Search - Tsol :: Beneath the Shadows

Proto-Shoegazer? Dream-Core?

Nigel Planter | Renton, WA USA | 02/22/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"How amazing to have this released once more. For me, this

album pushed the boundaries of punk, crossed lines, and

successfully mixed together several genres.



But at its heart this is perhaps the ultimate "I just got

dumped" music, a whole CD of it. Any time you need to wallow

in self-pity/loathing, this music will take you there."

Great Album!

djvampira | 04/09/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is TSOL's most ignored album. The band got a lot of flak when this album was originally released because it is so different from their earlier work. Instead of sounding hardcore this album verges into deathrock territory.Songs such as Beneath The Shadows and Wash Away are very similar to work done by an early Rozz William's Christian Death. The guitar playing and the keyboards on this album are very haunting and give it a darker edge than the rest of their work. Dance With Me is more horroresque,while this album deals with deep emotions. I totally recommend this album."

A true lost classic

DJ Primate | Detroit, MI USA | 07/16/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This one threw a lot of people for a loop: melodic, keyboard-heavy tunes, with more than a hint of psychedelia and prog-rock, from the hardcore punk band TSOL. This album is not unlike the work of the Damned and Echo and the Bunnymen at the time, and is similarly brilliant.



"Glass Streets" is one of the best rock instrumentals ever, period. Just a beautiful, yet powerful, classical composition with rock instruments. Tunes like "Wash Away," "Walk Alone," and the title track bleed through the speakers with raw emotion, punk drive, and toe-tapping catchiness to boot.



Any fan of melodic punk rock should run, not walk, to get this one."