Tesla

I've been a fan of The Great Radio Controversy since back in high school when it came out. But nothing else of theirs really interested me until recent months. I heard Modern Day Cowboy and was hooked. Today I'm listening to Bust A Nut for the first time. This album is incredible! How did I not like this when it came out?!?!

I still like TGRC the best, but man this band can really dish out the rock and roll!

I discovered them by their first album "Mechanical Resonance".  I loved every track on that album.  When "The Great Radio Controversy" came out a few years later I found that nearly all of it was fantastic as well.  Kind of lost track of the band after that, but about a decade ago I found a cheap used copy of "Psychotic Supper" and found about half of it enjoyable... pretty much the exact same thing happened with "Bust a Nut" a few years after that.  
I've borrowed copies of some of their more recent albums (both Real to Reel albums and Forever More)...but just couldn't muster enough interest to actually purchase them.

Yep, first for me to. We were visiting my brother at Christmas in Michigan and I heard it on the great WRIF. Modern Day Cowboy had me hooked. The first album is the best, not a bad song on it.

Here is a recent tune and it's pretty good but I haven't heard anything else



And I thought this was odd but Jeff did country for a bit and it was very traditional.

Love Tesla. While some albums stand out more then others they have no bad albums.

Black Rider wrote:Love Tesla. While some albums stand out more then others they have no bad albums.

Totally agree. I think Forever More is their most underrated album.

I love this band, own every record. Congrats to the dude that discovered Bust a Nut. I actually liked Into The Now better than Forevermore, and Forevermore more than Simplicity.

And Jeff Keith can sing ANYTHING. Get both Reel to Reels (their cover albums) to find out.

Yep, the Reel To Reel albums are awesome one of the best collection of cover songs ever. I love their version of War Pigs and Do You Feel Like We Do but both are excellent albums.

Love me some Tesla. Those first 4 studio albums are killer. I’d rank them:

1. Psychotic Supper 
2. The Great Radio Controversy
3. Bust a Nut
4. Mechanical Resonance

Great band with one of my favorite twin guitar attacks in rock. 

Hot take: Tesla>GnR

Also, does anyone else think Jamie Rowe and Jeff Keith (in his prime) sound similar? (I think JR is a bit better, though).

I bought "Mechanical Resonance" when it came out.  It stood out back then even though the hard rock and metal scene had gotten very crowded and thrash made it's ascendency.

Overall they have been a very talented band.  Live they are consistently good.
And their music sounds straightforward for the most part but they pull off some very tricky rhythms and guitar solos which are more sophisticated musically than they might sound at first.

The two guitarists (Frank and Tommy, I think?) also had very different styles, which was compelling to me.

I saw Tesla play a small club in Central Pennsylvania, they were billing themselves as The Sofakings. I had no idea that I was going to see Tesla. This was at some point in the 90's.