Album · The Tubes
Remote Control by The Tubes
Remote Control is an album by The Tubes, released in 1979. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “T.V. Is King”, on 1 list with a best position of #1545.
Remote Control, the Tubes' fourth album, came out in 1979 and put the San Francisco band in the hands of Todd Rundgren, producing them for the first time (he'd be back for Love Bomb in 1985). It's a concept record about an idiot savant hooked on television, and Rundgren dresses it in sleek, shiny pop-rock with the hooks pushed right up front, so the satire slides down like a commercial jingle.
"T.V. Is King" gives the concept its anthem, glossy and grinning, and "Turn Me On" works the same channel. Re Styles is credited on lead vocals in the band's 1979 lineup, and the whole thing plays like a Saturday night in front of the set with the volume cranked.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Remote Control on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T.V. Is King | 1 | #1545 | – | 2003 | |
| 2 | Turn me on | 1 | #1970 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.