T.S.O.L.

T.S.O.L.
Formed: 1978 in Huntington Beach, CA
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Disbanded: 2006 in Long Beach, CA
Styles: Hard Rock, Hardcore Punk, American Underground, Heavy Metal
Group Members: Todd Barnes, Mitch Dean, Ron Emory, Jack Grisham, Alex Morgan, Mike Roche, Joe Wood, Jack Delauge
Biography: In the early years of Los Angeles punk, one of the premiere hardcore bands was T.S.O.L., which stood for True Sounds of Liberty. Offering poppier music than many of their contemporaries and featuring an image that appealed to punks who wanted to dive deeper into the gothic subgenre already being offered ...Read full biography
Beneath the Shadows
Released: 1982
Label: Restless
Critics' Rating:
Though True Sounds of Liberty are on Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label, they should not be misconstrued as hardcore. T.S.O.L. is a terrific rock & roll band which has its own style and unique ...Read full review
Dance With Me
Released: 1981
Label: Epitaph Records
Critics' Rating:
A significant group in L.A.'s late-'70s to early-'80s punk scene, Long Beach's T.S.O.L. (True Sound of Liberty) briefly flirted with pseudo radical politics on their exceptional self-titled debut EP, which ...Read full review
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