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Cheap Trick - The Essential Cheap Trick (2 CD Remaster 2004)
Since both fans and critics agree on what Cheap Trick's core canon is, from the first three albums to the highlights that follow, it seems like it would be a fairly easy job to assemble a good overview of the band. History has proven that theory wrong several times. 1991's Greatest Hits largely ignored the first three albums, the 1996 box set Sex, America, Cheap Trick was a rarities-filled extravaganza pitched at the converted, and while 2000's Authorized Greatest Hits was a notable improvement on the first compilation, it had some puzzling inclusions, including substituting alternate takes and live cuts for original single versions. So, there was a need for a new collection, one that got it right. Enter The Essential Cheap Trick, the band's installment of Sony/Legacy's largely excellent Essential series. Spanning two discs and 36 tracks, it is the most generous hits collection yet assembled, but it still falls short of being a definitive overview. Again, there is a considerable problem of substituting alternate versions for the original studio versions; it is toned down from Authorized Greatest Hits, but when the fourth song in is a live version of "Mandocello" from 1998, with guest guitarist Billy Corgan, the momentum is knocked off-track immediately. Then, the song selection is a little idiosyncratic, which is often the case with artist-selected compilations, which The Essential Cheap Trick is. While the classic first three albums are represented well -- indeed, the entire first disc is devoted to '70s material (well, there are the two live tracks from 1998, but they're of '70s songs) -- some fans will inevitably find a favorite or two missing, including "Oh, Candy," "Oh Caroline," "On Top of the World," and "How Are You?" The real problem is that the collection loses steam on the second disc, which covers the '80s and '90s. The band has chosen to bypass several charting singles for album tracks, which may frustrate some chart-bound listeners, but it does make for a disc that's stronger overall. Still, it's hard to deny that the material on the second disc is simply not as good as that on the first, which makes this collection a bit too lopsided to be consistently enjoyable. Nevertheless, that first disc makes for very good listening (apart from the '98 tracks, that is) and, overall, it gives a good sense of the band's history, even if any of the first three albums and Live at Budokan remain the best introductions to the band...S. Thomas
From the time of their full-throttled 1977 debut (whose shredded, punky demeanor often foreshadowed grunge rock by nearly a decade-and-a-half), Cheap Trick has arguably been one of most resilient and influential (Billy Corgan and Steve Albini have variously sung their praises one side side of the generation gap, John Lennon and Jeff Beck on the other), if critically underappreciated bands of the last three decades. While the Budokan-mania and "Yardbirds play Abba" (in bassist Tom Petersson's estimation) pop of "I Want You to Want Me" will be instantly familiar thanks to their classic rock warhorse status, those unfamiliar with the band's true range and enduring live power (paid ample tribute by stage versions of "Gonna Raise Hell" and a Billy Corgan-guesting "Mandocello" from '98, and the dramatic "Hard to Tell" from their 25th anniversary live show of '99) will find this collection a revelation. Spanning the decidedly mixed blessing of their sole #1 hit "The Flame" and the latter day indie-label exile that's nonetheless produced two of their strongest collections (Cheap Trick and Special One) and featuring a salting of rarities (including the long version of "If You Want My Love" and an outtake of "Walk Away" featuring more upfront vocals by guest Chrissie Hynde), this is the best single introduction to a rock band that defiantly remains one of America's greatest...J. McCulley
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 337 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
CD 1
01 ELO Kiddies Singles Version 3:42
02 Hot Love 2:31
03 He's a Whore 2:44
04 Mandocello Live 5:11
05 Clock Strikes Ten 2:59
06 Southern Girls Single Version 3:35
07 Downed 4:11
08 Hello There 1:42
09 Surrender 4:15
10 California Man 3:44
11 High Roller 3:58
12 Auf Wiederseh'n 3:42
13 I Want You to Want Me Live 3:43
14 Ain't That a Shame 5:17
15 Takin' Me Back 4:52
16 Dream Police 3:51
17 Voices 4:22
18 Gonna Raise Hell Live 9:06
CD 2
01 Way of the World 3:37
02 Stop This Game 3:57
03 World's Greatest Lover 4:51
04 Everything Works If You Let It Full Version 3:55
05 She's Tight 2:59
06 If You Want My Love Alternate, Extra Bridge Version 4:26
07 I Can't Take It 3:28
08 Tonight It's You 4:47
09 This Time Around 4:34
10 The Flame 5:38
11 Had to Make You Mine 3:16
12 I Can't Understand It 3:30
13 Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love 3:49
14 Walk Away / Chrissie Hynde prev. unreleased 3:42
15 Woke Up With a Monster 4:54
16 Hard to Tell Live 3:45
17 Say Goodbye 3:29
18 Scent of a Woman 4:48
Post je objavljen 13.06.2009. u 22:00 sati.