Flip Your Wig is a 1985 album by the Minneapolis band, Hüsker Dü, and its last release on SST Records. With each album, Hüsker Dü's sound grew more sophisticated, and by the time of this release, they had signed a major-label record deal. However, the band felt they owed one more album to SST and delivered Flip Your Wig. Perhaps owing to the expedient circumstances of its recording, Flip Your Wig is overall lighter in tone than Hüsker Dü's earlier albums, with filler such as "The Baby Song." In this respect, it is viewed as less essential than New Day Rising and Zen Arcade, but critical opinion of the album generally registers high. The title track and "Keep Hanging On" became staples of the band's live shows, while power pop anthem "Makes No Sense At All" was featured in a music video; this song was sometimes performed by Mould in his 1990s solo career, though he otherwise largely distanced himself from his years in Hüsker Dü. The album concludes with two instrumental songs. Image File history File links Huskerdu_flipyourwig. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Hüsker Dü were a rock band formed in Minneapolis-St. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... 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. ... 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. ... Grant Hart (born March 18, 1961) was the drummer and with Bob Mould one of two main singer/songwriters for Hüsker Dü, a pioneering punk rock group from Minneapolis-St. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... Robert Christgau (2007) Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics[1] His first reviews were published by Esquire in 1967. ... Cover of the April 1983 issue of Trouser Press magazine (#84) Trouser Press was a rock and roll magazine started in 1974 by editor/publisher Ira Robbins. ... 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. ... Candy Apple Grey, the penultimate album by Hüsker Dü (released in 1986), was their first major label album, and in this respect can be compared to near contemporary albums such as the Replacements Tim, and Green by R.E.M.. The album marks the completion of the bands... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... Hüsker Dü were a rock band formed in Minneapolis-St. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ... New Day Rising is a 1985 hardcore punk album by the Minnesota band Hüsker Dü, released on SST Records. ... 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. ... Power pop is a long-standing musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop music. ... Makes No Sense At All is a song by Hüsker Dü from the album Flip Your Wig. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...

"Makes No Sense At All" was released as a single, with "Love Is All Around" (the theme song of the Mary Tyler Moore Show) on the b-side. The "Makes No Sense At All" video includes both songs, back-to-back. Statue of Mary Tyler Moore in downtown Minneapolis, located on the corner of 7th and Nicollet Photo ©2004 Keir Briscoe The Mary Tyler Moore Show was a long-running sitcom that appeared on CBS from 1970-77, one of the most critically acclaimed shows—and one of the most...

Flip Your Wig, like Hüsker Dü's other SST releases, has never been remastered for improved sound on compact disc. Remaster (and its derivations, frequently found in the phrases digitally remastered or digital remastering) is a word and concept ushered into the mass consciousness via the digital age, although it had existed before then. ... A Compact Disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ...

Track listing

1. "Flip Your Wig" (Bob Mould) – 2:33
2. "Every Everything" (Grant Hart) – 1:56
3. "Makes No Sense At All" (Mould) – 2:43
4. "Hate Paper Doll" (Mould) – 1:52
5. "Green Eyes" (Hart) – 2:58
6. "Divide And Conquer" (Mould) – 3:42
7. "Games" (Mould) – 4:06
8. "Find Me" (Mould) – 4:05
9. "The Baby Song" (Hart) – 0:46
10. "Flexible Flyer" (Hart) – 3:01
11. "Private Plane" (Mould) – 3:17
12. "Keep Hanging On" (Hart) – 3:15
13. "The Wit And The Wisdom" (Mould) – 3:41
14. "Don't Know Yet" (Mould) – 2:14

Makes No Sense At All is a song by Hüsker Dü from the album Flip Your Wig. ...

Personnel

• Bob Mould – guitar, bass, piano, vocals, percussion
• Greg Norton – bass
• Grant Hart – drums, vocals, vibraphone, slide whistle, percussion