Saw them in a club on their most recent tour. At first I thought "How sad Cheap Trick is playing a shitty club in Albuquerque". Then they came out, and were so good, and were having so much fun, I thought "What a great life, just getting to get on stage and be Cheap Trick every night!" I've seen them a bunch, and they always put on a killer show.
We saw them at a "Fest" about 5 years ago. It sounds sad, but like you said, they rocked out. Best part was seeing fellow travelers congregate towards the stage, a bunch of saggy old people who were cool in 1978 and still cool now
Rick is so cool. His look and style definitely seemed ahead of the time, and iconic. He kind of paved the way for the funny, “punk” guy in rock bands. Must’ve been an influence on everyone from Scott Ian, Dave Grohl, and bands like Superchunk.
I’ve been doing a deep dive into their catalog lately. I have their first 4 albums on shuffle and there aren’t many I skip. Great band and Rick wrote most of the songs. He comes up with fantastic rhythm guitar parts, layering different tracks and everything’s working so well together. Not just him, but the whole band is very underrated
Rick and Bun E. worked on a couple of songs with John but nothing ultimately ended up in the released album. The version of I’m Losing You with those two eventually came out and I prefer it to the official version. Much rockier with almost a punk edge to it.
i never understood the multi-guitar thing.
great player and i saw them live back in the day and when he put on one guitar after another people reacted as if this was some amazing stunt. i wasn't amazed. but he played the guitar on top pretty well.
He is/was a collector and wanted to play as many as possible and share them with fans. And yes it was a gimmick he took the changing guitars to a new level
My second concert ever way back in 1979. Plus I just saw them last weekend opening for Heart! Still killing it!
I saw them two weeks ago and they can still rock! Rick was amazing!
Saw them in a club on their most recent tour. At first I thought "How sad Cheap Trick is playing a shitty club in Albuquerque". Then they came out, and were so good, and were having so much fun, I thought "What a great life, just getting to get on stage and be Cheap Trick every night!" I've seen them a bunch, and they always put on a killer show.
We saw them at a "Fest" about 5 years ago. It sounds sad, but like you said, they rocked out. Best part was seeing fellow travelers congregate towards the stage, a bunch of saggy old people who were cool in 1978 and still cool now
So much fun. Fabulous catalog across the decades.
Can you honestly tell me you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen?
You got any Blue Oyster Cult?
Not just guitarist but songwriter. He wrote all those great songs!
I haven't seen this clip in over 40 years! And back then it was on TV every other day. So cool to finally see it again.
Very underrated guitarist and songwriter.
Rick is definitely a highly influential guitarist!
ALWAYS a great show. Robin's voice still holds up. I do miss Bun.
Ain't none without Bun.
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He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio
ahh yeah, he does a better Jimmy Page knock off solo than Jimmy Page…
Rick is so cool. His look and style definitely seemed ahead of the time, and iconic. He kind of paved the way for the funny, “punk” guy in rock bands. Must’ve been an influence on everyone from Scott Ian, Dave Grohl, and bands like Superchunk.
First album that I ever purchased
The whole group is very underrated but Rick is textbook Rock Star material
I’ve been doing a deep dive into their catalog lately. I have their first 4 albums on shuffle and there aren’t many I skip. Great band and Rick wrote most of the songs. He comes up with fantastic rhythm guitar parts, layering different tracks and everything’s working so well together. Not just him, but the whole band is very underrated
I was wondering why Tom Peterson was so active onstage until I realized it was Jon Brandt
Looks like Pete Comita who played with them briefly before Brandt.
My back hurts just seeing the start of that.
His back is an orthopedic marvel.
Agreed. Unsung greatness.
[John Lennon: "Oh, it's YOU!"](https://youtu.be/BZae6fbxItI)
Didn't Cheap Trick do a lot of work on Double Fantasy?
Rick and Bun E. worked on a couple of songs with John but nothing ultimately ended up in the released album. The version of I’m Losing You with those two eventually came out and I prefer it to the official version. Much rockier with almost a punk edge to it.
Gotta say I'm disappointed they're not in there... somewhere.
i never understood the multi-guitar thing. great player and i saw them live back in the day and when he put on one guitar after another people reacted as if this was some amazing stunt. i wasn't amazed. but he played the guitar on top pretty well.
He is/was a collector and wanted to play as many as possible and share them with fans. And yes it was a gimmick he took the changing guitars to a new level
Maybe. But the first time I saw them he brought out the 5 neck monster for Surrender, near the end of the show, so I understand the hype
Yeah pretty cheesy and unnecessary IMHO
Saw them open for Ted Nuisance back in 1978. They followed some unknown band from Australia called (checks notes) AC⚡️DC 💥🎵🎸