Reviews (page 6 of 9)
Although the live recordings and audience add to the overall spectacle, most tracks blended into one when looking back.
I had never heard any of these songs' studio versions, but I still enjoyed this album a lot more than I was expecting. Key tracks: I Want You to Want Me Surrender
its ok ig ive heard a few of their songs like hello there because of rock band 2 other than that i think its good
This is great. I’m a sucker for a good live album, and this certainly is one!
Too old and the music ain't at a great quality, altho the music is decent.
Sometimes LIVE is 'better' than studio. Tracks 'come alive' and this is prime example as well as Peter Frampton. The energy and direction that the band feeds off of creates an historic album.
Actually had fun listening to this live album and my jaw dropped when I realized this is where the canonical version of I Want You To Want Me.
Live albums are rarely good but this IS an exception! It well recorded well produced and well performed. The crowd gives it a lot without taking away from it.
For a live album, this was pretty good! It didn't overstay its welcome, unlike most live albums, and there wasn't too much talking in between songs. The recording quality was also pretty good. I was kind of dreading this album, but I really enjoyed it!
cheap trick 👍 live in tokyo 👎 2.5. stop torturing me with live albums
The sound quality wasn't all that great but Cheap Trick rocked! This album surprised me, I wasn't much of a Cheap Trick fan but I ended up liking this a lot better than I thought I would! I'd definitely listen to this again.
The second half of this album is pretty damn fine, the first half feels like...well a warm up for their best songs on the second half. So three feels about right. Great screaming from the Japanese fans.
Classic album, fun rock n roll that it's captured well live. 3.5
Play the hits! With tremendous energy! The rest is ok. But c’mon, the hits are great!
Live albums are usually for hardcore fans. This didn't change my mind. I prefer the studio versions of the cheap trick songs I like. Not bad, just not great.
It was fine. I like Cheap Trick enough, and the I Want You To Want Me is great on here, but other than that, nothing here was better than studio albums. There's nothing wrong here, but just not something I'd put on again.
first listen this was pretty good
I usually shy away from live albums, but this one is pretty decent. But for being a live album, it doesn't have much in the way of interaction with the crowd besides being able to hear them cheer. Not a negative, but just kind of odd. Unrelated, but I've only ever heard the live version of I Want You to Want me from this album and never the studio recording, and listening to the studio recording, I'm okay only ever hearing this live one again. The studio one isn't bad, but the live one is just so much better.
3/5
Одна из любимых групп Араки -- чипу трику! Станд который делает людей маленькими. Показательно, что это запись концерта из японии. И что я могу сказать, ну это лёгкий рок из начала 80х, слушается приятно, но для меня это реально дешевый трюк. Я не могу под это go completely wild как заявляют участники группы. Ну 3
Although I loved this album, I found that there was a 30th anniversary edition with way more songs from this concert. So this album was just the best songs from the concert and that left me kinda bummed from not hearing the full show. But then again, maybe it wouldn't score so high.
154/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
I get why this is on the list, but it's not really my thing at all. Marginally better than Kiss and Deep Purple, but not as memorable as 3-star AC/DC. The recording isn't particularly good, so I was wondering why they didn't include a studio album instead. But after reading the context around this, I get it. Overall, just straightforward Dad-rock IMO. I want You to Love Me and Surrender are good songs though, very reminiscent of that 70s show.
Cheap trick is a new one for me but I do love a live album, so I was looking forward to giving this one a go. this felt like boring and generic rock. Nothing grabbed me at all. Uninspiring music. The crowd seemed flat. I have no idea how this album made the list as there is nothing new, different, or engaging about it. Favourite song: I want you to want me was quite pleasant Least favourite: Need your love (it was just long and very boring) Album artwork: Cool cover
Power pop, hard rock. Was not expecting to like this, never really been into cheap trick. But this live album had so much charm. The band played great, I liked the songs. I adore how they start and end concerts. The crowd was amazing. Man I bet it was fun to be there. Good time! 4/5
I have heard of this band. Must have been a great concert for it to be a legendary album. Wow. that was a great album.
I can remember this album's spectacular popularity when it was released. I was, and I still am, perplexed by why it was so popular. I'm listening to it many years later, and it still seems to be a mediocre record.
Its okay but I'm not fond of live albums.
¡Ay, mis oídos!
I think this one is for fans only, the hits are good but most of it just sounds sloppy and not in a cool Pavement way.
Quite a fun listen, I've been pleasantly surprised with both live albums so far with how much the crowd noises add to the vibe rather than detracting from the music. These guys sound like they're having a blast
good album. i like cheap trick
Fun, good time band. I just don't think it holds up over time. Just ok. Great drummer though
Great recording, not feeling it though.
I like them better than I did back in th day
Fun album. A live album that actually works compared to others on this. Some solid power pop here. They never topped this.
Live aber nicht gut.
Just kept thinking of spinal tap. 2.5
3.25.
This is just as annoying and pointless as every other 70s live album I've received so far. But on top of that, these guys have the most fucking annoying crowd I have ever heard in a live album. Were these guys like the One Direction of the 70s or something? Their fans sound like 10 year old girls. I would give this 2 stars, but I'm applying the "pointless live album rule" where if a completely normal concert gets turned into a live album I deduct one star for it being completely pointless and a waste of everyone's time to listen to.
Not really a fan of live albums and this one is no exception. Quite noisy and messy, but it does feature the best released version of "I want you to want me", so +1.
Pretty nice, gives that 70s show vibe. Probably won’t listen to it again tho
Bit too messy for me
Some familiar famous tunes and some star quality. Quite good Dont like live albums though
I like Goodnight Now, I kind of like Big Eyes, Need Your Love, Ain’t That a Shame, I Want You to Want Me
Two good songs and otherwise an ok collection. I’m surprised this is the album that made them take off. Seems like they already had a decent following by the time this was recorded.
So much of this album feels designed to make no impression on me. And it's telling that the highlight was recognizing a bit the Beastie Boys sampled. "Surrender" is fine, I guess.
Not only does this come across as utterly typical 1970s rock, it all sounds like it's being played through a tin can.
Cool live album but sometimes hard to hear the lyrics
This is some live dad rock band but I didn't like their music. Maybe I would if it were the studio versions instead.
I’d heard of this album and am grateful for it being recommended because it was awesome.
The music is good.. I want you to want me is a favorite of mine.. but the screaming from the crowd was a bit much on this live album.
The one with I want you to want me yeah. Ok album
I’d rather just listen to their recorded music.
That was a fun lesson while I cleaned the house. But a little too classic rock for my regular rotation.
This has to be one of the worst live albums of all time. Sound quality is atrocious and the production must have been done by an actual potato. The only redeeming thing is I Want You To Want Me. I love the song Surrender but it sucks hardcore on this shitty album. Glad to be moving on.
That performance of surrender tho 😳 everything else was alright
Yo pas pire. Ça bone-zone.
OokleBob
Already knew (and liked) Surrender and I Want You to Want Me. Also added Come On, Come On and Clock Strikes Ten to my favorites list. Enjoyed this album a lot!
This was quite popular when it came out. The two big hits are better here live than in the studio editions. The rest of this is just so-so, although the opening track is great. Weird they were so popular in Japan. A Midwest band with two very odd looking guys (drummer and lead guitarist) and two admittedly heartthrob-type guys in the lead singer and bassist — gee, which two are on the front cover? Great musicians, a tight band.
I never knew where the “this next one is the first song off our new album” sample that begins the Beastie Boys’ “Check Your Head” album comes from. Now I know. I had to read the Wikipedia article because I was confused why a band this big would go to Japan and play just 41 minutes. There I learned that at the time of this recording, they were *only* big in Japan and this album kickstarted their fame in the US. That makes a little(?) more sense? They’d only put out two albums, they hadn’t quite hit yet, I can support this now.
Jesus it's awful
surprisingly ok
I’m so baffled by this album. I simply don’t understand (or hear) what elevates this above other live albums. To have this be on the list (and Rolling Stone’s list) as one of the most essential albums ever just does not compute. I wouldn’t say anything is aggressively awful. But all these songs are done better on their studio albums. How this is what got radio play and then made Cheap Trick huge I’ll never understand. 2/5
Cool
2.5/5. Meh, this is fine. It's like 70s pop rock, but leaning more towards the rock side. Not very good IMO.
I Want You To Want Me is still a banger. Surrender is fine. The rest is surprisingly low energy for a live recording.
70’s
I'm not a fan of live albums, but I thought this landed and held up really well. It's fun and I can feel the energy without it being distracting or sounding too much like a live album. Overall, very solid rock album that sounded great live.
Not for me as I find it too outdated and cringey. Like when the hook of the last song is just the clock sound, you can see why this album is cheesy as all hell. Results in it feeling mid.
Good butt rock, but butt rock nonetheless.
Bland old rock
A few good songs in here, surprised Cheap Trick are still going strong. Loved the energy from the Japanese audience
What an absolutely bizarre inclusion for this list. I understand the importance of featuring a diverse range of artists from different cultures or spotlighting lesser-known artists that have been lost to time. But Cheap Trick?? And not just that, LIVE Cheap Trick? It's even more surprising considering the list is periodically revised, making room for new additions and removing previous entries. Yet somehow, this record maintains its place. Are one of the members on the 1001 council?
What a killer show this would have been.
A good live album.
Cheap Trick rode a wave that was departing the Disco era, when most bands were transitioning to Soft Rock. These guys turned up the heat and brought some heaviness back to Rock music. This was a great listen and an album you must hear before you die.
Want you to want me is energetic and fun
I ended up listening to this in a way that felt more academic than musical or experiential. I was driving and was thinking along the lines of "This is a good song. This is a song I would like" not "I like this song and am enjoying it right now" I felt very flat and wasn't enjoying or not enjoying the music. It was more like I was simply acknowledging it and filing it away as something that is well done, and fits my taste profile. I wasn't actually experiencing the feelings that I thought future me might experience on a later listen. This all sounds more dissasociative than it actually was. I've found I end up listening to a lot of albums on this list in the same way, but am just now putting the thought to writing. Good songs. Rippin guitar. Album cover: C+
I really love a great live record. I love it as much as the ladies of Tokyo love Cheap Trick. This album didn't have much crowd interaction, which has been the hallmark of the other stellar live albums we've had, but that didn't stop the full force of the Tokyo fandom coming through. Every song starts and ends with screaming women. It's a little like watching the Beatles Mania clips from when they went on their international tours. On to the music itself - I had never listened to Cheap Trick before, outside of hearing "I Want You to Want Me" on the radio. This is some great 70s rock, and I like it a lot. They have great energy, they shred, and the songs don't feel like they get old. I feel like I hear many aspects of their sound in more recent bands. My favorites were "Ain't That a Shame" and "Clock Strikes Ten". 8/10
I'm not into Cheap Trick. Have friends who are. I know some songs, they're fine. I don't think Best Ofs or live albums should be on this list (unless it's special like Sinatra Live at the Sands) but as someone not very into CT, this gave me a good insight. They're good. I understand why people like them. I'm still not into them, but they do what they do very well.
They’re hot right? They have to be hot to get this kind of crowd reaction. I think it’s a good album, but I think there’s also a lot lost when you listen to a live album alone in your headphones too. I don’t think they are the best of what this era of rock has to offer nor do they have some of the smash hits of other bands in this era. But maybe it’s just that this performance was a once in a life time event… or who knows maybe it’s they’re just hot.
Definitely some great songs in here and was definitely a fun listen. However, I don't understand why they chose a live album for this list?
This is good, but I don't love love albums. I also think it's reputation is better than deserved. Still, a solid album with no terrible flaws.
Cheap Trick has a place in history, just not mine.
Cool
A pretty solid, pleasantly surprising live album. I was not sold on it when I started, but the second half absolutely carries the first. Fiery, energetic and fun. An all around good listen. Top tracks: Need Your Love, I Want You to Want Me, Surrender
I don't know about all the haters - I always loved this album when it came out! Especially, since prey I never heard of Cheap Trick. Rock gold from a band that is Still playing!
One of the best live albums ever made!
Holy shit what is it about this venue? >>> A number of famous acts have played at the Budokan. The Beatles were the first rock group to play there, in a series of concerts held between June 30 and July 2, 1966. ABBA ended their last tour and held their final live performance there in March 1980. Numerous acts have recorded live albums at the Budokan, including Blur, TVXQ, Bryan Adams, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, Cheap Trick, Neil Young, Dream Theater, Duran Duran, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Mariah Carey, Judas Priest, Paul McCartney, Asia, Ringo Starr, Journey, Deep Purple, Masayoshi Takanaka, and Michael Schenker Group. Ahh, I see now. >>> The venue is popular for recording live albums because it has good acoustics, is relatively large and Japanese audiences are known for being highly appreciative when appropriate but quiet during performances. Eric Clapton described the Tokyo audience as "almost overappreciative" in interviews promoting Just One Night (1980), his own live album recorded at the Budokan. It's pretty vanilla but I like this. It's hard not to tap your foot or sing along.
It's amazing this band isn't more beloved than they are and In Budokan was what it took to finally get these guys a top 10 single.
I don't know if this is truly the case, but I was really sold on the idea of this band just having a grand ol time on stage during this show. The songs are easy to bop to, catchy and fun, and the crowd is EATING. IT. UP. In a way, I feel like this is the most "wholesome" record on the list so far. It really does put a smile on my face, even if I'm normally against the idea of putting live albums on a list like this.
This live album does exactly what all live albums should: make you wish you were in the crowd that night.
Only listened to some. Wasn’t wowed but I may have been distracted. I’d give a second chance at a later date
mid. 3 stars with some standout tracks.
Great recording. Tight performance and ecstatic crowd
too much crowd noise. Still not bad 2 stars
Pretty solid! Some great songs on this album.
This band is okay
Why are these ok live albums on this list. This one isn't even particularly good
Algunas canciones cásicas, pero no me encantan.
Just Ok. My wife owned this one. Big fan. Me, not so much. But I am willing to suffer thru an overpriced stadium show with thousands of sweaty, aging Boomers this summer… cuz I love her and she’s worth it. Barely.
There are two notable songs, both worse versions of their studio album counterparts.
The band doesn't really get into the pocket on this album until track 5 "Need Your Love", and the album as a whole takes off on tracks 6 through 10, which includes a rocking cover of the Fats Domino/Dave Bartholomew song"Ain't That a Shame", and the hits "I Want You to Want Me" and "Surrender". Deserves about a 3.5 for keeping song and solo lengths reasonable, for making it a standard album length (42 minutes) and for resisting the urge to make it a double album. I'll round it down and give it a 3. I might be one of the only people around that prefers their studio albums to their live ones.
Good energy, but I can’t say it did much for me
Good music.
Not really feeling this one. The recording isn't great and it is a little sloppy. The songs I did know sounded better in the studio (maybe besides I Want You To Want Me). Fun Fact: the line "This next one is the first song on our new album" was sampled in the Beastie Boys song Jimmy James. 2.5
Never been a big fan, though they are a decent example of the genre. "I want" is a good track but the others are mediocre. To be honest can only give it a high 2.
This is similar enough to the sort of music I like for me to have enjoyed this more. Maybe, because it’s a live album and I don’t know any of the songs it loses something on me, but nothing grabbed as different enough about them to make me want to look them up. A mid/high 2 as it’s kind of my thing, it’s done well enough, but not in the same league as the bands I listen to
Horrible, horrible, horrible. (It's is important to use 'the Rule of Three' to get one's point across in making speeches, or even just reviews in this case. Sorry if anyone thinks it is a cheap trick). It's just not my thing, too much hair rock. So they thought a live album would show their energy? Yawn. 1 star all day long.
Ehh...
5/10 I'm not a fan of live albums. That being said this is middle of the road classic rock which isn't bad. 4-23-2024
Fun stuff! Kinda blend together at a certain point. The hits hit hard, especially I want you to want me. Pretty pop-rock standard.
Pretty fun! Nice covers too. Didn't blow me away.
Will I always bop to Surrender? Yes. But I think there needs to be a compelling reason for live albums to be on the list and I didn’t get that here. Certainly not bad but I’d rather hear it in the studio.
Very good live album that made this band in the US. nobody knew who they were before this record came out. Most of the songs are just ok but Surrender became an instant classic.
This was fine, I think it could use a remastering.
I enjoyed the record, but less than I expected, sadly. It’s really hard to beat the three song series of ain’t that a shame, I want you to want me, and surrender, but the rest of the record was actually a bit of a letdown. Some of it almost seemed like a sanitized version of the Ramones, but still a very solid record that I enjoyed.
Got one and a half tracks in. This is terrible.
At Shit Creak, more like. Just bloody awful. By far the worst album on this list.
This was a surprise! I didn't think I knew it then there were the two hits. I actually preferred the other more bluesy prog stuff rather than the more pop stuff (the well known songs). Thought it was fun though
I guess this was oaky but didn't sound like anything special to me. Had a few rock hits but didn't blow me away
Understandable why this album is on the list due to its important place in live album lore, but with how prevalent live content is these days the quality of the performance doesn't hold up too well. Listened to: at home. Favorite tracks: I Want You to Want Me, Need Your Love
Tiukka livelevy! Rockitykitystä hyvillä melodioilla ja soinnuilla. Parhaat: Come On Come On, I Want You to Want Me, Surrender
Decent live album, didn't know much by Cheap Trick but will go and explore their stuff a bit more.
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This live album has so much energy! I think Cheap Trick takes it to another level when there playing live.
Interesting mix of pop + punk + rock(?) which makes it way easier for me to listen to than straight up punk but also more interesting than regular old pop. This guitarist loves his distortion pedal too lol. Interesting album, but not everyday listening for me
stopped at song 3, not my jam
Just a solid, no frills live album. Front to back bangers. The "Ain't That A Shame" cover was a very unique choice. Favorite tracks: "Come On, Come On", "I Want You To Want Me"
an experience.
didn't like it
I had been looking forward to this one. It’s one I had heard a lot about but never listened too. Such a great live record. Would have been great to see performed live.
Power Pop en vivo, el sonido no es de lo mejor (el grupo siempre renegó de la producción de este directo), pero desprende una energía fascinante. Grandes temas como Come on, Come on, Surrender o I want you to want me, sin embargo hay mejores discos en directo (mismamente de ese año es el Babylon by bus) y mejores álbumes de Power Pop (Raspberries, el debut de The Beat...) Incluso el Greatest Hits puede servir como referencia de Cheap Trick, aunque es mejor Heaven Tonight. De hecho sus 3 primeros discos sirven de referencia. Otros discos editados en 1978: debuts de Dire Straits, Police, Devo y Siouxsie and the banshees, así como Paralell Lines, Some Girls, This year´s model, Darkness on the Edge of Town, Incantations o Grease.
Cool stuff here but no reason to be on the list. I don't understand what elevates this to be better than any other live album, or any of their studio work for that matter. Want you to Want me was really good, and Surrender was a great addition, but otherwise it was just fine.
I thought Cheap Trick to be a very meh band and this did little to change my mind. Felt like they started playing Surrender three separate times. The live version of I Want You To Want Me is better than the studio version though.
A few good tunes in this that I'd heard before but didn't know who they belonged to. Not a huge fan of live albums though.
This is a decent live show! Too bad the band is just okay
This was pretty good, I liked the recording and the length, it’s just not my kinda music I think
Great live album
Great live album, great performance, plus the beat version of I Want You to Want Me.
YES! What an album for hump day! This album more than holds up and really cooks! Especially the second half. I really needed some in-yo-face driving drums and guitar to get my blood pumping today. There is something magical about a solid timeless hit like “Surrender” when it is captured live so close to the release date. The energy and enthusiasm of the band is so fresh and tight, like lightning in a bottle. This may be getting a slight artificial bump from me after the last handful of rap, art rock and indie albums we have had, but if it is, it isn’t by much. 4.5/5 rounding up
When a 9-year old kid rides his BMX bike up to the used record store with the intent of buying this album and KISS Alive…and succeeding, I’m not sure what else matters. As one of the greatest live albums of all time, Budokan became the musical foundation for so many youths including myself. It’s hard to be brief when discussing this album given its incredible influence, and because it would set the stage for bucking tradition and offering such a large alternative to the disco and yacht rock of the time. The live versions of “Surrender” and “I Want You To Want Me” upped the irons more than their studio cuts. And the fact that “Hello”, “Big Eyes” and “Goodnight” still get played today with the same freshness only solidifies this band as leaders in the power-pop pantheon. This record simply speaks for itself and is a true banger knowing it was performed by four dudes in their late 20s. The Beatlemania these guys experienced in Japan is so strange given that they were only together 5 years by the time of this recording. And then only to have their success boomerang back to the US who didn’t give them much attention to begin with. A perfect story for a band carving their own new territory. Robin Zander’s pipes were and always will be amazing. And Bun E. Carlos’ drumming is clinical. There is not a weak song on it which is why Cheap Trick remain to this day one of the most fierce and tight touring bands.
I’ll take a fairly hard pass on this. What did these guys do to warrant getting screamed at as if they were the Beatles? And did they actually write a song about it being the end of the show, asking if the audience wants to hear one more? Jeez.
Should live albums be part of this? Feels a bit like a greatest hits compilation and maybe not a fair comparison? Regardless, this is everything you’d want in a rock show. Great energy and songs throughout. This version of I Want You to Want me is the tits. I love how Rick Nielsen is just dancing across the neck throughout the whole album. 3.75
Live albums…I got no love for them. I gave Thin Lizzy a 3 and enjoyed it more. So I’m giving this a 2 and will prob never revisit. Just give me their studio recordings which I enjoy. Bye. 2.25/5
It was ok but nothing to write home about
I would have rated this album a 4 star if it hadn't been live!
This is the first song on our new album....
This has some good songs and highlights, just that it isn’t really anything that special. Doesn’t mean it isn’t as good as it is.
Pretty good to listen through, it has some hits and made a good impact. It doesn't reach that next level of enjoyment for me.
2.7
It was alright, most of the songs sounded pretty generic but I feel like it's because it sent me to the live performance album recordings of the songs. Overall okay though.
Er wordt een stevig potje gerockt, zoals ze dat vooral toen zo lekker ongecompliceerd konden. Wel jammer van het geblèr tussendoor en het nogal ingeblikte geluid. Maar ach.
Ik heb het al vaker getypt. Een live-album is valsspelen. Het is vaak een best-of. Al begrijp ik hem in dit geval wel. Het grote publiek kent de bent juist van de single die van dit album afkomt. Bij een live-album ben ik al snel wat sneller vergevingsgezind. Nog een reden waarom een live-album valsspelen is. Maar eerlijk is eerlijk. Er valt weinig te vergeven. Het is een kwalitatief sterk optreden. Het rockt zeker. Ik mis vooral wat uitschieters. Maar aan de andere kant zit er ook geen dip in. Ik zou het album niet snel een tweede keer opzetten. Normaal geef ik dan niet meer dan drie sterren. Maar dat voelt niet goed in dit geval. Er zit een afstand tussen andere platen die een 3 scoren. Een 3,5 verdienen ze toch minimaal.
Ik stel me meer voor dat je dit soort muziek live hoort in het Podium in Hardenberg met een stel Grolsch drinkende boeren, dan in een stadion vol Japanse gillende meiden. Het is verder een levendig potje rock n roll. De meeste nummers zijn wel 13 in een dozijn, het gaat het ene oor in en het andere uit. Maar het wordt er in een moordend tempo doorheen gestampt, dus het is ook zo weer voorbij. Het tweede deel vind ik het leukst, omdat daar wat meer echt liedjes worden gespeeld. Met eerst een cover van Fats Domino. Daarna de monsterhit, die gek genoeg afgelopen jaar voor het eerst uit de top2000 gevallen is. En vervolgens Surrender, een hitje dat ik ook herken en misschien wel het beste nummer is op deze setlist. Al met al heb ik me ook hier weer prima mee vermaakt.
Many people don't like live albums because, the performances might be loose and may vary from the studio versions and oh, that crowd noise can be so distracting. For me, what makes a great live record is that the songs don't sound exactly like the album and the band can elevate the songs through the energy and enthusiasm of a live concert. The screechy, screaming Japanese girls in the crowd only add to the sheer excitement of the show. After this album was released it took a good, solid power-pop rock band from Illinois from near obscurity to worldwide superstardom. There's a reason this is Cheap Trick's best selling album and even today when the band plays live, at least half of these songs continue to be mainstays on their setlists. The live version of the song, I Want To To Want Me, became one of their biggest hits, even though it was previously released on their second album, In Color, to little notice, as a bland, flat sounding studio version. Really, if you need to hear one Cheap Trick album, this is it. As a teenager, I was blown away and saw the band live during era and it remains one of my most memorable live concert experiences.
Dull stuff being a live album does it no favours
Cant actually remember but remember it being good 😂
Fun rock 'n' roll from a band that really shone live.
What a happy day it was for people at Budokan!
This album was nice to listen to, but didn't really blow me away in any way. It was a classic live rock album, but didn't push any boundaries of creativity with instrumentation or composition. I felt the lyrics were pretty banal that focused mainly on "Hey, girl" sentiments. Okay, but not remarkable.
So generic and uninteresting I'm unable to give this a detailed review.
There aren't many live albums I like. This one is mediocre for me. The first few tracks aren't done well. "Need Your Love" sounds better than the previous tracks. The songs that follow are what makes this album better.
I wannnnnnted to lovvvve this. I neeeededdddd to lovvvve this. But I just didn't lovvvve this
I wasn't much of a Dan of Cheap Trick but this album wet the stage for their success. Lots of energy and screaming fans.
I haven’t heard this album in 30 years and listening to it now it’s not as good as I remembered
Pretty solid rock n' roll. The high pitched screaming between each song is obnoxious.
i want you to want me !
Energy top to bottom. It's amazing this band is not more worshipped in the US. Just Awesome Ramalama. People that don't dig this are lying or dead inside
In the golden age of the live album, there would have been many candidates who would have been considered for approval in the pantheon of essentials. Cheap Trick's At Budokan is surely amongst them. A lot had changed since Liverpool's Fab Four made their way up East in 1966 and becoming big in Japan was as synonymous with making it as having a gold or platinum record in the States. Cheap Trick and their finely precise and excitable rock and roll was indicative of that change and its intoxicating barrage is what makes this live document a classic to this day. The fans that are heard throughout are just as much of a backbone. Far from the reserved, respectful folk that they're often characterized as, the Budokan audience give their all for the songs offered, most notably and poignantly on I Want You to Want Me. Silence and/or indifference would have rendered this dead on arrival. Thankfully, it was anything but. Perhaps the Cheap Trick album for one to sink their teeth into in order to understand the hype.
Solid live album. Stand out tracks are 'I Want You To Want Me' and 'Surrender'. These live versions are probably even more recognizable than their studio album counterparts. It shows Cheap Trick to have a strong live performance, but I do not know that it should be on this list.
j'aime bien Soyon généreux 5/5
Great album by a great band.
Synes sgu det var ok, specielt “need your love” var ret god
ved ikke helt hvad der gør det her album specielt? boring og gider ikke rigtig høre det færdigt... men ja... på ingen måde min kop te, det er bare meget kedeligt og kunne lige så godt være alt andet. hvad fuck skriger de her japanerdamer for vil sige 1/5, 1.5/5 hvis man er sød.. lyder som noget musik som man ville høre i en dårlig amerikansk film hvor de er til koncert hos et fiktivt band der egentlig bare har været det billigste (og mest intetsigende) band de kunne få fat i til at spille. er glad for at jeg ikke behøver høre mere af det her
I like Cheap Trick, and I think this is well done for a live album. Nevertheless, I’d rather listen to the studio recordings any day.
4 3 really good tho
Love cheap trick
classic Album
GReat album, I love their music, but somehow missed this album
Оказывается что-то из этого слышал, но особых эмоций это не вызвало, впечатления ровные.
Took me by surprise. I always considered Cheap Trick to be boring dad rock, but this album as a really electric energy. Great fun!
Great live album by Cheap Trick, a couple of songs in there I had heard a million times but had no idea who had sung them. Full of great rock and roll, and perfectly time capsules the late 1970s. It also brought the more hard style rock and roll back to the forefront of the American consciousness where it had previously been dominated by Disco and a softer style of Rock. Best: I Want You To Want Me; Surrender Worst: Clock Strikes Ten 3.5 Stars
It’s fine - as others here have stated this feels a bit too off-the-rails even for a live album, with some noticeably sloppy musicianship as the band hurtles along. That being said, there is a definite infectious energy here, and when the band circles around to their best songwriting efforts (‘Surrender’ will always be a jam) the crowd fervor really elevates the whole thing. The only other major downside here is ‘Want You to Want Me,’ perhaps the most annoying vocal performance of an already annoying song that is a stain on an otherwise good band’s discography. No idea how that’s the breakaway single for this LP, but maybe people in the 80s just loved nasally vocals.
Unfortunately, this isn't the 1001 concerts you should see before you die. I also don't think that most people listening to music want to hear the prolonged intro/exit to the song followed by a bunch of screaming and wailing... otherwise, musicians would just record on a random street corner.
Definitely a surprise. I didn't expect that a live concert album from the 70's was actually good beyond the notable hits (I Want You to Want Me and Surrender), but this one really delivers. Though nothing else is quite as good as those, the whole album from start to finish does maintain a great energy and I enjoyed the whole trek. Big Eyes, Need Your Love, Come On, Come On, Aint that a Shame... pretty much everything put a smile on my face. Very enjoyable.
Always a happy favorite.
they got the japanese women HOWLING and for good reason
Some enjoyable songs in there but I would’ve preferred a studio album. I feel like if you’re choosing a live album for the list you might as well just put a best-of… I take it this band has no individual album that is worth listening to.
Okay, wow, this was really bland. I don’t feel like this live performance holds up at all. I understand that maybe it was big back in the day, especially with it being filmed in Japan, but I just don’t find anything special about it. It’s extremely boring, and I’d call it microwaved hard rock.
Good songs but live albums just dont do it for me.
Not bad at all
I'm actually not usually a huge Cheap Trick fan but this seemed like a very solid live record. It sounded good and the vibe was 'up' the whole time. Great stuff.
Great album and showcases what must’ve been a great venue to play. Robin Zander is underrated. Actually the whole band is underrated. Great listen.
Great Live album in every way. Underrated band. Great set list and they played to the audience Loved listening to this. As everyone my age I wore this album out
In a decade of great live albums, Budokan is one of the greatest. Screaming Japanese fans who finally let it out after sitting on their hands during Beatlemania, Bun E.’s great drumming, Robin’s voice, Rick’s guitar and Tom’s seventies bass made me a big big fan. Part of the soundtrack of my existence. And one of the greatest Fats covers ever.
Great live album. Amazing energy and playing by everyone. Got better and better as it went
I find it funny that japan hosted an American band like cheap trick so soon after ww2 and all that happened in that. Pretty meh album though.
not my style
I can only imagine the live element of this played extremely well in person. I'm sure a video of the concert works great too, but the crowd noise and sound just kills this album for me.
I’ve only just started to listen to Cheap Trick, so it was nice to get a chance to figure out what they were really about. I’m really not a huge fan of live albums, but this list really seems to love them. Still, it gives you an insight into what a band is truly like. Also, it was fun to hear where the sample at the beginning of Check Your Head comes from. 3.5/5
To be fair, I do really like Surrender, but not enough to save the rest of the album
Fun catchy high-energy hard rock. Def one of the best live albums I’ve heard. Best song: Surrender
Live albums are usually only good if you are already a fan. This is the perfect example of that. The two guys are fun, the rest of this is a guitar wankfest.
I don't know what to say... This live hard rock record is quite dumb and cheesy, but also fun, in a way. As it is fun to finally discover where the Beastie Boys stole the "This next one is the first song on our new album!" vocal snippet opening their album *Check Your Head*. Always thought one of the Beasties did that vocal skit. And never realized that the *original* "first song" was actually Cheap Trick's "Surrender", a power pop tune for the ages if ever there is one. Yet this doesn't necessarily mean this record should be automatically deemed as "essential". To be fair, I can't fathom why the songs on this live album were such a huge success compared to their studio versions, whose overall sound is still better than the one on this particular LP. Maybe it's because the latter has been marketed as a kind of "greatest hits" at the time, in spite of the convenient legend saying that it was not seriously promoted by the band's label at first. Or maybe it's because of the performance of this specific concert, even if what was supposedly memorable in said performance completely went over my head, if I'm honest about it all. One thing's for sure, "Surrender" is still a great track, whether played live or in a studio. And so are "Big Eyes" and "Need Your Love", as hackneyed and naff as their lyrics are. Yet, once again, should their live versions be favored just because *At Budokan* was Cheap Trick's commercial breakthrough in a year now mostly remembered for plenty of classic rock, prog rock, punk, and post-punk artists that had nothing to do with Cheap Trick's self-indulgent, shallow pleasures. And those neverending screams of Japanese girls in the audience now sound quite grating on a purely sonic level, and even a little embarrassing--especially juxtaposed to the boyish concerns of the lyrics written for most of these songs. Finally, the artwork is ugly as f*ck. Yeah, I'm gonna leave the benefit of the doubt to this one, but as of now, I'm far from being fully sold. So what's next now? Peter fr*gging Frampton? 3/5 for the purposes of this list. Which translates to a 8/10 grade for more general purposes. (5+3) Number of albums left to review: 288 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 313 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 173 (including this one) Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many other records are more important to me): 231
High expectations for some reason Meh honestly probably deserves a 2 but I want to give it a 3. It’s good but just kinda just exactly 70s classic rock, which I like but this stuff is no revelation. I don’t know how much I’ll come back to other than Surrender surender
Well, I thought I liked them! On this album, the two stand-outs are the ones that get the most air time, I want you to want me and surrender. Other than that, it's just okay. And I looked at some of their other albums ... guess it's just not for me.
I like Cheap Trick when I’m in the right mood and it make good workout music.
Nice Pop-Rock. This live album from technical point of view 2nd choice (too much shouting Japanese girls)
Meh. One song does not make an album listenable
Me encanta, I want you to want me... Son clásicos del rock que todos deben conocer en mi opinión.
There’s a lot to be said about the limitations of studio recordings. My limited knowledge on this band’s reputation indicates that people feel like their studio albums don’t fully showcase their abilities. It’s easy to see how this can fertilize the soil for the idea mythos of a live album to grow. As far as I’m conserned, this sadly isn’t a very good listening experience. 1.8
Live recordings often sound very different from studio recordings, but Cheap Trick sounded great on stage and this is probably the best live album I've heard. Not all of the songs were great, but a few were very good. I had no clue that Japan loved them so much.
Good classic
Þetta er enn ein hljómsveit sem ég hef heyrt í án þess að vita hver hún er og þetta er bara nokkuð gott stöff. Ég gæti hlustað á þessa plötu aftur en ég mun klárlega skoða aðrar plötur en tónleikaplötu með sveitinni.
Helt okej trots att det är en liveplatta.
Usually eh about Cheap Trick (don’t love how much they sing about little girls) but this was a very fun live recording & has my favorite version of I Want You To Want Me on it
Enjoy Cheap Trick, not a fan of live albums.
Terrible sound quality
Very decent Live album which is listened to in one breath. 3/5
i never really got into cheap trick, this album was good, i will dig a little more into them as time allows
Un album qui file diablement vite. Un bon album rock qui remplit ses promesses.
A good album but it being live kinda ruined it for me
One the best live albums. Right up there with Frampton Comes Alive
•Owned •Thee Live Rock Album. Cheap Trick turns the Budokan into a cauldron with an inferno of a set. Even when they swing with Fats Domino’s “Ain’t That a Shame”, they also rock. I would, indeed, like to do a number with them. (I saw them live about 20 years ago, at the Date Festival of all places, and they still played their hearts out then.) •4.5/5
1. hello there - 1 2. come on come on - 1 3. look out - 1 4. big eyez - 1.5 5. need your love - 1.5 6. aint that a zhame - 0 7. i uuant you to uuant me - 1 8. zurrender - 2 9. goodnight - 1 10. clock ztrikez ten - 0
So I've never known what album the live version of I want you to want me came out on. I always thought that the recording sounded different than other live versions of albums made at that time. You have to give props to the audience's enthusiasm and screaming. Couple of classic rock classics in here, but overall the songs seem to mesh together and not keep you interested.
Iconic. The Beatles best work. This album changed music and the recording process. Experimental genius.
>The next song is called "Surrender" >Japanese screams get cut off Kinda the only moment worth mentioning. Didn't feel the energy
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A good live album with lots of energy. Haven't heard any of these songs before but might check out some of their albums after this.
There's some other version of this album out there somewhere, right? One that's actually incredible and full of energy? There has to be. I have no idea how this is in this list of 1001 albums otherwise. How the hell is this in the top 500 albums of all time? How is this anywhere on anyone's list of top live albums. This is... I mean it's dog shit. Low energy minus the crowd going crazy because Japan is a weird place (no offense to the Japanese folks reading this, we're all weird in our own ways) and in the 70's this was as Midwestern American as a coke and a McDonald's burger. The playing is sloppy, the songs mostly suck. I Want You to Want Me and Surrender are obvious highlights but nowhere near good enough to save it. The same boomers bitching about how Taylor Swift is overhyped (or calling her actively bad) are gonna tell me this sell out bullshit wasn't the same nonsense? This is lowest common denominator rock designed for radio play. Seriously, I forgot that Cheap Trick existed and I'm looking forward to next week when I can do it again.
I mostly hate live albums save for the odd one, this is not an odd one out. except I Want You, this version absolutely blows out the regular version.
I mean… it’s a live album. What do you expect? At least I know where that shitty radio version of “I want you to want me” came from
The 3 main hits are fine but I’d rather just listen to the main songs if I cared. Idc.
boring and long as fuck.
It's not bad, and surrender is a great song, but I don't understand what's so great about this live album. I'd much rather just listen to the better recorded studio versions. 2.5
This is fine so far. I'm familiar with Cheap Trick and most of these songs but they've never been my favorite. A couple classic songs here that I enjoy, but nothing truly standout.
Listened Before? N A pretty good live album. I've never heard about the phenomenon of Cheap Trick mania in Japan. Pretty interesting stuff and it was cool to hear the fans lose their minds. Good performance, too. I know "I Want You To Want Me" is big hit off this one but I can't stomach it anymore. One of the most overplayed songs of all time and actually made me drop a star. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Surrender
Pues me han gustado bastante. Hard rockpower pop. 1978.
Energy
Livelevy, blääh. Rocklevy, blääh. No kuunnellaan miten Japanin keikka on sujunut, mutta ennakkoon en odota tältä levyltä suuruuksia. Livelevyt eivät kuulu henkilökohtaiksi suosikeiksi. Keikat livenä ja levyt loppuunhiottuina studioversioina. Vaikka tuolta pari tuttua biisiä löytyi, niin kokonaisuutena aika blääh. Ei vaan livelevyt uppoa, edes pakottamalla.
4.0
C'était bon, mais c'était loin d'être un album live que j'ai trouvé mémorable. C'est sûr on avait des gros hits, mais le fait de l'avoir en live ne venait pas apporter grand chose de plus. Les performances, bien que solides, étaient jouées de façon assez "safe" sans déviation ou solos qui se démarquent. Encore une fois, un bon album, mais pas tellement un nécessaire d'écouter dans sa vie. 6/10
pretty good, 3.1
Some good ole fashioned rockin'! Not bad at all, they probably could have gotten away with calling themselves Moderately Priced Trick.
3 stjerner
liked it but not super special to me
Surprised to read the negative reviews! I love these songs—fun, high energy power pop. “I Want You To Want Me,” “Ain’t That A Shame,” and “Surrender” are all classics, and the enthusiasm of the crowd is incredible. The quality of the recording is lacking, but it makes up for it in the energy of the crowd.
Nice
Good album. Need to listen to more cheap trick
Meh
Mostly been a pretty undemanding week for me here, much of it I've already heard a lot on FM radio ("Stay With Me", "Wanted Dead or Alive")-- and still like to this day! Kinda thought Cheap Trick would be an easy breezy 4 or 5, but apart from the trilogy of the Fats Domino cover, "I Want You to Want Me" & "Surrender", I don't think much of this was particularly elevated by being a live performance. And generally, the thing I like the least about a live recording is the audience, and there's plenty of that here. Bookending At Budokan is about 2 straight minutes of screaming, which at a certain point oversells basically any band or song ever. There's a reason why I don't really seek live versions of Beatles songs Don't let my mixed enjoyment of this live album fool you, I unapologetically like Cheap Trick's radio hits, even as much as "I Want You to Want Me" [Live] gets overplayed. Hey Siri, play "The Flame" HL: "Big Eyes", that trilogy December 11, 2023
Live albums should not be on the list, in general. In particular this live album does nothing to demonstrate why anyone would listen to Cheap Trick, why anyone did listen to Cheap Trick or why anyone should. It's some generic hard rock songs with terrible mixing interspersed with screaming fans. The inclusion of live albums is self-indulgent nonsense and this one barely constitutes an actual album.
Pretty fun.
Meh, okay
7/10
3/10, 30%
Great concert!
Top notch power pop. *Cue screaming girls*
Interesting choice for a live album. I figured there would be a couple like Frampton or maybe Kiss but not sure why this made it. The album itself is fine, I like Cheap Trick
Sounds like Spinal Tap
2.5 - I Want You To Want Me is, of course, classic, and the version of Surrender isn't awful, but I'd probably just listen to the studio version. The rest of the album was pretty nothing to me.
Cheap Trick capture their high energy power-pop in a live setting. Guided by Voices fans will find a lot to like here, latter-day GBV - in the Doug Gilliard era(s) - clearly takes some influence from Cheap Trick.
Heard this before as its always had some legendary status. Its OK but I dont really understand the love. Couple of great tracks on the 2nd side but meh.
cheap trick… an intoxicating mix of rock, punk, and pop. they put on an excellent show, and this album is a great representation of them in a live setting. highlights: “big eyes”, “ain’t that a shame”, “i want you to want me”, “surrender”.
Good band. Good songs. Everything I hate about live recordings.
Never heard the whole album, just IWYTWM and the rest is just as upbeat and catchy as that one is. Good stuff.
this album was fine and i'll concede it's notable/historic, especially for a live album. this version of i want you to want me is really the most iconic version in my opinion. i liked the songs i knew already, plus clock strikes ten had some interesting instrumentation going on. everything else felt like filler, and the live part didn't really add much to the experience for me. quality was also not stellar, but it's live and in the 70s so i get that. favorites: hello there, i want you to want me, surrender, clock strikes ten
Here's an album that I'm going to forget about as soon as I finish this review. Look, this isn't a bad album or anything. I think the instrument playing in particular is good enough. I just don't really care all that much. Maybe I would've cared a few weeks ago, but at this point it might be possible that I'm starting to become numb to 60s and 70s rock. The writing on these songs is incredibly basic and the singing isn't that impressive to me. On a more positive note, at least the songs don't all sound the same. They sound similar, but fortunately it's not too repetitive. I guess I kind of understand why this is on here from an impact standpoint. Apparently this album and band was pretty big in Japan and Cheap Trick did influence bands that I do like such as Nirvana and Green Day. However, this album in particular does nothing for me. 2/5. EDIT: I re-listened to this one for a project I'm doing, and it definitely isn't as bad as I once thought. This thing still has its problems like the dopey frontman, basic songwriting, and lopsided pacing but it's got some good songs and energy. "I Want You to Want Me" and "Surrender" especially are good fun. Plus, the album is fairly iconic, and I think it was wrong for me to give this the equivalent of a 4/10. It's more like a 5/10, which equates to a low 3/5.
A fun live album with a few bangers, the expected extended versions of a couples songs and an excited crowd. High 3
Just another live rock album
Live albums are my least favorite
About want(& desire)/potential unrequited love Hard rock, Power pop Enjoyable but meh
Surrender is so insanely good, but the rest was kind of meh.
This is a Cheap Trick live album
A legendary live album from an okay band. I like the hits, the rest can go take a hike
Sometimes I’m doubtful these albums must be listened to before death lol It’s nothing special it’s just like every other fkin live album. Why must I listen WHY
Not a fan of live albums, but definitely a band I'd explore more off the back of this.
I don't know why, but with this album, I always end up forgetting to write something about it. I've heard this three times by now. What can I say, I kinda like it. This one's on track with all the other live albums from this list I enjoyed. I like the feeling of the audience being there, it's kinda ecstatic. Like almost every song on this.
2/5
I don't think live albums should be on a must listen to list - oh well.
That crowd you can hear in the background certainly were mad about both the band and the performance. This sets the tone for what you are listening to, might be 70s pop rock but still very relatable and bit of fun.
One of the biggest things I’ve learned from doing an album a day is that I actually have started to really like live albums, where previously I avoided them for no particular reason. I just assumed they would be annoying to listen to compared to a studio recording, but really many of the ones I’ve done so far are high energy and I can absolutely see the appeal. Really loved these tracks, and found them to be even more exciting with an audience and that live concert sound.
This is a pretty cool album. Lots of good songs, but also cool instrumentation with plenty of solos, both guitars and drums.
Of what I've heard, it's possibly the album that benefits most from the live audience. Super fun
It is very obvious that recoding technology has come a long way. I love Cheap Trick but this live recording is hard to listen to in my opinion.
NO effing clue that Beastie Boys Sample, was cheap trick..... "this next one is the 1st song on our new album"... Hahahhaha That was a fun listen! I don't always love 'live' albums, but it was great
4/5 I liked it!
Lots of songs that I didn't realize were cheap trick, but overall I would have preferred a studio album
Kaikin puolin kuunneltava muttei tarjoa mitään erikoista jonka takia ansaitsee paikkansa tällä listalla minun papereissa.
Ok
My parents went to high school with the guys from cheap trick. While they were married with two kids when this album came out, Cheap Trick was living the rock and roll life style in Japan. This album is a muddy mess. The mix is pretty terrible, the crowd is too loud and the instruments sound like they are being played with cotton balls in the speakers. No more live albums.
Iskreno nisam očekiva ništa, a dobija san težak banger od albuma... Najbolja pisma: Need your love
Might be one of the best live albums of all time, these guys were on the same level of the Beatles in Japan. The live version of I Want You to Want Me is 🔛🔝
Good stuff
It's fine-ish. Some classics, some stuff that just plays. I don't really love live albums. A 3 I guess.
Rock album. Does not really move me, but I can see why it is good. There hasn't been a dull moment. 3/5