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beat of a different drummer, in
their case Bun E. Carlos. Through
the course of 15 albums and one
EP, Cheap Trick has created a
very diverse body of work. What
the SEX AMERICA CHEAP TRICK
box set attempts to capture in its
four discs and nearly five hours
of music, is the sheer genius of
Cheap Trick, vocalist Robin
Zander, bassist Tom Petersson,
drummer Bun E. Carlos, and par
ticularly its leader, guitarist Rick
Nielsen. SEX AMERICA CHEAP
TRICK succeeds in all respects.
Compiled by Bun E. Carlos
and producer Bruce Dickinson, SEX AMERICA
CHEAP TRICK is geared toward the serious Cheap
Trick fan. With over 30 unreleased, live or B-side
tracks, this isn't the box to buy if you only want “The
Flame." The liner notes are written by early Cheap
Trick supporter and founder of Trouser Press, Ira
Robbins.
The 64-song set runs chronologically for the
most part and begins appropriately with the In Color
track “Hello There,’ which also opened their live
set for years. Their indispensable debut is well rep
resented with “Mandocello," “Hot Love," “ELO
Kiddies’ and “Oh, Candy," but the exclusion of the
masterful "He's A Whore" (which was later covered
by Big Black) was a serious lapse in judgment.
As stated earlier, the odames make up the bulk
of SEi ..cRICA CHEAP TRICK Disc One's oddi
ties surpass all the rest. Be it the alternate version
of “I Want You To Want Me," which is closer to the
live version on At Budokan than its studio counter
part on In Color, a blazing run through of the Move's
“Down By the Bay" a wacky version of the Dylan
obscurity “Mrs. Henry’ with some “Hello, I Love
You" bass lines thrown in for good measure, or the
sheer dementia of “Violins’ which features tapes
of Dvorak, all the songs offer a
glimpse to where the band had
been and where they were going
Where they were going was
the top. In 1978 due to their popu
larity in Japan, Epic released a
live Cheap Trick album for Japa
nese consumption only. But some
American D.J.'s began playing the
live version of ’I Want You to Want
Me" from the Japanese import.
Listeners wanted to know where
they could get the record. De
mand became so great for the im
port that Epic finally saw fit to re
lease Cheap Trick At Budokan in
the U.S. in 197S. At Budokan
quickly jumped into the Top 10
and sold over three million cop
ies. Cheap Trick had finally arrived. Or had they 7
The band had already completed another album,
Dream Police, before At Budokan had existed. The
band was forced to sit on their "new album, while
the I've album was on the charts Although suc
cessful when it finally came out, Dream Police didn't
enjoy the success the record label thought it would.
Epic's expectations played havoc with the future
of Cheap Trick.
Since 197C, Cheap Trick has struggled. Most
of their 1980s output was commercially and criti
cally ignored, but such outstanding cuts as the
George Martin produced "Everything Works If You
Let It." from the Roadie soundtrack, the magnifi
cent ballad “Tonight It’s You," with it's killer chorus
and awe-inspiring bridge, the One On One double
whammy of “She's Tight" and "If You Want My Love,"
and the Bun E. Carlos showcase “Invaders of the
He rt" prove that Cheap Trick's brilliance didn't dry
up in any shape or form in the 1980s.
If any band’s music demanded a box set, it was
Cheap Trick’s. SEX AMERICA CHEAP TRICK offers
a unique glimpse into what may be the most un
derrated band of all time.
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