A blues-based hard rock band marked by clever songwriting and technical acumen, Tesla rose to fame during the pop-metal boom of the 1980s and early '90s. The band's music is equally indebted to contemporary blues and '70s-style hard rock, a fusion that helped differentiate platinum-selling albums like Mechanical Resonance (1986), The Great Radio Controversy (1989), and Psychotic Supper (1991) from their contemporaries. Despite the refreshing lack of posturing, Tesla was hit just as hard as the rest of the metal world when grunge arrived in the early '90s, resulting in a six-year hiatus before reuniting in the 2000s. Since then, the band has remained active, touring, and issuing studio albums like Forever More (2008), Simplicity (2014), and Shock (2019) that combine no-frills classic rock with bluesy pop-metal.
Love Song
Modern Day Cowboy
What You Give
Signs
Little Suzi
Changes
Hang Tough
Gettin' Better
Originally called City Kidd, they changed their name to Tesla while recording 1986’s Mechanical Resonance, adding references to inventor (and inspiration) Nikola Tesla to song titles and lyrics.
The Great Radio Controversy, their 1989 sophomore album, earned double Platinum-certification and produced their first Gold hit, “Love Song.”
Their live cover of “Signs,” from 1990’s Five Man Acoustical Jam, was a surprise Top 10 Billboard hit from a record released on a whim and recorded during touring downtime.
The band performed a sold-out show at the ARCO Arena in their hometown of Sacramento after a six-year break, and they later released a double album documenting the reunion tour, Replugged Live.
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