"I Want You To Want Me" failed as a single in its studio version. Then Cheap Trick released a live take, and it became their signature song.

From lost landmarks to cherished pastimes, Rockford holds a special place in the hearts of those who grew up in the Forest ...

READ MORE: How Cheap Trick Polished Their Sound and Made a Power Pop Classic With 'In Color' Asked if the band were planning to perform any of their new songs at upcoming shows, Zander said: “We ...

Cheap Trick certainly did its part to energize the audience. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers burned through a fiery, but brisk, 70-minute, 14-song set, which contained more hits than Wade Boggs ...

Cheap Trick, formed in 1973 in Rockford, Illinois, originally consisted of guitarist Rick Nielsen, singer and guitarist Robin Zander, bassist Tom Peterson, and drummer Bun E. Carlos.

5. “Didn’t Know I Had It,” Woke Up With a Monster (1994) The album, produced by Ted Templeman, was an earlier attempt to rebrand the band. It was the only one not to use the famous typewriter-font ...

Shop on Vivid Seats, SeatGeek, and StubHub to compare starting prices. Illinois-born rock band Cheap Trick first started releasing music in the 1970s, when their debut self-titled album came out.

Cheap Trick at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Festival n Las Vegas. The band hit MGM Music Hall Saturday night. AP Photo/John Locher ...

Cheap Trick are hugely influenced by the British music of the '60s and '70s (Zander was wearing a Beatles t-shirt, while Petersen was donning one with The Kinks logo) and pulled off a cool version ...

It was kind of incredible. Cheap Trick’s In Color Re-Recording Session (ca. 1997) ALBINI: I’m a longstanding Cheap Trick fan. My first interaction with them was when I was a teenager.

Then the band was induced to try outside songwriters. Zander’s soaring voice melded with a somewhat schlocky piece of pop candy called The Flame and Cheap Trick had a latter-day number-one pop hit.