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Actual Condition

Certain Songs #661: Hüsker Dü – “Actual Condition”

September 26, 2016 by Jim Connelly

husker-du-warehouse Album: Warehouse: Songs and Stories
Year: 1987

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In a dynamite bit of sequencing, Hüsker Dü sandwiched this uptempo coulda been rockabilly if they’d taken more time romp between two of Bob Mould’s more contemplative songs, as a seeming burst of light in the overall darkness.

And to be sure, the overall musical tone of “Actual Condition” is playful and fun, with background “ahhhs” floating throughout the verses and shout of “my soul” leading into the first guitar solo.

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Filed Under: Certain Songs Tagged With: Actual Condition, Husker Du, Warehouse: Songs and Stories

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