Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads
Studio album by
T.S.O.L.
ReleasedJanuary 8, 2009
RecordedDecember 17—24, 2008, at Hurley Studios, California
GenrePunk rock
Length29:39
LabelHurley
ProducerDavid Bianco[1]
T.S.O.L. chronology
Divided We Stand
(2003)		 Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads
(2009)		 The Trigger Complex
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Punknews.org[3]

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 instead consider donating to charity the money that they would have spent on purchasing the album.[7]

Production

Hurley 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

AllMusic 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

  1. "Come Into My Nightmare" – 3:26
  2. "She's Got a Bomb" – 2:17
  3. "Modern Girl" – 3:00
  4. "The Pain That We Go Through" – 3:07
  5. "We're Together" – 2:45
  6. "Go to Bed Sleepy" – 3:19
  7. "Love That Mess" – 2:24
  8. "Wait For Me" – 3:00
  9. "What Stephanie Wants" – 3:19
  10. "Someone Like You" – 3:02

Personnel

  • Ron Emory – guitars
  • Mike Roche – bass
  • Greg Kuehn – keys
  • Jack Grisham – vocals
  • Anthony "Tiny" Biuso (Tiny Bubs) – drums

References

  1. ↑ "Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Free Downloads". edmontonjournal.
  2. 1 2 "Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads - T.S.O.L. | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ "T.S.O.L. - Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads". www.punknews.org.
  4. ↑ "T.S.O.L. | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ Seigel, Stephen. "Soundbites". Tucson Weekly.
  6. ↑ "Orange County Rockers T.S.O.L. Reunite!". Spin. December 12, 2008.
  7. ↑ Ensminger, David A. (August 11, 2016). The Politics of Punk: Protest and Revolt from the Streets. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442254459 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ Parker, Chris. "T.S.O.L. front man keeps anarchic spirit burning". Oklahoma Gazette.
  9. ↑ "Pursuing freedoms". Daily Pilot. January 8, 2009.
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