At the time, Mould was a freshman at Macalester College and frequented Cheapo Records, a Saint Paul record store where Hart was a sales clerk. The members of Hüsker Dü first performed together when Grant Hart, Bob Mould, Greg Norton, and keyboardist Charlie Pine began playing in 1979 in a band called Buddy and the Returnables. History Formation and early years (1979–1980) 1.5 Warehouse: Songs and Stories and breakup (1987–1988).1.3 Zen Arcade, New Day Rising and Flip Your Wig (1983–1985).He returned to the recording industry in 2006. Norton was initially less active musically after Hüsker Dü and focused on being a restaurateur instead. Mould later released two solo albums before forming Sugar in the early 1990s, while Hart released a solo album on SST and later formed Nova Mob.Īfter their respective bands broke up in the mid-1990s, Mould and Hart continued doing solo work, the latter until his death in 2017. Records in 1986 to release their final two studio albums.

Hüsker Dü signed to major label Warner Bros. The band issued their debut studio album Everything Falls Apart on Reflex Records in 1983 and subsequently released three LPs and an EP on the independent label SST Records, including the critically acclaimed Zen Arcade in 1984. Mould and Hart were the band's principal songwriters, with Hart's higher-pitched vocals and Mould's baritone taking the lead in alternating songs.

They first gained notability as a hardcore punk band, and later crossed over into alternative rock. The band's continual members were guitarist/vocalist Bob Mould, bassist/vocalist Greg Norton, and drummer/vocalist Grant Hart. Hüsker Dü ( / ˈ h ʊ s k ər ˈ d uː/) was an American punk rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1979.

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