{"id":4078,"date":"1986-10-01T00:00:44","date_gmt":"1986-10-01T00:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=4078"},"modified":"2013-06-01T15:32:53","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T15:32:53","slug":"album-review-tesla-mechanical-resonance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-tesla-mechanical-resonance\/","title":{"rendered":"TESLA – Mechanical Resonance (1986) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

TESLA
Mechanical Resonance<\/strong><\/span>
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\nGeffen (1986)<\/span>
Rating: 9.3\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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This is the latest sensation to hit the hard rock \/ heavy metal scene from the States and brought to you courtesy of Peter Mensch and, no doubt, John Kalodner too.<\/p>\n

Released in the States December 1st, Tesla\u2019s debut album is a must for all US hard rock fans. With a line-up of Geoff Keith (vocals), Frank Hannon and Tommy Skeoch (guitars), Brian Wheat (bass) and Troy Luccketta (drums), the band have copped a Van Halen riff or three and whisked it up with such diverse influences as Bad Company, Led Zeppelin<\/a>, Free and maybe even Ratt to produce, believe me, one of this year\u2019s best releases and an album that\u2019s being raved about in high places!<\/p>\n

Highlights? There are plenty. Possibly the best track is \u2018Cover Queen\u2019, a Van Halenized axe-induced paean to the girls who adorn the front of Penthouse<\/em>, Mayfair<\/em> or uh, Color Climax<\/em>, ha! Then there\u2019s always the storming \u2018Cumin\u2019 Atcha Live\u2019 or \u2018Before My Eyes\u2019, which has a really weird middle section where Hannon and Skeoch come across sounding as if they\u2019re in Siouxsie And The Banshees!<\/p>\n

But note must be made of the classic \u2018Rock Me To The Top\u2019; a mark of genius as a two-fingered salute to those dickheads who are trying to turn rock into a four-letter expletive. The song, by the way, is slightly similar to Aviator\u2019s heavier moments, although, of course, even heavier.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have the space to go into any more detail about Tesla\u2019s debut, but it\u2019s a very, very good album and, rest assured, this won\u2019t be the last you\u2019ll hear of \u2019em!<\/p>\n

Dave Reynolds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Review taken from Metal Forces, Issue 20 (1986)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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