Psychotic Supper is the third studio album by American hard rock band Tesla, released in 1991. It peaked at 13 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by RIAA on November 5, 1993.
The album's artwork differs between different formats. Vinyl releases depict an image of Nikola Tesla at a dinner table, while CD releases feature an insert that shows a close up of the middle right of the same image, folding out to reveal the same image, the only difference being the location of the band's logo.
Music According to AllMusic, the album "mashes a few convincing pop metal hits with moderate stabs at the Black Crowes' roots rock purity".
Reception The album's reception was mostly positive. Steve Huey from AllMusic gave the album three-and-a-half stars, saying it "benefits from a more stripped-down production than The Great Radio Controversy, using fewer overdubs and thereby enhancing Tesla's bluesy, acoustic-tinged rock & roll".
In 2005, Psychotic Supper was ranked number 475 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. The album was retrospectively called Tesla's peak by Ultimate Classic Rock writer Matt Wardlaw in 2016.
Track listing
Personnel Tesla Jeff Keith – vocals Tommy Skeoch – guitars Frank Hannon – guitars, piano, synth, organ Brian Wheat – bass Troy Luccketta – drums
Production Lee Anthony – mixing assistant Michael Barbiero – arranger, composer, engineer, mixing, producer George Cowan – engineer Victor Deyglio – engineer Lolly Grodner – mixing assistant
Art Nick Egan – art direction, design Michael Halsband – photography
Charts Chart (1991) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. 158 Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) 38Japanese Albums (Oricon)18
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