Tesla
Tesla was formed in Sacramento, California in 1985. The band’s music was bluesy, no-frills, ’70s-style hard rock that concentrated more on solid musicianship than enormous, arena-ready choruses, and it had a noticeable grit — not so much the urban sleaze of Guns N’ Roses, but a grounded attitude and a genuine affection for old-school hard rock. Despite their refreshing lack of posturing, Tesla was just as hard-hit as the rest of the pop-metal world when grunge wiped out classic-style hard rock, but they did produce one of the more respectable bodies of work of the era. Tesla’s cover of The Five Man Electrical Band’s song “Signs” was a significant hit for the group.
How high on the charts did Tesla’s version of “Signs” get?
A) Number One Hit
B) Top Five Hit
C) Top Ten Hit
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Mike
April 15th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
numberonehit
April 15th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
topfivehit
April 15th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
toptenhit
April 15th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
topfivehit
April 15th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
toptenhit
April 15th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
numberonehit
April 16th, 2008 at 9:12 am
I was just listening to “Signs” on my IPod on my way into work this morning. When I looked to see the name of the band, I was like “Who the heck is Tesla?” You see, my husband put all of the 642 songs on my Ipod, because he could have made a fortune on “Name That Tune”. My friends come over and sing a few bars of a song to him and he knows the name of the song and the band almost instantly, even the obscure ones. It’s quite freaky or maybe it’s a reflection on the many hours spent in his room listening to the radio as a child - poor lonely geek - but I still love him.
April 16th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Missed you for the last few days even though we may not comment I find your blogs interesting and informative Thank you…..Later