Cheap Trick is an American rock and roll band from Rockford, Illinois that gained popularity in the late 1970s. The band members are Rick Nielsen (guitarist and main songwriter), Bun E. Carlos (born Brad Carlson ) (drums), Robin Zander (vocals and guitars), and Tom Petersson (bass). Nielsen and Petersson formed the band after their former band called Fuse broke up shortly after they had released their debut album Fuse in 1969.

The band was signed to Epic Records and released Cheap Trick in 1976. Cheap Trick's most famous album is Live at Budokan, which was recorded at Tokyo's famous Nippon Budokan Hall. The album went triple platinum.

Cheap Trick wrote and performed songs for the animated 1983 movie Rock & Rule .

They released Cheap Trick , another eponymous album, in 1997.

More recently, the band recorded the theme song for the FOX television series That 70's Show.

Bassist Tom Petersson is credited for having the idea for a 12-string bass. The instrument was actually first built by Hamer Guitars. According to Bun E. Carlos, Robin Zander also plays the Hamer 12-string in addition to a Gibson Firebird, Chandler "Telecaster" and Rickenbacker 325.

Cheap Trick is currently managed by Silent Partner Management.

Discography

• 1977 Cheap Trick (debut) aka: Cheap Trick (1977)
• 1977 In Color
• 1978 Heaven Tonight
• 1978 Live at Budokan
• 1979 Dream Police
• 1980 All Shook Up
• 1982 One on One
• 1983 Next Position Please
• 1985 Standing on the Edge
• 1986 The Doctor
• 1988 Lap of Luxury
• 1990 Busted
• 1991 Greatest Hits (1976-1991)
• 1994 Woke Up With a Monster
• 1997 Cheap Trick aka: Cheap Trick (1997)
• 2003 Special One

External links

• Official website http://www.cheaptrick.com/
• Information on the 12-string bass http://www.12stringbass.net/
• Cheap Trick bio http://www.keno.org/classic_rock/cheap_trick_bio.htm