Great Radio Controversy CD

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Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Hang Tough ~ Tesla

2. Lady Luck ~ Tesla

3. Heaven's Trail (No Way Out) ~ Tesla

4. Be A Man ~ Tesla

5. Lazy Days, Crazy Nights ~ Tesla

6. Did It For The Money ~ Tesla

7. Yesterday's Gone ~ Tesla

8. Makin' Magic ~ Tesla

9. Way It Is, The ~ Tesla

10. Flight To Nowhere ~ Tesla

11. Love Song ~ Tesla

12. Paradise ~ Tesla

13. Party's Over ~ Tesla

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Frank Hannon (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, slide guitar, piano, organ, gong, background vocals); Tommy Skeoch (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, strings, background vocals); Brian Wheat (vocals, strings); Jeff Keith (vocals); Troy Luccketta (drums, cymbals, percussion).
	Audio Mixers: Michael Barbiero; Steve Thompson .
	Recording information: Bearsville Sound Studios, Bearsville, NY.
	Photographers: Jodi Summers; Frank Hannon; Neil Zlozower; Jeff Keith; Troy Luccketta; Brian Wheat .
	For their second Geffen Records studio release, Tesla unleashed an excellent set of bluesy metal and straight-rockin' '80s arena anthems on THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY. With a title and theme derived from conflicting claims of who invented the radio made by Italian scientist and the band's namesake Guglielmo Marconi, the album strays a bit from the aqua-netted template of the glam metal era. Opting for a T-shirt and jeans image, front man Jeff Keith's sandpaper-coated vocals embody the band's emotionally energetic and slightly rootsy style. Guitarists Frank Hannon and Tommy Skeoch perfectly compliment each other's standout harmonic leads, which play nicely over Brian Wheat's solid low end and Troy Luccketta's time-keeping. This album also features the hit single "Love Song," which was a notable success for the band and received considerable MTV airplay, solidifying an ever-growing mainstream fan base.
Producer: Steve Thopmson; Barbiero; Michael Barbiero; Steve Thompson
Engineer: George Cowan; Michael Barbiero

Artist Overview

Like their eccentric namesake, the band Tesla has always operated slightly outside the mainstream. In an era when glam-metal ruled the airwaves and MTV, the hard-rocking Sacramento-based band stuck to their own brand of melodic hard rock, rife with probing lyrics, evocative imagery, and thoughtful, classical-based guitar riffs. After garnering impressive reviews for their 1986 debut, and scoring a top ten hit in 1990 with the progressively wandering opus "Love Song," the band also set a precedent by releasing an all-acoustic, mostly-covers live album that featured another top ten in the '70s protest anthem "Signs." The group put in a solid decade of recording and quietly dissolved in the mid '90s, but have reformed several times, releasing live and covers albums, as well as an iTunes-only studio album.

Compilation Appearances

	Stripped V2 The Anthems
	Now That's What I Call Power Ballads
	Monster Ballads: Ultimate Set

Technical Info

	Release Date : 02/01/1989
	Original Release Date : 1989
	Catalog ID : GED 24224
	Label : Geffen
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : AAD
	UPC : 00720642422427

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone - 3.5 Stars - Very Good

BloomReach Content

Great Radio Controversy (1989)

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