Grant Hart (pictured, center) meant so many things to so many of us. He was the long-haired hippie-punk who so eloquently played barefoot foil to Bob Mould in Hüsker Dü. He was a misfit, even in his own band. He was the cute chubby guy who toured with his boyfriend in the ’80s. But first and foremost, he was a great drummer and a sensational songwriter and singer whose music has drilled a whole straight into the psyche of many a fan of ’80s underground rock. In tribute to Grant, we’ll hear a few of my favorite of his songs, including cuts from his solo work and Nova Mob. We’ll also hear from Love Tractor, Lush, Magazine, Green on Red, Grifters, Nikki Sudden, Agent Orange, and Belly, among others.
Playlist
- Nova Mob — Where You Gonna Land (Next Time You Fall Off Of Your Mountain)?
- Guided By Voices — A Good Flying Bird / Cigarette Tricks / Pimple Zoo
- Green On Red — This I Know
- The House Of Love — Plastic
- Lambchop — Cowboy On The Moon
- R.E.M. — Laughing
- Love Tractor — Beatle Boots
- The Raybeats — The Calhoun Surf
- Agent Orange — Everything Turns Gray
- Husker Du — Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill
- Gang Green — Terrorize
- Skate Death — My Parents Are Disappointed
- Deluxx Folk Implosion — Daddy Never Understood
- Hugo Largo — Second Skin
- Ida — Nick Drake
- Lois — The Way I Feel Inside
- Lush — Starlust
- Magazine — The Light Pours Out Of Me
- Husker Du — Back From Somewhere
- The Soft Boys — Positive Vibrations
- The Only Ones — From Here To Eternity
- Outrageous Cherry — If Someone Loves You
- The Pastels — Nothing To Be Done
- The Verlaines — You Forget Love
- Belly — Dusted
- Bettie Serveert — Kid’s Allright
- Grifters — Cinnamon
- Railroad Jerk — Hanging Around
- Husker Du — Flexible Flyer
- Pixies — Rock Music
- Green River — Forever Means
- Breaking Circus — Took A Hammering
- My Bloody Valentine — Emptiness Inside
- Arcwelder — All My Want For Need
- Sebadoh — License To Confuse
- Polvo — Teen Dream
- Husker Du — Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely
- Nikki Sudden & Dave Kusworth: Jacobites — It’ll All End Up In Tears
- Wah! — You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory
- Miracle Legion — The Heart Is Attached
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — All Tomorrow’s Parties
- Grant Hart — The Main