TESLA LYRICS

not Live! please!!!! | Reviewer: Nicole
------ About the song Love Song performed by Tesla

I loved this song from the very first time I heard it. It's also been used in a couple teenage funerals I've attended, and always pulls at me when I hear it. My problem is that the lyric's listed are from the "Five man acoustical Jam" Album, and this is a live recording. For purposes of
singing this song properly with a recording I believe the original lyrics should be listed...not a live version that no one will be singing!

Not LIVE Please. | Reviewer: nicole
------ About the song Love Song performed by Tesla

The lyrics posted are from "five man acoustical jam". This is a live recording. When looking for lyrics to sing, I find this not helpful at all since the whole timing of the song would be off and you would be talking to an audience that is not there. Could we just post the original lyrics please. thank you!

A song worth listening to. | Reviewer: Jeff
------ About the song Only You performed by Tesla

This song, like many from Tesla, is a song that relates and draws your attention not only to just the sounds and lyrics, but to the meaning of the song as a whole. For example, you push play, kick back, song starts playing, music surrounding you, your mind starts filling with thoughts that take you back, or forward with kind of passion or some sense of feeling that moves you. All of a sudden, you are creating a video in your mind of this song that every time you hear it, the music takes you back into that moment, again and again.

I love Tesla's music, have since I picked up their first many years ago, and without a doubt, I think their music holds true to them more than most bands will ever come to understand with their own.

Your music is truely a gift to all those who hear it.

Thanks

Biography | Reviewer: lezich
------ About artist/band Tesla

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Although Tesla emerged during the glory days of hair metal, they never completely fit the spirit of the times. Their music was well-produced pop-metal, to be sure, but they never indulged in the glammed-up excess that made cartoons out of many of their peers. Instead, Tesla's music was bluesy, no-frills, '70s-style hard rock; it concentrated more on solid musicianship than enormous, arena-ready choruses (or hairdos), and it had a noticeable grit -- not so much the urban sleaze of Guns N' Roses, but a grounded attitude and a genuine affection for old-school hard rock. Despite their refreshing lack of posturing, Tesla was just as hard-hit as the rest of the pop-metal world when grunge wiped out classic-style hard rock, but they did produce one of the more respectable bodies of work of the era.

Tesla was formed in Sacramento, CA, in 1985, out of an earlier, locally popular group called City Kidd which dated back to 1982. Tesla's lineup featured vocalist Jeff Keith, the underrated guitar tandem of Frank Hannon and Tommy Skeoch, bassist Brian Wheat, and drummer Troy Luccketta. At management's suggestion, the band named itself after the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla, who pioneered the radio but was given only belated credit for doing so. After playing several showcases in Los Angeles, Tesla quickly scored a deal with Geffen and released their debut album, Mechanical Resonance, in 1986; it produced a minor hard rock hit in "Modern Day Cowboy," reached the Top 40 on the album charts, and eventually went platinum. However, it was the follow-up, 1989's The Great Radio Controversy, that truly broke the band. The first single, "Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)," was another hit with hard rock audiences, setting the stage for the second single, a warm, comforting ballad called "Love Song" which substituted a dash of hippie utopianism for the usual power ballad histrionics. "Love Song" hit the pop Top Ten and made the band stars, pushing The Great Radio Controversy into the Top 20 and double-platinum sales figures; the follow-up single, "The Way It Is," was also something of a hit.

In keeping with their unpretentious, blue-collar roots, Tesla responded to stardom not by aping the glam theatrics of their tourmates, but by stripping things down. The idea behind 1990's Five Man Acoustical Jam was virtually unheard of -- a pop-metal band playing loose, informal acoustic versions of their best-known songs in concert, plus a few favorite covers ('60s classics by the Beatles, Stones, CCR, and others). Fortunately, Tesla's music was sturdy enough to hold up when its roots were exposed, and one of the covers -- "Signs," an idealistic bit of hippie outrage by the Five Man Electrical Band -- became another Top Ten hit, as well as the band's highest-charting single. Not only did Five Man Acoustical Jam reach the Top 20 and go platinum, but it also helped directly inspire MTV's Unplugged series, both with its relaxed vibe and its reminder that acoustic music could sound vital and energetic.

The studio follow-up to The Great Radio Controversy, Psychotic Supper, was released in 1991 and quickly became another platinum hit. It didn't produce any singles quite as successful as "Love Song" or "Signs," but it did spin off the greatest number of singles of any Tesla album: "Edison's Medicine," "Call It What You Want," "What You Give," "Song and Emotion." Perhaps that was partly because Tesla's workmanlike hard rock didn't sound ridiculous if it was played on rock radio alongside the new crop of Seattle bands. But regardless, the winds of change were blowing, and by the time Tesla returned with their 1994 follow-up, Bust a Nut, those winds had blown pretty much any new blue-collar hard rock off the airwaves. Bust a Nut did sell over 800,000 copies -- an extremely respectable showing, given the musical climate of 1994, and a testament to the fan base Tesla had managed to cultivate over the years. But all was not well within the band. Tommy Skeoch had been battling an addiction to tranquilizers, and his problems worsened to the point where he was asked to leave the band in 1995.

Tesla attempted to continue as a quartet for a time, but the chemistry had been irreparably altered, and they broke up in 1996. Most of the bandmembers began playing with smaller outfits, none of which moved beyond a local level. When Skeoch's health improved, the band staged a small-scale reunion in 2000, which quickly became full-fledged. In the fall of 2001, the group released a two-disc live album, Replugged Live, which documented their reunion tour. Into the Now, which was co-produced by Michael Rosen (Testament, AFI), appeared in March 2004. A collection of '70s covers called Real to Reel arrived in 2007. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

rock pure ans simple | Reviewer: Anonymous
------ About the song What You Give performed by Tesla

when it come on, you want to hear it everytime. thats rock and roll in it's purest form. this is like a slow ride on a motorcycle on a warm day.

rock pure and simple | Reviewer: Barry
------ About the song What You Give performed by Tesla

when it come on, you want to hear it everytime. thats rock and roll in it's purest form. this is like a slow ride on a motorcycle on a warm day.

Why aren't there songs like this anymore? | Reviewer: James
------ About the song What You Give performed by Tesla

This song, every time I hear it reminds me of a very special dear friend of mine. It makes me happy to think that maybe it reminds others of special people too. Giving is DEFINATELY what it's all about, and I just wish there could be more songs like this to put fond memoriesin people's heads, and remind them that love is worth the sharing.

SPOKEN WORDS AT THE OF THE SONG | Reviewer: Doug JOHNSON
------ About the song What You Give performed by Tesla

I cannot figure what he is saying at the very end of the song. Could you please find out what the spoken words at the end of the are.

Thanks

Doug J

Rock ON! | Reviewer: Anonymous
------ About the song Heaven's Trail (No Way Out) performed by Tesla

This song still ROCKS!

day by day | Reviewer: unclefrank22801
------ About the song Come to Me performed by Tesla

this is typical Tesla, boys and girls. Hard core rock with a sweet set of lyrics to back up this great band.

Come to Tesla and let them rock you into the now !

Tesla's Might Mouse Is The Real Deal !!! | Reviewer: Anonymous
------ About the song Mighty Mouse performed by Tesla

What A Fantastic Rock Track From The Sacramento's Biggest Band Ever. Give This Cut A Listen These Guys Still Rock & Roll Today. Thought & Musical Talent Brings This Super Hero To Life Once Again. Do Not Miss This & All The Great Tracks On Their Latest Release Into The Now.
Thanks
Hubcat Radio

Tesla has not lost a single step. | Reviewer: Anonymous
------ About the song Heaven Nine Eleven performed by Tesla

Tesla hasn't lost a single step after the long layoff. They picked up right where they left off. This song rocks! Great lyrics and great melody. The production of this album is great, too. The guitars sound great. The drums sound great. The bass sounds great. It's been a while since I've heard a good old fashion hard rock album and this is it! Great stuff!

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