The band City Kidd was renamed Tesla during the recording of their first album, 1986\'s Mechanical Resonance, on the advice of their manager that City Kidd was not a great name (in addition, there was already another band going by that name). The band derived their name, certain album and song titles, and some song content from events relating to inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla. Along with the band\'s next two studio albums, Mechanical Resonance was produced by Michael Barbiero and Steve Thompson\n', '

The band\'s original lineup consisted of lead vocalist Jeff Keith, guitarists Frank Hannon and Tommy Skeoch, bassist Brian Wheat, and drummer Troy Luccketta.\n', '

Tesla\'s music is often referred to as hard rock or glam metal.[citation needed] The band\'s lyrics also strayed from the themes popular in hard rock, particularly in the 1980s at the beginning of their career. In the early days of their career, Tesla toured with David Lee Roth, Alice Cooper, Def Leppard, and Poison which resulted in the band being categorized as a glam metal band. The band\'s members resented this labelling.\n', '

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