| Five Man Acoustical Jam | ||||
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| Released | November 9, 1990[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 2, 1990 | |||
| Venue | Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Acoustic rock | |||
| Length | 67:34 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
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| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A [3] |
| Q | [4] |
Five Man Acoustical Jam is a live album recorded at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia and released in 1990 by the band Tesla, using acoustic guitars instead of the electric guitars for which pop-metal[5] 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. 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".
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ Five Man Acoustical Jam at AllMusic
- ^ Garza, Janiss (December 7, 1990). "Five Man Acoustical Jam Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ "Tesla - Five Man Acoustical Jam CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Tesla - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
The idea behind 1990's Five Man Acoustical Jam was virtually unheard of -- a pop-metal band playing loose, informal acoustic versions of their best-known songs in concert...