My husband's step dad got to work on his house in 1979 (not this one). Rick gave him 4 tickets to come to their concert so that's how my husband got to see the band live. That's what kind of down to earth person Rick really is.
@tkungfool15 жыл бұрын
seriously, everybody who is ripping on his house. The man lives in Rockford, IL is proud of it and has never left. So don't expect Beverly Hills.
@JuliasGallery3 жыл бұрын
People actually being critical about Rick and Karen's home? It's beautiful, and family is most important - isn't that true for everyone?
@macman04047 жыл бұрын
Used to run into Rick when I was a teenager back in the 70's at Cherryvale Mall in Rockford. He would be out shopping with his kids, dressed like he was going to a concert, and would stop and talk to anyone like he was just an average guy. Money and fame never seemed to have gone to his head.
@billsmith20418 жыл бұрын
met him at a hotel about 30 yrs ago....super nice guy, and was very friendly. Told him I was a fan, and he thanked me for it..
@digitalwasabi23 жыл бұрын
“We kept thinking the lamp was too expensive, then we said let’s just get it! Sure enough, when we went back to Ross, there it was in the bargain bin.”
@cynben7115 жыл бұрын
To each his own. Not my taste but clearly they have alot of love and respect for each other, which is what makes a house a home.
@dontsurroundurselfwithurself8 жыл бұрын
I totally get it. Rick's home is soulful and comforting, a perfect escape from the crazy rock 'n' roll life. And although Karen is uber pretty, she seems down to earth, humble, and kind-natured; a comforting soul to come home to after the crazy R'n'R life. Rick enjoys balance. And that's rare for most of us, especially in his industry.
@lfresearch12 жыл бұрын
It doesn't matter if we like it, it's their home... Thank you for sharing it with us...
@patrickdunn89183 жыл бұрын
Rick is a unique individual, and a worldwide superstar beloved by everyone in the rock music scene. A super solid and talented man who got it right.
@rimshot29528 жыл бұрын
I met Rick in the early 80's at a party. Very humble and personal guy.
@freecheese41433 жыл бұрын
Saw the band play. Saw many, many concerts in the day. The most memorable performance of them all. The band that got the crowd CRAZY was Cheap Trick. Never, ever had as much fun at any concert. Amazing showmanship like none in have ever seen.
@paulyabe10 ай бұрын
they are impressive live. Most memorable show in 1988. Drought year but that night was the only time all summer that it rained. It rained so hard and the wind... We were in the center of the pavilion and got wet. Water was pouring down the aisles. Drunk ppl on the hill were sliding down the aisles. Lost power. Rick, being the clown that he is, stepped to the mic when power was resumed and said 'F___ the storm!'
@johnc48764 жыл бұрын
A perfect house for the visually impaired.
@sashasmirnoff55663 жыл бұрын
you are savage. But you're also not wrong.
@baberoot19982 жыл бұрын
You all should see Rick's collection of guitars. He has a million of them. Rick is so down to earth. What a super nice guy. Happy for all the success he and Cheap Trick have.
@danielhouseworth57145 жыл бұрын
I didn't know Rick joined The Clash. That house! Love ya Rick!
@Monster_Mover_Stocks9 жыл бұрын
Nice to see a wealthy rock star living relatively modestly. That's a rarity. Most flaunt their wealth.
@microsoftaxell15967 жыл бұрын
The Verbally Abusive Clown that's Rockford for ya.
@analogkid49575 жыл бұрын
I don’t think he is that wealthy compared to mega stars like Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen , or Elton John.
@tmappe3 ай бұрын
Dude spent all his money on guitars lol
@robertbishop53575 жыл бұрын
Rick and his beautiful wife are an awesome testimony to the commitment to their love. I have such respect for them along with Alice Cooper and his beautiful wife. 30+:years is fantastic. God bless this couple.
@ald.51478 жыл бұрын
I saw Cheap Trick at the NYS fair a few years ago. Rick was very cool. He asked some children to come up on stage and speak to the crowd. He played he assortment of cool guitars as usual. Good show!
@tosaeast60324 жыл бұрын
Rockford is NOT 2 hours south of CHICAGO. It's on the WISCONSIN BORDER and hour NW of Chicago.
@AwesomeBeatles13 жыл бұрын
What can you say. Great song writer, singer, guitarist. Cool house, and a pretty wife. I have always loved Cheap Trick.
@ffdave1177 жыл бұрын
I've been a fan from the begining. Love this dude!
@TheKyPerson9 жыл бұрын
I can't help but notice that there's a checkerboard plate on one of the tables. I guess Rick had to get his trademark in somwhere.
@familyz21na483 жыл бұрын
Freemasonry.
@patrickostrom27625 жыл бұрын
The work of a couple that their ideas/ thoughts put in the home for themselves not us some of decor unique love the kitchen and stain glass hall,the lamp awesome! What where your expectations 300 guitars 1'000 of concert photos! As the The Rick Nielsen museum! The word is harmony of the couple in the town b 4 Rockford Illinois! LoL! Thanks Rick n Karen for sharing your home!
@toowild86348 жыл бұрын
Nice people,but the house looks like garage sale meets salvation army.
@bloozedaddy8 жыл бұрын
my mother would've used the word "gaudy"....and she had crushed gold velvet furniture with slip-covers. It's pretty busy to say the least.
Absolutely love Rick and Cheap Trick. So happy they were finally recognized with their contribution to music with the induction to the RRHOF .. BUT .. OMG what garish decorating .. sorry .. terrible taste ..
@The12stringbassist6 жыл бұрын
If they like it, that is all that matters. Their taste may not be everyone else's, but that's why these shows are made. Imagine the TV people going to everyone's house and the owners saying "Well, I wanted everything to be beige".
@laurametheny10083 жыл бұрын
Well said. To each his own. They gotta pay and live there. That's a hometown boy.🤘😉💜
@sagittariushorse108810 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rick For All Ur Great Hard work. U ROCK AND ALWAYS WILL!!! So Happy for you and your wife with such a beautiful home. You guys deserve it. You ve worked hard. God bless.
@OSDCrusher13 жыл бұрын
It looks like Rick Nielsen's sense of style went out the window when Cheap Trick came together in the 1970's
@RobertFairweatherMusic8 жыл бұрын
What a stand up dude. Congrats on your RRHOF nod.
@JCHaywire9 жыл бұрын
Wow. I love Rick's work. He's amazingly talented. The house--how could the host use phrases like "a bit eclectic" for such a trainwreck? Wow.
@gato790810 жыл бұрын
definitely like their music more than his house
@johnwillard61982 жыл бұрын
I’m going to see Cheap Trick this Wednesday in Great Falls Montana , 8/3/22 , mostly because they are the best fucking rock band :) and their new album rocks .
@DannyFnSaint2 жыл бұрын
Enjoy the show John!
@jamestlenahan11 жыл бұрын
I love Rick and the band very, very much. The house, though...I'm not so sure. Is it just me or is the décor hideous on an Olympic level?
@thrasherx2k16 жыл бұрын
Rockford is two hours south of Chicago??? That’s news to me!
@analogkid49575 жыл бұрын
thrasherx2k1 when non Illinois people think of Illinois they think it’s only Chicago.she explained to a national audience
@richardbinder96624 жыл бұрын
Almost directly west . I'm from Decatur a few hours south. Love Cheap Trick. Up there with Van Halen to me.
@michaelbachman50454 жыл бұрын
Not that it matters, it’s about 2 hours west not south
@zackpercellvo79234 жыл бұрын
Haha! Right. I live right down the street from Rick and we are definitely not 2 hours south of Chicago. More like 90min NW.
@benmullins24433 жыл бұрын
Rockford is about an hour and a half northwest of Chicago. I’m from Rockford
@acrovader8 жыл бұрын
The outside looks like a funeral parlor or 1970s supper club. Inside is pretty garish. 'A designer would probably cringe' is right.
@rpmrpm29676 жыл бұрын
In the master bedrooms closet is where they keep the dream police.
@BJane5810 жыл бұрын
Love Cheap Trick. This house seems dark--a little gloomy?
@Beowoulf695 жыл бұрын
Rockford isn't SOUTH of Chicago! It's NorthWest from Chi, right on the Wisconsin border.
@littlelamb680410 ай бұрын
Eclectic Rick. Nice of them to share their home.
@funkyzero11 жыл бұрын
I can't say how much I admire Rick and his abilities, but I do have to say... that's the ugliest damn interior I've ever seen in a house. DANG...
@bilburns131311 жыл бұрын
I worked at an estate sale right next door to his house a few years ago. VERY nice neighborhood. Nice people around there, too.Yea - Rockford is Northwest of Chicago. About 20 miles south of the Illinois/Wisconsin border.
@mark11967AD2 жыл бұрын
It was nice of Rick and his wife to share their home. I grew up in Rockford and passing by the house and that area is kind of like a mystery. You can’t really see much from the road so it was interesting to get a peak. I don’t get into some of their choices, but I do like the overall romantic feel. Rather then criticize as dumb people would do Im just thankful for people who aren’t our for popularity and being trendy but instead have a soulful and romantic relation to life. Makes sense that such thoughtful romantic people would be married all these years. Rick is one of the truly gifted and entertaining rockers of all time along with Cheap Trick.
@ThisSheetB4RealYo13 жыл бұрын
Jip! I only watched this cuz I wanted to see a room of 68 guitars, like I saw in Guitar World when I was a kid. He had millions of guitars, incl his customer Hamer, 6-headed, checkered monster! lame not showing Rick's jam-room, studio or equipment
@FaceValueUSA11 жыл бұрын
This video must be pretty old/dated. Lol! Love Rick. Very cool dude. And AWESOME guitars! Much of his guitar collection on display at a Rockford museum until the spring. Just visited last month, and Rick stopped by himself to chat for a bit. Very cool!
@7WordsET13 жыл бұрын
Love the table!!! They say they couldnt afford the lamp? Are you kidding me? Saved 10%?? Is Rick Jewish? The low ceiling and thick curtains that block out all light...I would feel like I was living in a box. I am claustrophobic and there is NO way I could live in this box/house.
@shellymusgrove33282 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rick... I loved your show back in the 70’s.
@damianodavid653 ай бұрын
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@moonlightride62563 жыл бұрын
It's not the worst house. Alot of it's really cool. Glad they like it.
@XohcandyXАй бұрын
I'd like to see a update of this, I'm sure it's decorated differently now.
@1michelemichele115 жыл бұрын
Love the ceilings, floors, *fireplace** (wow)... just about everything but the patterns & prints on the walls & stuff. Looks welcoming
@damianodavid653 ай бұрын
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@1michelemichele121 күн бұрын
@@damianodavid65 Meow!
@laurametheny10083 жыл бұрын
One of the best that's come out of Rockford, Cheap Trick. We actually DO have some fine contributions. These were our guys, especially in school. We drove to Dane County in a snowstorm with one headlight to see them. We did NOT get home in THAT car lol.😉🤘🤯
@damianodavid653 ай бұрын
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@mjphoto454 жыл бұрын
Rick is awesome
@Meddled6 жыл бұрын
Is that living room one huge curtain with some ill-proportioned furniture strung about?
@bluzkat1312 жыл бұрын
Somehow this reminds me of Graceland...
@dj38656 жыл бұрын
This may have been ok in the 80's but all those floral fabrics, wallpaper borders, ruffles and stained glass give me anxiety.
@teslaedison62362 жыл бұрын
Flowers give you anxiety?? Your life must suck
@JB111-b4d5 жыл бұрын
I say burn it down and start over! Long live Cheap Trick!
@thirteenburn10 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't surprise me to find out that this really wasn't Rick's house. He's been known to pull off a few pretty complicated practical jokes on people...
@tommy416266167012 жыл бұрын
dax told me when he was a kid, whenever he got into trouble and was punished, his parents would make him sit in the loving room and look at those curtains,,,lol
@medd0ws4 жыл бұрын
their house looks like a thrift store LOL
@kathysemrau23013 жыл бұрын
A house should represent the owners. Traditional design is reflects many eras. I like this house, because English Cottage design is timeless. Doing it once the way you like it, is better than doing it over and over. Thanks for sharing your house.
@damianodavid653 ай бұрын
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@roseakarosiehweinstein3216 Жыл бұрын
Too cool and cute Karen Nielsen absolutely darling and Rick very cool guy
@damianodavid653 ай бұрын
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@kjmg6511 жыл бұрын
Hurt my eyes
@pooie011613 жыл бұрын
I don't get how tranquility and beauty are reflected in this house. OMG the colors, those curtains and that lamp at 4:25. Ick!
@nightmoves79894 жыл бұрын
I still have many old buildings in my hometown including some old school buildings with original pressed tin ceilings, some are still exposed some are hidden under a more modern ceiling with the tin underneath completely baffles me, strip off the paint and they are beautiful, never see that kind of craftsmanship anymore.
@robertkaplan3324 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful ❤️ home my God Sweet!!
@lorilesage80889 жыл бұрын
Rockford is not 2 hours south of Chicago! I'm from Northern Illinois. Rockford is West of Chicago on the Wisconsin Border.
@Djd_Records_Zone7 жыл бұрын
she was reading the map sideways.
@johnmills8374 жыл бұрын
NW of Chi-Raq
@zackpercellvo79234 жыл бұрын
Exactly. I live down the street from Rick and have been in that house. We are definitely NW and about 90 min.
@St4r_Z0mb13 Жыл бұрын
I like the ceiling. It gives a kind of vibe.
@garyh44584 жыл бұрын
It's really classy. I wish I lived in that house.
@Ceejay5211 жыл бұрын
I live in Rockford. It's approx 90 miles and about 1 1/2 hrs and from here you would be heading east!
@s.l.sixgaming21543 жыл бұрын
My grandparents live about 15 minutes from his old home, in Rockford Illinois.
@CaptainCraigKWMRZ Жыл бұрын
I love the fact that this is all about how old everything is, and it's from the turn of the century 😂🤣😂😂 God bless Rick and family, from the vast future of 2023!! Rock on....
@RokDAWG115 жыл бұрын
I wanna see his guitars too...what the fuck!?!? He's also known for having some of the most incredible guitars
@shtoink2u28 жыл бұрын
I first saw Cheap Trick at a bar in Madison, Wisconsin, somewhere around 1977 -78, before they hit the big time. I don't remember the name of the bar, but it was downtown, maybe on University Ave. or State street. They performed on a stage and there were maybe 50 to 80 spectators there. I could just tell they were going places. I was a UW-Madison student at the time.
@sammccue5006 жыл бұрын
It was probably Dewey's.
@AudiophileTubes13 жыл бұрын
Very classy and unique! Thanks for sharing Nielsens!
@stevenrtrent99212 жыл бұрын
Love it! Not for me, but fantastic for them to not give a F what anyone else thinks and do their own thing
@stevesandwichproductions10434 жыл бұрын
It's not 2 hours south of Chicago. It's northwest!
@kinglear48596 жыл бұрын
Adams Family comes to mind.
@richardbinder96624 жыл бұрын
Dimebag Darrell's house in Dalworthington Gardens, Texas is really decorated crazy. I love the Nielson's home.
@ericalicous743 жыл бұрын
Got to love that tin ceiling.
@damianodavid653 ай бұрын
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@bellanita14 жыл бұрын
Love Rick & Cheap Trick, think it's awesome they haven't had a typical "showbiz" marriage that lasts five minutes but DAYUM am glad they live there & I don't...fugly mish mash styles all through the house.
@damianodavid653 ай бұрын
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@Xenofanatic13 жыл бұрын
Wow. Which takes you on the bigger trip?: "Heaven Tonight" or their house? I certainly understand, now, why Rick and Karen are so compatible!
@mrabrasive512 жыл бұрын
The early eighties called..time to update that house!
@ChristopherKelly-jy6ut11 жыл бұрын
Love his music. Love that he's been with his lovely wife for 35 years, but that house and it's location leaves much to be desired. If you've ever been to Rockford, you'd know what I mean. It's like a mini-Detroit.
@pattisimmons672 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful. I wonder if it still looks like that. I'd like to think as timeless as it was, it still is.
@damianodavid653 ай бұрын
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@lorilesage80889 жыл бұрын
This looks really 90's. lol
@paulstevens283910 жыл бұрын
Good job Rick Nielson! YOu deserve all the best! I been throwing money your way since Budokan ;)
@edwoll3 жыл бұрын
If the house still looks like that today, Mike and Frank would be all over that house for some tasty picking.
@philwillett91022 жыл бұрын
Man oh Man, love his music. His interior decorating....?
@GraffitiPhysical8 жыл бұрын
Love the table. Cool pad. Where's the music room with all the guitars? Lol. Like my place, I'm slowly taking over rooms with my gear. Lot of resistance from the missus.
@robinbrl6 жыл бұрын
Well, this is interesting. I like Rick and Karen is a beautiful lady.
@kilts4u211 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more. I built and remodeled homes for 35 years. This one is too damn busy. The interior is too garish and contrasts with itself. But, it's his house and he can do it up like he has. I just think it should be simplified. It screams at you.
@pumkinbreath13 жыл бұрын
live and let live . the man and women have there own tastes . I want a Rick Nielsen sweater for my little doggy
@229kara10 жыл бұрын
Horrible comments below. It is their home can't you just say it is different and unusual? No respect whatsoever.
@robinbrl6 жыл бұрын
Agree K Marie. If they are happy there and that is what they want, then that is all that matters. Everyone has their own personal taste.
@Dietpepsivanilla15 жыл бұрын
Love the checkerboard dish in the dining room.
@Benjamin47090813 жыл бұрын
please don't criticize we love the band what they do beside that is their private life don't say no more
@snaggletooth70314 жыл бұрын
Omg i could not live in a place like that,it looks like grannys house,,gawdy
@dvepps6780 Жыл бұрын
Cool that he stayed in Rockford.
@UncleMilty4811 жыл бұрын
next time I go to IL. I would love to meet you.. I "m an aquaaintance of the Bodeans.. Was in band with Bob's Brother Ronny
@thomaskemer81095 жыл бұрын
Looks like cross between a brothel and a funeral home!!--- nice bedroom though
@drlock9784 жыл бұрын
I expected Count Dracula to jump out.the prettiest thing in the house,is that Beautiful white feline walking around.luv ya Rick,Big fan for over 40 years.