Bar7 (2000 Sin-Drome Records)



Freak
4 Leaf Clover
Got A New Life
No Show
Love Is Such
Cellophane
Ladybug
She Don't
All Natural
American Dream

A band that began in 1998 (I believe) This album came out shortly before the Tesla reunion benefit show here in Sacramento for local DJ Pat Martin during the end of October, 2000. Featuring Jeff Kieth and Tommy Skeoch


Good album, but nothing great.
Best tunes "4 leaf clover" and "American Dream"

Coming soon.....

Moon Dog Mane and Soul Motor

I agree that Bar 7 is goods but not great, it was good to see JK and Tommy back together again but I expected more.

I dunno, I've always liked that Bar 7 disc. Probably part of it was with Tesla being no more, at the time anyway, I was just glad to hear Jeff singing again. Not an essential disc but a good one nonetheless. I think anyone that's a fan of Tesla in general would do right by seeking this one out. You won't be disappointed.

Forevermore is a great album and parts remind me of Psychotic Supper. Tesla has a sound that fits well with what they did in the 80's and what they're doing now, they never were an all out hair band.
Bar 7 seemed like B grade Tesla, from what I heard but I may have to go check it out again.

Moon Dog Mane-Turn It Up 1998 Eureka Records (Koch/PolyGram)

Turn It Up
I Believe
You Turn Me On
Peanut On A Plate
Sweet Southern Sound
Turn The Page
Watcha Gonna Do?
When I Think About It Now
Let It Shine
Roll With The Punches
Times Are Changin'
Can't Stop Rockin'

Of the albums done by the members of Tesla after the split. This band was the best. Just some good heavy rock with a totaly honest southern vibe. Brody is from Gorgia ya know. I wish this band would of stuck together, oh well. The vocals are in the vein of Paul Rodgers and Steve Marriot, though not of the same caliber. Frankie is the star of the show, plain and simple. All the songs are good, some better than others, and a few are quite excellent. Those being, "Turn It Up", "Sweet Southern Sound", "When I Think About It Now" and "Let It Shine".

I've never been much for Hannon for some reason (I'm a big fan of Skeoch though) so I've never bothered with this one but I've heard it, not bad.

I had the Moon Dog Mane disc but it was a little too "southern rock" for my taste. At the time, I was probably expecting it to be more Tesla and less, uh, I dunno, .38 Special?

I remember trading it in a my local used shop and seeing it sit in the rack for years. It was staring back at me every time I went in there. I guess someone finally took pity on it and one day it disappeared.

Frank Hannon-Guitarz From Marz (2005 Frank Hannon Music Inc)

1.	Diamondz In The Sky
2.	Re-Evolution
3.	Guitarz From Marz
4.	Chain Reaction
5.	Stop The War
6.	Angel
7.	Eye Of The Mind
8.	Touch Of Magic
9.	De La Luna Acoustica
10.	Electric Warriorz
11.	Funk It Up!
12.	Mobias Flip
13.	Hyperspace

My copy of this is in our band room. I havn't listened to it in a long, long time. I can say that it is great playing, but any details escape me. The following link has a nice overview and some video representation. Thanks to that author. http://hardrockhideout.com/2007/02/17/frank-hannon-guitarz-from-marz/


Frank Hannon Band-100 proof live ! (Coming soon 2010)


Here is a link with some live clips of The Frank Hannon Band
http://www.teslatroops.com/FH/video_full_1.php

I see this band more than any other band around. They'll jam everything from ABB to Floyd to Aerosmith and toss in the kitchen sink.

There are 2 Soul Motor cds available
I don't have them and maybe I can ask Tommy to loan me a copy of the one he is on the next time we jam together? Brian Wheat is on both. I remember not really liking what limited exposure I had to either. Darin Wood has a unique voice and is a very kewl dude.

This thing is now done, somebody else can get busy with their lil trip.

Excellent work my man.

I hadn't seen the Forever More post until now, FM is a good album, it's a little modern sounding but I'd rather listen to this than what's out there nowadays. I'm still hoping for the box set to come out.

Tesla-Twisted Wires (2011 Tesla Electric Co)



01. Into The Now
02. Hang Tough
03. 2nd Street
04. Edison's Medicine
05. What You Give
06. Better Off Without You
07. Shine Away
08. I Love You
09. Changes
10. A Lot To Lose
11. Caught In A Dream
12. Song And Emotion

Two new studio tracks, "2nd street" and "Better of without you"

Half of the acoustic stuff is current line up. the other half done in 2005 w/ Tommy S.

Mechanical Resonance was a spectactular debut. I really like this album. Not sure how it fits in the labeling scheme and don't care. This is my favorite release by the band. Changes and Modern Day Cowboy are stand outs. This album blasted out of the gates and was all over the place when it came out. I still spin this one. I always thought of them as a modern day Aerosmith (earlier in their career) not so much in the sound of the tunes, but rather the feel, energy and attitude.

I think Tesla is the only band where i like everything they released. Now of course they haven't released many albums but still...their run from Mechanical Resonance to Bust a Nut was in my oppinion perfect. There are rarely any bad or skip-worthy songs on the albums.
I only discovered them a few years ago. Great Radio Controversy was my first album and i liked it instantly. Paradise is such a great song but so are Hang Tough, Lady Luck, Heaven's Trail, Lazy Days, Crazy Nights and Did it for the Money. Their debut has some really standout songs too like EZ Come EZ Go, Gettin' Better, Modern Day Cowboy, Changes, i think Cumin' Atcha Live works better in concert than on the album.
Overall i think their weakest album is that Twisted Wires, after the awesome Forever More (favourite tracks are: In A Hole again, Pvt. Leadbetter, So What! and I Wanna Live) i expected a bit more than a acoustic re-recording of old songs.

They are also phenomenal live. After 2008 i wanted to kick my ass for missing out on them. They played at the Sweden Rock Festival 2008 but we decided against it, opting for the Bang your Head Festival because Queensryche played Operation Mindcrime 1+2 as a complete show. While that was awesome i realised that Tesla rarely visits Europe. We got lucky that they played here in Germany in 2009. What a great show it was, what a sad sight it was. There were barely 400 people.
I just don't understand why Tesla is so goddamn underrated and unknown. They should be Rock Legends