Soul Asylum

Formed: 1983 in Minneapolis, MN
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Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock, American Underground, Hard Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
Group Members: Sterling Campbell, Karl Mueller, Dave Pirner, Grant Young, Dan Murphy
Biography: Soul Asylum are the quintessential little band that could; it only took ten years to turn them from a teenage garage band into multi-platinum-selling rock stars. Guitarist Dan Murphy, bassist Karl Mueller, and drummer Dave Pirner formed in 1981 as Loud Fast Rules in Minneapolis, MN. When the shambolic, ...Read full biography
Grave Dancers Union
Released: 1992
Label: COLUMBIA
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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 disappointed with the slick ...Read full review
Hang Time
Released: 1988
Label: A&M
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In 1988, Soul Asylum signed with A&M Records, a seemingly miraculous feat for a band usually considered the runt of the litter on the Minneapolis alternative rock scene, but the group's major-label debut, ...Read full review
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