I drive a cab in Portland. I picked up Rick one day and took him on a short ride across the river into downtown, I didn’t recognize him at first (he’s older and bigger now). We were chatting and he told me his band was playing at the Zoo that night, I said “oh,yeah”? …. What’s your band’s name? He says, Cheap Trick… I almost wrecked my fuggin cab. I told him I was a long time fan and apologized for not recognizing him. He gave me a guitar pick. Cool guy.
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.
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.
What makes Cheap Trick a great band. They sing for the love and passion of the music. No glam, glitter, pyrotechnics and BS. They made the BEST videos. Their singing is effortless. This is what happens when you put the right people together. Only once in a lifetime. Im glad it was my lifetime.
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.
I had a near death experience during brain surgery and my Spirit came back to my body to cheap trick’s”miracle song!!!cheap trialing with God’s grace brought me back to life!
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).
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
@@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:)
Their music proves time travel is possible. I put their music on and close my eyes. I'm instantly transported back in time. When the world was a far better place
Cheap Trick holds a weird and special place in my heart. They were all I kept in my Walkman through the Gulf War. Me, my M60 and Cheap Trick riding my turret.🤘🏻
This was one of the first albums I paid for out of my own pocket when I was a kid and it was first released. Drove my parents, and neighbours, crazy playing it as loud as possible on Dad's 'Stereogram'. The irony is here I am 50 yrs later, suffering complex PTSD, and being haunted by bad dreams. The innocence of youth and the cards life deals us.
@@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.
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
This is one of those songs that truly defined the times, during which it came out. I hear it, and I instantly picture myself at school in the eighth grade, and remember how it felt to be me at that time. It's not like I was a Cheap Trick fan, but I will forever associate this song with 1979-1981. (Nostalgic sigh.) And listening to it 40 years later, it is a solid rock & roll tune.
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! ; )
ive always love the fact that it looks like 3 of them were a garage band and they wanted to do a talent show but they needed a drummer and one of their dads knew how to play drums, and they became well known so he said fuck it im doing this now
I moved back to the States from Germany in 1982, got a house, got a TV, got cable. MTV was pretty much on if I was home back then. Saw some amazing videos and heard incredible music.
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.
I remember when this video first came out. I loved this band and ran to get the album. I had alot of their other ones too. I only wish I had kept every record album I ever had! They also were the first concert I ever went to!
For those who didn't grow up listening to this band,you won't understand their propably considered the first alternative band or punk.traditioal rock an roll with a twist. Spawned more bands like the cars and others. Simply awesome!
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.
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
...i'm 55..i was a frikkin kid when this dropped..13 yrs old! ..guess who is on the bill for Summerfest in Wisc here, this upcoming summer? Yup. Cheap Trick! Amazing longevity 😎😍
Such a fun music video. Tom is so adorable, and I think he's in my top 5 of favorite bassists. I love how Cheap Trick lets the bass shine instead of hiding it under the vocals, synths & guitar. These boys know how to rock and how to have fun, and they're still killin' it in 2024. I've never seen them live, but I really hope to very soon!
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.
Takes me back to 1979 I was 12 years old and man this who album still rule 💯 I'm 56 years old and I'm so blessed to have seen cheap trick so many times! They always bring there A game always 💯 cheap trick Life!
Zander on vocals......amazing ! Neilson on guitar..... mind blowing ! Petersen on bass and back up..... awesome ! Bunny Carlos on drums..... goddamn this band is Bad Ass !!
An enigmatic band, Cheap Trick. They were at their best when going over-the-top weird, as in "Dream Police". Their power ballads left me cold, but when they took the shackles off of Nielsen magic like this happened...
these guys definitely carved out their own piece of rock history. Getting past the hits that you hear on the radio, they were a tight band. Hearing this song takes me quickly back to being a kid on the 70's. Good times and great music with the likes of these guys, Sabbath, Judas Priest, Pink Floyd, and the list goes on and on..
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.
Back in the 80's I was a bartender at a popular bar in Royal Oak. One of my customers was a light guy for the Venue that Cheap Trick was playing. He asked me if I wanted to "shadow him" meaning I could follow him on his duties. I said sure, what the hell. I didn't charge the guy a dime for his tab and I saw Cheap Trick from the rafters! Best seats in the house.
Such a COOL BAND to watch and Listen to All these years! I loved the "Live in Budokan" Album!! YES IT WAS VINYL. YES I'm that Old. I have lived through ALL of the Best Music Era's!!
Vinyl is still the best way to listen to music, there’s just something about it as opposed to perfect digital. Our ears can only hear so much perfection, and there’s just something so special about that crackle and pop before the song begins!!!
Im so amazed how 2 gorgeous long haired rockstars, a conservative accountant playing drums & a genius man child playing guitar came to form Cheap Trick! Well it certainly worked for them as they are in the Rock and Roll hall of fame and their music rocks!
Went to the state fair one year and heard some Cheap Trick playing over somewhere, so I said "I love Cheap Trick, let's go check it out". We get over there and it's CHEAP TRICK!!! wAAAAHHHAAA! Had no idea they were going to be there - what a joy! Every time I saw them, they were top game awesome - held nothing back.
I’m watching cheap trick videos getting excited for Sunday! Wife got me tickets for my 39th bday. Trying to see as many bands as I can these days. Anything rock and roll. Just saw guns and Roses in August. 🤘from death metal to classic rock, grunge and punk. Love it all.
Nobody has ever done better covers of Beatles songs. I don't mean that they do the most servile imitation, but that they catch the spirit in a way nobody else has done.
The mighty Cheap Trick!! BUN E was the engine.. His tribal swing made it all happen.. Greatest american band of all time.. screw Areosmith.. Cheap Trick rules!!
Bun E. ABSOLUTELY KILLS IT with those drum fills in that middle part! The way he orchestrated the fills to build tension - then fills to go back into the chorus to release the tension is SO SWEET, man... l dig that shit!!...
Hello out there this is Dee I'm back just wanted to let you guys know I hope you're enjoying the old good old 70s and '80s music was the best years of my life I love to go back and live and never leave love all you guys thanks for listening
I'm in the USA. It's great to hear from you. If the whole world stopped and listened to their music for one hour. There would be piece. Have a great day my friend.
I got to meet these guys back in 84 in Killeen Tx. they showed up at a bar right outside the main gate of Ft. Hood which is where i was stationed, they are pretty kool and laid back people, :)
I still love these guys, even tho I haven't seen 'em play live since the late-seventies/early-eighties. I did manage to catch 'em a buncha times during those early yrs, however. Great memories of a great rock n roll band! I think my 9th/10th-grade boyfriend turned me onto CT. Thanks, Gregg!
I saw them around 79/80 and they were on top of the world then. I was 5 or 6ft away from Robin and Tom, making it so surreal and it was the loudest show ever in the Auckland Town Hall in its 50yrs as a venue. My ears rang for 3 days, that never happened to me again after being at 70, 80 concerts/fests.
I cannot tell you what this band meant to me as a kid. They were my first favorite band. I was absolutely ga ga over them. I begged Mom to buy me any music magazine that had them in it. Still remember my poster of Robin and Tom from Hit Parader. Boy, were they gorgeous! Back around 1980, my aunt worked at a Chicago radio station and Cheap Trick came in. I was sooooooo jealous, but she gave me a guitar pick from Rick. It had his face etched on it. That pick was a treasure. Had it from when I was 10 until I was about 40 and… I lost it! It happened during a move. Broke my heart because I’d had it so long and it meant the world to me as a kid. This band is special to me and Robin’s voice is killer.
The 70s was easily the greatest decade of music in history... The only sad thing is we'll never again have such great music by so many different artists. It was really a special time (also the best decade for film).
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
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
These guys and my Walkman got me home more than a few nights circa 84'. 1AM, 9 miles, pocket full of batteries and cassettes, 20 below. Jackson Wyoming winters....
I was 11 years old when Dream Police was released,which at the time,was very popular. I would hear it being played on the jukebox in my school cafeteria almost everyday. This was my first introduction to Cheap Trick,who became one of my most favorite bands of all time. Dream Police,in my opinion,is the quintessential song that displays the great talent of all the members in Cheap Trick,especially Bun E. Carlos who has often been overlooked for being an excellent drummer. His drumming is impeccable as the song reaches a crescendo with the string section.
When I was stationed on Okinawa I saved up for a bicycle and when I had free time I would ride around the island with this playing on my Walkman I literally wore out the cassette twice! Yes I’m that old.
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I drive a cab in Portland. I picked up Rick one day and took him on a short ride across the river into downtown, I didn’t recognize him at first (he’s older and bigger now). We were chatting and he told me his band was playing at the Zoo that night, I said “oh,yeah”? …. What’s your band’s name? He says, Cheap Trick… I almost wrecked my fuggin cab. I told him I was a long time fan and apologized for not recognizing him. He gave me a guitar pick. Cool guy.
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 55! My daughter is 34! My granddaughter is 12! The three of us saw Cheap Trick two nights ago! We are in love with Cheap Trick! They are amazing!
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!!
What makes Cheap Trick a great band. They sing for the love and passion of the music. No glam, glitter, pyrotechnics and BS. They made the BEST videos. Their singing is effortless. This is what happens when you put the right people together. Only once in a lifetime. Im glad it was my lifetime.
The charm of Robin Zander....the charisma of Rick Neilsen.
We needed this comment. Thank you so much for the Fast Times quote. Lol
The ambidexterity of Bun E. Carlos.
Bun E. was such an incredible drummer, no wasted motion. He made it look so effortless.
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.
The drummer is timeless. He's like straight out of the office.
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..
Saw them last week . Robin looks very , very good and sounds great as ever . The band still has it 40 years later .🤩
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!
I had a near death experience during brain surgery and my Spirit came back to my body to cheap trick’s”miracle song!!!cheap trialing with God’s grace brought me back to life!
glad you're still here
What I love about this band is that they don't take themselves too serious and pump out great music at the same time. Not too many bands can do that.
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.
40 years and it just keeps sounding even better!
Timeless track
That's what timelines music is
Takes me back to 1979 i was 12 years old and im still listening @ 57 hell yeah 💯👍👍👍👍 CT4life!!!
Robin has such a great voice. Cheap Trick rocks!
Very underrated.
He had one the best voices in rock..
Hands down...
Lead Singer, Bassist, Lead Guitar: 150% Singing their hearts out
Drummer: Poor accountant just trying to get a smoke break.
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.
I don't think I have ever seen a drummer make it look so effortless before. He is smooth!!!!!
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.
I really have to thank Guitar Hero for developing my taste in music
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
Happy 71st Birthday Robin Wayne Zander!(Born January 23, 1953)😃🥳🎂🎉🎊🎈🎁🍾🥂👍👏🙌
From a time I was young. Felt like I would live forever. Now at 60 it feels like yesterday and brings back memories.
You're just a kid. Try 73....
Their music proves time travel is possible. I put their music on and close my eyes. I'm instantly transported back in time. When the world was a far better place
Oh yeah.BUN E...One of the best in rock.HE HAS HIS OWN STYLE!!
Cheap Trick holds a weird and special place in my heart.
They were all I kept in my Walkman through the Gulf War.
Me, my M60 and Cheap Trick riding my turret.🤘🏻
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.
This was one of the first albums I paid for out of my own pocket when I was a kid and it was first released. Drove my parents, and neighbours, crazy playing it as loud as possible on Dad's 'Stereogram'. The irony is here I am 50 yrs later, suffering complex PTSD, and being haunted by bad dreams. The innocence of youth and the cards life deals us.
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 ❤
Bun E Carlos, the world's most casual drummer.
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
This is one of those songs that truly defined the times, during which it came out. I hear it, and I instantly picture myself at school in the eighth grade, and remember how it felt to be me at that time. It's not like I was a Cheap Trick fan, but I will forever associate this song with 1979-1981. (Nostalgic sigh.)
And listening to it 40 years later, it is a solid rock & roll tune.
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. 💫
Robin is so adorable.🥰 Who else watched this on early MTV?👍
@🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸 🎸 😊
I LOVE CHEAP TRICK! ❤
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What an era for music...everything was so cool back then...
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! ; )
ive always love the fact that it looks like 3 of them were a garage band and they wanted to do a talent show but they needed a drummer and one of their dads knew how to play drums, and they became well known so he said fuck it im doing this now
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.
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It’s 2021.. still loving this with the awesome old school music power of classic rock ‘n roll.. call the Dream Police.
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
I moved back to the States from Germany in 1982, got a house, got a TV, got cable. MTV was pretty much on if I was home back then. Saw some amazing videos and heard incredible music.
I first saw them in a smallish bar in Madison, Wisconsin, sometime in 1978, before they hit the bigtime. I knew they were destined for fame.
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.
The music sounds poppy
but the words are twisted.
That's why Cheap Trick is something special.
I remember when this video first came out. I loved this band and ran to get the album. I had alot of their other ones too. I only wish I had kept every record album I ever had! They also were the first concert I ever went to!
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One of the best front-men in rock and roll history. I used to see them live in the Chicago area before they got signed to do their first album.
For those who didn't grow up listening to this band,you won't understand their propably considered the first alternative band or punk.traditioal rock an roll with a twist. Spawned more bands like the cars and others. Simply awesome!
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.
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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
...i'm 55..i was a frikkin kid when this dropped..13 yrs old!
..guess who is on the bill for Summerfest in Wisc here, this upcoming summer? Yup. Cheap Trick! Amazing longevity 😎😍
Saw these guys at the Dallas Reunion Arena in January 1981.Kick ass show. Dallas Reunion Arena has long since been torn down...damn I'm old.
Such a fun music video. Tom is so adorable, and I think he's in my top 5 of favorite bassists. I love how Cheap Trick lets the bass shine instead of hiding it under the vocals, synths & guitar. These boys know how to rock and how to have fun, and they're still killin' it in 2024. I've never seen them live, but I really hope to very soon!
What a great era to grow up in ...Still love my 80s music, especially Cheap Trick ♥️♥️
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!
Takes me back to 1979 I was 12 years old and man this who album still rule 💯 I'm 56 years old and I'm so blessed to have seen cheap trick so many times! They always bring there A game always 💯 cheap trick Life!
Zander on vocals......amazing ! Neilson on guitar..... mind blowing ! Petersen on bass and back up..... awesome ! Bunny Carlos on drums..... goddamn this band is Bad Ass !!
Actually its a very young Lukather on guitar, uncredited.
An enigmatic band, Cheap Trick. They were at their best when going over-the-top weird, as in "Dream Police". Their power ballads left me cold, but when they took the shackles off of Nielsen magic like this happened...
Hi I recommend an indie song and video you might like called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
these guys definitely carved out their own piece of rock history. Getting past the hits that you hear on the radio, they were a tight band. Hearing this song takes me quickly back to being a kid on the 70's. Good times and great music with the likes of these guys, Sabbath, Judas Priest, Pink Floyd, and the list goes on and on..
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.
Forever fabulous saw them at the Hollywood palladium maybe in 79
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They are a great group and they perform and dress well. Each member has a completely different look. Robin. Zander is handsome.
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They still haunt me til this day. Cheap Trick. With this. Why we lived the American music scene 40 years ago.
Lived and loved
Saw cheap trick open for foghat in 78'. both bands were great. guess how much the general admission ticket was ? FIVE BUCKS!
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! 🤘
you gotta love those violin like keyboards and melodramatic mid section. fantastic stuff.
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My all time favorite Cheap Trick song! The build up is CRAYYYY-ZEEEE!
Back in the 80's I was a bartender at a popular bar in Royal Oak. One of my customers was a light guy for the Venue that Cheap Trick was playing. He asked me if I wanted to "shadow him" meaning I could follow him on his duties. I said sure, what the hell. I didn't charge the guy a dime for his tab and I saw Cheap Trick from the rafters! Best seats in the house.
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.
One of the great American rock bands of all time...these guys live just kill it!
They were awesome! Had dinner with them & watched them in Concert at WPB, FL in 80. My manager went to HS with Robin. It was phenomenal!💙😎💙🎵
Such a COOL BAND to watch and Listen to All these years! I loved the "Live in Budokan" Album!! YES IT WAS VINYL. YES I'm that Old. I have lived through ALL of the Best Music Era's!!
Vinyl is still the best way to listen to music, there’s just something about it as opposed to perfect digital. Our ears can only hear so much perfection, and there’s just something so special about that crackle and pop before the song begins!!!
I Was An Eight Year Old California Kid Grooving Hard On Cheap Trick.. Live At Budokan Was An L.P. I Totally Wore Out.
Just got this on vinyl
I never really appreciated Cheap Trick until recently. I should have paid attention sooner. Great music, cute guys and comedians to boot. A+
Im so amazed how 2 gorgeous long haired rockstars, a conservative accountant playing drums & a genius man child playing guitar came to form Cheap Trick! Well it certainly worked for them as they are in the Rock and Roll hall of fame and their music rocks!
Saw Cheap Trick at Auckland town hall ....the mezzanines were warping and waving with all the kids jumping in time to the band. Awesome Gig!!!
I got to see them perform at Disneyland for my Grad night in 1984. Excellent show!
You have no idea how much I still miss you, my friend.... RIP David Hacker. I'll always Love You
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love the laid back drummer
WOW 😨
What a great song. Dream police won't leave you alone. Great tune play this tune alot.
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Went to the state fair one year and heard some Cheap Trick playing over somewhere, so I said "I love Cheap Trick, let's go check it out". We get over there and it's CHEAP TRICK!!! wAAAAHHHAAA! Had no idea they were going to be there - what a joy!
Every time I saw them, they were top game awesome - held nothing back.
I’m watching cheap trick videos getting excited for Sunday! Wife got me tickets for my 39th bday. Trying to see as many bands as I can these days. Anything rock and roll. Just saw guns and Roses in August. 🤘from death metal to classic rock, grunge and punk. Love it all.
I don't think there has ever been a drummer more fun to watch than Bun E. AND he's smoking heaters while he's drumming. Amazing!!!
Nobody has ever done better covers of Beatles songs. I don't mean that they do the most servile imitation, but that they catch the spirit in a way nobody else has done.
The mighty Cheap Trick!! BUN E was the engine.. His tribal swing made it all happen.. Greatest american band of all time.. screw Areosmith.. Cheap Trick rules!!
never noticed how kickass the drums are on this until now, listening really closely
"I'm telling ya I didn't do it...But if I did it was an accident.." - Tom Peterson
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?
I’ve got tickets to see them this summer with Def Leppard and Journey in Orlando. I’m taking a trip back to the 80s with my wife. I can’t wait.
Bun E. ABSOLUTELY KILLS IT with those drum fills in that middle part! The way he orchestrated the fills to build tension - then fills to go back into the chorus to release the tension is SO SWEET, man... l dig that shit!!...
Lol, the drummer was playing while having a cigarette in his mouth. Zero fucks given. 😆
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.
What a great group of guys! Robin Zander's vocals, Bun E Carol's on drums, Rick on guitar. They have lasted 40 years! Amazing!
Hey you forgot Tom on his 12 string bass guitar
Every ....single ....night.
Hello out there this is Dee I'm back just wanted to let you guys know I hope you're enjoying the old good old 70s and '80s music was the best years of my life I love to go back and live and never leave love all you guys thanks for listening
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I saw Cheap Trick at the Rainbow music hall in Denver in 78, or 79. Great show. Wish we still had those concerts.
STILL SOUNDS GREAT 🎸🥁😎💯
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What an perfect gem of a rock song. Every element of this song is perfect. So impressive.
It is my favorite. I take sleeping pills!
Myself my mom my dad and my brother went to see cheap trick and heart on the 4th of may we had so much fun one of the best concerts I went to
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日本からも、熱烈に声援を送るファンがいる事を示す証として、コメントに残します。
私の青春の一頁をすべて奪われるほど強烈な彼らでした。感謝いたします。
I'm in the USA. It's great to hear from you. If the whole world stopped and listened to their music for one hour. There would be piece. Have a great day my friend.
I got to meet these guys back in 84 in Killeen Tx. they showed up at a bar right outside the main gate of Ft. Hood which is where i was stationed, they are pretty kool and laid back people, :)
Thanks for the warning guys! Another rock band ahead of its time!
Namaste
This brings back memories I am 50 and we used to listen to these guys back then
I still love these guys, even tho I haven't seen 'em play live since the late-seventies/early-eighties. I did manage to catch 'em a buncha times during those early yrs, however. Great memories of a great rock n roll band! I think my 9th/10th-grade boyfriend turned me onto CT. Thanks, Gregg!
I saw them around 79/80 and they were on top of the world then. I was 5 or 6ft away from Robin and Tom, making it so surreal and it was the loudest show ever in the Auckland Town Hall in its 50yrs as a venue. My ears rang for 3 days, that never happened to me again after being at 70, 80 concerts/fests.
I never really got this band way back when. Still far from my favorite but all their music invokes memories of a better time in the USA
I cannot tell you what this band meant to me as a kid. They were my first favorite band. I was absolutely ga ga over them. I begged Mom to buy me any music magazine that had them in it. Still remember my poster of Robin and Tom from Hit Parader. Boy, were they gorgeous!
Back around 1980, my aunt worked at a Chicago radio station and Cheap Trick came in. I was sooooooo jealous, but she gave me a guitar pick from Rick. It had his face etched on it.
That pick was a treasure. Had it from when I was 10 until I was about 40 and… I lost it! It happened during a move. Broke my heart because I’d had it so long and it meant the world to me as a kid.
This band is special to me and Robin’s voice is killer.
Tom Peterssons bass is terrific in this song
I love these guys. Been crazy for them since I was 14 I’m 60 now. Still rocking on them❤❤❤
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Robin had an amazing voice.
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.
The 70s was easily the greatest decade of music in history... The only sad thing is we'll never again have such great music by so many different artists. It was really a special time (also the best decade for film).
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
These guys and my Walkman got me home more than a few nights circa 84'. 1AM, 9 miles, pocket full of batteries and cassettes, 20 below. Jackson Wyoming winters....
Saw these guys with Kansas in September of 1982 at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. What a great concert.
bun is such a chad… draggin his cig while at the same time bangin his drums
I was 11 years old when Dream Police was released,which at the time,was very popular. I would hear it being played on the jukebox in my school cafeteria almost everyday. This was my first introduction to Cheap Trick,who became one of my most favorite bands of all time. Dream Police,in my opinion,is the quintessential song that displays the great talent of all the members in Cheap Trick,especially Bun E. Carlos who has often been overlooked for being an excellent drummer. His drumming is impeccable as the song reaches a crescendo with the string section.
This video was one of the first videos I ever saw when it aired on The Pink Ladies and Jeff Show back in 1980.
I remember seeing these guys opening for Ann & Nancy Wilson in the 80s. They sounded Great! live and put on a fun show too.💙
The voices in my head sent me here
I love how the bass player sings along with Robin on every song! You can tell he loves his job!
That's what makes them stand out and plus they rocked!
What a great band Cheap Trick were. The soubriqet "American Beatles" was fully deserved....
I still remember Cheep Trick at Buddokan concert!
I was really lucky because I could see their show there
My dad would play this video all the time when i was a baby. He had a tape of music videos by Cheap Trick and thats what I’d watch growing up.
I bet you are an awesome person. Go dad!!
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When I was stationed on Okinawa I saved up for a bicycle and when I had free time I would ride around the island with this playing on my Walkman I literally wore out the cassette twice! Yes I’m that old.
Just like every generation, you live it and understand it, or don’t. We all have our understanding of the times we live in.
Something so refreshingly uncontrived about this band.