 TSOL-
Disappear (Nitro)
I have loved TSOL ever since the early years, through the Joe Wood days
(ok, Strange Love sucked), and into the reunion years. Of course, this cd
split my brain in two as I loved the music, but didn’t enjoy Jack
Grisham’s vocals. Jack’s voice, to me anyway, sounds like a punk rock
Ethel Mermen. The music, as it has always been, is hard hitting while
remaining consistently catchy. Ron Emory is perhaps my favorite punk rock
guitarist and Mike Roach can certainly hold is own on the bass. Sadly,
drummer Todd Barnes, who was/is the best punk rock drummer ever, died
about a year ago, but Jay O’Brien holds his own without being overly
impressive. Now the sticking point; Jack Grisham. The guy sings well
enough, but he has a type of Cabaret Theater jingle in his voice, now more
so than ever and boy oh boy it annoys me. However, the music is damn cool
and it easily eclipses my annoyance with his voice. All the songs are
cool, well, except for “Motivation” which is actually a 45 second or
so voice clip and not a song. I hate it when cds list these types of
tracks as actual tracks. Deceiving really. It is good to have these guys
back. – Denis Sheehan
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