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Rock · 1977 · 9 tracks

Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick

Gritty, punk-edged power pop with a dark underbelly. Raw guitars and sugar-coated melodies recorded before the band found their stadium-sized polish.

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It's like the Beatles if they grew up in a 1970s Illinois dive bar and started reading true crime magazines.

A high-energy rock record that pairs infectious melodies with a surprisingly dark and cynical worldview.

Cheap Trick · vs · Cheap Trick
Rebellious+2.6σ

Rebellious saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Hot Love
2:30
02
Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
4:34
03
He’s a Whore
2:42
05
The Ballad of T.V. Violence
5:11
06
ELO Kiddies
3:40
07
Daddy Should Have Stayed in High School
4:43
08
Taxman, Mr. Thief
4:15
09
Cry, Cry
4:19
10
Oh, Candy
3:04
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring, jagged guitar riff opening of He’s a Whore that sounds more like 1977 London than Illinois.
The unsettling shift in tone during Daddy Should Have Stayed in High School where the catchy melody masks the predatory lyrics.
The slow-burn tension of The Ballad of T.V. Violence as it builds into a manic, repetitive climax.
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