
Like another reviewer, I replaced my long lost copy of GDU after I bought their newest release, The Silver Lining. The new disk reminded me that I had liked them in the 90's, and replaying Grave Dancers reminded me why. This is literally the only cd I own that I don't even think about the skip button for. I can put it in and listen to every track with complete enjoyment. There's not a bad song in the bunch. The radio hits are of course eminently user friendly, the deep cuts rock, and reveal a lot of the strangeness that's part and parcel of Soul Asylum, their personality if you will. The only downside that I have ever been able to find to this release is that Pirners vocals are weird. He's known for being erratic..sometimes on key, sometimes off, always raspy...and that's fine. That's Dave Pirner. But the vocals on this disk are high pitched and whiny, and frequently make me wince.They're really nowhere near as strong or aggressive as they are on all of their other disks..including the newest release. But if the pitch of the vocals is the only drawback, big deal. I'd tell anyone who had never heard Soul Asylum to grab this disk. It'll win them over.
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