beginning to experiment with more melodic sound

While the band at this time was still firmly rooted in the loud, fast punk rock style, the trio were beginning to experiment with songs featuring a more melodic, though no less aggressive, sound. “The early Hüsker stuff was all very fast and furious,” Mould reflected in 1997, “as a result of being 18 and not really proficient with the instruments. But I was always writing with an ear to melody.”