The RISE & UGLY FALL of TESLA

The Rise and Fall of Tesla in the late 80's and mid 90's.

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[rnrtruestories]

What other bands and/or topics should i cover?

[terryrollins]

Tesla never fell, they're on a slick trip and always ready to kick ass 💖

[traviswilcox]

Tesla is an underrated rock band, many great songs on all their albums.

[inspirationalquote]

The Great Radio Controversy is one of my favourite albums from that era/genre.

[BigTimeRushFan]

Mechanical Resonance never left my cassette deck the entire summer of 1987. Been a huge fan since, and have seen the band play live over several decades in several different states.

[DclanSnipingTeam]

I'd have to strongly disagree with the word "fall". They've released 7 great albums since 2000(where you've ended the video). They are still touring and kicking a$$, going on 44 years now! One of the greatest of all time!

[michaelsasse]

Back in the day when you could google "Tesla" and the band wasn't buried in pages of throw-away cars. Their acoustic version of "paradise" was amazing.

[menom]

I was a HUMONGOUS TESLA FAN! I listened to them daily, all through my High-school years! Went to see em for the first time when they were opening up for David-Lee Roth after he left VH! They sounded just as awesome Live, as they did on tape back then! I still listen to all their tracks on my I-tunes to this day! Awesome group!

[MNskins]

One thing you can take to bank about Tesla, you’ll never hear any musicians or hard rock fans say anything bad about Tesla. Never!

[timlewis]

I was dying for a great rock ‘n’ roll band in the late 80s and early 90s. Tesla and the black Crowes renewed my love for rock ‘n’ roll. Those first four Tesla albums were fantastic.

[trendmassacre]

Tesla's first 4 albums (including Bust A Nut) are such excellent albums!

[Silversmith]

Troys drumming is so great. His kick doubles changed the way my 17 year old self played drums. I can hear them right now, a double on the bass drum followed by singles on the snare, you know what I mean!

[allendean]

I’ve known Frankie since high school. My guitarist, Vince Garcia, and Frank were very close, and we spent many a summer day at his house, playing guitar and listening to albums….
We were playing out at the same time as them, doing many shows at the O. We never played with them, because we were more metal, and it just never happened.
All great guys, down to earth and a testament to how cool things are in the 916!

[bluecollartradesman]

Tesla is my favourite band. Very underrated. White Lion is another band from that era that I am fond of.

[rickw]

Fucking LOVE Tesla. Been a fan since 86 and have seen them on every tour. Just saw them 2 months ago in fact. Took my daughter. As good if not better live than on their albums!!

[Malama_Ki]

Their name alone did more for the recognition of the genius of Nikola Tesla than 12 years of public school education. Tesla discovered how to tap free electricity ala ancient Egypt, and Edison figured out how to make everyone pay a light bill. Big difference that we still have through pure greed. JP Morgan screwed him big time.

[Malama_Ki]

‘We’re no good together’ is one of the best mournful breakup songs of all time. Getting Better is one of the most positive messaged songs to come out of the 80’s.

[robert.m]

I too saw Tesla with Def Leppard. Both bands definitely surpassed what I thought I was going to see. I initially thought both bands were too bubblegum. But really enjoyed seeing they were both good musicians that could jam too. I really liked the rotating stage set up in the middle of the arena. That I thought was the best way to see the whole band at differing ares with the stage rotating. It made it so much more enjoyable.

[basking_in_it]

I grew up in the Sacramento area when these guys were Earthshaker and City Kidd. I remember being at a party when they were going by Earthshaker and I thought they were such an excellent band. Had no idea they would become such a big band. Saw them as City Kidd at the Oasis Ballroom, Rock Factory, and the like, in Sacramento back in the day. Sacramento fans were so proud when they got signed and made an album. I've seen them a few times in their later years, and they're still great in concert. Lots of energy, especially when they come back to Sac and always so gracious to their hometown fans.

[ruipacheco]

I was never into this type of sound, I was raised on Punk, Metal, and then Grunge... But back in the early 90's a good friend of mine showed me "Psychotic Supper" - I still have it on tape and I still listen to it from time to time (and was really happy to know they are still around!). I even started to dig a bit into Nikolai Tesla's history! And yes, very underrated band!! Cheers from Portugal.