Dance with Me

by T.S.O.L.

Overview

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 included songs like "Abolish Government/Silent Majority" and "Property Is Theft." But that phase of the band didn't last long, as they cast away the politics in favor of horror-movie-inspired, gothy, Misfits-style shtick on their first full-length, Dance With Me. This album contains their most famous song, "Code Blue," an extremely catchy number about necrophilia, ever popular with young fans who scream for them to play it at every show. No mere footnote in punk rock history, T.S.O.L.'s early records are slam pit-inducing, infectious stuff. Dance With Me is loaded with fine numbers, including "Sounds of Laughter," "I'm Tired of Life," and "Die for Me." Other than the Misfits, no band has combined gothy subject matter and punk rock barre chords as well as T.S.O.L., who hit the nail on the head with this classic 1981 recording. ~ Adam Bregman

Product Details

Release Date:	01/23/2006
Label:	Nitro / Nit Productions
UPC:	0794171586929
Rank:	30394

Tracks

1. Sounds of Laughter
2. Code Blue
3. The Triangle
4. 80 Times
5. I'm Tired of Life
6. Love Story
7. Silent Scream
8. Funeral March
9. Die for Me
10. Peace Through Power
11. Dance with Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

T.S.O.L.   Primary Artist
Mike Roche   Bass
Alex Morgan   Vocals
Ron Emory   Guitar,Vocals
Todd Barnes   Drums
Jack Grisham   Vocals

Technical Credits

Jeff Hanneman   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Thom Wilson   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
George Treadwell   Composer
Gene Grimaldi   Remastering
Glen E. Friedman   Photography
Carl Sigman   Composer
Diane Zincavage   Design,Artwork
Doug Erb   Design
Paul Grant   Typesetting
Ed Colver   Photography,Insert Photography
Mark Wassman   Paintings,Cover Painting
Todd Barnes   Composer
Francis Lai   Composer
Jack Grisham   Composer
Irving Nahan   Composer
Kerry King   Composer
David Lord   Composer
T.S.O.L.   Composer
Lewis Lebish   Composer
Ronald Emory   Composer
Michael Roche   Composer