Fretplay.com Cheap Trick CD reviews Cheap Trick guitar tabs Cheap Trick CD reviews Cheap Trick tabs In Color


Cheap Trick - In Color Audio CD

A fair review of the Cheap Trick "In Color" 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: In Color
Rating:
Release Date: 1998-09-29
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Hello There 2: Big Eyes 3: Downed 4: I Want You to Want Me 5: You're All Talk 6: Oh Caroline 7: Clock Strikes Ten 8: Southern Girls 9: Come on, Come On 10: So Good to See You 11: Oh Boy [Instrumental Version][*] 12: Southern Girls [Previously Unreleased Demo][*] 13: Come on, Come On [Previously Unreleased Demo][*] 14: You're All Talk [Previously Unreleased Demo][Live][*] 15: Goodnight [Previously Unreleased Live Version][*]

1977 Cheap Trick record remastered on CD.
In any case, the band manages to blend Pop and Hard Rock, in order to create their brand of music. This might have been their best record, even though Heaven Tonight was more successful, commercially speaking.


Still POP, even if its not popular anymore...
Sit down, Jonas Brothers, this is Pop/Rock written and performed by young adults, NOT KIDS, for kids, not young adults.


Cheap Trick - Sophmore Slump
The song would go on to become one of the band's biggest hits a few years later when it was released on the "Live At Budakon" album, but here it did not do much for the band. Cheap Trick's second album would contain the studio version of the song "I Want You To Want Me". "In Color" suffers from a bit of a sophomore slump. I don't think that most of the songs are nearly as clever as the ones contained on the band's debut album, and it is just generally not as good. There are a few great songs here though. "Southern Girls" has always been one of my favorites. "Hello There" and "Clock Strikes Ten" are also good ones, although not quite as energetic as the live versions found on "Budakon". The rest is all rather average Cheap Trick with is not necessarily a bad thing, but I think both the album that came before and after this one were better than "In Color".


Cheap Trick "In Color"
I'm not sure why that is. I've been reading a lot of negative reviews about this album. This is a classic rock album!

When this album came out in 1977 it was huge,probably more so in the midwest,where Cheap Trick hail from. But none the less,it was an album that you'd find at most of your friends house's. Different cuts were being played on the radio,and so on. . .

This album is a much more melodic affair than their eponymous debut just a few months earlier and the songs have weathered the ravages of time much better than their first album. In fact,many people consider "In Color" Cheap Trick's first album,as their first release (Cheap Trick) didn't make much of an impact.
I'll spare you the song by song narrative and just implore you to put the CD on and turn it up. You'll soon hear for yourself what all the clamor was about back in 1977!.


Good, but too Polished
Melodic, gritty, and just a rockin' good time. A damn fine album, from Cheap Trick, this is. But, as with Cheap Trick, their sound remains too polished and pretty, in their studio work, and doesn't live up to the live material.


You can see a complete list of all Cheap Trick discography, or go back to the Cheap Trick tabs. There is also a good guide on how to read guitar tabs here.

Search guitar tabs

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
[ Search tabs | Guitar tabs | Bass tabs |
Easy guitar tabs | Guitar solo tabs |
Acoustic guitar tabs | Guitar chords |
How to read guitar tabs ]
Forum topics
Music forums
- Bands and artists - Songwriting and lyrics - Tablature talk - Promote your band
Instrument forums
- Guitar basics - Gear & accessories - Bass guitar
Community
- The pit - Site Feedback - Reviews
[ User survey | About us | Privacy statement ]