By RadChad Reynolds
Who says Punk is
Dead? Don’t tell that to the hundred plus Teenyboppers, Adults and Old School
Punk Heads that came out to last Friday nights Bad Sam Punk Show to see True
Legends “TSOL” rip up Weber’s stage in Reseda, Ca.
Skeletal Ambitions
from Los Angeles, Ca. Neighborhood Watch from Venice, Ca. And my surprise pick,
Shattered Faith from Orange County, Ca. were the opening acts.
TSOL came out to a
packed house and played all their classics and even took requests that the
crowd shouted out. At one point in the
show
, TSOL started playing the wrong song and Jack Grisham came on and said “
We have been doing this for 30 years now and we deserve to do what we want!” Which just fueled the Punk Rockers to MOSH
even more.
The acronym stands
for “True Sounds Of Liberty.“ All of the original band members are back except
for drummer Todd Barnes - Rip. Jack
Grisham is on vocals, Ron Emery on guitar, Mike Roche on bass, Tiny Bubz on
drums and Greg Ruehn on keyboards , who from my understanding has jammed with
greats like Bob Dylan.
I was very impressed
with TSOL playing , being this was my second show in my whole entire existences
-I know , I know. “There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination.
Living there, you’ll be free if you truly wish to believe. “ Who knew there was
a whole different world out there beside
Rock & Metal.
For TSOL to still be
doing this for over 30 plus years with the lost of band members due to illness,
break ups and the most common one, drug use , has my respect and admiration.
Photo By RadChad
Jack Grisham captures the essence of what a
true punk rock front man is supposed to be about; Insane, frightening , funny,
but to me very exciting to watch. He draws you onto the stage, only to spit
you right back out into the pit
like a devilish little boy.
I would also like to
Thank Krista Lara of Bad Sam Presents and Weber’s place for putting on a great
show.
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