This compilation from Cheap Trick is a great way to get all their popular songs in one place. Of course, for my money, the hits are really not the best material they’ve done. I think Cheap Trick at their best are a hard rock band with catchy hooks. This collection finds them too often in pure pop group mode. Still, you can’t really go wrong with Cheap Trick. There are two tracks here that were taken from the Budokan set that I’ve already reviewed. I used the track by track review from that set for the sake of consistency.
This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2010 Volume 5 at lulu.com/strangesound.