Why Doesn't Tesla Get Any Respect?

[Hellion]

I dunno. I liked them a lot. Still do, but tastes change, opinions vary, public interest wanes. I think Frank Hannon was/is brilliant. There was a great chemistry between he & Tommy Scheoh.

[LesStrat]

I like them. The local guitar geeks in the music stores HATE them, though. I never understood why.

[lpmarshall]

probably mismanagement around the time of The Great Radio Controversy. plus, they didn't have enough drama for the masses to wig out over.

maybe they didn't do enough drugs. after getting rolling stone delivered to my house (how that happened is still a mystery), I've realized all successful bands are on drugs or booze. and rolling stone does a great job at glorifying it. big article on how drunk and high on LSD mastodon is, how high lil wayne is, etc. more drugs = better artist, according to RS.

Skeotch left the band at one time because of heroin. And currently he is not in the band. So there was at least some drugs going on in that band :-)