http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.726&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe Tubes' longest legacy has proven to be a string of '80s New Wave comps featuring "She's a Beauty" and "Talk to You Later." Unfortunately, the 80s' version of the Tubes is like an inert boulder blocking the entrance to an opulent treasure room. During the 1970s, the Tubes were responsible for some of the strangest records of a very strange musical decade. Best described as "Disco Prog," their first two records sounded like a tangle of tracks swept up off the <I>Rocky Horror Picture Show</I> cutting floor. The band's opening pitch, "White Punks on Dope," is equal parts Sparks, Television and New York Dolls. The very Tom Verlaine sounding Fee Waybill sang in a coked-up coloratura that well suited the band's theatrical stage performances -- performances which to this day remain the stuff of legend. For a taste of how bizarre this band could be, dip a fingernail into the arch satire of "Mondo Bondage" or "Slipped My Disco." After a disappointing third album, the band turned to producer Todd Rundgren to set them back on track. The result, 1979's <I>Remote Control</I>, sounds like Rundgren's best album ever (too bad somebody else made it). After <I>Remote Control</I>, the tale of the Tubes is one of an upward traverse into the charts and a slow slide into the MTV-pandering AOR that gave us Greg Kihn and Huey Lewis. It will be interesting to see which checkered past the newly reunited Tubes 2000 attempt to cash in on -- disco provocateurs or MTV frequent flyers. - Chad DriscollNew Waveen720Thu, 7 Jan 2010 11:42:46 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.726&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss The Tubes' longest legacy has proven to be a string of '80s New Wave comps featuring "She's a Beauty" and "Talk to You Later." Unfortunately, the 80s' version of the Tubes is like an inert boulder blocking the entrance to an opulent treasure room. During the 1970s, the Tubes were responsible for some of the strangest records of a very strange musical decade. Best described as "Disco Prog," their first two records sounded like a tangle of tracks swept up off the <I>Rocky Horror Picture Show</I> cutting floor. The band's opening pitch, "White Punks on Dope," is equal parts Sparks, Television and New York Dolls. The very Tom Verlaine sounding Fee Waybill sang in a coked-up coloratura that well suited the band's theatrical stage performances -- performances which to this day remain the stuff of legend. For a taste of how bizarre this band could be, dip a fingernail into the arch satire of "Mondo Bondage" or "Slipped My Disco." After a disappointing third album, the band turned to producer Todd Rundgren to set them back on track. The result, 1979's <I>Remote Control</I>, sounds like Rundgren's best album ever (too bad somebody else made it). After <I>Remote Control</I>, the tale of the Tubes is one of an upward traverse into the charts and a slow slide into the MTV-pandering AOR that gave us Greg Kihn and Huey Lewis. It will be interesting to see which checkered past the newly reunited Tubes 2000 attempt to cash in on -- disco provocateurs or MTV frequent flyers. - Chad Driscoll http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740451&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2740451 tra.2740451 The Tubes art.726 1.29 The Best Of The Tubes (Capitol) alb.176021 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/0/1040405_170x170.jpg 1998-10-06 00:00:00.0 1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 true She's A Beauty tra.2740451 237000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740451&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740451&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740453&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2740453 tra.2740453 The Tubes art.726 1.29 The Best Of The Tubes (Capitol) alb.176021 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/0/1040405_170x170.jpg 1998-10-06 00:00:00.0 1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Talk To Ya Later tra.2740453 284000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740453&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740453&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2671032&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss Glam Sat, 25 Oct 1975 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2671032 tra.2671032 The Tubes art.726 0.99 The Tubes alb.104568 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/8/2/1302890_170x170.jpg 2006-07-25 00:00:00.0 1975-10-25 00:00:00.0 true White Punks On Dope tra.2671032 409000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2671032&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2671032&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404089&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2404089 tra.2404089 The Tubes art.726 0.99 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection... alb.154526 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/0/8/1298029_170x170.jpg 2000-10-17 00:00:00.0 2000-10-17 00:00:00.0 true Slipped My Disco tra.2404089 268000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404089&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404089&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25575803&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Sun, 16 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 25575803 tra.25575803 The Tubes art.726 0.99 80's Party alb.25574682 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/1/8/8/1548812_170x170.jpg 2000-01-16 00:00:00.0 2000-01-16 00:00:00.0 true She's A Beauty tra.25575803 237000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25575803&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25575803&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404082&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2404082 tra.2404082 The Tubes art.726 0.99 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection... alb.154526 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/0/8/1298029_170x170.jpg 2000-10-17 00:00:00.0 2000-10-17 00:00:00.0 true Prime Time tra.2404082 197000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404082&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404082&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740460&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2740460 tra.2740460 The Tubes art.726 1.29 The Best Of The Tubes (Capitol) alb.176021 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/0/1040405_170x170.jpg 1998-10-06 00:00:00.0 1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Piece By Piece tra.2740460 265000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740460&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740460&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740457&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2740457 tra.2740457 The Tubes art.726 1.29 The Best Of The Tubes (Capitol) alb.176021 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/0/1040405_170x170.jpg 1998-10-06 00:00:00.0 1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Monkey Time tra.2740457 222000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740457&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740457&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404062&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Thu, 1 Jan 1981 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2404062 tra.2404062 The Tubes art.726 1.29 The Completion Backward Principle alb.234374 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/2/4/1024257_170x170.jpg 2007-06-05 00:00:00.0 1981-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Talk To Ya Later tra.2404062 283000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404062&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404062&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404088&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Thu, 1 Jan 1981 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2404088 tra.2404088 The Tubes art.726 0.99 T.R.A.S.H. alb.291986 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/7/7/1297769_170x170.jpg 1988-11-07 00:00:00.0 1981-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Slipped My Disco tra.2404088 274000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404088&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404088&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740456&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2740456 tra.2740456 The Tubes art.726 1.29 The Best Of The Tubes (Capitol) alb.176021 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/0/1040405_170x170.jpg 1998-10-06 00:00:00.0 1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Bora Bora 2000 / Love Bomb tra.2740456 272000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740456&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740456&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740461&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2740461 tra.2740461 The Tubes art.726 1.29 The Best Of The Tubes (Capitol) alb.176021 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/0/1040405_170x170.jpg 1998-10-06 00:00:00.0 1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Attack Of The Fifty Foot Woman tra.2740461 269000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740461&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2740461&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1396082&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Sat, 1 Jan 1983 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 1396082 tra.1396082 The Tubes art.726 0.99 Outside Inside alb.232308 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/2/4/1024242_170x170.jpg 2007-06-05 00:00:00.0 1983-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Outside Lookin' Inside tra.1396082 56000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1396082&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1396082&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404058&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Sat, 1 Jan 1983 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2404058 tra.2404058 The Tubes art.726 0.99 Outside Inside alb.232308 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/2/4/1024242_170x170.jpg 2007-06-05 00:00:00.0 1983-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Tip Of My Tongue tra.2404058 237000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404058&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404058&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1537780&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Thu, 1 Jan 1981 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 1537780 tra.1537780 The Tubes art.726 0.99 T.R.A.S.H. alb.291986 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/7/7/1297769_170x170.jpg 1988-11-07 00:00:00.0 1981-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Prime Time tra.1537780 198000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1537780&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1537780&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1396077&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Sat, 1 Jan 1983 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 1396077 tra.1396077 The Tubes art.726 0.99 Outside Inside alb.232308 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/2/4/1024242_170x170.jpg 2007-06-05 00:00:00.0 1983-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Out Of The Business tra.1396077 209000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1396077&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1396077&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12077534&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 12077534 tra.12077534 The Tubes art.726 0.0 This Is Rock Anthems alb.12075322 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/2/2/922223_170x170.jpg 2006-10-10 00:00:00.0 2006-10-10 00:00:00.0 false Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 1 tra.12077534 243000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12077534&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12077534&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404067&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Sat, 1 Jan 1983 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2404067 tra.2404067 The Tubes art.726 0.99 Outside Inside alb.232308 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/2/4/1024242_170x170.jpg 2007-06-05 00:00:00.0 1983-01-01 00:00:00.0 true No Not Again tra.2404067 207000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404067&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404067&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1396075&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Thu, 1 Jan 1981 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 1396075 tra.1396075 The Tubes art.726 0.99 T.R.A.S.H. alb.291986 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/7/7/1297769_170x170.jpg 1988-11-07 00:00:00.0 1981-01-01 00:00:00.0 true White Punks On Dope (Part A and Part B) tra.1396075 313000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1396075&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1396075&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404056&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Sat, 1 Jan 1983 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2404056 tra.2404056 The Tubes art.726 1.29 Outside Inside alb.232308 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/2/4/1024242_170x170.jpg 2007-06-05 00:00:00.0 1983-01-01 00:00:00.0 true She's A Beauty tra.2404056 240000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404056&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2404056&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30534961&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Sun, 16 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 30534961 tra.30534961 The Tubes art.726 0.0 80's Party alb.30524765 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/4/6/1826450_170x170.jpg 2009-10-01 00:00:00.0 2000-01-16 00:00:00.0 false She's A Beuty tra.30534961 237000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30534961&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30534961&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1537779&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Thu, 1 Jan 1981 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 1537779 tra.1537779 The Tubes art.726 0.99 T.R.A.S.H. alb.291986 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/7/7/1297769_170x170.jpg 1988-11-07 00:00:00.0 1981-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Turn Me On tra.1537779 251000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1537779&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1537779&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2273788&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2273788 tra.2273788 The Tubes art.726 0.99 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection... alb.154526 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/2/0/8/1298029_170x170.jpg 2000-10-17 00:00:00.0 2000-10-17 00:00:00.0 true White Punks On Dope tra.2273788 407000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2273788&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2273788&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3889160&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 3889160 tra.3889160 The Tubes art.726 1.29 The Best Of The Tubes (Capitol) alb.176021 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/4/0/1040405_170x170.jpg 1998-10-06 00:00:00.0 1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 true No Not Again tra.3889160 205000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3889160&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3889160&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2671030&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Sat, 25 Oct 1975 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Tubes on Rhapsody Online 2671030 tra.2671030 The Tubes art.726 0.99 The Tubes alb.104568 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/8/2/1302890_170x170.jpg 2006-07-25 00:00:00.0 1975-10-25 00:00:00.0 true What Do You Want From Life tra.2671030 241000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2671030&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2671030&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-tubes%2Ftop-tracks.rss