Its because they were lumped in with glam and still are mixed in with the hair metal bands. Its also because Jeff Keith was not the prettiest of lead vocalist of the era. I always considered Metallica,GnR, tesla and queensryche as the best of the 80's. The rest were shit for the most part.
Keith was a good vocalist. If they had a stronger frontman they would have gotten much more recognition. I know, I will get blasted for that and the songs are forever imprinted with his sound. I am just saying. His voice was on the weak side and he did not have a strong presence. Every great band, the frontman has to either have a great voice or a great stage presence or both. Jeff had neither. That they made it as big as they did was testament to the band and Keith for doing a whole lot with a little.
Rick Chyczewski I totally respect your opinion but Jeff is really nice person and I’ve seen Tesla live three times. They opened and show played in the middle and headlined one. He puts on a good show. He once in a while gets the crowd going but he is good frontman
@@itssean3457 I completely think the guy is a good dude. I dont know him but he always came across down to earth. He can sing a lot better than me too.
This is one of my favorite songs of Teslas. It has my last name in it. Struble live up to their name and I will be 63 in July. I still love Tesla after all these years.❤😊
It's 2023 and I'm 65 and I'm still rocking ass to Tesla. I have partied to this album when it came out. Never got to see them until they came to Myrtle beach about 7 years ago at the House of Blues and they still kicked ass
I can't get it out of head and it's 2023 lol music will never be like those days again...mtv ruined real music a remember watching the top 5 at 5 then it turned to all reality shows we were lucky to have music like this and we still have it keep sharing and let's bring it back
You both are so f***** right!!!! That album was one of their best albums and the guitar riffs and tracks they laid down they gave a lot of the guitar greats a run for their money for sure!!!!!
Hell yeah it is!! And in that exact order! This was when an album had a life of its own from beginning to end!! Here we are in 2021 and Frankie hannon just did a riff lord’s on Gibson tv. No flies on Dave rude for sure! But Frankie and Tommy always kicked major ass together!!
This is the first Tesla song I heard, and I was mesmerized. First concert I ever saw. Saw them twice. Once in 1989 when they supported Great White, and again in 1992 when they headlined. Might have been '93. Got to meet Frank Hannon in 2012. Great band. Criminally underrated.
@@katelynlajune9907 Well I’ll have to say, you have great taste in music. It’s awesome that You and your dad are going to see Tesla. My son was born in 1988 and we rock out all the time to Tesla and other great tunes, Have a great time. I bet you’re dad rocked out to Tesla and other great bands back in the day just like I did. He sounds pretty cool 😎.
I can't sing, but this is my go-to shower song!!! I know every word and it gets me pumped up for the day!!! ROCK ON TESLA!!! TIMELESS BAND FOR SURE!!! 🤘
@@donniefleming9914 Rock on, man! 🤘 Complaints are probly from people who forgot the joy. -from a rocker who will be eligible for senior housing in 3 years. Honestly, rather live in a converted bus or trailer home than the stultifying senior housing.
@@twillyspree3759 Yeah if you can avoid the senior thing,I would.Nothing worse than a community of old people with too much time on their hands looking out their window for who's not following the rules....uuhhgg.I am single so am looking to get out of hear and rock out some where by myself.Or a small community that likes old rockers....As Noddy Holder [singer for Slade] would sing..."Keep On Rockin"
When I got my own place at 21 , my brother and I both played guitar and on Friday and Saturday nights we would have my little one bedroom apartment packed and Tesla was out band back then and I’m much older in my 50’s and still pick up my old 6 string and play along once in a while.Miss those days of being young and enjoying life.
I've seen these guys live I don't know how many times. I remember seeing them twice when they were called city kidd. I watched them play at the ioof hall in Georgetown ca. Even way back then in that little don't blink or I you'll miss it sleepy town, those guys rocked just as hard as anybody else who has ever graced a stage. And their musicianship was so professional and well seasoned. To this day they are one of my favorite bands and rightfully so. Rock on guys.
One of the absolute best bands I've ever seen in concert. They sound as good live as they do in the studio. Seeing a many times. A great bunch of guys to hang out with. In this is by far my favorite Tesla song. The great musicians. Jeff Keith has an unbelievable voice. It's just sucks Tommy had to be let go because of his extreme drug use. But that's part of the Trap Falls of the 80s.
I fought colon cancer not long ago and doctors say it seems to be back again, also have had multiple skull fractures and brain injuries and two brain stem anurizums where a vehicle ran a red light and hit me killing me but the paramedics restarted my heart saving my life so therefore I Love this song.. Thanks TESLA!!!!!❤🎉
Ahh seen Tesla in Niagara falls last night, packed house. Sold out show. What a bunch of great guys and a salute to the soilders fighting for freedom.right now. Got to appreciate these guys. Rock on.
i remember sneaking downstairs as a kid when this video premiered on MTV headbangers ball at 1am... i just remember smiling the whole video and drooling when i could get the cassette. good ole days..lol
Saw Tesla perform a concert this summer via a CZcams cell phone video. They all still sound great. I have big affection for Tesla's music. Cool band. I'm glad to see they've hung on to a good following all these years.
You know I'm on a slick trip I'm always ready to kick ass Up on the stage, I'm in a rage Yes, I'm having the time of my life Yes indeed, what a sweet, sweet life it is Until some loco two-bit floozy With a Louis Lestrange Ain't good for nothin' but trouble They're just two fools livin' up to their names And now it's startin' to rain on my parade... No, there's nothin' like the real world To get me down Nothin' like the world outside That turns me upside down Makes me feel like I'm headin' down A one-way, dead end street There's no way out, no way out Of this living hell No way out, no way out Unless you walk Heaven's trail No way out, no way out Of this living hell, living hell You know I had it made in the shade Thinkin' that it's not so bad after all That's when I woke up, smelled the coffee Now I'm back where I started again, yes And now it's pourin' rain on my parade... No, there's nothin' like the real world To get me down, no One is there to lift you up One to drag you down Now, don't you see that we're headin' down A one-way, dead end street There's no way out, no way out Of this living hell No way out, no way out Unless you walk Heaven's trail No way out, no way out Of this living hell, living hell There's no way out, no way out Of this living hell No way out, no way out Unless you walk Heaven's trail No way out, no way out Of this living hell I guess I'll live in hell There's no way out, no way out Of this living hell No way out, no way out Unless you walk Heaven's trail No way out, no way out Of this living hell, living hell You know, I'm on a slick trip I'm always ready to kick ass facebook.com/lvngubrthlss
There is no end the the awesome of this song. The mix of acoustic and electric guitar, the slide guitar solo, the biting vocals, the parallels you can draw to the real world...it's just the perfect rock song.
My favorite band ever,seen them every single time they came to Massachusetts or New Hampshire ,,best band ever,I listen daily and I'm 51 ,Jeff Keith Is the shit and I met him ..can't wait to see them AGAIN ❤
No words can express my appreciation for these boys! Thank you for standing the test off time! I needed new jams to welcome a new chapter in life... SHOCK IS AWESOME!! You are just a great rock n roll band and most definitely my life's soundtrack...
I was 8 yrs young when the Great Radio Controversy came out... I loved it from start to finish, then & now! The whole album was all killer + no filler 🤘🏻🖤 I had a crush on Jeff Keith as well lmao
This song is the shit...Right???The lyrics ring true still to this day...Decades later!!!Tesla ROCKS!!!You know I'm on a slick trip and always ready to kick ASS!!!!
When I graduated high school our class had to come up with a popular song for a theme. The other school had picked Skid Rows I remember you. I wasn't popular but I suggested Tesla's Heavens Trail and it was widely accepted in my class. But because it had "ass" in the lyrics the school denied it. Instead our school played Cinderella's Coming home.
I saw them new band in 1988 I knew these guys were going to be big they don't get THE recognition they deserve . Live. They Rocked your Face Off !!! They ARE ALSO THE. SHIT .!!!!
Seen them a cpl times! 1st time in Denver 1989....they opened up for poison..and frankly...I wasn't there for poison..and I think poison were very talented and still have tunes everyone parties to, but Tesla rocked the shit man, Right when Great Radio Controversy had come out. 2nd time at the Blossom in C.F Ohio in....95/96...opened for skynnard...never understood why because they literally POUNDED that day...Bust a Nut tour...Gosh....DAMN! Mama's Fool???? Pick up ur SHORTS eeeeryone!!! Deeeez dudes man!!!
Tesla was one the PUREST hard rock bands, in the 80s.
They never got the TRUE recognition they deserved.
Its because they were lumped in with glam and still are mixed in with the hair metal bands. Its also because Jeff Keith was not the prettiest of lead vocalist of the era. I always considered Metallica,GnR, tesla and queensryche as the best of the 80's. The rest were shit for the most part.
The best in my opinion.
Keith was a good vocalist. If they had a stronger frontman they would have gotten much more recognition. I know, I will get blasted for that and the songs are forever imprinted with his sound. I am just saying. His voice was on the weak side and he did not have a strong presence. Every great band, the frontman has to either have a great voice or a great stage presence or both. Jeff had neither. That they made it as big as they did was testament to the band and Keith for doing a whole lot with a little.
Rick Chyczewski I totally respect your opinion but Jeff is really nice person and I’ve seen Tesla live three times. They opened and show played in the middle and headlined one. He puts on a good show. He once in a while gets the crowd going but he is good frontman
@@itssean3457 I completely think the guy is a good dude. I dont know him but he always came across down to earth. He can sing a lot better than me too.
I Love Tesla! So much ! I'm turning 58 in July! Rock on!!
Turning 60 in July !! Great band ! Never got the recognition they deserved .
Turning 62 in February. Can listen to this song on repeat for hours! Rock on!
Turning 15 in May! Rock on fellas!
61 in September, and I remember seeing the video of Modern Day Cowboy on TV when it came out. Hit me!
57 here and there isn't any better music than this!!
"You know I'm on a slick trip, I'm always ready to kick ass" .... probably the best opening lyrics to a song ever
you are right about song
Absolutely right!
Yes tesla kicks ass!!!!
Hell yeah man
My coming into work comment every morning lol
This is one of my favorite songs of Teslas. It has my last name in it. Struble live up to their name and I will be 63 in July. I still love Tesla after all these years.❤😊
It's bad when you still can't get this song out of your head in 2021. You know it was good.
It's 2023 and I'm 65 and I'm still rocking ass to Tesla. I have partied to this album when it came out. Never got to see them until they came to Myrtle beach about 7 years ago at the House of Blues and they still kicked ass
So damn good, can’t stop listening to it
@@robertrussell5948😊😊qqqqqq
I can't get it out of head and it's 2023 lol music will never be like those days again...mtv ruined real music a remember watching the top 5 at 5 then it turned to all reality shows we were lucky to have music like this and we still have it keep sharing and let's bring it back
2023
Great Radio Controversy was great start to finish...Those GUITARS !! Wow.
Them 2 guitar players are badass
They can ripp on some guitar solos
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
You both are so f***** right!!!! That album was one of their best albums and the guitar riffs and tracks they laid down they gave a lot of the guitar greats a run for their money for sure!!!!!
Hell yeah it is!! And in that exact order! This was when an album had a life of its own from beginning to end!! Here we are in 2021 and Frankie hannon just did a riff lord’s on Gibson tv. No flies on Dave rude for sure! But Frankie and Tommy always kicked major ass together!!
Amen to that
Only because you love cock ...luv it up .
How can you you not like this ! Very underrated band.
I don't like this. I LOVE it!
Tesla was a music category that still hasn't been invented yet > 30 years later. 👍
Tesla can rock with the best of them,
...Jeff Keith's passionate vocals and Frank Hannon's awesome riffs
are a lethal combo, love it!
Remember seeing this getting a lot of air play on MTV back in 1989, Better times for sure !
This is the first Tesla song I heard, and I was mesmerized. First concert I ever saw. Saw them twice. Once in 1989 when they supported Great White, and again in 1992 when they headlined. Might have been '93. Got to meet Frank Hannon in 2012. Great band. Criminally underrated.
Yup - I feel ya !! ‘92 was my first time seeing them - Firehouse opened for them
I’ve saw them 8 times & hoping to again
My all time favorite
I grew up listening to Tesla. , I was born in 88 , im going to see them in July ! I am so unbelievably excited! Going with my dad .
@@katelynlajune9907
Well I’ll have to say, you have great taste in music. It’s awesome that You and your dad are going to see Tesla.
My son was born in 1988 and we rock out all the time to Tesla and other great tunes,
Have a great time. I bet you’re dad rocked out to Tesla and other great bands back in the day just like I did.
He sounds pretty cool 😎.
Saw Cow Palace opening for Poison. 89’
I can't sing, but this is my go-to shower song!!! I know every word and it gets me pumped up for the day!!! ROCK ON TESLA!!! TIMELESS BAND FOR SURE!!! 🤘
LOL......I'm almost 63 and live in a 55 and older community.I can play this on the guitar,and crank it pretty much to 10.....I've had a few complaints
Absolutely
@@donniefleming9914 Rock on, man! 🤘
Complaints are probly from people who forgot the joy.
-from a rocker who will be eligible for senior housing in 3 years. Honestly, rather live in a converted bus or trailer home than the stultifying senior housing.
@@twillyspree3759 Yeah if you can avoid the senior thing,I would.Nothing worse than a community of old people with too much time on their hands looking out their window for who's not following the rules....uuhhgg.I am single so am looking to get out of hear and rock out some where by myself.Or a small community that likes old rockers....As Noddy Holder [singer for Slade] would sing..."Keep On Rockin"
@@donniefleming9914 I'd love to see and hear this .... Rock 🎸🎸 on ....
The very definition of "groove". This song has it. Such an underrated band.
Definitely not.
@@candicecanipe7775 yes it is. Get over it
This song just drives and drives and keeps pushing. So much energy and angst. I love it.
One of favorite bands still to this day can't get enough
Same ♥️♥️♥️
@@gloriasaenz8620 I like 'Little Suzie..!' ( - ;
“Can’t get enough” is a song by winger lol. Nonetheless, Tesla is probably the most underrated band of all time!
Me too! Saw em in 1988 with Def Leppard. They rocked the place up,opening for Def Leppard!
Crank this one UP and blow the speakers Out
No way out...unless you walk Heaven's trail... JC is chasing all the boys...
Amen!
I’m doing blue tooth! 😂
A kick ass song by a kick ass band. Tesla imo is a very underrated band that deserve more love.
You get this guys voice you can sing it all.
i stumbled through heavens trail . still alive
thanks for saving this 50 year old teen
Whats your story?
@@GTEternalife drugs wrecked me Tesla helped me through the other side
I’m sending this absolute JAM to my dear sister in Heaven who loved Tesla!! Rock on sista in paradise!!!!!!!! Buddy❤❤
When I got my own place at 21 , my brother and I both played guitar and on Friday and Saturday nights we would have my little one bedroom apartment packed and Tesla was out band back then and I’m much older in my 50’s and still pick up my old 6 string and play along once in a while.Miss those days of being young and enjoying life.
I've seen these guys live I don't know how many times. I remember seeing them twice when they were called city kidd. I watched them play at the ioof hall in Georgetown ca. Even way back then in that little don't blink or I you'll miss it sleepy town, those guys rocked just as hard as anybody else who has ever graced a stage. And their musicianship was so professional and well seasoned. To this day they are one of my favorite bands and rightfully so. Rock on guys.
One of the absolute best bands I've ever seen in concert. They sound as good live as they do in the studio. Seeing a many times. A great bunch of guys to hang out with. In this is by far my favorite Tesla song. The great musicians. Jeff Keith has an unbelievable voice. It's just sucks Tommy had to be let go because of his extreme drug use. But that's part of the Trap Falls of the 80s.
Tesla has everythint except deserved recognition and fame. Great songs, great sound, great guitars, great voice.
That guitar solo should be a song by itself.
This band very underated.....saw them in the eighties.....
well it's about time this original video got released on youtube! So good!
Right?!?!
I was wondering that myself. What took them so long to upload this video.
Yeah Tesla . I'm still not had seen in concert. I'm 57 . Tesla one very good.band
Salute from México
Underrated band. One of the best in rock history in my opinion
I fought colon cancer not long ago and doctors say it seems to be back again, also have had multiple skull fractures and brain injuries and two brain stem anurizums where a vehicle ran a red light and hit me killing me but the paramedics restarted my heart saving my life so therefore I Love this song.. Thanks TESLA!!!!!❤🎉
Ahh seen Tesla in Niagara falls last night, packed house. Sold out show. What a bunch of great guys and a salute to the soilders fighting for freedom.right now. Got to appreciate these guys. Rock on.
i remember sneaking downstairs as a kid when this video premiered on MTV headbangers ball at 1am... i just remember smiling the whole video and drooling when i could get the cassette. good ole days..lol
One of the best live bands to ever play. No bullshit, just kickass music. My shift is about over and I'm feeling this. No way out.
Saw Tesla perform a concert this summer via a CZcams cell phone video. They all still sound great. I have big affection for Tesla's music. Cool band. I'm glad to see they've hung on to a good following all these years.
This was the song that got me into Tesla
Damn....that riff....just damn
These guys deserve more than they got in the music industry.
I couldn’t agree more.
Totally explosive 🧨💥🧨💥🧨💥🧨💥🧨💥🧨💥🧨💥
Awesome... I've seen them live 4 times. Great work TESLA. ROCK ON FRIENDS
They are fucking awesome live! First saw them when they opened for Def Leppard on the Hysteria tour & saw them in 2019 here in Dallas.
Going to see them in July. . Been listening since I was born in 88
Every concert that I attended in the late 80s, played this song during intermission. KEEP ROCKIN
Frank Hannon was the very reason I got into playing guitars in the late 80s.
Every album they put out rocked hard,straight up rock n roll
*Now This Is A Man That KNows How To Turn The Heat Up In 2019 - 2020*
You know I'm on a slick trip
I'm always ready to kick ass
Up on the stage, I'm in a rage
Yes, I'm having the time of my life
Yes indeed, what a sweet, sweet life it is
Until some loco two-bit floozy
With a Louis Lestrange
Ain't good for nothin' but trouble
They're just two fools livin' up to their names
And now it's startin' to rain on my parade...
No, there's nothin' like the real world
To get me down
Nothin' like the world outside
That turns me upside down
Makes me feel like I'm headin' down
A one-way, dead end street
There's no way out, no way out
Of this living hell
No way out, no way out
Unless you walk Heaven's trail
No way out, no way out
Of this living hell, living hell
You know I had it made in the shade
Thinkin' that it's not so bad after all
That's when I woke up, smelled the coffee
Now I'm back where I started again, yes
And now it's pourin' rain on my parade...
No, there's nothin' like the real world
To get me down, no
One is there to lift you up
One to drag you down
Now, don't you see that we're headin' down
A one-way, dead end street
There's no way out, no way out
Of this living hell
No way out, no way out
Unless you walk Heaven's trail
No way out, no way out
Of this living hell, living hell
There's no way out, no way out
Of this living hell
No way out, no way out
Unless you walk Heaven's trail
No way out, no way out
Of this living hell
I guess I'll live in hell
There's no way out, no way out
Of this living hell
No way out, no way out
Unless you walk Heaven's trail
No way out, no way out
Of this living hell, living hell
You know, I'm on a slick trip
I'm always ready to kick ass
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This song speaks for itself there's no way out
I haven't heard this song in twenty years its on great radio controversy have to get it
There is no end the the awesome of this song. The mix of acoustic and electric guitar, the slide guitar solo, the biting vocals, the parallels you can draw to the real world...it's just the perfect rock song.
Such a underrated song that kicks ass👍👍🤙🤙
GRC is in my top 3 fav hard rock albums of all time, and that's saying something. I'm a musical snob.
My favorite band ever,seen them every single time they came to Massachusetts or New Hampshire ,,best band ever,I listen daily and I'm 51 ,Jeff Keith Is the shit and I met him ..can't wait to see them AGAIN ❤
This song is so badass, and great to sing along with. Loved it then, and still love it now.
No words can express my appreciation for these boys! Thank you for standing the test off time! I needed new jams to welcome a new chapter in life... SHOCK IS AWESOME!! You are just a great rock n roll band and most definitely my life's soundtrack...
Amen to all ya said !!!! Except that California Song is an acquired taste - only we diehard TESLA fans like it as well lol
I was 9 when this came out. Now this is how a music video is made! Love the hair bands 🤙🏻
I was 8 yrs young when the Great Radio Controversy came out... I loved it from start to finish, then & now! The whole album was all killer + no filler 🤘🏻🖤 I had a crush on Jeff Keith as well lmao
Tesla is always ready to kick ass.......
one of the VERY short list of the greatest bands of the 1990's
all time classic. period!
The greatest thing, is that there is a way out. And we don't have to walk it. He walked it for us!
This is some top shelf preemo shit from back in the day.
🤜💥🤛
I got to see them in Johnson City,TN. They opened for Def Leppard,in 1988! August 22.
Saw them in the 80's and again in Ft Worth in January. Still rocking hard. Fantastic!
A Master Piece !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! greetings from 1987....
This song is the shit...Right???The lyrics ring true still to this day...Decades later!!!Tesla ROCKS!!!You know I'm on a slick trip and always ready to kick ASS!!!!
Great SONG
Great guitar work
Great album
Love me some TESLA
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Loved it then, and still lovin' it today.
Love this song by Tesla !
Went to Tesla just before the coof lockdowns, they sounded exactly the same as they did in the early 90's. AWSOME
Best acoustical album ever!
What a great singer man!!!!
This is the third song I heard by them, I love it alot. It has to be my third favorite Tesla song
Great hook
Tommy Tesla!!! Yes
My Dad took me to see you guys open for Poison when I was 12! Cow Palace
Effing changed my life
Simply timeless ✨️
The music video is awesome. 😀👍🤘🎸
Great Song under appreciated bands from the 80's. Frank Hannon is a monster
this song is like a train rollin ...irresistable groove 💙
I remember this like it was yesterday. And Ya r still bringing it...#1 tesla fan
My living hell... PENSACOLA Florida residents!!!!! Thanks for the rock n roll guys!!!
When I graduated high school our class had to come up with a popular song for a theme. The other school had picked Skid Rows I remember you. I wasn't popular but I suggested Tesla's Heavens Trail and it was widely accepted in my class. But because it had "ass" in the lyrics the school denied it. Instead our school played Cinderella's Coming home.
Make em sing guys. So awesome 💥🧨💥🧨💥🧨
Pure hard kickin ass rock
Amazing band
2024! New year, still the same old me.
This is good song
🤘🎸 Tesla ROCKS !!! 🎸🤘
Still listening in 2021 - Frankie Hannon you beast !! Play that guitar ! Still great to this day !
They were great live.
Still are.
❤️ 😎 ❤️ Man Alive! TESLA's Comin' to COLORADO! I Really Want to See These Guys
They are a great live show. I hope you get to go!☺
Saw them open for Def Leppard on the Hysteria tour.🤘🤘
65 and still ❤tesla
In Lubbock Texas this year Yeah it's on
I’m going to see Tesla on July 23rd. . I cannot wait !!!!
Saw them last month in Fort Worth. Rocked out....🎸🤟🎸
Tesla’s best song!
I saw them new band in 1988 I knew these guys were going to be big they don't get THE recognition they deserve . Live. They Rocked your Face Off !!! They ARE ALSO
THE. SHIT .!!!!
You did kick ass on stage for sure
The eighties, all I’m gonna say is you should have been there live!!
Love this band🖤
Tesla stands the test of time I'm proud to live in the same city as Frank Hannon Gutiar God of Tesla #1 Badass Kickass Band Ever 🤘
FRANKIE !!
They never let me down live
Great song to this day
Song kicks ass
Seen them a cpl times! 1st time in Denver 1989....they opened up for poison..and frankly...I wasn't there for poison..and I think poison were very talented and still have tunes everyone parties to, but Tesla rocked the shit man, Right when Great Radio Controversy had come out. 2nd time at the Blossom in C.F Ohio in....95/96...opened for skynnard...never understood why because they literally POUNDED that day...Bust a Nut tour...Gosh....DAMN! Mama's Fool???? Pick up ur SHORTS eeeeryone!!! Deeeez dudes man!!!
What a timeless jam. Take the L and climb out of hell type of mindset. Honest and cheers to working stiffs who just want to rock!! Thanks, Tesla!!!
2022 who's still rocking out to Tesla