The Tubes (album)

Infobox Album | Name = The Tubes
Type = Album
Artist = The Tubes


Released = 1975
Recorded = April, 1975
Genre = Rock
Length = 37:11
Label = A&M Records
Producer = Al Kooper
Reviews =
*Allmusic (3.5/5) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:o7jleaz04xd7 link]
Last album =
This album = "The Tubes"
(1975)
Next album = "Young and Rich"
(1976)

"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".

Track listing

#"Up from the Deep" (The Tubes, Ray Trainer) – 4:28
#"Haloes" (Al Kooper, Bill Spooner, Roger Steen) – 4:53
#"Space Baby" (Bill Spooner, Vince Welnick) – 4:25
#"Malagueña Salerosa" (Pedro Galindo, Elpidio Ramirez) - 3:52
#"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

Personnel

*Fee Waybill - vocals
*Bill Spooner - guitar, vocals
*Michael Cotten - synthesizer
*Prairie L'Emprere Prince - drums
*Roger Steen - guitar, vocals
*Vince Welnick - keyboards
*Rick Anderson - bass

International Culture

* Mötley Crüe covered "White Punks On Dope" on their album New Tattoo. Nina Hagen interpreted the song in a German-language version, translated to "TV-Glotzer" (with re-written lyrics about a couch potato who stares at television all day) on her self-titled debut album.