1989 studio album by Tesla
The Great Radio Controversy is the second album by American glam metal band Tesla , released in 1989. The album's sound has been described as "glam metal to play inside the cab of a tractor-blusey denim and downright wholesome".[6]
The hit singles "Love Song ", "Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)", "Hang Tough" and "The Way It Is" received considerable airplay on MTV 's Headbangers Ball , and rocketed the band to stardom.
The album is titled after the controversy about the identity of the inventor of radio . It is posited that Serbian engineer Nikola Tesla (whom the band is named after) is the true inventor of radio, while the Italian Guglielmo Marconi took the credit and is widely regarded as having the title. The album's inner sleeve recounts this story.
The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA on July 23, 1998.[1]
Track listing [ ]
1. "Hang Tough " Jeff Keith, Tommy Skeoch, Frank Hannon, Brian Wheat 4:21 2. "Lady Luck" Keith, Skeoch, Hannon, Wheat 3:39 3. "Heaven's Trail (No Way Out) " Keith, Skeoch 4:41 4. "Be a Man" Keith, Hannon, Skeoch 4:20 5. "Lazy Days, Crazy Nights" Keith, Skeoch 4:26 6. "Did It for the Money" Keith, Skeoch, Hannon 4:25 7. "Yesterdaze Gone" Keith, Hannon 3:43 8. "Makin' Magic" Keith, Skeoch, Hannon, Wheat 5:03 9. "The Way It Is " Keith, Skeoch, Hannon, Troy Luccketta 5:14 10. "Flight to Nowhere" Keith, Skeoch, Hannon, Wheat 4:43 11. "Love Song " Keith, Hannon 5:20 12. "Paradise" Keith, Hannon, Wheat 4:59 13. "Party's Over" Keith, Hannon, Skeoch 4:24
Personnel [ ]
Tesla
Jeff Keith – vocals
Tommy Skeoch – guitars, backing vocals
Frank Hannon – guitars, piano, organ
Brian Wheat – bass, backing vocals
Troy Luccketta – drums
Production
Steve Thompson – producer, mixing at Media Sound, New York City
Michael Barbiero – producer, engineer, mixing
George Cowan – additional recording and assistant engineer
Vic Deyglio – assistant engineer
George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City
Barry Diament – CD mastering at BDA, New York City
Charts [ ]
Weekly charts [ ]
Year-end charts [ ]
Singles [ ]
Certifications [ ]
Country
Organization
Year
Sales
US
RIAA [1]
1998
2× platinum
Total available sales:
(+ 2,000,000)
Accolades [ ]
Publication
Country
Accolade
Rank
Rolling Stone
US
50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time[13]
11
L.A. Weekly
US
Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums[14]
18
Martin Popoff
US
The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time[15]
415
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b c d "Gold & Platinum" . RIAA . Retrieved April 22, 2021 .
^ Huey, Steve. "The Great Radio Controversy - Tesla | Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved May 27, 2018 .
^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties . Burlington, Ontario , Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing . p. 353. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5 .
^ Guy, Lyn (January 28, 1989). "Radioactive". Kerrang! . No. 223. p. 14. ISSN 0262-6624 .
^ Neely, Kim (May 4, 1989). "Tesla: The Great Radio Controversy: Music Reviews" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2013 .
^ Klosterman, Chuck (2007). Fargo Rock City : a Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota . 3M Company. Scribner. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-1-4165-8952-5 . OCLC 869442403 .
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tesla – The Great Radio Controversy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ "Tesla Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 4, 2021.
^ "Tesla | Artist | Official Charts" . UK Albums Chart . Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1989" . Billboard . Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d "Tesla Chart History: Mainstream Rock" . Billboard . Retrieved May 26, 2018 .
^ Jump up to: a b "Tesla Chart History: Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved May 26, 2018 .
^ "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time" . Rolling Stone . October 13, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
^ Westhoff, Ben (6 December 2011). "Chuck Klosterman's Favorite Hair Metal Albums" . LA Weekly . Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ Popoff, Martin (2004). The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time . Chicago: ECW Press. p. 415. ISBN 978-1-55490-600-0 . OCLC 705538374 .
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