The Tubes: Young And Rich (1976)

Posted By : wustenratte | Date : 09 Feb 2010 10:14:44 | Comments : 5 |

“

The Tubes were arch satirists of popular culture whose outrageous performance-art concepts -- which swung wildly from soft-core pornography to suit-and-tie conservatism -- frequently eclipsed their elusive musical identity. The beginnings of the group originate in Phoenix, Arizona in the late '60s, where guitarist Bill Spooner, keyboardist Vince Welnick and bassist Rick Anderson formed as the Beans (alternately billing themselves as the Radar Men from Uranus). After moving to San Francisco in 1972, the Beans recruited guitarist Roger Steen and drummer Prairie Prince (from Red, White & Blues), and later became the Tubes with the addition of Michael Cotten on keyboards and former roadie Fee Waybill on lead vocals.

Over the course of the next few years, the Tubes earned a devoted cult following on the strength of Spooner's parodic songs and the group's surreal live shows, which featured Waybill adopting a variety of personas including the "crippled Nazi" Dr. Strangekiss, country singer Hugh Heifer and Quay Lewd, a drug-addled British pop star. After signing to A&M in 1975, they released their self-titled debut, followed a year later by Young and Rich; while both failed to transfer the manic energy and theatrical complexity of their live set onto record, the single "White Punks on Dope" became a minor hit and a radio staple.

”

1. Tubes World Tour
2. Brighter Day
3. Pimp
4. Stand Up And Shout
5. Don't Touch Me There
6. Slipped My Disco
7. Proud To Be An American
8. Poland Whole/Madam I'm Adam
9. Young And Rich

EAC LOG

Please don't post links and/or passes in your comments...

rs links text file

ADVERTISING »

High Speed Download

« ADVERTISING

Posted By: lokkerman Date: 09 Feb 2010 12:26:58

thanks DR one that slipped the net

Posted By: mad-mex Date: 09 Feb 2010 14:16:10

Thanks a lot, Wüstenratte !

Posted By: mr. magoo Date: 09 Feb 2010 19:27:39

Very nice share. I couldn't afford this CD; so instead bought the vinyl and sent it Dr. Robert to rip. Never thought I would see the original A&M vinyl and CD both posted. Including the remaster [which I don't like], I now have 3 versions of 'Young & Rich'.

Posted By: wustenratte Date: 10 Feb 2010 08:41:41

You're welcome folks, thanks for the comments and thanks mr magoo for the vinyl - any chance you might share those tubes remasters?

Posted By: mr. magoo Date: 10 Feb 2010 14:01:58

Yes, I can share it. I offered to post the two-fer remaster, but no one has requested it...until now.

I bought the remaster so I could have a copy of 'Young & Rich'. Now I don't need the remaster. The 'original' is way better....IMHO

Recent searches: