Zen Arcade - Definition and Overview

Zen Arcade
LP by Hüsker Dü
Released	1984
Recorded	October 1983 at the Total Access in Redondo Beach, California
Genre	Alternative pop, Hardcore punk, emo
Length	70 min 23 sec
Record label	SST Records
Producer	Hüsker Dü, Spot
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com	5 stars out of 5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDCASS70311061608252709&sql=A2votk6hx9kr3)
Hüsker Dü Chronology
Metal Circus (1983)	Zen Arcade (1984)	New Day Rising (1985)

Minneapolis' Hüsker Dü's third (fourth if you count the live album, Land Speed Record) full length album released in 1984. Zen Arcade is a concept album on 2 LPs about a kid who runs away from home because his home life is unfulfilling (Most obvious with songs like Broken Home, Broken Heart and Never Talking To You Again). After running away, he discovers that the whole world is a huge let down (most obvious with songs like Masochism World, and Turn On The News).

Track List:

• Something I Learned Today
• Broken Home, Broken Heart
• Never Talking To You Again
• Chartered Trips
• Dreams Reoccurring
• Indecision Time
• Hare Krsna

• Beyond The Threshold
• Pride
• I'll Never Forget You
• The Biggest Lie
• Masochism World
• Standing By The Sea

• Somewhere
• One Step At A Time
• Pink Turns To Blue
• Newest Industry
• Monday Will Never Be The Same
• Whatever
• The Tooth Fairy And The Princess

• Turn On The News
• Reoccurring Dreams

This is considered one of the most important indie punk albums of the 1980's.