music.wikisort.org - CompositionMechanical Resonance is the debut studio album by the American hard rock band Tesla. It was released on December 8, 1986, by Geffen Records.[6]
For information on mechanical systems' absorption of energy at resonance, see mechanical resonance.
1986 studio album by Tesla
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Released | December 8, 1986 |
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Recorded | 1986 |
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Studio | Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York |
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Length | 53:28 |
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Label | Geffen |
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Producer | Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
Metal Forces | 9.3/10[3] |
Rolling Stone | (mixed)[4] |
Rock Hard | 8/10[5] |
The album peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard 200 on April 3, 1987, [7] and was certified platinum by the RIAA on October 5, 1989.[8]
Track listing
Side oneTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "EZ Come EZ Go" | Frank Hannon, Jeff Keith, Troy Luccketta, Tommy Skeoch, Brian Wheat | 3:33 |
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2. | "Cumin' Atcha Live" | Hannon, Keith, Wheat | 4:25 |
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3. | "Gettin' Better" | Hannon, Keith | 3:20 |
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4. | "2 Late 4 Love" | Keith, Skeoch, Hannon, Luccketta, Wheat | 3:50 |
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5. | "Rock Me to the Top" | Keith, Skeoch | 3:38 |
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6. | "We're No Good Together" | Hannon, Keith, Luccketta | 5:15 |
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Side twoTitle | Writer(s) |
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7. | "Modern Day Cowboy" | Hannon, Keith, Skeoch | 5:19 |
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8. | "Changes" | Hannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch, Wheat | 5:02 |
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9. | "Little Suzi" (Ph.D. cover) | Jim Diamond, Tony Hymas | 4:55 |
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10. | "Love Me" | Hannon, Keith, Wheat | 4:15 |
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11. | "Cover Queen" | Hannon, Keith | 4:32 |
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12. | "Before My Eyes" | Hannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch | 5:25 |
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Personnel
- Band members
- Jeff Keith – lead vocals
- Frank Hannon – acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals
- Tommy Skeoch – acoustic & electric guitars, backing vocals
- Brian Wheat – bass, backing vocals
- Troy Luccketta – drums, percussion
- Production
- Steve Thompson – producer
- Michael Barbiero – producer, engineer
- Michael Beyer – engineer and mixing on "Little Suzi" acoustic intro
- George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
Charts
Singles
Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
1987 |
"Modern Day Cowboy" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)[11] |
35 |
"Little Suzi" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)[11] |
22 |
Billboard Hot 100 (US)[12] |
91 |
1988 |
"Gettin' Better" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)[11] |
46 |
Certifications
Accolades
Publication |
Country |
Accolade |
Rank |
PopMatters |
US |
10 Essential Glam Metal Albums[14] |
4 |
Guitar World |
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Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties[15] |
8 |
Loudwire |
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Top 30 Hair Metal Albums[16] |
7 |
See also
- List of glam metal albums and songs
References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Mechanical Resonance - Tesla". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 353. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- Reynolds, Dave (1986). "Tesla - Mechanical Resonance". Metal Forces. No. 20. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- Considine, J.D. (May 21, 1987). "Tesla: Mechanical Resonance : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- "TESLA - Mechanical Resonance". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- "Mechanical Resonance". 27 March 2018.
- "Tesla Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- "Tesla Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- "Tesla Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- "Tesla Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- "American album certifications – Tesla – Mechanical Resonance". Recording Industry Association of America.
- Zupko, Sarah (18 March 2021). "10 Essential Glam Metal Albums, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
- "Guitar World - Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties". Guitar World. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- DiVita, Joe (November 9, 2016). "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
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- Brian Wheat
- Frank Hannon
- Jeff Keith
- Troy Luccketta
- Dave Rude
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- Twisted Wires & the Acoustic Sessions
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Mechanical Resonanse (рус. «Механический резонанс») — дебютный студийный альбом американской рок-группы Tesla. Выпущен в декабре 1986 года на лейбле Geffen Records.
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