Hit and Run

T.S.O.L.

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1987
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Restless Records
• ASIN: B000003BI6
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #68,330 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hair metal? I think not., July 12, 2008

By	Justin Gaines "Corporate Rocker" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I suppose I understand part of why the 1987 TSOL album Hit and Run somehow get stuck with the "hair metal" label. A couple of the guys do have pretty ridiculous hair on the album cover. Still, all you have to do is listen to the album once to know that this is definitely not a hair metal album. Of course it's not the angry punk TSOL everyone was used to either.

Hit and Run is a tough, blues-based rock album, and a good one at that. It's actually not that far removed from what you hear on Change Today?, just in a more straightforward hard rock setting. There are certainly none of the glam trappings and inane lyrics of the hair metal scene (and I say this as an unabashed fan of the hair metal scene). It's the best kind of barroom rock, and you can totally understand how Duff McKagan (or was it Steven Adler) would sport a TSOL shirt in an early Guns n' Roses video.

I realize none of this is going to convince a punk guy to like this album, but writing this album off because you don't like the hairstyles means overlooking a really good rock album for a pretty stupid reason.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I love this album!, November 19, 2005

By	Patrick F. West "pdub121769" (Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Someone compared them to Haoni sucks please! This a great album from start to finish good riffs not to complicated and not to simple and boring! Reminds me more of early AC/DC with the blusey influence and Cinderella's garage raspy vocal sound! If you like good rock and roll(not so much punk, but still a punk vibe around it) with a bite this is for you! Strange love also is good and kind of a continuation of this album!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moody Brilliance, October 8, 2005

By	W. Brett Hooper "Raiderblack" (San Jose, Ca USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

People like to dismiss this version of T.S.O.L. as not original, but who cares. This line up and this album were gold. Every song on this gem gives the listener a unique view into what this band could have been if they only took the time and had the will to refine their sound. Instead they reversed course and ended their progression after this album. The vocals are spot on, the melodies will grab you and keep you entranced and the lyrics are a bit dark and moody, and the overall vibe will put you in rock n roll heaven from the first song to the last!