CHEAP TRICK

**cinnepa** · 10-01-2008, 09:42 AM

always thought these guys were one of the most underrated bands around.....delivered the goods every time we saw them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS0akG6RaxA

**nateski** · 10-01-2008, 04:25 PM

rockford, illinois' finest! in high school, the lead singer's son lived up the street from me (with his mom), and we were very good friends. i got to hang out backstage at their big 25th (20th? i dont remember) anniversary show in rockford, met slash (! he was filthy and smelly), art alexakis (everclear dude), and stood just off stage next to billy corgan (tall and creepy). rick nielson is friends with the owner of my dad's office building and hangs out there occasionally. i get way stoked when i hear them on the radio

**Core Shot** · 10-01-2008, 04:36 PM

Rockford represent!

Rick bought the house next to the high school I dropped out of.
Before Rick bought it, it was a cool party hangout. He put up a big iron fence to keep people away.
What a buzzkill.

Oh, and Robin Zander has got to be gay. Has he ever come out of the closet?

**nateski** · 10-01-2008, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by Core Shot

Rockford represent!

Rick bought the house next to the high school I dropped out of.
Before Rick bought it, it was a cool party hangout. He put up a big iron fence to keep people away.
What a buzzkill.

Oh, and Robin Zander has got to be gay. Has he ever come out of the closet?

haha. hell yeah. i dont think he ever came out

**CTR** · 10-03-2008, 12:41 PM

Rick Nielson's house is two blocks from my parents house and Bun E. Carlos (oops just plain old Brad Carlson) parents live a block in the other direction.....and my youngest brother (who played in the "guitar army" at the 25th show) taught guitar lessons to Rick's kids.........how's that for Rockford trivia?! CTR

**Mike Pow** · 10-05-2008, 05:16 AM

Fuck that was great. Cheers.

Surrender is still the shit.

**powpig** · 10-05-2008, 12:18 PM

Next month will see the release of their famous 1978 Live at Budokan concert on DVD. From Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/BUDOKAN-30th-A...230455&sr=8-11
For the first time, the DVD premieres the previously unseen historic 1978 Tokyo concert, aired only once on Japanese TV.

**Jer** · 10-05-2008, 12:26 PM

FUCK YOU!!!! ROBIN ZANDER IS NOT GAY!!!!!

..and Bun E. Carlos was the best stage name ever.

Seriously, Robin's not gay. He probably still gets more pussy every day than any of you homos could ever dream of.

Really, he's not gay.

**Jer** · 10-05-2008, 12:27 PM

Seriously.

**nateski** · 10-06-2008, 10:07 AM

might as well post a picture of robin's daughter, right??

**irul&ublo** · 10-06-2008, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by Jer

FUCK YOU!!!! ROBIN ZANDER IS NOT GAY!!!!!

Really, he's not gay.

Just because he stuck in Jer's butt does not mean he's gay.

**Tippster** · 10-06-2008, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by cinnepa

always thought these guys were one of the most underrated bands around.....delivered the goods every time we saw them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS0akG6RaxA

Damone: Can you honestly tell me you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen?

**Xover** · 10-06-2008, 11:17 PM

ahhhh, for the first time in approximately over 9 months a thread that I can honestly agree with every posting in here except the one 'bout Zander being gay.

CT was, is and always will be one of those timeless, underground bands that will slay whatever stage, whereever till the last band member standing is 6' under.

Long live Cheap Trick!!!

p.s. grew just a cow patty chuck ala-discus-style from Rockford so I'd like to think I know wtf I'm talkin' 'bout here.

**Core Shot** · 04-04-2020, 11:12 PM

This is fkna awesome cheap trick.
Rock and roll. No dream police bullshit.

Bun E. Carlos looks like your local mailman or butcher. But bangs the drums hard with cigarette in mouth.

Rick neilson is trying too hard, to be odd, but he is odd and a decent guitarist.

And Robin Zander is a decent guitarist himself. Back when he played. Before the sucky dream police.

**Benny Profane** · 04-05-2020, 12:23 AM

https://www.storiesbeyondthemusic.co...is-sleeve.html

**dookeyXXX** · 04-05-2020, 10:47 AM

I have always partial to their non-album soundtrack contributions...

**Core Shot** · 04-05-2020, 11:20 AM

Slash admits rick Nielsen was a major influence.

The dude can play. Makes it look easy.

**mcski** · 04-05-2020, 11:22 AM

Rick was the guy. They played at Hardly Strictly a couple years ago, but these days he can only handle the multineck guitar for a short time. That thing was mind blowing when he first brought it out. Robin def don’t look like Robin anymore. I think Bunny’s kid took over for him.

**Core Shot** · 04-05-2020, 11:30 AM

Post dream police.

Zander trying a new look.
Nielsen fucking around with a five neck guitar.

But damn they still rock.
And somehow Nielsen gets a wall of sound without looking like he’s playing.

**mcski** · 04-05-2020, 11:38 AM

That toss Rick makes in the beginning reminds me I still have one of his guitar pics from a concert in 81

**Core Shot** · 04-05-2020, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by dookey67

I have always partial to

That was weirdly cool. Thx

**CTR** · 04-05-2020, 11:48 AM

Bun got kicked out because.....Robin's wife started to go on tour with the band to keep an eye on Robin (who is not gay but has a history of wandering eyes and other body parts).....Bun didn't get along with or like the wife or something like that...at some point he said to Rick either she goes or I go (it's always been Rick's band despite the Rockford boys going way back)...and Rick said she stays (for what ever reasons to keep Robin, in check or whatever) so see ya......Frontman Robin was more important to the band than Bun despite being a GREAT drummer, not fancy but SOLID....that seems to be the common knowledge below the surface in Rockford circles....though I don't know about the details of pre-existing financials/contracts/legal stuff.....CTR

**plugboots** · 04-05-2020, 11:59 AM

Well, Bun's not in this vid from 2016. The comments say he's still in the band but not touring, (cuz the comments are always accurate). Tom is in the car, I think, but they barely show him playing.
Sidenote; the first car phone I ever used was in their manager's car. (I was dating a gal who had a cottage near Rockford, and she knew him somehow.)

**NBABUCKS1** · 01-23-2023, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by Core Shot

Rockford represent!

Rick bought the house next to the high school I dropped out of.
Before Rick bought it, it was a cool party hangout. He put up a big iron fence to keep people away.
What a buzzkill.

Oh, and Robin Zander has got to be gay. Has he ever come out of the closet?

oh my, did you goto keith?

I went to keith from 90-00 , then hononegah 00-02.

Was great friends with the people that bought ricks old house (we'd party there all the time) and rick moved two doors down. The one friend was in the band harmony riley with the nielsen kids.

ctr's parents must have been on crabapple

small world lol