The Living End

Description

The Living End is a Hüsker Dü live album recorded at various venues in October 1987 but not released until 1994. It spans the bands entire recorded output, from Data Control off Land Speed Record, the bands debut, to a healthy dose of songs from the bands last studio album, Warehouse: Songs and Stories. There are also some unreleased tracks and a cover of the Ramones Sheena Is A Punk Rocker.

Guitarist Bob Mould and drummer Grant Hart handled the overwhelming share of songwriting duties in the band. Of interest is Everytime, a rare solo credit for bassist Greg Norton. The track listing is reflective of the bands set lists. New Day Rising was a common choice to open shows. As explained in the liner notes, the band preferred to group like-minded songs into what they called packs of three. Examples of these packs include Standing in the Rain followed by Back from Somewhere and Ice Cold Ice, as well as Terms of Psychic Warfare followed by Powerline and Books About UFOs.