Amazing that the original masters of the concert were lost for over thirty years. It is practically a miracle that we can see this in RUclips today. They were found in a vault in NYC in around 2007. I was hired to resotore and color correct the entire concert for the band's DVD set. I'm proud to be part of the concert's legacy. I grew up with this album, so it was doubly cool. Fun to realize that no one had seen this footage from 1978 until 2008. Seems it was there, but nope. It was gone. We're "all all right" now!!
Congrats man that sounds like a dream to do. And that is amazing, I get sad thinking about some concerts of bands that will never exist again, iconic performances, pictures, all the stuff I was privileged to be a part of, and it's just gone forever with zero trace but a memory
Happy birthday to my oldest son. You probably won't see this comment, but this was the lullaby I'd sing for you and your brother. I didn't know kid's lullabies, so you both fell asleep to daddy singing classic rock. I love you my sons, counting the days till I see you again.
You made me tear up :D I got a 5 month old and googled this cause I kept having this song pop in my head. I guess I know now what's waiting for me down the line.
I remember listening to this group when I was in my early teens and I'm 54 now and still listen to this group ever chance I get me and my lovely Wife okay and my wife is 56 okay
There was a commercial back in the 90s where one girl was telling another girl about the perfect guy she just met. And she proceeds to list off his qualities, like "he's nice to his mother." And the final one was "and he knows all the words to the greatest song ever recorded." and the commercial fades off playing "I want you to want me."
I disagree big time. He's not a bad singer at all, but he's alright. Pun intended. Most of their songs are sung in a pretty mid ranged pitch and there's not much deviation from it either. He's not even on the lost of top 100 vocalists. He's average at best.
As a die hard Kiss fan, they are both great, and mind you Kiss had these guys open for them for a year and a half!!! Why do you think they said my Kiss records out? Lol Love both bands!!!!
So was I! To my mom's great chagrin i painted a seven foot tall Ace Frehley on my bedroom wall next to my wall sized Kiss ALIVE II poster. And then i got my first guitar, a toothepaste blue Fender Mustang just like Cobains!
Rick Nielsen's presence and theatricals are simply amazing. Throwing picks and making faces jumping around and running back for his back up vocals. He created an attractive, harmless but crazy character. What a band, this is what rock sounds like.
It was 1978, I was 14, Me and my buddy Matthew Breanue were camping in my tent in my backyard in Ferndale, Mi. I was drinking a beer I stole from my parents fridge, maybe two.... both for me.... Matt was only 12.... and we listened to this entire concert..... seems like yesterday.......Wow......
They can Rock great. Saw them in San Jose ,they opened for Aerosmith. But they rocked out great. Hope they are still rockn out there!!! Keep it alive!!!!
1978 when Heaven Tonight and Budokan came out I was junior year high school the dream police in 1979. I saw them in concert in 1982 at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, CA they rocked it was awesome but they were so fucking loud my ears were ringing for days. One of the loudest concerts I have ever been to.
Well...it was 'enhanced" in the studio..all live albums do that..KISS ALIVE! is a studio album..only think "live" is the crowd noise on a loop and Peter's drums.
Currently learning Japanese via duolingo. So @0:06 the katakana in romaji is Sa Re N Da.. I think. I feel slightly proud of myself for figuring that out without aid.
Zander never fails to impress. He is a freak of nature with that voice of his, STILL hitting all the notes today. Simply amazing. UPDATE: Saw Trick again in July, i was anxious thinking no way could Robin sound as good last time I saw them, WRONG! He killed it, I was just floored. I took my 16 year old daughter and she was like "Wow! that guy has an amazing voice!"
The voice was great, but he body seems like it is just going through the motions and can't wait to go to sleep. I've listened to this version probably close to 100 times, but I've never seen it and I wish that he were feeling is even a third as much as Rick.
@@chancemiller9340 He's almost 70 man, and he's still doing it. I've seen them around 20 times over the last 30 years and Robin has never been much of a mover anyway, he just face melts with that voice
@@chancemiller9340 you're right he doesn't seem to be as animated and he also doesn't talk to the crowd much at all every time I see them in concert. My Singer and I were talking about it. We couldn't figure out if he's just conserving his voice? Maybe he isn't as outgoing as the lead guitar player? They are so unique.. kick ass rock band!! They are a little different and I think that's why so many people love them
Funny enough KISS took Cheap Trick out on tour hence Cheap Trick’s tribute lyric in the third verse “when I woke up, Mom and Dad are rolling on the couch, rolling numbers rock and rolling got my KISS records out”
My lifelong memory of Cheap Trick was at the Tx jam around 1980. They had the entire Cotton Bowl chanting ''WE'RE ALL ALRIGHT!'' near the end of this song . They stopped playing their instruments except for Bunnie. It went on and on , the crowd didnt want to stop!! 100,ooo people chanting. A truly magical moment.
I was there too. I've seen Cheap Trick probably about 5x's never disappoint. They Rock and I thank them for their wonderful kick ass music along w/memories toboot.
I saw Cheap Trick at Selina's in Coogee Bay, some fool threw something at Bun, he jumped of his kit and was going to kill him. Security saved him (or not).
I’m 52 years old I remember when my older sister bought this album when it was first released in 1979? Remember the whole summer we blasted this out of our open house window!! Great memories!
I say to so many people I love Cheap Trick, and they say "never heard of them". Criminally underrated here in the UK. I listened to the albums Live At The Budokan and Dream Police relentlessly in my mid to late teens. Outstanding band.
Very Happy 73rd Birthday Richard Alan Nielsen December 22, 1948. Elmhurst, IL. Thank you for all the life long favorite rock songs with Cheap Trick. Your guitars are memorable too.
I had a 1972 Camaro RS rustbucket growing up in the south of Boston area and a Blaupunkt cassette player with Jensen 6x9 speakers i installed poorly myself but music NEVER sounded better than in that thing on ratty overplayed analog cassette tapes!
@@blondegirlsezthis8798 wow... I was not driving yet an older friend had a ford pickup truck and we listened to this all summer. He was dating a younger girl maybe 3-4 years younger and she loved this. my first car had those jensen 6X9.. I miss those simple days...
Wtf could the other 9 possibly BE? Seriously. Nobody is better live than these guys, js. *Nobody.* Not even the lofty London Philharmonic & probly not Beethoven.
These guys and Rush who opened up for Kiss was an amazing experience!!! They pushed Kiss the original lineup to be better even!!! I am a die hard Peter Criss and Ace fan, and they said they used to party with these guys afterwards and were amazing guys!!!
Sony was the God in recording live music in the 70s. The Budokan (built as a martial arts arena) has horrendous acoustics and somehow Sony captured the sound of Cheap Trick, so well that many other rock bands followed suit, equating a Budokan recording with great success.
yep! They had to close mic everything and used some of the monitor mix and then add reverb later to some of the tracks. What a barn! Reminded me of seeing Ted Nugent at the old Boston Garden in the late 70s and losing some of my hearing sitting in the cheap seats way WAY up in the rafters smoking the worst weed ever grown!
I cannot with how great this band. There is no weak link. Every member purr class in their respective roles. The songs. The instrumentation. The presentation. They sound as fresh today as they did in the 70s. Absolutely no one is like Cheap Trick.
2:53 - "got my KISS records out" - that was Cheap Tricks homage to KISS for taking them out on tour in 1977 and giving them widespread coverage. Rick Nielsen sticks out his tongue !!!
There have been some legendary live concert albums from the 70a - Budokan, Frampton Comes Alive, KISS Alive, Hot August Night .... and many more. When Cheap Trick eventually released the full version of Budokan on 2 cds I snapped it up immediately
When I think of Cheap Trick Robin Zander mostly just standing there singing, Rick Nielson jumping all over the place, and Bun E. Carlos on the drums with a cigarette in his mouth. Love these guys!
A timeless classic; it's a special song for me. 1993 was the worst year of my life: in the space of 3 weeks I lost my mother to cancer and my long-term girlfriend dumped me. I think this song was re-released in the summer of that year, it was always on the radio in Boise, ID, where I was living at the time. It helped me through SO many dark, dark days...May God bless you, Cheap Trick, you'll never know how much good your music does for so many people.
Bunch of us in the break room at work 1 day, discussing just how deep into insanity our jobs were driving us. I couldn't HELP but start singing "Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright...", & EVERYONE joined in on "They just seem a little weird! Surrender! Surrender!". Quite a cathartic moment, I must say. Thank you, Cheep Trick, for supplying an anthem for those of us who jitter through our days with frazzled nerves & caffeine!
a few more minutes out....a Northwest Orient DC-10-40 in the descent/approach/landing pattern and lined up with the runway {Tokyo-Narita}.....on glideslope,looks good...bring her in, Captain,bring it home! ......touchdown @3:16 in the song and rollout,almost 2 miles of runway in full reverse thrust to slow the big bird down......taxi to the gate and block in.....Rick,Robin,Bun E. and Tom have arrived.....!
I was a teenage kid in the 70s and 80s. And this song really helped me to cope. This song was pretty cool. This is the first time that I have seen the band sing this particular song and it is just awesome.
At 14, this was the first vinyl album I wore out and had to buy again. Rick Nielson was a guitar god just looking for a home. Thankfully he found a power group of epic quality.
To my oldest sister who passed away December 14 2021 I remember you coming home from this concert at the Spectrum Philly with a concert teeshirt I wore it with such a huge smile I was so cool because you thought of baby brother and got me that shirt ! My heart is still broken your not here to listen to this song I hear it I will always think of you miss you so much your rocking in heaven to this !
The most I love about the Budokon album is that these Illinois boys went there and sang like the were gonna die if they didn't. Did the people even understand English? Didn't matter if they did or not our boys here belted it out as if they did. Im 55 and I freaking love cheap trick and always will
@donnacarter2617 Hello Donna, good day to you and thanks for the compliment. And It is actually a pleasure to have you here. Well I know you must be surprised to receive a message from me right?
@@chrischampagne4307 No, I 'isn't' Am I? Nope, I'm straight. I find him an interesting and compelling person. It would be more accurate to say I have a bass crush, a brilliant player
That's kinda how he is NORMALLY, or at least was. He's slowing down a bit now, only puts in five miles of running during a concert instead of 20 that sort of thing.
MY BFF just passed away and Cheap Trick was her Favorite Band. We went to the Washington Concert 5 yrs ago. They Are the Best New Wave Band EVER. RIP: Kim
Cheap Trick was my sister’s favorite band in the 70s. Her gang loved them, while mine liked Lynryd Skynryd. Our home life wasn’t that great but listening to these songs only bring Good memories.
'Live at Budokan' was the biggest selling album ever up until Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' was released. Not sure where 'Live at Budokan' ranks today (maybe Frampton's 'Frampton comes Alive' surpassed it?), but I would not be surprised if its still got to have some pretty consistent sales numbers. Bun E, Carlos passed away, but the other three are still touring, great live act if you can catch them at a venue near you.
Weird, I got here from a re-run of "American Pickers". Frank and Mike bought some gear from Rick Nielsen that he had in a storage unit. It was souvenir shirts and some clothes he wore on stage that Rick had in a storage locker for decades. I was in HS during the 70's but wasn't into Cheap Trick, though I had plenty of friends that were. After catching these performances on RUclips, I can see what everyone was talking about. They're a great band and the music would have been right up my alley in HS. The availability of "Budokan Live" is what makes RUclips so great.
Rick Nielsen is one of the most solid rhythmic guitarists ever minted. In the late '70s-- excluding the fe, act8ually good punk rock bands-- Cheap Trick ruled the pop-rock world, no question.
I totally agree. I had the pleasure of seeing Cheap Trick quite a few years ago. I was about 21 or 22 years old. Saw rhem at a place called Selland Arena in Fresno, Ca. Don't remember the year(too much party)but they came with Eddie Money and Electric Light Orchestra. Was a killer concert. Was the only concert I ever got to go to with my wife who passed away at the age of 25 just a couple of years later, so this is a very precious memory for me. Now here I am 66 years old and I'm still listening to this. Good rock just never gets old or dies.
I was about 13 years old when this song came out and it blew us all away!!! Today it still makes me want to rock out!!!! Thanks for the great music Cheap Trick!!!!!!
Gotta love this album. Robin Zander relocated to the Tampa area many years back and he occasionally does interviews with the local TV media such as "Great Day Live Tampa Bay" and he said this tour in Japan was such an amazing experience. I just can not believe it all went down 41 years ago!
@@shawnaldrich7868 Time fucking flies doesn't it? I remember me and my sister going to get this album at the mall and the newly opened Record Bar (another blast from the past) was sold out, so we made our older sister (we were way too young to drive then) and finally found it in a Woolco or K-Mart somewhere in North Tampa. Great damn album, at the time these guys and Van Halen were running neck and neck as my fave bands with Rush and Pink Floyd not too far behind.
I remember back in the 70's when I first heard Cheap Trick and thought to myself how weirdly different they sounded but here we are in 2024 and they still rock.
Definitely one of the very best American bands ever.
Yus, yus.
Yes, they "got" it.
Probably one of the top 10 greatest rock songs of all time? Still holds up in 2024?
Oui j'adore 🌹🇫🇷
Of course it holds up!, master pieces like this song are eternal!
Definitely
Definitely, I remember when they opened for my favorite band Kiss in 78 and early 79!!!
Yes!!!!! I just realised today so sorry
Amazing that the original masters of the concert were lost for over thirty years. It is practically a miracle that we can see this in RUclips today. They were found in a vault in NYC in around 2007. I was hired to resotore and color correct the entire concert for the band's DVD set. I'm proud to be part of the concert's legacy. I grew up with this album, so it was doubly cool. Fun to realize that no one had seen this footage from 1978 until 2008. Seems it was there, but nope. It was gone. We're "all all right" now!!
Good onya mate, great job. It's great to see it again. I saw it on the tely as a young fella, and I also had the album. :)
i’m Ok with CERN, if we go back to these days...
thank you!
Many bands should colorize...seen a 75 skynyrd one recently
Congrats man that sounds like a dream to do. And that is amazing, I get sad thinking about some concerts of bands that will never exist again, iconic performances, pictures, all the stuff I was privileged to be a part of, and it's just gone forever with zero trace but a memory
Won this album on a radio station. Was 14 and rode bus to station in baltimore to get it. Played it till the groves were gone
Bad ass 🎉
That's cool and funny because I'm from Baltimore
..Best story, my man.
Love you guys
親が洋楽好きでNHKでこれが放送されたのを観た記憶がある。懐かしい。
Happy birthday to my oldest son. You probably won't see this comment, but this was the lullaby I'd sing for you and your brother. I didn't know kid's lullabies, so you both fell asleep to daddy singing classic rock. I love you my sons, counting the days till I see you again.
God bless you James 😊🙏🏼🎸🎸🎸
😭😭😭😭💞💞💞💞💞
Thats okay..I used to sing "Rock you like a Hurricane" to my kids after I picked them up from daycare ha ha!
You made me tear up :D
I got a 5 month old and googled this cause I kept having this song pop in my head.
I guess I know now what's waiting for me down the line.
who misses Bun E Carlos besides me? Great drummer and character in the Cheap Trick band.
Nobody plays like him. He rushes and propels the rhythm and that is awesome.
Bet he’s gotta smoke in his mouth! Dude rules!!!!!
Since he left I wonder who they got to do their accounting?
The Foundation of the band..like Keith and Who. Who?
He was my hero. God Bless him
Better than the studio version
Ironic, but if it weren't for these concerts they might not have been so big here in the states, thank you Japan.
Im 57.proud to grow up in the best generation of Rock music... From 60s thru Mtv 80"s!!
And 90’s
i wish i grew up in your guys generation😮💨
I remember listening to this group when I was in my early teens and I'm 54 now and still listen to this group ever chance I get me and my lovely Wife okay and my wife is 56 okay
Wish I could live my entire life aged 29 and stayed in 1978 forever!
You sure got that right.
Lessons from life.....never fall in love with someone who doesn't love this song. It's never going to work.
That's good advice worth remembering. I love this song. (Just saying). ✌️
There was a commercial back in the 90s where one girl was telling another girl about the perfect guy she just met. And she proceeds to list off his qualities, like "he's nice to his mother." And the final one was "and he knows all the words to the greatest song ever recorded." and the commercial fades off playing "I want you to want me."
WISDOM!
@@spankynater4242 "This is not the greatest song, this is just a tribute..."
Robin Zander is one of the Best Rock n Roll vocalist of all time. He is so overlooked by people. This guy can sing.
Easily a Top 10 Frontman
And he didn't strain himself to do it
I disagree big time. He's not a bad singer at all, but he's alright. Pun intended. Most of their songs are sung in a pretty mid ranged pitch and there's not much deviation from it either. He's not even on the lost of top 100 vocalists. He's average at best.
You clearly have not listened to all of their material. His range is great.
@@Tyler-qw8kn I have to disagree, but respect your opinion. I still love Cheap Trick.
As a die hard Kiss fan, they are both great, and mind you Kiss had these guys open for them for a year and a half!!! Why do you think they said my Kiss records out? Lol
Love both bands!!!!
Yes, man.
So was I! To my mom's great chagrin i painted a seven foot tall Ace Frehley on my bedroom wall next to my wall sized Kiss ALIVE II poster. And then i got my first guitar, a toothepaste blue Fender Mustang just like Cobains!
Good times. Thanks, Kev.
I saw CT open for Kiss 2x.
この曲を聴くと、１６才にかえってしまいます。今では、叔父さんバンドのチープ・トリックも昔はアイドルバンドでした‼️
WHAT
懐かしくて涙が出ます。青春時代です☺️
今夜の、今泣いています。
@@yykomiالدموع❤
To this very day, one of THE BEST live bands you will ever see.
From Rochford, Ill 1973 and still touring more than 50 years later; currently in Australia 2024.
Reading festival 1989😊😊😊😊😊
One of the greatest songs ever written and recorded. Anthem of a generation.
mom and dad rolling numbers got my kiss records out. Cool lyrics
SEEMS LIKE THE 70s have most of the great songs , HERES PROOF
Damone and fast times ridegemont high
Um no. Not even in the running,
I didn’t get them until “Next Position Please” who else misses Bun E. Carlos?
Rick Nielsen's presence and theatricals are simply amazing. Throwing picks and making faces jumping around and running back for his back up vocals.
He created an attractive, harmless but crazy character. What a band, this is what rock sounds like.
Absolutely right
I find it hard to watch just because of him. I realize he was having fun, but he seems like a jack*ss.
Spot on!
True
Yeah....its really great, I think my appreciation only grows
Probably one of the top 10 greatest rock songs of all time.
Absolutely right
This song is in the top 500 songs of all time.
Good song but don't be ridiculous
R u kidding me?
Just calm the fuck down with your idiocy
It was 1978, I was 14, Me and my buddy Matthew Breanue were camping in my tent in my backyard in Ferndale, Mi. I was drinking a beer I stole from my parents fridge, maybe two.... both for me.... Matt was only 12.... and we listened to this entire concert..... seems like yesterday.......Wow......
Where are your parents now? Lost own mom in 2016, and dad just this past February & it’s still raw.
I'm telling.
Good for you!!
This album was just added to National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress
Niels Nielsen wow, that’s a stat! A well-deserved stat.
Awesome, pure classic American band
Holy smokes! It's a special album but I didn't think it would achieve such feat. Way to go Cheap Trick!
One of my favorite albums!
One of the best live albums out there, well deserved.
This fo sure one of the most underrated band ever I'm so happy that they won the RNR hall of fame
Agreed, can't believe it took Kiss and them that long?
They can Rock great. Saw them in San Jose ,they opened for Aerosmith. But they rocked out great. Hope they are still rockn out there!!! Keep it alive!!!!
-" underrated " is so overused ... !-
Couldn't agree more!! SO underrated!!
I have the album since i bought it in 1978.
This song makes me so nostalgic I could cry.
Me too. Seems like yesterday it came out. Was an awesome time in my life.
I think I was around 10 when this came out. Great memories of a simpler time.
1978 when Heaven Tonight and Budokan came out I was junior year high school the dream police in 1979. I saw them in concert in 1982 at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, CA they rocked it was awesome but they were so fucking loud my ears were ringing for days. One of the loudest concerts I have ever been to.
Fook Yes
ive known her all these yrs
no auto-tuning just pure gold old talent
I know!!
Well...it was 'enhanced" in the studio..all live albums do that..KISS ALIVE! is a studio album..only think "live" is the crowd noise on a loop and Peter's drums.
they used autotune back then, they just called it guitar frets
It does sound pitch-corrected, in fact.
Definitely a second rhythm guitar in this mix too.
Currently learning Japanese via duolingo. So @0:06 the katakana in romaji is Sa Re N Da.. I think. I feel slightly proud of myself for figuring that out without aid.
These dudes are the absolute Pinnacle of cool
Zander never fails to impress. He is a freak of nature with that voice of his, STILL hitting all the notes today. Simply amazing. UPDATE: Saw Trick again in July, i was anxious thinking no way could Robin sound as good last time I saw them, WRONG! He killed it, I was just floored. I took my 16 year old daughter and she was like "Wow! that guy has an amazing voice!"
Frick yeah Todd
The voice was great, but he body seems like it is just going through the motions and can't wait to go to sleep.
I've listened to this version probably close to 100 times, but I've never seen it and I wish that he were feeling is even a third as much as Rick.
@@chancemiller9340 He's almost 70 man, and he's still doing it. I've seen them around 20 times over the last 30 years and Robin has never been much of a mover anyway, he just face melts with that voice
@@chancemiller9340 you're right he doesn't seem to be as animated and he also doesn't talk to the crowd much at all every time I see them in concert. My Singer and I were talking about it. We couldn't figure out if he's just conserving his voice? Maybe he isn't as outgoing as the lead guitar player? They are so unique.. kick ass rock band!! They are a little different and I think that's why so many people love them
Taliban Go To Hell 2021 A.D.
Kiss alive ? Nope Frampton ? Nope
Cheap Trick live at Budokan was the first live album I ever owned as a kid ....changed my life .
I'm in the Kiss Alive group, but this album was life changing indeed.
Funny enough KISS took Cheap Trick out on tour hence Cheap Trick’s tribute lyric in the third verse “when I woke up, Mom and Dad are rolling on the couch, rolling numbers rock and rolling got my KISS records out”
@@raran44 LOL. That's great. I always loved that line.
Same here bought it at a record store on sale. saw it and said this is mine.
Except KISS Alive wasn't really live. Frampton yes, Cheap Trick yes.
My lifelong memory of Cheap Trick was at the Tx jam around 1980. They had the entire Cotton Bowl chanting ''WE'RE ALL ALRIGHT!'' near the end of this song . They stopped playing their instruments except for Bunnie. It went on and on , the crowd didnt want to stop!! 100,ooo people chanting. A truly magical moment.
I was there too. I've seen Cheap Trick probably about 5x's never disappoint. They Rock and I thank them for their wonderful kick ass music along w/memories toboot.
Supadupa!!
I was there too!!! ❤
Can anybody deny that Bun was an absolute badass on drums!
I saw Cheap Trick at Selina's in Coogee Bay, some fool threw something at Bun, he jumped of his kit and was going to kill him. Security saved him (or not).
Hands down the best drummer who looked like a 70s private detective.
@@spankynater4242 best drummer who looked like an accountant...
70Sロックの代表的なめっちゃいい歌泣けるわ ボーカルイケメンやし
I’m 52 years old I remember when my older sister bought this album when it was first released in 1979? Remember the whole summer we blasted this out of our open house window!! Great memories!
I was 10 years old when this song came out and now I'm 54 and I still listen to this group all-of-the-time
Singer's alright, bass player's alright, drummer's alright, guitarist just seems a little weird :D
Love cheap trick
Ya but he got skills, close your eyes, listen.
dude plays alittle guitar though. Can't he? He pretty much makes their sound.
The drummer looks like an accountant who plays drums when he isn't doing my taxes.
Singer’s exceptional. Also great job harmonizing on the chorus by the band.
Rick was on some serious head tripping shaaat when he was on stage. However, the guitar playing was phenom level
I say to so many people I love Cheap Trick, and they say "never heard of them". Criminally underrated here in the UK. I listened to the albums Live At The Budokan and Dream Police relentlessly in my mid to late teens. Outstanding band.
Then it's your job to teach! Good man.
Bun E. Carlos is just steady as a rock, damn. Not once is he rushing.
Drummer looks like a science teacher. guitarist looks like a plummer. What a band!
Actually, Bun looks like a 70s private detective.
@@spankynater4242 that works too yah
Bun look like an accountant which makes the whole experience even better!
Very Happy 73rd Birthday Richard Alan Nielsen December 22, 1948. Elmhurst, IL. Thank you for all the life long favorite rock songs with Cheap Trick. Your guitars are memorable too.
THANK YOU RICK NIELSEN IS THE MOST UNDERRATED ROCK GUITARIST OF THE late 20th Century!!!!
Favorite lyric at 3:51
"Bun's alright, Tommy's alright, Robin's alright, Rick's alright!"
Surrender, Surrender, and DO give yourself away, awaaaay!!!!
We're all, alright, we're all, alright!
My first concert 1978 Veterans Memorial colosseum Phoenix State Fair. I was 14 😀
40+ years and I never knew those lyrics were in the song! Always wondered what Rick was pointing at in the old video.
My first rock concert experience was cheap trick at the Budokan!
All things must pass, but good old those years ago! 🙌🙌🙌🎸🍾💪🥁🥁😃👊
how old were you?
WOW.... I'm not sure it gets any better than that.
I was there in 1979 for Van Halen.
シカゴのImは、あなたが覚えていることを聞くのが大好きです。
It's cool that 48,000 can say that.
was a teenager when this hit. Used to drive around with the cassette all day, this was hot in 1978... real hot
I had a 1972 Camaro RS rustbucket growing up in the south of Boston area and a Blaupunkt cassette player with Jensen 6x9 speakers i installed poorly myself but music NEVER sounded better than in that thing on ratty overplayed analog cassette tapes!
@@blondegirlsezthis8798 wow... I was not driving yet an older friend had a ford pickup truck and we listened to this all summer. He was dating a younger girl maybe 3-4 years younger and she loved this. my first car had those jensen 6X9.. I miss those simple days...
Live at Budakon has to be one of the 10 best live albums of all time.
clapton live at budakon, McCartney, Van Morrison, live at budokon
Wtf could the other 9 possibly BE? Seriously. Nobody is better live than these guys, js. *Nobody.* Not even the lofty London Philharmonic & probly not Beethoven.
This is what us 70s Brats got to Rock to when it was new in 1978
Without question. Growing up in the 80s that and Kiss Alive II
These guys and Rush who opened up for Kiss was an amazing experience!!! They pushed Kiss the original lineup to be better even!!! I am a die hard Peter Criss and Ace fan, and they said they used to party with these guys afterwards and were amazing guys!!!
Sony was the God in recording live music in the 70s. The Budokan (built as a martial arts arena) has horrendous acoustics and somehow Sony captured the sound of Cheap Trick, so well that many other rock bands followed suit, equating a Budokan recording with great success.
yep! They had to close mic everything and used some of the monitor mix and then add reverb later to some of the tracks. What a barn! Reminded me of seeing Ted Nugent at the old Boston Garden in the late 70s and losing some of my hearing sitting in the cheap seats way WAY up in the rafters smoking the worst weed ever grown!
Turned 57 today and cranking the tunes I grew up with!
Nobody more than 20 miles outside Budokan had heard of the place until this album.
Kilometers, not miles! But you are sure right!
58 years old and I remember this song from the movie “Over the Edge”. I crank it up every time it comes on the speakers. 😊
..It is a song to break speakers on.
I cannot with how great this band. There is no weak link. Every member purr class in their respective roles. The songs. The instrumentation. The presentation. They sound as fresh today as they did in the 70s. Absolutely no one is like Cheap Trick.
Hi there, Good day to you and it's nice seeing you here.
My life's soundtrack. THANK YOU!!!
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Drummer knows what he's doing.
Yes....and they fired him!
I believe Rick's son is now the drummer.
He fits perfectly well in this great song, this great performance and in the Cheap Trick' s peak
Bun E. Carlos is awesome drummer. Second only to Neil Peart.
He's always flawless
2:53 - "got my KISS records out" - that was Cheap Tricks homage to KISS for taking them out on tour in 1977 and giving them widespread coverage. Rick Nielsen sticks out his tongue !!!
I caught that too today, for the 1st time...funny!
Love that they punch it up w/ a key change @ 2:30 before sending it home ;)
There have been some legendary live concert albums from the 70a - Budokan, Frampton Comes Alive, KISS Alive, Hot August Night .... and many more. When Cheap Trick eventually released the full version of Budokan on 2 cds I snapped it up immediately
Don't forget Deep Purple Live In Japan too. I bought the double vinyl record in the 1970s.
“Surrender, surrender, but don’t give yourself away” ... this line seems to fit mysteriously well in Japanese postwar protest culture
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When I think of Cheap Trick Robin Zander mostly just standing there singing, Rick Nielson jumping all over the place, and Bun E. Carlos on the drums with a cigarette in his mouth. Love these guys!
Zander intentionally played it low key even stepping back to give the spotlight to his mates banging away.
Tom definitely nails it too.
Don't forget about the bass player Tom Peterson. Great guitarist and created the prototype for a 12 string bass.
@@Badrockstar84 Yes Tom Peterson. Always a strong backbone for Cheap Trick
I THINK OF HOME!!! Rockford Illinois Truly Rocks!
A timeless classic; it's a special song for me. 1993 was the worst year of my life: in the space of 3 weeks I lost my mother to cancer and my long-term girlfriend dumped me. I think this song was re-released in the summer of that year, it was always on the radio in Boise, ID, where I was living at the time. It helped me through SO many dark, dark days...May God bless you, Cheap Trick, you'll never know how much good your music does for so many people.
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@@chrisduerden2084 hahahahaha...Why don't you grow up??
Life is a hard one, my man.
Sorry to hear about your mother.
As for your girlfriend, don't lose sleep over that . Go find another!
@@cristianhcm1914 Thanks for your nice comment, it WAS a tough year, but things have long been better. The best of luck to you too, my friend...
Мои кумиры!!! Море воспоминаний и положительных эмоций!!! Всем добра!!! 70-е в моём сердце до последнего его сокращения!!!
Bunch of us in the break room at work 1 day, discussing just how deep into insanity our jobs were driving us. I couldn't HELP but start singing "Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright...", & EVERYONE joined in on "They just seem a little weird! Surrender! Surrender!". Quite a cathartic moment, I must say. Thank you, Cheep Trick, for supplying an anthem for those of us who jitter through our days with frazzled nerves & caffeine!
this is probably one of the best performances in music history. absolutely awesome.
The best bands are ones which have great music and sound great live. Cheap Trick is one of them!!!
Never will we have bands like this, gotta love Cheap Trick, Thank you.
a few more minutes out....a Northwest Orient DC-10-40 in the descent/approach/landing pattern and lined up with the runway {Tokyo-Narita}.....on glideslope,looks good...bring her in, Captain,bring it home! ......touchdown @3:16 in the song and rollout,almost 2 miles of runway in full reverse thrust to slow the big bird down......taxi to the gate and block in.....Rick,Robin,Bun E. and Tom have arrived.....!
I was a teenage kid in the 70s and 80s. And this song really helped me to cope. This song was pretty cool. This is the first time that I have seen the band sing this particular song and it is just awesome.
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I love Rick's style. Especially his facial expressions.
He's having so much FUN it really adds a killer vibe to the situation. Yep.
@@wildwoodsgirl1706 Energy as well.
Thank you Japan for bringing these guys into the limelight!
At 14, this was the first vinyl album I wore out and had to buy again. Rick Nielson was a guitar god just looking for a home. Thankfully he found a power group of epic quality.
To my oldest sister who passed away December 14 2021 I remember you coming home from this concert at the Spectrum Philly with a concert teeshirt I wore it with such a huge smile I was so cool because you thought of baby brother and got me that shirt ! My heart is still broken your not here to listen to this song I hear it I will always think of you miss you so much your rocking in heaven to this !
That's sweet
I’ve seen them twice… I was supposed to see their 1982 show in LA, but the tickets I got from that Damone dude were counterfeit!
Cheap Trick is a fantastic band. Surrender is such a brilliant song. Cheap Trick forever!
THIS was in early 1978 Alot of people say the late 70s were disco LOL Ya right
I love it, from a German in vacation in Thailand, more than 45 years later. ❤❤❤
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Such a terrific song! Never gets old.
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The most I love about the Budokon album is that these Illinois boys went there and sang like the were gonna die if they didn't. Did the people even understand English? Didn't matter if they did or not our boys here belted it out as if they did.
Im 55 and I freaking love cheap trick and always will
Yes. Good on you.
OMG
I remember my mom had this album and when i was 7 -8 i wore out my moms album. I enjoyed listening to this over and over. That was 1977 - 1978.
Sweetness.
Hi there, Good day to you and it's nice seeing you here.
@Rick.A.Nielsen-Official
It's nice to see that you look at the comments. I saw you with Styx maybe about 25 years ago. Great show
@donnacarter2617 Hello Donna, good day to you and thanks for the compliment. And It is actually a pleasure to have you here. Well I know you must be surprised to receive a message from me right?
Respect to Tom Peterssen here...brilliant bassist, great stage presence....and he is very handsome....
I have a little man crush :)
Nothing wrong with that.
Is you gay?
@@chrischampagne4307 No, I 'isn't'
Am I? Nope, I'm straight. I find him an interesting and compelling person.
It would be more accurate to say I have a bass crush, a brilliant player
Love it how Rick is coked out of his mind but still playing a killer guitar
No coke then in Japan. Maybe speed tabs.
Speed tabs were everywhere then in Japan. Still are. Lol plus yeah. Hes looking more Tweaked out then Coked out in my expert opinion lmao
That's kinda how he is NORMALLY, or at least was. He's slowing down a bit now, only puts in five miles of running during a concert instead of 20 that sort of thing.
One of the greatest rock songs performed by the greatest garage band ever.
MY BFF just passed away and Cheap Trick was her Favorite Band. We went to the Washington Concert 5 yrs ago. They Are the Best New Wave Band EVER. RIP: Kim
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Cheap Trick was my sister’s favorite band in the 70s. Her gang loved them, while mine liked Lynryd Skynryd. Our home life wasn’t that great but listening to these songs only bring Good memories.
I loved both bands! Growing up in the 60s and 70s was the best time with all the great music.
LIVE at The Budokan is a legendary LIVE Rock album!!!!!
It's an historical sign post.
In legend of the shadows! It's ironic and iconic
The 80s can kiss my hairy bum ,, lol The 70s kick ass way harder than the 80s EVER DID This was from early 1978 Boys n girls
Quite possibly the greatest live album ever laid to wax.
it's good but lets not get fucking carried away
@@edrader Huh? 😆 He's right
'Live at Budokan' was the biggest selling album ever up until Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' was released. Not sure where 'Live at Budokan' ranks today (maybe Frampton's 'Frampton comes Alive' surpassed it?), but I would not be surprised if its still got to have some pretty consistent sales numbers. Bun E, Carlos passed away, but the other three are still touring, great live act if you can catch them at a venue near you.
@@edrader Shut up let people be enthusiastic about things they love. Always some bitter jerk gotta rain on a parade
@@crosslink1493 Bun E's not dead???
Weird, I got here from a re-run of "American Pickers". Frank and Mike bought some gear from Rick Nielsen that he had in a storage unit. It was souvenir shirts and some clothes he wore on stage that Rick had in a storage locker for decades. I was in HS during the 70's but wasn't into Cheap Trick, though I had plenty of friends that were. After catching these performances on RUclips, I can see what everyone was talking about. They're a great band and the music would have been right up my alley in HS. The availability of "Budokan Live" is what makes RUclips so great.
No effects, other than (mabye) reverb. No processors. No pitch correction. No click track. No Stems.
My God, how good are these musicians?
As a 67 year old woman who listened to Carpenters, I loved this song and still do!!
You have your stripes. Good woman.
We're ALL alright! Best rock phrase ever!!
Love this so much! 57 year old here! Rick is the coolest goofy need boy! Robin is smokin' hot! We're all alright...even after all these years!
THAT'S ONE HEAVY ASS LIVE DRUM SOUND!!! ❤
Rick Nielsen is one of the most solid rhythmic guitarists ever minted. In the late '70s-- excluding the fe, act8ually good punk rock bands-- Cheap Trick ruled the pop-rock world, no question.
This is one of the best live albums of all times and produced so well. It was also my first album that I bought on my own.
love how they look like 3 different bands at once
Saw these guys live 10 years ago. Still have the same energy as they had then. Best concert I’ve been to.
The acoustics of this album capture the live concert hall so perfectly!
Incredible live - mix , i think no studio overdubs unlike for instance talking heads stop making sense
One of the best songs EVER writen
I totally agree. I had the pleasure of seeing Cheap Trick quite a few years ago. I was about 21 or 22 years old. Saw rhem at a place called Selland Arena in Fresno, Ca. Don't remember the year(too much party)but they came with Eddie Money and Electric Light Orchestra. Was a killer concert. Was the only concert I ever got to go to with my wife who passed away at the age of 25 just a couple of years later, so this is a very precious memory for me. Now here I am 66 years old and I'm still listening to this. Good rock just never gets old or dies.
I was about 13 years old when this song came out and it blew us all away!!! Today it still makes me want to rock out!!!! Thanks for the great music Cheap Trick!!!!!!
Gotta love this album. Robin Zander relocated to the Tampa area many years back and he occasionally does interviews with the local TV media such as "Great Day Live Tampa Bay" and he said this tour in Japan was such an amazing experience. I just can not believe it all went down 41 years ago!
41 years? OMG how fucking old am i? 58 and this was new and killer in HS
@@shawnaldrich7868 Time fucking flies doesn't it? I remember me and my sister going to get this album at the mall and the newly opened Record Bar (another blast from the past) was sold out, so we made our older sister (we were way too young to drive then) and finally found it in a Woolco or K-Mart somewhere in North Tampa. Great damn album, at the time these guys and Van Halen were running neck and neck as my fave bands with Rush and Pink Floyd not too far behind.
I remember back in the 70's when I first heard Cheap Trick and thought to myself how weirdly different they sounded but here we are in 2024 and they still rock.
Yup/good lasts.. Great comment.
One of the greatest live albums ever
The lyrics to this song are sublime. True pop perfection!
Got my KISS records out too. 1979.
One of my favorites, brings back so many good, great memories from the past.