Wim Wenders had a movie called “Three American LPs”. Today’s show is about a different set of three American albums that came in 1984. It’s incredible that those are three consecutive releases by one label (SST), in one year and two of them came out as double albums on a same day. Yet, these three are probably the greatest albums of the American underground rock and in my personal opinion, quite possibly three best albums in the entire history of rock’n’roll. At least, such was the influence on the little old me. Today we hear three 20ish minute excerpts from each of those albums and then we explore some covers that other bands made as a tribute to the songs from these three albums. Actually, it’s really strange that there’s not more covers of the songs from this album, given how much they mean to many people who enjoyed exactly 40 years ago. We are listening to Meat Puppets II, Minutemen’s Double Nickels On The Dime and Husker Du’s Zen Arcade.
Minutemen – History Lesson Pt II
Minutemen – Viet Nam
Minutemen – Two Beads at the End
Minutemen – Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Truth
Minutemen – One Reporter’s Opinion
Minutemen – Retreat
Minutemen – Corona
Minutemen – The Glory of Man
Minutemen – The Roar of the Masses Could Be Farts
Minutemen – This Ain’t No Picnic
Minutemen – June 16th
Husker Du – Something I Learned Today
Husker Du – Never Talking To You Again
Husker Du – Chartered Trips
Husker Du – Somewhere
Husker Du – One Step At A Time
Husker Du – Pink Turns To Blue
Husker Du – Newest Industry
Husker Du – Monday Will Never Be The Same
Husker Du – Whatever
Meat Puppets – Lost
Meat Puppets – Plateau
Meat Puppets – We’re Here
Meat Puppets – Climbing
Meat Puppets – Oh Me
Meat Puppets – Lake of Fire
Meat Puppets – The Whistling Song
Minutemen – Lost
Jawbox – It’s Expected I’m Gone
Foofighters – Never Talking To You Again
Nirvana – Plateau
Nirvana – Lake of Fire