The Tubes and the Tubes Young and Rich

Thanks to Torkel for suggesting the Tubes I almost had forgotten about this great band .  Again this was as many others a band found in the record shop I was working at . Released in 1975 and 1976 respectively, I guess the Tubes where kind of a  glam USA band but with kinda funky feel  and little bit  of cabaret thrown in . Mostly from phoenix Arizona not far from golf mecca of Scottsdale , but based in San Fransico. Also  not totally unlike early Talking Heads in the rythm parts and Bran Van 2000 in the disco/funky  parts  . The Tubes had some great songs and some really bad ones , and I think that`s why they did not have great success. They had some satirical lyrics like on ie “what do you want from life” where first verse goes like :

What do you want from life
To kidnap an heiress or threaten her with a knife
What do you want from life To get cable TV and watch it every night
or later in the song 
How can you tell when you're doin' alright
Does your bank account swell While you're dreaming at night .
Then it all ends with 
a solid gold Kama Sutra coffee pot, or a baby's arm holding an apple?
What more can you ask from a lyric J
And I belive this satirical type carried on in most songs and they where often about media , porn and  ways of life etc . 

I never got to see them live witch I think would have been very interesting. As they had some performances banned in the UK. I don`t really know much of the names of the band members (of course I could look it up) , but know that one of them went on to join Greatful Dead and probably had more fame there . They are as most 70`s bands still performing . But never really had any success to boost about .

Best songs
Up from the deep
White Punks on dope
What do you want from life
Slipped my disco
Don`t touch me there
Prime time
Talk to ya later

Web site : http://www.thetubes.com