Following the same pattern and approach as Grave Dancer's Union, Let Your Dim Light Shine firmly positions Soul Asylum as a mainstream rock & roll band. Gone are the breakneck punk rockers, replaced with searching, introspective ballads and socially conscious mid-tempo rockers. In itself, that wouldn't be a problem, but Dave Pirner has taken the weight of the world upon his shoulders, which becomes apparent from the lyrics. Pirner's lyrics are so overwrought that they not only approach self-parody, they go completely beyond it. Every lyric is weighted with such self-importance, making it easy to overlook the relative merits of the music, which isn't quite as impressive as that of their previous records. Following the same pattern and approach as Grave Dancer's Union, Let Your Dim Light Shine firmly positions Soul Asylum as a mainstream rock & roll band. Gone are the breakneck punk rockers, replaced with searching, introspective ballads and socially conscious mid-tempo rockers. In itself, that wouldn't be a problem, but Dave Pirner has taken the weight of the world upon his shoulders, which becomes apparent from the lyrics. Pirner's lyrics are so overwrought that they not only approach self-parody, they go completely beyond it. Every lyric is weighted with such self-importance, making it easy to overlook the relative merits of the music, which isn't quite as impressive as that of their previous records. false 2025-11-07 17:45:29 1995 1995-06-06 1995-06-06 50 Alternative Rock Hard Rock Pop Rock 113067 2122445 9949a2be-0bec-4816-ae0e-0b19cc2e4cfb b10db9ad-b4c3-47f3-a7a4-37864b134f65 3d14cbca-8dd6-3fdf-a05b-2ee992bafdb9 /config/metadata/library/61/6130d06436bf71a82e8e007e320c097a/folder.jpg Soul Asylum Soul Asylum 1 1 04:24 1 2 02:51 1 3 02:59 1 4 03:45 1 5 03:14 1 6 03:34 1 7 04:56 1 8 04:00 1 9 03:03 1 10 03:35 1 11 02:47 1 12 03:42 1 13 03:14 1 14 03:46