Soul Asylum

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 2010

First Recording: 1984

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

Soul Asylum
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Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Runaway Train (1992)
Black Gold (1992)
Somebody to Shove (1992)
Misery (1995)

Soul Asylum @ Wikipedia

Will Soul Asylum be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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I really think Soul Asylum could get a nomination someday. For a sliver of time in the 93-94 time frame,they were one of the hottest bands. Grave Dancers Union was one of the best albums of the 90's. Hit after hit. Grave Dancers Union,the breakout hit Somebody To Shove,and the touching song & video Runaway Train.

Hard to say what caused Soul Asylum to lose their path to sustained stardom.I thought the song Misery was brilliant on the next album. I guess that's Soul Asylum bad luck to be sure. KING

Posted by KING on Saturday, 02/1/2014 @ 03:04am


Now that I think of it...There are groups that are in RRHOF that didn't have an album as excellent as Grave Dancers Union. Have to agree with Cheesecrop that Soul Asylum might be a group that is rediscovered and might be inducted someday. They really had a nice sound. Think Somebody To Shove and Runaway Train my FAV songs of theirs. KING

Posted by KING on Saturday, 05/30/2015 @ 00:29am


Yes induct them they deerce it runaway train was good they deserve it what are they waiting for

Posted by FireHouseFan20 on Saturday, 12/15/2018 @ 00:56am


I absolutely think Soul Asylum should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They put on an amazing live show, they are still creatively active today and Dave Pirner has written some unique sounding material ("The Sun Maid", "Caged Rat", String Of Pearls"...).I don't hear lyrics and combinations of sound like that elsewhere. Maybe one needs to look deeper into their catalog to fully appreciate how innovative they are.

Posted by Jenifer Kramer on Monday, 08/5/2019 @ 16:25pm


I'm gonna see these guys on 16 Aug at Manchester Music Hall. Always liked their name...

Posted by Paul in KY on Monday, 08/5/2019 @ 16:47pm


Paul in KY,

I think you will like Soul Asylum. I saw them about 5 years ago. No frills, just a lot of heart in their music, with great Rock melodies, and poetically intense lyrics. Grave Dancers Union was a huge album in 1992, with every song is pretty much excellent on that album. I see they put out a newer release in 2016 that I have not heard. They(mostly Dave Pirner), also contributed to a lot of Soundtracks and Benefits, including Clerks, Chasing Amy, Married an Axe Murderer, The Faculty, Backbeat, Twister, Know What You Did Last Summer, Sweet Relief, No Alternative, The Bridge, and others. They are a great representative for Minneapolis Alternative Rock.

Posted by Will N. on Monday, 08/5/2019 @ 23:20pm


Thank you for the info, Will! I'm looking forward to the show. Manchester Music Hall is a nice little venue to see a band at.

Posted by Paul in KY on Tuesday, 08/6/2019 @ 07:07am


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