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Cheap Trick - Busted Audio CD

A fair review of the Cheap Trick "Busted" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Cheap Trick reviews here, or go back to the Cheap Trick tabs.

Cheap Trick Band: Cheap Trick
Title: Busted
Rating:
Release Date: 1990-06-27
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Back 'N Blue 2: I Can't Understand It 3: Wherever Would I Be? 4: If You Need Me 5: Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love 6: Busted 7: Walk Away 8: You Drive, I'll Steer 9: When You Need Someone 10: Had to Make You Mine 11: Rock 'N' Roll Tonight

Cheap Trick - Somewhat Creatively Busted
Two years later they would follow it up with this album that could very well have been titled "Lap Of Luxury II" as the two discs are very similar. Cheap Trick had made a huge commercial comeback with their previous album "Lap Of Luxury". The band did manage to wrestle away some of the outside songwriter influence from "Busted" as the majority of the tracks were penned by the band themselves with a few exceptions. The album had a big hit with "Can't Stop Fallin Into Love" which is a decent enough ballad. There are some good tunes here including "You Drive I'll Steer" and the album closer the rocking "Rock N Roll Tonight". Unfortunately there area also a plethora of rather annoying ballads, with cheesy production and lots of 80's style synthesizers. "Busted" is ok for the most part, but like the previous album it seems obvious that the record company exerted plenty of influence here and this still does not stack up against early (or later for that matter) material from the band. .


It's been all down hill since this....
I buy every new release without hesitation, even though this CD was the last good CT release. Allow me to begin by stating that I AM a Cheap Trick fan. Coming after the megahit "Lap Of Luxury", I was happy with this cd. The highlights in my opinion are Back N Blue, Can't Stop Falling Into Love, Busted and Walk Away. Other than that it's filler. . . I've been very disappointed with each subsequent studio release from the boys from Rockford since Busted. The more recent stuff lacks identity, and have very few songs that can get you singing along. The songs just sort of seem to drone along aimlessly. Actually the Rockford cd usually puts me to sleep-Literally. I'm afraid that CT has seen the last of the good times. Aside from the DVD release SILVER [which I HIGHLY recommend] Ceap Trick has done VERY little to keep my interest lately. The duet between Robin Zander and his daughter Holland on the Silver DVD will give you chills up your spine. Maybe Rick Nielsen should spend more time trying to recapture CHEAP TRICK'S magic, and less time ripping on Gene Simmons' Bass guitar playing skills in the Nikki Sixx autobiography.


Busted is right. Broke down and (almost) out. And Woke Up With A Monster is even worse. Sigh....

crying over cutting red onions (not Red Siren,
who he no doubt would have rather been playing
with when this turkey was released). The incredibly watered down 'Busted' has only
two real good songs on it - 'Back 'N Blue',
which I heard the band play Live in South
Carolina in July 1991, and a good single and
video, "Whereever Would I Be", with Bun E. Or was
it because TP was back in the band at the expense
of his 'Bun E. Carlos Experience' stick-buddy,
Jon Brant [who would show back up years later
on Silver, the video, the album and did 17 gigs
with Cheap Trick in early 2004 - darn it, I missed
'Em with my boy back on Bass)?! I guess we'll never
know. Despite Sony/Epic's comic book, videos (the
third never made the final cuts for 'Every Trick in
the Book') and video compliation. No stone (except
the rolling kinds) were "interned' to provide an-
other 'hit'-writers weakened Cheap Trick effort.

Check the song writing credits THAT THE 'Tricksters
actually DID have something to do with. Too much TP
all over this disk. The critics loved this as much
as L. O. L. but snickered all the way to more loot at
the expense of us Cheap Trick fans, who would have
preferred The Doctor, Standing On The Edge, or at
least a harder Rock effort (A La [not OO La La La]
One On One. Oh well - 'Reputation IS a FRAGILE
thing, I know we know it. '
.


Busted (1990)
While, Busted didn't spawn any big hits it is a very good album. After the success of 1988's Lap of Luxury, Busted may disappoint some fans, who are looking for a carbon copy of Lap of Luxury. While Busted may not be Cheap Trick's best album it is certainly a very good, later day album from Cheap Trick. The biggest stand out is Can't Stop Fallin into Love, but all of the songs sound good. Busted is just one of those albums, that may not leave a lasting effect on you, but it does sound good while it's playing.


Lies , Lies all Lies
This is ans was a very good attempt and a successful one at shaking off Lap of Luxury. All you dudes bashing Cheao Trick , stop it. Roots maybe not, but just good rock Yes. That's what these guys have always been about. There is a re-newed spirit and the songs are just pretty dam good. Some filler but very few. Trick rules !.


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