Tag: Tommy Skeoch
0 Tesla – Twisted Wires (2011)
Tesla is back with their latest offering Twisted Wires.
Twisted Wires offers fans acoustic versions of some of Tesla’s classic tunes. Half of the songs recorded feature former Tesla guitarist Tommy Skeoch, the other half Dave Rude.
I have to be honest, I have mixed feeling about this release. While I love Tesla, I can’t say that Twisted Wires feels like an essential release.
The two new songs “2nd Street” are “Better Off Without You” are pretty good, but I wouldn’t rate them amongst Tesla’s best works. I did like Tesla’s rendition of the Climax Blues Band’s tune “I Love You”.
The acoustic versions of the songs are good, but some of the songs lose their power by unplugging them. A perfect example is the song “Hang Tough” which I have heard hundreds of times prior to this acoustic version. This song really loses its energy without those blazing solos from Frank Hannon and Tommy Skeoch. The acoustic version isn’t bad, but it just isn’t as good. I felt that was about a few of the songs on Twisted Wires.
I did like hearing the acoustic versions of “Shine Away” and my all time favorite Tesla tune “Song and Emotion”.
Overall, Twisted Wires isn’t a bad CD, but your enjoyment of it will greatly depend on how big of a Tesla fan you are. I am a huge fan of the band, so needless to say, I will buy anything they put out. While I enjoyed this CD, I thought it was good, but not great.
It will definitely hold me over until the next Tesla CD comes out.
Rating:
Out of 10
Track Listing:
1. Into the Now
2. Hang Tough
3. 2nd Street
4. Edison’s Medicine
5. What You Give
6. Better Off Without You
7. Shine Away
8. I Love You
9. Changes
10. Lot To Lose
11. Caught In a Dream
12. Song and Emotion
Tesla is:
Jeff Keith – vocals
Brian Wheat – vocals, bass
Frank Hannon – vocals, guitar, piano
Troy Luccketta – drums, percussion
Dave Rude – guitar
Tommy Skeoch – guitar
5 Tesla – Bust A Nut (Release Year – 1994)
In 1994, hard rock was on life support. Unless a band was wearing flannel and sung about how much their life sucked, chances are they didn’t get any airplay.
During this time, Tesla managed to sneak out one of their better releases. Sadly, Bust A Nut fell under the radar for many rock fans.
Bust A Nut, is one of Tesla’s heavier records, but their are plenty of tunes on this disc that are very much in the style that Tesla fans have grown accustomed to.
The first three songs on Bust a Nut have the heaviest guitar riffs, I have ever heard Frank Hannon and Tommy Skeoch record, but Jeff Keith’s raspy voice has a way of keeping Tesla’s music from venturing too far into the metal realm.
Bust a Nut has several hits that Tesla often performs live including Try So Hard, Shine Away, and the excellent Mama’s Fool.
There are some other excellent heavy cuts including Action Talks, Cry and Earth Mover. This album also features the Tesla live staple, A Lot To Lose.
If the album has any faults, it would be the Joe South cover song, Games People Play, which doesn’t really fit the mood of the album, in my opinion. The song is good, but it seems out of place.
Out of the entire Tesla discography, only Mechanical Resonance gets more airplay from me. Bust a Nut is a killer heavy record that should be in the collection of every hard rock fan. You can find copies of this record, for next to nothing at Amazon.com.
Rating:
Out of 10
Track Listing:
1. The Gate/ Invited
2. Solution
3. Shine Away
4. Try So Hard
5. She Want She Want
6. Need Your Lovin’
7. Action Talks
8. Mama’s Fool
9. Cry
10. Earth Mover
11. A Lot To Lose
12. Rubberband
13. A Wonderful World
14. Games People Play
Tesla is:
Vocals – Jeff Keith
Guitars – Frank Hannon
Guitars – Tommy Skeoch
Bass – Brian Wheat
Drums – Troy Luccketta
33 Tommy Skeoch Takes a Dig at Tesla
An exclusive track recorded by ex-TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch can be downloaded at this location.During his appearance on the February 16 edition of “The Classic Metal Show”, which was hosted by Skeoch and some of his friends, Tommy pulled out a guitar and performed “I Left The Circus” live in studio. The song, which discusses Skeoch‘s departure from TESLA in a satirical, whimsical manner, seemed to have a bit more bite to it as Skeoch performed it live.“The Classic Metal Show” can be heard every Saturday from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. at www.theclassicmetalshow.com.
Tommy Skeoch recently released his first-ever solo record, entitled “Freak Bucket”. The track listing for the effort is as follows:
01. Liar
02. My Life
03. I Know You Know
04. I Trip
05. Empathy
06. Down
07. Hole in My Soul
08. Way Out
09. Garden
10. Living For Today
11. Free At Last
12. Swear to God
13. Take it Easy
14. Freak Bucket
Check out audio samples at www.myspace.com/tommyskeoch.
Skeoch‘s band lineup includes:
Tommy Skeoch – Vocals/Guitar
Ratchet Haze – Bass/Vocals
Denis Bostok – Drums
Edgy Prance – Guitar
