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Track Listings
| 1. Space Truckin' |
| 2. Walk Away |
| 3. Hand Me Down World |
| 4. Bad Reputation |
| 5. Thank You |
| 6. I've Got a Feeling |
| 7. Day of the Eagle |
| 8. Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) |
| 9. Rock Bottom |
| 10. Stealin' |
| 11. Bell Bottom Blues |
| 12. Honky Tonk Women |
| 13. Dear Mr. Fantasy |
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
fantastic album start to finish when a band do a covers album you tend to cringe,not here from deep purples space truckin through led zeps thank you on to a ball dropping version of ball of confusion by the temptations which i think is the best track on disc one.bell bottom blues is another well covered track,good to hear frank hannon putting his own striking guitar work to these tracks,jeff keith sounds brillaint too.the only track im not keen on is the rolling stones honky tonk woman well covered but im not the biggest stones fan.look forward to getting my hands on the second disc to hear black sabbaths war pigs theres a song and ahalf along with lynard skynards saturday night special, and a song by the great areosmith seasons of wither a fantastic origanal.so buy this you won't be disapointed and do yourself a favour get the origanals too
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A sincere attempt at reworking some rock classics....But dont play the originals first!
7 Jun 2007
By Paul M
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Format:Audio CD
The release of a covers album can often be a sign that an artist is in either a creative or sales slump.Just occaisionally,however, this type of album can throw up a renewed spirit of fun for all involved,and thankfully Tesla's Real To Reel veers strongly to the latter.
There is no doubting the love Tesla have for the music they are playing,and respect is afforded to all of the songs they cover.Sensibly,the band have stuck[more or less] to their rock roots[declaring,somewhat hopefully, in the sleevenotes to be a band successful in the wrong decade],and they cheerfully run through songs by Deep Purple,U.F.O,[and it has to be said,a blistering version of "Rock Bottom"],Robin Trower,The James Gang,and Thin Lizzy with an almost reverential approach[its almost as if the band are secretly afraid of upsetting their heroes].In effect this means the songs stick very closely to their original versions,which to my mind is fine.The downside of this means that once the originals have been checked out,Real To Reel,could become redundant.
Still,this is a genuinely sincere attempt to pay homage to many great bands,and although this has now been done many times before,there are no real disasters on show to spoil this party!
There is no doubting the love Tesla have for the music they are playing,and respect is afforded to all of the songs they cover.Sensibly,the band have stuck[more or less] to their rock roots[declaring,somewhat hopefully, in the sleevenotes to be a band successful in the wrong decade],and they cheerfully run through songs by Deep Purple,U.F.O,[and it has to be said,a blistering version of "Rock Bottom"],Robin Trower,The James Gang,and Thin Lizzy with an almost reverential approach[its almost as if the band are secretly afraid of upsetting their heroes].In effect this means the songs stick very closely to their original versions,which to my mind is fine.The downside of this means that once the originals have been checked out,Real To Reel,could become redundant.
Still,this is a genuinely sincere attempt to pay homage to many great bands,and although this has now been done many times before,there are no real disasters on show to spoil this party!
By Simon Says
Format:Audio CD
Forget any negative thoughts you might have. Disregard the timidity of those reviews decrying a band seeking to revive itself by covering rock standards. These are not merely standards, how pedestrian; these are fantastic monuments of rock which Tesla bows and does homage to. Tesla rock, totally. This is a very sensitive and carefully crafted set of tributes to a really eclectic bag of songs. Jeff Keith is the most adaptable rock voice there is. If I wanted to create the ultimate super group, he'd be my man. What a singer.
If you like your guitars up front, then load this CD and ride. Highlights as you lean into each bend of this high octance blast from the '60s to the '70s are: Traffic's Mr Fantasy and the Stone's Honky Tonk Woman, but wait, that's not all. If you drop a cog or two and really wind your machine's revs into the red zone, the turn up the following and follow every contour of Purple's Space Truckin', Uriah Heep's total monster, Stealin', UFO's Rock Bottom and Lizzy's Bad Reputation. Winners every one. The icing on the cake as you complete your lap of rock glory is Zep's Thank You which I could play all day. The only thing missing? Radar Love from Golden Earring. Let's face it Tesla must surely now realise it's time for Real to Reel 3: I'm up for it!
Simon
If you like your guitars up front, then load this CD and ride. Highlights as you lean into each bend of this high octance blast from the '60s to the '70s are: Traffic's Mr Fantasy and the Stone's Honky Tonk Woman, but wait, that's not all. If you drop a cog or two and really wind your machine's revs into the red zone, the turn up the following and follow every contour of Purple's Space Truckin', Uriah Heep's total monster, Stealin', UFO's Rock Bottom and Lizzy's Bad Reputation. Winners every one. The icing on the cake as you complete your lap of rock glory is Zep's Thank You which I could play all day. The only thing missing? Radar Love from Golden Earring. Let's face it Tesla must surely now realise it's time for Real to Reel 3: I'm up for it!
Simon
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Tesla!
American hard rockers TESLA are back on the scene, and this, their 6th studio album, is a collection of classic rock covers from the 1960's and 1970's. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2007 by James
3.0 out of 5 stars
not a bad covers album
i only bought the cd on the back of it having the extra space to put my free real to reel cd 2 inside plus the album itself is not a bad collection of covers but what lets it down... Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2007 by spike
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