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Skeoch formed Tesla in 1984,
changing their original name of City
Kid, to that of the scientist Nikola
Tesla.
Along with fellow guitarist Frank
Hannon, In 1986, Tesla released
their debut album Mechanical Resonance.
The album received much critical acclaim
as well as approval from their fans.
In 1989, they released their follow-up
album which had their ballad hit “Love
Song”, which propelled the album
to outperform their debut on the charts.
As usual, the album had many other
songs that struck a chord with guitar
fans: including Heaven's Trail (No
Way Out), Makin' Magic and Paradise.
For that album they opened up for
Def Leppard and won over more fans.
Their followup, Psychotic Supper,
even had a tribute to Def Leppard's
departed Steve Clark, entitled Song
& Emotion (To Our Friend, Steve
'Steamin' Clark). Not only do the
lyrcis pay homage to Clark, but at
about 1:47 of the, a riff begins to
play that sounds eerily like something
Steve "Steamin'" Clark would
have played. That album featured some
raucous rockers, notably Edison's
Medicine and Don't De-Rock Me.
In
1995, Skeoch decided to leave the
band. Five years later, he returned
to play a live set back home in Sacramento.
This is in turn, led to a reunion
tour and in 2004, they released the
album “Into the Now”.
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