4/5 straight from the heartland . . .
  by trebe
Blue collar 80's hard rock veterans, Tesla, deliver a solid, no frills show that captures the spirit of the band, in this 120 minute performance recorded at the Myth nightclub, in St. Paul, Minnesota. The quintet has remained mostly intact since their 1987 debut, Mechanical Resonance. Original members Jeff Keith (vocals), Frank Hannon (guitar), Brian Wheat (bass), and Troy Luccketta (percussion), are still rocking hard, after over twenty years in the business. The newest member is guitarist Dave Rude, a talented player who seems to fit in well.

Not neatly falling into a musical category, Tesla's sound includes some hard rock, metal, blues and acoustic rock, and the band explores these areas in their live show. Tesla cranks out some heavy, gutsy rock, powered by Jeff Keith's raspy vocals. Frank Hannon impressively duplicates live, his signature solos and licks, and Mr. Rude shows what he can do as well. Tesla didn't really have commercial hits, but the song selection includes most of their well known songs like Hang Tough, Edison's Medicine, Signs, Love Song, Modern Day Cowboy, Heaven's Trail, Comin' atcha Live, Paradise, Song and Emotion, and a very cool cover of UFO's Rock Bottom.

The production quality of the DVD is very good, with ample camera coverage, and cuts that don't make you dizzy. For the most part, the focus is on the action. When someone solos, the camera stays on the player so you can see what they are playing. What a revelation! If only other concert videos would do the same. The DVD menu is pretty cool, but does take a while to load. The bonus materials are pretty lengthy, and provide a fun and interesting look at the band members, life on the road, and the fans.

3/5 Tesla Lite
  by S. Evans (Calfornia)
This was hard to watch. Jeff's voice sounds like Cartman. He has something wrong with his vocal cords, and his voice starts to grate on your ears after 1/2 an hour. I know he was sick during the taping of this concert, but his voice is not much different when he is feeling well.

Since Tommy was fired, the band sounds like a shadow of itself. The attitude and energy have shifted to the softer side. Tommy brought aggressive guitar playing and attitude. I have seen them 8 times in the last 5 years, and I notice a different vibe, since Tommy was booted. It's like eating a diet meal, it fills you up, but it's not satisfying.

Dave Rude is good, but he is not Tommy.

4/5 Great Live Concert
  by James A. Mitchell
Truly one of the best rock band to come from the 80's. A great live show on dvd.

3/5 So sad...
  by RockOli (Los Angeles, CA)
The pro: TESLA! Observing and enjoying these guys onstage makes me wish I was a member of this band.

The con: The video and, very particularly, the audio quality could and should be much better. The sync is slightly off occasionally, and most importantly to me, no audio control/settings are available. The mediocre default sound one is stuck with makes a potentially awesome Rock and Roll experience just a "Damn, if only..." product.

5/5 tesla still rocknroll
  by Liam and Noel Gallagher (Oasis worldwide baby)
Hey you tesla freaks...... this dvd is extremely well produced! Lots of killer bonus footage.... love this band... they played their guts out..... very entertaining..... must be honest, the singer struggles at times.... his voice wavers, shrills, ouch.... still phenomenal overall