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| treatment_bound (Duluth to Madison) | Posted: May 23, 2012 - 08:35 They're still out there slugging it out live. Saw them a year ago...Pirner & Murphy are the only 2 originals left, and they still look and play exactly like they did in their early 90's hey-day (which is a good thing by me). Tommy Stinson from The 'Mats is on bass, and Michael Bland (formerly with Prince) is on drums. There were about 100 people at Viper Alley in Lincolnshire, IL, and it was a nice effort all the way around. |
| Alexandra (PNW) | Posted: Jan 12, 2012 - 21:08 jdhockey526 wrote: From Wiki: The music video for "Runaway Train" featured photographs and names of missing children in a public service video style. At the end of the video, Pirner appears and says "If you've seen one of these kids, or you are one of them, please call this number" before a missing children telephone helpline number appeared. For use outside the USA, the video was edited to include photos and names of missing children from the area the video would be used. The video was instrumental in reuniting several children with their families. That video was powerful. I remember watching it one morning before work, waiting for my carpool to show up....and it had me in tears just as I had to go out and say good morning to my friends. It wasn't just a video...those were real kids. Who hurt as badly as the person whose perspective the song was written from.  |
| lshinkawa (Berkeley, CA) | Posted: Jan 12, 2012 - 21:08 C'mon, this is a good song. Soundtrack for life in my 20s. |
| Byronape ("post-capitalist wreckageville") | Posted: Jan 12, 2012 - 21:08 I have some fantastic memories of listening to this album! Homesick was always my favorite song from this album, but it doesn't look like anyone has uploaded it. I'd upload it, but my copy of this album was stolen (along with about 100 other cds) not long after I moved to NW Ohio. |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Jan 12, 2012 - 21:07 make it stop |
| wxman (a random dimension) | Posted: Nov 10, 2011 - 09:02  |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Nov 10, 2011 - 08:58
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| DD rabbi_phil (beach) | Posted: Oct 09, 2011 - 20:22 daveesh wrote: are you freakin KIDDING me? this is absolute CRAP!
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| grrblue (Costa Mesa, CA) | Posted: Sep 08, 2011 - 09:51 Can't stop myself from singing along to the chorus... |
| Mandible | Posted: Sep 08, 2011 - 09:49 The 90's.........interesting time. |
| hungoverdrawn (Gatwick, England) | Posted: Aug 26, 2008 - 07:50 jeremyleo wrote: No thanks. Not a fan of this song (or this band). Besides, commercial radio pretty much played this to death back when it came out. You're lucky. In the UK, commercial radio still is playing this, and they've long since killed it. |
| quatsch (Honolulu, HI) | Posted: Jun 24, 2008 - 03:02 jeremyleo wrote: Besides, commercial radio pretty much played this to death back when it came out.
I hadn't heard this song in at least 10 years, and I could go 10 times that not hearing it again. I get the mind's equivalent of throwing up in my mouth a little bit on this one. |
| kaosmonkey (West Coast) | Posted: May 23, 2008 - 16:36 tompoll wrote: I've never seen grey people before. Scary.
I think they might be related...  |
| kelo | Posted: Apr 22, 2008 - 04:45 Beautiful! Thanks for this song! |
| tompoll (Seattle WA USA) | Posted: Mar 21, 2008 - 16:51 I've never seen grey people before. Scary. |
| whtahtefcuk (Flagstaff, AZ, USA) | Posted: Mar 21, 2008 - 16:51 I am running to put on my ripped jeans... Love this song. Love that is only on once a year... but love this song. |
| bokey (I'm up on the tightwire one sides ice and one is fire) | Posted: Jan 18, 2008 - 18:58 kerr wrote: Always thought this was a Tom Petty song - my ignorance never ends...
I always thought it was Axl Rose- I guess all of his stuff does suck then  |
| driver8 (Tin Pan Alley) | Posted: Dec 18, 2007 - 08:10 can you help me remember how to smile? make it somehow all seem worthwhile how on earth did i get so jaded? life's mysteries seem so faded Yep...still.love.it. |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Nov 16, 2007 - 23:57 Gone Dead Train. Crazy Horse. Best trainsong,nuff said. |
| Daveinbawlmer (Bawlmer, Merlin. Hon.) | Posted: Nov 16, 2007 - 22:31 Ugh the couplets get to me after a while. Rhyme Rhyme, Rhyme Rhyme |
| jeremyleo (Ottawa, Canada) | Posted: Oct 16, 2007 - 13:31 No thanks. Not a fan of this song (or this band). Besides, commercial radio pretty much played this to death back when it came out. |
| driver8 (Tin Pan Alley) | Posted: Oct 16, 2007 - 13:29 Odyzzeuz wrote: This one hit makes me wonder whether Soul Asylum had another.
Black Gold is on this CD also. I personally love the whole CD. |
| thewaxtadpole (Toronto, ON) | Posted: Oct 16, 2007 - 13:27 daveesh wrote: are you freakin KIDDING me? this is absolute CRAP!
This may be crap, but I don't think that it's absolute. It's like 3 standard deviations from absolute crap. Besides, it's kind of catchy and reminds me of early high school. I think I shall give it a 7. |
| FraeuleinBoe (K'Town Germany) | Posted: Oct 16, 2007 - 13:26 kerr wrote: Always thought this was a Tom Petty song - my ignorance never ends...
Well, it sounds like Tom Petty |
| driver8 (Tin Pan Alley) | Posted: Oct 16, 2007 - 13:26 daveesh wrote: are you freakin KIDDING me? this is absolute CRAP!
bought a ticket for a runaway train like a madman laughing at the rain little out of touch, little insane it's just easier than dealing with the pain bwaahahahahahaha |
| Odyzzeuz (Austin, Texas) | Posted: Oct 16, 2007 - 13:26 This one hit makes me wonder whether Soul Asylum had another. |
| sniperr (out in left field) | Posted: Oct 16, 2007 - 13:25 How about Spanish Train by Chris DeBurgh |
| Pyro | Posted: Oct 16, 2007 - 13:23 kerr wrote: Always thought this was a Tom Petty song - my ignorance never ends...
I'll join that club. |
| daveesh (birthplace of the american revolution) | Posted: Oct 16, 2007 - 13:22 are you freakin KIDDING me? this is absolute CRAP! |
| Kristi (Athens, GA) | Posted: Aug 29, 2007 - 06:15 Great song, fun theme for a set: 6:09 am - Soul Asylum - Runaway Train 6:05 am - Tom Waits - Downtown Train 6:01 am - Cactus Brothers - Big Train 5:57 am - Entrain - Off This Train 5:53 am - Savoy Brown - Train to Nowhere 5:47 am - Mark Knopfler - Gravy Train 5:44 am - Phish - Back on the Train |
| E_A_D_G (DC) | Posted: Aug 29, 2007 - 06:15 A new precedent for train of thought. How long can this go on ... |
| kerr (Up a bit) | Posted: Aug 29, 2007 - 06:15 Always thought this was a Tom Petty song - <sigh> my ignorance never ends... |
| driver8 (Back in The Village) | Posted: Aug 29, 2007 - 06:15 jdhockey526 wrote: From Wiki: The music video for "Runaway Train" featured photographs and names of missing children in a public service video style. At the end of the video, Pirner appears and says "If you've seen one of these kids, or you are one of them, please call this number" before a missing children telephone helpline number appeared. For use outside the USA, the video was edited to include photos and names of missing children from the area the video would be used. The video was instrumental in reuniting several children with their families.
That's kind of cool. I've always loved this song. Gets stuck in my head for a day...but that's ok. Seems like I should be getting somewhere. Some how I'm neither here nor there. |
| anandvvn (India) | Posted: Jul 29, 2007 - 10:01 I love this song, the video is very depressing, almost made me cry, it was very sad to watch the video, song |
| RobK (Leucadia, CA) | Posted: Jul 28, 2007 - 19:34 I would love if this set ended with Van Morrison's Fast Train. |
| tripi (Madrid, Spain) | Posted: Jun 27, 2007 - 06:41 leoparadise wrote: This is one of those bands I was really into when I was about 11 or 12, also The Lemonheads and Gin Blossoms, that I don't hear anything about anymore. But I do think it holds up. I still really like this album. Same here!! I remember how sad the music video for this song always used to get me. |
| Contaminator (Serbia (...is not suburbia)) | Posted: Jun 27, 2007 - 05:00 Recently I've uploaded Art Brut's "Blame It On The Trains". Maybe this will go in this train set |
| skye (Arlington, VA) | Posted: May 26, 2007 - 23:34 Darn, and I was waiting for Ozzy to come on and yell "All Aboard!".  |
| C57BL6 (where the wild-types aren't) | Posted: May 26, 2007 - 23:12 next up, two trains by the feat! |
| TerryS (The other SW) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 12:40 Simply a great end to a great train set. |
| mamashannon | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 12:30 I couldn't sit down fast enough to laugh about this song! It was so overplayed in its day and is sort of a joke now. Having said that I miss and love Soul Asylum. I too remember Lemonheads, Gin Blossoms, and all the rest. Great stuff to re-visit. |
| TJOpootertoot (Toronto) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 12:19 I used to hate this song. I mean, "bought a ticket for a runaway train/like a madman laughing at the rain," - what does that mean? Since then I've developed a better appreciation for Soul Asylum and while I don't love them, this is a decent track and, in retrospect, certainly worthy of late-80s airplay. |
| jdhockey526 (So Cal) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 12:18 From Wiki: The music video for "Runaway Train" featured photographs and names of missing children in a public service video style. At the end of the video, Pirner appears and says "If you've seen one of these kids, or you are one of them, please call this number" before a missing children telephone helpline number appeared. For use outside the USA, the video was edited to include photos and names of missing children from the area the video would be used. The video was instrumental in reuniting several children with their families. |
| Smoove_D (Milwaukee) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 12:18 What will he play next? "Stop That Train" by Vanilla Ice? dexev wrote: Seven: 12:13 pm - Soul Asylum - Runaway Train 12:09 pm - Tom Waits - Downtown Train 12:05 pm - Cactus Brothers - Big Train 12:01 pm - Entrain - Off This Train 11:57 am - Savoy Brown - Train to nowhere 11:51 am - Mark Knopfler - Gravy Train 11:48 am - Phish - Back on the Train |
| Almo80 (Stuck inside of Lawrence with the Mobile blues again.) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 12:17 sad music video, remember with all the runaway kids?.... |
| stickers11 (Burnaby, BC) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 12:17 Man this is lame! Death to the big-hair ballad! |
| Chumbawamba-1984 | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 12:17 Now the seventh song about "train" in a row. Bill you must be kidding us.  |
| leoparadise (The land of dykes....) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 12:17 This is one of those bands I was really into when I was about 11 or 12, also The Lemonheads and Gin Blossoms, that I don't hear anything about anymore. But I do think it holds up. I still really like this album. |
| dexev | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 12:15 Agent510 wrote: 5 songs about trains in a row? Ha!
Seven: 12:13 pm - Soul Asylum - Runaway Train 12:09 pm - Tom Waits - Downtown Train 12:05 pm - Cactus Brothers - Big Train 12:01 pm - Entrain - Off This Train 11:57 am - Savoy Brown - Train to nowhere 11:51 am - Mark Knopfler - Gravy Train 11:48 am - Phish - Back on the Train |
| meydele (By the sea) | Posted: Apr 25, 2007 - 12:14 Meh. If you're gonna play them, play "We Three". That's a worthwhile tune. |
This song could be used as the posterchild of all that was wrong with the grunge movement. It is not technically too bad, but boy is it cheesy!;){kind=link}