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{{Infobox album
| name       = Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[T.S.O.L.]]
| cover      = T.S.O.L. - Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads cover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = January 8, 2009
| recorded   = December 17–24, 2008, at Hurley Studios, California
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Punk rock]]
| length     = 29:39
| label      = [[Hurley International|Hurley]]
| producer   = [[David Bianco (producer)|David Bianco]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/life-liberty-the-pursuit-of-free-downloads|title=Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Free Downloads|website=edmontonjournal}}</ref>
| prev_title = [[Divided We Stand (album)|Divided We Stand]]
| prev_year  = 2003
| next_title = [[The Trigger Complex]]
| next_year  = 2017
}}
{{album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/life-liberty-the-pursuit-of-free-downloads-mw0001785125|title=Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads - T.S.O.L. &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref>
|rev2 = Punknews.org
|rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/8128/tsol-life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-free-downloads|title=T.S.O.L. - Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads|website=www.punknews.org|date=13 March 2009 }}</ref>
}}
'''''Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads''''' is a studio album by American [[punk rock]] band [[T.S.O.L.]] released in 2009 to coincide with the band's thirtieth anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tsol-mn0000004451/biography|title=T.S.O.L. &#124; Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/soundbites/Content?oid=1148934|title=Soundbites|first=Stephen|last=Seigel|website=Tucson Weekly}}</ref> The album was released for free as a download through [[Hurley International|Hurley]]; Hurley's website hosted video of the band recording the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2008/12/orange-county-rockers-tsol-reunite/|title=Orange County Rockers T.S.O.L. Reunite!|date=December 12, 2008|website=Spin}}</ref> The band asked that fans consider donating to charity the money that they would have spent on purchasing the album.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tjO5DAAAQBAJ&dq=Life%2C+Liberty+&pg=PA40|title=The Politics of Punk: Protest and Revolt from the Streets|first=David A.|last=Ensminger|date=August 11, 2016|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9781442254459|via=Google Books}}</ref>
==Production==
Hurley funded the production of the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/tsol-front-man-keeps-anarchic-spirit-burning/Content?oid=2945765|title=T.S.O.L. front man keeps anarchic spirit burning|first=Chris|last=Parker|website=Oklahoma Gazette}}</ref> It built a studio in one of its warehouses, where the band recorded in December 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-xpm-2009-01-08-dpt-tsol01092009-story.html|title=Pursuing freedoms|date=January 8, 2009|website=Daily Pilot}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
[[AllMusic]] wrote that "the key weapon [is] busy keyboardist Greg Kuehn, [who] floors yet again, working off Ron Emory's spider web of neo-psych guitars, while extroverted Jack Grisham remains uniquely charismatic, even when not dominating a stage".<ref name="auto"/>
==Track listing==
#"Come Into My Nightmare" – 3:26
#"She's Got a Bomb" – 2:17
#"Modern Girl" – 3:00
#"The Pain That We Go Through" – 3:07
#"We're Together" – 2:45
#"Go to Bed Sleepy" – 3:19
#"Love That Mess" – 2:24
#"Wait For Me" – 3:00
#"What Stephanie Wants" – 3:19
#"Someone Like You" – 3:02
==Personnel==
*Ron Emory – guitars
*Mike Roche – bass
*Greg Kuehn – keys
*Jack Grisham – vocals
*[[Anthony "Tiny" Biuso]] (Tiny Bubs) – drums
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