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Post by andyloneshark on Feb 10, 2020 19:54:42 GMT
New single from one of my all time favourite bands. A band that have never followed any Punk Rock Rule Book, and whose history would make an epic film.
...And this song has a truly Cinematic quality to it...
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 12, 2020 7:51:04 GMT
That's pretty blimmin groovy
A 40th anniversary tour this year too
What a time to be alive
thanks Andy
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Post by andyloneshark on Feb 12, 2020 11:21:11 GMT
That's pretty blimmin groovy A 40th anniversary tour this year too What a time to be alive thanks Andy Glad you dig it Nigey. TSOL seem to be releasing one off singles on different labels at the moment, but their album from 2017 "The Trigger Complex" is well worth a listen. Here's another recent single, where they get good & FUNKY covering Amerie's "1 Thing" |
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Post by jsm on Feb 12, 2020 21:32:28 GMT
^ Impressive video
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Post by andyloneshark on Feb 13, 2020 20:10:06 GMT
Yes, considering it was probably done on zero budget by a buddie of the band, with a good working knowledge of how to edit old news footage, perhaps it really adds to TSOL's twist on the song. |
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Post by andyloneshark on Aug 13, 2020 19:14:09 GMT
Over the last 18 months the UK label DINK have remastered and repressed the two classic TSOL albums "Dance With Me" & "Beneath The Shadows"
The record packaging is gorgeous with Gold foil used on the typography of both... and Rough Trade are doing exclusive clear vinyl on both.
Here's some info...
The first in a series of classic vinyl re-issues featuring original artwork painstakingly restored and with areas hot-stamped with gold foiling,
Dance With Me was the first album by Long Beach punk band T.S.O.L. (True Sounds of Liberty).
Originally released on Frontier Records in 1981, the album hasn’t been available since 2007 when it was re-issued by The Offspring’s Nitro Records.
Dance With Me saw the band move away from the hardcore punk roots of their debut EP released earlier in the year and the music became more melodic and goth-tinged as did the lyrics.
The album was recorded by Thom Wilson (Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, The Offspring) and the cover featured paintings by Mark Wassman and photos by Glen E. Friedman.
Beneath The Shadows saw the band move even further from their hardcore punk roots, and with the addition of Greg Kuehn on keyboards they continued their progression into gothic rock territory.
Although the album was critically well received It was all too much for their hardcore punk fans at the time, and after an appearance playing live in Penelope Spheeris’ 1984 film Suburbia,
founding members Jack Grisham and Todd Barnes left the band and for the classic line-up it was all over until they reunited 16 years later.
Remastered by Cass Irvine (Bjork, Gary Numan, The Woodentops, Afrojack).
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Aug 14, 2020 10:50:17 GMT
Thanks Andy
Those Dink releases are things of beauty
If I was a collector I'd be salivating
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Post by andyloneshark on Aug 14, 2020 11:16:51 GMT
...Yes indeed. I have the original vinyl, but could not resist these, especially as they have been pressed in the UK.
This amazing e.p. should also get repressed too. It's been out of print for 38 years...
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Post by Quietriotgirrl on Jun 28, 2021 8:39:23 GMT
I never got along with the girls at my school
Code Blue, yes?
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Post by andyloneshark on Jun 28, 2021 10:50:46 GMT
...i always thought that song was like their 'answer' to Alice Cooper's 'I love The Dead' ...one of the best known songs by T.S.O.L even though at the time, it was written more as a joke.
T.S.O.L. influenced so many American bands that followed in their wake, without always getting the credit they deserve. To my ears, this is sublime...
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Post by Billy Idle on Jun 30, 2021 13:46:13 GMT
...i always thought that song was like their 'answer' to Alice Cooper's 'I love The Dead' ...one of the best known songs by T.S.O.L even though at the time, it was written more as a joke. T.S.O.L. influenced so many American bands that followed in their wake, without always getting the credit they deserve. To my ears, this is sublime... Sounds great Andy |
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Post by andyloneshark on Jun 30, 2021 16:01:58 GMT
...T.S.O.L. took alot of stick for progressing and taking risks ...not Punk apparently (?)  Love this song too, that they played live in the film 'Suburbia' |
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Post by Billy Idle on Jul 4, 2021 12:38:15 GMT
The book casts its musical net wide... it would be more accurate to say it's a book about Punk Rock in America in the 80s and the birth of a network of Independent labels inspired by it. bands like: Husker Du, Dead Kennedys, TSOL, Social Distortion, Channel 3, The Adolescents, The Effigies, Flipper, The Misfits, D.O.A., The Descendents, The Dicks, Butthole Surfers, Big Boys and many more, are included in this book and they recorded music that went way beyond what is generally thought of as 'Hardcore' No that's completely unrepresentative of the narrative of Blush's book. I mean the likes of TSOL for example used hardcore briefly after 1 ep before they went onto do some shite goth albums before they became an embarrassing poodle rock band. Fakes of the highest order. Blush doesn't shirk from mentioning this. Anyone who has listened to TSOL can hear that they were total opportunists. Do some research👍 Not a fan then Roguepunk ? |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 5, 2021 11:47:44 GMT
The book casts its musical net wide... it would be more accurate to say it's a book about Punk Rock in America in the 80s and the birth of a network of Independent labels inspired by it. bands like: Husker Du, Dead Kennedys, TSOL, Social Distortion, Channel 3, The Adolescents, The Effigies, Flipper, The Misfits, D.O.A., The Descendents, The Dicks, Butthole Surfers, Big Boys and many more, are included in this book and they recorded music that went way beyond what is generally thought of as 'Hardcore' No that's completely unrepresentative of the narrative of Blush's book. Did you read it properly? The bands you mention-which possibly are your selective favourites-make up a tiny minority of the bands Blush covers. I mean the likes of TSOL for example used hardcore briefly after 1 ep before they went onto do some shite goth albums before they became an embarrassing poodle rock band. Fakes of the highest order. Blush doesn't shirk from mentioning this. Anyone who has listened to TSOL can hear that they were total opportunists. Do some research👍 The American Hardcore book has now arrived (thanks Andy) You have misremembered this section rogue On page 326, in the discography at the back, Steven Blush includes seven different TSOL releases, so he must have found plenty to enjoy On page 95, Steven Blush discusses the evolution of TSOL (post Jack and Todd) when Emory and Roche went in a more traditional direction. He describes these as solid mid-80s records and at least as good as Guns N'Roses. His main issue is this version sticking with the TSOL name given that none of the original members were in the group. Joe Wood of the new version even serving legal papers on Jack, Todd, Ron and Mike to stop them playing a one off reunion as "the original TSOL". Overall Blush is complimentary about TSOL and does not denouce them or describe them as fakes of the highest order. As mentioned, he is even vaguely complimentary about the poodle rock releases. Interesting section. |
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Post by andyloneshark on Jul 8, 2021 10:15:02 GMT
I bought three albums TSOL released after Jack Grisham had left the band: Change Today? - Revenge - Hit & Run... the latter being where they were drifting into Poodle Rock territory.
But Change Today? is a fine record and Joe Wood has a very distinctive souful vocal style - i wrote to the band around that time (1984) with a couple of dollars for merch, got a letter back from their drummer Mitch Dean, some merch and my dollars returned.
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