Reviews (page 6 of 8)
I've probably said this before about live albums but I feel they are better if you have seen the band live yourself. On first listen the screaming fans got to me but by the end of the record I was enjoying the experience so the second listen was more enjoyable. I'd say favourite tracks would be Surrender and Clock Strikes Ten.
Nothing exciting
Incredible live album, would’ve been a killer show to be at
Has some great songs and the performance is good but let down by the recording and some bland songs. If you like power pop/rock you may enjoy this.
Neat live album
Alright 70’s rock. To me, it sounded typical of the 70’s rock vibe and didn’t stand out to me lyrically or musically
Don't love the live versions of stuff. Them talking about their new record and that "this is off the new stuff" is off-putting to me. Music itself is fine.
Average Rock. By the time it actually gets interesting, the album’s over.
Good vibe, not really for me, but a lot of fun
I’am not a massive fan of live albums but I think that this album strives with the messiness and the raw intimacy that comes with a live album. I don’t know this bands discography at all really but without it being a live album there wouldn’t be this unique combination of songs that all actually fit quite well together like if it were a studio album just with the occasional fan screaming. However, other than the 9 minute post punk esque epic I need your love and big hits I want you to want me and surrender both of which I think are fairly weak amongst the pantheon on 70’s classics (especially the studio version’s). I only realised after the listen but they also booked the album with a duo of tracks hello there and goodnight now they’re both good songs but like the rest of the album it lacks specific notoriety. I think it’s a 3 because everything was digestible and enjoyable but nothing was striking in the way I was hoping.
As far as live albums go, there's really nothing significant about this. It's certainly no At Folsom Prison, you know? It even sounds like much of what makes Cheap Trick's music fun was stripped away from this record. The songs are still good, but I spent much of my time wishing I was listening to the studio versions instead. Then again, I was never huge on live albums unless they were groundbreaking.
Decent live
late British Invasion, early inspiration to 80s pop rock has "I want you to want me" 3.5
Enjoyable live album if not a little messy at times. Recognise a few songs that other bands had covered
Chill classic rock, it's decent
It was fine. It’s very strange to hear the crowd go wild for what was a very lackluster performance. Cheap Trick are not the most technically proficient nor the most creative group but apparently being an American band in Japan will get you an over enthusiastic response. The one positive thing I got from this album is an interesting use of melody especially over such straightforward chords and rhythms.
Better than i expected tbh 3
It's classic rock! I think this is better live than it would be if it wasn't live, which I normally wouldn't say. Some songs are great and others are forgettable. This is better than it should be for any live album of this era. The guitar sounds good, there is some energy and I think the screaming women add to that. It ranges from a 2 at worst to a 4 at best. I don't feel I'm better off for having listened to it but I don't feel disappointed for having done so. For me, its a 2.5 but I'll land it at a 3 in these rankings. On my scale a 3 isn't that it's bad at all, just that I'm likely never going back to listen to it in full again. I have had "Surrender" and "I Want you to Want me" stuck in my head for a few days since listening to this though. Otherwise, this would be a 2.
fun live album. love surrender
Was alright, I suppose. One famous hit and the rest average.
I mean, it was aight
number 3 gets a 3. its okay
Great quality of sound, a crowd that is alive and adds energy to the performance, good guitarplaying; what more can you ask for in a live rock-album? Maybe greater variety in songs - but that may have more to do with catalogue. Some would argue less variety is a positive - ”it shows the bands ability to have vision and realise it”. I, however, enjoy being surprised, especially when surprises are found in the tight limits of a genre such as power rock.
Inoffensive enough. Not sure what's so special about it though.
Was very fun and cool.
Of course, you have to love I Want You to Want Me.
Like bubble gum, the flavor wears out soon and one is left feeling a bit sticky. Still, what we sensed on first listens in 6th and 7th grade – the newness and power and freshness; the screaming shininess – is not entirely lost on us even now, all these productive and cynical years later.
Rocanrolnnnnnnnnn
I've always felt "Surrender" is one of the all-time teenage rock anthems, so I was really anticipating loving this live album. However, I was left underwhelmed by the first half, feeling like it dragged and felt like a generic rock show. But once it hit "Need Your Love" I was pretty impressed and that stretch lasted until the end of the album.
A really decent live album, actually sounds live and great guitar and vocals. I've never really listened to Cheap Trick and I don't think I'll seek their albums out, but I did enjoy this one. Very weird to hear I Want You to Want Me after hearing the cover so many times watching 10 Things I Hate About You.
Just an okay album, really enjoyed the last 2 songs.
fun!
decent I guess, they sound pretty good live. if this was a studio album I would like it a lot less.
A little bit punk, a little bit jam band and a whole lot of rock. Not the best live album, but decent.
Was an enjoyable album of the genre about the genre for the genre. Sounded great live, a live album made sense.
The hits, of course. Production much better sounding than expected. Exciting.
I want you to want me and some other good songs
I am HERE to stan "I Want You to Want Me" and "Surrender" ONLY!!!
Not that familiar with Cheap Trick, other than I want you to want me, and their quirky visual presentation. Quite like the slightly poppy hard rock sound and remember Live at Budokan was rated as a live album (at a time when live albums were very much in vogue). Listening to this, it's okay, some decent tracks - Surrender, I want you..., - and some fine riffing and solos from the idiosyncratic Rick Nielsen. But there is a sameness about most of the songs and a sense that they are caught somewhere between hard rock, powerpop and new wave. Nothing to write home about
Only ever heard of 'I want you to want me' but enjoyed this album. I think I need to listen to a studio version, the live in concert was very up tempo and I'm curious if that holds true with studio recordings.
Guitar! “This a song off our new album. It just came out this week. It’s called Surrender“
Alright. Not the best thing in the world, but better than being a raging nonce like SHACK
Pretty cool one. Some absolute classics on this thing that are kind of throwbacks to my dads music growing up. 6/10
Fav songs: - Surrender - Clock Strikes Ten
Ammò con sti live, mo ve li buco i live. Non è malvagio, ma mi aspettavo di più
I liked this more than I thought I would - which is not saying much because I expected to hate it. I don't like the band, I don't like live albums. But the songs were exciting and the audience added too the ambiance in a way that added to the excitement, rather than simply be distracting.
Interesting read about this one since initially I did not understand why this live album was on this list vs. their normal ones. It seems this was their best-selling album of all time(?) due to how big in Japan they were, which translated into becoming bigger everywhere else. It never hurts to show people how many other people are into you, I suppose. Beyond that, it's fine. It's a typical live album for me.
This is an interesting one. I liked this album okay, but my review is mostly negative and/or critical. So here goes: "I Want You To Want Me" is probably one of the most famous and well loved live recordings, ever. But why? Well, because the original album version is bland as hell and this album pumps SOME life into it. While the results are not quite as dramatic as with "I Want You To Want Me", you can take that same train of thought for their entire discography up to this point in time and apply it to this album. That is basically what this album is: a compilation of their passable songs, but live and with a little bit more life breathed into some otherwise pretty dull studio recordings. There's a reason it took this album to put Cheap Trick on the map. And there's a reason why they were not on the map much AFTER this album. Again, I liked this album okay; I was rocking along throughout most of it. But looking at this as a live album, it is not anything particularly special. There's not really a "spark" on this album to make it feel like a live album. If the source material is incredibly dull, and you rehash it mostly as is but spice it up a tiny bit, does that really make it an iconic live album? You wouldn't know this was a live album if it wasn't for the fans shouting and the band telling the fans what song is coming up next. There's just no magic in terms of a live album. Not to mention, the recording and production quality is actually not great. This is still Cheap Trick's highest selling album, and is often regarded as one of the best live albums ever (and some even say one of the best albums ever, period). But when the source material is boring, and you compile your best tracks into an album and make it slightly more interesting, calling it any of these things almost feels like a bit of a grift. Let's call it what it is: this is just a passable pseudo "greatest hits" album.
Really great quality for a live recording, solid playing, and it has the hits.
Not the best, not the worst. Overall not a huge Cheap Trick fan
Zoals bekend, ben ik niet zo'n fan van live registraties. Daar had je bij moeten zijn. De muziek zelf lijkt me wel heel cool in die tijd op die plek. Beetje 70's rock voor mijn gevoel. Prima. ***
Prefs: Come On, Come On, I Want You To Want Me, Surrender, Clock Strikes Ten Moins pref: Goodnight Now
There was some good
Loads of enthusiasm, great guitar sound, proper rockers - but apart from I want you to want me and Goodnight, the songs weren't up to scratch. Shame, as they otherwise embody the true spirit of rock.
Not a fan of live albums , especially from earlier on in the decade, but this is class. No nonsense rock songs capturing the excitement of the concert with excellent production and sound quality
Beter als verwacht, zeker wat interessante nummers op het album + wat hits
This album smells like ditch weed and polyester
I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. At the end of the day, it's a live album with a ton of screaming. We couldn't get a Cheap Trick studio album on the list instead? Best track: Surrender
The first half of the album wasn't really what I expected from the band I knew from "I Want You To Want Me" and "Surrender." It was heavier, but nothing really stood out. The two hits, on the other hand, have great catchy hooks. This live album was Cheap Trick's most popular, feeding off their apparent Japanese fandom, but the recording is a bit underwhelming.
7/10 Best Song - Surrender
Like Cheap Trick but I don't think the 'liveness' added anything.
It's good, but seriously having live albums in this list is so retarded. Can't give more than 3 out of principle.
Big "hair metal" music, fitting that it's a live album as I'm sure they're great live. as it is better than average but didn't blow me away
Wore this out when it was new.
I was introduced to cheap trick via the flame. This is cooler
I had never heard of these and they did not totally suck. They also have not totally stuck so…..
Good old rock but not my vibe…
⭐⭐⭐ Not bad rock. Not stellar, but not bad.
Best Song: Need Your Love. The rhythm section really carries here. The latter half of the song is a real nice driving groove, which smartly dips in intensity before grinding forward into a stronger climactic end. It is also devoid of any vocals, which doesn't feel like a coincidence. Worst Song: Big Eyes. Whiny sounding hook. Overall: Feels odd to have a live album here. Is Cheap Trick notably worse in studio? Even as a live recording, the audience almost sounded fake, so I don't think the live atmosphere helped the cause here. Regardless, whenever the vocalist entered the fray it just sounded like fairly standard, Big Hair Rock. Better left as a hard rock instrumental group.
This makes three live albums in a row. Have I angered the album generator in some way? The audio quality is worse than the last one, which was 10 years older. Although it is actually better than the one time I accidentally saw Cheap Trick live (weirdly they were the surprise guest at a party I had stumbled into at Comdex one year, if memory serves, and it might not). Anyway, at least I am somewhat familiar with and fine with Cheap Trick. The album is fine, rocks along predictably, until they find a higher gear around halfway through, at which point it gets a lot more fun. By Surrender they are fully enjoying themselves. I can imagine leaving the show euphoric and full of energy. But I wasn't there, which is the inescapable tragedy of live albums. 2 stars first half, 4 stars second half, 3 stars overall. Which is perhaps a tad generous but what the heck.
Another overplayed classic that I never listened, aside from the hits. This is a fine live album that I think captures the energy of a live concert. I especially liked the intense mid-tempo scorcher; Need Your Love. That song starts off a particularly strong 4 song run that winds up with that high school dance mainstay; Surrender. The album does fall prey to some mid 70s live album cliches, ie not one but two needless (thankfully short), drum solos. Despite that a pleasurable listen; 3.5 🌟
I really don't like Live albums. Don't want to hear the screaming fans.
Little (adjective) = small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude). Little girl (noun) = a female child, especially younger than 10 years of age; a weak-willed person. What is it with these classic rockers that they keep singing about little girls? ‘Come On, Come On,’ for example, features the lyrics (no need for a dictionary here): ‘Come on, come on, I know you can do it… there ain’t nothing to it, etc… I need you, I want you. Come a little closer to my face. Oh little girl I need you now.’ Same thing in the next song, ‘Lookout,’ where the singer warns the lonely little girl, to lookout, because he’s coming. Man, that’s creepy! I blame all this on Jerry Lee Lewis when, in 1958 at the age of 22, he married his 13 year old cousin, Myra. I’m not accusing the members of Cheap Trick of pedophilia. I’m just creeped out by the usage of that term, that’s all. Not that Cheap Trick puts a lot of thought or time into their lyrics. With the exclusion of ‘Surrender,’ these are pretty trite, stereotypical 1970s stadium rock thoughts and feelings. Sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll. Except that Cheap Trick doesn’t really do any rolling. Just a lot of rockin’. Proof of that is on their cover of the great Fats Domino hit, ‘Ain’t That a Shame.’ Fats’ original is sweatin’ with Louisiana bayou roll, while Cheap Trick’s version is just plain rock. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. It’s just the difference between an average rock band and a great rock band, like the Rolling Stones, who most definitely rock AND roll. I was actually a little surprised at how average they really are. I think guitarist Rick Nielsen’s visuals (if you’re actually watching him perform live or on YouTube) are so entertaining that you don’t realize until you just listen to 'At Budokan' that he’s just ok. Interestingly, it’s on ‘Ain’t That a Shame,’ that he delivers his best solo. But hey, he’s still better than me, so upturned cap’s off to the guy. And the rest of the boys follow suit- not bad, not great, just ok. I think this LP captures more of the feel of what it was like in 1978 to be in attendance at one of classic rock’s big stadium bands concerts than it does chronicling Cheap Trick’s own sound. This could just have easily been any number of live 70s stadium rock bands with the screaming 'little girls' who open and close the LP, the long intros and outros, audience sing-a-longs, etc. Hey, it is what it is. I’m familiar with Cheap Trick. I had a good friend in college who loved this band and this particular album. Played it all the time. I knew what it was going to be, and not. It’s a fun album to assist your mundane housekeeping chores or to motivate you to exercise. And, I suppose a couple of drinks (or a couple of hits off of one of mom & dad’s ‘numbers’ they were rolling on the couch while listening to Kiss) would render the listener a little less picky about things like lyrics or guitar solos. This is probably why former first lady Nancy Reagan was not a Cheap Trick fan. You know, the whole ‘Just Say No’ campaign back in the day. That, and she was no 'little girl' herself in 1978. The little girls who were there, though, for the two shows at the end of April at the Nippon Budokan venue in Tokyo, well, let’s just say that there could have been a few babies born in January of 1979 who were half Japanese and half American. And whoever coupled with the singer and bass player on the cover pic got some good looking kids. The guitarist and drummer’s children, on the other hand (and google their pic on the back cover of At Budokan)? That would be, genetically speaking, a real cheap trick.
I generally do not enjoy live concerts as much as studio albums, and while this was no exception, I didn't mind it so much. I enjoyed the riffs and "jamming" but it also made a lot of the songs fade into the background as generic "rock music".
The songs themselves were mostly unremarkable, but the performance put into them was stellar. I would have loved to be in the audience that day, but as a listen-at-home experience it lands squarely in "pretty good"
Surprisingly strong back half on a live album. I think it still suffers from the live elements, but I bet it rocked as a show.
One of the best live albums in rock. 3/5 Standouts: Surrender, I Want You to Want Me. Aint That a Shame. Others: Big Eyes, Goodnight Now From the full concert CD: Speak Now, California Man, Downed, Oh Caroline
Some unexpectedly cracking super heavy power pop/rock with chugging guitars, melodic hooks, and a passing nod to the Ramones, let down by some shonky recording and production of the live set. Better than I expected.
The story behind this album and the impact it had on this band's success is so interesting. While it has a level of energy and excitement that isn't entirely uncommon for a live album, it is notable for the fact that it is coming from a largely unknown and not mainstream band at the time. I guess they were "big in Japan" after all.
Live music by great musicians. Has the original feel of the 1978 show as they have not dubbed out the audience. Standard classics like "I Want You To Want Me", jammy jams like "Need Your Love"and rounded out with a book like opening and ending with "Hello There" and Goodnight". Good experience but always listen to my music on Apple Music featuring Apple Digital Master and Lossless Audio and headphones.
Growing up in Wisconsin in the 70s, my friends and I would gather in a buddy's basement and listen to this album a ton, while enjoying the finer cabbage from the garden. I look back on those days as character defining. One friend went on to become pretty famous, another got into some trouble with assaults and joined a cult. As adults we're no longer to much in touch, but every time I hear this album and in particular the famous 'I want you to want me', I go back to that basement and think HELLO WISCONSIN!!
Not a fan of live albums, but the songs are good. MIght check out the studio versions at some point.
One of the seminal live albums, which comes with an energy not found on their studio output. The definitive version of I Want You to Want Me and Ain't That A Shame stand out above all the other tracks. Not a lot of crowd interaction, which is to be expected with the language barrier. But the crowd's energy in songs like I Want You To Want Me speaks for itself. Nothing groundbreaking, and starts off a little shaky, but a fun listen.
I love the sound of Japanese people losing their shit over a band I've never heard of. Oh yeah and the music was pretty good too.
Good instruments but vocals weren't great.
First live album on the list. Its ok.
6/10
I wanted to like this album, but like most live albums, this one falls a bit flat for me. I think the sound quality is better than a lot of live albums from preceding eras. However, a lot of the songs sound the same, and they have a very generic approach to rock. Outside of the two hit songs that Cheap Trick produced, every song on this album could be on a compilation called Generic Cock Rock. I'm glad Japan liked this band, because I sure as hell don't give a shit about them 3/5
Live albums are garbage. Why would I want screaming nonsense on top of my music?!?!? 3 stars because the music was good. Would have been higher if it weren’t live.
Can hear their influence in loads
It's OK I guess - of it's time. Can't help but think of Spinal Tap at some point
I’ve seen cheap trick live, this left me with about the same impression as that show did: meh. 2 stars until I found myself unable to resist singing and rocking out to surrender….fine, 3 stars.
This music doesn't translate well to a live album. Give me production or GTFO.
Good.
A good version of what you might hear in a redneck bar
Some nice guitar solos, not my cup of tea though.
The album might be more impressive had I been more familiar with Cheap Trick's catalogue. "I want you to want me" and "Surrender" hold up and the latter half of the album has stronger energy than the front end.
3.8 - Wow, I never would've guessed I'd enjoy listening to this live album of 70s arena rock given "I Want You To Want Me" is its most significant track! Seriously, these guys slayed, as evidenced by the screaming adulations (undulations?) of their Japanese fans. It's not anything mind bending but it does rock hard.
3/5 goodish, but in the end no.
classic rock, fav songs Need Your Love and Goodnight
Meh. It's decent, but nothing special. Cheap Trick. Has the live version of "I want you to want me" that is the best version
That song is alright. That song is alright. They just seem overplayed
That song is alright. That song is alright. They just seem overplayed
A little underwhelmed with the album as a whole - wanted to like it more as I've always thought Cheap Trick was great. Surrender is a 20 top song of all time for me.
Decent not a huge fan of live
Its a live album...
I kolejny live albumik, tym razem prosto z nippona, chociaz banda jak najbardziej hamerykanska, o ktorej dodatkowo pierwsze slysze, a tym koncertem z japonii zyskali tam taka slawe jakby byli nowym wcieleniem beatlesowym, co zreszta slychac dobrze na tej plycie, bo jest to wyjatkowo surowe nagranie, jesli chodzi o redukcje przeglosow z widowni i nipponki piszczacy jakby mialby byc zaraz zmaglowane przez potezne brzmienie cheap trickow, za brzmieniem tym stoi 4 osobowa banda w skladzie, Rick Nielsen glowna gitarka, a dodatkowo autor wszystkich kompozycji tutaj zagranych, Tom Petersson na basie, za drumy odpowiedzialny byl Bun E. Carlos, natomiast role wokalisty odgrywa Robin Zander, ktory dodatkowo rytmiczna gitarka wspiera bande, slysze zespol pierwszy raz, a jednak robia wrazenie, ze gdzies juz podobne motywy byly grane, najblizej wokalnie tutaj do pana Planta z zeppelinow, samo brzmienie jest rownie harde jak ledowe, ale mniej tutaj zmian tempa i solowych wokali, a wiecej grania stadionowego, czyli mocna napierdalanka, ten efekt napierdalanki wzmagaja jeszcze bardziej te okrzyki trybunowe wscieklych nipponek, cheap tricki daja takze queenowe viby, ale to moze tez kolejny efekt tych wrzaskow widowniowych, na nagraniu znalazly sie songi z poprzednich wydan bandy, a takze z albumu ktory wychodzil podczas tej trasy, znalazl sie takze jeden cover aint that a shame, kontent liryczny stoi na bardzo popowym poziomie, wiec grane jest to co najlepiej sie spiewa, albo raczej najlatwiej, bo przeciez muzyka ma trafic do mas zebranych na tak poteznej arenie jak budokan, jako ze jest to live od kawalka do kawalka przerwy miedzy trakami sa jakos zbridzowane i nie czuc przerw miedzy nastepujacymi po sobie piosenkami, ale za to trzeba sluchac zwrotow do publiki i lapania kontaktu wolnym ingliszem, zeby japonice moglby choc sprobowac ogarnac co tam sie odrokowuje, dobra plytka jesli ktos chce posluchac czegos z livowym feelingiem i nie ma przeciwskazan do popowego rokowania, natomiast muzycznie jest mocno srednio, bo mimo swej hardosci koncertowej, to czuc mialkosc materialu zrodlowego, bo niestety sprawdzilem kilka trakow w studyjnych wersjach i brzmia one jeszcze bardziej popowo niz tutaj, juz nie gitarka jest dominujacym brzmieniem, ale chocby klawisze, jak na surrenderze, ktory tutaj leci na plejke, a w wersji studyjnej traci synthowymi klikaczami i potwornymi overdubami harmonijkowych wokali, traki sa jakos pomyslanie ulozone, bo plyta zaczyna sie od hello there, a konczy na goodbye i clock strikes ten, co jest chyba dosc dobrym motywem na zakonczenie, live at budokan to 11 trakow i 48 minut, ktore zdecydowanie wpisuja sie w gatunek arenowego rocka, jak i sama konwencje livowych nagran, bo chyba najbardziej chodzi o to, aby oddac feeling bycia blisko muzyki gdy jest tworzona na zywca
Decent yeah, not mad on live albums so 3 may be a bit harsh.
Pretty decent album. Liked Surrender and a few more songs.
I liked it, it has good energy. I don't love that it's a live album (although I get why this particular album is on the list, given it is the band's most sold album). There is just never a moment in my life that I want my music listening experience to be paired with loud audience screaming.
Good live album. Good memories from some of their hits but feel there's a bunch of better live albums out there.
Ah yeah can't say this was offensive in any way. Good buzz, nothing remarkable. Never heard of the band, until of course I came to "I want you to want me". But even that sounded a bit lacklustre and lacking enthusiasm (at least compared to 10 things I hate about you). Also really enjoyed "Big Eyes". I do wonder what the criteria are for things making it onto a list of the most unmissable 1001 albums ever made. Never heard of this band, one massive hit, live album, kinda forgettable heavy rock/protopunk/protogrunge - was it influential? was it especially commercially successful? or a cult hit? Who knows, but they never made it onto my radar.
not a huge fan of live albums, decent enough though
A good album, I’m not a fan of live stuff though. Cheap Trick is good for their hits, but I don’t love much more than that.
Again, it's a live concert, so it's not my favorite. I mean, I like Cheap Trick, but the screaming of fans and the crapshoot audio quality just knock it down.
Never really knew what to do with or where to put this band. However, this live album does keep the toe tapping. Flip-flopping between 2, 3 & 4.
Insane riffs. // Favs: Need Your Love / Surrender / Clock Strikes Ten Score: Decent to Strong 3
3of5
Great live album. The production is really good. It really busts open at Ain't that a shame.
Well, I am not a fan of live albums and I am afraid this is another one of those. The fan noise was way too much. But I did like the songs, I know right!!!! Won’t listen too again but 3 stars
sokay but it takes a real good live album, yafeel
decent live rock, enjoyed a couple of the songs, but not a huge Cheap Trick fan.
7/10. Not something I would listen to regularly, but I'm happy that I have heard it. Some of these jams were really great. Especially liked the jam out in Need Your Love toward the end of the track.
Malgré une haine irrémédiable contractée a la vision d'un enième album de rock à se coltiner en ce lundi matin, je dois bien admettre que cet album etait de très bonne qualité. Je ne mets pas 4 parce qu'il faudrait voir à pas trop se foutre de ma gueule non plus, si l'album etait si bien ils auraient probablement pris la peine de l'enregistrer en studio ces feignants, ça nous aurait évité d'écouter les groupies hurler a chaque fin de son.
Hab's nicht ganz geschafft und Deezer hatte nur eine 35-Songs-Version. Aber: Das ist ja live! Min Menschen! Vielen Menschen! Was für eine Energie und welcher Spaß auf Seiten der Band und Freude im Publikum! Gute Rockbretter, teilweise könnte es Oasis sein (bzw. wohl eher umgekehrt).
Never listened to this before. It's pretty good.
Like this band but not a fan of LIVE albums
Great fun, even though joyless people hate it.
Takes a while to warm up. Second half is top notch
Dat je publiek hoort bij een live-album, oké. Maar hier is dit net dat tikkeltje te veel. Wel goeie nummers, en dat 1 hitje natuurlijk!
Apparently at the start of Cheap Trick's Career, they put out 5 albums in only 3 years and this was the height of it all. You can tell, because the fans are totally fucking into it and their playing is full of energy. The songs are good enough that they perform well on a live stage, probably even better than the studio albums. But if we're talking live albums, I've heard plenty better performances so it doesn't blow me away by any means. File this one under "Good".
This rocked, liked it more than any cheap trick studio i've heard. Surrender and I Want You rocked on here, great energy and crowd and setlist. Cheap Trick could shred behind their more pop faces
I think I would have enjoyed a studio album more.
in concierto lleno de energía con el que se puede pasar un buen rato si estás in the right mood. si no, meh.
brings back memories of high school. ugh!?! good tunes though
Great oldie…” I Want you to Want Me” and I loved the drummer in all the songs. Pretty lasting on the list of great rock n roll album. Also loved Surrender💿then and now. Mommy’s alright Daddy’s alright!
Fun album.
I quite liked it, at least as live albums go it sounded fun to be there unlike Emerson Lake and Palmer
5
Gets better as it goes on, some recognisable tunes in there such as want you to want me and surrender
Pues rock bien hechecito y ya, no me parece tan emocionante, aunque suenan muy bien en vivo. Justo la que más disfruté fue la larguísima, "Need Your Love". He de admitir que pienso que nunca había escuchado de Cheap Trick y entonces aunque sabía que "I Want You To Want Me" era un cover que le escuché a Lindsay Lohan, nunca había buscado la original, jajaja, es una canción divertida. El cierre me gustó igual, "Clock Strikes Ten", por lo demás, pues se me hace algo poco impresionante, pero ese soy yo que no aprecia el rock como debe ser, supongo. 7/10
I'm not a huge fan of live albums but this one was pretty good.
(No notes since I'm playing catch up)
It was fine
Eh, I've never been a fan of Cheap Trick, let alone live albums. this one was good, but not my thing.
I want you to want me and Surrender are both classics. Everything else is pretty meh.
No esperaba encontrarme discos en vivo. Estuvo bien. Creo que comienza fuerte y termina bien a secas. Tracks: Come on, come on. Surrender
So far this is not my favorite kind of music. Will have to see what the rest of the tracks bring. Okay, I found that to be okay. I didn’t love it, but I didn’t end up hating it.
Solid
couple good singles with some ok songs around them
I feel like having this album live wasn’t as good. The audio quality wasn’t that good and you couldn’t hear the singing as times.
3.5 - need your love , surrender
even though it was live it still coulda been harder and louder. I found the first half stronger which for a live performance isn’t great but it was still good classic rock :D
Not really a fan of live albums
Pensé que no habría discos en vivo, es un truco muy barato… 😜 De ellos conocía el tema de That 70's Show, Surrender y la que tocan de Fats Domino, pero como buen en vivo, el resto está agradable pero tampoco súper memorable.
Not my style
I hate live albums, but this one made me do research on Budokan--which I found interesting. You also gotta love some of Cheap Trick's songs.
Surrender
I listened to some non-live Cheap Trick tracks instead. Cheap Trick had some bangers
japanese audience poggers
Live album? still very cool
Hits hard and has some good moments.
This is pretty cool, just good rockin' tunes. I've never really bothered with cheap trick, and I dunno if I'd listen to this again, but I kinda like it. 3/5.
The mastering made it hard to enjoy properly.
Overall: 4/10 This will dissapoint my dad and all the other dad's out there, but I find Cheap Trick incredibly boring. This album just proved to me that they're even more boring when they're live! Just a bunch of boring riffs and stupid lyrics. Fav Song: Surrender
I'd never heard of the band before. Not my cup of tea. I can see the points of similarity with later indie rock, but this is still a bit hard-rock for my tastes. The production quality is not great, and there were no stand out songs for me.
ome decent catchy power pop. Confused why including live version over the studio version as personally find the sound quality quite muffled and the vocals a bit lost - plus the crowd interaction does not really add much. Would possibly score a 4 if was studio album as the tunes are good - was going to give it a 3 but then heard the last two tracks. Goodnight would be bad enough on its own but to include all the encore B/S (I really don't like the faux predictability of encores) looses it another point.
Still not a fan of live albums. The 'energy' in this one is just a load of screaming teenage girls. That's just a band ego boaster, not energy. The radio seems to only play this live version of I Want You to Want Me - I don't get that. It's a catchy little 70s pop number - so is Surrender - when listening to the better sounding, studio recorded versions.
I do not believe I had to listen to this album before I die,
why
Didnt found that interesting i feel like its one of the million rock bands out there but i respect them.
Hey I like Cheap Trick and I'm sure these were fun shows to be at, but I'm not sure the energy translates well on this record. For every banger they have two mid-songs and I didn't enjoy this album half as much as I thought I would going in to it. I want you to want me and Surrender are great but... did I actually enjoy the studio versions more? Hmm. It's scraping a 2.5
Never been a big fan of live albums. This one is no exception. The audio is messy with lots of screams. It probably would've been fun to be there in person, but a recording after the fact is less so. A couple songs are enjoyable, Surrender especially. I also have a personal hatred for I Want You to Want Me. It plays on the radio all the time, and it's just not that good of a recording or song. I don't understand how it's stuck around this long. All in all, it's disappointing.
Some decent catchy power pop. Confused why including live version over the studio version as personally find the sound quality quite muffled and the vocals a bit lost - plus the crowd interaction does not really add much. Would possibly score a 4 if was studio album as the tunes are good - was going to give it a 3 but then heard the last two tracks. Goodnight would be bad enough on its own but to include all the encore B/S (I really don't like the faux predictability of encores) looses it another point.
At Budokan I don’t really know Cheap Trick, I’ve never listened to one of their albums and the only track I could name would be I Want You To Want Me, so this all feels a bit lost on me, especially as the sound is quite poor and muffled. Reading about them I think I might actually like some of their stuff, and from listening I get the gist of them perhaps being Todd Rundgren/Journey adjacent. But the live setting, the sub par sound quality and the overall vibe just isn’t that engaging without really knowing the studio recordings. I’ll go 2, there’s not much reason to listen to it again, I’d rather try one of their proper albums 🇯🇵🇯🇵 Playlist submission: I Want You To Want Me
Just dont love live albums.
Not feeling the hype here. These songs are ok, but the recording is disappointing. I steer clear of live albums from this era (sans the Dead) for that reason. The screaming girls? Is that overdubbed? When a live record is regarded as a bands best release, im always a bit apprehensive amd this is why
Ugh, another live album, they rarely live up to the hype! 2* Super mid, why is this on here? Maybe the guy talking about the Japan obsession was right on point. Did this get big only because of "i want you to want me" and "surrender"?
A highly average album by a highly average band. No idea why it is on this list, there's literally nothing special about it? It's not bad, it's definitely not good either, just bland? It's okay, not every painting must be Mona Lisa, but they also better not end up on this list. So there; if you like music played in strict 4/4 rhythm (I didn't listen super closely but I couldn't hear the drums playing even halves at any point in the album, lol) I guess it's fine. For me it's a 1,5 only saved by the fact that I still expect "true" 1's later on.
I think it’s really telling that the only good songs are the ones I’ve heard of on this.
There wasn't enough good about this. The one song I know is because of a cover I like of it.
Cheaply recorded and mastered. Really was supposed to be a Japanese cheap trick of an album. The story is cool, it’s a great rock and roll saga, but the songs themselves fell flat for me today. Non of the high school exuberance I used to be able to work up. Skip to I Want You To Want me and Surrender for the whole story.
Not a very good live album.
Know that 1 song, that's it I think. First impression is, it sounds shit. Sound kind of glam rock. Another album with a song about little girls. Couple of long songs really drag it down. 2.5 rounded down Heard before? Some Owned: No 74/295 (24%) Will I get: No
Why. Are. There. So. Many. Live. Albums. On. This. List.
Live power pop
Live-Album *shrug*
I hate this kind of “live” albums
not sure why this is on the list. it was fine, but i'm not shreiking like a tween or anything. *shrug*
I want you to want me hefur smá sjarma. Restin er döll áttunditugur. Þetta er tæpur tvistur, næstum ás. Segjum 1,5.
There’s so much pedestrian below average guitar rock in here before you get to the two hits. Let’s face it, this band got very lucky with I Want You to Want Me. They fully drserve to be in a “SONGS you should hear before you die”list. But this album was a bit of a slog otherwise. 2.5 stars
Maybe I’m only thinking this way because of modern concert pricing but if I saw a band and they only played 45 minutes I’d be upset.
This just sounded like a stock concert from a TV show or movie. The front man asks you to like him, I didn't.
There’s been a lot of pleasant surprises for me on this list, this was the opposite. This is so generic and boring. The rhythm section had no groove. The drummer was particularly stiff and lacked any feel. Songwriting, outside of the two hits, was really quite poor. I had fairly high expectations for this one, so I’m writing based on expectations. 2/5. There’s just so many better live albums from the 70s.
Not a fan of live albums.
Mediocre. Too much crowd noise
Horrible sound . A shame
A 2 because this is the ultimate version of O Want You To Want Me, and Surrender wasn't terrible. Otherwise I thought it was not great.
This is #day602 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… I'm not sure getting to know a band you've never heard of through a live album is the best idea. The music itself is kind of okay, say, for a classic rock station listen, but I don't get why you must hear this record before you die. It holds next to zero significance for me. Let it be a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day603.
An overly-compressed jpg in album form. I'm sure there was something crystalline in there before but now it's garbled shite. Being a live album did absolutely nothing for this record either.
another live album come on come on acc doesnt sound that bad but i cant tell because the quality of these old live albums r so fucking bad 😭 i want you to want me is good too (dependent on studio version). i’ve def heard this melody before though of the line and i cant believe its their song. surrender too. unforch only 3/10 of the songs are good so
The recording sounds cheap and I feel tricked, turns out this wasn't even recorded at Budokan but mostly at Osaka instead. All the attempts to fix this in the post can't hide the fact that the recording is a Charlie Foxtrot and should have been wiped. However, there are a few big hits on it.
It has the hits, but I feel like neither the sound nor the band's live performance make this worth listening over the studio versions.
cheap trick
Cheap trick is a singles band. Some great singles but the album cuts were not that great. And I thought the sound on this album was kinda wonky.
I only knew one song by Cheap Trick, guess which one? I rather like live albums, so I was excited to give this one a go. It was pretty disappointing. The music was uninspired and blend. Despite the occasional crowd noise, it didn’t have much of a live feel. The album had the bad luck to come one day after Ziggy Stardust, but it really doesn’t deserve more than two stars
Side B saves this album, Side A is DULL.
What a strange album. Questionable recording quality. Boring lyrics in forgettable songs. Did they think the "Hello There"/"Goodnight Now" thing worked? The crowd sounded like they were sitting on their hands until the requisite squeal between songs.
Questionable to have a live album for the band’s only entry on this list. The recording wasn’t great and the album does not include some of their best songs. A studio version of their greatest hits might be 3-stars but this falls well short.
It was lacking a little power that I want in my live recordings. Still has some catchy songs and is mostly some harmless fun. Rating: 1.9
Some average pop rock with the shitty live production you often get. I can hardly hear what the vocalist is singing, but it's ok cos I can hear all the small Japanese children being mauled in the background. Favourite song was Need Your Love, probably because the bloke stopped singing for that one.
Meh. Not a fantastic live band with ok songs
I’m not gonna love a live album unless I love the band already. This was 🤷♀️ Kind of nondescript pop-rock. I got excited all of a sudden and realized the album had finished and it was playing the suggested song (Shattered by the Rolling Stones) and not cheap trick anymore.
2 stars Mediocre rock music, but live. This description is the case with almost every live album on this list, ranging from bad to fine. I can acknowledge the poppy catchiness of “I want you to want Me” and “Surrender,” but the rest of it would have been a 1.
No ok
The sound quality, mixing, and performances are all worse than their studio recordings. This doesn't improve my opinion of live albums. Just get a greatest hits album if that's what you want.
I learned a lot about the Budokan venue by listening to this. honestly, cheap trick is super unremarkable... surrender is obviously a classic track but like .... who cares lol
Seriously? SERIOUSLY? Who NEEDS to hear this before they die?
The live album was not my favorite, all the screaming was distracting
Loud, distorted, old-fashioned rock. It reads a bit like stadium rock but is harder to sing along to, primarily because the melodies are really weak and generic. For the year 1979, there is absolutely nothing creative about any of these tracks. The Wall, London Calling, Unknown Pleasures, Off The Wall... heck, throw Highway To Hell in there too. The 70s, including 1979, were a decade jammed with a huge number of iconic and timeless artists. Cheap Trick, especially when live, really doesn't live up to its contemporaries. Not for a lack of gusto, though: for all its flaws, Cheap Trick has a good bit of energy stored. Or maybe they just dialled up their amps. The first four tracks maintain a consistent medium-high energy that gets a little stale by its fourth iteration in Big Eyes. Lookout and Big Eyes just aren't that enjoyable when listening to the tracks in order. But then we get the 9-minute behemoth that is Need Your Love. The intro of this track sounds just like War Pigs, right down to being in the same key. But the actual production quality is completely different, and not for the better. Just goes to show how ahead of its time Paranoid was – and how relatively behind its time At Budokan was. Still, Need Your Love stands out for its great guitar solos (especially the one at the 3-minute mark) and multiple contrasting song sections. It does go on a bit too long, though. Ain't That a Shame is the first genuinely strong song here – it helps that the vocalist is absent for two minutes, and then singing softly rather than screaming. The following track, I Want You to Want Me, is much the same. Great guitars and bass. Simple, effective drumming. Why the first half of the record was so comparatively unfriendly to the ears, I have no idea. Surrender is a step down but still passable. The singing/melody comes across as a bit lazy, songwriting- and delivery-wise. 2/5 Key tracks: Ain't That a Shame, I Want You to Want Me
Hmm ikke lige det bedste, men i want you to want me er cute
I really like live albums… but cheap trick isn’t there to off my list. Need to be in the mood for them.
Not a fan of their singing. Not the type of music I would listen to either. 3/10
I Want Me To Want Cheap Trick This had the potential to make this band click for me, but only inched me closer. If this recording of them at their peak, giving it their all in front of screaming fans didn’t do it for me, I guess I’ll never love Cheap Trick. Definitely some highlights here, I liked the jam on Need Your Love and of course the opening chords and finale of Surrender slaps (thanks Guitar Hero 1 for introducing me)
Live album sheesh
I was aware of Cheap Trick but I don't think I had ever heard anything by them. At first I was puzzled by the 'pop rock' label because the first side just sounded like humdrum rock, about on a par with Status Quo. The second side had a couple of better songs but overall it wasn't great.
I’ve always felt a vague antipathy for this band. Listening to the whole record it’s not all that bad and the guitar sound is cool but the songs still don’t click with me. I wonder why the Japanese loved them so much.
Exactly what I expected and nothing more. And if I had a penny for every album live in Japan by an overrated American metal band on this list...
pas trop mon style et j'arrive pas à accrocher parce que l'album est live
This made it? Okay, launching surrender is kind of fun, but this isn't exactly a memorable listen, quality-wise or performance-wise. I liked aint that a shame, but that's not enough to garner a spot on this list. Also, makes me laugh that their only listing on this list is a live album? 2.5
Give me the hits, please. I liked little else.
Quite few people I knew had this album back in the day but I never got round to listening to it. Now I’ve heard it I’m glad I didn’t waste my time! No atmosphere, forgettable songs and disjointed production, rubbish!
Need Your Love is fantastic, otherwise not a fan. The last song sounds like the next. And it just sounds like a big jangle shmangel.
If happy 1970s soft rock is your thing, this album could be for you. I can’t get very excited about it.
Didn’t really capture me. I like I want you to want me though.
While I generally don't like live albums, the energy of the crowd helped to make the bad songs more palatable. A lot of the tracks sound like they're Disney channel songs with worse singing.
Coldplay left me well, cold
Mediocre, what a limp performance of even the songs I knew. Definitely doesn't belong on this list.
This is a decent live album by a reasonable rock band, but i truly fail to believe that there aren't well over 1000 albums more worthy of my attention than this. It's not poor - Come On, Come On is a strong opening and Surrender builds up to an anthemic crescendo, but too much of this is just... ordinary. There's a karaoke version of Ain't That A Shame, and Need Your Love starts well before descending into mediocrity when you're expecting a big finish. And letting the crowd know when to rock out and then to go home is just so Spinal Tap! A low 2 for being bang average.
Still not that great
3/10 I was hoping for something good here. There are a couple of tracks on here that I know as really solid songs; I Want You To Want Me and Surrender, so I was hoping for more of that, despite the fact that I will typically approach any live album with caution. For me, it's incredibly rare for that live experience to be captured effectively in a recording and some of the quirks of live music, like over long build ups to build anticipation in a crowd, or sing along sections that just grate with me in a recorded context. Unfortunately, this record not only fell flat for me in that regard, but also in a musical one. For a band labelled as Power Pop, there was a shocking paucity of hooks and big choruses and way too much time spent on building tension that was rarely released in a satisfying way. Of the ten tracks here, you could play them all back to me next week and I'd probably only recognise the two aformentioned classics, despite having listened to this record three times through today. And as for the album construction. We get unnecessary intro and outro tracks and an encore, a pointless addition on a 40 minute record. We get a 9 minute track that goes nowhere. We get a lot of high pitched screaming in between songs too. The band seem competent enough, if not particularly adventurous with their songwriting or performance, despite the guitarist and drummer trying to give it some now and again. And the recording isn't great either. It's muddy, has little clarity and definition, the bass is weak and the balance isn't very good. Rolling Stone have this as their 13th greatest live album of all time. So maybe live albums are just not very good? This one certainly wasn't. Hello There - It's very much an intro and it's not that exciting. The recording isn't that good either. It feels like they're trying to get the crowd up and going, especially with the drumming and perhaps for someone present at the gig it would work. But I'm not there. Come On Come On - and then they drop the tempo to this is quite pedestrian number. It feels like it never settles and just keeps roaming around hunting for a hook that it never finds. This has not been an auspicious start. Look Out - This has got a bit more drive to it. The drumming is pretty good here at least and I can hear why this might work in a live environment, but it still feels like they're struggling to find the big chorus that they need. For a supposed Power Pop band, I'm not hearing much of a pop sensibility just yet. Big Eyes - Again, this is getting a bit better. It's a bit too rhythmically staid for me and feels pretty unadventurous because of that, but there are moments creeping in here and there. The chorus feels like a really good pre-chorus, but again the big, hooky chorus never arrives. Need Your Love - It feels like we're going to get a nice slow build here. But we don't. God, this is plodding and pedestrian and the attempts to add some flair with the guitar are both too repetitive and also at odds with the dull thud of the backbeat. There's the odd decent riff in here, and again, it feels like it's building to something, but just drops away. This song is just 9 minutes of unfulfilled promises. Ain't That A Shame - And as if 9 minutes of build up wasn't enough, here's some more. It takes them a couple of minutes, but at least they actually arrive somewhere this time. It's not bad, but it's still a fairly by the numbers bluesy inspired rock number. It definitely gets better when they start having a bit of fun with solos. But that relentless bass line is a really uninspiring backbone. I Want You To Want Me - Finally! Something worthy of the Power Pop label. This is a great song. There's quality guitar playing, a solid, hooky vocal melody and lyrics. There's more hooks in here than the rest of the album up to this point, and it bounces along really well. It feels a bit like it suffers a tiny bit in terms of production and depth of instrument for being a live recording, but it's a really high quality composition. Surrender - Another great song, although it feels a little on the slow side. With a bit more tempo,this could be great. It builds nicely during the verses and then actually delivers into the chorus. There are some solid riffs and some quality vocal harmonies. Why did they wait so long to drop some satisfying tracks? Goodnight Now - We get the counterpart to the intro track now. It feels like it's got more drive, pace and groove to it now that they've got into the swing of the show, but it's still a bit of a pointless thing to have on a live record in my opinion. Clock Strikes Ten - And an encore. This has got a nice bit of grit and drive to it. It's more of that bluesy style rock, but again the chorus never really delivers on the promise and feels more like a pre-chorus. Solid verse, solid pre-chorus and then no actual chorus. It's a bit weird. Tempo and groove wise, this is pretty good but it feels a bit of a let down from a compositional completeness point of view.
It's OK, but nothing to write home about.
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Pretty cool but idk if it really had to be a live album
Not my favorite but decent.
I usually like live albums. This one didn't click
Seems like not the right introduction to cheap trick And the mixing is bad
This album reminded me why I usually dislike live concert recordings. The audience screaming made it unenjoyable for me.
Inte min grej, och kändes som ett onödigt livealbum att inkludera
Plus: Surrender är en banger, och bra band överlag. Minus: Live.
Good music but not my favorite.
A few bangers, but not really my thing. Not a fan of the background screaming.
Some huge hits.
Wow, I'm kind of impressed at how little this speaks to me.
Cheap Trick is one of life's great mysteries to me. Artists can work like slaves all their lives that are immensely more talented and never get out of the bar scene, while a mediocre act like this one can get promoted to international fame. Not that this is a bad album, I didn't mind listening to it again, but there's just not much there. I think it was marketed to teenagers. Some teenagers. As for me I didn't like it much when I was a teenager either.
I don’t love the mix and live albums can be a hard sell for me. Want You to Want Me live is the superior version though, but I could live without most of this record.
Cheap Trick has a sound all their own.
Smorrr
stupid. please stop with the terrible live albums
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Today I learned that Cheap Trick played a show in Japan. I also learned that this is their best selling album. If you're a fan of them you'll like it.
Cheap Trick should not be anywhere near this list despite the fact, and I hate myself for admitting it, "I Want You to Want Me" is absolutely incredible track.
Meh
Stop with the live albums. I already have heard most of these songs off their actual album. 3/10
It was ok, I guess.
They're just that,; a cheap trick. This felt more like a studio album with audience sounds added in than a live album. Favorite Track: "Clock Strikes Ten".
# 596 : At Budokan At Budokan – Cheap Trick, Budget Sound Live albums are supposed to capture the magic of a band in their element—raw energy, crowd interaction, and a fresh spin on studio favorites. At Budokan does none of that. Instead, it’s a sloppy, uninspired mess that sounds like it was recorded from the back row with a potato. The hits are still decent, but everything feels loose and under-rehearsed. The lyrics are uninspiring, the energy is flat, and the crowd might as well be napping. There’s no spark, no moment that makes you stop and go, “Wow.” Just a lot of “Why is this considered essential?” I wouldn’t say it’s bad, but every song here is done better on the studio albums. This feels like a bootleg that accidentally made it onto Rolling Stone’s “Greatest Albums” list. Best Track (if you must): Ain’t That a Shame – ironically, the best thing here is a cover. Verdict: ★★ for nostalgia. File under “live albums that forgot to bring the live energy.”
It's energetic and the guitar work is skilled but as someone only passingly familiar with Cheap Trick who was born after this concert took place, there isn't much to recommend this album. The music is classic power pop, some of it bordering on self parody, and the crowd is appropriately worked up but, I don't know, I wasn't there so it just sort of feels like I'm trying to listen to a baseball game on the radio without the announcers. The album has a really cool story, but just listening to it, eh. The cover is a candid shot that you would tell your friend to delete, it's a 1/5.
Idk why this is on here. I like CT but not very good live album.
We don't do live albums. Sorry Cheap Trick.
Live albums are not albums. It's memorabilia for die hard fans. Nothing about this justifies the inclusion on a list of essential releases. The tracks are okay at best, and nothing is gained by having this recorded with a crowd.
This one is for the cheap trick fan. Wherever you are
Live albums are awful. Extra star for Want You To Want Me.
It's a live album. One of which, the top songs are songs I don't necessarily like.
2 Just don't really have anything to say about it - didn't care for it, but it wasn't painful I suppose
Boring songs, awful sound. Beats me how this could ever be a hit or considered an essential classic.
From the reputation of this Live album I was expecting it not to sound like a tinny, cheap bootleg, and yet that is the impression that I get. Some good tunes, but it's hard to get past the sound quality.
Sounds cheap, feels cheap is cheap
Never got into them when I was younger. Like a repeating record of previous comments, was expecting more.
Eh…
Their two okay songs don't really make a live album necessary
242/1089 - Very rudimentary and formulaic. A good showcase that there's a difference between simple and basic. This is either the worst 3 or the best 2.
Ugh. Another live? No thanks, not even for cheap trick.
It took them a few songs to get going and even then the performance still felt average. Also the crowd interaction was pretty minimal for a live album.
My parents’ music
lapsiyleisö kuulee äänestä. vähän mietityttää että minkälaistam umusiikkia tulee kun lapset kaikki tykkää jeejee.. ehkä en kuitenkaan rupee näitä kuuntelee enempää taravi. kuitenki ollaan jo kasvattu. saa olla lapsellinen saa olla lapsellinen. mutta en mä frööbelin palikoita enään kuuntele kuitenkaan ja aika sama meininki menossa.. meidän laivassa meidän laivassa siinä on iso reikä pohjassa ja se uppoaa se uppoaa jos et ryhdy toimimaan ahh bändi.. ylös alas näin ja näin ykköspumbbu nyt jo käy ahh motherfuckers. lapset vaan huutaa rallallaa ei mielessä ole mitään muuta paitsi rallatus ja hallatus eo helevteei soikoon. ned your live
Meh
Fav: Surrender Least Fav: Hello There Not much to say, wasn’t a big fan outside a couple songs and it was pretty generic. Boring
I was pretty disappointed with this when I got the CD in a 12 for the price of 1 deal from BMG music club in the 00s. Surrender is an amazing song and I Want you to Want me is an overplayed but endearingly earnest timeless power pop gem, but the rest is pretty boring stuff, sitting somewhere between 70s classic rock and 80s new wave - chugging along at mid tempo with a bluesy beat, tons of guitar noodling, insistent drumming, and kind of thin but very charismatic vocals. The rhythm guitar tone is great though, bright and scuzzy chords ringing out loudly. They're the of arena rock version of a John Hughes movie - saccharine teenage bubblegum.
they dont call them cheap trick for nothing
My only previous engagement with Cheap Trick was buying an album of theirs on cassette cheap at a new year WH Smith sale. Their big hit Surrender was on it so the album must have been Heaven Tonight. It was very much a punt purchase as I’d no idea what I was buying. The cassette like very many suffered the same fate of being chewed up in my cars stereo system. So I remember little about it other than I considered it a good buy for the few pence paid. So until today that was my sum involvement with Cheap Trick. This album opens up the argument again about the inclusion of live albums on this list. I sit on the fence over this. Some of my favourite all time albums are live. The Who Live at Leeds, Purples Made in Japan and Keith Jarrett’s Koln Concert are all landmark albums. But this one ain’t. Sound quality is poor as if recorded on a single mic cassette recorder. The quality of the music is no better. Sounds like a tribute band playing at a boozy Christmas party. I’m sure those who were at the gig have a different view as the audience sound right up for it. And to me that is where the majority of live albums sit. As a memento of the gig to those attending it and for committed fans as a must have album to maintain their collection. 2/5 29/8/25
I don't think this album or artist has quite the same 'value' in the UK as in the US. I'm not very familiar with the for sure. It was an ok album, I made it all the way through, but not one track stood out and I have no desire to listen again. I must admit that, in general, I'm not a fan of the live album sound.
Bleh.
A cheap trick live album? On a list of the 1001 albums to hear before you die? While surrender is an amazing song, im not sure there is single good reason you could give for this album being on this list.
Big in Japan. Huh.
I don’t know. Never really got the appeal of Cheap Trick
Never been a big fan of Cheap Trick, and the fact their live songs were the ones that got radio play were a part of that. The appeal of a live recording is to hear the band play off of the energy of the crowd and really go all out, and it didn't really hit that way with me this time. Surrender is still pretty neat though.
What a boring live performance. Saved from a one star by some good songs at the end, even though the performance was bleh.
Au départ, je croyais tomber sur une belle découverte, mais j’ai pas accroché! Avec le soleil, j’avais le goût d’écouter ça dans une décapotable, mais la version Geo Métro jaune de la décapotable. (Vous irez googler et vous saisirez mon image)!
The "If You're Happy and You Know It" of hard rock.