Tubes

The Tubes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A&M Super Budget
• ASIN: B000002GAE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,298 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Media Type: CD
Artist: TUBES
Title: TUBES
Street Release Date: 07/25/2006
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Genre: ROCK/POP

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ahead Of Their Time!, July 13, 2004

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K. Brown "El Rudo Lucky Pierre!" (Walnut, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tubes (Audio CD)

This is one of those rare audio gems by a group that was way ahead of their time. First released in the 1975, the songs "What Do You Want From Life?" and "White Punks On Dope" steal the show, and best personify the early Tubes. These funny & sardonic rants against materialism work beautifully. The Tubes consistently nailed these themes in true funky-artsy form. Groups like Talking Heads got lots of nods for their satirical odes in the the 1980s, but The Tubes nailed it earlier, and in my opinion, much better!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest, ever., August 28, 2003

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Bad Bart (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tubes (Audio CD)

My first exposure to The Tubes was the video stuff from "Completion Backwards Principle" that was rotated on MTV in the first few weeks of it's existence. Then, a friend turned me onto "What Do You Want From Life," the second track on what was then the second side of this record. (Of course, the art of sides is lost on a CD.) My life was changed forever.

I was blown away at the talent and diversity of this band. Progressive Rock ("Up From the Deep"), San Francisco Swing ("Haloes"), Mariacci ("Maleguena Salerosa"), Las Vegas Show (What Do You Want From Life?"), and then sounds that only The Tubes could make in songs like "Mondo Bondage," and "Boy Crazy."

The writing is complicated, tight, lyrically brilliant... I can't say enough about them, musically. Unfortunately, the bands on-stage antics always got more attention than their music, which is a real tragedy.

Prairie Prince is one of the greatest drummers alive, (Don't miss his playing in "Up From the Deep" and "What Do You Want From Life") and the playing of Roger Steen (lead guitar) and Vince Welnick (piano and keys) is unparalleled in almost any rock act- they are true masters of their instruments. Fee Waybill (lead vocals) and Bill Spooner (guitar, lead vocals) bring a vocal sound to the band that is raw and soulful. The band is rounded out by way-better-than-average bassist Rick Anderson and Synth player, Michael Cotten.

The first two records, this one and "Young and Rich," I think are must-haves in any serious collection.

Great stuff. The Tubes self-titled debut is definitely in my top 10 records, ever.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THEIR FIRST AND STILL THE BEST, March 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Tubes (Audio CD)

This is still their best work, with "The Young And The Rich" following in at a close second. The Tubes have always provided gifted, biting social satire in many of their songs but never as consistently (song-for-song) as they did in their debut album (ugh.... that word gives away my age!). The biggest reason for this I think is that as the years went by, the group was more interested in commercial success (by their own admission). That usually leads to small compromises that, over time, eroded whatever edge they had at the beginning.

"Songs like What Do You Want From Life?" and "White Punks On Dope" just DO NOT get any better. The former attacked in part the shallow, self gratifying attitude of the 70's while White Punks took dead aim at the excessive behavior of the angry young men and women of that decade. In fact, I smiled at the review just prior to mine because the attitude expressed through it was exactly the target at which the band was aiming with White Punks. These songs are still relevant over 20 years later and it's amazing to me that they are not included on some of the compilation "Best Of" cd's of The Tubes.

Plus, these guys knew how to ROCK. They were skilled musicians and they wrote catchy tunes that at the same time poked fun at some of the musical styles of the day. Listen closely to "Up From The Deep" and "Mondo Bondage". You will hear playful jabs at groups like Chicago, ELO, and Led Zepplin.

Terrific fun!