TSOL
This Los Angeles, California, USA-based punk band's name, after much speculation, was identified as representing True Sounds Of Liberty. They formed officially in 1979 in Long Beach, California, quickly becoming one of the biggest draws in the area. Ron Emory (guitar) was joined by Jack Grisham (aka Lloyd, Gregger; vocals), Mike Roche (bass) and Francis Gerald "Todd" Barnes (d. 6 December 1999; drums). Their high energy, chaotic shows would become the stuff of local legend, and led to a contract with the Posh Boy label. Subsequent releases combined rock muscle with irreverent punk asides, the arrangements some way ahead of their peers. Greg Kuehn joined on keyboards for Beneath The Shadows, a more experimental album that echoed mid-period Damned leanings. They also toured with Rikk Agnew (Adolescents) on loan as second guitarist. Huge shows snowballed during a set on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood in 1983, when riot police broke up the show. From then on, assumed names were necessary to secure gigs, and they split shortly after. Kuehn went on to play with, of all people, Bob Dylan. Grisham formed Cathedral Fury and then joined Barnes in Tender Fury.
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