Eight Miles High by Husker Du
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Eight Miles High by Husker Du, performed live on December 16, 1983 at Love Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Was recorded during the Zen Arcade sessions and was released as a single.
This is a cover of the Byrds song.
Perfectly stated. Hard to believe I'm 50+ yrs old now but would have been in the middle of the pit back then. My 18yr old daughter raided the back of my closet and now, in ironic hipster fashion, wears my old concert tees--Ramones, Husker Du, Minutemen, Dead (both Kennedys AND Milkmen), etc...She has eyes on my LP's but I'll have to die first!!!
It's still the best live performance I've ever seen in my life
Daniel Day-Lewis said this made him throw up.
Not enough to take a fantastic Byrds song (a huge influence) and make it one of the best covers ever, the live version here is unreal..each verse more intense...the third is explosive. Norton is out of his mind and not missing a note. Very rare for a small band to get this quality in 1983. I know they kept putting out great albums, but I cant see them getting better than they were here
Amazing
Their version of this song changed my life forever.
as good as the single version is, one of their gretest moments only left off zen arcade because it didnt fit the "concept"...nothing tops this, ive watched every live version, heard every bootleg version....they never did it better and they know it. every member is on fire, at 3:00 Mould punches the chord. when i first saw this, figured it was the finale of a great show...but its early on!
and theyre turning a corner here...still a raging punk band but to think this didnt make the cut for zen arcade...where the hooks were creeping in...this is actually the most intense version. at first i was sure this was the end of the set...norton is completely the overlooked killer bassist always keeping it together, the entire band is just perfect here. like i said before, they didnt get worse by any means, but they couldnt possibly improve on this set, either. thank you for sharing and the quality is right on if you wanna feel what a show like this was like to wander into.
Oh, hey d00d
Back for more. 3:00 guitar chord punch is so cr00sh
Bakesale changed my life forever!
I still have my 7" of Husker's Eight Miles High, and never ever getting rid of it!!!
Me too :)
Me too
This actually tops it
Still one of my favorite songs from that time of my life. Played it every time I was heading into Philly or Trenton for a punk show.
It's one of my favorite songs of all time and i've only heard it 12 times so far. They have the perfect mix of melody and genuine aggression/energy it's still crazy to me no matter how many other bands I obsess over.
@@2000Doriyas how come only 12 times?
35 years ago, today! I was there! \m/
Changed my life forever. Thank you Husker Du.
I bought this single on CD for 1 $ at our local salvation army....a helluva find
Top 3 videos on RUclips. Considering the year and quality of camcorders--this sounds fantastic and the band is absolutely killing it--and they know it. You'll never see a show like this In a bigger venue.
The often overlooked Norton loses his mind on the final verse
Back when music was fun.
its the best live performance i have ever seen in my life
If you don't completely love this, your nuts!
I'm nutz.
When are these guys going into the R & R Hall of Fame? Hands down the greatest rock group in history.
i hope they dont care....and probably still cant afford 10K a seat anyway. ugh, why even mention that tourist attraction
This is madness, there should be more music like that
Such a good comment you gave me a chill.
@@wrybread the first time i saw this, figured easilly the end of an exhausting set...how do you follow this? its only the 6th song into a heavy loaded set. do the kids know theyre losing it to a Byrds song? eventually a trademark DU song that just didnt fit with the theme of zen? one of the greatest covers ever...outdone by by an early song in the set ??? an already angry song the Byrds wrote about not being accepted by uk audiences, a favorite ff Huskers...one of the greatest covers ever from an album this crowd was probably unfamiliar with...the entire band nailing it...more explosive with each verse...i was stunned to find out this was early in the set, this stuff wouldnt be released until the following year!
i have never even see Husker Du this ON. the single shoulda snuck on Zen Arcade, but even how great the studio version was of an already great song--this is a band absolutely on fire. ive sought out other versions and nothing comes close. all 3 of them are just killing it.
They don't make bands like this anymore. An great enigma...
that pit had to be freekin' EPIC
It was
@@jenniferrobb5662 first time i saw this, figured it was a band letting it all out for the final song....its only 6 songs in. goddamn. why didnt philly like Clockcleaner?///////////////////////////////////////
I have never felt more raw energy, power and emotion that in this performance. Everybody are connected. People are moshing and the band is flying. Words cannot express. Better scream, mosh and throw.
Wow - what a show. Amazing number of bodies in the air at the end of it. Cool to see so that so many others hold this version of the song in the same high regard. It's a monster of a single, one of my favorite covers ever. The made it their own. Looks like this performance was only a couple months after the single was recorded in October '83, and a few months before it was actually released.
Husker was known for playing the new yet to be released album and mixing in a few oldies. Probably a good chance this or the 2xlp hadn't been released or was before the crowd knew the songs.
Doesn't seem to matter
RIP Grant Hart
the final verse was always super explosive--building, each one more intense, but i notice something new in it. moulds gestures, those awesome shirts, hart was a pretty damn good drummer, not a maniac, but his sound is how moulds incredible guitar rig was unmitakably Huskers. Norton probably the most "musician"something every day. i can barely listen to the single version, which is one of my favorite Du moments, even though its a cover, and i love the Byrds version...this is a band evolving, so its still catchy, but maniacally. i would have sworn this was the last song of the set, thats a pleased pit...its pretty much the the best Husker stuff ive seen, and i watch a lot. the guitar punch at 3:05 is great, norton is a killer bassist who takes a back seat to the mould vs. hart storyline. grant is bobs equal, to me. his songs are just as essential, he did an acoustic bus tour and did an in store at my old shop. got there 2 hours early (he had nowhere else to go) and did all his husker songs, 2541/Intolerance and a few Nova Mob songs. imagine an acoustic version of Data Control, and it totally worked. That fella cold talk and talk and you knew he was fucking with you half the time...but its Grant Hart and hes playing records and talking my ear off. good guy, very friendly and approachable, but he could tell stories. good hearted and funny. r.i.p.
An absolute classic. One of my all time favorites.
I just turned 30 and they were so ahead of their time!
Saw the NDR tour.
In a club this size.
The single to this is the best rock cover ever.
Bob said "that's just the way we played it".
Just beyond epic.
I feel sad for the generations to follow. We lived in a time of giants, and that time has passed.
you seriously need to explore new music. im guessing youre maried with kids and solid job...youre missing out n todays giants. it didnt just stop when you grew up. i cANt accept these nostalgia rules and not say amything. ill gladly make you a playlist. but please stop that madness
@@DaveAnchovies
The major issue is that I have an eidetic auditory musical memory and can play music in my head as though from a tape playback. At will.
So I can remember what all analogue shows, clubs, and records sounded like.
I cannot listen to any streaming tunes. Sounds terrible.
I can hear the harmonic stripping, the compression, the algos, all that is lost when compared even to CDs but most especially to any all analogue vinyl lp.
I have tried. 30 seconds is all I can tolerate. Must be on AAA vinyl.
Thus all new music sounds horrible.
I can tell when an lp was cut fron a PCM digital source.
@@sammencia7945 I'm with you. Those that know better at best can wonder why people and especially the young aren't rebelling against this digital, plastic onslaught.
this is hands down, the best video performance of this tower_of_fucking_song that has ever been captured. sounds just like the single, but even more torn.... unbelievable........
best version of this song period
strongly agree
Amazing performance of a great rendition. They were so intense to see live.
The amazing sound and energy of Husker Du (do you remember? most not first hand, unfortunately) of the band, but the zeitgeist of the audience from about 3:00 Sorry kids of today's drag-and-drop generation that you will never be able to understand such single cell unity of the old school underground at this stage long before Nirvana or even Jane's Addiction or Pixies.
love them , love this.
Brilliant. I think this is the best live video of them doing 8 Miles High I have seen. Best. Cover. Ever. Mould just fucking kills this song. I never had the opportunity to see husker du live and I've always regretted that. I cannot think of many 3 pieces that come anywhere near the sound of these guys.
Deus, como essa banda é FODA!
Wow!
Absolutely. Fucking. Amazing.
Great vid.....watch the Dancefloor..... great performance...WOW
Thank you so much for this 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻. The fuel to my fire for the best year in my life.
This is like....fuck......I dunno. Just an explosion of energy. So great!!!
This is so god damned good.
so goooooood !!
godsize !!..
This is unbelievable
OMG this looks like this little club in Little Rock called the DMZ. Punk rock shows almost every weekend slam Danson in front of the stage Steve dodging off of the 2 foot stage LMFAO we didn’t give a fuck it was the best fun. So many fucking memories man. Not to mention this is one of the best covers of this song ever fucking done.
F'N A! new footage very cool many thanks
❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥🙏❤️🔥🙏😍😍
a song to go out to
My favorite band of all time and I'm a hardcore conservative.
i wouldnt doubt if Mould, at the very least, was. screw the politics of punk. look at what the progressives are doing in Afghanistan. they are the war hawks. im not hardcore, but ive leaned right since high school...and no teen punk singer was gonna change the way i thought
I feel the same way homey!
Afraid of losing their FUCKING GROUND!
This is all kinds of awesome, but my all time favorite cover they did will always be You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)/The Wit & The Wisdom. ;)
that quick surge at 2:45... ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
this is how a punk band is supposed to dress
Fkn beautiful
Insane
@cubistblues
cannot agree more
I can never remember--was it Hall or Oates on bass? JK. This makes me nostalgic as fuck.
Muito intenso!!!
Fucking AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
👍👍👍👍👍
How long would an iPhone last in this crowd?
@tubby6411 how much to buy it?
cool.
@allnightpancakes -- Good! I need to get back into the basements and garages.
I think I'll get married and have a couple kids.
@0:00-0:11 Interpretation.."LAWD PLEEESE REMIND ME TO NEVA GO OUT WIT MAH KRAKKA FRIENDS EVA AGAIN!!!" "SHEEIT LAWD JUS LEMME SEE DA LITE OF DAYZ AGAIN!".Looks like the guy was just not having a good time.Bless his heart.Great band.
@Satyagrahaha It is still out there. It may look or sound different, but it -and we- are still out there. na-na-na-na-na-Satyagraha!
The amazing sound and energy of Husker Du (do you remember? most not first hand, unfortunately) of the band, but the zeitgeist of the audience from about 3:00 Sorry kids of today's drag-and-drop generation that you will never be able to understand such single cell unity of the old school underground at this stage long before Nirvana or even Jane's Addiction or Pixies.