T.S.O.L. or True Sounds Of Liberty are an American punk band formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California.
Starting out as a politically-tinged punk band, the band moved towards horror themes and are considered by some as an influence on the early deathrock scene. The original lineup stayed together through 1983, recording 2 EPs and 2 LPs. Amid personal turmoil, Grisham, Barnes and Kuehn all left the band in 1983 and were replaced by Mitch Dean and Joe Wood. This lineup continued to record and release music throughout the 80s, shifting towards hard rock.
Band members:
Jack Grisham - vocals
Ron Emory - guitar
Gregory Russell Kuehn - keyboards
Michael Paul Roche - bass
Francis Gerald Barnes - drums.
"Dance With Me" is the debut studio album by T.S.O.L., released in 1981 on Frontier Records. The album was reissued in 1996 on Epitaph.
Tracklisting:
1. Sounds Of Laughter
2. Code Blue
3. The Triangle
4. 80 Times
5. I'm Tired Of Life
6. Love Story
7. Silent Scream
8. Funeral March
9. Die For Me
10. Peace Through Power
11. Dance With Me
VBR ~290K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"T.S.O.L./Weathered Statues" is a compilation album by T.S.O.L., released in 1997 on Nitro Records.
Tracks:
1-5 12" T.S.O.L., released in 1981 on Posh Boy
6-9 7" Weathered Statues, released in 1982 on Alternative Tentacles.
Tracklisting:
1. Superficial Love
2. Property Is Theft
3. No Way Out
4. Abolish Government/Silent Majority
5. World War III
6. Man And Machine
7. Weathered Statues
8. Thoughts Of Yesterday
9. Word Is
VBR ~264K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
"Beneath The Shadows" is the second studio album by T.S.O.L., released in 1982 on Alternative Tentacles. The album was reissued in 2001 on Nitro Records.
Tracklisting:
1. Soft Focus
2. Forever Old
3. She'll Be Saying
4. Beneath The Shadows
5. Send My Thoughts
6. Glass Streets
7. Other Side
8. Walk Alone
9. Wash Away
10. Waiting For You
VBR ~264K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
