Last good album by Cheap Trick This is the last good album Cheap Trick ever produced. All the elements that made them good are present and a few new ideas thrown in as well. Very enjoyable CD. The bonus tracks are cool as well. If you want the unedited version of "Day tripper" you'll have to get the box set.
One of Cheap Trick's best IMHO This is one of my favorite offerings from the boys from Rockford Ill! With the addition of the NuDisc songs, it makes this even a better value. With George Martin (former Beatles producer) on board, they tried some different sounds and it really worked for me. I love nearly every song on this album and had to buy it on CD! If you have any questions on whether you should buy it, just do it. You won't be sorry! I have seen them live 4-5 times and would love to see them one more time to relive my younger days!
Cheap Trick + George Martin = Awesome Album! It was a dream come true for uber-Beatles fans Cheap Trick to have George Martin produce an album with them. The results equal one of my favorite Cheap Trick albums, and I love Cheap Trick so when I say it's probably my favorite release from them that carries some weight. It might sound odd but I think Heaven Tonight is their "best" album but All Shook Up is probably my "favorite" album, and I can't leave In Color out of the running for either spot because that's outstading as well. Anyway, All Shook Up has some oddball stuff like a Darth Vader-synth voice on "High Priest Of Rhythmic Noise" and a tribal-esque drum chant party on "Who D King." Add to those a grandiose theme song like "Stop This Game," a couple of old-school rockers like "Just Got Back" and "Baby Loves to Rock," and one of the best power ballads EVER in "World's Greatest Lover" and you have one heck of a record. I have the original 10-song version (after my old LP literally wore out) so I can't comment on the remastering or bonus tracks. I have to mention that "Can't Stop It But I'm Gonna Try," "I Love You Honey But I Hate Your Friends," and "Go For The Throat (Use Your Own Imagination)" are also classic Cheap Trick tunes. There is literally not a bad song on this entire album. Favorite songs: all of the above.
A rather weak album minus the bonus tracks The "Found All the Parts" EP songs as bouns tracks here are what saves this to some degree and makes it worth having. In my opinion, in what could have been their finest hour in that they had George Martin at their disposal to produce, they just simply did not bring their "A-game". Quite disappoiting when you consider it that way but luckily for all of us they made the great decision to include the "Parts" tracks here. Quite honestly the only other thing on my iPod other than the "Parts" tracks is "Just Got Back". I really don't like any of the other original tracks. Overall the original album as it was is an overproduced, shlocky, cheesy record that lacks any real power or passion. In the liner notes the band and George Martin talk about how "World's Greatest Lover" is the best track here. Well that says it all because that song sucks!! It's an overblown, bombastic, cheesy ballad that has no real punch. The production here is bigger than the songs and I can see why this was a big downturn for CT in terms of their popularity. Don't get me wrong. I'm a big Cheap Trick fan. I just don't know how they went form probably their best record in "Dream Police" to this. Big disappointment, but at least we got "Found All the Parts" remastered.
Cheap Trick Rocks I bought this record 25 years ago, and more recently, the cd. It's still one of my favorite albums, of any group.
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