@HUSKERchout Saw the Huskers in Paris in the early eighties, left the gig and my mate was run over by a taxi and hospitalised fo a day or so. Then saw Sugar three or four times in Britain (one of those was possibly the loudest gig I ever went to) and then saw Bob in Cambridge a year or so ago at a solo gig. All in all a cool dude who makes a fucking racket that has been the soundtrack to my life. Nice one Bob.
Fucking played the shit out of this record when it came out....infuckingcredible! Thanks for this. I wish there were bands today that sounded like this.
oh fuck yeah! Actually, I like the faster version better but, considering they rarely played this song after '83 (they opened their set with it the first time I saw them that year), I really appreciate getting to see this. Thank you. My favorite Husker song.
This single and the first are the ones I'm missing to make my Husker vinyl nearly complete...I saw a copy of the first single for $10 bux at Oarfolk just before I got into them big time...I still regret not getting it. I did get an unopened copy of Everything Falls Apart there though.
Wow too cool!!! I love the last part of the song "You think its free" "Fuck No!!!" Great early footage of a true power house of a band.Thanks HUSKERchout:)
Definitely a lot slower...this was the first song in the second set, which at the time their second sets were usually slower. Bob's guitar has texture that many hc bands lacked with the power chord only riffing typical to hardcore. I love it!
"everybody's an authority in our free land," that says it all about the farce of freedom we are lead to believe as americans. love the du. miss them equally.
Amazing to realize just how fast this great band burned out. Only four years later they released Candy Apple Grey, by then the band was held together with chicken wire. Zen Arcade, New Day Rising, Flip Your Wig all water under the bridge by then. Soul Asylum lapped them twice.
Being a Bass Player I Always Love when the Bass is Load Enough to Hear.,.
nobody used to play such a wonderful melodic hardcore back at that time (it's 1981!!!)...they were really original, unique
As a Gen X Aussie Husker fan , I got goosebumps when I visited 7th St Entry in 2015.
Considering how much speed they're on here, this is a surprisingly mid-tempo version. That guitar sound, though- there right from beginning. Amazing.
39 years ago today and it not only still rocks big but seems every bit as relevant in these times.
@HUSKERchout
Saw the Huskers in Paris in the early eighties, left the gig and my mate was run over by a taxi and hospitalised fo a day or so. Then saw Sugar three or four times in Britain (one of those was possibly the loudest gig I ever went to) and then saw Bob in Cambridge a year or so ago at a solo gig. All in all a cool dude who makes a fucking racket that has been the soundtrack to my life. Nice one Bob.
I graduated in 85 an was lucky to see them an yes seen blow the doors off 7th street entry best band ever next to the sex pistols
Fucking played the shit out of this record when it came out....infuckingcredible! Thanks for this. I wish there were bands today that sounded like this.
one of the best lines of all time: "everybody's an authority in our free land". much love to greg, bob, and grant.
oh fuck yeah! Actually, I like the faster version better but, considering they rarely played this song after '83 (they opened their set with it the first time I saw them that year), I really appreciate getting to see this. Thank you. My favorite Husker song.
Sounds pretty good at this slower tempo. Don't know about Bob's headband, tho.
This single and the first are the ones I'm missing to make my Husker vinyl nearly complete...I saw a copy of the first single for $10 bux at Oarfolk just before I got into them big time...I still regret not getting it. I did get an unopened copy of Everything Falls Apart there though.
Wow too cool!!! I love the last part of the song "You think its free" "Fuck No!!!" Great early footage of a true power house of a band.Thanks HUSKERchout:)
Definitely a lot slower...this was the first song in the second set, which at the time their second sets were usually slower. Bob's guitar has texture that many hc bands lacked with the power chord only riffing typical to hardcore. I love it!
Put speed 1,25x
Bob Mould was 20 years old here. whoaaa
30 years later .... ;-)
Bob Mould "In A Free Land" Minneapolis,Mn 9/15/12 HD
yeah, either way works for me...this may be my all time favorite husker song.
headbands? No stache for Grant? Who gives a fuck. Best Husker song ever...
Great video, thanks for posting it.
Aucun groupe ne leur arrive à la cheville !! They were and are still the best !!!
"everybody's an authority in our free land," that says it all about the farce of freedom we are lead to believe as americans. love the du. miss them equally.
Amazing to realize just how fast this great band burned out. Only four years later they released Candy Apple Grey, by then the band was held together with chicken wire. Zen Arcade, New Day Rising, Flip Your Wig all water under the bridge by then. Soul Asylum lapped them twice.
Who releases double albums now? Husker Du were jaw droppingly prolific. With both Mould and Hart writing songs, there was very, very little filler.
amazing song
Fkn WOW!!!!
yeah, i mean, it was 1981...
@kraftwerk456
who gives a fuck if it is a regular V or not! All that matters is their music and that´s just fucking great!
I actually like this slower version better. sorry if thats blasphemous and shit
It's fantastic! Hard driving tune
@afrohc U speak very well, but no i do not
This version really sounds awful! Check out the live version from the album "the living end" that documents their last tour.