Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Soul Asylum has four members in the band; the current band members are David Pirner, Dan Murphy, Michael Bland and Tommy Stinson.
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 Soul Asylum performing in Urbana, Illinois in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Minnesota |
| Genres | Alternative rock, punk rock |
| Years active | 1983-present |
| Labels | A&M Columbia Legacy Twin/Tone 429 Records |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | Dave Pirner Michael Bland Tommy Stinson |
| Past members | Dan Murphy Pat Morley Grant Young Sterling Campbell Chuck Biscuits Karl Mueller Joey Huffman |
The band was formed in 1981 and were balled Loud Fast Rules. The band was renamed Soul Asylum in 1983. They released their debut album Say What You Will, Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck on August 24, 1984. The song "Runaway Train" from their sixth studio album, "Grave Dancers Union" won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1994. The bands original bassist Karl Mueller died on June 17, 2005 from throat cancer.[1] They released their tenth studio album "Delayed Reaction" on July 17, 2012.
Band members
- Current
- David Pirner - lead vocals, guitar (1983–present)
- Michael Bland - drums, backing vocals (1983-1985, 2005-present)
- Tommy Stinson - bass guitar, backing vocals (2005–present)
- Former
- Dan Murphy - guitar (1983-2012)
- Pat Morley – drums (1983)
- Grant Young – drums (1985–1995)
- Sterling Campbell – drums (1995-2000)
- Chuck Biscuits – drums (2000-2005)
- Karl Mueller - bass guitar (1983–2005)
- Joey Huffman - keyboards (1993–1997, 2003–2006)
Discography
So far as of 2012, Soul Asylum have released 10 studio albums and 1 live album:
Albums
- Say What You Will, Clarence... Karl Sold the Truck (1984)
- Made to Be Broken (1986)
- While You Were Out (1986)
- Hang Time (1988)
- And the Horse They Rode In On (1990)
- Grave Dancers Union (1992)
- Let Your Dim Light Shine (1995)
- Candy from a Stranger (1998)
- The Silver Lining (2006)
- Delayed Reaction (2012)
Live albums
Soul Asylum Media
Dave Pirner at a Soul Asylum concert in Germany in 1990
Soul Asylum in Urbana, Illinois. Right: Dan Murphy, middle: Dave Pirner
Soul Asylum's star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue
