So this the first band I ever saw in concert in Sacramento about 1981. Went into the Marines, then after ended up in Connecticut as a State Trooper a few years later. One night I stopped for a disabled vehicle on I-91 near New Haven CT. Low and behold it was Cheap Trick! Their driver ran out of gas. Lol. They were performing in CT so I gave them a ride to the hotel they were staying at in New Haven. Left to driver behind to wait for the tow truck with gas. These dudes were so freaking cool. Chatted me up and I told them how I saw them at a totally awesome show in Sacramento in 1981. At first, I had a hard time believing them when they said they were the Rock Band Cheap Trick, but I totally recognized Rick Nielson, who had walked back to the car after seeing my overhead lights. No cell phones then so they had to walk to get gas. Anyways, when I dropped them off, they asked for my card. A couple weeks later, I got a package with a autographed poster and a T-shirt. Now that was nice. Always, I like these guys since. Met a few celebrities as a Trooper. Some are cool, some are weird, and some are just plain ol normal like these dudes. Heard this song on the radio today and it remined me of this story. Not that anyone cares but it was cool at the time.

One of the best drum openings to any song I've ever heard.

Poor Bun E Carlos doesn't get enough credit. Guy is the foundation to their beat and rhythm.

I'll be 98 years old next march and I still love this band fond memories

Cheap Trick Budakon album!!! One of the best live albums ever!!!

Bun E Carlos was the most underrated drummer ever!!!!! Hey Bun ? Your fans r here!! You rule!!!

For those who are close listeners, this is not the same version as the record. This verison was actually filmed at Budakon. The album version of the concert was recorded at Osaka.

I was born and raised in Rockford IL since 1968, left in 86. My father worked with Robin's mother at an adult mentally challenged school. He and the band would come there to sign the students pottery and for the school to sell them to raise money for the school. I would see Rick come the movie theater with his family I worked at. They would always do a donation concert in a park in the area for the March of Dimes foundation. Good People for sure. Nelson guitar shop owned by his father was in the neighborhood too. I've seen a lot of their concerts and ever a guitar pic from Rick he would always throw out, later I gave it to my GF and she made an earring out of it. lol Fond memories. We had a Cheap Trick VS Kiss war while I was in junior high too. So fun

No trash, NO BS !!! To the core, pure rock and roll!!!

To say Cheap Trick was firing on all cylinders at this show is a vast understatement - one of the greatest live albums of all time. I like the girls running on the stage at :44 and being quickly removed by security. Cheap Trick puts on a show - Ironically I saw them open for Meatloaf years ago -RIP.

Robin Zander has one of of the best voices in rock.

59 years old and they still give me chills... most under rated band in my life time

Bun beat on those drums like they owed him money! 😁

If you're wondering why Robin goes running off stage right at 0:50, he was checking to make sure that the fan that got bum rushed by security is OK, and to tell them not to throw her out of the show. These guys have always been a class act!

Still love this band. I am 60 years old, and still rocking to this band.

Hello to all my preceding generations. 25 here! Grew up listening to good music because of my late father (died at age 59 in 2020) and this type of music keeps those memories of him close!

Cheap Trick was rocking me when I was 17. Now im 61 and still rocking!!!!

They were so popular in Japan that the press dubbed them "the American Beatles." I saw them in Philly at the old Tower Theatre. They blew the house down!

One of THE best bands to see live! Bun E. is one of the greatest underrated drummers of all time.

And this... ladies and gentlemen, is what's called a true SUPERGROUP!!!!

One of the best live bands ever! Lucky enough to see them back in the day!

rarely is the buildup to a song even greater than the song itself, but it is here and you can feel the anticipation in the budokan audience

Great sound out of a great four-piece. Every player is carrying his weight.

When my wife and I were dating the first concert we went to was Cheap Trick. Bothe sets of parents said we wouldn't make it. Well, 39 years later and seven (7) Cheap Trick concerts later we're still together! Come back to Bismarck guys.

IT'S 2022 AND I STILL LISTEN TO THIS GREAT SONG FROM 1979🥰😍🤩😘💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋❤❤❤🧡💛💚💙💜

I'm a Wisconsin boy, thru and thru! The ORIGINAL singer for Cheap Trick was a dude named Zeno, well.. Robin took over, Zeno ended up singing for Milwaukee's very own; Bad Boy. Stories of Cheap Trick sneaking up here before AND after hitting big, are all over town... STILL! Met Bun E at a Milwaukee East Side pub? Just a real cool cat.

I'm 61 and quite frankly I can't imagine my world without Cheap Trick in it. Some days you just want to crank it up and listen to some great tunes from a magnificent band!

Back in the day I played this album till the vinyl wore out. I got a scratch on this track, my brain still hears the 'pop' every time I come back here.

64 years old and still rock like hell to these guys! Live from Budakon is one of the best live albums ever!

Just saw them in concert, New Years Eve 2019 at Treasure Island Casino, Red Wing MN and they brought the house down!!! 40 years of Rock & Roll Domination!!! Young and old were dancing in the isles.

What makes this so fine is the start with the drums....then you have two sets of band members....one side long hair types and the other straight as nerds....this way they play off each other ....and don't forget the end...its always fun to listen to each member play and back forth....btw I remember when this came out in the late 70's...I was a college DJ!

What a fun band Cheap Trick was.. Just wonderful

Bun E. Carlos you legend! One of my favorite drummers ever

55 yrs. old and they still give me a chill. Rick is most definitely in my Top 5 greatest guitar players whoever walked the Earth.

this is the song that made me fall in love with the album

In my album version of Live at Budokan, the lyrics on the album sleeve were badly translated into English and now I always sing: Ain't that a sham, youre the one to blam. Still one of the best live albums.

Jesus, they are SPOT ON and the drumming is SICK! Can't believe this is live.

When you take an already classic song and you make it your own and create somethin unique and still great you get something like what you have here.

Best live album ever

This is probably their best performance of this song. It is so clean and crisp. The drum intro is stellar. I can plainly hear the different instruments.

I have met Cheap Trick and have an autographed photo from the seventies. It was so cool to shake the hands of my idols. Afterwards I was right at the stage for the concert. Great memories. I still cannot believe I actually met them.

Bun E Carlos..... Nuff said..... ;) One of THE best bands to see live! Bun E. is one of the greatest underrated drummers of all time.

This song should be retitled ENCORE because I can't get enough of it...Lol!

That dude is shredding that quitar. Good job guys. That rocks.

I can only imagine how much Japanese trim these guys smashed on this tour.

Guitar pick teardrop @ 2:43 is hilarious, never seen that before.

Boy, these guys were good. If this isn't the greatest live album what is?

One of the best bands ever! So glad I saw them back in 79!

I looked like Bun E Carlos when I was 15 without me knowing it back in 1977

I saw them as a young kid, a year before this gig. Nobody quite understood this band, but make no mistake, they did. One of a kind. Underrated, to be honest.

Cheap Trick was pure rock in the mid70s! Blasted this song at volume 11!

I'm 53 And I love these Guys ..Take me back to the 70's /80's

The drum beat/style really carry this song

I never knew this concert came in two parts until some years ago. I had the vinyl with 10 songs on it, and then 10 years later I found a cd with the other 10 songs - Cheap Trick - Live at Budokan Part II. It blew me away!

I was painting a shop & played this song on repeat 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣,... Stay safe ppl...🇸🇭👍🍻🍻

This is the Fats Domino composition turned up to 11. One of my favourite tracks from the live album especially with that base of drums that Bun E Carlos lays down at the beginning that builds up the energy before the wall of guitar comes on. One hell of a live jam.

I wonder who lit Bun's cigarette at the end. Complete animal on the drums.

These guys are epic my mom went to school with them Guilford High! Grew up in the 80s! One of the best bands ever! 52 and still loving new releases!

Saw them in Lake Geneva, WI when they were still a bar band back in early 70's.

Cheap Trick was the pioneer for the greatest decade of music, The 80's.!! Feel blessed to be in high school and college during this time. Peace, Love and Happiness!

A gone but not forgotten treasure from the good old days.

Saw them in the UK in 78 and twice in 79. They don't get across here very often but finally saw them again last December, in Sheffield, with Def Leppard. Awesome show. They've still got it!!@

One of the best songs live ever ❤

We need a two hour loop of that kick-ass drum intro.

Truly talented individuals, they've stood the test of time .Awesome band!

Oh, I still get a warm happy rush watching this incredible Band♥️♥️Robins Style of singing can't be duplicated 👏👏👏👏👏

I remember when this album debuted kickass then and still fucking kicks ass🙃

I would like to say that when this album came out I really thought that they would've put out as a single. The intro for is honestly one of the best intro's I have heard. The drums with a kick ass beat, you then have the guitar come and it grabs you. The music just elevates you and then comes " You make me cry, when say goodbye".The are a part of it also. Great build up to the song I wish they would have put it out as a 45

Budokan Tour- one of the best shows Ive been to! 38 yrs later and its still like yesterday!

A great rock and roll band and much deeper and rocking than just Budokhan...

Cheap Trick Doesn't get any better than this! 😎 🤘 ☠️

We need more rock and roll bands like this! 65 and still rockin'!

67 years old and been rocking thru the 60’s. 70’, 80’s 90’s and still going. Music is my life....

One of the best bands I've seen live, first time was 86 blowing motley crue off the stage in Edinburgh

Bouncing back and forth every evening between Steve Perry ( journey) and Robin Zander ( Cheap Trick) love these incredible Singers and their talented Bands , just getting my Rock on ❤️❤️ Loved growing up in the era of their music. Good times 👍👍👍

Greatest drummer ever in my book!

One of the best drummers in my opinion

One of the best live albums ever

I grew up about a half hour away from Rockford IL and I was just hitting my teens when they blew up. They were all over the radio back then and Live from Budokan could be heard blasting outta every other young guy’s muscle car back then. Just saw them live here in Reno a few days ago on their last US tour date and they still sound fantastic. Rick Nielson and Robin Zander’s sons also play with the band and they’re every bit as good as their dads.

Being the Drummer is the best part!

Summer 77, they opened for KISS, I couldn't believe they were the warm up act.

The amazing thing, regarding Bun E. Carlos, is he's playing this right handed (he's naturally a left handed drummer).

Born in 69 and this album still brings me the same feelings that I had whenever I drop the needle! Absolutely one of the if not the best live album of all time!

IMO, the best non-traditional cover ever.

This band was SO good in when they were together. It is not a surprise that it was a live album that made them big.

The Album that changed my life !! Greatness !!

STILL HERE AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS.

Born to play their stuff LIVE!

These videos provide a reminder about how good this band could rock. It's also a good way to demonstrate just how good the guitar playing of Rick neilson can be.

One of The Greatest American Rock and Roll Bands, from A Little Town in Illinois, Ladies and Gentlemen This Is Cheap Trick

I'm 54 I remember rocking out to them when I was 8 !

Cheap Trick is the greatest band ever , so much memories , bunch of great guys .❤

I love cheap trick ! I listened to this music to this music with my boy friend now my husband!!!!!!!❤

These guy's are timeless talent.

Always loved that drum intro

These guys rock. Nearly 70 just love their music what a band.

Can’t believe Cheap Trick played at a music festival 2 blocks from my house in NJ in a county park. Literally .25 miles from my back door fucking Cheap Trick playing all their hits. I was looking around thinking people do you realize what is going on here. I still can’t believe I saw them in my neighborhood!!!

I’d love to know if Robin, Rick, Tom or Bun ever watch these videos and think “damn we were so good that night”. Because to me, nobody was ever better on one night than these guys were on this one.

Epic Cover Plain and Simple!!!

this tune kicks ass!!