Five Man Acoustical Jam

Live album by Tesla

Released

November 13, 1990

Recorded

July 2, 1990

Genre

Acoustic rock

Length

67:34

Label

Geffen

Tesla chronology

The Great Radio Controversy
(1989)

Five Man Acoustical Jam
(1990)

Psychotic Supper
(1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A ^[2]
Q	^[3]

Five Man Acoustical Jam is a live album released in 1990 by the band Tesla, using acoustic guitars instead of the electric guitars for which hard rock/heavy metal bands such as Tesla are traditionally known. The biggest hit from the album was the song "Signs", a cover version originally from the band Five Man Electrical Band, who also had a hit with the song (Tesla's version included a use of "fuck" not in the original version). Other songs included "Love Song" and "The Way It Is" (hits from their previous album The Great Radio Controversy) and covers of The Rolling Stones' "Mother's Little Helper", Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Lodi", and The Beatles' "We Can Work It Out". It was recorded live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Trocadero Theatre during a short run of acoustic shows organised to fill downtime while supporting Mötley Crüe on a leg of their Dr. Feelgood tour.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Comin' Atcha Live/Truckin'"	Tesla, Garcia	Grateful Dead	7:23
2.	"Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)"	Keith, Skeoch		4:41
3.	"The Way It Is"	Hannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch		6:35
4.	"We Can Work It Out"	Lennon, McCartney	The Beatles	2:09
5.	"Signs"	Emmerson	Five Man Electrical Band	3:15
6.	"Gettin' Better"	Hannon, Keith		3:30
7.	"Before My Eyes"	Hannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch		6:06
8.	"Paradise"	Hannon, Keith, Wheat		5:49
9.	"Lodi"	Fogerty	Creedence Clearwater Revival	2:51
10.	"Mother's Little Helper"	Jagger, Richards	The Rolling Stones	3:47
11.	"Modern Day Cowboy"	Hannon, Keith, Skeoch		6:09
12.	"Love Song"	Hannon, Keith		9:54
13.	"Tommy's Down Home"	Skeoch		2:04
14.	"Down Fo' Boogie"	Keith, Skeoch		3:21
Total length:				67:34

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1991	The Billboard 200	12

Singles and Album Tracks

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	Signs	Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
1991	Signs	Billboard Hot 100	9
1991	Paradise	Mainstream Rock Tracks	28

References

↑ Five Man Acoustical Jam at AllMusic
↑ Garza, Janiss (1990-12-07). "Five Man Acoustical Jam Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
↑ "Tesla - Five Man Acoustical Jam CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
↑ "25 Years Ago: Tesla Break Through with ‘Five Man Acoustical Jam’". ultimateclassicrock.com. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

Tesla

Jeff Keith Frank Hannon Dave Rude Brian Wheat Troy Luccketta Tommy Skeoch

Studio albums	Mechanical Resonance The Great Radio Controversy Psychotic Supper Bust a Nut Into the Now Forever More Simplicity

EPs	A Peace of Time

Cover albums	Real to Reel Real to Reel, Vol. 2

Compilations	Time's Makin' Changes – The Best of Tesla Tesla - Gold 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tesla Time Machine

Live albums	Five Man Acoustical Jam Replugged Live Standing Room Only Alive in Europe

Acoustic albums	Twisted Wires & the Acoustic Sessions

Singles	"Little Suzi" "Modern Day Cowboy" "Hang Tough" "Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)" "Love Song" "Signs" "The Way It Is" "Call It What You Want" "Edison's Medicine" "Paradise" "Signs (re-release)" "Love Song (re-release)" "Stir It Up" "Song & Emotion" "What You Give" "Mama's Fool" "Need Your Lovin'" "Alot to Lose" "Need Your Lovin' (re-release)" "Steppin' Over" "Caught in a Dream" "Words Can't Explain" "Thank You" "I Wanna Live"

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