The Tubes (album)
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The Tubes is the debut album of The Tubes. Songs from this album which received significant airplay include "What Do You Want From Life" and "White Punks On Dope". The latter song peaked at number 28 on the UK singles chart.[2]
The line "hang myself when I get enough rope" in the song "White Punks on Dope" later inspired the title of the 1978 album by The Clash, Give 'Em Enough Rope.
The first verse of Mondo Bondage contains what is perhaps the first ever use of the Gated reverb snare drum sound. This recording technique was later made famous during the early 1980s by drummers such as Phil Collins of Genesis. Another well-known example is the 1984 Bruce Springsteen hit Born in the U.S.A..
Track listing
Side One
- "Up from the Deep" (The Tubes, Ray Trainer) – 4:28
- "Haloes" (Al Kooper, Bill Spooner, Roger Steen) – 4:53
- "Space Baby" (Bill Spooner, Mike Carpenter,Vince Welnick) – 4:25
- "Malagueña Salerosa" (Pedro Galindo, Elpidio Ramirez) - 3:52
Side Two
- "Mondo Bondage" (The Tubes) – 4:34
- "What Do You Want from Life?" (Bill Spooner, Michael Evans) – 4:01
- "Boy Crazy" (Bill Spooner) – 4:09
- "White Punks on Dope" (Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Evans) – 6:49
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International Culture
- Mötley Crüe covered "White Punks On Dope" on their album New Tattoo, and performs it live in concert on their "Lewd, Crued, & Tattooed" DVD. Nina Hagen interpreted the song in a German-language version, translated to "TV-Glotzer" (with re-written lyrics about being a couch potato who stares at television all day) on her self-titled debut album.
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T.R.A.S.H. (Tubes Rarities and Smash Hits) · The Best of The Tubes · Goin' Down The Tubes · 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection · Hoods from Outer Space · White Punks on Dope · Mondo Birthmark
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