And Horse They Rode in on

Soul Asylum | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 20, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B000002GJ9
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,935 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

SOUL ASYLUM And The Horse They Rode In On (1990 US AUTOGRAPHED 12-track CD album picture sleeve. The front of the sleeve has been signed with witty comments Axl Rose Wannabe David Murphy and Horse My Arse Dave Pinter in black and red marker pens)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is great stuff, July 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: And Horse They Rode in on (Audio CD)

I'm not sure if I think Dave Pirner possesses a real songwriting genius or not. Sometimes, like "Spinnin'" he does. But others, like "Bitter Pill," he doesn't. I wish we got more songs from Dan Murphy on Soul Asylum's albums. I've never heard a song by Dan that I didn't find brilliant.

Fortunately we get one by Dan, "Gullible's Travels," and one he co-wrote with Dave "Easy Street," and both stand as highlights to the album. While the title of the first sounds like the cheesy catchwordy claptrap that's clouding many of the airwaves now, it is actually a very heartfelt song, with excellent lyricism, and an arrangement different than anything Soul Asylum had experimented with before.

The biggest problem with this album is the production. It's still slick, but in a deadedned way, instead of the shimmering Hang Time. You aren't really allowed to hear the music for what it is, as everything is reined in way too soon.

For the most part, though, this is an extraordinary album. And it's sad that it is the last album of that sort we've heard from Soul Asylum to date. Three experiments in mediocrity since this. We'll see, hopefully the next one will be better. If you like this, check out Dan's side-project, Golden Smog (especially the Weird Tales album).

From Made to be Broken through this Soul Asylum had a string of albums almost on par with mid-period Replacements work (I'm a rabid Replacements fan, so I'll always say they're the best of the Minneapolis trinity, but Soul Asylum fanatics will tell you otherwise.), that has proven extremetly influential on music this decade (although the stupid synth-pop that was everywhere in the 80s didn't benefit one whit from it), and is at the very least a place to see where some of your favorite bands got their ideas and how they were influenced.

It's truly an excellent record, a necessity to anyone's record collection. If you've heard "Runaway Train" and are interested in Soul Asylum, get Hang Time or this instead of Grave Dancers Union. Grave Dancers Union is a lousy introduction into this band, as it represents very little of what the band had been about before that record, as well as what they have been about since that record. If you're an alternative/indie rock fan you should already own this. So get it, if you can. The label being out of stock is a bad sign, considering A & M recently went out of business. But I'm sure there is a way it can be found, and you should make it a priority to do so.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars maybe not their best, but by far my favorite - 4+ stars, July 9, 2007

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anonymous - See all my reviews

This review is from: And Horse They Rode in on (Audio CD)

I'm not really sure why this album gets knocked as much as it does. It may be between stages in Soul Asylum's career, but judge it on its own merits and it's excellent. It's not as "punky" as their earlier albums and not as slick as the ones they put out from here on out, but just a great rock n roll album.

"Spinnin'" is a great opening track with plenty of energy, followed by another great rocker "Bitter Pill." "Veil of Tears" is probably my favorite SA song ever, driving rock and great lyrics. "Gullible's Travels" is a great Murphy penned track, clever and biting. "Brand New Shine" brings the underlying country tinge of the album to the forefront - it might be a goofy song, but it gets your toes tapping and always brings a smile to my face. "Grounded" and the stellar, sad "We 3" are the best songs in the last third of the album.

This is the Soul Asylum album I grab most often - gets into heavy rotation a few times a year. While it may not be the best representation of the group (especially to those who know "Runaway Train" and little else), but even if you didn't know the band this is just great music to listen to. Make the extra effort to find this album now that it's out of print - you won't be disappointed.

p.s. - by the way, you don't judge an album by its title or cover art - come on!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Gem! THE underrated Soul Asylum record!, April 27, 2007

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oneflashoflight "oneflashoflight" (PopTopia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: And Horse They Rode in on (Audio CD)

There is absolutely NO reason to NOT own this record!?!


It's amazing to read the nonsense that people write: "Grunge" wasn't even a blip on the screen when this record was made, as it was a dozen GOOD bands from Seattle (my home) still starving and making rock-n-roll and were you actually buying ANY of those records then ("Begining to take hold"...WTF?!?!) I doubt it, and who judges an album by it's cover?!?


If you get Soul Asylum and understand that they are very much an AMERICAN band like The Replacements and R.E.M., then you'll surely love this record. There's no sign of "grunge", the production is GREAT for a rock record from 1990, and if you can't clearly hear the pop, the punk, and the rock consistency in this ENTIRE record, then you've lost your mind.
If you're going backwards, and dying for another "Runaway Train", you'll be sad for sure.


This is a very clear, and very stable bridge between the Soul Asylum that MTV barely noticed (aside from 120 Minutes) and the one that they couldn't get enough of. It's worth every penny of ANY price!