What was the first Soul Asylum album you listened to?

[swendo]

In order: Hang Time (on tape - can you go wrong with Sometime to Return back-to-back with Cartoon?); Clam Dip (another tape and I listened to this a TON the summer between my junior and senior yr of high school; Time's Incinerator (still have it); While You Were Out, Made to Be Broken, And the Horse (first SA CD - one roommate had the colored vinyl and another had the tape, so we really had collected them all. By this time, I had caught up and bought it the day it came out, as with any and all other subsequent releases. Hopefully, more to come!

[Sometime to Return]

swendo
can you go wrong with Sometime to Return back-to-back with Cartoon?)

Nope. The greatest one-two punch ever recorded is Sometime to Return/ Cartoon. In fact; I’ve argued vehemently with my friends that they probably have 2 of the top 10 one/ two punches with Somebody to Shove/ Blackgold being the second. That includes anything by The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, Smokey Robinson, Def Leppard (for my friend Sheryl) Zep, et all.

[philipgar]

swendo
can you go wrong with Sometime to Return back-to-back with Cartoon?)

Nope. The greatest one-two punch ever recorded is Sometime to Return/ Cartoon. In fact; I’ve argued vehemently with my friends that they probably have 2 of the top 10 one/ two punches with Somebody to Shove/ Blackgold being the second. That includes anything by The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, Smokey Robinson, Def Leppard (for my friend Sheryl) Zep, et all.

Don't forget Made To Be Broken/Never Really Been!!! Not quite up to the level, but close. There's also All Is Well/Bus Named Desire from TSL. Those have quite a bit of power to them as well.

Phil

[Miss Fitt 2]

Don't forget Made To Be Broken/Never Really Been!!!

Agreed.

[The Village Idiot]

The first album I listened to is Clam Dip. I can remember my buddy came back from college in minnesota and said you've gotta hear these guys. After listening to the "tape" and laughing at the inside cover, I was hooked.