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Kicking off with a stuttering drumbeat and a glistening tornado of a guitar riff that sprays from the speakers like sparks, “Whatever” is a quantum leap in Bob Mould’s songwriting, yet another reason that side three of Zen Arcade is so fucking superior.
Just listen to how Greg Norton’s bass switches from ominous to hook-filled as Grant Hart punctuates the verses with quick little drum rolls that explode against the guitars again and again and again, never once losing the lightspeed forward momentum.
These dudes could play!
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