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The Essential Cheap Trick (CD)

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Cheap Trick Artist Snapshot:

Cheap Trick's first few albums are often cited as an influence on both '80s pop-metal and the pop-punk phenomenon of the '90s. Robin Zander's rock-star looks and powerful voice played perfectly off guitar hero Rick Neilsen's oddball image and onstage antics, and the band frequently subverted standard rock song structures with odd, ironic lyrics. In their late-'70s heyday, Cheap Trick's fusion of power-pop and hard rock won them credibility with rockers, new wave fans, and pure popsters. Their 1978 release AT BUDOKAN still stands as one of rock's finest concert albums.

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DISC 1 for The Essential Cheap Trick (CD) Album By Cheap Trick (Artist)
1   ELO Kiddies
2   Hot Love
3   He's A Whore
4   Mandocello - (live, with Billy Corgan)
5   Clock Strikes Ten
6   Southern Girls
7   Downed
8   Hello There
9   Surrender
10   California Man
11   High Roller
12   Auf Wiedersehen
13   I Want You To Want Me - (live)
14   Ain't That A Shame - (live)
15   Takin' Me Back
16   Dream Police
17   Voices
18   Gonna Raise Hell - (live)
 
DISC 2 for The Essential Cheap Trick (CD) Album By Cheap Trick (Artist)
1   Way Of The World
2   Stop This Game
3   World's Greatest Lover
4   Everything Works If You Let It - (full version)
5   She's Tight
6   If You Want My Love - (alternate version)
7   I Can't Take It
8   Tonight It's You
9   This Time Around
10   Flame, The
11   Had To Make You Mine
12   I Can't Understand It
13   Can't Stop Falling Into Love
14   Walk Away - (with Chrissie Hynde)
15   Woke Up With A Monster
16   Hard To Tell - (live)
17   Say Goodbye
18   Scent Of A Woman
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (4/1/04, p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[With] the grand gestures of arena rock, decent hooks and explosions of Dionysian ecstasy that left audiences happy..."
Uncut (p.120) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Thrilling, audacious and bang on the money."

Title Note

Cheap Trick: Robin Zander (vocals, guitar); Rick Nielsen (guitar); Tom Petersson (bass); Bun E. Carlos (drums).

Additional personnel: Chrissie Hynde, Billy Corgan.

Recorded between 1977 & 1996. Includes liner notes by Ron Albanese.

Although multiple Cheap Trick collections have been released, the two-disc ESSENTIAL is an excellent compilation for those wanting more than just a cursory overview of the Illinois quartet's work. The band's masterful combination of harmonies, hooks, and crunchy guitar riffs has influenced a legion of younger artists--including Guns N' Roses, Material Issue, and the Smashing Pumpkins--and this hard-rocking mix is on full display throughout the album. The amazingly catchy radio hits--"Surrender," "Dream Police," and "I Want You to Want Me"--are all here, along with lesser-known tracks such as the Beach Boys-flavored "Southern Girls" and a rollicking reading of the Move's "California Man." ESSENTIAL also presents a live version of the melancholy "Mandocello" (with special guest Billy Corgan) and other concert performances, proving that Cheap Trick are a formidable power-pop band both on the stage and in the studio.

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