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Grave Dancers Union is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band Soul Asylum and was released in 1992. The album spent 76 weeks on the US Billboard music charts and was certified triple- platinum in 1993, establishing Soul Asylum as one of the most successful rock groups of the first half of the 1990s.
Grave Dancers Union è il sesto album in studio del gruppo musicale statunitense Soul Asylum, pubblicato il 6 ottobre 1992. È senza dubbio l'album di maggior successo del gruppo, tanto che il singolo Runaway Train conquistò le classifiche di Billboard e vinse un Grammy come Miglior canzone rock.
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Formation and early years
The group was an outgrowth of a previous band, Loud Fast Rules, formed in 1981 by drummer and lead vocalist Dave Pirner, guitarist and backing vocalist Dan Murphy, and bassist Karl Mueller. Pirner switched to rhythm guitar, and Pat Morley took over on drums. As Loud Fast Rules, two of their songs were released on the 1982 Reflex Records cassette compilation Barefoot and Pregnant.On the following Reflex compilation, Kitten (recorded live at Goofy's Upper Deck), they were billed as Proud Crass...
Mainstream popularity and success: 1988–1999
The group signed with A&M Records in 1988. Their first offering on that label was Clam Dip & Other Delights (1989), the title and cover art being a parody of Whipped Cream & Other Delights, by A&M Records co-founder Herb Alpert. Hang Time was released in 1988, followed by And the Horse They Rode In On in 1990 (produced by X-pensive Winos drummer Steve Jordan). Because of poor sales and Pirner's hearing problems, the group considered disbanding. After playing a series of acoustic shows in the...
2000s
Pirner became friends with the film director Kevin Smith, a longtime Soul Asylum fan. Soul Asylum contributed music to three Kevin Smith films, Clerks, Clerks II, and 1997's Chasing Amy (in which Pirner provided the score). Smith directed the music video for the song "Can't Even Tell," which was featured on the Clerkssoundtrack. In May 2004, bassist Mueller was diagnosed with throat cancer and underwent treatment. In October 2004, a benefit concert was held for him in Minneapolis at The Quest...
The band have been described musically as alternative rock, grunge, country rock, punk rock, pop rock, post-grunge, and indie rock.
The band has been honored with a star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue, recognizing performers that have played sold-out shows or have otherwise demonstrated a major contribution to the culture at the iconic venue.Receiving a star "might be the most prestigious public honor an artist can receive in Minneapolis," accord...
Jeremy Tappero – bass, backing vocals (2020–present)Winston Roye – bass, backing vocals (2012–present)Ryan Smith – lead guitar, backing vocals (2016–present)Say What You Will... (Twin/Tone) (1984)Hang Time (A & M) (1988)Soul Asylum at AllMusicSoul Asylum discography at DiscogsSoul Asylum discography at MusicBrainzSoul Asylum signed with Columbia Records and released Grave Dancers Union in 1992. The album's first single, "Somebody to Shove", went to number one on the Modern Rock chart, and "Black Gold" also received significant airplay on radio and MTV.
La nervosa energia grezza dei lavori precedenti, in sostanza, è quasi completamente sepolta: ciononostante, Pirner con “Grave Dancers Union” riesce a confezionare senza fatica ballate memorabili in serie, che ammorbidiscono le asperità della scuola di Minneapolis verso una forma più confezionale, senza però perdere nulla in termini di impatto emotivo.
" Black Gold " is a 1993 single performed by Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum. The song was written by Soul Asylum's lead singer Dave Pirner. It was the second single from their album Grave Dancers Union . The music video for the song was directed by American filmmaker Zack Snyder, who also directed the "Somebody to Shove" videoclip. Track listing
Let Your Dim Light Shine is the seventh studio album by American rock band Soul Asylum, released June 6, 1995, on Columbia Records. Critically, it suffered in comparison to its predecessor, Grave Dancers Union, the band's breakout release.
