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Tesla - Simplicity

Published June 04 2014


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=Staff's pick

M P 3*
Ricochet
Rise And Fall
So Divine…*
Cross My Heart
Honestly*
Flip Side!
Other Than Me
Break Of Dawn
Burnout To Fade*
Life Is A River
Sympathy
Time Bomb
'Til That Day


Genre Hard Rock
Jeff Keith
Vocals
Tracks 14
Frank Hannon
Guitar
Running time 62 Min.
Dave Rude
Guitar
Label Frontiers Records
Brian Wheat
Bass
Release 06 June 2014
Troy Luccketta
Drums
Country USA
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Keyboard
Producer Tom Zutaut/Tesla
Similar artists ---

Californian veteran rockers Tesla's new effort is pretty much the natural successor to the band's last proper album, 2008's Forever More. Almost six years have passed, but the band shows no signs of putting things to rest. It seems like they are embarking this elegant trip to prove their validity and successfully do so. With a mix of harder rock, stylish emotional ballads, acoustic stuff and bluesy rock 'n' roll songs, it's a varied record which confirms that they are still able to produce killing material in their own vein.

Honestly is one track which I've got to point out specifically since it's so damn awesome. I can't stop listening to this masterpiece of a song. It has an attraction to it that I connect to immediately, even if Jeff Keith's rough, harsh voice has lost bits of its power. He sings with a strong fiery passion though, that makes me bow down in deep admiration. I admit that he never was the most perfected vocalist of rock, but talent doesn't always beat authenticity and singularity.

Simplicity is a strong and fresh release with a few ups and downs and it somehow defines what Tesla has almost always delivered. It's solid rock and arguably still valid at the end of the day. The music is something that sets your emotions free and they constantly find new ways to improve. Fourteen songs might be a few too many and I believe that I would have found even more satisfaction if a couple of them hadn't made it all the way to manufacturing. Not that there are any direct fillers, but an album doesn't get better because of the fact that it reaches the one hour mark. I'm still happy with the outcome nevertheless and fans to this band should definitely check out this effort.

See also review of: Mechanical Resonance LIVE , Forever More , Into The Now

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Summary



7 chalices of 10 - Tobbe


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