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Although they are known to modern listeners as the band behind the new wave gem "She's a Beauty," the Tubes had an entirely different career during their mid- to late-'70s tenure on the A&M label. Working with gifted producers like Al Kooper and Todd Rundgren, the group created a body of work that fused prog rock instrumental virtuosity, the sarcasm of new wave, and Frank Zappa-styled musical satire into a style all its own. Listeners get a great chance to sample the Tubes' ambitious style on Goin' Down, a generous two-CD compilation that includes all of their radio favorites, album tracks from each of their A&M releases (including the Remote Control album in its entirety), and most of the rarities that had previously appeared on T.R.A.S.H. (Tubes Rarities and Smash Hits). The end result is one-stop shopping for any listener who wants to get all the highlights of their 1970s work without having to hunt down the group's often inconsistent albums. Songs like "What Do You Want from Life" and "Don't Touch Me There" sound as eccentrically witty as ever, but the real surprises are the album tracks: "My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains" is a surprisingly subtle ballad full of hypnotic synthesizer textures, and "This Town" skewers big city life over a tune that re-creates the vintage Frank Sinatra/Dean Martin lounge pop sound with surprising faithfulness. The package is rounded out by brief but informative liner notes and a selection of provocative pictures from the group's notorious 1970s stage shows. All in all, Goin' Down may be a little too much Tubes for the casual listener, but it remains the definitive portrait of the group's 1970s era for serious fans.
© Donald A. Guarisco /TiVo
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Al Kooper, Producer - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ash Evans, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Al Kooper, Producer - Prairie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Ray Joseph Trainer, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Kooper, Producer - Elpidio Burgos Ramirez, ComposerLyricist - Galarza Pedro Galindo, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Kooper, Producer - William Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Mike Evans, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ash Evans, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Al Kooper, Producer - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Ken Scott, Producer - Roger Steen, ComposerLyricist - William Spooner, ComposerLyricist - John Waybill, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ken Scott, Producer - Ronald Nagle, ComposerLyricist - Jane Dornacker, ComposerLyricist - Ron Nagle, ComposerLyricist - Doornacker, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ken Scott, Producer - Roger Steen, ComposerLyricist - William Spooner, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Anthony, Producer - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Don Van Vliet, ComposerLyricist - John Anthony, Producer - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Anthony, Producer - James Mingo Lewis, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Anthony, Producer - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lee Hazlewood, ComposerLyricist - John Anthony, Producer - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Anthony, Producer - Ronald Nagle, ComposerLyricist - Jane Dornacker, ComposerLyricist - Ron Nagle, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Scott Matthews, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Fred Catero, Producer - Goldstein, ComposerLyricist - Prairie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, Producer, MainArtist - Kessie, ComposerLyricist - Ken Kesse, Producer
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Howard Greenfield, ComposerLyricist - Neil Sedaka, ComposerLyricist - Ken Scott, Producer - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Al Kooper, Producer - Dominic Frontiere, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Steen, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cotten, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Anderson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ash Evans, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Bill Spooner, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Prairie L'Emprere Prince, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer - Prairie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Roger Steen, ComposerLyricist - William Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Charles Prince, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cotten, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Prairie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mingo Lewis, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Fee Waybill, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer - Prairie Prince, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Steen, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - William Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Charles Prince, ComposerLyricist - John Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cotten, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rick Anderson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Bill Spooner, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Re Styles, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer - Prairie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Roger Steen, ComposerLyricist - William Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Charles Prince, ComposerLyricist - John Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cotten, ComposerLyricist - Rick Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer - Prairie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer - Prairie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer - Prairie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer - Prairie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer - Prairie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Prairie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Roger Steen, ComposerLyricist - William Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Charles Prince, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cotten, ComposerLyricist - Rick Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - John Welnick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, Producer - Prairie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Henderson, Producer - Prairie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Ray Joseph Trainer, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Rikki Farr, Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Peter Henderson, Producer - Prairie Prince, ComposerLyricist - Roger Steen, ComposerLyricist - William Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Charles Prince, ComposerLyricist - John Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cotten, ComposerLyricist - Rick Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Rick Marc Anderson, ComposerLyricist - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Vince Welnick, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael David Cotten, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Rikki Farr, Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Henry Mancini, ComposerLyricist - Walter Schumann, ComposerLyricist - NELSON RIDDLE, ComposerLyricist - Peter Henderson, Producer - The Tubes, MainArtist - Fred Steiner, ComposerLyricist - Rikki Farr, Producer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fee Waybill, ComposerLyricist - Peter Henderson, Producer - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Rikki Farr, Producer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Peter Henderson, Producer - The Tubes, MainArtist - Rikki Farr, Producer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Henderson, Producer - William Edmond Spooner, ComposerLyricist - Roger A Steen, ComposerLyricist - Michael Ash Evans, ComposerLyricist - The Tubes, MainArtist - Rikki Farr, Producer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Although they are known to modern listeners as the band behind the new wave gem "She's a Beauty," the Tubes had an entirely different career during their mid- to late-'70s tenure on the A&M label. Working with gifted producers like Al Kooper and Todd Rundgren, the group created a body of work that fused prog rock instrumental virtuosity, the sarcasm of new wave, and Frank Zappa-styled musical satire into a style all its own. Listeners get a great chance to sample the Tubes' ambitious style on Goin' Down, a generous two-CD compilation that includes all of their radio favorites, album tracks from each of their A&M releases (including the Remote Control album in its entirety), and most of the rarities that had previously appeared on T.R.A.S.H. (Tubes Rarities and Smash Hits). The end result is one-stop shopping for any listener who wants to get all the highlights of their 1970s work without having to hunt down the group's often inconsistent albums. Songs like "What Do You Want from Life" and "Don't Touch Me There" sound as eccentrically witty as ever, but the real surprises are the album tracks: "My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains" is a surprisingly subtle ballad full of hypnotic synthesizer textures, and "This Town" skewers big city life over a tune that re-creates the vintage Frank Sinatra/Dean Martin lounge pop sound with surprising faithfulness. The package is rounded out by brief but informative liner notes and a selection of provocative pictures from the group's notorious 1970s stage shows. All in all, Goin' Down may be a little too much Tubes for the casual listener, but it remains the definitive portrait of the group's 1970s era for serious fans.
© Donald A. Guarisco /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 34 track(s)
- Total length: 02:25:12
- Main artists: The Tubes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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