Also, Surrender is a rock classic and easily in the top 20 rock songs ever written.

rick is one of the most down to earth and humble guitar players with fame one could meet, he is super super cool to just chat about life with met him years ago just a all around nice guy

A similar thing happen to me on front street in Memphis Tn, he was jogging but i difinitely recognized him the road. He played mud island that weekend and went to see them. There is more crazy stuff the story, but anyway the show was cool. Lost his autograph, oh well. Cool dude.

Cool story. He always seemed like a pretty nice dude.

I would have probably wrecked mine!

I'm 16 and I heard this song on a game called guitar hero I played and I became inlove with it😭

Nice! Did they ladies shout "Cry! Cry! Cry!" during "I want You to Want Me"? Or is that no longer a thing/was only ever a thing in Japan?

I heard cuz of their name they had a problem getting out of the states. Cuz of their name. 😂

I'm 59, and a big cheap trick fan. I was a big fan of them going back to the mid to late 70s. When the dream police came out, I couldn't get enough of it, even till this day.

Saw them with Def Leppard at end of 2018. Bloody brilliant!! Hello there ladies and gentleman - are you ready to rock!!

Watch “The Rocker.” It will make you respect your own comment even more.

or from a 70's porn movie ahahahaha

Just don’t take his stapler

@@mikethegrunty5968 Hello Mike, what's happening?

@@mikethegrunty5968 HAHAHAHA..

We needed this comment. Thank you so much for the Fast Times quote. Lol

The ambidexterity of Bun E. Carlos.

John Slupski Absolutely! He can play equally as awesome on both left and right-handed set-ups. Sure miss him in the band.

Yeah he was fantastic an exceptional drummer!

And the ever-present cig never dropped from his lips.

Yep. Looked like he hadn't even had his morning coffee yet but was always a fuckin' non-robotic metronome with great style.

he played the perfect parts always, suited the tune, not too flashy but effective. gotta respect that, like phil rudd from ACDC. i love progressive drummers but this also sits nicely with me.

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Guitar Hero: World Tour got me into Tool - I was already hip to Cheap Trick ; ) .

Dude if it wasn’t for guitar hero, I wouldn’t be pursuing a music career nor my taste wouldn’t be as diverse

@@yle99624 A lot of younger dude say the same thing guitar hero talking about all kinds of music that's pretty cool. Those of us who were old enough in the eighties we had the option every day to listen to music from all over the universe it was cool as hell. But it's nice when I see younger guys or women saying similar things they found all these bands they never would have playing guitar hero definitely cool. Rock on

it was gutair hero aerosmith i believe this was an ost. its one of the first 3 songs played in story mode too. ill always remember this being one of the first songs that i heard in that game. playing other games like II and III, i had too much of a taste in metal and grunge n when i heard cheap trick i was at first wasnt sure that i liked it. but that usually happens for alot of stuff we grow to like. it also made me like them more when i found out they hail from illinois. my home state:)

Same here man

glad you're still here

Yep. Cheap Trick showed us 70's kids that arena rock can actually be FUN without taking yourself seriously. By the late 70's I was so fed up with all the 'serious' rock stars and their pose. Rock had reached a point where the band members thought themselves godlike and untouchable to the teeming masses. I started getting more into the (then) new punk and new wave bands around that time, but Cheap Trick was an exception. Even after I dove headfirst into hardcore punk I still kept waving the banner for CT. They always put the music and the energy ahead of the dumb rock star mystique. Still a great band to this day (though I really miss Bun E Carlos).

Saw these guys 3 times back in the day. Never failed to entertain. Great energy

Yeah, I had no idea Rick Nielsen is so weird until I watched this video. It's so out of place for this music, but I think that really adds to the fun.

That's just the image they sold. If you dont take your music SERIOUSLY you don't become so famous that 40 yrs later people still come out to see you.

No bands can do that. Except this one.

You're absolutely right big Nate!! No house party was complete with out blasting "the tricksters"!!😎😎 I started high school at the right time!!

Bun E jus needed some snacks and a calculator

yep looks like a typcial accountant! However a great drummer! does his pounding job perfectly well.

@@Olegzyan Priceless image that never got copied :)

I always thought Bun E looked more like this personal banker for the band.

1BAT9MAR Bravo Co.

Cool! But I thought you guys drove around in tanks cranking I Get Around 😋

10-4 DADDY, Tanks for your service! SemperFI!

Ty all, even though the wars were criminal banker bullshit, you guys didn't know. Cheers.

Raggordy hahahaha Dad saves the day

love the dad theory

Daddy Should Have Stayed in High School

That's basically the plot of the movie The Rocker.

@@yvc9 yeah

There was nothing casual about the way he beat those fucking skins like a redheaded stepchild with sticks as thick as a billyclub. He kept his cool but he was one of the hardest hitting drummers I've ever seen live

More like 45 years later

See in them next week in Sydney so happy!!!

@@bernicehenry9738 have fun !

Saw them in 2015 and sounds the same! Luv them!!

Gotta love a real great band that survived through the 70’s AND 80’s, And still rocking!

You're just a kid. Try 73....

Timeless track

That's what timelines music is

Big Mike is talking well said

He is smooth on those skins. Reminds me of Cesar Zuiderwijk , drummer for Golden Earring. He bangs them like a well oiled machine.

Smooth, and yet one of the hardest hitters ever. I'll never forget seeing them on this tour, with Sweet. Bun E's kit was literally shaking so hard it was blurry! Of course Bun E just maintained his cool throughout the entire set, but I swear if his drums weren't bolted to the riser they would have gone flying in every direction

@@Brewzerr A lot of these guys are way, way strong, especially with their drum strokes.

Very underrated. He had one the best voices in rock.. Hands down...

thee4thdoctor Yup i was a teenager and saw these guys live and they are even better live .They made people look twice at them and look past the comedy and realize SHIT THESE GUYS ARE GOOD.

I saw them only once, and that was back in the Spring of 1989 when I was still 20 yrs old. I saw them play in an odd location...sort of, it was at a Hall on a College Campus! Millet Hall, at Oxford College in Western Ohio, on the Indiana border. I live in the central Ohio area, so it was a long drive, but I love a good roadtrip! By the way - The FIXX opened for the Cheap Trick. CHEERS! ; )

Before Reagan screwed everything up

@@thee4thdoctor I saw your comment on inxs don't change and I agree this was the golden age of music

@osama bama - CHEERS! ; )

Are you a veteran? The timing sounds like it. If it applies, I hear you and understand. 'Nam (USN) 1972...

@@jamespobog3420 Not a Vietnam Vet, too young. Military Service and 25 yrs in Law Enforcement. Many years working as a Forensic Ballistics Expert as well as on the street. Seen my share of guns, bullets, and bodies and post mortem examinations. As well as all the suicides, fatal car accidents, decomposed long term deceased bodies and all the pleasures of dealing with the live bodies. Hanging up my gear each shift and heaving a sigh of relief because I was in one piece. (Don't confuse me with the idiot Police Officers who feature greatly on YT. A lot has changed in the 20 yrs since I was doing it. I shudder when I see how some Police behave today). I have a lot of Vietnam Vet friends, mostly former colleagues who went into law enforcement after their military service ended. You and I are part of the club who understand what it's like to be used up by the machine then tossed away like a dirty rag when we cease to be of use. One of my good Viet Vet mates (3RAR 67-68 and survived FSB Coral-Balmoral), summed it up one day in two quotes: "C-Rations are full of sugar and salt - it keeps you angry". "I hate civilians, they just don't get it". He's one of the few people who understands me, sounds like you do too. Take it easy brother and thanks for your support.

@@jamespobog3420 I'm a veteran of 23 years in law enforcement in Sydney Australia. I worked in Forensic Ballistics as well as on the streets. My career was mostly guns, bullets and bodies. Post Mortems, Criminal Trials, as well as the usual suicides, long term deceased persons, crime scenes, fatal accidents, death messages etc. The stuff you don't hear about the good cops doing on YT. As well as Military Service. I worked with a lot of Vets, some of whom are friends to this day. I was too young to be drafted for Vietnam. As a Vet mate of mine, who survived FSB Coral & Balmoral (1967-68) Bien Hoa, says, 'I hate civilians, they just don't get it'. Or 'C-rations are full of sugar and salt...it keeps you angry.' Most of my former colleagues are damaged goods. The glossy posters don't tell you what you're in for when you retire. Thanks for your concern. 🇦🇺

@@jamespobog3420 Mate, I have responded to your question twice, detailing my background, and twice the message has been deleted by YT. I have no idea as to why. So I'll just say thanks for your concern. Edit: I'm a Veteran First Responder with a background in Forensics as well. I was too young for the draft. Some military experience also. I've seen my share of suicides, fatal accidents, guns, bullets and bodies. Post Mortems backed up with District and Supreme Court experience. The glossy recruitment brochures never tell you that by age 40 you will be damaged goods.

Sorry for your suffering! I thank you for your service ❤️ Hopefully the days of war will be over soon. God bless you ❤

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Still does

He sure DOES!!! 😎

The two guys harmonize really well. HAVE ALWAYS NOTICED THAT!!!!

So do you!

Saw them as recently as fall 2018, and his voice was still just as strong as it was in the late 70's.

Pat M Lots of people give more credit to motley crue for opening the doors when in fact CHEAP TRICK RIPPED THEM OFF THE HINGES AND GRABBED YOU BY THE THROAT WITH THEIR GENIUS.

🐱🐼 Power PoP

Cheap Trick were fantastic but .... saying they opened the door for the Cars is just BS.

The Stooges were actually the first proto-punk band. But CT certainly influenced other artists in their wake, for sure.

As much as I love Cheap Trick... I mean, they've been one of my top 5 favorite bands for about 43 years now... I gotta say no to this. There were *SOOO* many other bands before this that kicked the doors down for punk and 'alternative' music. I mean, where to begin? A good starting point would be the mid 60's with bands like the Velvet Underground, 13th Floor Elevators, and the Sonics (among many others). In the late 60's and early 70's there was the Stooges, MC5, New York Dolls, Modern Lovers, Droogs, Flamin' Groovies, etc... and then punk pretty much kicked off in '75, at least in NYC -- two whole years before Cheap Trick even had their first album out. Punk bands like the Dictators and the Ramones had albums out before Cheap Trick did. I'll tell ya what CT should be credited for, and that's making arena rock FUN again. They proved to the world that big time rock bands don't have to take themselves too seriously to be successful. They made it accessible at a time when most rock stars thought themselves godlike and untouchable. They were kind of like the missing link between big arena rock and punk/new wave attitude

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Right there with you

I get it so much! '79 I turned 13 halfway through the 8th grade!

Well said! Very evocative song.

Yup. Big sigh. 💫

Lived and loved

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emotionalinvalid I remember you at batting practice with Hammering Hank.

That’s awesome

Wow

That's an awesome story.

@@jleffel6969 Gusoline Alley, I think it's still there. Back when I worked there it was voted as having "The best Jukebox" in Detroit.

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mhadman Damn straight.Remember getting together on a friday night and loading the car up with friends and rocking to this song all the way to the drive in.Best times ever.MISS THEM OH SO MUCH.

Budokan forever rocks!

They had great songs like this but then radio garbage in the 80's

Julie Budakan got us American rockers to realize how great a 4 guy band can be.

Tom Petersson (two s's)

By birth it was Thomas John Peterson. He changed it to two s's later on. Thus why more people know him as Tom Petersson..

+ill met by moonlight Thank you! I did not know that.

I myself didn't know for a long time.

Whats the guitarists name?

Hi I recommend an indie song and video you might like called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix

I paid 5 bucks to see Genesis in 1976 , We sure got our moneys worth back then!!

Blows my mind. 1979: Joe Blow Productions Presents ZZTop. Six bucks. Today: Budweiser, Mountain Dew, Chevrolet and Skoal present ZZTop. EIGHTY bucks.

Bun e Carlos

And a bag of good Columbian was $20, ahhh , those were very good times

$5.00 in 1978 is equal to $20.00 in 2018. $20.00 is still a good price for a concert ticket, better than $80.00 any day! 🤘

Listening in 2022 I was so happy to hear that they are gunna Tour Australia this Year Wooohooo

AND the songs still hold water, and the bands still touring!🤘🏻

Cheap trick the most under rated band in classic rock a band my pop loved to hate and part of the Styx/Foreigner/Cheap Trick triumvirate

Best Pop band since the Beatles

They were more 70s than 80s . By the 80s they were well known

how lucky we were ;)

@@MaitreMark Could not agree more.

The 70s and 80s had the most kick ass music. I was 9 years old when this song came out and I remember my older brothers cranking this song up on the stereo for me.

Late 70's would be more accurate.. one of my favorite high school 8 tracks!

Actually its a very young Lukather on guitar, uncredited.

thats awesome

Lucky barber, Jeffrey. Interesting, but not surprising , that you could hear that.

Actually, I meant “lucky bastard, Jeffrey”(in a warmly envious way)

By '78 they were already huge in Japan, and they were starting to take off pretty quickly here in the states. Surrender made a small splash on the charts that summer. I was already into them by then, but I didn't get to actually see them until the following year, on this tour, with Sweet at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston. One of the top 10 best shows I've ever been to in my life. However I did finally get to see them at a bar many years later, in '97 at Stubb's BBQ in Austin. That show was almost as good.

Played Summerfest a ton of times in the 70s and 80s.

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richard kusi-menkah thats funny. I never thought about it that way.

richard kusi-menkah The 'manchild" helped me get into my hotel room that I was locked out of when I was 18 at Astroworld in 1985 or 6 can't recall it was so long ago, but just goes to show rock stars are human too!

Georgina Harwin​ that's awesome!

+richard kusi-menkah dont judge a book by its cover

For the record, Robin and Tom had long hair, but they weren't hair rockers, just two guys with long hair, in a band that's concept almost could've passed for an art school project...but yeah, you are right, they came way out of left field, there was nothing out there like them then or even now ☺

Probably 2nd greatest for pop/rock music...the 60s still holds the title for greatest in music. Music and artists developed and experimented at a very fast rate then, laying the template for music in the 70s

However......DISCO was 70's also.....Horrible.....

60s and 90s, then 70s. You are right about film though. The 70s was definitely the best decade for movies.

It seems threw time that back in early times the music was so good and skilled and the early blues birthed rock music and took it in many new directions and as we musically evolved threw decades of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s music was great and so many great bands rememberd. Why does music suuuuuck so bad today? How did this art just become ear pollution by today's artists? I know there are great rockers coming up somewhere but why is generic created music being in the mainstream today? This makes me sad. I'd rather listen to disco music than most music is today

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and yeah i too used ti have a cigarette in my mouth but only at band practise lol

Bun E Carlos always had a cig in his mouth when playing.

I bet you are an awesome person. Go dad!!

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I got to see them perform at Disneyland for my Grad night in 1984. Excellent show!