''Wild In London'' is the third live album by
The Tubes
The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band. Their eponymous 1975 debut album included the single "White Punks on Dope," while their 1983 single "She's a Beauty" was a top-10 U.S. hit and its music video was frequently played in the early day ...
released in 2005. It was recorded on December 6, 2004 at Londons'
Shepherd's Bush Empire
Shepherd's Bush Empire (currently known as O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the BBC Television Theatre) is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, West London, run by the Academy Music Group. It was originally ...
and features some newer
Fee Waybill
John Waldo "Fee" Waybill (born September 17, 1950 in Omaha, Nebraska) is the lead singer and songwriter of San Francisco band The Tubes. Waybill has also worked with other acts, including Toto, Richard Marx, and Billy Sherwood.
Early life and ...
characters such as "Russell Chaps". The CD featured a guest appearance by
Beki Bondage
Beki Bondage (born Rebecca Louise Bond) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontwoman of the punk band Vice Squad.
She appeared on the front cover of a number of influential music papers such as ''Melody Maker'' ...
who dueted with Fee Waybill on "Don't Touch Me There"
There was an accompanying DVD called ''The Tubes Wild West Show'', which has many more tracks than the CD release.
Track listing
#"Overture" – 2:32
#"She's A Beauty" – 5:47
#"Don't Touch Me There" – 5:29
#"Malaguena Salarosa" – 4:17
#"Russell Chaps Intro" – 1:33
#"Tip Of My Tongue" – 5:37
#"
Don't Want to Wait Anymore
"Don't Want to Wait Anymore" is a song recorded by the Tubes in 1980. It was the lead single from their fourth studio LP, ''The Completion Backward Principle''. Unlike most of their songs which typically feature Fee Waybill
John Waldo "Fee" Wa ...
" – 7:05
#"TV Is King" – 3:10
#"No Way Out" – 3:51
#"Let There Be Drums" – 3:50
#"
White Punks on Dope
"White Punks on Dope", abbreviated as "WPOD", is a 1975 song by San Francisco-based rock group The Tubes from their debut, eponymous album, produced by Al Kooper. The song was written by the band's dual lead guitarists, Bill Spooner and Roger St ...
" – 8:37
#"Mondo Bondage" – 5:46
#"Haloes" – 5:30
#"
Talk to Ya Later
''The Completion Backward Principle'' is the fifth studio album by the American rock group the Tubes. It is the group's first for Capitol Records. It was accompanied by a long form music video release of the same name, although it did not contain ...
" – 10:06
Personnel
Musicians
*
Fee Waybill
John Waldo "Fee" Waybill (born September 17, 1950 in Omaha, Nebraska) is the lead singer and songwriter of San Francisco band The Tubes. Waybill has also worked with other acts, including Toto, Richard Marx, and Billy Sherwood.
Early life and ...
– vocals
*
Gary Cambra –
guitar
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,
keyboards
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Text input
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* Computer keyboard
** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping
** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Musi ...
, vocals
* David Medd – keyboards, vocals
* Roger Steen – guitar, vocals
*
Prairie Prince
Charles Lempriere "Prairie" Prince (born May 7, 1950) is an American drummer and graphic artist. He came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the San Francisco–based rock group The Tubes, was a member of Jefferson Starship from 1992 to ...
– drums
* Rick Anderson – bass guitar
*
Beki Bondage
Beki Bondage (born Rebecca Louise Bond) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontwoman of the punk band Vice Squad.
She appeared on the front cover of a number of influential music papers such as ''Melody Maker'' ...
– vocals
Production
* Roger Lomas – engineer, mixing, producer
* Richard Evatt – assistant engineer
* Tim Jones – liner notes
References
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The Tubes albums
2005 live albums