Soul Asylum

Soul Asylum is an alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983. They are best known for their double-platinum album Grave Dancers Union (1992), and their Grammy Award-winning single &q

Soul Asylum is an alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983. They are best known for their double-platinum album Grave Dancers Union (1992), and their Grammy Award-winning single "Runaway Train". As of 2006 they have sold over 3 million copies of their albums in the United States.

The group was an outgrowth of a previous band, Loud Fast Rules, formed in 1981 by guitarist and vocalist Dave Pirner, guitarist and backing vocalist Dan Murphy, bassist Karl Mueller, and drummer Pat Morley.