(left to right) Rick Nielsen- lead guitar, Bun E. Carlos- drums, Robin Zander- lead vox & guitar, Tom Petersson- bass
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Cheap Trick: SXSW Interview | Music 2010 | SXSW ... Thanx to SXSW
This selection for this journal's music/ arts honour roll society will be to showcase "Cheap Trick"(wikipedia), out of Rockford, IL ... a band I been intending to post on for a few years. An opening video interview above, that was 2010 down in Austin at SXSW. This crew been at it for over 4 decades, and was constantly on the road touring for many of those years ... 5000+ shows? ... geeez. I have been a fan of Rick Nielsen's guitar work for many years, he is a guitar collector, and playz them all ... and Rick has been the songwriter of the crew. But Rick was born into music, both his parents were opera singers, worked with so many folks, his dad directing symphonies and choirs, his dad had a music store in Rockford too. This is just an outstanding crew, Rick and bass player Tom been together since high school, they formed the band "Fuse" together in 1967. I have alwayz loved Robin's vocal work too, I miss drummer Bun E. Carlos, but Rick's son Daxx is drumming for them these dayz on tour. Years back I alwayz looked at them, as one of the most underrated bands around, despite all the popular songs they had and radio play ... finally in 2016, they made it into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". But they deserve all the credit they got, it was a long road playing in places like bowling alleys of the midwest, 4 gigs a night, 6/ 7 dayz a week ... and their big breakthrough was Japan, not the U.S., that really got them recognized big time, what a craze they started there! I have seen them years back in a large open air stadium as well as a small venue, and they just had such a great live sound. Although they are considered as a hard rock band, I have alwayz looked at them as having an element of punk rock to them ... depending on the songs too. I'm sure Joey, lead singer and songwriter of the Ramones would agree with me, as far as the punk sound, since Cheap Trick was a favourite of his ... but they influenced so many. I'll let the links handle the rest. Some vidz below, opening with the 1955 Fats Domino cover of "Ain't That A Shame", that Fats himself, said Cheap Trick done his favourite cover of it ... and the last song, I also wanted to include their cover of the 1965 Beatles song "Day Tripper" too. Thanx to these guyz for all the great music over the years ... Enjoy!
Ain't That A Shame- Houston Astrodome 1989 (Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show)- Cheap Trick ... Thanx to Cheap Trick
Surrender- Cheap Trick- Live Rockpalast (Germany) 1983 ... Thanx to Cheap Trick
I Want You To Want Me- Cheap Trick Live 01- 21- 89 (Palace of Auburn Hills/ Detroit) ... Thanx to Cheap Trick
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Rick in his guitar vault (over 400 guitars)
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Dream Police- Cheap Trick- Chicagofest '81 ... Thanx to Cheap Trick
Day Tripper- Cheap Trick- Chicagofest '81 ... Thanx to Cheap Trick
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