NOVA MOB - Old Empire

Old Empire by NOVA MOB

[@sonnenmelissa]

It's kind of gratifying to see this video posted, scrubbed, and re-posted on KZbin. MTV woudn't touch it. [Full disclosure: I'm the guitarist, and prior to this I'd only seen the video once.] There are lots of tales to tell about this shoot. How many of you noticed it was all one shot until Grant kicks the door?

[@davidhlavac3704]

She didn't expect Grant to kiss her in the elevator. And yes, one shot...it's a great video and probably the most commercially-viable song Grant ever wrote IMO. I

[@KeithKeef]

Amazing. You need to share some of them stories!

[@henrydrake8463]

I've loved this song for years and am just now seeing the video for the first time.

[@senoralecthompson9589]

Anyone who claims Bob was Husker Du's top talent. I play them this and "Is the Sky the Limit" and ask who sounds more like Du Huskers?

[@davidfairbairn8]

How come MTV wouldn’t touch it? Could a been a massive hit.

[@boaunit32]

His music with and without The Huskers meant so much to me in the 80's and 90's. That's my old house mate Elisa in the wig for the video. And my old guitar player Chris Hess from my old band Wait For Light before he joined Nova Mob. Sure enjoyed the late 80's and 90's. Wish I could see the Huskers one last time.

[@damianlopez-gaston2466]

The greatness of Grant. Top tier song, I never tire. And I'm still clinging to the Old Empire.

[@wisconsindeathtrip]

This song has always meant a lot to me. Major nostalgia. I miss Minneapolis.

[@richalderson6069]

Grant Hart had so much talent. RIP. XX

[@HTEK207]

Just love this song... Hard to find anymore I have the original CD but even on Spotify I could only find a cover. The world needs more great songwriters. Grant Hart was so good. I loved Nova Mob too. the band sounded exceptional considering budget that the albums were made on. Always brings a tear to my eye now to hear this song...

[@chrishesler988]

Grant haunts me daily. Such a colossal talent wrapped in the usual human frailties. Peace, WK. - - - CJH

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

...still missing you more than a year since death took you from us, Grant -- thanks for sharing your talent with the world while your time allowed!

[@ferminmugaguren4916]

Este hombre hacía canciones perfectas,adictivas...Otro ejemplo de músico que tendría que estar en lo más alto.

[@richardgriffin1539]

A beautiful song by a fantastic artist who I greatly miss. In the Husker days Mould was Pop and Grant, Art.

[@pixelmar]

thats right...

[@millerguglielmo]

Great Heart

[@hayzeephantayzee]

bassist Tom Merkl, my hero on the bass back then.

[@gefahrlicheshalbwissen9842]

Thanks for sharing a cigarette with me! Thanks for awesome music! Rest In Peace Grant!

[@CaffeineNightOwl]

grant was a musical genius.

[@pippocalippo2447]

He was a great songwriter, as well as Bob Mould

[@hobocide]

Thanks for posting this! Grant Hart is so commonly overlooked as a great songwriter. Nova Mob and his solo stuff is all superb.

[@murrayhumphreys3724]

Good God this is a great video. Too good for MTV.

[@richalderson6069]

Bye Grant. gonna miss you.

[@tiopiccolo1596]

Eu adoro o vocal do Grant. Contraponto ideal a voz do Bob! Vou sentir saudades, Husker Du era demais! Bom trabalho , Grant!

[@hammerjohnston]

RIP Grant.

[@bogonzales672]

i loved the Minneapolis scene excited for the drugs. So many people good and talented people taken early.

[@ghostmomparasiempre]

Yeah, I'm not sure why Sugar became legendary...they probably rocked harder, but Nova Mob was just as good in their own way.

[@kieronperry8693]

Bob probably knew his way around the industry a little more?

[@zebageba]

Grant was always the better songwriter in Husker Du.

[@Stevesteversin]

Amy Dala no they weren't.

[@Stevesteversin]

zebageba disagree... it's clear who the better writer was. That being said, Grant had a knack with catchy hooks that Bob didn't get later

[@curly_wyn]

@@zebagebawrong. His stuff was a bunch of overly wacky and crazy concept that were dumb and that nobody gave a shit about for good reason. A Nazi scientist traveling to Pompeii? Give me a break.

[@tomdempsey4394]

Man, i love this guy.

[@AGVJ1988]

PLEASE PUT IT IN SPOTIFY FOR CHRIST SAKE

[@richardgriffin1539]

And Apple

[@MydgetSubmarine]

How come Sugar became so popular whilst Nova Mob were virtually overlooked by all but the hardest of hardcore Husker Du fans? This is a superb example of alternative rock from back in the days when the word "alternative" still just about signified something other than a breeding ground for charisma-free Nirvana knockoffs.

[@curly_wyn]

Because Sugar was better.

[@pippocalippo2447]

Husker Du changed my life. Farewell, Grant!

[@The55nomad]

Mine too. Forever.

[@TheBillyboyb]

Grant was ying to Bob's yang guess that's why they worked well together.

[@portwain]

Klass!! Shaxan, spasibo, kak vsegda!!!

[@MarcoVenosta]

What a piece!!!

[@Trinity1993]

Holy crap..... Nobody's put the video for Admiral Of The Sea up yet!

[@beelzabubba]

Yes, I noticed that... the elevator movement behind him was the dead give-away. Excellent job. What is it like playing in a band with Grant?

[@gustavmarie]

Of all the postHuskers stuff this to my mind is what they could have evolved into if they stuck together into the 90s. The rhythm section here is exceptional btw..

[@bogonzales672]

Such a talented band that got lost in musical history. Miss Grant. It's good to see Chris the guitar player still involved in music producing from what I heard. Don't know what happened to the bass player.

[@inci0078]

Please can anyone tell me where can I find Nova Mob and Grant's songs? He's awesome, I hear a lot of Bob's work and now I want to listen to Grant's too

[@mattmcdonald6202]

Listening to both beats judging either / both, hands down.

[@woodoven]

thanks alot man, this is nice and loud!

[@Finsami71]

Fantastic video and song :O

[@doomybaya]

damn.. i just saw this.. thanks a load...

[@doomybaya]

Its amazing to find this. I love this song badly. I made a picture that I hang on my wall inspired on this. As my main languaje isn't english, can you post any close/correct lyrics for this song? I have some sing-along ones, but I've searched for long for some complete ones... 100% favorited.

[@davidguyett32]

This video has 51, 576 views, about 3,000 by me alone

[@shaxan]

and it's worth every minute you spent watching/listening

[@GotLotsaFaith]

THIS VIDEO IS SO FUCKING AWESOME IT IS NOT EVEN FUNNY... Makes me wanna cry.. One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen (or heard) in a very, very long time. I love you so much Grant. You decorated my wretched life.

[@myradioon]

Grant you true American Original. Dave who? (even Dave would agree). RIP

[@fabiogaluppi807]

Come è possibile che questo capolavoro non è presente su Spotify!?

[@leonardodm7184]

Perché non tutte le case discografiche danno il permesso di farlo. Neil Young, per esempio, ha chiesto lui a Spotify di non mettere nessuno dei suoi album disponibili online

[@emptyheadbrokenbones]

Grantzberg Vernon Hart

[@waynestevens366]

he's taking abut the statue of liberty

[@woodoven]

do you know who was on the cover of that mojo?

[@dazedcola]

This is my first exposure to nova mob and I really liked it, but its damn near impossible to fidn your stuff. Reissue?

[@Meanstoend]

Didn't Foo Fighters do a similar thing with their Hero video?

[@DerekHundik]

f*** with them . Rip off band

[@myradioon]

Didn't Foo Fighters copy this sound 20 years later verbatim to international mega-stardom? I mean really - dark/long haired drummer steps out front and becomes songwriter with "his own band". The chord changes. Everything. And one is in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame......? Grant wrote the blueprint

[@CAKmusic]

@@myradioon I'm sure Dave Grohl would be the first to say that he owes a lot to Bob Mould and Grant Hart.

[@elwyn5150]

@@CAKmusic FF used to cover "Never Talking to You Again". Bob was a guest on a track from the "Wasting Light" album.

[@hayzeephantayzee]

@hobocide signing that.

[@bogonzales672]

That's except from the drugs!

[@curly_wyn]

Kinda derivative, sounds like a Swervedriver song..like something off of Mezcal Head. Also, the production sucks.

[@The55nomad]

Grant forever.