{"id":18218,"date":"2019-02-24T01:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T06:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southeastofheaven.com\/?p=18218"},"modified":"2019-02-22T14:30:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T19:30:06","slug":"tesla-fans-are-a-bit-shocked-over-debut-single-from-new-album-shock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=18218","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Fans Are a Bit &#8220;Shocked&#8221; Over Debut Single From New Album, Shock."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month California hard rock legends <strong>Tesla<\/strong> released the first single from their 2019 album of the same album, &#8220;Shock.&#8221;\u00a0 Upon first listen, I have to say that I was a bit taken back by the fact that the song kicked off with a drum machine.\u00a0 Once the song kicked in it was definitely Tesla but it wasn&#8217;t the same ol&#8217; Tesla we&#8217;ve been used to for the last 30 years or so.\u00a0 This is Tesla taking a bold step into new frontiers and honestly, I love to see them doing this.\u00a0 One of the things that I always loved about Tesla was their ability to stay relevent without comprimise.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla&#8217;s new album, <em>Shock<\/em>, was produced by <strong>Def Leppard<\/strong> guitarist Phil Collen which means that of course he is going to bring in some of that Def Leppard influence sound and production wise.\u00a0 The first single, &#8220;Shock,&#8221; has definitely received some mixed reviews from the fans but for the most part, Tesla fans seem to be pretty excited about it because even though it&#8217;s a different step for them, it still sounds like Tesla.<\/p>\n<p>Another gripe everyone seems to be having is the use of a drum machine in parts of the song.\u00a0 They also have been saying shit like, &#8220;What happened to your old motto of &#8220;No Machines?&#8221; Well, remember when Iron Maiden boasted on their albums that there were no synthesizers and then they put out Somewhere in Time that featured, surprise, synth guitars.\u00a0 C&#8217;mon folks.\u00a0 A band is allowed to expand and dip their toes into new waters.\u00a0 Hearing these new songs live recently I found that they fit perfectly in the set among the other classic Tesla songs.\u00a0 I think <em>Shock<\/em> is going to be a &#8220;shock&#8221; to most but so far, to me, it&#8217;s been a pleasent surprise.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rKyjC71PdZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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