Cheap Trick – At Budokan (Live) (1979/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 42:20 minutes | 487 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Epic
While their records were entertaining and full of skillful pop, it wasn’t until At Budokan that Cheap Trick’s vision truly gelled. Many of these songs, like “I Want You to Want Me” and “Big Eyes,” were pleasant in their original form, but seemed more like sketches compared to the roaring versions on this album. With their ear-shatteringly loud guitars and sweet melodies, Cheap Trick unwittingly paved the way for much of the hard rock of the next decade, as well as a surprising amount of alternative rock of the 1990s, and it was At Budokan that captured the band in all of its power. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist:
1. Hello There (Live) 02:27
2. Come on, Come On (Live) 03:16
3. Lookout (Live) 03:03
4. Big Eyes (Live) 03:56
5. Need Your Love (Live) 08:58
6. Ain’t That a Shame (Live) 05:11
7. I Want You to Want Me (Live) 03:50
8. Surrender (Live) 04:26
9. Goodnight (Live) 03:10
10. Clock Strikes Ten (Live) 04:03
Personnel:
Robin Zander, lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Rick Nielsen, lead guitar, backing vocals
Tom Petersson, bass, backing vocals
Bun E. Carlos, drums, percussion
Recorded April 28 & 30, 1978 at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Engineered by Tomoo Suzuki
Produce by Cheap Trick
Digitally remastered
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