Warehouse: Songs and Stories

Warehouse: Songs and Stories
Studio album by Hüsker Dü
Released	January 5 1987
Recorded	August-November 1986 at Nicollet Studios in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	68:35
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Hüsker Dü
Professional reviews
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Hüsker Dü chronology
Candy Apple Grey (1986) Warehouse: Songs and Stories (1987) The Living End (1994)

Warehouse: Songs and Stories (1987) is the last studio album by alternative rock band Hüsker Dü, originally released by Warner Bros. Records as a double album on two vinyl LPs. The band dissolved following the tour in support of its release, in part due to disagreements between song-writers Bob Mould and Grant Hart over the latter's drug use. This album, along with Candy Apple Grey, showcases the increasing maturity of Mould and Hart's writing—a change which alienated some long-time fans. This album is also known for its battle between the two songwriters, with Mould famously telling Hart that he would never have more than half of the songs on a Hüsker Dü album.

Mould later said that this time period was a "rough stretch" but that Warehouse was still a "good record." "Had it been pared back to a single record it might have had more impact, but we were already loggerheads at that point."^[2]

The album's title comes from the fact that the group had rented some warehouse space in which to write and rehearse; a change from their former practice of writing new material and testing it out on live audiences.^[2]

"Could You Be the One?", was released as a single and video. It received some MTV airplay, but little radio support from the college stations that had long been supporters of the band.^{[citation needed]} Other singles released from the album were "She's a Woman (And Now He Is a Man)" and "Ice Cold Ice". Warehouse: Songs and Stories peaked at #117 on the Billboard Top 200 and also charted for a week on the UK Albums Chart at #72. Hüsker Dü also performed 'Could You Be the One?' and 'She's a Woman (And Now He is a Man)' live on the Late Show with Joan Rivers on April 27, 1987. The band was also interviewed by Joan.

Track listing

Side one

1. "These Important Years" (Mould) – 3:49
2. "Charity, Chastity, Prudence, and Hope" (Hart) – 3:11
3. "Standing in the Rain" (Mould) – 3:41
4. "Back from Somewhere" (Hart) – 2:16
5. "Ice Cold Ice" (Mould) – 4:23

Side two

1. "You're a Soldier" (Hart) – 3:03
2. "Could You Be the One?" (Mould) – 2:32
3. "Too Much Spice" (Hart) – 2:57
4. "Friend, You've Got to Fall" (Mould) – 3:20
5. "Visionary" (Mould) – 2:30
6. "She Floated Away" (Hart) – 3:32

Side three

1. "Bed of Nails" (Mould) – 4:44
2. "Tell You Why Tomorrow" (Hart) – 2:42
3. "It's Not Peculiar" (Mould) – 4:06
4. "Actual Condition" (Hart) – 1:50
5. "No Reservations" (Mould) – 3:40

Side four

1. "Turn It Around" (Mould) – 4:32
2. "She's a Woman (And Now He Is a Man)" (Hart) – 3:19
3. "Up in the Air" (Mould) – 3:03
4. "You Can Live at Home" (Hart) – 5:25

The CD releases of the album combines all the songs onto a single disc.

Personnel

• Bob Mould – guitar, vocals
• Grant Hart – drums, vocals
• Greg Norton – bass guitar, vocals

Production

• Producers: Bob Mould, Grant Hart
• Engineer: Steven Fjelstad
• Mastering: Howie Weinberg
• Photography: Daniel Corrigan, Hüsker Dü

Notes

References

• Weisbard, Eric; Craig Marks (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0679755748.