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Five stars. It is simply a great album all by itself. If you were over 13 years old when this album was released and you were into mainstream rock at the time, you have to admit, this album was an unbelievable breath of fresh air. Forget the trend it set with the unplugged thing. Pick it up.
If she can. That MTV jumped on the bandwagon just shows how shallow and devoid of any originality the modern music industry really has become. This makes no sense to me at all. You want my respect. Ugh.
Let's see Joan Baez plug into a screaming Marshall stack and ride the lightning. I love Tesla, but this album I see as an abomination. I really despise the whole "unplugged" fad. Why do bands fool themselves into thinking that they have to "unplug" and "go acoustic" in order to have any credibility. Why is it necessary to take a totally awesome, totally rockin' band, and make them sit down and pluck away as if they are frustrated folk singers.
These "acoustic" versions add nothing to the original songs, and it's just a cheap and lazy way to put out more product for easily satisfied and non-discriminating consumers.
However, it will not play at all in the car. The whole reason i bought this cd was to be able to listen to it in my car. Lower quality cd's and cd's that are made at home quality will not play on my cd player, so I thought by ordering them on Amazon I would get new cd's that were good quality.
Classic. Great ambiance and a really full sound. They proved to be much more than anything in their league in the late 80's with this cd. Something everyone can enjoy. I really love this cd. A first of its kind (now everyone has done an acoustic cd). excellent for background music while having some beers with friends.
"Lodi" is done very well and then the song that essentially launched the cd, as well as the band, is "Signs". then you will like this.Like I said, I am not a big fan but b/c of this cd, I would see them live any day. It still maintains a protest aura to it but the accoustic treatment makes it grittier and it rocks out harder. This live album, along with the accoustic format, helped to distinguish Tesla from the hair metal bands of the era. I like how they could not resist plugging in for the guitar solo.Overall, you do not have to be a fan of this band to enjoy this cd.
I think what hurt them is that they were categorized with the all the goofy hair metal bands but they were more in the vein of your classic 70's style rock and roll band. They do not just play "Truckin", rather they segue into it. They take this marginal 60's era protest song and put their stamp of it. If you like any classic rock Led Zep, CCR, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, Aerosmith etc. I am not a big Tesla fan but this is a great album.
Tesla did not do much after this cd so this acts as an excellent greatest hits compilation as well.Besides their own work, the covers are good and interesting selections. Tesla made the song their own.As far as the accoustic format, the song "Love Song" showcases the musicianship of the band.
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