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6 unusual facts about Soul Asylum


Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum

The title of the album, "Black Gold" comes from Soul Asylum's song with the same name, which was a hit single on their 1992 breakthrough album Grave Dancers Union.

Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum is a compilation album that contains 19 of the greatest hits from Soul Asylum.

Electric Love Muffin

Electric Love Muffin was a Philadelphia-based hard rocking quartet of the late 1980s that spiked the melodic thrash-pop of The Replacements, Soul Asylum and other indie bands of the period with touches of country/western, classic rock and prog-rock.

One Lone Car

The band released EP23 on March 3, 2009 and kept up a busy touring schedule performing with bands such as: OneRepublic, Carolina Liar, Soul Asylum, Augustana, Switchfoot, Hellogoodbye, The B-52's, Calhoun, Train, Semi Precious Weapons, and Will Hoge among others.

In October 2009, One Lone Car played their first live show with their new lineup at The Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, with Soul Asylum.

The Nixons

The group capitalized on their success with big tours (about 300 shows a year), including dates with KISS, Slash's Snakepit, Brother Cane, Soul Asylum, Radiohead, and Toadies.


Loren Israel

He toured the country with these bands, opening for bands like Bad Religion, the Sugarcubes, Soul Asylum, Social Distortion, the Damned, and the Smithereens.

Wain McFarlane

On March 10, 2007, Soul Asylum, Cyndi Lauper, Mint Condition, and Lifehouse hosted a benefit concert to raise money for his kidney transplant.


see also

Tell Me When

:For the Soul Asylum song of the same name, see Let Your Dim Light Shine.