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By Jason Parkes
#1 HALL OF FAME
Format:Audio CD
Flip Your Wig remains a classic album, despite perhaps being overlooked due to the albums that came before (Zen Arcade, New Day Rising) & after (Candy Apple Grey, Warehouse (Songs & Stories)). This is where Bob Mould began to dominate- even on Hart's songs his guitar is hypnotic; the cover versions around this (Eight Miles High, Ticket to Ride) really ought to be added. This is the Revolver-of the 1980s. Not much more to add to the prior review, apart from the tracklisting:
1. Flip Your Wig
2. Every Everything
3. Makes No Sense At All
4. Hate Paper Doll
5. Green Eyes
6. Divide And Conquer
7. Games
8. Find Me
9. The Baby Song
10. Flexible Flyer
11. Private Plane
12. Keep Hanging On
13. The Wit & The Wisdom
14. Don't Know Yet
- one of the many great Husker Du albums and probably the ideal intro to them, though it's more pop than punk.
By Mr Ticko
Format:Audio CD
"Flip Your Wig" is the Huskers last album for the SST label and marks a dramatic leap forward in the bands sound firmly away from any last traces of hardcore punk into the nucleus of what was to become indie or college rock. The overall sound of the album is bigger and certainly more commercial than their previous records with a vocal mix high enough above the roar of guitar to showcase the bands harmonies. The stand out track on the album is Mould's "Makes No Sense At All" a powerpop/punk classic single which marked a new phase in the bands career moving towards a more radio friendly sound. Grant Hart also begins to emerge from Mould's shadow with five impressive tunes, including "Green Eyes" which remains one of his best and a missed opportunity as a second single. "Flip Your Wig" is a classic album and the perfect introduction to the band.
By Mr. M. L. Hawes
VINE™ VOICE
Format:MP3 Download
When you take into account the friction that existed within Husker Du throughout their existence, it kind of explains the intensity of their songwriting, the ferocious delivery of some of the lyrics and the end product that whilst cohesive, still kind of has the feeling of a lovely tapestry that could come apart at any given moment.
When Flip Your Wig was released it rode on the back of two of the most important albums of the so called 'hard core' era. This, their last release for SST was less fierce than 'New Day Rising' and less adventurous than 'Zen Arcade', yet somehow it didn't suffer for it.
Within this albums myriad of tracks lie some absolute Husker Du gems, my personal favourite 'Green Eyes' being one of them. It also had what most people at the time was their most accessible single release 'Makes No Sense at All' which I'm fairly sure was aired on the Tube or something like that around this period.
I waited at the time for the 'wow, you knew about this lot for so long, that's really cool' in the same way as I did when REM suddenly hit the consciousness with Out Of Time... but sadly, for most people Husker Du remain a band that maybe has been name checked but not really heard.
So, is this an album you need for your collection, yes, absolutely. Is it Husker Du's best? No, that award almost certainly sits with Zen, New Day and Warehouse, but darn it, this is not far off it. Perhaps 2 or 3 songs are not exactly needed and perhaps was an indication of the on going competition with the Minutemen in terms of cramming as many tracks on an album as possible, but this is a very good record.
Go on, it's a bargain price and a very, very good record.
When Flip Your Wig was released it rode on the back of two of the most important albums of the so called 'hard core' era. This, their last release for SST was less fierce than 'New Day Rising' and less adventurous than 'Zen Arcade', yet somehow it didn't suffer for it.
Within this albums myriad of tracks lie some absolute Husker Du gems, my personal favourite 'Green Eyes' being one of them. It also had what most people at the time was their most accessible single release 'Makes No Sense at All' which I'm fairly sure was aired on the Tube or something like that around this period.
I waited at the time for the 'wow, you knew about this lot for so long, that's really cool' in the same way as I did when REM suddenly hit the consciousness with Out Of Time... but sadly, for most people Husker Du remain a band that maybe has been name checked but not really heard.
So, is this an album you need for your collection, yes, absolutely. Is it Husker Du's best? No, that award almost certainly sits with Zen, New Day and Warehouse, but darn it, this is not far off it. Perhaps 2 or 3 songs are not exactly needed and perhaps was an indication of the on going competition with the Minutemen in terms of cramming as many tracks on an album as possible, but this is a very good record.
Go on, it's a bargain price and a very, very good record.
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Hardcore Going Soft
Tuneful guitar rock from Minneapolis trio featuring Bob Mould and Grant Hart. If you are aware of either and haven't gone back to discover Husker Du this is a fine enough place to... Read more
Published on 25 May 2010 by robotfish
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same band different sound.
Less fuzz more melody was served up on Husker Du's 5th LP. Whilst the hardcore of "New Day Rising" and the noise infested "Zen Arcade" were gone, Mould and co still were kind... Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2008 by D. Tranter
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A melodic transition, leading to Husker Du's best work
'Flip your wig' was the Du's second release of 1985 (after 'New Day Rising') and their final release on SST before signing to Warners. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2000 by Jason Parkes
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