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Greg's Collection

The Tubes   ??/??/1976

Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
Media Audio CDR   1 disc
Notes Early '70s glam theater rock troupe based in San Francisco. The Tubes were frontman Fee Waybill (nee Omaha-born John Waybill), Bill Spooner on Guitar, Roger Steen on Guitar and Vocals, Bassist Rick Anderson, Michael Cotten on Synths, Prairie Prince on Drums, Singer Re Styles, and Keyboardist Vince Welnick. The Tubes planted their tongues firmly in cheek, their feet in Godzilla-sized platform shoes, and their warped sites on a hodgepodge of satirical subjects including musical trends, superstardom, B-movie culture, S&M and chastity. The Tubes also became known for their environmental theater stage shows. They were the pioneers of rock video, the first to use video projection and on-stage monitors as part of their presentations. These wild revues featured hundreds of extras, including dancing girls (The Tubettes), strippers, animal acts, marching bands, graffiti artists, break dancers, skaters, ballerinas, record executives, rock critics and audience members in such events as "The Streaker's Ball", to which all naked members of the audience were admitted free (Fee streaked too). Whatever the year, whatever the subject, whatever the means, The Tubes always managed to expose, enlighten and entertain by astutely mixing art with trash, comedy with tragedy, bullshit with ballet. Soundboard. Thanks so much Ed! You spoil me!
Trades Allowed Yes   Traded from: Ed Sbar
Ratings Sound: A
Owned by Greg · Last Updated May 23, 2023