Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E Carlos.
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12 Facts About Cheap Trick
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Cheap Trick released their self-titled debut album in 1977 and, later that year, found success in Japan with the release of their second album, In Color.
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Cheap Trick reached the Top 10 in the US charts in 1979 with the Budokan live version of "I Want You to Want Me" and topped the charts in 1988 with "The Flame".
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Cheap Trick was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Cheap Trick left the band shortly after its formation and was replaced by Robin Zander.
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When Cheap Trick toured in Japan for the first time in April 1978, they were received with a frenzy reminiscent of Beatlemania.
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In 1997, Cheap Trick signed with indie label Red Ant Records and released Cheap Trick.
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Cheap Trick ended the song with the lyric "We're all all right, " which was drawn from their own 1978 song "Surrender".
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In 2007, officials of Rockford, Illinois honored Cheap Trick by reproducing the Rockford album cover art on that year's city vehicle sticker.
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Cheap Trick claimed that even though they claimed that he was departed from Cheap Trick, he was not being allowed to participate in band-related activities, including recording.
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The remaining three members of Cheap Trick filed a countersuit, seeking a legal affirmation of their removal of Carlos.
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Cheap Trick have been cited as an influence on several artists in the alternative rock and power pop genre, including Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Smashing Pumpkins.
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