Good News for Modern Man

Grant Hart | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 30, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 30, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pachyderm Records
• ASIN: B000035X45
• In-Print Editions: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #231,387 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

As one-half of the creative brain trust of Hüsker Dü, Grant Hart brought warmth and a sense of compassion to that legendary band's precise sonic assault. Hart's post-Hüsker output, both solo and with Nova Mob, has been sporadic yet solid. Good News for Modern Man, released over five years since the last studio album, finds no dust on Grant's grooves. Soulful, melodic, and richly textured, Hart's ambitious undertaking overflows with creativity, from the Dick Dale-meets-Beach Boys chorus of "Run Run Run to the Centre Pompidou," to the brutal honesty of "You Don't Have To Tell Me Now," to the orchestral bombast that closes "Nobody Rides for Free." As a veteran of one of the most influential bands of the 1980s, Grant Hart ends the century on a high note. Good News for Modern Man is just that. --Kevin Cole

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GOOD NEWS FOR MODERN MAN, November 29, 1999

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This review is from: Good News for Modern Man (Audio CD)

GRANT HART IS A NATIONAL TREASURE.

Grant Hart continues to amaze me with his capacity for growth. With GOOD NEWS FOR MODERN MAN, his already powerful voice has taken on a rich hue that is at once plaintive and masterful -- the perfect vehicle for goosebump-charged lyrics.

Creativity goes through many changes, reflecting a vision observed through maturation and the stages of an artist's life. GOOD NEWS FOR MODERN MAN is a window in time, a glimpe of the world through Grant Hart's eyes. And what a magnificent view it is.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible, December 8, 1999

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Ed (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Good News for Modern Man (Audio CD)

This is the best record of 1999, flat out. From start to end, it overflows with a relentless creativity that has few comparables. Where to begin? The songs are incredibly catchy and original. "You Don't Have To Tell Me Now" is so moving and beautiful that it practically puts the listener into a cold sweat. "Nobody Rides For Free" stays in your head for hours after listening, the lyrics wonderfully trippy and Dylanesque and upbeat. "Run Run Run To The Centre Pompideau" is a Brian Wilson - Dick Dale on acid trip through Paris that is purposefully hilarious. The "second side" of the record is more experimental (freaked out) culminating in the masterpiece of the record - "Little Nemo" - which evolves into an ending that can be best described as a companion piece to Zappa's "Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny." The production is amazingly deep and textured, the closest analagy being the better of Brian Eno's rock work (taking Tiger Mountian..) yet warmer, very listener friendly. I read somewhere that this is the first time Grant has ever been given enough studio time to create the sound he really wanted - it seems that he is finally getting the support from a record comapany that he has always deserved. It has resulted in a true masterpiece, the last great record of the millenium.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Husker Who? Bob Who?, December 25, 1999

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P. Rowe (PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Good News for Modern Man (Audio CD)

Husker Who? Bob Who? Husker Du were always one of my faves as as well as the solo work of Bob Mould. Grant always seemed to get "lost" in the mix when one talks about the pioneers of alt rock. I feel pretty stupid now. Grants latest disc puts to shame half of Moulds solo work and makes me forget ( almost ) that Husker Du even existed. Standout tracks "Think It Over Now" & "Nobody Rides For Free" finally show Grants potential realized. Buy! Buy! Buy!