The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band, whose 1975 debut album included the hit single, "White Punks on Dope". During its first fifteen years or so, the band's live performances combined quasi-pornography with wild satires of media, consumerism, and politics. They are perhaps best-remembered for their 1983 single "She's a Beauty", a top 10 U.S. hit with a frequently-played music video in the early days of MTV and in the 1980 film Xanadu singing the rock portion of the cross-genre song "Dancin'" opposite a big band.
The Tubes' first self-titled album “The Tubes” (1975) was produced by Al Kooper. Songs from this album which received significant airplay include "What Do You Want From Life" and "White Punks On Dope". The latter song peaked at number 28 on the UK singles chart.
Mötley Crüe covered "White Punks On Dope" on their album New Tattoo, and performs it live in concert on their "Lewd, Crüed, & Tattooed" DVD. The Nina Hagen Band interpreted the song in a German-language version, translated to "TV-Glotzer" (with re-written lyrics about being a couch potato who stares at television all day) on their self-titled debut album. The line "hang myself when I get enough rope" in the song "White Punks on Dope" later inspired the title of the 1978 album by The Clash, Give 'Em Enough Rope.
The first verse of Mondo Bondage contains what is perhaps the first ever use of the Gated reverb snare drum sound. This recording technique was later made famous during the early 1980s by drummers such as Phil Collins of Genesis.
Tracklist:
1. "Up from the Deep" (The Tubes, Ray Trainer) – 4:28
2. "Haloes" (Al Kooper, Bill Spooner, Roger Steen) – 4:53
3. "Space Baby" (Bill Spooner, Mike Carpenter,Vince Welnick) – 4:25
4. "Malagueña Salerosa" (Pedro Galindo, Elpidio Ramirez) - 3:52
5. "Mondo Bondage" (The Tubes) – 4:34
6. "What Do You Want from Life?" (Bill Spooner, Michael Evans) – 4:01
7. "Boy Crazy" (Bill Spooner) – 4:09
8. "White Punks on Dope" (Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Evans) – 6:49
“Now” (1977) is the third album released by The Tubes. It was partially produced by John Anthony. John Anthony left the project after a drug-induced breakdown, Bill Spooner took over and completed the project with the help of engineer Don Wood.
Now features a cover version of Captain Beefheart's "My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains" and Captain Beefheart also played saxophone on "Cathy's Clone". The project was intended to be a double album but delays lead to cutting several songs including a version of Gene Pitney's "Town Without Pity" complete with horn arrangement by Bay-area comedian/musician, Dick Bright. The cover of Now was drawn by Tubes drummer, Prairie Prince entitled "Tubes Descending a Staircase", and was inspired by a similar drawing in Time magazine of The Ramones. In an A&M leaflet they described the album as "This outrageous and zany band have developed musically and visually since their inception in San Francisco and their previous albums.
Tracklist:
1. "Smoke (La Vie en Fumér)" (Bill Spooner, Michael Cotten, Vince Welnick)
2. "Hit Parade" (Bill Spooner, Vince Welnick)
3. "Strung Out on Strings" (Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Evans)
4. "Golden Boy" (Bill Spooner, Michael Evans)
5. "My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains" (Don Van Vliet)
6. "God-Bird-Change" (Mingo Lewis)
7. "I'm Just a Mess" (Bill Spooner, Roger Steen)
8. "Cathy's Clone" (The Tubes)
9. "This Town" (Lee Hazelwood)
10. "Pound of Flesh" (Ron Nagle, Scott Mathews)
11. "You're No Fun" (Michael Cotten, Vince Welnick)
Tubes Personnel:
• Fee Waybill - vocals
• Bill Spooner - guitar, vocals
• Michael Cotten - synthesizer
• Mingo Lewis - drums, percussion
• Prairie Prince - drums
• Roger Steen - guitar, vocals
• Re Styles - vocals
• Vince Welnick - keyboards
• Rick Anderson - bass
Additional personnel
• Bud Scoppa - voices
• Don Van Vliet - saxophone
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