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Husker Du performs Eight Mile High in 1987 live in the rain at the Pink Pop Festival in the Netherlands ~ Absolutely genius performance! You can perfectly hear how this is simply a rockified folk song — DeepCutsArchive
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Husker Du performs Eight Mile High in 1987 live in the rain at the Pink Pop Festival in the Netherlands ~ Absolutely genius performance! You can perfectly hear how this is simply a rockified folk song

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...punk, yet still makes an entire crowd into a mosh pit with much head-banging with this raw and primordial rock that is much more natural, fundamental, and authentic than more polished and highly produced music. Quite a feat for an folk song that is simply amped-up! \~ Hüsker Dü are just being musical geniuses like they are any day, though. \~ And though Eight Mile High is a cover, Husker Du make it their own, not sounding like or even sounding based on The Byrds at all, making their cover version totally unique and new and fresh. \~ This is just a great listen for energetic rock and amazing nostalgia from some of the main founders of the 90s alternative sound back in the 80s: Hüsker Dü, from the beautiful, undefeatable metropolis of the gorgeous Twin Cities of St Paul and Minneapolis •

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The Byrds ( BURDZ) were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes; frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) was the sole consistent member. For a short time in the mid-1960s, the Byrds were among the most popular groups in the world, with critics considering them to be among the most influential rock acts of their era. The band's signature sound of "angelic harmonies" and McGuinn's jangly 12-string Rickenbacke...

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