Remote Control

by The Tubes

Remote Control cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1979
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:46
  • Community rating: 3.57/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Todd Rundgren

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced with sharp sonic precision by Todd Rundgren, 'Remote Control' operates as a satirical conceptual critique of television addiction and mass media consumption. The tightly structured pop arrangements marked a deliberate streamlining of the group's typically chaotic theatrical rock approach.

Genres

Descriptors: arena rock, melodic, satirical, theatrical, synth

Tracklist

  1. Turn Me On (4:09)
  2. TV Is King (3:08)
  3. Prime Time (3:18)
  4. I Want It All Now (4:23)
  5. No Way Out (3:22)
  6. Getoverture (3:23)
  7. No Mercy (3:26)
  8. Only The Strong Survive (3:52)
  9. Be Mine Tonight (3:30)
  10. Love's A Mystery (I Don't Understand) (3:28)
  11. Telecide (5:41)

Credits

  • The Tubes - primary artist
  • Bill Spooner - written-by
  • Fee Waybill - written-by
  • Rick Anderson - written-by
  • Roger Steen - written-by
  • Vince Welnick - written-by

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