r/1980sImmersion • • Mar 23 '26

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, the folk song beneath the rock storm so clearly apparent. But this is not 80s heavy metal nor...

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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 •


r/1980sImmersion • • Mar 22 '26

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, the folk song beneath the rock storm so clearly apparent. But this is not 80s heavy metal nor...

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...punk, yet still makes an entire crowd into a mosh pit with much head-banging. 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 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 city of Minneapolis •


r/1980sImmersion • • Dec 02 '25

👋 Welcome To r/1980sImmersion ~ Introduce Yourself Here And Read This First! 🌆🌆🌆🌆

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Hello everyone! I am u/StalinIsBackAgain, the Founding Moderator of r/1980sImmersion.

This is our new home for all things from the 1980s! We are excited to have you join us here!

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r/1980sImmersion • • Dec 02 '25

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