Refugee 7 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 As it prepares to remember its breakthrough with the upcoming "Live at Budokan: 30th Anniversary" boxed set, Cheap Trick is also readying the release of its next studio album, which guitarist Rick Nielsen says is in the can and ready to go -- although no label, title or release date are set yet. "It sounds cool," Nielsen tells Billboard.com about the set, which the group worked on with producer Julien Raymond and which he calls a "continuation" of Cheap Trick's 2006 album "Rockford." "There are a lot of strong songs. I think (frontman) Robin (Zander) sounds great on it. I mean, the thing starts with Robin singing a cappella, which we've never really done for a whole song. "In a way it's like 'The Who Sells Out.' We don't have commercials, but some songs are long, some are short but they all flow right into one another. It's pretty interesting." Cheap Trick recorded the album at various points during the past 10 months, working "all over the place. We did a song here, a song there -- some in Florida, some in Chicago, some in L.A., some in London -- and then mixed them all at the same time." Nielsen says the group also hopes to release a CD and DVD from its 30th anniversary visit to Budokan this past April, as well as of performances the group did of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in New York and Hollywood. Also on the docket is a release of the 1998 re-recording of 1977's "In Color" with Steve Albini; Nielsen promises "it's gonna happen" but won't say when. The primary archival focus, however, is on the "Live at Budokan" box, which features the entire concert first released in 1998 for the 20th anniversary along with a DVD and CD of the April 30, 1978, show that was broadcast on Japanese television that year and has been in the vaults ever since. Nielsen says the best part about these later "Budokan" releases has been the chance to show the world the entirety of the show, which he feels offers a better representation of Cheap Trick than the 10-song 1978 album that became an import sensation and the band's commercial breakthrough in the U.S. "It shows a bit more of a heavy side to Cheap Trick ... songs that were definitely more heavy than what the (original) record was," Nielsen explains. "I was always surprised that with the success we had (in 1978-79), the ex-record company and the ex-manager didn't say, 'Gee, let's exploit this and put it out!' We waited 20 years to put the complete thing out. That's how smart we were, eh?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nurktwin 2,143 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 sounds good, if it's anything like the 25th silver anniversary show in rockford, ill. (cd and dvd) it should be great. looking forward to this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echosoftom 3 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 It was great seeing them live last a couple of months ago. They are still rockin' hard. Doesn't Robin Zander sort of look like a young Tom Petty in this pic? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jawallac 48 Report post Posted November 1, 2008 Yep, he does. I definitely had a crush on him! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miami Steve 48 Report post Posted November 2, 2008 This is the fourth time around for some of this material. Didn't they record any other concerts besides this one? I wish more groups would follow Bob Dylan's bootleg series and start releasing more of their concert archives. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normandi 21 Report post Posted November 2, 2008 I am very excited about the new album. Gonna catch Cheap Trick at the House of Blues-Sunset in December! :cool: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echosoftom 3 Report post Posted November 2, 2008 Man, I wish Cheap Trick would do something like that Steve. How cool would that be? Have a great time Normandi! A few years back I saw them live at Summerfest and it was one of the best concerts. This past September I saw them live with Heart and Journey. To be honest I really don't like these concerts with more than one headliner because everyone gets shorted. I (and I think the crowd too) would have loved for Cheap Trick to perform a little longer. Actually, had it just been Heart and Cheap Trick that would have been an awesome show. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honeybee43 0 Report post Posted November 2, 2008 My God I feel so old.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nurktwin 2,143 Report post Posted November 2, 2008 (edited) i have some CT dvd's and one is "from tokyo to you" live in japan. 16 songs plus interviews and other things from 2004. also have dvd's "live from australia", "music for hangovers" and "silver" their 25th anniversary in their home town of rockford, IL Edited November 2, 2008 by nurktwin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
