The Great Radio Controversy


The Great Radio Controversy is the second album by American rock band Tesla, released in 1989. The songs combine 1980s metal with some blues-influenced elements, as well as the occasional love ballad. The record features many two-part counterpoints provided by guitarists Frank Hannon and Tommy Skeoch, on both electric and acoustic guitars.
The hit singles "Love Song", "Heaven's Trail ", "Hang Tough" and "The Way It Is" received considerable MTV airplay and rocketed the band to stardom. Many tracks on this album later received acoustic versions on their follow-up album, Five Man Acoustical Jam, a precursor of the Unplugged trend.
The album is titled after the controversy about the identity of the inventor of radio. It is posited that Serbian engineer Nikola Tesla is the true inventor of radio, while the Italian Guglielmo Marconi took the credit and is widely regarded as having the title. The album's inner sleeve recounts this story.
The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA on July 23, 1998.

Track listing

Personnel

;Tesla
;Production
Album
YearChartPosition
1989Billboard 200 18

Singles and Album Tracks
YearSingleChartPosition
1989Hang ToughMainstream Rock Tracks 34
1989Love SongMainstream Rock Tracks 7
1989Love SongBillboard Hot 100 10
1990The Way It IsMainstream Rock Tracks 13
1990The Way It IsBillboard Hot 100 55
1991Paradise Mainstream Rock Tracks 28