"Different; not necessarily better or worse but definitely less interesting": The Tubes bring in the big producer on The Completion Backwards Principle, with mixed results

The Tubes in 1981 .

The Tubes: The Completion Backwards Principle

(Image credit: Capitol)

Meeting of the Spirits
Dawn
The Noonward Race
A Lotus on Irish Streams
Vital Transformation
The Dance of Maya
You Know You Know
Awakening

The Tubes considered several producers for their first Capitol album, including Bob Ezrin and big Tubes fan Mike Rutherford of Genesis. They settled on David Foster, who had just had a hit with Earth, Wind And Fire’s After The Love Has Gone.