Silver Lining

Soul Asylum | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 11, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000FVBLK2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,017 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stand Up And Be Strong

2. Lately

3. Crazy Mixed Up World

4. All Is Well

5. Bus Named Desire

6. Watcha Need

7. Standing Water

8. Success Is Not So Sweet

9. The Great Exaggerator

10. Oxygen

11. Good For You

12. Slowly Rising

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On Cloud 9, July 14, 2006

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Amanda Richards (Georgetown, Guyana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silver Lining (Audio CD)

After an extended absence, Soul Asylum is back to blow away the surface of the cloud in which they've been hiding, revealing that silver lining. Regrettably, bassist Karl Mueller makes his last ever appearance on this album, having passed on in June 2005. RIP Karl, and thanks for the memories.

Two of their earlier songs are on my all-time favorite list - and of course you know that I'm talking about Runaway Train and Misery - and while there's no one song of that mega-hit caliber on this album, the sum of the parts makes for a great album nevertheless.

The first single and lead off track "Stand Up and Be Strong" is only one of the instantly addictive tracks on the album, and after you listen to the rest of the album you'll agree that this is a strong comeback from this Minnesota alt-rock band.

Listen for the opening bars of "Lately", the retro sound of "Crazy Mixed Up World", the choruses of "All is Well" and "Bus Named Desire", then tone it down with "Watcha Need", "Success is Not So Sweet" and "Good For You". If you still haven't had enough, try the eight minute long rock track "Slowly Rising", and keep an ear out for the hidden '70s style "protest" track.

Regardless of the title, this album is worth its weight in gold, and then some.

Rated 4.5 stars


Amanda Richards, July 15, 2006

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice return to form, July 12, 2006

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StPaulGuy "Dave" (St. Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silver Lining (Audio CD)

I'll make this short and sweet -- It's a good return to form to a band that was a pop-punk bar band that made it big. Meaty hooks and some pretty good songwriting make this worth picking up and revisting a band that deserves a national audience. A nice anti-war pop ditty in "Lately" comes right after a alt-rock radio friendly "Stand Up and Be Strong." "Standing Water" may have been written before Katrina, but it resonates more in its wake.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great return of Soul Asylum, July 12, 2006

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Pat Silva "Pat" (Portugal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silver Lining (Audio CD)

Finally a new CD!!! I think there are some pretty good songs in "The Silver Lining". I just love: All is Well; Bus Named Desire; Standing Water; Crazy Mixed Up World; Lately; Great Exagerator. The hiden song "Fearless Leader" is very good!