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.

Soul Asylum
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
Members	Dave Pirner Michael Bland Tommy Stinson
Past member(s)	Dan Murphy Pat Morley Grant Young Sterling Campbell Chuck Biscuits Karl Mueller Joey Huffman
Website	Official website

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. 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

• After the Flood: Live from the Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997 (2004)

Other websites

• Official website