Cheap Trick from the Bars to the Budokan and Beyond
Ross Warner - Foreword by Mike McCready
They’ve
sold more than 20 million albums, they were inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame, and they’re one of Homer Simpson’s favorite bands—but
even today, fifty years after they first formed, Cheap Trick remains to
many a club band with a cult following. They certainly started out that
way, with a carnival-like stage show featuring four perfectly
mismatched characters: guitarist Rick Nielsen, in bowtie, sweater, and
baseball cap, stood next to blonde dreamboat Robin Zander, while the
mysterious, chestnut-haired bassist Tom Peterson held down the bottom
end with drummer Bun E. Carlos, never seen without his cigarette or tie.
American Standard: Cheap Trick from the Bars to the Budokan and Beyond
tells the unlikely story of the band’s path to greatness, from their
origins in Rockford, Illinois to their massively successful live album
At Budokan to the many, many ups and downs that followed. This is a
rollicking tale of artistic genius, rock excess, hilarious misbehavior,
chance encounters with music’s biggest names, and international stardom
that brought new meaning to the phrase “big in Japan.” Drawing on
exhaustive research and interviews, American Standard gives an intimate
look at a truly original band—whether you consider them rock icons or
criminally underrated.
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American Standard
Cheap Trick from the Bars to the Budokan and Beyond
Ross Warner - Foreword by Mike McCready
They’ve sold more than 20 million albums, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and they’re one of Homer Simpson’s favorite bands—but even today, fifty years after they first formed, Cheap Trick remains to many a club band with a cult following. They certainly started out that way, with a carnival-like stage show featuring four perfectly mismatched characters: guitarist Rick Nielsen, in bowtie, sweater, and baseball cap, stood next to blonde dreamboat Robin Zander, while the mysterious, chestnut-haired bassist Tom Peterson held down the bottom end with drummer Bun E. Carlos, never seen without his cigarette or tie.
American Standard: Cheap Trick from the Bars to the Budokan and Beyond tells the unlikely story of the band’s path to greatness, from their origins in Rockford, Illinois to their massively successful live album At Budokan to the many, many ups and downs that followed. This is a rollicking tale of artistic genius, rock excess, hilarious misbehavior, chance encounters with music’s biggest names, and international stardom that brought new meaning to the phrase “big in Japan.” Drawing on exhaustive research and interviews, American Standard gives an intimate look at a truly original band—whether you consider them rock icons or criminally underrated.