Soul Asylum

Known for their emphatic combination of punk energy, hard rock guitar firepower, and equally angry and heartfelt songs, Soul Asylum are one of the key bands of the alternative rock movement. They started off as the little-brother band of Hüsker Dü and the Replacements, until 1988's Hang Time made them cult heroes and critical favorites, and with 1992's Grave Dancers Union, they became one of the biggest acts on the alt-rock scene thanks to the singles "Runaway Train" and "Black Gold." Soul Asylum had trouble repeating their commercial and critical achievements, and faded out a...