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Summary: Best of the Bunch
Review: "Music for Hangovers" is definitely the best of the DVD's that Cheap trick has to offer. The actual video quality is not that great, but the music is what matters. This DVD will impress all the hardcore Cheap Trick fans, with the selection of songs you never have heard performed. The selections stand the test of time; the songs still sound fresh today, as they did when they first where pressed on vinyl. Man, did we come a long way! "Silver" is an alright DVD, but for the person who really loves their music, "Hangovers" is the choice to make!
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Summary: If you thought the CD was great....
Review: "Music For Hangovers" was released in CD form a couple of years ago, and the liner notes included hints of a impending DVD release. Two long years later it arrives!! Cheap Trick has been rockin' and rollin' for over 25 years, and they still pack a mean punch in concert. This DVD showcases a lot of their WAY earlier material, and it all sounds as vibrant, crunchy, and musically relevant as anything new coming out today. Actually, it sounds better than a lot of the stuff on the airwaves nowadays. This concert DVD contains performances culled from a 4 night stand at a Chicago venue. Robin Zander (whom Rick Nielsen describes as "The Man of A Thousand Voices") can still belt 'em out as good as anybody, even after nearly 3 decades! Particularly great tracks are "The Ballad Of TV Violence", "Gonna Raise Hell", "Taxman, Mr. Thief", and "Oh Claire" (not a town in Wisconsin). This DVD makes an excellent (and indispensible) companion piece to the "Silver" DVD and the CD box set "Sex, America, Cheap Trick".
There are a few other bands out there who have been around 25+ years. KISS, Aerosmith, and The Rolling Stones come to mind. But only Cheap Trick still rocks with the energy of bands half their age, and only Cheap Trick can still write songs with their consistent signature and distinctive flair. KISS looks tired, Aerosmith has been a Pop band for the last 10 years, and The Stones, though still filling stadiums, are primarily a nostalgia act. Cheap Trick can perform circles around these other bands as a live act!!
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Summary: Rock and Roll's Finest!
Review: Cheap Trick captured live and in full glory. They are truly an awesome band and one of the finest...if not the finest live act of all time. This video captures Cheap Tricks awesome stage performance...Robin Zanders incredible voice...Tom Petersson's wall of sound bass....Rick Nielsons truly wonderful guitar playing...and Bun E.'s magnificent drums...I only wish this DVD was 10 hours long....alternate commentary track is also a rare treat!! Buy and enjoy!
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Summary: Cheap Trick at their finest
Review: I'll spare the historical dissertation and just stick to a review of this DVD. Cheap Trick is widely regarded as one of the world's best rock bands, and they definitely prove it here. Music For Hangovers was filmed over four nights in early May of 1998 at Chicago's Metro Cabaret. Each night, the band performed tunes from their first four albums, "Cheap Trick", "In Color", "Heaven Tonight", and "At Budokan". Many of these early songs were rarely played before, or never at all in some cases. The collection here are some of the best songs that were featured. Personally, I think the first album's material really stood above everything else. "Hot Love" is a up tempo burner, "Taxman, Mr. Thief" with its infectiously catchy chorus, and "Mandocello", the haunting ballad. "Mandocello" also features a guest appearance by Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins. Cheap Trick has always been able to balance sheer power and aggressiveness with real beauty in their performances and this is no exception. Rick Nielsen runs around the stage like a mad man tossing picks every note he plays and Robin Zander's voice is one of the best in rock. Tom Petersson and Bun E Carlos lay down a solid rhythm. I was surprised to see how non affected most of the audience seemed for two reasons. One, the band is just smoking, and two, these very special performances were played in Chicago, not far from Cheap Trick's home town of Rockford. It just didn't seemed like the audience realized how special this was. It's a good thing the DVD is here so the rest of us can appreciate it.Also, the bands commentary on the performance is just hilarious. Great camera work and sound overall. Enough said. Buy it.
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Summary: Cheap Trick 5 Stars DVD 3 1/2 stars
Review: If anyone has read my glowing review of the CD version of this, you know that I absolutely love the performance on it. Recorded over 4 nights at the Cabaret Metro in Chicago (about 40 miles from Cheap Trick's hometown of Rockford) these shows have become legendary among Trickheads. The DVD features a nice 5.1 mix, amusing audio commentary from the boys a-la MST3K style with sillouhettes of the band's heads at the bottom of the screen, camera work is only ok. (the guys in the band do like the fish-eye effect one of the cameras use for some reason). I really wish the DVD would have had more songs from the shows on it though. Of course, what I really wanted was a box set of all 4 shows in their entirety. 1 hour is simply not enough for this fan. GUYS- BOX SET PLEASE! CD or DVD, I'll plunk down for it. Just ask The Who-I bought all those reissues of "Live At Leeds"!
All in all, it is a real bargain for 14.99. Heck,the ferocious performance of "Gonna Raise Hell" is worth that alone. (Did I see the whole room moving?)
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Summary: This DVD just does not do the band justice...
Review: Let me begin by saying I am a HUGE fan of Cheap Trick, and I bought this DVD with the highest of hopes. Yes, the band and the songs are both GREAT. But the audio is terrible and the video is worse. Bad camera work, muddy sound. Not the reasons one purchases the DVD format. On the plus side, the commentary track is GREAT! But, the show is the reason I bought it, and the show was burried in bad production skills. Buy at your own risk.
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Summary: 4.5 stars rounds up to Five
Review: OK, maybe I'm being too critical, but I thought the picture quality was not quite as good as I expected. That being said, this DVD is still a "must buy" for any music lover. The song Mandocello was worth the price of the DVD alone, not to mention such rare songs as Hot Love and How Are You? Particularly good is the commentary by the band in the extras section. Most commentaries are boring, but Rick, Tom, Robin, and Bun E. do a great job! Did you know that one of the guitars Rick uses was a gift from George Harrison? I hope there is a follow up box set that covers all four nights. That would be Heaven Tonight!
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Summary: dream police
Review: One of the most fun-loving, infectious bands to ever walk the earth delivering a fine performance to their home crowd. I skipped a star because a band of this stature deserves the BEST in sound quality for any DVD they release (and so do their fans.)
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Summary: A nice slice of CHEAP TRICK!
Review: Right off the bat, i've been a fan since 1979, i think cheap trick is the greatest working american rock and roll band on the road these days! the guys are awesome! keep up the good work, guys :)as for the DVD, i like it, i wish there were more songs on it, but a lil' CT is better than no CT at all!like others have posted, the running commentary is awesome!funny stuff, indeed! overall, buy the dvd, you'll enjoy it.
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Summary: I didn't want it to end!
Review: The most underrated band in rock storms back with a hard-hitting live companion to the awesome cd of the same name. I would've loved to have been at any of these shows or the Silver concert. Having been a CT fan since I heard "Budokan" at age 10, I am very happy to finally see this released. It's been a long wait as the cd promised this on its release in 1999. It was definitely worth the wait! The sound & picture quality are excellent & the performance is astounding! The only complaint is that it's too short! Long live Trick!
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