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Cheap Trick’s two teen idols/two dorks visual presentation schtick probably struck a lot of people as a mere gimmick in the ‘70s, but I will always be grateful to guitarist Rick Nielsen for showing the nerdy kids that one of us could be a for real, high visibility rock star. Cheap Trick were contemporary with punk, but apart from a highly disco-fied Blondie, punk bands weren’t featured in the kind of late ‘70s mass media to which kids interested in music had access pre-MTV, so that you-can-do-it-too ethos had to come from elsewhere, and for me, Nielsen was as close as I found to such a model. When I was a kid, Dream Police was my go-to, but as I got older and started back-tracking through their catalog, I found much to love about the back-to-basics Midwestern RAWK in earlier releases like In Color and the absolutely essential At Budokan. But while he was an outlier, Nielsen was still always way more arena-rock than punk, and he boasted plenty of unapproachable showbiz flash—namely, his celebrated guitar collection/hoard, which surely cost a small fortune even then and is definitely worth a large fortune...
Todd Rundgren Space Force - green vinyl record10.88$tunetitans.storeThe thrilling new studio album from rock legend Todd Rundgren collaborating with several peers and acolytes to create one of the his most diverse album's of his stellar career! Includes guest performances by Weezer's Rivers Cuomo, hip hop stars The Roots, indie rock duo The Lemon Twigs, outsider theatrical act Sparks, electronic icon Thomas Dolby, guitar maestro Steve Vai, Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen and lots more! Buzz for this release has been building around this release since Rundgren's induction into the Rock Hall Of Fame this year as well as the release of some of the more notable tracks as digital singles! Will be supported by numerous live performances, a full publicity push by Shorefire PR, radio campaigns and more! Protection Each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum anti-dust sleeve. Packaging All items are shipped brand-new and unopened in original packaging. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands.
Portrait of American musician Rick Nielsen, of the band Cheap Trick, as he poses with one of his guitars at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Chicago, Illinois, July 13, 1985.
Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen and the Burpee Museum of Natural History launched a new exhibit, Rick’s Picks: Rick Nielsen’s Lifelong Affair with Guitar’s and Music, on August 11th, 2012. AXE H…
