Ryan Cooper, « Punk's Most Influential Albums », sur LiveAbout.com, (consulté le ) : « 1984’s Zen Arcade, while still predominantly a hardcore record, began exploring other sounds, including jazz, psychedelia, acoustic folk and pop -– all sounds Mould still explores today. »
Pitchfork Staff, « The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s », sur Pitchfork, (consulté le ) : « ...Zen Arcade was one large step for the Minnesota trio and an even larger one for then-nascent indie rock. »
Michael Azerrad et Anthony DeCurtis, « The 100 Best Albums of the Eighties: 33 - Hüsker Dü, 'Zen Arcade' », Rolling Stone, no 565, , p. 53 (lire en ligne, consulté le )
