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While You Were Out (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = While You Were Out

| type = Album

| artist = Soul Asylum

| cover = Whileyouwereout.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1986

| recorded = 1986

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Rock

| length = 33:34

| label = Twin/Tone

| producer = Chris Osgood

| prev_title = Time's Incinerator

| prev_year = 1986

| next_title = Hang Time

| next_year = 1988

}}

While You Were Out is the third full-length studio album by the American band Soul Asylum, released in 1986.{{cite web |title=Soul Asylum Biography by Mark Deming |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/soul-asylum-mn0000755519/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=19 May 2023}}{{cite web |title=Soul Asylum |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/soul-asylum/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=19 May 2023}} It was produced by Chris Osgood.{{cite news |last1=Bream |first1=Jon |title=Minnesota's pop music covers wide spectrum |work=Star Tribune |date=25 Jan 1987 |page=1G}} While You Were Out was the band's third release of 1986.

"The Judge" was covered by the Wildhearts on their album Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1. "Closer to the Stars" was covered by Automatic 7 on their debut release.

Critical reception

{{Album reviews

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |title=While You Were Out Review by Mark Deming |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/while-you-were-out-mw0000653363 |website=AllMusic |access-date=19 May 2023}}

|rev2 = Robert Christgau

|rev2score = B+{{cite web |title=Soul Asylum |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=soul+asylum |website=Robert Christgau |access-date=19 May 2023}}

|rev3 = Los Angeles Daily News

|rev3score = A{{cite news |last1=Rosen |first1=Craig |title=Soul finds a new Asylum |work=Los Angeles Daily News |date=February 6, 1987 |department=L.A. Life |page=37}}

|rev4 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

|rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=655}}

| rev5 = Spin Alternative Record Guide

| rev5score = 7/10{{cite book|chapter=Soul Asylum|last=Aaron|first=Charles |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide|title-link=Spin Alternative Record Guide|editor1-first=Eric|editor1-last=Weisbard|editor2-first=Craig|editor2-last=Marks|publisher=Vintage Books|year=1995|isbn=0-679-75574-8|pages=368-369}}

}}

Robert Christgau noted that "once again the most striking track is a slow country-folk rip." The New York Times wrote that Soul Asylum "plays explosive speed-rock in jubilant major keys, the sound of frustration transmuted into sheer momentum."{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Pop and Jazz Guide |work=The New York Times |date=13 Feb 1987 |page=C23}} The Advocate deemed the album "professional level garage band music that embodies the very spirit of rock and roll."{{cite news |last1=Gilbert |first1=Calvin |title=Soul Asylum While You Were Out |work=The Advocate |date=January 16, 1987 |department=Fun |page=2}} The Los Angeles Daily News concluded that the band "has moved beyond its punk roots without sacrificing its raw power."

Track listing

  1. "Freaks" – 3:26
  2. "Carry On" – 2:22
  3. "No Man's Land" – 2:56
  4. "Crashing Down" – 2:16
  5. "The Judge" – 3:09
  6. "Sun Don't Shine" – 2:45
  7. "Closer to the Stars" – 2:51
  8. "Never Too Soon" – 2:59
  9. "Miracle Mile" – 2:17
  10. "Lap of Luxury" – 1:53
  11. "Passing Sad Daydream" – 6:13

References

{{Soul Asylum}}

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Category:Soul Asylum albums

Category:1986 albums

Category:Twin/Tone Records albums