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Cheap Trick

In Color

  • AMG Review of In Color

    Amg
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine
    All Music Guide

    Though Cheap Trick's second album, In Color, draws from the same stockpile of Midwestern barroom favorites as their debut album, it was produced by Tom Werman, who had the band strip away their raw attack and replace it with a shiny, radio-ready sound. Consequently, In Color doesn't have the visceral attack of its predecessor, but it still has the same sensibility and a similar set of spectacular songs. From the druggy psychedelia of "Downed" and the ubblegum singalong "I Want You to Want Me" to the "California Girls" homage of "Southern Girls," the album has the same encyclopedic knowledge of ock & roll, as well as the good sense to subvert it with a perverse sense of humor. Portions of the album haven't dated well, simply due to the glossy production, but the songs and music on In Color are as splendid as the band's debut. [The 1998 Epic/Legacy reissue of In Color adds several bonus tracks, including previously unreleased demos and live recordings.]

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over 2 years ago
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Hello There!This is how Cheap Trick kicked off thier 2nd Lp "In Color" and it's as a good of a start as any.+Greetings,good wishes and merry music listening!

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Collective Wisdom Request - the Ultimate Road Trip CD
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Like many middle-aged adolescents, every year, me and some buddies make a golf road trip during the summer - and last year, for whatever reason, they became obsessed with listening to "Cowboy" by Kid Rock, like, over and over and over again.This year, the thought has arisen that perhaps I will dissuade them from doing this again by putting together the "Ultimate Road Trip" CD - a collection of...

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hello There
over 2 years ago
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Hello There!This is how Cheap Trick kicked off thier 2nd Lp "In Color" and it's as a good of a start as any.+Greetings,good wishes and merry music listening!

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