February 18, 2009 09:00 PM
C&L's Late Nite Music Club with Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick might not be the greatest band of all time, but they're definitely the least bad.
Arena rock without the overblown self-importance. Pure radio pop without the bubblegum. This song, about coming to terms with the fact that your parents are a little edgier than you might be comfortable with, has always been my favorite.
My friend and I make a lot of top ten lists about music, and Cheap Trick was #1 on our "least hated bands of all time" list along with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, X and Thin Lizzy. Who else can you think of that might not be everyone's favorite, but rarely inspires revulsion in anyone?
The visual cracks me up.
Thanks.
Corruption favors the wealthy.
great lyrics and the coolest drummer in the world
Now I had heard the WACs recruited old maids for the war.
But Mommy isn't one of those, I've known her all these years.
Does anyone else get the feeling that either a censor or record company made them change the lyrics from calling Mommy a whore?
Who doesn't like CCR?
Me?
Great band.
I'm absolutely sick of them.
ever ever ever liked 'em.
Journey.Lights.
:p
What is your conceptual, continuity?
Cruel To Be Kind
You are dead to me, muddy. :P
(kidding)
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
Haaaaaaaa! :)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_-eV8fHl40
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---Southwest Airlines
Wow! Hadn't thought of this great song for a lonnnng time. Also Dave Edmunds I Won't Bail You Out and From Small Things Mama, Big Things Sometimes Come
Small Things contains the greatest line in any song.
When they caught her all she said was she couldn't stand the way he drove.
Joan of Oak
Small Things/Big Things was written by Bruuuuuuce Springsteen.
I haven't heard that tune in years.
ps, Max, I'm still thinking about my answer to your musical question ....
The Smithereens
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Cool name! Fine music!
"Green Thoughts" is/was an excellent album.
Looooove the Smithereens, and they were on the no-hate list :)
BLASPHEMER! I won't sit here and listen to such heresy! X = (Greatest + Band + Ever)
Got me through the '80s they did.
With that I will reveal the musical artist I absolutely love but who my admiration has remained hidden to all but a select few. Madonna.
There, I said it...
Borderline
But after that...not so much.
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The New World
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Wang Chung
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Everybody Have Fun Tonight
me-oww!
Bow Wow Wow.
Adam Ant. Goody Two Shoes
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what the hell, is this the least hated band of the 80's list, or of all time?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v+l7BwRL2yhGQ
and the video is awesome. Love those two bare-assed little kids at the end of the clip!
still gotta love Bun E carlos. and what's his face is definitely the guy to be in front
In The Street - Cheap Trick
me-oww!
Oooh I think we'll have another LNMC post coming soon...
The Dream Police.
These guys Did Rock.
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... was one of the most lackluster performances of that concert series. There is much better material. Try this one:
Look Out
Low sound quality here but positively shredding guitar (both Rick and Robin), great melody, rhythm, soaring vocals. You know, the things you expect from Cheap Trick.
Better yet, go see or buy the whole 30-year commemorative DVD of the show. I caught it at my local art cinema house and I just saw it on Amazon as well.
But I like Thin Lizzy a little better.
"Cowboy Song": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK_TXfKfyag
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---Southwest Airlines
is the s**t! Love 'em!
"Cold Sweat" live at an Irish pub:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7YWRxAUtDk
I always thought the 5 necked guitar the Cheap Trick guy used was cool, though.
How about the Rascals? Procol Harum? Or Leon Russell? Edgar Winters White Trash Band? Do I have to pick one? Anybody remember April Wine?
"Roller":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJTwcTPhYyc
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---Southwest Airlines
April Wine's drummer just retired this year. He will be 70 later this year!
"Never Been Any Reason": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef71AkmEcpw
A GREAT live band...
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with Rick Derringer three guys in bands unpossible to hate...saw them White Trash w/ Derringer in 71 or 72 for $4.50 opening for john mayall. Bad for mayall.
me-oww!
Those FIRST four, Blozzy, are DAH BOMB!! STILL! Failed picks for this thread, I'm afraid. April Wine is just bad. Also not good for this list.
Yer oh for four.
NEXT!!! :D :lol:
No You Don't
That's my answer, Max.
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New York Dolls "Subway Train"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-K4FPGdXbE
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---Southwest Airlines
Sweet, Slade, Smithereens... and that's just the S's.
Some others that are hard to hate - King's X, The Cult, The Go-Gos.
... is awesome. "Elo Kiddies," "Hot Love" and a whole host of other scorching pop tunes. Great stuff.
It was all downhill from there.
The Cult!
Smack it up flip it pass it around
The Treacherous Three - The Mic Wreckers
me-oww!
Garçon Glaçon
I've never played this for anyone and gotten a positive reaction. I love it, though.
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Big Audio Dynamite.
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Rush
(because I couldn't find Zulu)
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Tubthumping
Chumbawumba
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You guys just made me smile.
*g* Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
And Bun E. Carlos was great. I loved his tie.
Groove is In The Heart- Deelite (1,2,3,4)
Lunatic Fringe- Red Rider (Republican think tank in action)
Mexican Radio- Wall of Voodoo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUEsS7TJt8M
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---Southwest Airlines
they did a great version of "Darling Be Home Soon"
Hoppin' thread tonight. Planets must be aligned just so...
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Where's my clove cigarette?...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
I thought it was a spliff of Sweettooth.
me-oww!
Sanctify Yourself. Simple Minds
Silver. Echo and the Bunnymen.
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"Love Will Tear Us Apart":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yTIpcwBTTs
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---Southwest Airlines
ragga jungle style!
M-Beat & General Levy - Incredible
me-oww!
D'Ya Like Scratchin'?/Buffalo Gals
All that scratchin' is makin' me itch!
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Long live Rick Nielson.
Anyone remember "Flash?"
A "flash-in-the-pan," with one "hit."
How about Nick Gilder?
Hot Child In The City
Familiar with Lee Abrams, the radio programmer? Before that guy- and later, MTV- record companies would try to break different artists in different towns. We got this song in the late '70's, and Gary Myrick And The Figures in the early '80's. But I drop those names on people who lived in different markets and the reaction is usually, "Who?"
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Idol. Flesh For Fantasy.
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Radio Gaga
This is where Queen took their shot at Lee Abrams and his homogenization of the airwaves.
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Grandmaster Flash, that is.
The Message
me-oww!
Nick Gilder was the lead singer of a Vancouver-based band called Sweeney Todd. There only real hit was a tune called "Roxy Roller". For a brief stint a very young Bryan Adams sang for this band.
I saw them play at a high school party at a roller rink back in '75 or so.
"Hey St Peter":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz48dyXTFpQ
Cool song.
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---Southwest Airlines
Jim Carroll Band--"People Who Died"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQbzGOKb6xg
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88 Lines about 44 Women
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
Nearly forgot about that one...
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---Southwest Airlines
realized that later. But didn't Carroll do that one too? Or am I cross-circuiting here for some reason?
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
serious chemicals, so I can't say for sure...
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---Southwest Airlines
JIm Carroll Band was monster. I saw the original band in SF, Great American Music Hall, I THINK sometime in '81. I HATED what they called punk rock and such in those daze, but these guys (my roomie was from The Bronx, FORCED me to go) were awesome. After that, I learnt to like The Clash, The Tubes and caught up with half a decade of music I had shunned.
Basketball Dairies is a BRUTAL read. Everyone should read it, to KNOW what it's like in The Burroughs, to know the seedy side of The Big Apple and all the maggots.
Jim Carroll Band. Too good for this list. :D
"Driver's Seat":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFwcmU6Ql0A
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---Southwest Airlines
All the disco of the seventies goes away, that song comes on and Little Bill shoots wife (the lovely Nina Hartley) and then offs himself...Don't care for the soundtrack from Magnolia, but Anderson got it right in BN.
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On my list...
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It's a great film. So was his first, Hard Eight. There Will Be Blood ain't too bad either (he grossly understated).
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Is deep. Gnarly bugger, that guy. DDL did a great job.
But Hey, There's Nothing to Fear, But fear itself . Oingo Boingo
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Here's a great one. No, it has nothing to do with milkshakes.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mMllzaU6LU
"The cool boys bit the dust
They couldn't take the pressure
The cool girls got knocked up
They only wanted to have fun
(Where did they go?)
They fell in low and suffered
(Where did they go?)
They picked up guns and hammers..."
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---Southwest Airlines
Ain't this the Life
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I Love Little Girls
I remember them when they were The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo.
But that was a long time ago now.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
I just love saying that!
Fantastic song with a most excellent horn section.
Thank you, mudshark!
I live in the Midwest and Boingo did not get a lot of radio play here. But I don't know anyone who doesn't love them.
They did play a lot on the college club circuit back in the day. DJ's and cover bands did a few their songs here and there, but a lot of people bought them for their cover art and then fell in love with the music.
I just introduced them to my 18 year old daughter about a year ago, and now I can never find my CDs.
I'm In Love With My Car
But it deserves a repeat performance.
Walking in the Rain. Flash in the Pan.
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When Love Breaks Down
This was from NME's album of the year in '85 or '86. Did nothin' over here.
Fuckin'-stupid-hair-band-lovin'-mid-'80's US market. I wave my genitals in your direction.
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Right here buddy!
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What did any of us here ever do to you that we deserve that?
;D
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Saturday Night is alright for Fightin.
Gotcha!
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"Kung Foo Fighting"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a97YQO3YAJo
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Run Joey Run
So is this a '70's-schlock-music duel?
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Billy, Don't Be A Hero
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EMF
The Real Slim Shady. Eminem
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9MFrRyfQek
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Seasons In The Sun
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"Morning After"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH2hWwD5Qfg
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Heartbeat-It's A Love Beat
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Cleaning Out My Closet.
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Clap For The Wolfman
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George Michael
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I'm Not In Love
Okay, maybe it's not schlock, but it's the same time-frame.
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One of our Submarines is missing
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She Blinded Me With Science
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
One of Dolby's best. Very haunting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7jHp7OchP0
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---Southwest Airlines
Wow, you're pulling out some classic Canadian relics!
Streetheart's version of The Small Faces' "Tin Soldier" is pretty good, too.
connection 'til you mentioned it. Some great stuff from our northern brothers over the years, to be sure...
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Do That To Me One More Time
Recorder solo!!!!1111!!!!!11!11!.........1!
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OK, maybe I've had too much to drink, and it's getting late on the east coast...
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---Southwest Airlines
Not on the coast, but the same time zone. But there's this:
Steve Forbert
Romeo's Tune
Not schlock, just killin' two birds with one stone.
GNA!
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GNA...
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I'm done too.
But for those who are still Roq'n.
Deep Purple. Highway Star.
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You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
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Wouldn't it be nice.
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I wanna dance the night away. Dancin , Dancin. :)
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'Heart Of Rock 'n' Roll'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6pv-58RiRU
Studio version is better, but couldn't find...
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---Southwest Airlines
I haven't even THOUGHT of that song in at least 20 years. Talk about a blast from the past.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
in their heyday. Actually put on a hell of a good show.
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---Southwest Airlines
They were a lot of fun. I remember being vastly amused by just about everything they did.
Thanks for the poke in the memory!
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
that "reviewed" current albums (circa 1980s) that docked Sparks one star for "being somewhat responsible for Queen." Though I was never much of a Queen fan, I thought it was amusing.
I was actually amazed that brothers (Mael, Davies) could function as bands for any length of time.
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'Wanted Dead or Alive'
Got to have the B52's and Talking Heads on this list. Who can not forget those haircuts and David Byrnes 80's suit that was wider than an 6 lane highway. Oh, and that reminds me - the CARS too.
Was there at The Wiltern on night two (?) for filming of Stop Making Sense.
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---Southwest Airlines
Yes, yes, yes
Slippery People.
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Psycho Killer
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
Living Color.
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Then I hope you are going to see Mr Byrne at Radio City in NYC later this month - will be the show of the year. Second night added. He hinted he may wear the suit......
at the end of the month.
Have a great time if you go. If you stand still at a 'Heads show, you're DEAD.
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---Southwest Airlines
It's Raining Men
Homer Simpson's favorite record. No longer in the Moe's Tavern jukebox.
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...this one is postable.
Alotta good footage and by the looks of it, done by a true fan:
Guns n' Roses ~ 'Paradise City'
Mercury Blues
This isn't fair to DL. But WTF. We're RoQin.
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Lindley is totally awesome live--can't miss!!
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---Southwest Airlines
...I didn't read the whole post.
My posts have been coming from the pile of songs that were totally overplayed on the radio until you wanted to hate the band.
Queen just happened to be what I was listening to when I got here. ;)
And BTW, I love the TALKING HEADS ~ 'Life During Wartime'
And She Was
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEeQpiryZ1c
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---Southwest Airlines
And anything Dave Alvin.
On another note, my band Rousers, got to open for Cheap Trick at the Rockford Waterfest back in the 80's. Estimated crowd, 50,000. Quite cool. (Thanks Ken)
you guys just reminded me of one of my Cheap Trick favs, ELO style.
Stop this game
Run, Run, Run.
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Thanks Muddy! I haven't heard this in years!!!
The LNMC is amazing tonight ... So many great (and bad) tunes ... Hah!
Good night to those who are leaving to get some sleep.
My enjoyment meter this evening is switched to High :)
How can you mention 10CC and not offer up this ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVArC_klWEI
and these guys had a sense of humor about themselves
worst band in the world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woalnl4YSJY
pretty amazing as i was hoping the site would post power pop
how about some rubinoos...i wanna be your boyfriend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3t66Nrqteo
Rock and Roll Is Dead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8KIwY0PnZM&fe...
and how about the missing link between glam and power pop
the sweet...action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS4FRkXg9m0
and gotta finish off with some trick....dream police
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdwMSONE-aw
For me, The Sweet will always mean...
The Ballroom Blitz!!
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
but listen to action and you will see how the sweet shoulda been queen
oh...how about some raspberries...go all the way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8RVrY-OZ4w
i loves the music of my youth
And out of the power pop scene came "The Knack"
Get Down Tonight
HA! Top that!
*well, I didn't hate them.
There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby. - Tom Waits
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