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TSOL
Origin Long Beach, California,
United States
Genre(s) Hardcore punk
Deathrock
Horror punk
Hair metal (mid period)
Years active 1979 - Present
Label(s) Posh Boy Records
Frontier Records
Alternative Tentacles
Enigma Records
Rhino Records
Restless Records
Nitro Records
Members
Jack Grisham
Ron Emory
Mike Roche
Tiny Bubbz
Greg Kuehn
Former members
Todd Barnes (deceased)
Joe Wood
Mitch Dean
Marshall Rohner (deceased)
Jay O'Brien
Travis Johnson
Billy Blaze
Frank Agnew
Jay Bentley

TSOL are a punk/metal band which formed during 1979 in Long Beach, California. Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Deathrock (or Death Punk) is a term used to identify a fusion of Punk rock and Gothic rock which incorporates elements of horror and spooky atmospheres Horror punk is a Music genre that was defined by the bands The Misfits, The Cramps and seminally influential group The Damned, blending Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Frontier Records is an Independent record label, started in 1980 in Los Angeles by Lisa Fancher. Alternative Tentacles is an Independent record label based in San Francisco California and was established in 1979. Enigma Records was a popular rock and alternative Record label in the 1980s Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. Restless Records was a Hollywood California based Independent record label which was started by Enigma Records. Nitro Records is an Independent record label created and owned by Dexter Holland (lead singer and founder of The Offspring) and Greg Kriesel Jack Grisham is the Vocalist for the Deathrock / Hardcore punk band T Ron Emory is the guitarist for the Punk rock band TSOL. An original member of the band founded in Southern California in 1979 Emory left in 1987 prior to the release Todd Barnes was a drummer for the influential California punk band TSOL. Joe Wood may be American baseball players Smoky Joe Wood (1889–1985 Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder Joe Travis Johnson (born April 26, 1982 in Sherman Oaks California) is an American football Defensive tackle for the Houston Texans Born August 1964 Frank joined The Adolescents in 1980 after leaving Social Distortion. Jay Dee Bentley (born on June 6, 1964 in Wichita Kansas) is the bassist and co-founding member of the legendary punk rock group Bad Religion The M acro E xpansion T emplate A ttribute L anguage complements TAL, providing macros which allow the reuse of code across Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast TSOL is short for True Sounds of Liberty[1] although they are rarely referred to by their full name.

Although most commonly associated with hardcore punk, TSOL's music varies on each release. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s They have also released music in the styles of deathrock, art punk, horror punk, and the plethora of other punk music labels. Deathrock (or Death Punk) is a term used to identify a fusion of Punk rock and Gothic rock which incorporates elements of horror and spooky atmospheres Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture Horror punk is a Music genre that was defined by the bands The Misfits, The Cramps and seminally influential group The Damned, blending

Contents

History

Formed in 1979 and hailing from Long Beach, California, TSOL originated as a hardcore punk band, developing from earlier bands Johnny Coathanger and the Abortions and Vicious Circle. Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s

Featuring the lineup of vocalist Jack Grisham, guitarist Ron Emory, bassist Mike Roche, and drummer Todd Barnes, the band's first release was a harshly political eponymous EP featuring tracks such as "Superficial Love," "World War III" and "Abolish Government. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify "

Evolved sound

After their debut EP, they released Dance With Me, their first full-length record. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Dance With Me is the debut album of punk band TSOL. A departure from the entirely political nature of their previous release (the 1980 EP A departure from the entirely political nature of the previous release, "Dance With Me" was far darker and more macabre, featuring such themes as necrophilia, and the song "Silent Scream," which is made up entirely of horror movie clichés. Necrophilia, also called thanatophilia and necrolagnia, is the sexual attraction to corpses Their most popular release, both then and to this day, the album earned them the title of the "West Coast Misfits" (a reference to Glenn Danzig's band on the East Coast), and has made the band a favorite amongst horror punk fans. The Misfits are an American Horror punk is a Music genre that was defined by the bands The Misfits, The Cramps and seminally influential group The Damned, blending

TSOL was linked in the minds of many OC hardcore fans to the Cuckoo's Nest, a nightclub in Costa Mesa that shared a parking lot with an "urban cowboy" club during that feather-hat cowboy pop culture craze with other Punk band like Social Distortion and the Vandals. This article is about the 1980 film For the Broadway musical of the same name see Urban Cowboy.

They later signed to independent label Alternative Tentacles, for which they released the "Weathered Statues" 7" extended play and the Beneath the Shadows album which featured, for the first time, keyboard player Greg Kuehn who added a new dimension to the band. Alternative Tentacles is an Independent record label based in San Francisco California and was established in 1979. Weathered Statues is a compilation album by the punk band TSOL, released in 1997 by Nitro Records. Beneath the Shadows is an album by the punk band TSOL. It was reissued in 2001 by Nitro Records. Around this period their style had switched further, moving towards a highly experimental and varied one which featured art punk and psychedelic leanings, as well as their customary horror themes. Fans of the time backlashed tremendously against this change, and when on tour, the band was harshly heckled for their change in music. Jack Grisham and Todd Barnes were so disgusted with the reaction that they eventually left the band. Today Beneath the Shadows is acclaimed by fans and critics as an achievement in art punk and new wave experimentation, and while Dance With Me remains the favorite release for most people, it is Beneath the Shadows which makes TSOL more than just another hardcore band.

TSOL were featured in Penelope Spheeris' Suburbia movie, but, during the same period, members changes occurred. See subUrbia for the 1996 film based on the play by Eric Bogosian. Jack Grisham and Todd Barnes left the band to be replaced by singer Joe Wood (who was Grisham's brother-in-law) and drummer Mitch Dean. Jack Grisham is the Vocalist for the Deathrock / Hardcore punk band T Todd Barnes was a drummer for the influential California punk band TSOL. This new line-up (with Joe Wood and Mitch Dean) released the album named Change Today? in 1984 on Enigma Records. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Enigma Records was a popular rock and alternative Record label in the 1980s

Metal experimentation

The group changed their sound entirely for their next release Revenge, gaining a punk metal sound. Revenge is the fourth album of Gothic rock / Punk rock band TSOL.

The band became friends with Guns N' Roses and TSOL t-shirts can be seen in the massively successful "Sweet Child o' Mine" video. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 " Sweet Child o' Mine " is a song by the Hard rock band Guns N' Roses. They followed up with an album in a similar style, titled Hit and Run. Before it was released, original guitarist Ron Emory quit the band, leaving Mike Roche as the sole original member. Ron Emory is the guitarist for the Punk rock band TSOL. An original member of the band founded in Southern California in 1979 Emory left in 1987 prior to the release

TSOL were joined briefly by guitarist Scotty Phillips, who quit before the band started recording the follow-up to Hit and Run, they eventually hired guitar player and actor Marshall Rohner. They released a blues-metal album titled Strange Love in 1990. Strange Love is a reality series featuring Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav that aired on VH1. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Mike Roche quit shortly before the album release, leaving no original member in the band. A compilation album entitled Hell And Back Together 1984-1990 was issued in 1992 with an emphasis on their metal era. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)

Original TSOL reform

Meanwhile, the original members had started playing shows featuring the band's early material under the name TSOL, often playing the same cities, the same nights as the other TSOL. Since Joe Wood and Mitch Dean now owned the rights to the name TSOL, they threatened to sue the original members, who released a live album of their early material under the name "Grisham, Roche, Emory and Barnes" but stopped playing together soon after because of drug problems.

In 1996, most of the original members settled down and realized that they still had a passion for their music and that fans wanted them to reunite. In 1999, they fought with Wood for rights to the name and won before joining the Vans Warped Tour, playing for the first time in years under the name TSOL. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Warped Tour' is a touring music and Extreme sports festival Barnes had died in the time away from the band, but the remaining members recruited drummer Jay O'Brien and released the "Anticop" single and the Disappear and Divided We Stand albums on Nitro Records, the latter of which featured Greg Kuehn back on keyboards. Nitro Records is an Independent record label created and owned by Dexter Holland (lead singer and founder of The Offspring) and Greg Kriesel The Original TSOL recorded two more full length albums. In September of 2007, (without Kuehn who left to pursue other avenues) Cider City Records released the posthumous live album 'Live From Long Beach', recorded in November 2006 on the weekend of the band's two "farewell" performances.

Their departure was short-lived, however, with a couple of local shows in late 2007. They also headlined the "F**k the Whales, Save a Chckn" benefit in Feb. 2008, held to help with cancer treatment bills for guitarist Craig "Chckn" Jewett of D. I.

Trivia

Their music is featured in the 1984 movie Suburbia, the 1985 version of popular horror movie Return of the Living Dead and Dangerously Close in 1986. See subUrbia for the 1996 film based on the play by Eric Bogosian. Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers The Return of the Living Dead is a zombie Horror film that was released in 1985 and was followed by several sequels. They are an independent band under the Nitro Records banner, which ironically was started by Offspring vocalist Dexter Holland, for whom TSOL is cited as an influence. Nitro Records is an Independent record label created and owned by Dexter Holland (lead singer and founder of The Offspring) and Greg Kriesel Bryan Keith Holland, (born December 29, 1966) better known under his pseudonym of Dexter Holland, is the singer and rhythm guitarist for the Californian Jack Grisham participated in a few side projects including The Joykiller and Tender Fury. The Joykiller are a Punk rock supergroup from Huntington Beach, California. He recently ran for the Governor of California's position, and now participates in other musical projects while TSOL is on hiatus. The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses

Members

Former members

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Compilations

Bootlegs

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin C. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. (1999). The Great Alternative & Indie Discography, Canongate Books, page 663. ISBN 0 86241 913 1.
  2. ^ The Original TSOL: Discography

External links

TSOL
Jack Grisham | Ron Emory | Mike Roche| Tiny Bubbz | Greg Kuehn
Todd Barnes | Joe Wood | Mitch Dean | Marshall Rohner| Jay O'Brien| Travis Johnson|
Discography
Studio albums: Dance With Me, 1981 | Weathered Statues, 1982 | Beneath The Shadows, 1982 | Change Today?, 1984 | Revenge, 1986 | Hit and Run, 1987 | Strange Love, 1990 | Live 91, 1991 | Disappear, 2001 | Divided We Stand, 2003 | Who's Screwin' Who?, 2005
EPs: 1980 DEMO, 1980 | Peyton listens to TSO, 1981 | TSOL EP, 1981
Singles: Man & Machine / Peace Through Power, 1990 | Anticop, 2001
DVDs: Live In Hawaii, (2004)
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Jack Grisham is the Vocalist for the Deathrock / Hardcore punk band T Ron Emory is the guitarist for the Punk rock band TSOL. An original member of the band founded in Southern California in 1979 Emory left in 1987 prior to the release Todd Barnes was a drummer for the influential California punk band TSOL. Joe Wood may be American baseball players Smoky Joe Wood (1889–1985 Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder Joe Jay James O'Brien ( February 22, 1883 &ndash April 5, 1940) was an American Bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s Dance With Me is the debut album of punk band TSOL. A departure from the entirely political nature of their previous release (the 1980 EP Weathered Statues is a compilation album by the punk band TSOL, released in 1997 by Nitro Records. Beneath the Shadows is an album by the punk band TSOL. It was reissued in 2001 by Nitro Records. Revenge is the fourth album of Gothic rock / Punk rock band TSOL.
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