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Interview With Tommy Skeoch (Part 1)
Ex-Tesla member Tommy Skeoch has left the band and has now moved forward with a solo release called FREAK BUCKET. In a spirited 4 part interview on THE CLASSIC METAL SHOW, Tommy Skeoch was hilarious as he dodged a lot of questions...probably a little less than he would have hoped to.
Length: 561
Rating: 5.00 (2 ratings)
Tags: Tommy Skeoch Freak Bucket Tesla Jeff Keith Brian Wheat Dave Rude
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Tommy Skeoch - The Brat
Tommy Skeoch, formerly of Tesla during his days with the band Bar 7. Here he's singing "The Brat"... an ode to the venue the band was playing and Bratwurst, a Wisconsin staple!
Length: 202
Rating: 4.80 (8 ratings)
Tags: Skeoch Bar 7 Brat Sofa King
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Tommy Skeoch - Living for Today
I'm sorry I don't have a better video for this, I just wanted more people to hear Tommy's solo work since it freakin' rocks! If you like this go out and buy his solo album called "Freak Bucket"!
Length: 209
Rating: 0.00 (0 ratings)
Tags: tommy skeoch tesla band living for today freakbucket
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TESLA on CAPITAL CHAOS 2007
Capital Chaos TV has posted video footage of TESLA http://www.teslatheband.com performing the TRAFFIC classic "Dear Mr. Fantasy" during their free CD-release show on May 31, 2007 at the Cesar Chavez Park in downtown Sacramento, California. http://www.myspace.com/capitalchaos
Tesla is the name of an American rock band originating in Sacramento, California. The band formed in 1984 on Guam as City Kidd and was renamed Tesla during the recording of their first album on the advice of their manager. The band derived their name, certain album and song titles, and some song content from events relating to Nikola Tesla, a Serbian inventor and electrical engineer born in the 19th century.
Vocalist Jeff Keith fronted a band that included guitarists Frank Hannon and Tommy Skeoch, bassist Brian Wheat and drummer Troy Luccketta.
Tesla's music was akin to heavy metal, but was more bluesy and the band's lyrics strayed from the partying and women themes popular at the time. But what set them even farther apart from their contemporaries was their T-shirt-and-jeans image which was in strong contrast to other bands of the time, which were characterized by leather pants and flashy-make up. Tesla is also proud of the fact that their music has always been just guitars and drums, with an occasional piano from bassist Wheat, with no synthesizers or anything to distort their sound and their albums always proudly proclaimed, "No Machines", referring to that fact. However, the band's 2004 album, Into The Now, included synthesized beats.
Tesla's remake of Five Man Electrical Band's "Signs" (1990) is the best-known of Tesla's hits, which also include "Comin' Atcha Live," "Gettin' Better," "Modern Day Cowboy," the Ph.D. cover "Little Suzi," "Edison's Medicine," and "Love Song." To this day, "Love Song" is probably the most remembered of the band's songs, and still receives much airplay on rock stations.
After "Bust A Nut", the band took a hiatus to support Skeoch during his rehab from drug abuse. It wasn't long before Skeoch briefly joined up with solo artist Marshall Coleman's band to support his solo career, only to see a departure of Marshall soon after. This band eventually morphed to include vocalist Jeff Keith & resurfaced as Bar 7 with a single "Four Leaf Clover", from the album "The World Is A Freak". Bassist Brian Wheat formed "Soul Motor", Frank Hannon "Moon Dog Mane" while Drummer Troy Luccketta worked with several local artist including the bay area's "One Thin Dime."
The band reformed in 2000 and recorded a double live album. In 2002 they were featured in the Rock Never Stops Tour alongside other 80s rock bands. In 2004 they released their fifth studio album Into the Now which debuted on the Billboard album chart at number 30. The album was well received by fans and the band was featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
In the summer of 2006, the band embarked on the Electric Summer Jam Tour and put the following statement on their web site: "We would like you to join us in welcoming guitarist Dave Rude, who will be hitting the road with us for the 2006 Electric Summer Jam Tour as Tommy Skeoch will not be performing with us. Please also join us in congratulating Tommy and his wife on the birth of their new baby boy. We wish the whole family the best."
An article in the Deseret Morning News (June 16, 2006) that featured an interview with Wheat clarified the situation: "The tour is also a chance to introduce the newest member of the band, guitarist Dave Rude, who replaces Tommy Skeoch. Skeoch has been in and out of the band since 1994, addressing substance-abuse problems. But with a new baby at home, Wheat said that this time Skeoch's departure is full-time and for other reasons. "He just wanted to spend more time with his family after all these years," Wheat said. "It's hard. He'll always be a part of Tesla history."
Cumin' Atcha Live appeared in the 2002 videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, playing on Rock station V-Rock.
Tesla has recorded a covers album titled Real to Reel, which was released on June 5, 2007. The recording is available as a 2 CD set. The first CD (containing 13 songs) is sold in a case with a blank slot for the second CD. The second CD (containing 12 additional songs) will initially be available to concert goers at no additional charge beyond the cost of a ticket. http://www.capitalchaos.net
Albums
* Mechanical Resonance (1986)
* The Great Radio Controversy (1989)
* Psychotic Supper (1991)
* Bust a Nut (1994)
* Into the Now (2004)
* Real to Reel (2007)
[edit] Compilation/Live
* Five Man Acoustical Jam (1990, live)
* Times Makin' Changes - The Best of Tesla (1995, best of 1986-1994)
* 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tesla (2001)
* Replugged Live (2001, 2-CD Live Set)
* Standing Room Only (2005, Live)
Length: 382
Rating: 4.70 (50 ratings)
Tags: tesla Sacramento frankhannon rock metal
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{GWAMBAVISION}666 # OF THE TOUR
GWAMBA speaks candidly about past bands and tours,and the joys of running a day care!
tommy skeoch of tesla,and gwamba's band "aggrasaur"footage,white zombie
Length: 350
Rating: 5.00 (4 ratings)
Tags: gwamba tommy skeoch white zombie{gwambavision}
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Bar 7 - Got a New Life
One album project by Jeff Keith and Tommy Skeoch called "The World is a Freak". Awesome song.
Length: 335
Rating: 5.00 (2 ratings)
Tags: tesla bar jeff keith tommy skeoch
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