The Tubes - Talk To You Later (live)

The Tubes live at The Skyloft in Albany, NY on October 23, 2019

[@OnBendedKneeMusic]

I saw the Tubes and Utopia in the 80s here in Cali. What a fantastic show!!!

[@eddieharcourt6049]

Saw the same in Toronto! Fantastic as well!

[@markciessau7192]

saw the same tour in college Illinois state, great show, fantastic!

[@Flap999]

Love this band so much! I'm 70 and still dig them.

[@flapsnappy]

Wow. Senior haters. They’re up there. You aren’t. They’re having fun. You can’t.

[@RamonesBrat-to5sm]

👍👍👍😂😂😂🖤

[@johnpatterson4272]

Waybill and the Tubes forever the consummate professionals. One of the greatest rock songs of all time...literally.

[@anthonydavella8350]

wheres the tiddies?

[@MrUltraworld]

Steve Lukather wrote it.

[@tlansing18]

Rock song? What is your definition of Rock?

[@johnpatterson4272]

@@tlansing18 You're kind of splitting hairs here. If it moves and grooves you, makes you smile and gets you to think about something better...it's rock and roll baby!

[@williamwarren2347]

@@MrUltraworld and Fee. Luke and Toto recorded the original track too. At least I'm pretty sure. Also She's A Beauty.

[@bbaraider]

I hung out with this band in Monterey in the 80's. Nice guys!!

[@apwkastmaster2096]

Most under-rated band ever. Had the pleasure of seeing them early on. And can stay there's no other band like The Tubes.

[@waynegonzales2951]

Greatest stage show I ever saw. I got to see them in the late 70's

[@rogersmith1746]

J Geils. Big time party! They did pretty well!

[@BRUTUSPLAC]

THE TUBES and MTV during my High School YEARS 1981-1985 WERE AWESOME !

[@brucegwynn8509]

One in a million; me too !!

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Literally, the very best years to be in HS.

[@keithsmith152]

Those were my HS years too. Always loved the tubes.

[@dubheasa]

Yep! Graduated in 84. This song was played at every high school dance, and it makes me smile every time I hear it. The 80's had the best music.

[@sg1770]

Vince Welnic was a big part of this band. He went on to play with the Grateful Dead and sadly took his own life. Very nice guy. RIP Vince

[@twinsmm1]

Four originals on that stage. Can't say that for many older bands today.

[@mwdanny]

I’m floored at how great they sound and Fee’s voice is amazing. Wow.

[@MrSphinxster]

Prairie Prince is one of the most underrated drummers out there. Truly a fantastic song drummer, with some incredible creative and diverse stuff out there.

[@dynasticlight8706]

For Sure. Always liked His playing style. Most do not know Him .A shame..

[@michaelanthony9068]

And look how softly he’s playing. What a total pro. I despise drummers who play at that one volume… TOO LOUD. And that’s coming from a bassist/guitarist.

[@spookerz35]

XTC never felt he was underrated.

[@canadianroot]

When did the ratings come out? I must have missed it.

[@casanovafrankenstein8538]

Fun Fact: he was Journey's original drummer before Ansley Dunbar

[@sjames304]

The "What Do You Want From Live?" is one of my favorite live albums of all time. Loved these guys back in the 70s and got to see them c. 1984. "White Punks On Dope", "Remote Control", "Mondo Bondage", "Don't Touch Me There", "Mr Hate".....all great songs. Great American band. Deserves a lot of praise. Fee still belting it out like a champ!!

[@josephzummo9685]

Grew up on the tubes in early 80's slip my disco, Prime time, driving all night! WPOD!!!!!!!!

[@gregggoss2210]

Saw them at JFK Stadium in Philly back in the early 80's. They were one of the opening acts for headliner Journey. The show featured: Bryan Adams, John Cougar, Sammy Hagar and The Tubes. What a long day that was.

[@gregggoss2210]

@robert boyle, yeah it was. I was in my early 20's and after that show, I was spent. A couple of years ago I went to the Rock Allegiance Festival that was an all day show. I didn't make the whole show because the sun beat me up. Pissed me off too because I missed the band I really went to see, Godsmack.

[@douglascarroll6178]

I still think the best performances I have seen are the Tubes. They were so before their time or past their time. They should be included on everyone’s top 5 list.

[@douglascarroll6178]

Seen them 4 or 5 times. The best set design was madam Thats Adam dinosaurs eatin’ veggie burgers at the snack bar. Sure enough there they were. T-Rex and his posse.

[@slnsuz]

Saw the Tubes with Squeeze and the Good Rats at the Capitol theater in 1978? What a circus. It was all great.

[@travismiles5885]

Worked security at one of their shows back in 2005. My dad was a big fan so it was cool to meet and hangout with them after the show. Cool guys and still sound great!

[@tgoredfw1]

Wow - This song and my old girl friends....and the lasting memory...and finding The Tubes on a lonely winding road from Reno to Tahoe one night 20 years ago and meeting the band before the show and coming back that night to only find a girl leaving the parking lot crying and asking me to take her home...but I went in. I told her I would talk to her later! What a night! Thanks Wee Fable and The Tubes!

[@joane5777]

Fee still kills it!! Loved the Tubes in the 70's and still love them almost 45 years later 🎶 🎼🎵🎙

[@billyberks4591]

Saw them back in '95 at a free concert in Sherman Oaks,CA hosted by KLSX and Cheap Trick and The Plimsouls were also there.It was awesome.

[@arvie2356]

WOW! His voice still the same as listening to his 80's official video something that many singers lose or change with getting older.

[@jennieconrad2520]

Him and Lemme from Motorhead 😎 GODS

[@daveg4236]

@@jennieconrad2520 lemme was terrible

[@jennieconrad2520]

@@daveg4236 Everyone sees things differently 😁 For me, he was a God 🤗😎 Alot of my neighbors over the years agree with you, LOL 😅😂🤣

[@PepePupas]

WOW! His voice is still awesome! Well done!!!!! AND the band! Amazing!!!!

[@loudog2326]

Completely Live and No Bullshit Playing to Tracks !! A Real Live Rock Band !! The Way It Should Be !!

[@2ShadesOfGray]

Classy even after 40 years since i saw them live

[@VW5767]

It feels like 1981 all over again! Love these guys!

[@neilouellette3004]

Saw The Tubes Love Bomb Tour 1985. One hell of a party!!

[@harrycrowe7557]

I saw them on the 1983 Outside Inside tour. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen. Met them after the concert by their tour bus and they were the coolest, most down to earth guys.

[@garyhoffman503]

I'm a senior in H.S. in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin! The best years of FM prime-drive Radio KING'S. 📻 👌 Awesome!

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Man I love this band! They're just cool and awesome!👌😎👍

[@billsmith2212]

I saw them TWICE in New York in 2019 . They still kick ass !

[@stephenhensley5631]

Sure do !

[@stratboy518]

Haven’t heard this since the early days of MTV and it still holds up. Tight band playing a great song and Fee sounds great. 🤙🏼

[@powerdavid6235]

The best concert I ever went to was Knebworth festival 1978, the line up (in order) was Wilco Johnson, Rockpile, Boomtown rats, Peter Gabriel, Frank Zappa, and the Tubes headlining.. Greatest festival I'd ever been to, It was just a few days after Keith Moon died and the Tubes did a great tribute to him, playing 2 Who songs the only way the Tubes knew how, with guest Todd Rundgren.

[@skiptowne5724]

Wore this album out 40 years ago. I still occasionally, working construction, when seeing things done out of sequence, reference "The Completion Backwards Principle".

[@2AChef-n-BBQ]

Always enjoyed these guys, seen them a few times, great shows always

[@sheiladawg1664]

DAMN, so good to see these guys still groovin to their sound! Saw them twice, they always hung around after the show to chat with fans. They're so awesomely cool.

[@orionwarren4244]

Just watching this reminds me of how old I am but -- I close my eyes and I'm in my twenties again! The Tubes were a fringe 80s 'party band', much like Cheap Trick only a bit more theatrical. To me? They should've got the breaks and recognition the 'Tricksters' did!

[@chasgorman1086]

Robin Zander was a great singer in his prime.

[@AlmostReady504]

I hear ya

[@mathewhesson1796]

Well said.

[@Rhino1277HotRails]

@Orion....The Tubes were waaaaaay ahead of their time....and speaking of "old" ...staring down 60 here and I STILL jam this....AND WE WERE THERE. Cheers

[@davidsigalow7349]

The Tubes were ahead of their time and were playing before audiences that didn't understand things like "satire" and their commentary on things like culture and television.

[@edwardcairejr.3599]

Riding through the French Quarter, The Tubes blastin' on the cassette player, doors open on my DJ-5 Jeep, hopping out at Pat O'Brien's for drinks and swillin' down Hurricanes ...Great memories!!!😊

[@roberthamill1277]

I saw these rockers in Sachsenhausen, a small town near Frankfurt, Germany, in 1981. We came after the opening act had started - and, as I remember, it was one person, wrapped from head to toe with whatever which obscured his features. To this day, I have no idea who it was, but he rocked hard, playing everything, all the instrumentation. Then waitresses dressed as you would imagine a German waitress would be dressed-with shorter skirts, lower cleavage-came out carrying large mugs of beer, lining them up along the front of the stage and invited all American service members to come and stand and drink and enjoy one of the best shows that I have ever seen in my life. Don't remember how I got back to Gelnhausen where I lived.

[@terryfyke9421]

Nash the Slash was most likely the opening act. rip Nash

[@jukesjointOG]

@@terryfyke9421 That’s what I was going to guess!

[@FredGarvin-gr3vx]

That's cool.. I was in Schwaebisch Gmuend @ that time (Pershing 1A Unit).Missed them.. Caught them in the SFO Bay area in '84 or '85 though :)

[@roberthamill2451]

Terry, Juke's, Fred, I want to thank you for answering something that I've asked just about everyone I could about who it was that I saw that night. It had gotten to the point where my friends started to even doubt the story. I've actually never even heard of this guy, and I was pretty much up on music. Obviously not, huh? And also, another strange thing, about the same time that he saw Bunel and Dali's Un Chien Anjous, my friends and I would go to an old Mexican theater where, at midnight on Saturday, hippies and heads would attend the New American Cinema's weekly showing of movie serials, college art films, and classics, and that's where I first saw that film, same year. Anyway, thanks again, I'll check Nash out a little more; all I can say is that I was entertained. It was just as surreal as that movie, damn near. Muchas gracias.

[@jukesjointOG]

@@roberthamill2451 If you like progressive rock, check out the first album or two of a group called “FM.” That was a band that Nash the Slash founded (then moved on from pretty quickly). But they are/were a great group.

[@ellavaderknows]

Fee always had a great voice. Still sounds strong. Not easy, what he does

[@malinwj1167]

God bless Fee Waybill and The Tubes, still rockin

[@bobbygainey23]

fucking classic!!!The Completion Backward Principle Explained!!!love it

[@sausage5849]

Great band! Great performers! Great music!

[@HB-yk4ut]

One f my favorite songs of all time! Sounds great! I love the way they are dressed!🌸

[@calsurflance5598]

Rick Anderson ( bass player) and I became friends when we were both restoring similar classic Jaguars. He always has some new car project he is messing around with. One year when my wife was hosting her company Christmas Party at our home , Rick, his Wife, and daughter showed up at our front door Christmas Caroling! Of course they became the life of the party! Though he only plays bass in the band, he can rip on guitar.

[@yeahright302]

damn still sounds great!!!!and the band is tight!!!luv it!!!!

[@jeffjones2021]

Great show! Nice to see these guys still killing it 40 years later!!

[@raythackston1960]

Fee and the Tubes in general have been so underrated. I love these guys...always a great show.

[@frankt285]

Love the tubes... much respect

[@tapstring2]

These guys; Roger Steen on guitar and Prairie Prince on drums are some of the best musicians on the planet. Saw then in 1976 after their first album release. I was not prepared for the clever and amazing stage show they created. WAY ahead of their time. Again, just great musicians and songwriters.

[@AncientActivist]

I'm so glad I found this! This was FUN! Love The Tubes! ❤️

[@y2k7-9-11]

I'm so happy!!! To see them still active and original...I saw them in the 80's!! Played opening band for The Kinks!!! It's great to see them!!!!

[@tedvincent50]

So yeah, 50 years they been rocking. Just all good stuff coming from this band. Also I have seen them like 9 times in concert and never seen PP without his glasses on till now.

[@honeybee2522]

I saw them live when they landed a rocket ship on stage. No lie. They only got better. Love you Fee. ♡

[@Rhino1277HotRails]

Let's not forget chainsaws, hot dancers and Fee getting beaten down by gigantic cigarettes. I was there too.

[@Rhino1277HotRails]

@Bee...Sputnik Spooner. Prairie Prince. The first time I saw them I was 14 and sneaked in. San Joaquin County Fairgrounds..1977....no shit no one had any idea what was hitting us.

[@philiphart6688]

OMG these old dudes - of roughly my vintage - can still really rock it. Amazing.

[@robertplent8663]

I saw them in Portland, Maine in a small theater. Fantastic show!!! TWO THUMBS UP!!!

[@stevejohnson4562]

Roger Steen is one of my favorite guitarists.

[@Twirlyhead]

Doing a good job of Steve Lukather's solo there. I do rate Steen highly.

[@jonathanwilliams5518]

Roger Steen is one of the most underrated guitarists in rock history!

[@LaserRanger15]

Still a great, great song. On my playlist forever

[@bobcarn]

It's so nice to see them still performing these songs. I saw them soooooo many times over the years. They were always one of my favorite groups.

[@johnwatrous3058]

I saw the in West Hartford, Ct. at Stage West. Full props and all! First time I heard them. It was great! 1981.

[@paulgordonmanners]

The completion backward principle was a milestone for me production wise too. Davis Foster showed the world how to get a clean but powerful sound out of a band without compromising on its explosive nature. A true masterpiece.

[@ericice1751]

Lots of memories to this song… good times

[@TedlinksChannel]

Great. Love this song.

[@stephenz2822]

Glad to see this legendary band still kicking ass!

[@xtrobitzmusic2405]

One of the greatest bands and performers - I put them in the same category as Bowie in the 70s for creativity. I know it's a big statement but their musical genius was hugely underrated and overshadowed by their stage show. As a teen they were one group that inspired me to want to a musician. Love The Tubes.

[@MRAMX390]

One of my favorites from back in the day and still now. People look at me amazed when I do this and other stuff most people haven't heard in decades at karaoke.

[@kyleanderson488]

Tv is King was my karaoke go to song,, no one at the tavern ever heard it before

[@johnhouse3898]

That guitarist is absolutely perfect here. Style, tone, melody..

[@aliensporebomb]

Roger Steen - the best guitarist most people have never heard of and he sings great backing vocal harmony. The total package.

[@neechee5150]

Steve Lukather does it and does it much better but he should do it better. Luke played the guitar and bass on the record and was a co-writer with Fee, and David Foster

[@fernandomurillo9272]

Just saw them in LA June 29-24. Best time ever their music 🎶 will live forever

[@atlasman53]

Still great stuff!!! ...Stands the test of time!!! ...Great chops by the band as ever!!! ...Talent never fails to entertain!!! ...I love this band!!!

[@paulchambers9456]

Best live band ever !

[@ahighervibe4086]

Grateful Dead called they want their moniker back!

[@mickeymccoy9085]

Saw these guys with my SAE bros at the Duke Ellington Ballroom at Northern Illinois Univ. The White Punks on Dope tour. 1977.

[@johnberry8180]

I love the fact you can tell 110% that they are performing LIVE. It isn’t perfect, and if it was it wouldn’t be the perfect live performance

[@rooly0811]

Fee’s a one of a kind powerhouse voice.

[@markd1810]

the Tubes have rocked super hard for a very long time! saw them in Everett PA in a 200 seat theater and it was amazing. Fee actually came out in his early 70's white punk outfit it was hilarious.

[@gginflo]

Saw them at La Paloma Theater middle 70's. Great band. What a strange trip it's been.

[@greermarketing5979]

Me too!

[@FocusVideoWPBFL]

Saw them in Steam Corners, Ohio about 1984 - they wore orange jumpsuits and rocked the place - now mind you - Steam Corners is so small that it only had a blinking light. - best band ever !!!

[@garymacrae7851]

Saw The Tubes open for Pete Gabriel & David Bowie Lets Dance album Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium outside in Summer 1979!! Best show ever! What a triple header!!

[@dnantis]

OMG !! I saw back in 1985 and they still sounds exactly the same plus same vocal range ?? Wow I have to see them again plus hey guys Fee has a new CD out from 2020 and those songs I mean ALL to k the heck out of pure rock bands !! It is a GEM to have and Fee knocked rock song composition out of the park !! For me it is his best one ever !!!

[@keithhinchcliffe5629]

You saw in 1985, but now you can't see?

[@johnberry4178]

I had the pleasure of seeing this band as part of a 3 day concert put on by a couple local radio station.. great band live

[@joeytacey743]

I saw them the summer of 84 at the Del Mar RaceTrack in Southern California... it was the Del Mar Fair and the tubes was a free show

[@StingraySteve]

I saw them a few times in the 70s in NYC loved white punks the most they had great shows.

[@martinminette8451]

They continue to rock with great class and showmanship

[@juanparedes5496]

On July 11 at The Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England The Tubes opened for The Hollywood Vampires. I always liked The Tubes but never saw them live. I thought they put on a pretty good show! Always loved "Talk To Ya Later" and "She's a Beauty". My favs. They also did "What Do You Want From Life","Mr. Hate", and "White Punks on Dope". Their cover of The Beatles "I Saw Her Standing There" was not so hot. Oddly the Birmingham (home of Black Sabbath) crowd just offered polite applause after each song. I was always impressed by their musicianship and punch to their sound. Clearly this UK audience was waiting for The Hollywood Vampires. But when you're an opening act you can expect it once in awhile. I'm happy to see they are still performing and look good doing it!

[@Kritikateur]

Still for me they are Number 1!!! Love 'em. C.A.😃😃😃

[@johnnykR9]

I always loved this song 👍

[@thomasaghotmail]

So much talent on that stage. Todays music is just garbage compared.

[@DA-ti6pc]

the tubes amazing band that never received the glory they deserved. First album was a masterpiece.

[@Magnetron33]

One of the most interesting bands I have ever seen Saw them in 82 or 3 with Todd as the opener. Great performance ART

[@KevinConlon69]

I saw them two days later in Atlantic City. So glad I got to see them again. Great show

[@lazycalm41]

Loved The Tubes since they started! Lucky enough to see them live 3 times thankfully. Why they have never been bigger here in the UK is a mystery to me! One of my all time fave bands!

[@stevegardenhire5698]

I miss these days !! Thanks Luke for that guitar solo

[@GabrielKish]

His voice hasn't changed!

[@tedsiok]

Can't wait to work with you and Liquid Circus tonight in Capistrano. Thanks for the great memories over the years! Peace.

[@GastonBulbous]

Seeing Fee Waybill as a distinguished older gentleman is blowing my mind. But he still sounds like Fee! Prairie Prince is a great drummer, too, so these old guys sound surprisingly good.

[@MD-zo7cl]

Tubes baby😁👍👏❤

[@luvyesmusici4886]

Great surprise seeing and hearing this. Made me happy! Found out recently that Fee gets together with Richard Marx to write songs, and according to Richard, Fee has quite the vocabulary. Back in the day when a lot of folks listened to Rockline on the radio, Fee would call you and mess with other artists like Supertramp. It was hilarious!

[@shuroom57]

I saw these guys in Tulsa at the Cain's Ballroom in 1981 on their Completion Backwards Principle Tour. A HOT AS F September night. The Cain's had no air conditioning up until that time. They were hatin' it. But they delivered. On time, and with a smile. I love the Tubes.

[@scottmcdonaldAAL211]

Was a great song back in the day. Still enjoyable - trip down memory lane.

[@stephaniemuir584]

OMG absolutely the best live act ever I saw them numerous times live and they never disappointed

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

damn.........that was a fine performance

[@maxmcbyte]

What Do You Want From Life? The Tubes were one of the very few that rang life's bell loudly and wake you TFP up! I really miss Cindy Osborn who was a member that I will never forget. Cindy, if you are out there. I knew you at the Telegraph Hill Club in San Francisco. Ran into you on a plane from LA to SF when you were crying. Was best friends with Dr Don, and shared time with you in Squaw Valley and danced with you in SF and other outings. Don B and I were the Kamikaze Brothers at the Telegraph Hill Club. Miss you. Wish we were here. BG...

[@playbassken]

Love these guys and his opening message is spot on! I live my life by those words and they serve me well.

[@yanuriroschev7270]

Great to see these guys still kickin a$$, and having fun doing it! Way to Rock On!