Zen Arcade

Summary

Zen Arcade is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Zen Arcade's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Zen Arcade's genre is post-hardcore^[4].
• Zen Arcade was produced by Bob Mould^[5].
• Among the performers on Zen Arcade was Hüsker Dü^[6].
• Zen Arcade's record label is recorded as SST Records^[7].
• Zen Arcade is part of Hüsker Dü's albums in chronological order^[8].
• Zen Arcade was released on July 1984^[9].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[10]

• First release date: 1984-07^[11]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, hardcore punk, indie rock, post-hardcore, progressive, psychedelic, punk^[12]

• Community tags: adolescence, aggressive, alienation, alternative and punk, alternative rock, angry, anxious, autumn, bisexual, breakup, chaotic, concept album, cynical, depressive, eclectic, energetic, failure, fuzzy, hardcore punk, harsh vocals, indie rock, introspective, lonely, male vocalist, manic, melancholic, melodic, misanthropic, muffled, narrative, nihilistic, noisy, passionate, pessimistic, post-hardcore, progressive, psychedelia, psychedelic, punk, raw, rebellious, urban^[13]

• MusicBrainz ID: ce6f4b2d-a51a-35ac-992f-3657e7c531d5^[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Zen Arcade was Hüsker Dü^[6]. It was produced by Bob Mould^[5].

Publication

Zen Arcade was released on July 1984^[9]. Its genre is post-hardcore^[4]. It is part of Hüsker Dü's albums in chronological order^[8].

Why It Matters

Zen Arcade ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15]