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Soul Asylum: Plaider Than You’ll Ever Be

Ira Robbins, Creem, May 1988

It might be said that Soul Asylum is just a wonderful rock 'n' roll band from Minneapolis, a rough and ready quartet embodying explosive energy, sloppy charm and a reserve of musical and lyrical sophistication that instantly distinguishes them from the vast majority.

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