Dr Feelgood Down By The Jetty Rar. A couple of days ago, I learned that Cheap Trick was going to be playing a gig in honor of the 35 th anniversary of their mega-hit album, “Cheap Trick Live at Budokan”. Even cooler, the performance was going to stream live online via the web site, ‘Livestream’. (The only other live event I have tuned into on the net was the ’09 performance of U2 at the Rose Bowl that was streamed on YouTubea great show it was.) I have heard of Livestream, so I followed the link on my Facebook newsfeed.

After a quick sign-up (a requirement for watching the Budokan show), I was good to go. Sunday, April 28 th, 8:00 PM/EST, at the John Varvatos Bowery boutique in New York City. In the late 1970’s to 1980’s, I was in high school. Music was of great interest to me, and I can safely say that while some teenagers were spending time glued to the television, I was frequently listening to music while drawing, etc. Some of my favorite bands during those days were RUSH, The Who, andyou guessed itCheap Trick.

The first album of theirs that I could call my “intro” to them was, “Heaven Tonight”. It was the 1979 release of “Live at Budokan” that cemented their position on my favorites list. The “Dream Police” album (also released in 1979) didn’t hurt either.

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(Robin then.) I was doing some date checking via Google, and came across a Rolling Stone review of the streamed show. Their assessment was glowing.

I am assuming they were at the actual venue, and didn’t watch it online like I had. That being said, it pains me to say that I was a little disappointed. “Need Your Love” was the first song I saw/heard, and there were times I found it painful to listen to. There is a bit of falsetto-ish singing Robin does during the tune, andwell.let's just say that some sour notes were hit. He did okay on other tunes. I just think it would’ve been wiser to stick with songs within the range he can still handle. Maybe he was having an off night.

Seeing him on stage caused me to mentally regress a bit. To remember seeing him in the past. Looking down on him from the Fox Theater balcony, trying not to drool on the fans below. In the overall sense, I was glad to catch what I did. There was one major discrepancy in my Cheap Trick experience.

Carlos was not in attendance. The gentleman who was there pounding the skins was Rick Nielsen’s son, Daxx. He did a fine job, but Bun E.’s absence left a hole.

I think it did for a lot of long time Trick fans. I did some more Googling to try and find some explanation. All the info I found was from Bun E.’s side of things. He still considers himself a member of the band, and I didn’t find anything to say the others didn’t feel the same way.

There does appear to be some bad blood though. Don’t know what it would stem from.

Says that they asked him to take a hiatus, and so far it looks to have lasted a couple of years. Trying to find any clues as to what the feelings of the rest of the band are was like looking for the proverbial needle in a hay stack. I won’t lose any sleep over it, but I am curious to know the whole story. Savannah, Georgia, United States I am a multi-faceted creative person.writer (produced playwright), painter, and the list goes on. I got my desire to write from my father who is a Television writer.

This blog is a reflection of things I find interesting, and whatever happens to move me at a particular moment. I post a number of my own photographs (the posts tagged with 'Photos' have posts with my work). A Georgia native, I moved back to Georgia after living in California for roughly 18 years (most of that time in the L.A. For the majority of my time in California, I worked in the Entertainment industry.

30th Anniversary Edition' Cheap Trick (Epic/Legacy CD/DVD) Japanese TV footage of Cheap Trick playing Tokyo's Budokan theater in 1978 may have sat unwatched on a shelf for decades, but a film had been rolling in this fan's imagination since the age of 14. Finally having sights to match the long-running sounds in my head -- now that a DVD of that footage has been released -- is a rock'n'roll dream come true.

Before its first Japanese tour, Cheap Trick was just a hard-touring Illinois power-pop band, opening for major arena acts and with a third album in the can -- but no real hits yet from its mix of Beatles-worthy tunes, Who-like volume and a colorful, cartoony irreverence to rival the Ramones. The quartet won the lottery with 'Live at Budokan,' which made them stars as the LP became an iconic '70s album. The 30th anniversary 'Budokan!' Boxed set bottles the magic of the moment -- and it's as fresh as ever. The class-act package includes a newly remastered version of the original live album -- in the expanded edition that seemed like such a gift when it was released in 1998. This double-CD 'Complete Concert' -- mixed from Cheap Trick's three-night stand in Tokyo (like the original LP, and with fewer touch-ups than most live albums of the day) -- finally replicated the Budokan set list in full, revealing the heavier side of the band mostly pruned from the hit LP in favor of the pop side.