Tesla is a hard rock band. It was created in America, California back in 1984. When created, they were referred to as "City Kidd". However, they decided to change the name already during the preparation of their first disc "Mechanical Resonance" in 86.
Then the original line-up of the band included: lead singer Jeff Keith, two talented guitarists Frank Hannon and Tommy Skeoch, bass player Brian Wheat and drum master Troy Luccketta.
The songs of the guys then already differed from other performers of the same musical direction. During the initial development period, the group went on tour with the famous David Lee Roth. Also Def Leppard, and as a result, their style of performance was distorted, calling it "glam metal". And this did not quite fit with the original idea of executing the command.
Promotion of the Tesla team
The second album was called "The Great Radio Controversy", and was more popular than the first. Now the group became more famous, it had its fans and fans. The single “Love Song” turned out to be the most promoted, which became the hallmark of musicians in the 80s.
Tesla releases the next CD in 1990 with live concert recordings. They contained the world famous singles in instrumental form "Comin' Atcha Live", "Gettin' Better" and "Modern Day Cowboy". Tesla also decided to record a cover of the hit "Signs". It was originally created by the Five Man Electrical Band.
A year later, the musicians release the next third disc called "Psychotic Supper". A few years later it was re-released in Japan and already contained the previously unreleased tracks "Rock the Nation", "I Ain't Superstitious" and "Run, Run, Run".
Talented musicians released their fourth disc "Bust a Nut" in 94. It will also be re-released in Japan, including the band's song Led Zeppelin "The Ocean".
Almost immediately after the release of this album, one of the guitarists, namely Tommy Skjoch, left the band. The reason was his addiction to drugs. He returned several times after treatment, but soon decided to leave the musical group once and for all.
6 year break
Tesla decided to take a break from creativity and leave the music career for a while. Six years later, in 2000, the musicians gather again to perform at a music show in the city of Sacramento. The guys go on a national tour with many other rock music bands in 2002. The tour was called "Rock Never Stops Tour".
Two years later, the team released the fifth disc "Into the Now". It was enthusiastically received by fans and the media. In the charts, he took a good place, 30th line.
In the summer of 2007, an album of cover versions "Real to Reel" was recorded. It was released on two CDs.
Then the guys decided to go on a world tour, for the first time in their career. And they started with Japan, Australia and Europe. The next summer in 2008, the musicians performed at several concerts in the Americas and Europe, becoming incredibly popular after them.
The producer of the team at that time was Terry Thomas. He helped Tesla release the "Forever More" CD recorded by Tesla Electric Company Recordings. He immediately started from the 33rd line of the American chart.
In 2010, the troupe's only and such an expensive studio building burned down, but this could not stop the guys in any way. Six months later, they performed at car competitions, and also released an acoustic CD "Twisted Wires and the Acoustic Sessions".
Explosive return of Tesla
In 2014, the musicians were able to make an incredible breakthrough in their work: they recorded the disc "Simplicity", which was full of new ideas, radiated amazing energy and attracted more and more listeners and fans. It is the group's seventh studio album. Many admit that it was a brilliant return of an already elderly, experienced team of musicians.
They themselves created new material for this disc, but not without outside help. It was provided by the famous Tom Zutaut, who had previously also put his hand to the work of musicians. Each composition on this album is unique, it has its own history, unique sound and soul.
The track "Taste My Pain" was created incredibly quickly. Within two days it was recorded at J Street Recorders, which is almost a record for such a hit. It has a characteristic sound for a hard metal band and fully embodies the essence of the musicians.
Guitarist Frank Hannon himself admitted that by the time this disc was created, the musicians had already matured as creative personalities. They worked together perfectly for so many years and were ready to create and create such compositions that would definitely become legendary.
So the guitarist added that a track called “MP3” will lay the foundation, which starts with a smooth melody, gradually developing into heavy and percussive music. The song says that people really need simplicity, freedom, a strong family and traditional values.
The album was brought to its final form by a real musical legend - Michael Wagener. He participated in the creation of such musical legends as Metallica, Accept, Skid Row, Ozzy Osbourne and many other stars of the world stage.
