Jeff Keith

A little bit of that raspiness.

I heard, um, on High Life, I heard a little Jeff Keith.

On Basics of the Bullet, I heard a little Don Dokken.

Um, so I, I, I, I heard a little more in the vocals than, than you did.

Yeah.

I cannot believe Jeff Keith is not on that list.

His job was he cleaned out porta potties before he was in Tesla.

Really?

guitar solo May I say, dear You're looking well The way you're putting me On a fugitive We just met But your mind won't spin Is there something in your little heart, man? Baby, tell me now Something you've acquired You hold yourself And two kids to help you through It's a wonder how you inspire so much And still smile the way you do I'll be your friend If that's alright Be my friend, baby Cause that's alright You're not looking for some sympathy Just a little bit of human touch Yeah, maybe you can lean on me When it all gets a little too much I'll be your friend, baby If that's alright It's alright I'll be your friend, baby Yeah, if that's alright Oh no If you only, if you only be my friend What's up? This is Dave Roode from Tesla, and you're listening to Ralph on Radio Bypass.

Hey, this is Jeff Keith from Tesla, and we're listening to Ralph on Radio Bypass.

I was a little too tall, couldn't use a few pounds.

Tight pants, points, all over now.

Well, if you don't mind, I want to ask you about a couple of other songs that you've released sort of recently.

I want to start with the fog hat song that you did with with Jeff Keith.

I mean, how did that come together? And I'm imagining, you know, Keith from Jeff from down the road.

But how did you end up bringing him in into work with you?

And when City Kid was performing, there was a Geffen A&R person that told them that their material was a little too like polished and radio ready and would consider signing them if they like, loosened up a little bit and became a little more rock and roll.

And over the years that happened, they ended up adding the original singer of Tesla, Jeff Keith, Tommy Skioch, who was in a different band, who ended up leaving the band in, I think, 06, and Troy Lakeda, who was the drummer.

And they ended up getting signed.

And after they got signed in 86, while they were recording that first album, their management told them there was another band called City Kid.

And Oh six had like, uh, Like left the band a lot, left the band back in the band due to substance abuse issues.

And there are some interesting side projects while they broke up.

So Jeff Keith and Tommy Skeoch started another band called Bar 7.

It's really hard to find those songs last time I looked.

Like the dual guitar playing in that.

I mean, Jeff Keith, you know, very hoarse, raspy voice and just fantastic stuff.

That whole record from beginning to end, I remember playing it to death.

I had a cassette player in my car back then, and I must have went through like two or three cassettes, one of them because my car chewed it, but the other times because just from listening to it.