1988 Cheap Trick Interview

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Published 2011-03-25
Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander are interviewed for Canada's "Good Rockin Tonite" in 1988.
All Comments (21)
  • @jmcrae825
    “Together, this is a good band.” Understatement of the year Rick. It’s 2022 now and you guys are one of if not the best bands ever!
  • @tomryan4968
    Love Rick's Illinois accent and Robin's Wisconsin... Nothing better than a Cheap Trick show.
  • @Shell6424
    So glad Tom came back. Rick and Robin are great to interview.
  • @Chompwat
    70 years old and still rocking. Amazing.
  • @simply2funny
    Wow. Theses guys are so humble. Love there outlook on life.
  • @Bensidhe
    I watched this back in the day . Cheap Trick has made a lot of quality music over the years .
  • @stevesloan7132
    I like every one of their songs and have almost all of their albums. They are just the best.
  • @paulstafford4784
    I was at their show in Vancouver. They brought Motley Crue on stage and played AC/DC's Highway to Hell at the end of the show
  • @karlwho1
    Used to stay up till 1 a.m. back in those days to watch Good Rockin' Tonight with Rachel. For some reason, that Canadian show was alot better than what MTV was doing then. We loved it, and really enjoyed it. Good times...and I miss it.
  • @vincentm614
    This interview is diffrent from the ones in the late 70s. They seem more humble and are joking less. They were probably having a lull in their career. Cheap Trick for all intensive purposes should have been a huge band. Rick Nielson has written some amazing melodic power pop songs reminiscent of The Beatles and The Who. Robin Zander is one of the best vocalist in rock music and their look is what so attracted me to them.
  • @2008PLS
    Love Cheap Trick, always different but maintain a good chemistry! The members, Rick, Robin, Tom and Bun E. are all great guys. Too bad Bun E. isn't still with them... Daxx is great too! They put on a great show all the time!
  • @elk9414
    First time I ever heard #CheapTrick was on MTV in 1985 with Tonight It's You from the Standing on the Edge album which still 'effin smokes no matter what anyone else says. From that point on, I was hooked! I did write you guys after The Doctor came out about "too much synthesizers or keyboards" and I have no idea if you ever even read that garbage but you did knock back the keyboards until The Latest. Yeah, a lot of people only know #CT from hit songs like The Flame or I Want You To Want Me or Surrender but there's a whole catalog of awesome songs including a ton of stuff that never seemed to get any radio time. Whenever I play some #TrickTunes to anyone, from people that are in their 50's all the way to teenagers, they like what they hear. Except for the Lawrence Welk crowd but, let's face it, they're pretty much dead anyway. Some people are surprised that #Trick is still rocking along when I tell them they need to check out the Bang, Zoom, Crazy and We're All Alright albums. Even I was surprised to see the Christmas album, and yeah, it's a little weird to not see Bun E. on the drum kit but it seems like Daxx has breathed a bit of fresh air into the best fucking rock band ever! Thanks for the years and the tunes!