Soul Asylum
Plaider Than You'll Ever be
It might be said that Soul Asylum is just a wonderful rock �n� roll band from Minneapolis, a rough and ready quartet embodying explosive energy, sloppy charm, and a reserve of musical and lyrical sophistication that instantly distinguishes them from the vast majority. You could simplemindedly compare them to the Replacements and Husker Du—also young Minneapolitans who began just this side of hardcore—and contemplate the mystical correlation between plaid clothing and musical excellence. Or you could get all analytical and try explaining why these four guys, none yet 25, are providing the ideal audio antidote to the superficialty of hairdo lame-os, the tedium of rote dance machines, and the pernicious fradulence of grungy pseudopatriots. Maybe it�s just that Soul Asylum has the distinct (perhaps unfair) advantage of intelligence and sincerity, coupled with a no-nonsense attitude about career achievement without selling out.