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Released on their sophomore album, The Great Radio Controversy, “Love Song” marked Tesla’s big break. Peaking at No. 10, the ballad was the band’s first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and, according to vocalist Jeff Keith, who wrote the song with guitarist Frank Hannon, will always be a favorite to play live.
Founded in 1978 by Hannon and bassist Brian Wheat, the Sacramento rock band — which also includes drummer Troy Luccketta and guitarist Tommy Skeoch — got their collective start as City Kidd, but rebranded as Tesla after inventor and radio pioneer Nikola Tesla. Though the band rose to prominence during the glam metal heyday, tossing them into the hair band category doesn’t really do their fusion of ’70s-style hard rock tinged with the blues much justice.
As for the closing solo, there’s a fun story about its origin. According to Guitar World, Hannon said he was getting “razzed” by producers while recording and took out his frustration on his Gibson EDS-1275. The single take he improvised that day ended up being the solo you hear on the record.
“That solo was one take unrehearsed in the studio,” Hannon said, per the outlet. “I said, ‘Let me just practice it once.’ … We turned around after it was done, and [producer] Michael Barbiero had a big grin on his face. ‘What?’ He goes, ‘I recorded it.’ … It wasn't even supposed to be a take. I could never have captured that again.”
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