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Minneapolis, United States (1989 – present)

Golden Smog are a loosely connected group of musicians (arguably a supergroup) comprising, at various times, members of Soul Asylum, The Replacements, Wilco, The Jayhawks, Run Westy Run, The Honeydogs and Big Star.

The group took their name from the name of a Flintstones character, which, in turn, was a parody of singer Mel Torme’s nickname; the Velvet Fog. The group first came together in the Minneapolis area in 1989 as a country-rock reaction to the punk and hardcore music that dominated the Twin Cities’ musical scene at the time; eventually Golden Smog became something of a fixture at local clubs, where they would play a handful of shows annually. Golden Smog’s lineup has often changed, though Run Westy Run guitarist Kraig Johnson as well as guitarists Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) and Gary Louris (The Jayhawks) were relative constants.

The definitive beginning of Golden Smog is hard to pinpoint given the mercurial nature of the band’s lineup. Some point back to a show in January of 1987 when a band billed as ‘The Take It To The Limit Band’ played an all Eagles cover show at the Uptown Bar in Minneapolis. This band consisted of Dan Murphy and Dave Pirner (both of Soul Asylum), Jim Boquist (later of Son Volt), and Martin Zellar (Gear Daddies). The show ended with a cover of then Bangles hit song Walk Like An Egyptian. This same band later played a The Rolling Stones themed show in 1989 under the name “Her Satanic Majesty’s Paycheck.”

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Blood On The Slacks
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Top Tracks

1	Until You Came Along	280
2	Long Time Ago full track	148
3	5-22-02 full track	140
4	Listen Joe full track	130
4	Corvette full track	130
6	You Make It Easy full track	123
6	Strangers full track	123
8	Another Fine Day full track	122
9	Frying Pan Eyes full track	100
10	Starman full track	95
11	I Can full track	53
12	Cure For This full track	52
13	Pecan Pie	47
14	Never Felt Before full track	44
15	Hurricane full track	41

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emergingsynergy wrote:
August 2009

This band's music is so fine!

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trackaghost wrote:
June 2009

God, it is spam central here. Shame, because Golden Smog deserve better.

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beckybartkowski wrote:
June 2009

What do you guys think of Rhett Miller's new record? Here's a video of him performing "I Need To Know Where I Stand," if you're interested. http://www.shoutfactory.com/av/rhett_miller/Rhett-I_Need_To_Know_Where_I_Stand-512K.mov

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zhundley wrote:
June 2009

Hey guys!! If you like Golden Smog, check out the band HYMNS. They hail from Brooklyn, NY and just finished recording their new EP. Check them out here: www.myspace.com/hymnsband

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DearAdora wrote:
June 2009

If you're a fan of Golden Smog, check out Chicago based indie artist DEAR ADORA! EP available for free stream... http://www.last.fm/music/Dear+Adora

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djmann wrote:
June 2009

obra-prima.

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vhhaines wrote:
May 2009

Anyone tabbed any songs from Another Fine Day? I can find next to none on the web and haven't the ear to tab them myself.

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IamFlood wrote:
April 2009

lol at the Sky Blue Sky fans

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rubysparkles wrote:
August 2008

You Make It Easy sounds a hell of a lot like The Kinks. Still good though.

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TooDrunkToDream wrote:
August 2008

This may sound odd, but thanks to Golden Smog, I've gotten over my fear of loving the Jayhawks.

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he7en wrote:
July 2008

Bought the Blood on the Slacks EP for £3 and made a good discovery. Liking the Bowie 'Starman' cover.

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mjlilgui wrote:
June 2008

got this without knowing all the artist connections. Really glad I took a chance; now I have another piece of americana music history!

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palanwen wrote:
April 2008

this is nice..

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Timmahlicious wrote:
March 2008

Sky Blue Sky > you

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hank_kingsley wrote:
January 2008

I thought the Wilco fans would be all over this, 'Please Tell My Brother' is a really nice Tweedy vocal. It's all about the Gary Louris songs though...

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beto85 wrote:
December 2007

Another Fine Day > Sky Blue Sky

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Botervlieg wrote:
December 2007

Listen Joe is good

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Ratimes3 wrote:
December 2007

Another fine day is a master piece. The tag alt country or americana doesnt decribe the beatles influences i hear.

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kecilaw wrote:
October 2007

http://www.last.fm/group/Jeff+Tweedy

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stevedomino wrote:
October 2007

so glad that 'Until You Came Along' is the top-listed track, but weird how few plays overall - '5-22-02' was my most-played for a long time without my even noticing!

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