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Track Listing
1. Down on up to Me
2. Little Too Clean
3. Sometime to Return
4. Cartoon
5. Beggars and Choosers
6. Endless Farewell
7. Standing in the Doorway
8. Marionette
9. Ode
10. Jack of All Trades
11. Twiddly Dee
12. Heavy Rotation
13. Put the Bone In - (bonus track)
| Details | | Producer: | Ed Stasium, Lenny Kaye | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
Album Notes
Soul Asylum: Dave Pirner (vocals, guitar, saxophone, piano); Dan Murphy (guitar, background vocals); Karl Mueller (bass); Grant Young (drums, percussion).
Recorded at Skyline Studios and Sound On Sound Studios, New York, New York.
Soul Asylum's HANG TIME was the band's first major-label release, and brought all the attendant trappings of fame, including a smattering of "sell-out" cries from longtime fans. In retrospect, perhaps Soul Asylum's fans should have known better--HANG TIME merely raises the standards set by the band's previous records. The only real difference in the band's aesthetic is a more muscular, amped-up guitar sound. Meanwhile, Dave Pirner's lyrics reach a peak on this album, and he gives nearly every song has at least one truly clever turn of phrase.
The '70s-style rockers that mark the album's opening give way to Soul Asylum's first masterpiece, "Sometime to Return." From its swelling opening to cigarette-scarred vocals and sing-along lyrics, this is a great rock song. "Cartoon," penned by guitarist Dan Murphy, chugs along with a relaxed but heavy groove. The rolling "Marionette" adds piano to the mix. "Twiddly Dee" is a funny country pastiche with faux-roots lyrics. "Put the Bone In" (a Terry Jacks cover originally from the flipside of his "Seasons in the Sun" single), a throwaway bonus track, mines a rather adolescent double entendre. This record ought to have put Soul Asylum on the top of every radio playlist in the pop-rock world.
Industry Reviews
Ranked #8 in CMJ's Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1988
CMJ (01/05/2004)
4 Stars - Excellent - ...[HANG TIME] combines lunkhead guitar sounds with alert, melodic arrangements in a way that is revolutionary...
Q (12/01/1993)
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