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"Surrender" is a late 1970s teen anthem, describing the relations between the baby boomer narrator and his G.I. Generation parents. His mother frequently warns him about the girls he will meet, as he will never know what diseases he will catch from them, as exemplified by a rumor about "a soldier's [penis] falling off" as a result of "some Indonesian junk that's going around".
Cheap Trick keep their sound to the basics - loud guitars, crunching chords, and sweet melodies. The real key to the success of Cheap Trick is the reinvigorated songwriting and the result is a tight, melodic set of hard rockers and ballads." [2] Steven Mirkin of Entertainment Weekly commented: "Cheap Trick try to re-create the hard-driving ...
The lead-off track "Surrender" was Cheap Trick's first single to chart in the United States, peaking at No. 62. It has gone on to become one of the band's signature songs. Zander and Petersson performing in 1978. Demand for Cheap Trick at Budokan became so great that Epic Records finally released the album in the U.S. in February 1979.
1996: Sex, America, Cheap Trick; 1996: I Want You to Want Me (IMG Records) 1998: Hits of Cheap Trick (import) 1998: Don't Be Cruel (Collectables label) 2000: Authorized Greatest Hits; 2004: The Essential Cheap Trick; 2005: Collection (Cheap Trick/In Color/Heaven Tonight) 2005: Cheap Trick Rock on Break Out Years: 1979 (Madacy Records)
In the summer of 1974, Hogan left Cheap Trick to join The Litter, a Minneapolis-based band. A few days later, Carlos and Nielsen asked Zander to sing for Cheap Trick. [11] Zander was able to get out of the last year of his contract [13] and joined Cheap Trick in October 1974. [19] In 1973 or 1974, Carlos gained a major insight into his drumming.
Heaven Tonight is the third studio album by American rock band Cheap Trick.It was produced by Tom Werman and released on April 24, 1978. The album was remastered and released with bonus tracks on Sony's Epic/Legacy imprint in 1998.
"Surrender" Cheap Trick: No: 1. Opening Licks: 1. Opening Licks 1987 "Sweet Child o' Mine" Guns N' Roses: No: 4. Thrash and Burn Encore: 4. Thrash and Burn Encore 1980 "Tattooed Love Boys" The Pretenders: No: 3. String-Snappers: 5. Return of the Shred 1992 "Them Bones" Alice in Chains: No: 3. String-Snappers: 3. String-Snappers 1984
Continuing the band's independence after avoiding major record labels by establishing their own record company Cheap Trick Unlimited, the band's Special One album was released to both mixed and positive critical reception. However, "Scent of a Woman" was claimed to be Cheap Trick's best single since the 1978 power pop classic "Surrender". [3]