TSA (band)
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| Origin | Opole, Poland |
| Genres | Rock Hard rock heavy metal |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | Metal Mind Records |
| Website | www.tsa.com.pl |
TSA is a Polish hard rock and heavy metal band.
As is the case with the vast majority of heavy metal bands with acronym-based names, there appears to have been no actual meaning behind TSA's name, although in a 2003 press release one of the founders claimed that the acronym originally meant "Tajne Stowarzyszenie Abstynentow", i.e. "“Teetotallers' Secret Association” or "Teetotallers' Anonymous."[1]
The band formed in 1979 in Opole as an initiative of guitarist Andrzej Nowak. The original line - up included also Stefan Machel (guitar), Janusz Niekrasz (bass) and Marek Kapłon (drums). TSA at first had no singer and was an instrumental band. That fact didn't prevent the band from winning "a battle of the bands" during the 1981 Jarocin Festival. During the festival the members of the band meet Marek Piekarczyk, a singer in Sektor A. He decided to join TSA as the band's vocalist. He debuted in the new role after a month, at the Pop Session festival in Sopot.
TSA's song, "Zwierzenia kontestatora" ("Confessions Of A Contestant") is used in a musical documentary "Behind the Iron Curtain", which documents the first visit of the heavy metal band, Iron Maiden to Poland and other countries of the eastern block. The song is used as background music during the scene filmed in the music club Remont
TSA's song "Marsz wilków" ("The Marching Of The Wolves") is used in a polish 1983 children's movie "Akademia Pana Kleksa" ("Academy of Mr. Kleks").
In spring 2001, after a period of disintegration at the eve of the 1990s, the band was re-activated in 'classical line-up' to continue to record and perform.
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[edit] Members
- Marek Kapłon - drums
- Stefan Machel - lead guitar
- Janusz Niekrasz - bass guitar
- Andrzej Nowak - lead guitar
- Marek Piekarczyk - vocals
[edit] Discography
- 1982 Live (Tonpress SXT 11; in 2005 re-issued on Metal Mind Records in extended, double CD version TSA Live 1982)
- 1983 TSA (Polton PLP 002)
- 1984 Spunk! (Mega Records Ton LP 2) (released in UK)
- 1984 Heavy Metal World (Polton LPP 009)
- 1985 Heavy Metal World (English version) (Mausoleum Skull 8394) (released in UK and United States)
- 1988 Rock'n'Roll (Tonpress SXT 96) POL #14[2]
- 1992 52 dla przyjaciół (Zic-Zac TIC 0017)
- 1997 The Best Of TSA (WEA/Warner Music Poland 0630-19248-2)
- 1998 Live '98 (WEA/Warner Music Poland)
- 1999 TSA w Trójce akustycznie (live album) (WEA/Warner Music Poland 3984 26940 2)
- 2004 Proceder (Metal Mind Records MMP DG 0239) POL #2[3]
- 2004 1981 (1981 live recordings) (Metal Mind Records MMP DG 0286) POL #34[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Ryszard Wolański: Leksykon Polskiej Muzyki Rozrywkowej Tom II. MTJ Agencja Artystyczna, 2003, s. 176. ISBN 83-911888-8-4
- ^ http://acharts.us/album/47524
- ^ http://acharts.us/album/47481
- ^ http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=230&lang=pl
[edit] External links
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