anybody else check out the T.S.O.L. 30th anniversary free download?

[nkyinkyin]

i just put it on, and i'm having mixed feelings. i wasn't expecting another "dance with me" or anything, but my first impression so far is: flat and slow. i'll give it a few more listens, though. anybody else?

you can find it here on hurley.com if you haven't picked it up yet. i think it's there 'til the end of january.

[Ghettopunkrocker]

Well, it's not bad. I kept hearing about TSOL as one of those definitive Cali Punk bands. Good stuff.

[BlaqJeff]

Not impressed at all. Please don't tell me that this is the best of Cali Punk.
I'm deleting this from my computer right now.

[Rosenda]

They were a lot better live, frankly. Actually, there were a bunch of Cali punk bands sounded way better live, cause they were not able to get really good quality recordings done.

Earlier Agent Orange, Geza X, Los Illegals, Redd Kross, earlier Suicidal Tendencies, early X, Fear, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, those were among my favorites from early California punk.

[nkyinkyin]

BlackJeff said:

Not impressed at all. Please don't tell me that this is the best of Cali Punk.
I'm deleting this from my computer right now.

nah, even at their best, i wouldn't say they were THE best cali had to offer, per se. they were good at one point tho. this new album is definitely not the t.s.o.l. i knew. "weathered statues," "divided we stand" and "dance with me" were my favorites of their discography. this one's ultimately very disappointing.

Rosenda said:

They were a lot better live, frankly. Actually, there were a bunch of Cali punk bands sounded way better live, cause they were not able to get really good quality recordings done.

Earlier Agent Orange, Geza X, Los Illegals, Redd Kross, earlier Suicidal Tendencies, early X, Fear, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, those were among my favorites from early California punk.

oh hell yes. but i even prefer the crappy earlier recordings to a lot of the stuff now. it's all flash and no fury. agent orange, dk, black flag, absolutely. suicidal--infectious grooves! i still have my suicidal cap somewhere--i remember when i had to hide it from my parents AND school. i remember the last time i saw them they were opening for queensryche! =D

[Nana Yeah!]

... um... scuse me... who's TSOL? T-T;

[nkyinkyin]

Nana Yeah! said:

... um... scuse me... who's TSOL? T-T;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSOL

they're an old cali punk band. there seems to be an attempt to revive all the old school bands from the '80's; they're all touring and coming out with new albums and stuff. as far as i've seen (and heard!) with these old punk bands: their revival/reunion tours are good, but their new material really doesn't do anything for me.

[Nana Yeah!]

nkyinkyin said:

Nana Yeah! said:

... um... scuse me... who's TSOL? T-T;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSOL

they're an old cali punk band. there seems to be an attempt to revive all the old school bands from the '80's; they're all touring and coming out with new albums and stuff. as far as i've seen (and heard!) with these old punk bands: their revival/reunion tours are good, but their new material really doesn't do anything for me.

OH... I thought it was one of those common knowledge band acronyms like ATDI or RHCP or something. I felt out of the know lol but now I have a band I'm gonna look up...

... and what luck! Zune has the stuff from the 80s

... and from looking up TSOL, I got a playlist for the original punk collection from punks early years... and I see an album I wanna check out: "Never mind the S*x Pistols: Here's the bollocks!" by Chelsea

[nkyinkyin]

Nana Yeah! said:

nkyinkyin said:

Nana Yeah! said:

... um... scuse me... who's TSOL? T-T;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSOL

they're an old cali punk band. there seems to be an attempt to revive all the old school bands from the '80's; they're all touring and coming out with new albums and stuff. as far as i've seen (and heard!) with these old punk bands: their revival/reunion tours are good, but their new material really doesn't do anything for me.

OH... I thought it was one of those common knowledge band acronyms like ATDI or RHCP or something. I felt out of the know lol but now I have a band I'm gonna look up...

... and what luck! Zune has the stuff from the 80s

... and from looking up TSOL, I got a playlist for the original punk collection from punks early years... and I see an album I wanna check out: "Never mind the S*x Pistols: Here's the bollocks!" by Chelsea

hee! yeah, i could see that. i thought it was kinda funny, actually that it was "true sounds of liberty." i've also heard "true sons of liberty." i suspect in reality, tho, they were just a bunch of california kids that named their band "lost" backwards, and then they had to come up with something later to justify that. ;)

i LOVE stumbling on to stuff that way. i lose hours browsing music.