i just watched a Guitar Center Sessions episode about Cheap Trick, a band i saw nearly every weekend at various clubs in the Chicago suburbs during my misspent youth of the mid 70s. we were on a first name basis: Robin (Zander, vocals), Rick (Nielsen, a zillion fun guitars), Bun E. (Carlos, drums) and Tom (Petersson (bass). they drove to gigs in a white Rolls Royce. i still have a souvenir t-shirt.... after i left Ilinois for California in late 76, they signed a record deal with Epic and took off internationally, particularly in Japan. and theyre still touring and going strong. i love that they havent changed to fit the market -- they still play and record what they like and hope their fans buy it. catch the show if you happen to see it. heres a song i used to dance to at the local clubs, back in the day....seems like yesterday:
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 07:58:29 +0000
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