Anticipating the New Album
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:18 am
So with the site revamped and some photos and info leaking from the studio via Justin about the new album, and it looks like the new album should have a release within the first half of 2014, or at least sometime this new year, thought we could get started with our discussion of what this new album might entail or mean.
For me, I am embracing this new lineup a lot. It was sad to see Dan depart, but at the same time, I think I could feel that Dan wasn't feeling it the same as he once was. Tommy was a very fun Replacement(pun intended) for a short time, but I feel Winston and Justin are very talented musicians with the right amount of stage presence to compliment Dave and Michael. I love the three guys backing Dave at the moment and I don't care that they are continuing on under the SA name. I enjoy the youth and connectedness that Justin brings to the group. Justin seems committed to promoting and sharing the goings on of Soul Asylum to us the fans and that is a nice turn from the Studio backed web presence we saw out of them. As much as I loved the ETSA site being the placeholder for the SA domain, I feared it marked the end years of the band promoting itself and embracing the power of a self propelled presence online. Now I feel things are getting flushed out and we can expect a more polished and connected Soul Asylum.
One thing I really enjoy is that Soul Asylum seems to be a small entity again as far as having a tight road crew that feels like a family run small business, instead of the large machine that we saw in the 90's. I know the crowds may have been disappointingly small for a few of the shows over the last couple years and they were doing things like Playing the MOA to promote DR, but I enjoyed following them through this transition. I would love to see more Entry shows as well as maybe playing places like the Triple Rock here in MPLS.
Now as far as the new album goes. I feel that Dave has at his disposal some great musicians that seem to enjoy what they are doing and that are behind the band wholeheartedly. I think we can all agree that while Delayed Reaction is a great album that has all good tracks, we know that some of that was 20+ year old material. I feel that the direction this new album could go, may be the freshest one we have heard from Dave and Co. for some time, possibly since CFAS. I'm highly anticipating it and can't wait to give it it's first spin on the ol' turntable. The musicians seem technically tight, and the spread of songs they are playing these days is just great. Justin sounds great playing the old tracks and filling Danny's shoes, and I can't wait to see him really shine on some new tracks.
I hope to hear some new tracks played live soon and I am eagerly awaiting a new chapter in the Soul Asylum book.
Possible Tracks on the new album so far:
Change of Fortune(taken from a title of a file in one of Justin's pics of the studio work)
What are your thoughts?
For me, I am embracing this new lineup a lot. It was sad to see Dan depart, but at the same time, I think I could feel that Dan wasn't feeling it the same as he once was. Tommy was a very fun Replacement(pun intended) for a short time, but I feel Winston and Justin are very talented musicians with the right amount of stage presence to compliment Dave and Michael. I love the three guys backing Dave at the moment and I don't care that they are continuing on under the SA name. I enjoy the youth and connectedness that Justin brings to the group. Justin seems committed to promoting and sharing the goings on of Soul Asylum to us the fans and that is a nice turn from the Studio backed web presence we saw out of them. As much as I loved the ETSA site being the placeholder for the SA domain, I feared it marked the end years of the band promoting itself and embracing the power of a self propelled presence online. Now I feel things are getting flushed out and we can expect a more polished and connected Soul Asylum.
One thing I really enjoy is that Soul Asylum seems to be a small entity again as far as having a tight road crew that feels like a family run small business, instead of the large machine that we saw in the 90's. I know the crowds may have been disappointingly small for a few of the shows over the last couple years and they were doing things like Playing the MOA to promote DR, but I enjoyed following them through this transition. I would love to see more Entry shows as well as maybe playing places like the Triple Rock here in MPLS.
Now as far as the new album goes. I feel that Dave has at his disposal some great musicians that seem to enjoy what they are doing and that are behind the band wholeheartedly. I think we can all agree that while Delayed Reaction is a great album that has all good tracks, we know that some of that was 20+ year old material. I feel that the direction this new album could go, may be the freshest one we have heard from Dave and Co. for some time, possibly since CFAS. I'm highly anticipating it and can't wait to give it it's first spin on the ol' turntable. The musicians seem technically tight, and the spread of songs they are playing these days is just great. Justin sounds great playing the old tracks and filling Danny's shoes, and I can't wait to see him really shine on some new tracks.
I hope to hear some new tracks played live soon and I am eagerly awaiting a new chapter in the Soul Asylum book.
Possible Tracks on the new album so far:
Change of Fortune(taken from a title of a file in one of Justin's pics of the studio work)
What are your thoughts?