Cheap Trick - Dream Police

Primary Artist
Cheap Trick
Album Title
Dream Police
Release Date
October, 1979 
Time
45:45 
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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
At Budokan unexpectedly made Cheap Trick stars, largely because "I Want You to Want Me" had a tougher sound than its original studio incarnation. Perversely -- and most things Cheap Trick have done are somehow perverse -- the band decided not to continue with the direct, stripped-down sound of At Budokan, which would have been a return to their debut. Instead, the group went for their biggest, most elaborate production to date, taking the synthesized flourishes of Heaven Tonight to extremes. Read More