sweetness of the Sixties. Through speed and hardcore. With two contrasting singer songwriters. Both gay as it happened. And it did matter. The Eighties were not a good decade if you wer gay, Husker Do were who they were. And were inspirational in everey respect.
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