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[[Image:Option 30.jpg|thumb|Album Cover]]'''Option 30''' was founded in 1982 by Tim "TK " Smith on guitars and vocals, Jim Nordstrom on bass and saxophone, Todd Nero on drums, and teenager a teenage [[Trent Reznor]] as a vocalist on keyboards and keyboardistvocals. Following Reznor's departure from the band in 1984, Option 30 continued as a trio until their split and later a duo when Nero left the group in 1986the late 1980s. ==This was Reznor''Option 30''==The s first band has only released one album consisting of demos from 1983, except for a live recording of "Ice House." The album and his time in it was re-released in 1997 followed by Shriek Records, with bonus interview clips with the band from 1984. Soon after a stint in [[Nine Inch NailsThe Urge]] fan website linked to the Shriek Records website, it vanished; only 1000 copies were pressed, and they are extremely hard to find.

Despite his later career, Reznor had little songwriting input; all songs were written == Discography ==The first release by Smith Option 30 was a self-titled CD released in 1997 on Shriek Records. It consists of demos and Nordstroman interview at a college radio station in Edinboro, with Pennsylvania, recorded in the exception summer of "Ice House" (a cover 1983. Only 1000 copies of the album were made. After a song by [[Nine Inch Nails]] website linked to Shriek's site, the label seemed to have disappeared. Since the band Icehouse), "Lies" (a cover release of a song by The Thompson Twins)the CD, two albums were released digitally on the Timothy K. Smith Bandcamp page: ''Option 30: Live'' and ''Option 30: Almost''. Reznor is featured on the latter, playing keyboards on "Der KommissarNo Way Out" (a cover, with English lyrics, of a song by Falco).

Reznor had little to no input in the songwriting process, as most of the songs were written by Nordstrom and Smith. In addition to the original songs on the album, there are also three covers: "Icehouse" (originally recorded by Icehouse), "Der Kommissar" (originally recorded in German by Falco, covered with English lyrics by After The Fire), and "Lies" (originally by Thompson Twins). ===Track Self-titled CD track listing===# "Ice HouseIcehouse" – 4:24

*[http[wp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_30 Option 30 |Option 30]] at Wikipedia]*[httphttps://myspacetimothyksmithtribute.bandcamp.com/tksmithproject Official Timothy K. Smith Group MySpace Bandcamp page]

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