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The Silver Lining  Hear it Now

RS: 3of 5 Stars

2006

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These Minnesota garage boys rode the alt-rock wave to a handful of hits in the early Nineties, then sputtered commercially while moving toward a meat-and-potatoes sound. On their first studio album in eight years, and the first following the death of bassist Karl Mueller from cancer, Soul Asylum drop big, ragged pop-rock with large doses of pained sentimentality "Crazy Mixed Up World" and "Stand Up and Be Strong" are as blandly sensitive as their titles. But for tuneful, middle-of-the-road rock, The Silver Lining ain't bad: "Bus Named Desire" is a bright, well-wrought shout-along, and on the soul-smeared "Good for You," singer-guitarist Dave Pirner tugs heartstrings without getting too weak-kneed about it. Having once wooed alterna-teens, Soul Asylum have figured out a sound that their grown-up fans can enjoy and that's better than oblivion.

CHRISTIAN HOARD

(Posted: Jul 24, 2006)

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