"Celebrated Summer" is a song by Hüsker Dü from their album New Day Rising. The song was released as a promotional single given to radio stations in December of 1984, along with the album's title track, "New Day Rising." [1] This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The acronym SST may refer to: Sea Surface Temperature Supersonic transport Shiva Smart Tunneling, a simple VPN tunneling protocol in Eicon Shiva series VPN gateway products. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Hüsker Dü were a rock band formed in Minneapolis-St. ... SPOT, (born Glen Lockett in 1951), was the house producer and engineer for the influential indie/punk record label SST Records. ... Hüsker Dü were a rock band formed in Minneapolis-St. ... Eight Miles High is a song by Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn, and David Crosby, first appearing as a single from 1966 by the rock band The Byrds. ... Hüsker Dü were a rock band formed in Minneapolis-St. ... New Day Rising is a 1985 hardcore punk album by the Minnesota band Hüsker Dü, released on SST Records. ... A promo single (short for promotional single) is a single that is released to club or radio outlets for the purpose of promotion of a song. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The song is known for its opening guitar riff, as well its twelve-string acoustic guitar breaks towards the middle and at the end of the song. This was something that was very different for a band labeled as hardcore punk, although the song "Never Talking To You Again" from their previous album Zen Arcade had also been recorded with an acoustic guitar. Acoustic guitar can refer to the following musical instruments: Nylon and gut stringed guitars: Renaissance guitar Baroque guitar Romantic guitar Classical guitar, the modern version of the original guitar, with nylon strings Flamenco guitar Steel stringed guitars: Steel-string acoustic guitar, also known as western, folk or country guitar Twelve... Hardcore punk (usually referred to simply as hardcore/hXc) is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ... Zen Arcade is Hüsker Düs third full-length album, released in 1984 by SST Records, originally released as a double album on two vinyl LPs. ...

The song, written by guitarist Bob Mould, recalls summers past in its lyrics, with lines like "Getting drunk out on the beach or playing in a band / Getting out of school meant getting out of hand" as well as its chorus of "Is this your celebrated summer? / Was that your celebrated summer?". Bob Mould (born October 16, 1960, in Malone, New York) is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for influential rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s. ...

The song was called "a prime example of Hüsker Dü's unique ability to effectively combine wistful, even tender moments with the hardest elements of rock & roll" in a review on All Music Guide. The reviewer added that "Celebrated Summer" is "a step toward the mainstream — unflinchingly melodic and well-produced — but it never compromises the passionate spirit of the band nor the ferocious energy that fuels them."^[1] The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ...

In 1996 the song was covered by the heavy metal band Anthrax. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ...

Track Listing

A side

1. Celebrated Summer (Mould)

B side

1. New Day Rising (Mould, Hüsker Dü)

Notes and references

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