Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads is a studio album by American punk rock band T.S.O.L. released in 2009 to coincide with the band's thirtieth anniversary.[4][5] The album was released for free as a download through Hurley; Hurley's website hosted video of the band recording the album.[6] The band asked that fans consider donating to charity the money that they would have spent on purchasing the album.[7]
| Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads | ||||
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| Released | January 8, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | December 17–24, 2008, at Hurley Studios, California | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 29:39 | |||
| Label | Hurley | |||
| Producer | David Bianco[1] | |||
| T.S.O.L. chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Punknews.org |  [3] |
Production
editHurley funded the production of the album.[8] It built a studio in one of its warehouses, where the band recorded in December 2008.[9]
Critical reception
editAllMusic wrote that "the key weapon [is] busy keyboardist Greg Kuehn, [who] floors yet again, working off Ron Emory's spider web of neo-psych guitars, while extroverted Jack Grisham remains uniquely charismatic, even when not dominating a stage".[2]
Track listing
edit- "Come Into My Nightmare" – 3:26
- "She's Got a Bomb" – 2:17
- "Modern Girl" – 3:00
- "The Pain That We Go Through" – 3:07
- "We're Together" – 2:45
- "Go to Bed Sleepy" – 3:19
- "Love That Mess" – 2:24
- "Wait For Me" – 3:00
- "What Stephanie Wants" – 3:19
- "Someone Like You" – 3:02
Personnel
edit- Ron Emory – guitars
- Mike Roche – bass
- Greg Kuehn – keys
- Jack Grisham – vocals
- Anthony "Tiny" Biuso (Tiny Bubs) – drums
References
edit- ^ "Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Free Downloads". edmontonjournal.
- ^ a b "Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads - T.S.O.L. | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "T.S.O.L. - Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads". www.punknews.org.
- ^ "T.S.O.L. | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Seigel, Stephen. "Soundbites". Tucson Weekly.
- ^ "Orange County Rockers T.S.O.L. Reunite!". Spin. December 12, 2008.
- ^ Ensminger, David A. (August 11, 2016). The Politics of Punk: Protest and Revolt from the Streets. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442254459 – via Google Books.
- ^ Parker, Chris. "T.S.O.L. front man keeps anarchic spirit burning". Oklahoma Gazette.
- ^ "Pursuing freedoms". Daily Pilot. January 8, 2009.