T.S.O.L.

T.S.O.L. (True Sounds of Liberty) is a punk rock band from the west coast of America. Founded in Long Beach and Huntington Beach, California, the band is well known for their macabre subject matter well represented in the album Dance With Me with the tongue-in-cheek deathrock classic "Code Blue". T.S.O.L. became quite a popular punk band during the early 80s, releasing two EPs and two full length records. Their first EP showcased straight hardcore punk while their subsequent albums had more of a death rock flavor to them.

*****Line Up & Direction Change*****
1983 saw the departure of key members vocalist Jack Grisham and Drummer Todd barnes. Bassist and Guitarist Mike Roche and Ron Emory replaced jack with his brother-in-law Joe Wood and drummer Mitch Dean and recorded the Album Change Today? Change today marked a departure from the flamboyant Death Rock style punk to a moore Rootsy, Rock direction. The band would continue with these members until 1990 when the bands original members Mike and Ron left.

T.S.O.L.'s music is also featured in two movies, Suburbia - Darker My Love (unreleased) and Return of The Living Dead [Remake] - Nothin' for You (Joe Wood T.S.O.L.)

The Original lineup consisted of:

Jack Grisham - Vocals (a.k.a. Alex Morgan, Jack Delauge, Jack De Loga, Jack Greggors)

Ron Emory - Guitar/Vocals

Mike Roche - Bass

Todd Barnes - Drums (a.k.a. Todd Scriviner, Francis Gerald Barnes)

Greg Kuehn - Keyboards (only Beneath The Shadows)

Albums:

Self Titled "Black" EP. Produced by Robbie Fields Originally released Posh Boy 1981 / re-released Nitro- 1997
Dance With Me LP. Produced by Thom Wilson Frontier/Epitaph- 1981
Weathered Statues EP. Originally released AT 1982, re-released on Thoughts of Yesterday LP Posh Boy 1987, re-re-released Nitro 1997
Beneath The Shadows LP AT/Nitro-1982
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Other posthumous and reformation release details can be found on their official website.