On the fifth episode of Flex Your Head host Jason Schreurs welcomes back Mike Isacson to talk about Hüsker Dü's double theme album Zen Arcade, which explores the troubled upbringing of a young man and the effects on his mental health.
Flex Your Head is a special episode series of the Scream Therapy podcast dissecting classic punk albums with my guests.
Featured song clips:
Hüsker Dü - "Something I Learned Today" from Zen Arcade (SST Records, 1984)
Hüsker Dü - "Dreams Reoccurring" from Zen Arcade (SST Records, 1984)
Hüsker Dü - "Never Talking to You Again" from Zen Arcade (SST Records, 1984)
Hüsker Dü - "What's Going On" from Zen Arcade (SST Records, 1984)
Hüsker Dü - "Beyond the Threshold" from Zen Arcade (SST Records, 1984)
Hüsker Dü - "Whatever" from Zen Arcade (SST Records, 1984)
Hüsker Dü - "Reoccurring Dreams" from Zen Arcade (SST Records, 1984)
Intro/background music clips:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" from The Buzz of a Buzzless Situation
Minor Threat - "12XU" (originally by Wire) from V/A - Flex Your Head (Dischord Records, 1982)
