Short history:T.L.was formed in 1987 by a bunch of rock´n roll-pop-freaks in Malmoe,Sweden. De´but-album,1,only on vinyl,was released in may 1988.
Members:Håkan Ohlsson(guit.),Mikael Harrsjö(guit,voc),PerOlin(voc),ErikFagerberg(bass),MaxSchum
acher(drums).
In the summer of 1989,Anders Ragnarsson took H.O´s place as a permanent member. In nov.-90,2 was released. 2 was T.L.´s breakthrough in Sweden,and even started a buzz in Denmark. A lot of touring followed.
Among fans&media T.L.soon became a favourite liveband. 2 established Harrsjö/Ragnarsson as a couple of the best songwriters(pop/rock) in Sweden. Olin was(and still is) responsible for the lyrics.
In april-93,3 was released.Right after the 3-recordings,E.F.was replaced by Ulf Marknäs. T.L.once again had rave reviews and followed up with a number of livegigs. 4 was released in may-97.Once again T.L.recieved positive vibrations among fans&media. Among other performances T.L.supported SonVolt(a favourite band these days) After 2,3and4,T.L.recieved a number of(at least 10-15,after each record ),at least 4 out of 5-reviews. (See extracts further down) Since then til now,all members been active in music in different ways. Right now T.L.is working on a reunionparty in april-07.......
Discography(Albums):1´´Where are the angels´´(Juke001) may-88.
Prod.:T.Gabrielsson(KSMB,CommandoM Pigg a.s.o)
2.´´Marshmuggers loves yellyfish´´Prcd/lp190 nov-90.
Prod.:M.Herrström(Popsicle,Thåström,a.s.o)
3.´´Greedbird´´Kpcd1609 apr.-93,Prod.:see 2.
4.´´Needle park´´Kpcd2610 may-97
Prod.:BernoPaulsson(wellknown heavy-metal-prod.but a child of the 60`s&70`s)
(Plus a number of cd-/vinyl-singles)Surely you can hear what these guys listened/are listening to:Neil Y,R.Stones,Who,Mott the H,Saints,T.Petty,Clash,Jam........Short extracts from reviews:
´´MARSHMUGGERS...´´:´´A real pearl!Good songs!Good guitars!
Good harmonies!!(Aft.bl.,Swe)
´´Distinct guit.Heavy-weight.Seductive pop.Rough force.Mystifying&mature classic rock´n pop-record!!(SDS,Swe)
´´GREEDBIRD´´:´´What an album!!T.L.has entered the international division,formerly occupied by elite like NeilY
and R.Stones.The 5-piece clubband has struck gold!!Buy it NOW!!(5 out of 5,Helsingborg Daily,Swe)
´´14 powerful direct songs ranging from NY-u.g. via T.Petty to the Saints.Greedbird is one of the best written & most impressive rock-album to have come out of Sweden for a very long time.(4 out of 5,the daily IDAG,Swe)
´´NEEDLE PARK´´:Hell of a record! pop-influenced rock,
qualified to be one of 1997´s giants.Same feeling as when I
heard Soundtrack of our Lives the first time.ALL possibilities
ALL AROUND the world!!(5 out of 5,daily GP,Swe)
´´Sharp melodies,ratteling guit.,heavily chased rythm-section.11 T.L-songs and one cover,´´Barstool blues´´(N Young) make N P an incredible album!Ready to tour the
other side the Atlantic.(NST,Swe)
NOW!!??
Actually T.L. is working on a REUNION-party in april-07.....
We´ll see what the future will bring........!!
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