Originally Posted by
SurferRosa
I could never figure out The Tubes. Was it supposed to be like Spinal Tap, but without the catchy, funny songs? I vote to get rid of The Tubes and replace it with something good, like Pavement.
I saw them in concert, outdoors, at a farm.
They were real, had a sense of humor, played well, and jammed a little with Nantucket and some of Delbert McLinton's band.
So, no, not like Spinal Tap at all.
Their album work was likely a result of the AOR programmers in charge at the label.
Plus, it was the 80's. MTV and all that.
Every label had a gimmick, hired video people to promote music.
That approach just promoted video, like the first MTV song predicted.
But Gaslight Anthem is touring again, so that's good. Will catch 'em in KC.