Zen Arcade

Zen Arcade
Studio album by
Hüsker Dü
ReleasedJuly 1, 1984
RecordedOctober 1983 at Total Access Recording in Redondo Beach, California
Genre
Length70:09
LabelSST (027)
ProducerHüsker Dü, Spot
Hüsker Dü chronology
Metal Circus
(1983)		 Zen Arcade
(1984)		 New Day Rising
(1985)

Zen Arcade is the second studio album by American punk rock band Hüsker Dü and released on July 1984. Originally released as a double album on the vinyl LP, Zen Arcade and subsequent albums by Hüsker Dü were instrumental of the creation of alternative rock genre. It is considered by some to be one of the best albums of the 1980s.

Track listing

Zen Arcade was released on double LP, CD and cassette. CD and cassette releases of the album combine all the songs onto a single disc/cassette.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Something I Learned Today"Bob Mould2:02
2."Broken Home, Broken Heart"Mould2:04
3."Never Talking to You Again"Grant Hart1:40
4."Chartered Trips"Mould3:39
5."Dreams Reoccurring"Hart, Mould, Greg Norton1:40
6."Indecision Time"Mould2:14
7."Hare Kṛṣṇa"Hart, Mould, Norton3:35
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beyond the Threshold"Mould1:36
2."Pride"Mould1:48
3."I'll Never Forget You"Mould2:19
4."The Biggest Lie"Mould2:02
5."What's Going On"Hart4:23
6."Masochism World"Hart, Mould2:47
7."Standing by the Sea"Hart3:22
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Somewhere"Hart, Mould2:31
2."One Step at a Time"Hart, Mould0:44
3."Pink Turns to Blue"Hart2:42
4."Newest Industry"Mould3:05
5."Monday Will Never Be the Same"Mould0:53
6."Whatever"Mould3:52
7."The Tooth Fairy and the Princess"Mould2:44
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Turn On the News"Hart4:27
2."Reoccurring Dreams"Hart, Mould, Norton14:00

References

  1. ↑ "50 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time". Revolver. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ "10 ESSENTIAL HARDCORE PUNK ALBUMS". treblezine.com. April 18, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ Cooper, Ryan (March 26, 2019). "Punk's Most Influential Albums". LiveAbout.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022. 1984's Zen Arcade, while still predominantly a hardcore record, began exploring other sounds, including jazz, psychedelia, acoustic folk and pop -– all sounds Mould still explores today.
  4. ↑ Greene, Doyle (March 10, 2014). The Rock Cover Song: Culture, History, Politics. McFarland & Company. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-0-7864-7809-5.
  5. ↑ "Best Psychedelic Albums: 30 Mind-Expanding Records". 19 August 2021.