Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1974. The band's members are: Robin Zander (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick Nielsen (lead guitar, backing vocals), Tom Petersson (electric bass, backing vocals), and Bun E. Carlos (drums, percussion.) Some of their songs are 'Surrender', 'I Want You To Want Me', 'Dream Police', and 'The Flame'. Cheap Trick also performed a cover version of Big Star's 'In the Street' as the theme song for That 70's Show from the second season onward. They also did the theme song 'Baby Mumbles' for The Colbert Report. The Illinois State Senate has declared April 1st to be 'Cheap Trick Day'. The band was also ranked No. 25 in VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. Cheap Trick is well-known for its use- and large collection- of unusual guitars and basses. Not one of Cheap Trick's first three albums made it into the Top 40 in the United States. In Japan, however, all three albums became gold records. When Cheap Trick went to Japan to tour the country for the first time in 1978, they were received with a frenzy reminiscent of Beatlemania. During this tour, in April 1978, Cheap Trick recorded a live show for their loyal Japanese fans at the Nippon Budokan. The show was released as a live album titled 'Cheap Trick at Budokan', which was intended to be exclusive to Japan. The album suddenly became a popular import to the United States, and demand for the album became so great that Epic Records finally issued the album in the U.S. in 1979.