Live on Sound Opinions & Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü
So many talented musicians perform on Sound Opinions, but we don't always have time to air every song. Jim and Greg share some of their favorite never-before-heard live performances from guests like Courtney Barnett, Drive-By Truckers, and more. Plus, a tribute to Grant Hart of Hüsker Dü.
Grant Hart
Grant Hart, drummer and singer for the influential Minneapolis-based rock band Hüsker Dü, is dead at age 56. Hart died the evening of September 13 from liver cancer. While many associate the band Hüsker Dü with Bob Mould, in many ways it was just as much Hart's band as Mould's. Hart wrote songs like "Pink Turns to Blue," "Green Eyes," "Diane" and more. After the band broke up in 1987, Hart embarked on a solo career and founded a new group, Nova Mob. Jim and Greg pay tribute to the late Hart by playing "The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill," a song he wrote and sang from Hüsker Dü's third album New Day Rising.
Live on Sound Opinions
So many talented artists and bands stop by our studios for a fascinating interview and a one-of-a-kind live performance. Unfortunately, we don't always have time to air every song. Here are a few of the live performances we didn't get a chance to air before, but are excited to share with you now!
- Courtney Barnett, "Scotty Says"
- Mudhoney, "1995"
- Zola Jesus, "Hunger"
- Sleater-Kinney, "Get Up"
- Torres, "Ferris Wheel"
- Drive-By Truckers, "What It Means"
- Against Me!, "True Trans Soul Rebel"
Featured Songs
- Courtney Barnett, "Scotty Says (Live on Sound Opinions)," Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, Mom + Pop Music, 2015
- Hüsker Dü, "Sorry Somehow," Candy Apple Grey , Warner Bros., 1986
- Hüsker Dü, "The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill," New Day Rising, SST, 1985
- Mudhoney, "1995 (Live on Sound Opinions)," My Brother the Cow, Reprise, 1995
- Hüsker Dü, "Diane," Metal Circus, SST, 1983
- Zola Jesus, "Hunger (Live on Sound Opinions)," Taiga, Mute, 2014
- Sleater-Kinney, "Get Up (Live on Sound Opinions)," The Hot Rock, Kill Rock Stars, 1999
- Torres, "Ferris Wheel (Live on Sound Opinions)," Sprinter, Partisan, 2015
- Hüsker Dü, "Pink Turns to Blue," Zen Arcade, SST, 1984
- Drive-By Truckers, "What It Means (Live on Sound Opinions)," American Band, ATO, 2016
- Against Me!, "True Trans Soul Rebel (Live on Sound Opinions)," Transgender Dysphoria Blues, Total Treble, 2014
- Staple Singers, "Freedom Highway," Freedom Highway, Epic, 1965
- Howlin Wolf with Muddy Waters & Bo Diddley, "Long Distance Call," The Super Super Blues Band, Checker, 1967
- Seal , "Crazy," Seal, ZTT, 1991
- The Kinks , "Headmaster," Schoolboys in Disgrace, RCA, 1975
- Mott the Hoople, "All the Young Dudes," All the Young Dudes, Columbia, 1972
- Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy, "Over the Rainbow," The Other Side, Liaison, 1992
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