Heard this song on the radio in 1986 and immediately went to the nearest Fred Meyer electronics section looking for it... I didn't know the band or song name but had to have it. Fortunately for me I found a clerk there about my age at the time and I asked about new releases. He asked me if I knew how the song went and I said "Bang bang, shoot 'em up" in my best rock voice for all standing near to hear. He immediately said "Tesla, Modern Day Cowboy" and grabbed the CD from the rack. This comment is a great big thank you to that unknown rock soldier that helped me in my time of need on that fateful day. To this day I still have the CD, listen to it regularly, and will likely be buried with it when the final bell tolls. Rock on 🤘
Beautiful story... So much appreciation, dedication, and loyalty us rockers show to great tapes & CDs released during our younger, sometimes even formative years.
The smell of gasoline and perfume, a car that barely ran but it had a Jensen am/fm tape deck, Panasonic power booster EQ, and Sony 6x9's.... none of it mattered without this music. *NONE OF IT!!!!* c/o '88 here.
Midlife crises?...wife left you...kids graduated h.s. ...house empty...call up old buddies and cruise in the Camaro look for a kegger, get arrested for contributing to delinquency of self.... happened to a friend of mine...not recommended.
Thanks you too, what an awesome song!!!!!! I had never heard this one before . They are great live had the pleasure of seeing them in Vancouver BC with Def Leppard and Poison a couple of years ago, wish Tesla could have done more songs.
Graduated 1980 from Highschool, what a great decade. Just fun music. Army in1982, def leopard and others. Rocked it all. Wished for the future, now 61, wish for the past. But still Rockin, believe that.
Tesla have and had their loyal fanbase and their releases always got great reviews but yeah, feels like they should have been "bigger". And similar to another underrated band, King's X, they always got praised by their musician peers.
Saw them open for Def Leppard on the Hysteria tour and they kicked total ass. This song is my favorite of all time by them because it has so much energy. It must be turned up all the way and it must be shared with my neighbors whether they like it or not. I feel obligated to share great music with others!!!!
Even though I was born in 93, I grew up listening to tesla, ratt, Def Leppard and all the 80s hair bands. I wish I could've been around in the 80s. Rock will live forever.
You got that right brother I'm an old headbanger 80 music is the way and I still Jam this I sang this song right now word for word man I still got it and remember it wow he gets the blood going doesn't it😮🤘🤘 Yes Rock On.
Ain't that the truth,Tommy and Frank,was my generations Gary Rosington and Allen Collins.Watch the MTV studio video when they play "song and emotion" live!!!!
Yeah this is the hardest songs on guitar I ever learned how to play. I really appreciate Frank Hannon's talent on this one and still can't play it right. But I can play Thunderstruck damn near flawlessly. God bless hair metal and long live rock and roll.
Takes me back! Miss the 80s. I married my hot little blonde in 86' . Still rocking with her to this day. We love this stuff, some of the best ROCK came out of those days! Married 34 years. I'm 57 and still alive from it all. I stopped the parties along time ago but never stopped ROCKING!!!!!!!
Correct Sir! Great Everytime. After all these years I still TOTALLY Rock out everytime! Cranked at 11 of course! Try Warrent's ( I know, I know.) 'Uncle Toms Cabin' for another.
I think Jeff Keith was never given the credit due him as one of the best vocalist to come out of nowhere in the 80's, to this day he's still epic. The band as a whole is bloody awesome, their longevity is the proof.
I felt he was as good as a prime Steven Tyler, until his voice started to go. But certainly for those first few Tesla albums, Jeff was bang on the money.
@@schecter5035 Absolutely! Those three were the pinnacle of hard rock/metal of the day! I like Poison too, but they seemed a little too poppy for me. Great White would be a great addition to that lineup!
I f'n LOVE Tesla! I'm 50 now. Been m rocking with them since the 80's. Cruising around with my bro in his lowered d-50 mini truck with a stereo that could compete with all the bass that was getting popular. I'd crank the treble all the way up and rip the volume knob off to this song! We we're so lucky to grow up in that generation of music. It is legendary and will always be "rad"! Lol Yeah '89!
The first time I saw Tesla, they were opening for Def Leppard in the 80's. These guys were so good we forgot we were there to see Def Leppard. Just a small time band that nobody heard of, new on the scene and they blew everyone away. Their career took off after that. Good times.
About two weeks ago they opened for Def Leppard and REO Speed wagon at a concert I went to in New Orleans. I'm only 16 but i KNOW I will remember that concert for the rest of my life
I'd have to totally disagree.....I think Tesla are pretty much horrible.....didn't like them in the 80's, still don't. The only decent tune they made in my opinion, was the remake of "signs". Can't stand the singers voice.....horrible...and the music just sucks...just saw them open for REO and Def Leppard, both those bands are still as great as ever....there's a reason Tesla is an opening band and not a headliner...it's because they simply aren't good enough to headline........Just listened to that Modern Day Cowboy tune...horrible!!!!!.....I'm sure many will disagree, but the facts don't lie...they don't sell out concerts and fill stadiums or headline because they can't. Def Leppard and REO on the other hand, have been doing it their entire careers.....
Kids today will never know what it felt like to just "ROCK OUT" and release pure energy to songs like this one. Every time I am listening to Rock 100.5 the KATT and this song comes on, it goes full blast.
Yes, kids don't about know about rock n roll. Not like there's great rock music coming out today, or to be more accurate to Tesla, great metal coming out today.
Tesla is what we call a true band they sound the same live as they do on the radio i seen them a couple years ago and they just light the stage up i cant believe how good they look and sound at their age CHEERS ROCK ON MAN
Tesla opened for Poison and Def Leppard on June 3, 2017 in Calgary, Alberta Canada. All three bands kicked ass, but Tesla stood out. This was the song they closed with. Awesome. :)
Tesla and Cinderella (now Tom Keifer Band) were both so underrated. So happy both are still making new music and playing live. 80’s rock will never die ☠️
GodChristLord RIGHT ON!!!!!! and I hope my funeral is long after we see We The People back in charge! #1,,, End the phony 'war on drugs'. It's just SOOO bad for our country. Just GIVE the drugs to addicts. And we can stop the rise of the police state. Which is shoved down our throats and funded by that corporate greed.
todd krager Some will die. Some will become solid citizens. And the prisons will sit idle. And THAT is freedom for you. No more police-state. Vast reduction in crime. A healthier country in every way.
I love reading the 'Comments' many times under the videos/article! Tesla was one of many, many solid bands! Even the 'lesser' known bands. Remember these: Kix, Loudness, Quiot Riot, Dokken, Great White, & Y&T! The 80's was the shit for metal baby!
this song has shades of zeppelin...sabbath... ccr...loverboy...and quiet riot... tesla belongs in the rock n roll hall of fame.. over 35 yrs of greatness... period...
Angela Jones when you take months at a time all alone in a room, constantly listening to a mix of rock tracks (guitar and vocals) you begin to process it better. People fall flat on their face because the don't have the tools and they haven't even broken anything down. The people that try to do it just jump straight in without knowing what they're doing. That's why they fall.
I'm right there with you. If I knew how awesome the 80's would be, I would have taken more time to enjoy it while I could. By around the mid 90's, I was like bring the 80's back, please!
I'm an 80's boy grew up with them as one of my favorite bands ever now. Born 1965 I'm now 57yrs old and my music 🎵🎶 is my release of stress from this modern day WORLD.
The first time I heard this song and I replayed it over and over BLASTING in my old F250 for about a 12 pack... in my driveway. Wow... what a vivid memory of that! I'll never forget it. Welcome to the Jungle was exactly the same too!! There's something unforgettable about the first time you hear mind blowing songs like this. It's like it defined that period of life.
These guys hit like a tornado in 1986. I played the cassette over and over till it wore out and then went bought another and started over again. To this day, this song and that first album still hits hard and brings back a lot of good memories.
As far as im concerned, mechanical Resonance was the only album Tesla put out, of course it wasn't ,but nothing else they came close to this album. Im not sure what happened to them after this. This is one album I will never get tired of. It's in my top 5.
When this song came out, it was mind-blowing. I knew this was not a band to be reckoned with. They meant business and followed up that great debut album with several more. Tesla!
I always love seeing comments from younger kids going "WOW, this music rocks!". The only thing I can say is "Welcome to the party! Grab a beer. The girls with the big hair are over in this corner. The guys with the big hair are over in the other corner. Be careful not to mix them up." Sex, drugs, and rock and roll, forever!!
Growing up in the 80's was the shit! We went to so many concerts. Saw all the great hair bands. Before & after the shows hanging in the parking lot drinking & watching all the chicks flashing their titties...Oh it was a glorious time!!!
What an Outstanding Rock Band. Caught them Live in Sacramento twice, and Both Shows were Epic. The Band played awesome, and the Front Man actually got out there and entertained the shit out of us both times.
how they were even put in the glam/hair metal category is just baffling. yes, they had big hair but they were a completely different thing musically from those bands at that time.
What makes this band GREAT, Is the dual guitarists, solid bass lines awesome drumming and a Voice to complete it all, without one, this band wouldn't have made it. Always appreciated hard working bands like Tesla.
Stormy night under jet black skies Billy pulls into town. Thunder rolled and the lightnin bolts Come crashin to the ground Cold as ice, hard as stone As he walks into the room, with Another man who was feelin the same way All hell's breakin loose Bang Bang, shoot'em up Bang Bang, blow you away It's a showdown, in a no man's land For the cowboy of the modern day. Come on, sundown, don't be hangin 'round Cause the cowboy will blow you away Al Capone and A Bad Boy Jones On the wrong side of the law. Johnny D and his company Always fisrt to the draw. Gangster lean, feelin so mean Tryin to take more than their share. Cause all they saw was ruling it all. The scent of blood was in the air. Bang Bang, shoot'em up. Bang Bang, blow you away. It's a showdown, in a no man's land For a cowboy of the modern day. Come on, sundown, don't be hangin round Cause the cowboy will blow you away. yeah. Here we are and we've come this far But it's only getting worse. The foreign lands with their terrorist demands Only cause the good to hurt. The U.S.A the U.S.S.R. With their six guns to their sides. I see the message written on the wall Too much anger deep inside. Bang Bang, Shoot'em up Bang Bang, Blow you away. It's a showdown, in a no man's land For the cowboy of the modern day. Come on, sundown, don't be hangin round Cause the cowboy will blow you away It's a showdown
I remember seeing this on headbangers ball. I immediately begged my dad to get me this cassette. It did not disappoint. Here we are in 2020 and this is still awesome.
Raised on this kinda music as a kid...30-something now and I still LOVE IT! Nothing can beat the music of the 80s and 90s...NOTHING! Greatest time for the best riffs in HISTORY! This song will always be on my playlist...lol!
Heard this song on headbangers ball and next morning ran to the record store in my IROC Z and bought this cassette. NO more headbangers ball. No more record store no Iroc Z No more cassettes :( Still got the great tunes and memories. Yes I got all my friends hooked on TESLA.
@@richardherzog5405 I had your rival. An 87 mustang GT 5 speed with t tops. I loved that car. I believe it was one of the final years with t tops in the fox bodied stangs. Those times were the BEST!
Though I’m not from the 80s and am a teenager This song, and other songs within the 80s and 90s period will always remain as some of my favorite music to listen to! Beats the crap we have today 😂
One of the best tunes from the 80's. I feel sorry for anyone who didn't live through one of the greatest eras of music. Nothing will ever come close to the energy and guitar riffs.
my cousin and were joining the Navy at the same time. The summer before we left we hung out jamming to this so much we wore his cassette out. Thank you for the blessed memories of more innocent times
80’ rock is the absolute best! I never was a huge Tesla fan…. I need to rethink my musical tastes! I knew of them but they didn’t get enough hype as the other bands. Tesla, Cinderella, Great White, Danger Danger and I could go on….. such incredible music and so timeless. Todays popular music (2023) is all garbage. Most teenagers now have no idea what they missed!
In the 80's I was cranking this jam, while pulling ollies on my skateboard. Today cranking this jam on my recliner. Good Grief where did all the time go?!?!?!
BF bought Mechanical Resonance album in Jan '87. Lstened to CD on repeat Fri & Sat night. His parents bought us beer if we stayed there, kick ass deal when you're 16. Got to see 'em open for Def Leppard's Hysteria Tour -Dallas Dec '87. Stage in middle of arena slowly rotating. Had great seats. Really thought Tesla would take off but never received air play needed to be popular. One of best nights of my life & I'm 52 still listening to them... Never gets old.
The U.S.A the U.S.S.R. With their six guns to their sides. I see the message written on the wall Too much anger deep inside. Bang Bang, Shoot'em up Bang Bang, Blow you away
Verse 1] Stormy night under jet black skies, Billy pulls into town Thunder rolled and the lightning bolts come crashin' to the ground Cold as ice, hard as stone, as he walks into the room With another man who was feeling the same way, all hell's breakin' loose [Chorus] Bang bang, shoot 'em up, bang bang, blow you away It's a showdown in the no man's land, for the cowboy of the modern day Come sundown, don't be hangin' round, cause the cowboy'll blow you away [Verse 2] Al Capone and the Bad Boy Jones, on the wrong side of the law Johnny D and his company, always first to the draw Gangster lean, feelin' so mean, I try to take more than their share Cause all they saw was ruling it all, the scent of blood was in the air [Chorus] Bang bang, shoot 'em up, bang bang, blow you away It's a showdown in the no man's land, for the cowboy of the modern day Come sundown, don't be hangin' round, cause the cowboy'll blow you away [Verse 3] So here we are and we've come this far, but it's only getting worse Foreign lands with their terrorist demands, only cause the good to hurt The U.S.A., the U.S.S.R., with their six-guns to the side I see the message written on the wall, too much anger deep inside [Chorus] Bang bang, shoot 'em up, bang bang, blow you away It's a showdown in the no man's land, for the cowboy of the modern day Come sundown, don't be hangin' round, cause the cowboy'll blow you away It's a showdown!
Heard this song on the radio in 1986 and immediately went to the nearest Fred Meyer electronics section looking for it... I didn't know the band or song name but had to have it. Fortunately for me I found a clerk there about my age at the time and I asked about new releases. He asked me if I knew how the song went and I said "Bang bang, shoot 'em up" in my best rock voice for all standing near to hear. He immediately said "Tesla, Modern Day Cowboy" and grabbed the CD from the rack. This comment is a great big thank you to that unknown rock soldier that helped me in my time of need on that fateful day. To this day I still have the CD, listen to it regularly, and will likely be buried with it when the final bell tolls. Rock on 🤘
Sweet!
Beautiful story... So much appreciation, dedication, and loyalty us rockers show to great tapes & CDs released during our younger, sometimes even formative years.
Bang bang shoot'm up....yeah
Great cd
Best comment here!🤘
The smell of gasoline and perfume, a car that barely ran but it had a Jensen am/fm tape deck, Panasonic power booster EQ, and Sony 6x9's....
none of it mattered without this music. *NONE OF IT!!!!* c/o '88 here.
88 here too Back atcha... 1000% Clarion deck, Kenwood booster EQ & Pioneer 6x9's on the back deck...& we were young... Glorious!!!
Jensen hell yeah
Hell yeah 😂😂😂
Class of '86🤘
Ah the Jensen Tri Ax, 6 by 9s. Had to make them fit. Great times.
2024 and still rockin'. The 80's were the best time to be alive.
The 70's were pretty good but the 80's had MTV!
Best time for concerts EVER!!!!
@@joeyboedeker2047 I was seeing 3 concerts a month.
One of the best debut albums ever. Great from start to finish.
It really is
absolutely, would also put Badlands, extreme, & xyz there also....
Unbelievable Debut Album
There's not a stereo in this world that can play this song loud enough!
Yep! Not even on 11
So true
Exactly love this song
christopher frazier yeah you’re right!
Not true I no of 3 in Claremont mn
49 year old mom of 3 here.. This is intense.. and I LOVE IT🤘🤘🤘🤘❕❕❕❕💯💯💯💯
Great music, something I can never say about today's junk called hip hop.
I just bought my first Camaro and I have to say cruising around town to 80's rock hits like this is the best feeling in the world. 🤘🤘
MAKES YOU FÈL EMPOWERED, YES!!😊❤
That car has stories, tales, of crazy❤😅
Midlife crises?...wife left you...kids graduated h.s. ...house empty...call up old buddies and cruise in the Camaro look for a kegger, get arrested for contributing to delinquency of self.... happened to a friend of mine...not recommended.
...and to really punctuate the evening...the ex wife's brother was the arresting c.h.p. officer...ha!
@@user-vn2ii6mu9g YIPES, taking re-living teenage years to full excarebation 😴🤠💗
People who are reading this. You have the best taste in music.
You too
you just got a sub buddy.
Thanks
Thanks you too, what an awesome song!!!!!! I had never heard this one before .
They are great live had the pleasure of seeing them in Vancouver BC with Def Leppard and Poison a couple of years ago, wish Tesla could have done more songs.
Hell yeah
Graduated 1980 from Highschool, what a great decade. Just fun music. Army in1982, def leopard and others. Rocked it all. Wished for the future, now 61, wish for the past. But still Rockin, believe that.
80 grad myself. I too long for the good ole days. But I reckon we should be grateful we had em and are still here. 😊
Cheers, same age. Where did the time go?
100000% !!!
83 grad southern rocker and like Tesla ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😂😅😊❤🎉❤🎉
REMF
These guys should've had more recognition their music is timeless.
Totally agree.
Every thing fits together, love the acoustic music. Wooden is real.ac man
Tesla has always been underrated- this album still kicks ass
The music industry hates music 🎶 until like this!!😮😮😮😂🎉😮😮
Tesla have and had their loyal fanbase and their releases always got great reviews but yeah, feels like they should have been "bigger". And similar to another underrated band, King's X, they always got praised by their musician peers.
Saw them open for Def Leppard on the Hysteria tour and they kicked total ass. This song is my favorite of all time by them because it has so much energy. It must be turned up all the way and it must be shared with my neighbors whether they like it or not. I feel obligated to share great music with others!!!!
Fun fact: First time I heard I tought they were Def Leppard!
I saw this video on MTV classics and I remembered just how much I liked it.
Im 70 years old, u were a blessing then and how much more now . Wow , keep on rockin ! 😮
Even though I was born in 93, I grew up listening to tesla, ratt, Def Leppard and all the 80s hair bands. I wish I could've been around in the 80s. Rock will live forever.
Still here rocking out to this if anyone was wondering lol
@@ShadeAstray Me too.
For the love of God, 80s rock groups were NOT called "hair" bands!! Stop already.
@@markserour9115 Also know as “glam metal bands”. Same thing. Stop bitchin
80s Rock was awesome. Great music for my teen years.
80's MUSIC NEVER DIES !
You got that right!!!
Hell, I am living in the 80's
New SKID ROW album rocks!
Stay out of my yard though!!!
You got that right brother I'm an old headbanger 80 music is the way and I still Jam this I sang this song right now word for word man I still got it and remember it wow he gets the blood going doesn't it😮🤘🤘 Yes Rock On.
Frank Hannon is one of the most underrated guitarist’s ever what a true talent.
Definitely
He's a weapon
Ain't that the truth,Tommy and Frank,was my generations Gary Rosington and Allen Collins.Watch the MTV studio video when they play "song and emotion" live!!!!
Very dam good guitar player!! One of my favorites!
Yeah this is the hardest songs on guitar I ever learned how to play. I really appreciate Frank Hannon's talent on this one and still can't play it right. But I can play Thunderstruck damn near flawlessly. God bless hair metal and long live rock and roll.
Takes me back! Miss the 80s. I married my hot little blonde in 86' . Still rocking with her to this day. We love this stuff, some of the best ROCK came out of those days! Married 34 years. I'm 57 and still alive from it all. I stopped the parties along time ago but never stopped ROCKING!!!!!!!
ROCK TILL YOU DROP!
One of the best 80s songs ever.
i agree,i have seen them in concert twice, once in the 80s and once in 90s they rock every song they play...........................
They still rock even now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*****
going to their show here in Michigan in August
Correct Sir! Great Everytime. After all these years I still TOTALLY Rock out everytime! Cranked at 11 of course! Try Warrent's ( I know, I know.) 'Uncle Toms Cabin' for another.
Period,!
I think Jeff Keith was never given the credit due him as one of the best vocalist to come out of nowhere in the 80's, to this day he's still epic. The band as a whole is bloody awesome, their longevity is the proof.
I felt he was as good as a prime Steven Tyler, until his voice started to go. But certainly for those first few Tesla albums, Jeff was bang on the money.
Interesting fact , Axel Rose stole Jeff Keiths "sway" dance he does on stage.. People might cry BS , but Axel himself said thats where he got it.
They just kinda slid under the radar. Phenomenal musically, lyrically... great hair
Fun fact - he taught himself to sing by singing along to the radio during his milk delivery route. Personally, i think that's udderly amazing!
Yes, he is good. But sorry, noone beats Geoff Tate in the 80s. Check out "take hold of the flame, live Tokyo":ruclips.net/video/xk84dVq644k/видео.html
I don't listen to this song much, but when I do, so do my neighbors.
Haha my neighbors are about to right now after this ad!
Thats a new one 😂😂😂
Best RUclips comment ever
I have listened to this song extensively over the last year since i discovered it, 35 years late but wgaf
Amen man!!
Severely underrated 80s band. One of my favorites. Them and Ratt should tour.
And Dokken, love me some Dokken
@@shroomraptor exactly what i was gonna say imagine them 3 tour together its a shame don dokken has lost his voice a bit though
New SKID ROW rocks, they should tour together.
@@schecter5035 Absolutely! Those three were the pinnacle of hard rock/metal of the day! I like Poison too, but they seemed a little too poppy for me. Great White would be a great addition to that lineup!
Nikola Tesla deserved a badass band named after him
Nikola Tesla deserved a badass band named after him
@@meinlomeng693 ok?
And all he got was these guys.
@@indianapolismusicacademy-l3159 yeah they were shit
Hell yeah
Tesla is one of the best 80's band's around its 2022 and they still rock!!!
A band so good the most famous electrical engineer of all time named himself after them.
LOL.....GOOOOOOOD ONE SIR.
👍👍😂
A band so good they used their name for physics' unit of measurement
and a car manufacturer
Fair enough...
🤣🤣🤣
Well seasoned, rock 'n roll vet, here. Damn. Tesla... One of the very best bands of all time. No doubt.
That voice. That guitar. They don't make 'em like they used to.
emeralds.
Tesla is a one in a million , there wasn't and never will be a band measure up to the guys of TESLA
Your damn right they don't buddie
Tesla was awesome but bands like Dokken measured up in my opinion in that time frame.
Russell Gentile think Dokken came from other bands and Tesla was the first successful band these guys were in
Love TESLA. Frank Hannon is such an underrated guitarist that it's criminal 🎸👍🎸 Also Jeff Keith is an underrated vocalist.
Nothing like it
I f'n LOVE Tesla! I'm 50 now. Been m rocking with them since the 80's. Cruising around with my bro in his lowered d-50 mini truck with a stereo that could compete with all the bass that was getting popular. I'd crank the treble all the way up and rip the volume knob off to this song! We we're so lucky to grow up in that generation of music. It is legendary and will always be "rad"! Lol
Yeah '89!
Two of the most underrated guitar players ever! Thirty years later and its still one of the hardest songs ever!!
The first time I saw Tesla, they were opening for Def Leppard in the 80's. These guys were so good we forgot we were there to see Def Leppard. Just a small time band that nobody heard of, new on the scene and they blew everyone away. Their career took off after that. Good times.
The same thing happened with me when I went to see Aerosmith. The opening band was the Black Crowes. Nobody had heard of them at the time.
And 20+ years later, they are back opening for them again and I will be seeing them in less than a week
August 12 - my birthday - Tesla, REO Speedwagon, Def Leppard.... Lakewood amphitheater.... looking forward to it...
About two weeks ago they opened for Def Leppard and REO Speed wagon at a concert I went to in New Orleans. I'm only 16 but i KNOW I will remember that concert for the rest of my life
I'd have to totally disagree.....I think Tesla are pretty much horrible.....didn't like them in the 80's, still don't. The only decent tune they made in my opinion, was the remake of "signs". Can't stand the singers voice.....horrible...and the music just sucks...just saw them open for REO and Def Leppard, both those bands are still as great as ever....there's a reason Tesla is an opening band and not a headliner...it's because they simply aren't good enough to headline........Just listened to that Modern Day Cowboy tune...horrible!!!!!.....I'm sure many will disagree, but the facts don't lie...they don't sell out concerts and fill stadiums or headline because they can't. Def Leppard and REO on the other hand, have been doing it their entire careers.....
I'm 61 still jamming to them
I hear ya man, at the edge of 50 myself,still jamming when I get the chance. By the way it may be just 1 like, but it's worth a thousand.
57 yr old woman still hair tossing to Tesla. Rock on. Lol
52 here and jammin'
Dwayne Wright
Hell yeah! Rock on brother!!
Me too...48🤘
I graduated from high school in 1985 and I'd know this era music 🎶 anywhere. What a great song from such a great band. WoW thanks for this
Class of 88.. right there with ya
Class of 86 here!
Kids today will never know what it felt like to just "ROCK OUT" and release pure energy to songs like this one. Every time I am listening to Rock 100.5 the KATT and this song comes on, it goes full blast.
100.5 KATT hello fellow okie
Yes, kids don't about know about rock n roll. Not like there's great rock music coming out today, or to be more accurate to Tesla, great metal coming out today.
I'll be screaming along to this song in my car, I'm 24
Well put!!
I do and I’m 19 born 2002 listen to everything 70s 80s
The vocals and guitars on this track are sublime.
Hannon and Skeoch killer guitar duo. That sick ass black Telecaster with the Floyd...insane. what a solid pure out rock band.
I've been rockin this tune for over 35 year's and you know what? Still Rock's in 2023 and I'm 55!
And I've still got my cassette tape.
Tesla is what we call a true band they sound the same live as they do on the radio i seen them a couple years ago and they just light the stage up i cant believe how good they look and sound at their age CHEERS ROCK ON MAN
*Still Rocking This In 2019 - 2020 Tesla Rocks*
Going to rock it til they bury me 😉👍
Just seen Tesla and Def Leppard In Saskatoon. Best. Night. Ever.
Me TOO!
Loving all this music....TESLA, SKID ROW, SLAUGHTER, etc. The list goes on!!!!! Listened in Chicago, IL. 103.5 FM THE BLAZE 1991
They will Continue to be the Best Band in the World. Know Jeff personally as well.
Great Song. Love This Group. I'm Old School and Staying Here. In 2021.
Hi Michelle 👋, I'm Charles Barber but friends call me Charlie and I live in Abilene Tx. How about you?
I'm 26 and my dad raised me on 80 hair music it will forever and always play on my radio of my 1983 bronco blasting it loud the way it still should be
I am 42 years old and lived the era. These guys deserve way more credit than they have.
I'm 46. 80's was the very best decade, for a variety of reasons.
Not trying to be smart a try 49. But we both lived it 😎.
56
Yes
23 times seen since debut in Chicago open 2 zztop
Tesla opened for Poison and Def Leppard on June 3, 2017 in Calgary, Alberta Canada. All three bands kicked ass, but Tesla stood out. This was the song they closed with. Awesome. :)
Tesla and Cinderella (now Tom Keifer Band) were both so underrated. So happy both are still making new music and playing live. 80’s rock will never die ☠️
Always loved Tesla, but I've been listening to this track in particular a lot these past few months, for obvious reasons. Still a classic.🤘
I was in army when this album was released and all my army buddies loved it.
W.W. III
No matter how many times I hear it. KICK-ASS!!! Play it at my funeral please.
No, no. no. Play it as the working class kicks that greedy Corporate American ass!!!!
GodChristLord RIGHT ON!!!!!! and I hope my funeral is long after we see We The People back in charge! #1,,, End the phony 'war on drugs'. It's just SOOO bad for our country. Just GIVE the drugs to addicts. And we can stop the rise of the police state. Which is shoved down our throats and funded by that corporate greed.
patriot kinvolk Me too
todd krager Some will die. Some will become solid citizens. And the prisons will sit idle. And THAT is freedom for you. No more police-state. Vast reduction in crime. A healthier country in every way.
I LIKE the way of your thinking!!!! I TOTALLY AGREE!!!!
This singer was a cement truck driver. He would drive around all day singing along with the radio. That's how he got discovered
was also a garbage truck driver too before they reformed
Interesting story
Jeff worked as a Cook at Keith's Patio on Franklin Blvd.
His story is in the liner notes.
Septic tank deliverer
I love reading the 'Comments' many times under the videos/article! Tesla was one of many, many solid bands! Even the 'lesser' known bands. Remember these: Kix, Loudness, Quiot Riot, Dokken, Great White, & Y&T! The 80's was the shit for metal baby!
Man, you’re not kidding. All those that you listed were great. What about WASP, Dio, Whitesnake, Cinderella, Ratt, Scorpions, and Queensryche.
@brianrash9885 Exactly brotha! Revisit them a lot! Thx!✌️
this song has shades of zeppelin...sabbath... ccr...loverboy...and quiet riot... tesla belongs in the rock n roll hall of fame.. over 35 yrs of greatness... period...
RIGHT ON! \m/
Bring the 80's back or just get me a time machine so I can go back and hit pause!
Mike Hockett my goal is to recreate 80s style rock I'm already writing songs in style of the 80s
Angela Jones when you take months at a time all alone in a room, constantly listening to a mix of rock tracks (guitar and vocals) you begin to process it better. People fall flat on their face because the don't have the tools and they haven't even broken anything down. The people that try to do it just jump straight in without knowing what they're doing. That's why they fall.
But the question then will be. Is the button on a betamax or VHS?
I'm right there with you. If I knew how awesome the 80's would be, I would have taken more time to enjoy it while I could. By around the mid 90's, I was like bring the 80's back, please!
Mike Hockett yes you're right on that take me back to the 80s those were the good old days I remember everything I did and it was fun
One of the best late 80s hair band songs period!
Can't even call them a hair band.. yea they had that , but it's just pure power rock. Just awesome
I wouldnt call them a hair metal band.
As a drummer, very few songs are as fun to play as this one. Awesome dynamics, straight rock groove. Reminds me of Steven Adler.
Not a drummer but Adlers rhythm is awsome
I 've played drums, this is DYNAMIC, and yes, b4 ge git, "hit"😊
When music was real. The good days when they sounded the same live as they did on album. Miss those days. No auto tune or computerized music.
I'm an 80's boy grew up with them as one of my favorite bands ever now. Born 1965 I'm now 57yrs old and my music 🎵🎶 is my release of stress from this modern day WORLD.
OCTOBER 2023 AND PLAYING THIS FOR ALL TO HEAR !!!!
The first time I heard this song and I replayed it over and over BLASTING in my old F250 for about a 12 pack... in my driveway. Wow... what a vivid memory of that! I'll never forget it. Welcome to the Jungle was exactly the same too!! There's something unforgettable about the first time you hear mind blowing songs like this. It's like it defined that period of life.
These guys hit like a tornado in 1986. I played the cassette over and over till it wore out and then went bought another and started over again. To this day, this song and that first album still hits hard and brings back a lot of good memories.
Awesome song! The eighties produced a lot of great heavy metal and hard rock!!
ANOTHER TIMELESS CLASSIC!! 80"S MUSIC RULES!! the dj
gotta be one of the most perfect rock bands that have come down the pike. this is one of the best songs of the 80s.
Such a great 80s rock band. What happened to those days? Went by like lightning.
Ya But the memories (Great Ones) will last forever!!
Yes!
I saw them open for David Lee Roth.
Nice.
Jimmy Snaggles The best music, i dont care what their hair looks like! They could play, write lyrics that meant something, just awesome music!!
One of the best songs of a great era !!
As far as im concerned, mechanical Resonance was the only album Tesla put out, of course it wasn't ,but nothing else they came close to this album. Im not sure what happened to them after this. This is one album I will never get tired of. It's in my top 5.
Definitely one of the most incredible songs ever.. I am have always been a huge fan of this band for so many years now and will always be
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When this song came out, it was mind-blowing. I knew this was not a band to be reckoned with. They meant business and followed up that great debut album with several more. Tesla!
80s music will never die. I was blasting all 80s music as kid. I was 4 when the 80s started I was 14 when it ended. I miss the 80s
I always love seeing comments from younger kids going "WOW, this music rocks!". The only thing I can say is "Welcome to the party! Grab a beer. The girls with the big hair are over in this corner. The guys with the big hair are over in the other corner. Be careful not to mix them up." Sex, drugs, and rock and roll, forever!!
Bill Malmquist new
FLASHBACK almost 30 years ago ( may 4 ) MTV HEADBANGERS BALL MAY 27 1989 around 2:40 am EST this video played ( YES VHs TAPE )
Growing up in the 80's was the shit! We went to so many concerts. Saw all the great hair bands. Before & after the shows hanging in the parking lot drinking & watching all the chicks flashing their titties...Oh it was a glorious time!!!
Bill Malmquist fucken right’s brother and I’m only 34🤟🏼
And the drugs were 100% awesome! Everything was!
Saw them in concert 2021 frigin awesome!!!!! They frigin rock!!!!!!! Love Tesla!!!! They sounded Amazing!!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
By the way Jeff Keith is frigin absolutely gorgeous!!!! Fucking awesome band woohoo!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The 80's was such a rad time for music.
I love how well the solos and the guitar in Tesla’s songs are so fitting and melodic it’s amazing how much work went into these 🤯
Frank Hannon is badass on guitar.
What an Outstanding Rock Band. Caught them Live in Sacramento twice, and Both Shows were Epic. The Band played awesome, and the Front Man actually got out there and entertained the shit out of us both times.
MyworstEnemy I've seen them numerous times in Sacramento. Always put on an awesome show. Home sweet home baby
Karen Rakes
Well said and Agreed Karen!!
Cal Expo 1989
I have to admit I'd forgotten about Tesla as the years went by. This song has power. Love it.
How would you forget about this band?
WHAAAAT!!!!???😮
@@randysparks5413 Don't hate me! Ive fallen in love with Tesla all over again. :-)
The hair, the light-wash jeans, the belts and suspenders...sooooo '80's!
how they were even put in the glam/hair metal category is just baffling. yes, they had big hair but they were a completely different thing musically from those bands at that time.
@@thevoid99they weren’t different musically. But they had depth to their lyrics that many hair bands did not
These dudes didn’t get enough credit for rocking as hard as they did. Great music, still very kick ass!
What makes this band GREAT, Is the dual guitarists, solid bass lines awesome drumming and a Voice to complete it all, without one, this band wouldn't have made it. Always appreciated hard working bands like Tesla.
Listen to The Warning. They're awesome.
probably one of the coolest songs i've heard by them. my all time favorite.
Stormy night under jet black skies
Billy pulls into town.
Thunder rolled and the lightnin bolts
Come crashin to the ground
Cold as ice, hard as stone
As he walks into the room, with
Another man who was feelin the same way
All hell's breakin loose
Bang Bang, shoot'em up
Bang Bang, blow you away
It's a showdown, in a no man's land
For the cowboy of the modern day.
Come on, sundown, don't be hangin 'round
Cause the cowboy will blow you away
Al Capone and A Bad Boy Jones
On the wrong side of the law.
Johnny D and his company
Always fisrt to the draw.
Gangster lean, feelin so mean
Tryin to take more than their share.
Cause all they saw was ruling it all.
The scent of blood was in the air.
Bang Bang, shoot'em up.
Bang Bang, blow you away.
It's a showdown, in a no man's land
For a cowboy of the modern day.
Come on, sundown, don't be hangin round
Cause the cowboy will blow you away. yeah.
Here we are and we've come this far
But it's only getting worse.
The foreign lands with their terrorist demands
Only cause the good to hurt.
The U.S.A the U.S.S.R.
With their six guns to their sides.
I see the message written on the wall
Too much anger deep inside.
Bang Bang, Shoot'em up
Bang Bang, Blow you away.
It's a showdown, in a no man's land
For the cowboy of the modern day.
Come on, sundown, don't be hangin round
Cause the cowboy will blow you away
It's a showdown
I came from Michael burry. 🤟 Rock on!!!
I remember seeing this on headbangers ball. I immediately begged my dad to get me this cassette. It did not disappoint. Here we are in 2020 and this is still awesome.
This reminds me of my mom. She turned me into a metal head!!! 🤘🤘🤘
I did the same to my daughter lol
That's awesome! 💕
I can confirm she's a really cool mom. I hope I can transmit the same good taste to my boy in his growing years.
It was the reverse with my mother; my brother and I turned our mother into a metal head. lol
My dad turned me into one
Saw them. Live.met them backstage.
Told Keith he was my inspiration.
Never forget that night.
Raised on this kinda music as a kid...30-something now and I still LOVE IT! Nothing can beat the music of the 80s and 90s...NOTHING! Greatest time for the best riffs in HISTORY!
This song will always be on my playlist...lol!
Heard this song on headbangers ball and next morning ran to the record store in my IROC Z and bought this cassette. NO more headbangers ball. No more record store no Iroc Z No more cassettes :( Still got the great tunes and memories. Yes I got all my friends hooked on TESLA.
+Richard Herzog YES!!... I had an 86 IROC. Blue with T -Tops.
mattsbrute Mine was black with Gold rims and T-Tops . Blue was a great color
@@richardherzog5405 I had your rival. An 87 mustang GT 5 speed with t tops. I loved that car. I believe it was one of the final years with t tops in the fox bodied stangs. Those times were the BEST!
Hell yeah!!!!
When I was a teen....this was the baddest shit I had ever heard. I love this band.
Though I’m not from the 80s and am a teenager
This song, and other songs within the 80s and 90s period will always remain as some of my favorite music to listen to! Beats the crap we have today 😂
Good man! Rock on!
You on the right path in music kid. It was a hell of a time back then. Make as best you can in this 🤡🌎 today.
One of the best tunes from the 80's. I feel sorry for anyone who didn't live through one of the greatest eras of music. Nothing will ever come close to the energy and guitar riffs.
getchasome
shout to Mr toby keith and family Honesty Honored Heros!♡♡♡
I love my dad and uncle for playing 80s rock music to help me to go sleep
Chris o'mahony+ In Spanish Mahoney means SHIT: cocka poo poo doo doo poppy Dooley , good post.
+9EvilHater9 OLD SKOOL Well it's not Mahoney dumbass it's O'Mahony Irish you dumb fuck don't insult my goddamn name
my cousin and were joining the Navy at the same time. The summer before we left we hung out jamming to this so much we wore his cassette out. Thank you for the blessed memories of more innocent times
Tesla is awesome, came out when I was 18. Man those were the years. Great radio controversy blew my mind!badass album, then and now!!!!!!!!
80’ rock is the absolute best! I never was a huge Tesla fan…. I need to rethink my musical tastes! I knew of them but they didn’t get enough hype as the other bands. Tesla, Cinderella, Great White, Danger Danger and I could go on….. such incredible music and so timeless. Todays popular music (2023) is all garbage. Most teenagers now have no idea what they missed!
I've said it again and again THIS IS THE BEST!!!! party song I've ever had, Top of the list. 🔊 🎸 🤘
saw tesla, poison, and def leppard yesterday. met luccketta and it was a great time.
Love these guys ! Still listening to them guys. Right now Dec. 29 2023. 🤘🤘🤘
I wore out multiple Tesla cassettes in my 70 Camaro street strip. Killer hard rock band, one of the top.
GOD BLESS THE 80s
this is still a great guitar song. phenomenal playing.
Still ????
@@bhagyeshjoshi3627 STILL even better in 2021!
too bad these guitars are not plugged in.
In the 80's I was cranking this jam, while pulling ollies on my skateboard. Today cranking this jam on my recliner. Good Grief where did all the time go?!?!?!
My favorite part of this band? They’re from my home town of Sacramento! Rock on guys! 🤘
Loved this band in the 80s. Not sure why I never saw them. Their first three albums kicked ass. Underrated then and now.
Damn, this is freaking great. I forgot how potent 80s rock could get. So much power and intensity...
BF bought Mechanical Resonance album in Jan '87. Lstened to CD on repeat Fri & Sat night. His parents bought us beer if we stayed there, kick ass deal when you're 16. Got to see 'em open for Def Leppard's Hysteria Tour -Dallas Dec '87. Stage in middle of arena slowly rotating. Had great seats. Really thought Tesla would take off but never received air play needed to be popular. One of best nights of my life & I'm 52 still listening to them... Never gets old.
The song doesn't actually climax until the 3rd verse when he yells "THE U.S.A, THE U.S.S.R!!!"
Indeed! World Control and it's now in our face! The crazies are running it all as usual! Rock on! \m/\m/
The U.S.A the U.S.S.R.
With their six guns to their sides.
I see the message written on the wall
Too much anger deep inside.
Bang Bang, Shoot'em up
Bang Bang, Blow you away
I thought the same! That part is so cool
Agreed. A perfect buildup.
always been the best part. the cold war was good times ;)
Verse 1]
Stormy night under jet black skies, Billy pulls into town
Thunder rolled and the lightning bolts come crashin' to the ground
Cold as ice, hard as stone, as he walks into the room
With another man who was feeling the same way, all hell's breakin' loose
[Chorus]
Bang bang, shoot 'em up, bang bang, blow you away
It's a showdown in the no man's land, for the cowboy of the modern day
Come sundown, don't be hangin' round, cause the cowboy'll blow you away
[Verse 2]
Al Capone and the Bad Boy Jones, on the wrong side of the law
Johnny D and his company, always first to the draw
Gangster lean, feelin' so mean, I try to take more than their share
Cause all they saw was ruling it all, the scent of blood was in the air
[Chorus]
Bang bang, shoot 'em up, bang bang, blow you away
It's a showdown in the no man's land, for the cowboy of the modern day
Come sundown, don't be hangin' round, cause the cowboy'll blow you away
[Verse 3]
So here we are and we've come this far, but it's only getting worse
Foreign lands with their terrorist demands, only cause the good to hurt
The U.S.A., the U.S.S.R., with their six-guns to the side
I see the message written on the wall, too much anger deep inside
[Chorus]
Bang bang, shoot 'em up, bang bang, blow you away
It's a showdown in the no man's land, for the cowboy of the modern day
Come sundown, don't be hangin' round, cause the cowboy'll blow you away
It's a showdown!
Source for lyrics? I always knew a different second half of last line in V3
Johnny D !!!