Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen
Tlewis95
Rick Nielsen is the best song writer ever!
Cheap Trick rocks!
Nil
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> Cheap Trick is the best band ever. PERIOD!!!!
> Rick Nielsen is the best song writer ever!
Silly hyperbole.
> Cheap Trick rocks!
This is true! I have been lately listening to their self-titled
"comeback" album (don't know when it was released, but I guess sometime
in the late '90s), and it's great.
Tlewis95
the songs
Bubba Kahuna
I liked them better when they used to play the Sunset Bowl (bowling
alley bar) in Waukesha, WI. They did the best live Beatles set you've
ever heard. Even before Robin joined the band and Xeno was the singer,
they were good. Kinda 'poppy' for my tastes, but always put on a good
show. Used to go there on "Dollar Pitcher Night". I wasn't quite old
enough to get in legally, but that seldom stopped me.
- Jeff G
Tlewis95
not only a great band but great people to!
I have met all 4 band members and they were as nice and friendly as could be!
Greg Cisko
deep end here.
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Steve
I liked them better when they used to play the Sunset Bowl (bowling
alley bar) in Waukesha, WI. They did the best live Beatles set you've
ever heard. Even before Robin joined the band and Xeno was the singer,
they were good. Kinda 'poppy' for my tastes, but always put on a good
show. Used to go there on "Dollar Pitcher Night". I wasn't quite old
enough to get in legally, but that seldom stopped me.
- Jeff G>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I worked at WYBR/Rockford, IL, then WRRR/Rockford, IL. The band was from
Rockford (except Robin). They used to stop in to get us to play their tunes.
Rick was a nice guy...
SEFSTRAT
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band webpage: www.timebanditsrock.com
Les Cargill
>
> Cheap Trick is the best band ever. PERIOD!!!!
> Rick Nielsen is the best song writer ever!
>
</joke>
He is! Just ask him!
<end>
Cheap shot, I think on my part.
> Cheap Trick rocks!
They are a lot of fun to watch live, for sure, and
have made some fine records.
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Les Cargill
Nil
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> I always thought their name described them - a cheap trick. Bunch of
> guys pumping out music that sells, no apparent meaning, no desire to
> produce anything with meaning, music that sells to a certain
> crowd for a while taking advantage of current music trends. Just get
> in, make a few mega bucks, get out while the gettin's good.
I disagree. I don't hear them taking advantage of current music trends
- quite the opposite. They pretty much do what they've always done,
which is catchy guitar-driven pop/rock, as pioneered by The Beatles,
The Move, and The Who, among others.
Sure, there's not a lot of deep meaning in their songs, but so what?
Everything doesn't need to be deep poetry. They've got a great singer,
an energetic guitarist who is a prolific songwriter, a solid rhythm
section, and most importantly, they rock like crazy and they're fun...
so, what's not to like?!
And as far as gettin' out... they've been doing it for, like, 25 or 30
years, so I'd venture to say that that's not their primary goal.
Dan Stanley
"James Doe" <phonya...@Imadeitup.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 19:37:32 GMT, Les Cargill
> <lcar...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> >> Cheap Trick rocks!
> >
> >They are a lot of fun to watch live, for sure, and
> >have made some fine records.
>
>
> guys pumping out music that sells, no apparent meaning, no desire to
> produce anything with meaning, music that sells to a certain
> crowd for a while taking advantage of current music trends. Just get
> in, make a few mega bucks, get out while the gettin's good.
Isn't that the whole point of good rock'n'roll? Loud and fun?
I wish we had MORE bands like Cheap Trick. I don't WANT "meaning".
I want "Up in the morning and off to school".
And this thermos. And that's all that I want. Nothing else. Meaningless rock
and roll, and this thermos, and that's ALL that I need. That's IT. And this
paddleball game, but that's all. Just meaningless rock and roll, this
thermos, and the paddleball game, and that's all I need. I don't need
anything else... this ash tray, too, but that's all...
Dan
JMK
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>
> Sure, there's not a lot of deep meaning in their songs, but so what?
> Everything doesn't need to be deep poetry. They've got a great singer,
> an energetic guitarist who is a prolific songwriter, a solid rhythm
> section, and most importantly, they rock like crazy and they're fun...
> so, what's not to like?!
>
>
Props to them for finding a way to put "Indonesian" in a
rock song. And "Auf Wiedersehen" is freaking brilliant.
JMK
Les Cargill
>
> On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 19:37:32 GMT, Les Cargill
> <lcar...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> >
> >They are a lot of fun to watch live, for sure, and
> >have made some fine records.
>
> guys pumping out music that sells, no apparent meaning, no desire to
> produce anything with meaning, music that sells to a certain
> crowd for a while taking advantage of current music trends. Just get
> in, make a few mega bucks, get out while the gettin's good.
For more than thirty years. Yup.
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Les Cargill
Les Cargill
>
> "James Doe" <phonya...@Imadeitup.com> wrote in message
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> > On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 19:37:32 GMT, Les Cargill
> > <lcar...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> >
> > >> Cheap Trick rocks!
> > >
> > >They are a lot of fun to watch live, for sure, and
> > >have made some fine records.
> >
> >
> > I always thought their name described them - a cheap trick. Bunch of
> > guys pumping out music that sells, no apparent meaning, no desire to
> > produce anything with meaning, music that sells to a certain
> > crowd for a while taking advantage of current music trends. Just get
> > in, make a few mega bucks, get out while the gettin's good.
>
> Isn't that the whole point of good rock'n'roll? Loud and fun?
> I wish we had MORE bands like Cheap Trick. I don't WANT "meaning".
>
> I want "Up in the morning and off to school".
>
You would think that this would not
require explanation, yet...
> And this thermos. And that's all that I want. Nothing else. Meaningless rock
> and roll, and this thermos, and that's ALL that I need. That's IT. And this
> paddleball game, but that's all. Just meaningless rock and roll, this
> thermos, and the paddleball game, and that's all I need. I don't need
> anything else... this ash tray, too, but that's all...
>
> Dan
<insert "Speed of Sound" by Wings here> Fine album, it is. Fine.
Hope that helped.
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Les Cargill
Ron Thompson
> I always thought their name described them - a cheap trick.
Well yeah, they were. Before the first record the guitar magazines and
Circus and Hit Parader and Creem and all had these ads that were just the
edge of the page, like an inch or two in. I remember Bun sitting at drums,
Nielson looking remarkably like he does now, Zander was pretty. The ads
just said "We are going to play a Cheap Trick on you". Then they sort of
arrived or whatever. Anyone remember them ads? Probably not.
> Bunch of guys pumping out music that sells, no apparent meaning, no desire
to
> produce anything with meaning, music that sells to a certain
> crowd for a while taking advantage of current music trends. Just get
> in, make a few mega bucks, get out while the gettin's good.
Yeah. Amazing how they haven't gotten out yet. Still playing, still
writing, still recording. We should be such a cheap trick, ehy?
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rct
The opinions above are mine and mine alone.
Dan Stanley
"Ron Thompson" <Ron.Th...@faa.gov> wrote in message
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> James Doe wrote:
>
> > I always thought their name described them - a cheap trick.
>
> Well yeah, they were. Before the first record the guitar magazines and
> Circus and Hit Parader and Creem and all had these ads that were just the
> edge of the page, like an inch or two in. I remember Bun sitting at
drums,
> Nielson looking remarkably like he does now, Zander was pretty. The ads
> just said "We are going to play a Cheap Trick on you". Then they sort of
> arrived or whatever. Anyone remember them ads? Probably not.
Boy Howdy! I sure do!
Les Cargill
>
> On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 04:31:25 GMT, Les Cargill
> <lcar...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> >Just get
> >> in, make a few mega bucks, get out while the gettin's good.
> >
> >For more than thirty years. Yup.
>
> even call it nostalgic.
No, they are still releasing new albums. I have not seen
them in a very long time, but they do not appear to be
set up on the 401k tour business model.
Very few people understood the process of creating
radio friendly, hooky pop songs with some meat on 'em
as well as Trick.
> I have to admit that I'm shocked anyone still
> listens to this band.
I think you'd have to understand the role
rock and roll plays as cultural phenomenon in
the middle parts of the country.
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Les Cargill
Tlewis95
They still sell out concerts.
Pete Kerezman
wrote:
>Isn't that the whole point of good rock'n'roll? Loud and fun?
>I wish we had MORE bands like Cheap Trick. I don't WANT "meaning".
>
>I want "Up in the morning and off to school".
I dang near had a wreck when we were driving up to Austin and David
Lindley came on the radio singing "King Of The Bed"
"Up in the morning and off to bed..."
Texas Pete
Michael Jacobsen
way up) but very nice.
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