http://heavymetaladdiction.com/2009/12/06/cheap-trick-the-latest-2009/ Hard Rock and Heavy Metal news, reviews & discussion Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:21:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://heavymetaladdiction.com/2009/12/06/cheap-trick-the-latest-2009/#comment-28109 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:12:37 +0000 http://heavymetaladdiction.com/?p=4173#comment-28109 This review is right on the money. I love the fact that Cheap Trick aren’t afraid of doing short songs. Even Sick Man Of Europe is short, and that was released as a single. Who else does this today? And the Beatles influences are all over this record. Awesome.

]]> http://heavymetaladdiction.com/2009/12/06/cheap-trick-the-latest-2009/#comment-24619 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:35:42 +0000 http://heavymetaladdiction.com/?p=4173#comment-24619 [...] Cheap Trick – The Latest (2009): THE LATEST album from Cheap Trick turned out to be the biggest comeback of the year from a band that never really went away! Cheap Trick has always been one of the most underrated Classic Rock bands coming out of the mid-’70s/early ’80s and I always make the huge mistake about waiting to buy their new records until a few weeks after they are released. This year was no different and I waited until I caught part of their opening performance on Def Leppard’s summer tour before I picked it up. The odds were against the band when they basically started the album off with a Slade cover (‘When The Lights Are Out’) but it turned out to be one of the best songs of the year for me! Cheap Trick has always been a band with excellent musicianship and songwriting skills and THE LATEST is just another example of how great this band is. If I could describe this album in one word: Beautiful. After I gave this album a full listen, I played it again to make sure my ears didn’t deceive me…..I knew immeadiately that this was one of the best records of the year. [...]

]]> http://heavymetaladdiction.com/2009/12/06/cheap-trick-the-latest-2009/#comment-24539 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:50:56 +0000 http://heavymetaladdiction.com/?p=4173#comment-24539 You have well seen the beatles influence on this album. The reason is explained by their live performance, during the making of these “latest” songs, of entire Sgt Peppers ( a cd was issued this year ). Beatles influence is often given concerning Cheap Trick. It’s too easy and not really true. Rick Nielsen is among the best melodists of his generation. But, Cheap Trick is also able to make punk melodic, heavy rock, psychedelic tunes. So, it was easier to put them in this case : american beatles, but it’s more than that.
Cheap Trick is : 4 great rock musicians, one great voice, a lot of great tunes and no bad albums, with maybe 5 classic albums ( Cheap Trick 1977, In Color, Heaven Tonight, At Budokan, Cheap Trick 1998). I’m sure that, when this band will stop, their music will be discovered again.

]]> http://heavymetaladdiction.com/2009/12/06/cheap-trick-the-latest-2009/#comment-24492 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:41:47 +0000 http://heavymetaladdiction.com/?p=4173#comment-24492 Cheap Trick is a band that hits home with me. This is a core band of mine… it all started with Dream Police, just like yourself. I can never grow tired of Cheap Trick, I only become more fonder of them with each album and passing year. Gonna Raise Hell from Dream Police is unreal… that song, like so many of their songs, could have been recorded today.

]]> http://heavymetaladdiction.com/2009/12/06/cheap-trick-the-latest-2009/#comment-24485 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:49:21 +0000 http://heavymetaladdiction.com/?p=4173#comment-24485 Cheap Trick are one of my favourite bands. Does anyone know where I can get the download for this album?

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