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Tesla - 20th anniversary tour of 5 Man Acoustical Jam

SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
edited February 2012 in Other Music
Wow, talk about blast from the past! In case I'm not the only one interested on this board, here's some info:

http://www.teslatheband.com/teslatheban ... &Itemid=54

Already got my tickets to the Irving Plaza NYC show :D

This was one of my alltime favourite albums ever.
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  • marcosmarcos Posts: 2,112
    That was a cool show, good record. The Great Radio Controversy is a classic!
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    marcos wrote:
    That was a cool show, good record. The Great Radio Controversy is a classic!

    You were there? :shock:
  • marcosmarcos Posts: 2,112
    Suziemay wrote:
    marcos wrote:
    That was a cool show, good record. The Great Radio Controversy is a classic!

    You were there? :shock:

    I think it was Tower Theater, I was a big Tesla fan back then, you?
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    Not a big fan, I think my sister was and I thought everything she did was cool so I might have stole her 5 Man Acoustical Jam cassette and played it over and over again :D
  • Empty GlassEmpty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    marcos wrote:
    Suziemay wrote:
    marcos wrote:
    That was a cool show, good record. The Great Radio Controversy is a classic!

    You were there? :shock:

    I think it was Tower Theater, I was a big Tesla fan back then, you?

    It was at the Trocadero :D
    I've met Rob

    DEGENERATE FUK

    This place is dead

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  • bobasfeetbobasfeet Posts: 1,126
    very underrated and misclassified rock n' roll band
  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Empty Glass wrote:
    marcos wrote:
    I think it was Tower Theater, I was a big Tesla fan back then, you?

    It was at the Trocadero :D

    Right. Much smaller venue.

    I loved this album back in the day. It was one of the only "butt rock" albums I listened to (if you could call it that).
  • marcosmarcos Posts: 2,112
    bobasfeet wrote:
    very underrated and misclassified rock n' roll band

    I agree. They got put in the hair metal group but probably should have been in the somewhat progressive rock/metal. I just know they were way too talented for the hair metal groups. The Great Radio Controversy still holds up, wish I was seeing them again, they put on such a good show.
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    You could technically see them again...

    http://www.ticketmaster.com/Tesla-tickets/artist/736277

    :mrgreen:
  • marcosmarcos Posts: 2,112
    Suziemay wrote:
    You could technically see them again...

    http://www.ticketmaster.com/Tesla-tickets/artist/736277

    :mrgreen:

    Thanks for the tip, wish it was the Troc again, but cash is tight, man I wish I was back at work :cry:
  • PatrickBatemanPatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    bobasfeet wrote:
    very underrated and misclassified rock n' roll band
    agree...it's too bad they got lumped in with the hair metal genre....saw them 3 times back in the day
    If a man speaks in a forest and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
  • BLACK35BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,754
    Suziemay wrote:
    Wow, talk about blast from the past! In case I'm not the only one interested on this board, here's some info:

    http://www.teslatheband.com/teslatheban ... &Itemid=54

    Already got my tickets to the Irving Plaza NYC show :D

    This was one of my alltime favourite albums ever.

    agree. I haven't listened to this this cd since I was about 17, might have to dig it out today :)
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  • bobasfeetbobasfeet Posts: 1,126
    My old band opened for them once...it was past their prime but I was still stoked...Frank Hannon was a mess at the time.
  • marcosmarcos Posts: 2,112
    Just pulled out my VHS of this show, it was a really cool concert. I really need the DVD as VHS is just shit, can't believe that was the thing 20 years ago.
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    i still have this on cassette lol...it is one of my favorite albums. i remember being obsessed with learing the extended intro to love song on my guitar, it is one of the first things i ever learned to play.

    they were just here at pop's last week and i did not find out about it until the day after :(
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  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    Yeah, Tesla was one of those few bands of the hair metal era that was unfairly lumped in with the big hair lot. They and Cinderella had a more lasting sound, a more bluesy classic rock type sound. Tesla just played here last week but I couldn't make it.
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    How do we define hair metal?
    Everyone claims that their fav 80's rock/metal band is 'unfairly lumped into the hair metal genre'....

    KISS? They were around before hair metal - they don't fit the bill....
    Crue? They made makeup and spandex mainstream onTheatre of Pain, but they transcended their followers, can't call them hair metal...
    Skid Row? Sebastien Bach is one of the greatest vocalists ever! They're so much more than hair metal...
    Tesla? They were great musicians, how can you lump them in with Poison?
    Cinderella? Too bluesy to be hair metal
    tesla1987promophoto.jpg
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-LRLdrG-IM

    If we define it as a look, ALL of the above bands are somewhat guilty..But I think they all kick ass, personally...
    Love this album, hope they make it up here...Tesla is a great band, I've seen them four or five times....best duelling guitar solos ever!
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    Just came back from the Irving Plaza show. They were AMAZING!!! I don't know what I was expecting. I've never seen them live and really only know the stuff on the 5 Man Acoustical Jam album so I was really going for sentimental reasons because I stole my sister's cassette at some point and played it till it broke. Or got lost.

    Go see them if they come to a town near you. You won't regret it. :mrgreen::mrgreen:
  • CAVSTARR313CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    Do this, don't do that..
    None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free.
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  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    Caveeze wrote:
    Do this, don't do that..
    CAN'T YOU READ THE SIGN... :mrgreen::mrgreen:
  • CAVSTARR313CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    Long-haired freaky people need not apply..

    I loved this song when I was a kid!!! :D
    None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free.
    Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    The most awesome part about the show was just how happy they all were!
    Brian Wheat is like a giant teddy bear, I wanted to run on stage and hug him :mrgreen::mrgreen:
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    So I got me a pen and a paper and I made up my own fuckin' sign :mrgreen::mrgreen:

    I LOVE Love Song. They sounded amazing, exactly like the album. I might venture to say better too, because all good bands sound better live :mrgreen::mrgreen:
  • Yellow LedbellyYellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    Man I'd love to see this. Great band. I bought the five man DVD within the last year. So good
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

    They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    Any chance you are near any of these cities:
    http://teslatheband.com/upcoming-shows/
  • Yellow LedbellyYellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    Suziemay wrote:
    Any chance you are near any of these cities:
    http://teslatheband.com/upcoming-shows/
    Actually yes. I looked last night and I do believe I saw Biloxi on there. 3 hours and I'm there.
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

    They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    Yellow Ledbelly wrote:
    Suziemay wrote:
    Any chance you are near any of these cities:
    http://teslatheband.com/upcoming-shows/
    Actually yes. I looked last night and I do believe I saw Biloxi on there. 3 hours and I'm there.
    DO IT!! :D:D
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    Some videos from the Irving Plaza show, hoping for some other ones with better video to emerge. The audio on these are pretty good!

    Signs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... Pv4rdfxoj0
    What You Give: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... Lw1uRzShiI
    Better Off Without You: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c8ct_xRFf0
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