Episode Details

Tesla guitarist Dave Rude joins RadioBypass to discuss the band’s new album, Homage, and the Return of the Carnival of Sins Tour with Mötley Crüe and Extreme.

Homage finds Tesla putting their own unmistakable stamp on songs originally recorded by a remarkably diverse group of artists, including Sam Cooke, Queen, The Temptations, Bob Seger, Elvis Presley, Badfinger, James Brown, Supertramp, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Etta James and Hank Williams Sr. The album also includes the brand-new Tesla original “Never Alone” and a new 2026 version of “I Love You.”

During our conversation, Dave discusses how the songs were chosen, how Tesla balanced respecting the original recordings with making each track their own, and how Homage compares with the band’s 2007 two-volume covers project, Real to Reel. That album was especially significant for Dave because it was his first recording project after joining Tesla in 2006.

We also talk about the musical variety represented throughout Homage, and Tesla’s summer run on the Return of the Carnival of Sins Tour with Mötley Crüe and Extreme.

At the end of the interview, Dave personally selects a song from Homage for us to play.

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1. Never Alone
2. Bring It On Home
3. Spread Your Wings
4. I Wish It Would Rain
5. Night Moves
6. If I Can Dream
7. Come And Get It
8. I Got You
9. Give A Little Bit
10. I Love You (2026 Version)
11. The Ballad Of Curtis Loew
12. Have You Ever Seen The Rain
13. I’d Rather Go Blind
14. Mind Your Own Business