Tesla--Mechanical Resonance (1986)
Rating--9.1
EZ Come EZ Go--RealAudio Modern Day Cowboy--RealAudio
A fabulous debut from a band I had hoped wouldn't break up for a long, long time. However, the media of
the 90's got to them. More on that in the final review...
Tesla play straight-forward rock/metal on this disc, and
have remained true to it since. Similiar to no-frills artists such as AC/DC or heavier
Dokken, Tesla earned the respect of metal fans from various genres right from the start. They
crack forth with the whiskey-vocaled voice of Jeff Keith (think a nastier, down-home Steven Tyler), a double-barrelled guitar
crunch, and a thumping rhythm section. This debut (which some feel was the band's top spot, but every studio offering
has its own legion of "favorite album" fans), contains
a number of stellar tunes: the first-single and riff-rolling "Modern Day Cowboy," the acoustic-to-metal "Little Suzi,"
"EZ Come EZ Go" with its bass moves, and the concert-starter "Cumin' Atcha Live".
Oh, you want more? "Gettin' Better" was another single that started with slow picking before a crunch-groove, and
"Rock Me To the Top" is anthemic bliss. An extremely solid band and disc. Don't merely lump Tesla as a "hair band" because
of when its career began. Make that erroneous assumption and Mike and I may just track you down to kick some ass, bucky...
HOT CHOPS--The solo of "Little Suzi"--succinct but effective. Also, check out guitarist Skeoch and Hannon "dueling" during the solo of "Cumin' Atcha Live". The acoustic guitar intro to "Little Suzi" is another special moment, and is probably the most emotional piece on the album. Very nice...
TRACK LIST: EZ Come EZ Go/Cumin' Atcha Live/Gettin' Better/2 Late 4 Love/Rock Me to the Top/We're No Good Together/
Modern Day Cowboy/Changes/Little Suzi/Love Me/Cover Queen/Before My Eyes
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