Change Today?

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With the addition of new singer-guitarist Joe Wood, Southern California’s T.S.O.L. (True Sounds of Liberty) successfully began the shift away from hardcore skate-punk and towards a dark, mainstream punk vision more in line with the creepy brooding of the Doors. The band would further shift towards metal in future years, but for <i>Change Today?</i> T.S.O.L. hit the right balance between all genres, recording one of the finest albums of the mid-‘80s. “Blackmagic” begins things with Wood’s goth-inspired vocals kept in line by a muscular, guitar-led attack. “Just Like Me,” “In Time” and “American Zone” exhibit the band’s solid songwriting and flawless playing as bassist Mike Roche dominates the sound with a melodic and gripping presence. It’s the weave, however, between “Red Shadows” and “Flowers By the Door” that creates a climax of heart-stopping proportions. Here, the songs take their gothic-Doors visions and create a drama worthy of Jim Morrison. This addition adds four tracks, including the tribal “Road of Gold” and the jazzy shuffle of “Suppose They Give a War And No One Comes.”

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