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Author: Dave Pirner

Release Date: 30-07-2002

Details: Amazon.ca Like Hüsker Dü and the Replacements, Soul Asylum started out as a high-voltage Minneapolis punk band in 1981. By the time they arrived at mainstream success 11 years later they had transformed into simple blue-collar rockers in the mold of Pearl Jam and Tom Petty. This solo album accompanies frontman Dave Pirner's latest metamorphosis as a rough-and-tumble lounge singer. He dips into sublime smooth-jazz grooves on "364," pays elated tribute to Al Green on the soulful "Feel the Need," and slips into Dusty Springfield territory on the lush "Start Treating People Right," which features a simple piano melody that would not sound entirely out of place on Norah Jones's record. The only nod to his rock & roll past is the tellingly titled "Much Too Easy," which starts out with a blast of distortion before dissolving into a muted electronic groove. Now more than ever, the verses of Soul Asylum's biggest hit seem apt: "Runaway train, never going back..." --Aidin Vaziri

UPC: 665907667727

EAN: 0665907667727

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood