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"Replugged Live" TESLA |
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Plugged in is exactly the way that TESLA should be heard and here is a two disc documentation explaining why. After settling what squabbles that existed between the various factions that formed toward the end of TESLA's major label life the re-united and re-energized group set to touring ultimately discovering that there did still exist a very healthy Hard-Rock market and one that remembers TESLA very fondly. A plan to record a live document of the reunion tour was proposed and done with results that rival some of the greatest live discs of all time. Recorded at various locations, the liner notes don't specify which though you can hear a few cities names mentioned 'tween the songs, during spring and summer 2001 this two disc set includes twenty songs spanning two hours. The bulk of the material is probably as familiar to the audiences that they were recorded in front of as they are to the band members themselves. "Modern day Cowboy," "Love Song," "Little Suzi" and "Heaven's Trail" all find their definitive versions here and the electric version of "Signs" captures all the intimacy of TESLA's original while upping the power output by a factor of four and Jeff Keith's voice has never sounded better. This collection negates any "best of's" or "lives" that have previously surfaced or will likely surface in the future. The road ahead looks smooth for the return of TESLA with another studio record and a subsequent tour in the works and with the band sounding this good who knows maybe we can all look forward to a couple of three and four minute respites from LINKIN PARK on the radio. Until then, "REPLUGGED LIVE"
satisfies all appetites for real Rock and Roll. Released by Sanctuary Records: http://www.sanctuaryrecordsgroup.com/ Review By David Lee |