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David Anthony Pirner (born April 16, 1964) is an American songwriter, singer, and producer best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for the alternative rock band Soul Asylum.
Sep 25, 2022 · Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner Is at Home Again in Minneapolis. He’s back in Minneapolis, hanging out with old friends and making albums with the same indie ethos that gave his band Soul Asylum the gravel it needed to become one of the biggest bands of the 1990s.
The group was an outgrowth of a previous band, Loud Fast Rules, formed in 1981 by drummer and lead vocalist Dave Pirner, guitarist and backing vocalist Dan Murphy, and bassist Karl Mueller. Pirner switched to rhythm guitar, and Pat Morley took over on drums.
Nov 10, 2020 · “Somebody To Shove” hit right off the bat with it’s busy bee guitars and Dave Pirner’s spazzing butterfly vocals. But nothing compared to what would happen once the video for “Runaway Train” took residence on MTV in the summer of 1993 and blasted the Minnesota band into the stratosphere.
Jun 1, 2018 · “Runaway Train” by Soul Asylum. As the opening line suggests — it’s a brutally honest rock ballad that carved its place in history on its own. Frontman, Dave Pirner, has always been straightforward in explaining how “Runaway Train” deals with the complexities of depression.
May 22, 2019 · Though originally written by frontman Dave Pirner about his own despair, the song took on a universal message through its Tony Kaye-directed music video, which featured footage of real-life...
May 10, 2022 · Soul Asylum. He started by pounding out angst-ridden teenage punk in a Minneapolis garage and eventually landed in heavy rotation on MTV. He’s headlined festival-sized amphitheaters and is now playing intimate venues as the music industry emerges from the pandemic.
