At Budokan

Cheap Trick sound exactly as their name suggests. A cheap rock ’n’ roll trick or, to put it a bit more sexistly: hard rock for little screaming Japanese girls. Because if you strip away the screeching during the concert recording, the flowing manes, the unbuttoned shirts and the bare chests on display, all that’s left is very ordinary boogie rock, somewhere between Status Quo and the Bay City Rollers. Cheesy pop music for teenagers, with electric guitars and simple lyrics about love and heartbreak.

Had to turn off midway through the second song. Misophonia kicked in hard - such a bad recording of mediocre power pop. Started listening to Robyn's new one instead. Lovely stuff.

In stead of this garbage, I listened to Milton Naciemento and Lo Borges' album Clube Da Esquina. That is a true 5 star experience. This garbage I can't even get through one song. How cringe is this? It's not aged very well.

Not a Cheap Trick fan and so hearing them live doesn’t do anything for me.

good for them japanese that they like this typa shit

Hello There har Highway Star-energi. Men fy faen som jeg kjeder meg og tredje låta er ikke ferdig engang. Halvveis gjennom Need Your Love blir det endelig litt liv igjen. Groover. Men dette kommer ikke til å vare. Med I Want You To Love Me håper jeg vi har nådd rock bottom. Dette er irriterende dårlig!

I'm sure live albums are an important part of music history. This one is probably not one of them. I'm sure there are 1980s dad rock bands worthy of reevaluation. However hard I Want You to Want Me went in 10 Things I Hate About You, I don't think this is one of them either. Honestly a little insulting for this to be on the list at all, especially to the hundreds of artists who have put out much better music, even if confining ourselves to the Western Anglophone rock tradition which this list biases, and shows the myopia of this list (as with most of this kind).

1/2

There are quite a few albums on this list that I question why they are even here to begin with, and a live album is such a warning to me. This is yet another crappy live recording that is taking up the place of an album that’s worth being on this list. This recording in particular is bland, sounds prettt bad, and the band’s performance is messy. What a waste of time.

This has strong Frampton Comes Alive energy. How many girls named Jennifer were conceived to “I Want You to Want Me?”

just kinda meh tho

Unimpressive live performance without any highlights.

I don't usually like live albums but this one is particularly bad. It doesnt bring you in to the show, there's no showmanship or anything added in the performance. Its just like a worse version of a studio album with some Japanese girls screaming in the background. Awful.

I don't love Cheap Trick. Yeah, these guys suck. Big Eyes is like a crappy Black Sabbath cover. These guys and Ted Nugent must get along great. Need Your Love actually kind of rocks. Their Ain't That a Shame is a terrible cover. I Want You to Want Me is the hit, and this is the version you hear, and it is completely overrated. Announcing the name of every song before you play it is the equivalent of Missy Elliott calling every song on Under Construction "another Missy Elliott exclusive". Surrender is another big song for them and the opening chit chat ended up on a Beastie Boys song. Surrender is not good either.

parad de ponerme mierdas esto cansa de verdad

todos já sabem minha opinião sobre álbum ao vivo é mal gravado e cheap trick… é mei ruim

Just terrible !

Excitement of a live concert that made all the little girls scream. If what you want is one tune after another that has thumping bass, snare drum backbeats and unintelligible lyrics, this one is for you.

nada pero nada me llamo la atención, lo deje de escuchar a la mitad.

I dont like live albums

Production was just bad

Boo. Outside of the two hit tracls at the end felt very generic to me.

This one failed to impress me. It's fine, but I (a) don't think this album was particularly groundbreaking and (b) don't care for this as a live album. This one is not sticking around for me. Favorite track: "Need Your Love" was kind of cool in the middle.

Dire, I hate rock!

Livealbum

Good songs but live albums ain't it

Never got Cheap Trick tbh. And this sounds like a poor live album.

Pedophile rock, absolutely not

They seemed to enjoy themselves.

Unlike all of the other live albums I've had from this list (Mr Cash I'm primarily looking at you sir) this album offers no particularly engaging 'live experience'. It didn't enhance the musical experience and didn't make me like the music any more. Sound quality is poor, songs are very uninspired in delivery and structure. Crowd engagement was virtually 0. Not sure of this inclusion.

Not for me .listened to one track

Original review below, no change I'm afraid "I like Cheap Trick, I love rock and under some circumstances live recordings. But this isn't a good live recording. Some classic tracks on the album, some of which are their most recognisable, but overall I wasn't impressed with this album. The sound was off, some of the songs are too long and boring. Was glad it ended, the shrill of the recording was too much."

Nah. I don't mind Cheap Trick (although not a real fan either), but the quality of the recording wasn't very good and the sound of the crowd was annoying. I don't get the point of this album.

A lot of screaming on here. I presume they were screaming to be let out? Strong "little people of Stone'enge" vibes going on. I've heard better live performances from third on the bill bands at my local pub.

live = bad

Peak laziness putting a live Cheap Trick album on here. Old mates have some tunes but this makes me worry about how many of their studio albums are in here.

This Power Pop album feels cheap, all sharp riffs and high-spirited vocals drowned by the rush of performance and noise rather than musical refinement. Basically it's like binge drinking rather than enjoying the roch variety of alcoholic beverages.

nesto ne volim da slusam jauke prokletih svaki put kad pustim pesmu

One of those You Really Had To Be There live albums. Not great.

Cheap Trick are rubbish

I don't enjoy live albums. The whole point of live shows is to enjoy being there, it's not the same listening to below-par production and people screaming at home. Old live albums are even worse, the production is so messy the noise overwhelms me. My ears have been assaulted, it's causing anxiety. I couldn't finish it.

Robert Dimery, my dude - you're officially fired. While certainly not the greatest band of all time, Cheap Trick DOES have a number of strong albums, and this live shit is NOT one of them. Seriously, Robert - you're honestly trying to tell us that THIS album above all others is THE must hear experience from their library? Have you ever listened to ANY Cheap Trick albums? Did you even listen to this one? If this were a road trip, and you were my DJ, your sorry ass would be walkin'.

A new low for me on this ridiculous list.

I struggled to clearly hear the audio due to a mixture of crowd noise. Not for me.

Такий соьі альбом,мені не подобається

I am not a fan of live albums

Cheap Trick is self explanatory.

Another disappointing entry on the list. It's not that this is bad, it's just mediocre covers. A fun cover band, sure, but it doesn't even sniff the top 1000.

Scontato

There's a couple decent songs but a pretty terrible recording all around

What's with all the screaming. Rather boring and indulgent.

Mon premier 1 étoile! Excitant. À la base je trouve que les albums live c’est réservé à ceux qui sont déjà fan du groupe. Je ne connais rien de Cheap Trick, sauf I Want You to Want Me (et je ne pensais même pas que c’était la leur, je connaissais le cover). Ce faisant, c’est difficile de se sentir concerné. La qualité de l’enregistrement me semble quelconque, on peine à reconnaître les riffs ou bien entendre les paroles. Et indépendamment de ça je ne pense pas aimer Cheap Trick. On à écouté du rock 70’s 1000x meilleur dans les dernier mois. Next!

I really didn't like this. I don't like live albums generally, and this one just doesn't sound good. 1/5

Didn't finish it. This didn't do it for me. Butt rock.

1 Stern

DNF. Really wasn’t feeling this one. I just really don’t like this style of rock I guess.

zero

low quality recording and low energy performance, everything i look for in a live album

It's like, a fictional tv band playing music

If you like glossy 70s power pop to the accompaniment of screaming girls you’ll love this. I don’t.

Taputtelevat kuulijan selkärankaa. PS. Fats Domino -versio ilahdutti. 1,5

Der er ingen, der nogensinde har været så begejstrede for at se Cheap Trick som de her japanere. Det lyder ad helvede til drenge! Mellem to af numrene siger sangeren “this next one is the first song off our new album”, og det samplede Beastie Boys til album åbneren på Check Your Head 🤓

Live album hater strikes again!

Japenese fans will go crazy over anything...

Live albums are a finicky bunch to rate. On the one hand, some live albums are larger than life and can present a band in their best light. Some transcend the band's recorded work. Others are a really fun way to experience the band's music in a way you wouldn't get to normally, or just to relive a fun experience. This is neither. As a live album, this is pretty terrible as it captures more audience noise than band half the time, and none of the subtleties of Cheap Trick come through. Further, you really need to know the band and have an appreciation for them to get any enjoyment from this album. There's the one hit, but the rest are...fine? What I was left with was the distinct impression that this is best listened to after listening to another Cheap Trick album, or better yet left off the list entirely so other, more deserving bands could be represented.

It's ok, I guess. A rock band playing solid rock solidly. Track 7 is indeed the strongest of the bunch. Nothing too special so far. Can't imagine myself going back to it. That's why it's a

I didn’t like the live version but some of the hits I liked. Added them to my various playlist

Ugh. Cheap Trick is bad enough. Cheap Trick live. Just no.

I like Cheap Trick, I love rock and under some circumstances live recordings. But this isn't a good live recording. Some classic tracks on the album, some of which are their most recognisable, but overall I wasn't impressed with this album. The sound was off, some of the songs are too long and boring. Was glad it ended, the shrill of the recording was too much.

Simpelthen så intetsigende. Mest generiske stadionrock, men med manglende energi. Elendigt mixed, sikkert fordi det er live. Men hvorfor har de sat et livealbum på denne liste hvis det ikke er bedre?

Bland tosh

Oh dear! How did this make the list! No thank you!

Boring, not inspired music OR performance which is so tough for a live album

ja nee dit hoeft niet voor mij te veel rock

Just unspeakably shit.

What a boring, uninspiring, soulless, generic 70s rock album. Meh. I certainly didn't need to hear this before I died! One star for its length, 41minutes

Not for me 1/5

A relief when it finished

I feel a bit bad giving this a 1, because it’s not horrifically bad. It’s very standard 70s rock, which deserves a solid 2 stars and it’s a live album, so I’m docking it another star. Maybe “my favourite” 1 star album, but it definitely doesn’t deserve to be on the list.

Hey ChatGPT, please give me the most average rock album from the 70s. Please make sure that it's a live recording and that its quality sucks. Seriously though, I didn't like anything about this album. None of the songs stayed with me afterwards. What's the point of including on this list so many "rock and roll" albums that are almost indistinguishable from each other? There's so much more interesting music out there.

No thanks pal

Sounds like it was taped on a cassette recorder in the bass players back pocket. Terrible production/quality. I don’t usually like “live” albums & this is a great example of why they are pretty unlistenable.

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

¡Ay, mis oídos!

Jesus it's awful

70’s

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.

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.

Dull stuff being a live album does it no favours

So generic and uninteresting I'm unable to give this a detailed review.

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

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.

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

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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.

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.

Only *that* one song that's any good

Couldn’t find a version that wasn’t live

Woeful. Boring, artless dad rock. The biggest mystery is how much they paid the crowd to cheer between each song. Maybe they told them they were allowed to leave? The saving grace was how low the appalling singer was in the mix, so you couldn't hear whatever turdlets he was singing about.

Not a big fan of Cheap Trick and I do not generally like live albums. This, being both of those, was not for me.

No tää oli kyllä yksi huonoimmista levyistä tähän asti. Mitä ihmettä.

No entiendo el motivo de la inclusión de discos que suenan tan mal. Además tampoco me aportó nada musicalmente hablando.

zzz

Fuck Cheap Trick

Feel-good backstory, but don't like the music.

‘..I’m a dirty great big Five Nations fan, I’ve got Cheap Trick Live At The Budokan..’

nope not my thing

Surprisingly dull for a live album

I did not enjoy this sorry

Who is screaming this loudly for Cheap Trick? The songs are boring and the album sounds so messy

What an unbearable waste of time. Live albums, just in their nature of being live, take so much away from the music whether it’s sound quality, energy, talent, whatever. I already am not the biggest fan of Cheap Trick, though I do like some of their songs. There’s no diversity to these tracks, each one is just like the last. I don’t want to go on too long about this album, though I could, because I’d rather just forget the whole thing (except I Want You to Want Me, that one hit for some reason). 1/5

Stop. With. The. Live. Albums. I literally don't know a Cheap Trick song, this is useless to me. Actually, I knew I Want You to Want Me and Surrender. Those were probably the best songs here, but that's not really saying much. Really don't like most of this. Very bland poppy hard rock. No thanks.

Man this sucks. I never liked their music, especially I Want You to Want Me. The rest of this was difficult to sit through. Apparently the crowd was into it but I guess there are a lot of people who enjoy shitty music.

For a live album it really lacks the energy and connection to a listener you would expect. My least favourite of these albums so far. Felt boring and repetitive lyrically and musically. Honestly nothing very interesting to note.

I remember when they were really big when I was young and I tried but I just didn't really like them. 40-ish years later, I tried again. Sorry, still don't.

Live albums are rubbish

Derivative

horrible

This album sucks real bad. It's like when you go to a restaurant and the pictures of food on the menu look disgusting. Like, if you can't make it look good for the menu, how shitty will it be when you actually bring it to the table. That's what Cheap Trick live is like. The recording sucks, so it sucks worse live.

Livealbum får automatisk stryk

All sounds like one long song from the Bill & Ted's movies to me.

Lame

Wa? Hilfe, was soll DAS denn jetzt schon wieder darstellen? Nee.

Live album is the real cheap trick... Live albums should not be in this list

Gimmicky power pop that wasn't very good in the studio and even worse live. I really wonder what the authors were thinking when they included this in the list.

Got this record from the $.50 section of my local store. It’s the only time I’ve ever wanted my money back

A live album? FFS why? Music production exists for a reason. I do not need to hear the audience, they can get in the sea for all I care. Let's hear it again for music producers! OK. Track one and I'm skipping the rest of this album. A showboating drum solo may be electric when you're in an audience, caught up with a crowd. But listening at home? Nope, that's not cricket.

Pub rock at best

Not for me. Mor bland soft rock that passes you by. 1.

nej

Mostly okay, I can't say I found this engaging or entertaining and I don't care for the band especially.

Matig album, 2 leuke nummers. Maar geluidskwaliteit van de live opname valt tegen

Awful cheesy sing along chorus “rock”.

Worst Album so far / just because whole Japan bought every copy does it have to appear among 1001 ?!? 0.1

Lo tuve que quitar porque se me hizo denso y pesadísimo.

It was an album. I don't like live albums, I don't really understand them. But, I had to listen to this one.

Couldnt finish

got bored. nothing that great

Fuck live

Mon join jubilee group because kind person like last

3, couldnt care