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DAVE PIRNER
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Ultimate Music
Dave Pirner's solo debut--cut in New Orleans, where he moved some
years back, while his Soul Asylum band mates made do back in
Minneapolis--is less an act of independence than an accident of
circumstance. Pirner had plenty of material, studio time came his way,
and voil. So the songs are more personal--duh. Although romantic
themes are prevalent here, Pirner has always written confessions, such
as the debut single, "Never Recover," which comes too late to be about
Winona Ryder but might as well be. The real difference is that he
doesn't feel obliged to broaden his writing and singing so as to
compete with Soul Asylum's roots-conscious roar. The nuanced approach
of the friends and session men who back him suits the more nuanced
lyrics. Maybe MTV and NARAS considered "Runaway Train" a model of pop
profundity. But those accustomed to actual introspection will find
more to chew on in "Teach Me to Breathe" and "364."
Rolling Stone, Aug. 22, 2002
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