In brief, TSOL represents two bands, the first and probably most revered, the anti-establishment Punk Rock ruler that influenced countless thereafter through the likes of such anthemic staples as "Dance With Me" and "Beneath the Shadows," the latter basically where they left off and where "Disappear" picks up. But then there was the other side of TSOL, the mainstream-friendly version that basically laid to rest the legacy, limited though it was, during the mid to late eighties and a quick bite of the big time that saw 'em land a Rock radio hit or two -- not a bad couple of albums for that matter but painfully obvious they weren't even a fraction of what they'd set out to be all those years ago. Now some twenty years after "Beneath the Shadows" and it's kooky clockwork orange type writing and the ominously plodded and oft disturbing sounds that set fire to speakers as quickly as it smoked the minds of the suddenly fired up So. Cal Punk scene… well "Forever Old" no longer has its place here.

Amazingly enough, with the return of the original lineup featuring Jack Grisham manning the mic once again -- where've all those years gone anyway? Then there's the Emory / Roche rhythm and beat team and all of a sudden al those transient neo-Goth strains come flooding the surface amidst the haste and haze of a lifetime's worth of dissent.

An ironic and welcome return, "Disappear" finds TSOL clamoring back to a scene too often littered with Pop and parody, where image rules over substance of sound. Cause takes a backseat to effect and then all at once, you're nearly ready to wave the white flag… "Anticop," "Terrible People," "Pyro," "Wasted…", the issues remain the same… and what's in a name? The continuing saga of TSOL, resuscitated and raised from the dead, some twenty years later, it's almost like hearing it all again for the first time… who could've known?