Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s. The band consists of Robin Zander (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick Nielsen (lead guitar, backing vocals), Tom Petersson (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Bun E. Carlos (drums, percussion).
Cheap Trick created a substantial fan base through a hard-edged yet melodic pop sound that combines the tunefulness of The Beatles with the speed and energy of punk rock. Their biggest hits include "Surrender", "I Want You to Want Me", "Dream Police" and "The Flame." Cheap Trick also performed the theme song "That '70s Song" for That '70s Show from the second season onward and the theme song "Baby Muggles" for the Colbert Report.
Cheap Trick continues to tour with the original lineup, and their most recent release, Rockford, has gained critical acclaim.[1] The band is most popular in Japan, where they have remained popular superstars since their first album. They have been often referred to in the Japanese press as the "American Beatles".
Instruments:
Cheap Trick is known for its use of unusual guitars and basses. Zander plays a Hamer 12-string guitar in addition to a Gibson Firebird, Fender Telecaster, and Rickenbacker 450 Gibson Flying V and Fender Stratocaster. Nielsen is an avid collector who, despite rationalizing his guitar collection, still has over 250 pieces in his possession. He has collaborated with Hamer on trademark 'themed' guitars, some based on Cheap Trick albums such as "Rockford," "The Doctor," and even songs such as "Gonna Raise Hell." Hamer has also made unique five-necked guitars and electric mandocellos for Nielsen.
Petersson (according to www.12stringbass.net) is generally credited for having the initial idea for a 12-string bass. He previously had used a Gibson Thunderbird, and Alembic [15] [16] and Hagstrom 8-string basses, and asked Jol Dantzig of Hamer Guitars to make a 12-string bass. The company initially made him a 10-string bass. Following the successful trial use of that bass, the prototype 12-string bass, The Hamer 'Quad', was produced. Petersson later used 12-string basses made by Kids (a Japanese guitar maker), Chandler, and signature models from Waterstone as well as an impressive array of 4, 5 and 8 stringed basses from other guitar makers.
Carlos has played with many different commercial drum accessories, including Ludwig and Slingerland Radio King drums, Zildjian cymbals, rare Billy Gladstone snare drums, and Capella drum sticks.He is also an avid collector of vintage drums and buys, sells and trades with a few other Rockford, Illinois traders, mainly Randy Rainwater. Each year Rainwater and Carlos' collection can be seen at several drum shows in the Midwest.
Carlos has also recorded and written songs for many Rockford bands, such as Mark Willer and The Blues Hawks and also put together the short-lived Bun E. Carlos Experience, which also included Jon Brandt, who replaced Tom Petersson in the mid '80s, on bass.
Bands Influenced
Bands citing Cheap Trick as an influence include The Datsuns, Enuff Z'nuff, Everclear, Extreme, Fountains of Wayne, Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, Green Day, OK Go, Smashing Pumpkins, The Pink Spiders, Terrorvision, Weezer, among others.
Kurt Cobain once said about Nirvana: "We sound just like Cheap Trick, only the guitars are louder."
Studio albums
- Cheap Trick (1977)
- In Color (1977)
- Heaven Tonight (1978)
- Dream Police (1979)
- All Shook Up (1980)
- Found All The Parts EP (2 live tracks, 2 studio tracks) (1980)
- One on One (1982)
- Next Position Please (1983)
- Standing on the Edge (1985)
- The Doctor (1986)
- Lap of Luxury (1988)
- Busted (1990)
- The Greatest Hits (1991)
- Woke Up With A Monster (1994)
- Cheap Trick (1997)
- Special One (2003)
- Rockford (2006)
Cheap Trick/Woke up With A Monster
track-track yang menarik dalam album ini ialah... "Never Run Out Of Love".. dan "You're All I Wanna Do"..
Setelah lama membiarkan album ini "tersadai" dan terkubur, bagus juga teringat balik album ni untuk di ulas.. memandangkan Band ni menjadi pengaruh kepada band2 besar seperti Nirvana, Extreme, Motley Crue dan banyak lagi.. Gitaris Extreme ( Nuno Bettencourt) pernah memainkan lagu Hits mereka yang bertajuk - Surrender di salah sebuah konsert Dramagods/ Population 1.. mati-mati saya ingatkan lagu era 2000.. rupa-rupanya lagu tersebut terdapat dalam album Cheap Trick/Heaven Tonight yang di keluarkan pada tahun 1978!! haha
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