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Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick Audio CD

A fair review of the Cheap Trick "Cheap Trick" 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: Cheap Trick
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Release Date: 1997-04-29
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Anytime 2: Hard to Tell 3: Carnival Game 4: Shelter 5: You Let a Lotta People Down 6: Baby No More 7: Yeah Yeah 8: Say Goodbye 9: Wrong All Along 10: Eight Miles Low 11: It All Comes Back to You

Cheap Trick^2 1997 out of business out of print
the label releasing this album went under just after the albums release. -not, repeat not the eponymous first album- this is Cheap Trick Cheap Trick 1997. this makes the album hard to come by. that said the record does not contain any 'anthems' or super-hits but provides the beatlesque melodies we have come to know and love from cheap trick.


Cheap Trick - A Fine Return To Form, But Sadly Overlooked Album
They became huge stars in the late 70's with their "Live At Budakon" album. By 1997 Cheap Trick had a career that resembled a roller coaster ride. Sales slid during the 80's until another big comeback with the more polished commercial sound of 1988's "Lap Of Luxury". During the 90's the band had only put out two albums, "Busted" in 1990 and "Woke Up With A Monster" in 1994. Record sales (and quality) again began to fall. During this time period the band switched record labels and by 1997 they were recording for the independent label Red Ant Records. Although their profile was not as high, recording for Red Ant enabled the band to take back some of the creative control that had been lost with the majors and put out one of their most immediate and best albums in many years with the self titled "Cheap Trick". Unfortunately Red Ant went belly up just a few weeks after this album came out which pretty much stifled any promotional effort to put behind the disc. Too bad as this is probably the best album the band had put out since "Dream Police" in 1979. Gone were the overproduced synthesized laden slop from the band's 80's era. In its place was a return to guitar oriented power pop rock which has always been the band's strong suite. Rick Nielson had not sounded this engaged in years, and the snarl was back in Robin Zander's voice. I pretty much like every song on this disc. For the single "Say Goodbye" their Beatles influence comes shining through, just like in the old days. "Eight Miles Low" could have been written by The Who with its heavy guitar crunch and biting lyrics. In fact just about every song on this disc finds the band wearing their influences on their sleeves. For some this would be a turn off, but Cheap Trick always manages to make these songs their own and sound like no one else. This is a really strong Cheap Trick album that was sadly overlooked. If you are a fan and don't have this one you owe it to yourself to pick it up. You can find this album used from Amazon for only 50 cents!.


Solid Cheap Trick CD, very good stuff
There are only two songs I tend to skip because they are "slow" songs and they don't maintain the power and energy of the others. Cheap Trick's 1997 "second" self-titled release is an excellect album. I love the false-start drums on the opener, and "Anytime" is one of my favorite Cheap Trick songs from their entire career. "Carnival" should have been a huge hit it's very catchy yet also rockin. I have the version with the extra bonus CD containing two more songs, and they are both very good I highly recommend the two-disc edition if you can find it. So, I really enjoy 11/13 songs on this one. If you like albums including the debut, In Color, Heaven Tonight, Dream Police, and All Shook Up get the '97 self-titled it's another solid CD full of great songs from Cheap Trick. My favorite tracks: Anytime, Hard To Tell, Carnival, Wrong All Along, Eight Miles Low
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THIS ALBUM IS HOT!!
That may sound like an overstatement but there's not a weak track on here. This record rocks with energy and focus on par with any great rock record I've heard in the 32 years I've been a rock 'n roll fan. There's a nice balance of rockers and ballads and a flow to the record that never loses it's intensity. If you are a true rock fan you will love this CD. I would say you don't even need to be a Cheap Trick fan. I've got to give the band credit here. It's sounds as if they dug down deep and recaptured some of the magic and quirky angst of say, "Dream Police". It's as if they're 27 again. Wonderful rock record. I highly recommend it!!!.


5 stars if only for "Anytime"
None of the over-produced gloss, just pure ROCK. "Anytime" is one raucous, biting, driven song. The remainder of the songs are decent in and of themselves, perhaps diminished by the virtuosity of "Anytime". "You let a lotta people down" and "Yeah, Yeah" all solid. And "Eight miles low" rocks with youthful anger, and these guys are not youths. . . . Buy this, get yourself a 600 watt stereo, and enjoy!.


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