tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post2586840315045733805..comments2024-03-24T02:32:42.657-05:00Comments on music ruined my life: Cheap Trick: Dream Policejeffenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-76138923288203256732011-05-22T10:51:41.116-05:002011-05-22T10:51:41.116-05:00It would have been amazing to see them back then (...It would have been amazing to see them back then (and with a guest appearance by Dave Edmunds!)jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-69668791350434800722011-05-16T17:56:03.097-05:002011-05-16T17:56:03.097-05:00Cheap Trick - went to see them in '79 in Liver...Cheap Trick - went to see them in '79 in Liverpool just when Dream Police was coming out. Dave Edmunds came on stage and played a couple of songs with them - great show. At the time I didn't really like the strings on the song but bought the album on CD a few months ago and listened to it for the first time in years and I think it stands up pretty well. Up until a few years ago I had pretty much given up on them- then out of the blue came Rockford and The Latest two very good records. Went to see them last year in Manchester and they still put on one great live show.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152480730641406854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-82954938623691426832009-11-15T20:44:51.275-06:002009-11-15T20:44:51.275-06:00Was '77 must've been the Love Gun tour. I ...Was '77 must've been the Love Gun tour. I remember my bother's friends going. Alas I was too young, which is a bummer in the Cheap trick department but less so in the kiss department; I liked to keep my comic books and my rock n' roll separate.<br /><br />(That said, their live show is legendary and its' no wonder it sold you on them.)jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-12596028398310341732009-11-10T16:27:37.154-06:002009-11-10T16:27:37.154-06:00Firstly, ya just gotta luv early Cheap Trick.The f...Firstly, ya just gotta luv early Cheap Trick.The first three albums are amongst my all time favourite albums.<br /><br />In 1977 Cheap Trick toured Canada with Kiss.I went to the Edmonton show to see Cheap Trick and watch all the dress up Kiss fans.Cheap Trick had only released their first album but were playing songs from 'In Color' that was released about 1 month later.<br /><br />Cheap Trick were great.And I actually enjoyed Kiss.I proceeded to buy a few Kiss albums!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03259777033023966731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-15774600897616052912009-11-09T13:23:17.782-06:002009-11-09T13:23:17.782-06:00Don
Cheap Trick, to me, always had a funny relatio...Don<br />Cheap Trick, to me, always had a funny relationship with 'the wheels', they seemed to fall off and get stuck back on all the time. I do agree with you that there was a song-writing problem because Rick mostly wrote classics or filler with very little in-between.<br /><br />Mike<br />Honestly, when yo listen toi the strings-less verison it just doesn't stack up (and I'm not usually a 'strings version" kinda guy.)<br /><br />CPB<br />Yup like lots of bands, if you investigate there are gems even after the classic period ended. And as per you and other Mike's comment it is amazing how much mileage they got out of their strange image ("Two good-looking guys and two dorks).jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-24383097942830541782009-11-09T11:05:55.567-06:002009-11-09T11:05:55.567-06:00Sorry Don, but I'll have to beg to differ. Sur...Sorry Don, but I'll have to beg to differ. Sure, on an album by album basis the Trick were old hat by the time "Dream Police" came along - but single wise? "She's Tight","I Can't Make It" and, my personal favorite, "Everything Works If You Let It", each a power pop classic in it's own right, were yet to come.<br /><br />Mike, their multiple personality angle had a definite appeal at the time...heck, it still does!CallPastorBobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-4517693722750483442009-11-09T10:57:51.169-06:002009-11-09T10:57:51.169-06:00one other thing I noticed watching this video is h...one other thing I noticed watching this video is how caught in limbo this band appears. One guy looks like he should be in the Madness, the singer looks like he belongs in Queen and the drummer looks like he works for the IRS or something.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704729417329191195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-4846698571872691152009-11-09T10:49:54.675-06:002009-11-09T10:49:54.675-06:00call me crazy but this song is pretty awesome perh...call me crazy but this song is pretty awesome perhaps because it is so over the top producedMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704729417329191195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-39508546494168570222009-11-09T04:23:02.682-06:002009-11-09T04:23:02.682-06:00No, Cheap Trick didn't even make it this far b...No, Cheap Trick didn't even make it this far before the wheels fell off. The 1st album was a good warm-up to the ecstacy of In Color & Heaven Tonight. Then they tanked.<br /><br />My theory is that they felt they were well-known enough to play what they really wanted to play. And that stuff wasn't very good. Rick & Bun E remain great musicians but the band needs songwriters.<br /><br />Producer Tom Werman bent their vision to make the band fit the current New Wave trend. They probably weren't happy. They should have been. Now they're just another Beatles cover band.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283047990239738052noreply@blogger.com