By the end of 1976, there wasn't a rock fan worth his/her
salt who couldn't gleefully recite,
word-for-eccentric-word, the hysterical list of fictional
game show prizes in The Tubes' "What Do You Want From
Life?" The theatrical roller-coaster of a song was never a
huge hit single, but regardless, it became anchored in a
late '70s-'80s pop culture understandably obsessed with the
giddy lampooning of "The Groove Tube" and "Kentucky Fried
Movie," and the foreign lunacy of "Monty Python's Flying
Circus." More importantly, it actually had something to
say.
On stage, and, later, on seven wildly varied studio album
releases, the weird and wonderful Tubes catapulted their
wry, twisted and immensly entertaining fantasies in the
early- '70s as a theater rock troupe base More...
Review about The Tubes Outside Lookin Inside | Reviewer: Anonymous
------ About the song Outside Lookin' Inside performed by The Tubes
Best vocals ever - how they made it sound like that, I don't know. You'd think it was instrumental, but you'd be wrong,,,
Timeless Sleaze Amthem | Reviewer: Vlad the Inhaler
------ About the song White Punks On Dope performed by The Tubes
The early Tubes were propelled by the musical genius of the late Vince Welnick, the production skills of Al Kooper, and Fee Waybill's over-the top consumer satire tirades and parodies. Their debut LP, which is capped off by this song, is an under-appreciated gem of prog-punk sleaze, brilliantly scored and perfectly realized. A true classic!
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