patrickhayes Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 http://enterthesoulasylum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1525 Kinda bummed me out. Soul Asylum were the gateway drug that led me to the Jayhawks, Uncle Tupelo etc etc. Wish they would just retire the name at this point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Murphy may not have been their most-prolific writer, but he did write the best song that the band ever recorded.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IAF5Q6S79I One of the few songs that I can believe would actually change somebody's life. Especially in 1988.Love that half-time breakdown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 ummm...don't want to sound snarky, but I didn't even know they were still together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I saw them a bunch of times in the late 1980s and throught they were OK. Didn't love 'em but didn't hate them either. I saw them again in 1991 or 1992 and thought they were a band on their last gasps. I remember predicting that they would break up within six months. Instead, six months later Grave Dancer's Union came out and suddently they were on SNL and Pirner was dating Winona Ryder. Shows what a good judge I am ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 This kind of reminds me of when Phil Collins came out of retirement to tell everyone he was retiring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 have they found all those runaways? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yaz Rock Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Bummed out too, though not terribly surprised. Not surrpised there isn't much love for them on this board either. SA have been flying under everyone's radars the last decade or so, but they have been productive - playing 25-30 shows a year, and introducing new tunes to the setlist even though album releases were few and far between. The Silver Lining (2006) was great. This year's album Delayed Reaction was so-so, 3 great tunes, some old nuggets, and a few I could do without. I guess Dan felt he'd accomplished all he could with them after 30 years. In a one month span this summer I saw Wilco 4 times and SA three times. All were great shows, but if I had to pick one band or the other on any given night, it would be SA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Bummed out too, though not terribly surprised. Not surrpised there isn't much love for them on this board either. SA have been flying under everyone's radars the last decade or so, but they have been productive - playing 25-30 shows a year, and introducing new tunes to the setlist even though album releases were few and far between. The Silver Lining (2006) was great. This year's album Delayed Reaction was so-so, 3 great tunes, some old nuggets, and a few I could do without. I guess Dan felt he'd accomplished all he could with them after 30 years. In a one month span this summer I saw Wilco 4 times and SA three times. All were great shows, but if I had to pick one band or the other on any given night, it would be SA. Productive...sounds like semi-retirement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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