Zen Arcade

Zen Arcade
Zen Arcade
Studio album by Hüsker Dü
Released	July 1, 1984
Recorded	October 1983 at Total Access Recording in Redondo Beach, California
Genre	Hardcore punk; post-hardcore; psychedelia;
Length	70:09
Label	SST (027)
Producer	Hüsker Dü, Spot
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Zen Arcade is the second studio album by American punk rock band Hüsker Dü and released on July 1984. Originally released as a double album on the vinyl LP, Zen Arcade and subsequent albums by Hüsker Dü were instrumental of the creation of alternative rock genre. It is considered by some to be one of the best albums of the 1980s.

Track listing

Zen Arcade was released on double LP, CD and cassette. CD and cassette releases of the album combine all the songs onto a single disc/cassette.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Something I Learned Today"	2:02
2.	"Broken Home, Broken Heart"	2:04
3.	"Never Talking to You Again"	1:40
4.	"Chartered Trips"	3:39
5.	"Dreams Reoccurring"	1:40
6.	"Indecision Time"	2:14
7.	"Hare Kṛṣṇa"	3:35

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beyond the Threshold"	1:36
2.	"Pride"	1:48
3.	"I'll Never Forget You"	2:19
4.	"The Biggest Lie"	2:02
5.	"What's Going On"	4:23
6.	"Masochism World"	2:47
7.	"Standing by the Sea"	3:22

Side three
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Somewhere"	2:31
2.	"One Step at a Time"	0:44
3.	"Pink Turns to Blue"	2:42
4.	"Newest Industry"	3:05
5.	"Monday Will Never Be the Same"	0:53
6.	"Whatever"	3:52
7.	"The Tooth Fairy and the Princess"	2:44

Side four
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Turn On the News"	4:27
2.	"Reoccurring Dreams"	14:00

References

↑ "50 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time". Revolver. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
↑ "10 ESSENTIAL HARDCORE PUNK ALBUMS". treblezine.com. April 18, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
↑ Cooper, Ryan (March 26, 2019). "Punk's Most Influential Albums". LiveAbout.com. Retrieved 19 April 2022. 1984's Zen Arcade, while still predominantly a hardcore record, began exploring other sounds, including jazz, psychedelia, acoustic folk and pop -– all sounds Mould still explores today.
↑ Greene, Doyle (March 10, 2014). The Rock Cover Song: Culture, History, Politics. McFarland & Company. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-0-7864-7809-5.
↑ "Best Psychedelic Albums: 30 Mind-Expanding Records". 19 August 2021.

[revolver50-1] "50 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time". Revolver. Retrieved February 12, 2023.

[essential-2] "10 ESSENTIAL HARDCORE PUNK ALBUMS". treblezine.com. April 18, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

[cooper-3] Cooper, Ryan (March 26, 2019). "Punk's Most Influential Albums". LiveAbout.com. Retrieved 19 April 2022. 1984's Zen Arcade, while still predominantly a hardcore record, began exploring other sounds, including jazz, psychedelia, acoustic folk and pop -– all sounds Mould still explores today.

[4] Greene, Doyle (March 10, 2014). The Rock Cover Song: Culture, History, Politics. McFarland & Company. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-0-7864-7809-5.

[5] "Best Psychedelic Albums: 30 Mind-Expanding Records". 19 August 2021.

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Hüsker Dü
Grant Hart Bob Mould Greg Norton
Studio albums	Everything Falls Apart Zen Arcade New Day Rising Flip Your Wig Candy Apple Grey Warehouse: Songs and Stories
Extended plays	Metal Circus Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely Sorry Somehow Ice Cold Ice
Live albums	Land Speed Record The Living End
Singles	"Statues" b/w "Amusement" "In a Free Land" "Eight Miles High" "Celebrated Summer" "Makes No Sense at All" "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" "Sorry Somehow" "Could You Be the One?" "She's a Woman (And Now He Is a Man)" "Ice Cold Ice"
Other songs	"Diane" "Turn On the News" "Pink Turns to Blue"
Related articles	Hüsker Dü discography Sugar Reflex Records Terry Katzman SST Records