Candy Apple Grey
| Candy Apple Grey | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Warner Bros. | ||||
| Producer | Bob Mould and Grant Hart | |||
| Hüsker Dü chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Candy Apple Grey | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Q | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Select | 4/5[6] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[7] |
| The Village Voice | A[8] |
Candy Apple Grey is the fifth album by the
major label album, though Warner Bros. had initially lobbied to release Flip Your Wig until the band decided to let SST have it. Candy Apple Grey also marks the completion of the band's transition from hardcore punk to a more well-rounded sonic style which would later come to be known as alternative rock. As usual, Bob Mould and Grant Hart
individually wrote tracks on the album. While the band's earlier, more frenetic style is still evident, Candy Apple Grey also features more introverted, toned-down material, including a relatively large amount of acoustic guitar.
The singles released from this album were "Sorry Somehow" and "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely", both written and sung by Hart. The latter was accompanied by a promotional video which earned airtime on MTV. Candy Apple Grey was the first Hüsker Dü album to chart on the Billboard Top 200, but despite receiving exposure on radio as well as MTV, it got no higher than #140.
Re-release
Candy Apple Grey was officially re-released on Record Store Day (April 19, 2014) on heavyweight grey vinyl.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crystal" | Bob Mould | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" | Grant Hart | 3:29 |
| 3. | "I Don't Know for Sure" | Mould | 2:27 |
| 4. | "Sorry Somehow" | Hart | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Too Far Down" | Mould | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Hardly Getting Over It" | Mould | 6:02 |
| 7. | "Dead Set on Destruction" | Hart | 2:59 |
| 8. | "Eiffel Tower High" | Mould | 2:49 |
| 9. | "No Promise Have I Made" | Hart | 3:39 |
| 10. | "All This I've Done for You" | Mould | 3:09 |
Personnel
- Hüsker Dü
- Bob Mould – guitar, vocals, keyboards, percussion, producer
- Grant Hart – drums, vocals, percussion, keyboards, producer
- Greg Norton – bass guitar
- Technical
- Steven Fjelstad – engineer
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Daniel Corrigan – cover photography
Covers
- "Dead Set on Destruction" was covered by Minneapolis band Trip Shakespeare on its 1992 EP Volt.[9]
- "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" was covered by Catherine Wheel, Mega City Four, Political Asylum, Green Day, and Prong, among others.[10]
References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Candy Apple Grey – Hüsker Dü". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "Record Store Day 2014- Glide's Essential 30 Record Store Day Exclusives". Glide Magazine. April 15, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ^ Kot, Greg (October 11, 1992). "As Bob Mould Went, So Went Rock Music". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Hüsker Dü: Candy Apple Grey". Q (74): 133. November 1992.
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Cavanagh, David (November 1992). "Hüsker Dü: Candy Apple Grey / Warehouse: Songs and Stories". Select (29): 95.
- ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ McIntosh, Gregory. "Trip Shakespeare - Volt". AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Songs written by Hüsker Dü members and covered by others". Hüsker Dü Database. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
