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Tesla - Psychotic Supper Audio CD

A fair review of the Tesla "Psychotic Supper" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Tesla reviews here, or go back to the Tesla tabs.

Tesla Band: Tesla
Title: Psychotic Supper
Rating:
Release Date: 1991-08-30
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Change in the Weather 2: Edison's Medicine 3: Don't De-Rock Me 4: Call It What You Want 5: Song & Emotion 6: Time 7: Government Personnel 8: Freedom Slaves 9: Had Enough 10: What You Give 11: Stir It Up 12: Can't Stop 13: Toke About It

Geat album


There isn't a bad song on this album. Awesome album definitely worth picking up if you are a fan of this band or genere of music. .


Tesla-Psychotic Supper
Tesla also have a softer side, paying hommage to Steve Clark. This CD is one of their best! Tommy and Frank use various ideas to create one of the hardest sounds out there. Either way, this album is near genius (musically). If you liked either of the first two albums, this one is a must for your collection!.


Don't overlook this great Tesla album
OK, Bust a Nut went largely unnoticed, but by 1994 nobody was really paying attention to this kind of music anyway. Psychotic Supper seems to be the Tesla album most people forget when they're talking about the band. Psychotic Supper was released in 1991, right at the peak of the hair metal era, yet it never seems to get the same attention as Mechanical Resonance or The Great Radio Controversy. Maybe it was the lack of a major radio hit like Love Song.

Whatever the reason, Psychotic Supper just didn't get much attention, which is a shame when you consider just how good the album really is. I mean, Tesla's never released a bad album, but this is good even by their standards. There are a few filler tracks (Don't De-Rock Me, Time, and Had Enough) that prevent me from giving the album a full 5-star rating, but there are some amazing songs too. The heavy-hitting Edison's Medicine and Freedom Slaves are two of my absolute favorite Tesla tracks, Song & Emotion shows just how far beyond "hair metal" this band really was, and laid back songs like Call It What You Want and What You Give showcase the band's melodic style. Even the hemp-happy Toke About It and the folksy, 1-minute Government Personnel have a certain Five Man Acoustical Jam vibe. Lyrically, this may be the band's best work. The lyrics to Freedom Slave seemed revolutionary at the time (I was in high school when this was released, and that song seemed downright subversive), and ring true even more today.

If you're looking for the essential Tesla albums, don't stop with the first two. Psychotic Supper is one of the band's best releases, and an essential chapter in their history. Now all we need is for the record company to remaster the early Tesla albums.
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Tesla Slips a bit
Psychotic is an album that has a few missteps (Call It What You Want, Don't Derock Me, Freedom Slaves) but it's a worthy follow up to The Great Radio Controversy despite the fact that it's not as good. Tesla is one of those bands that couldn't write a bad album if they tried. Bear in mind though that Controversy is by far the best album that Tesla has ever done. Because of those slight missteps it's at least a three star effort that will not only appeal to old fans but can also make a great introduction to band that has created a legacy of great music.

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Tesla's Best Studio CD 4.4
Some of their best tracks. Great Disc. I personally love 'Had Enough', 'Song and Emotion', 'What you Give', 'Dont de'Rock Me', 'Call it What You Want' and 'Freedom Slaves'.
Great hard rock record with stellar production. Great musicianship. Tesla's best studio CD.


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