Tesla – Into the Now (2004, Sanctuary Records)
Track Listing:
1. “Into the Now” … 4:25
2. “Look @ Me” … 4:16
3. “What a Shame” … 4:29
4. “Heaven Nine Eleven” … 4:38
5. “Words Can’t Explain” … 3:14
6. “Caught in a Dream” … 4:50
7. “Miles Away” … 6:55
8. “Mighty Mouse” … 4:14
9. “Got No Glory” … 4:19
10. “Come to Me” … 4:43
11. “Recognize” … 5:00
12. “Only You” … 4:33
Band:
Jeff Keith – Lead Vocals
Tommy Skeoch – Guitar
Frank Hannon – Guitar
Brian Wheat – Bass
Troy Luccketta – Drums
Produced by: Michael Rosen & Tesla; Roger Sommers & Tesla (“Only You” only)
Tesla came back roaring with this album sounding modern yet still sounding like Tesla. Though I have to admit, when their single “Caught in a Dream” hit radio, I originally thought, “Aerosmith has a new album coming out ?!”
Apparently, many others did as well because I remember the local rock station mentioning that people kept calling to request “that new Aerosmith song”. =D
Tesla has perfectly blended modern hard rock with their signature sound with songs like “Into the New” and “What a Shame”. And what a shame, indeed, that this album went relatively unnoticed. The album is very well-balanced with great ballads (“Caught in a Dream”, “Words Can’t Explain”, “Come to Me”, “Only You”) and wonderful heavy rockers (“Mighty Mouse”, “Got No Glory”, “Look @ Me”) and even manages to blend both with the awesome “Miles Away”.
A must have for Tesla fans as the band successfully proved themselves as more than just a good “80s band”… They’re a good rock band, period.
Highlights: Not a single filler track at all. One of 2004′s best releases and possibly Tesla’s best, for my money.
www.teslatheband.com
www.myspace.com/teslatheband
1 Comment(s)
Comments RSS TrackBack Identifier URI
Leave a comment
[...] Scorpions – Unbreakable Megadeth – The System Has Failed Tesla – Into the Now Dream Evil – The Book of Heavy Metal Brides of Destruction – Here Come the [...]