Everything Falls Apart is the debut studio album by the American hardcore band Hüsker Dü. It was released in January 1983 through Reflex Records.[1]
| Everything Falls Apart | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1983 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 1982 | |||
| Studio | Total Access Recording, Redondo Beach, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 19:22 (original) 42:07 (reissue) | |||
| Label | Reflex | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| Hüsker Dü chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Reissue cover | ||||
 | ||||
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Sounds |  [6] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[7] |
In a 1983 Trouser Press review, Jon Young said, "Yeah! Hyperspeed aggression!...Buzzsaw guitars! Shouting! A disrespectful version of "Sunshine Superman"!...Not Bad!"[8]
Reissue
editThe album was released on compact disc in 1993 as Everything Falls Apart and More, with bonus tracks including the band's first two singles, the full version of "Statues" lasting over eight minutes, and an unreleased track recorded in a St. Paul, Minnesota, basement called "Do You Remember?" (the English translation of "husker du" from both Danish and Norwegian). The reissue also includes extensive liner notes by Terry Katzman, co-founder of Reflex Records and soundman for the band from 1980 to 1983, as well as lyrics to a few of the songs. On June 18, 2017, a remastered version of the original album was released digitally by the Chicago reissues label The Numero Group and also included in the Savage Young Dü box set.[9]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "From the Gut" | Bob Mould, Greg Norton | 1:40 |
| 2. | "Blah Blah Blah" | Mould, Norton | 2:10 |
| 3. | "Punch Drunk" | Mould | 0:32 |
| 4. | "Bricklayer" | Mould | 0:34 |
| 5. | "Afraid of Being Wrong" | Mould | 1:23 |
| 6. | "Sunshine Superman" | Donovan | 1:51 |
| 7. | "Signals from Above" | Mould | 1:38 |
| 8. | "Everything Falls Apart" | Mould | 2:12 |
| 9. | "Wheels" | Grant Hart | 2:08 |
| 10. | "Target" | Mould | 1:43 |
| 11. | "Obnoxious" | Mould | 0:53 |
| 12. | "Gravity" | Mould | 2:38 |
| Total length: | 19:22 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "In a Free Land" | Mould | 2:53 |
| 14. | "What Do I Want?" | Hart | 1:15 |
| 15. | "M.I.C." | Mould | 1:10 |
| 16. | "Statues (Unedited Version)" | Hart | 8:45 |
| 17. | "Let's Go Die" | Norton | 1:54 |
| 18. | "Amusement" | Mould | 4:57 |
| 19. | "Do You Remember?" | Mould | 1:55 |
| Total length: | 42:07 | ||
- Notes
Adapted from the liner notes of Everything Falls Apart and More.[1]
- "In a Free Land", "What Do I Want?" and "M.I.C." – single, May 1982; recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, February 1982; remixed at Creation Studio, Minneapolis, June 1992
- "Statues" – previously unreleased extended version; edit issued as a single, January 1981; recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, August 1980;[10] remixed at Absolute Music, Minneapolis, August 1992
- "Let's Go Die" – previously unreleased outtake from the "Statues" session; recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, August 1980
- "Amusement" – B-side of "Statues", January 1981; recorded live at Duffy's, Minneapolis, October 1980
- "Do You Remember?" – previously unreleased demo; recorded live in a St. Paul basement, 1980
Personnel
editAdapted from the liner notes of Everything Falls Apart and More.[1]
- Hüsker Dü
- Bob Mould – guitar, vocals
- Greg Norton – bass, vocals
- Grant Hart – drums, vocals
- Hümper Dü Boys Choir
- Robin Henley – backing vocals
- Steve "Mugger" Corbin – backing vocals
- Merrill Ward – backing vocals
- Technical
- Spot − producer, engineer
- Hüsker Dü − producer
- Fake Name Graphx − sleeve
- Everything Falls Apart and More
- Hüsker Dü – producer (13–19), compilation producer
- Colin Mansfield – producer (16, 17), engineer (18)
- Steve Fjelstad – engineer (13–18)
- Terry Katzman – recorded by (18), liner notes
- Bill Bruce – recorded by (19)
- Brian Paulson – remix, remix engineer (13–15)
- Grant Hart – remix (16)
- Matt Zimmerman – remix engineer (16)
- Bill Inglot – remastering
- Dan Hersch – remastering
- Doug Myren − compilation producer
- Rachel Gutek – design
References
edit- ^ a b c Everything Falls Apart and More (CD). Hüsker Dü. Reflex Records. 1993. R2 71163.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Everything Falls Apart – Hüsker Dü". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ Kot, Greg (October 11, 1992). "As Bob Mould Went, So Went Rock Music". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "Hüsker Dü: Everything Falls Apart". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. New York: Pantheon Books. pp. 196–197. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Hüsker Dü". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 398–399. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Opposition, John (9 July 1983). "Husker Du: Everything Falls Apart". Sounds. p. 24.
- ^ Weisbard, Eric (1995). "Hüsker Dü". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. New York: Vintage Books. pp. 187–188. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ Young, Jon (June 1983). "Hit and Run". Trouser Press. Vol. 10, no. 4. New York. p. 40. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Hüsker Dü - Savage Young Dü". The Numero Group. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "Annotated discography". Hüsker Dü Database. Retrieved February 3, 2021.