The band had already begun to trade in the loud and fast sound for something a little more roots-based, as found on "We 3," while other songs dabbled in heavy metal ("All...
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More riff-heavy than usual, with considerable help from producer Lenny Kaye, Hang Time turned out to be the best of Soul Asylum's early records. The guitars of Dave Pirner...
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The old punk rock spirit rears its head as the band decides to give the finger to A&M with this odds-and-ends EP, which spoofs the cover of Whipped Cream & Other Delights by...
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A great EP with a hysterical cover parody of Herb Alpert's sexy Whipped Cream & Other Delights album cover, Clam Dip & Other Delights shows Soul Asylum growing up but not...
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Soul Asylum's breakthrough, million-selling Grave Dancer's Union yielded the mega-hit "Runaway Train" and put the band in a whole new league; longtime fans were predictably...
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If Say What You Will...'s inchoate, raunchy blur is a bit much, then album number two, again produced by Bob Mould, straightens things out a bit and lets riffs emerge from...
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Produced by Hüsker Dü's Bob Mould, it's unsurprising that Soul Asylum's debut record shares the same tendencies as the Hüskers to loud, fast punk rock. Compared to the more...
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A cassette-only release, this is a collection of outtakes and live tracks covering the period from 1981-1986 when the band was metamorphosing from their former selves as...
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Producer and ex-Suicide Commando Chris Osgood was an excellent choice to produce this first attempt at a breakthrough record. And, despite a few songs simply sounding like...
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After four years of polishing their indie cred, this Minneapolis-based outfit delivered a brilliant major-label debut (Hang Time, 1988). Neither this nor the lackluster...
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Unusually, for a best-of by a band that started indie and didn't become stars into hooking up with a major, Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum spans their entire pre-2000...
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A couple of months after a disastrous flood in Grand Forks, ND, Soul Asylum came to town to play a joint prom for a couple of high schools at the Grand Forks Air Base...
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